Guest guest Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 SrI: An interesting Bihar connection to ahobila Mutt: http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/08/09/stories/2005080900231500.htm dAsan ---------- ------------------------------ Social benefactor J. Parthasarathi SRI VAISHNAVA RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY - A Commemoration Volume of " Maaca-Svami " Gadadharacharya (Hindi-Sanskrit-English): Ram-priya Sarma - Editor; Quarters No. 7, T.N.B College, Bhagalpur, Bihar-812007. Pub. by Sanjay Kumar, Jagdishpur, Nawbatpur, Patna. Rs. 251. This volume commemorates the invaluable services to the community of a unique Sannyasi still living with us at the age of 121 years in Bihar. This great benefactor belonging to Sri Vaishnava Ahobila Math tradition deserves to be better known. Swami Gadadharacharya, born in 1883 to ordinary middle-class parents displayed his religious bent from an early age and was initiated into Vaishnavism by Janardanacharya, a preceptor of the Ahobila Math at Benares. At his Guru's behest he went on a tour of great Vaishnava religious centres all over India. From 1942 he took to performing Yajnas with the cooperation of people who were impressed by his asceticism, dynamic personality and kind speech giving the healing touch to the diseased and the distressed. He has performed about 150 sacrifices and with the excess resources left he has founded many schools, colleges and Patasalas in Bihar. He has also held Srivaishnava conferences. Most importantly he has built three big temples in South Indian style in important places and continues his missionary work. The wasteland-plain at Bihta in which he dwelt on a " machan " (raised platform) gave him the popular name of " Maca-swami " and the wasteland got converted into a populous settlement. The first part of this volume details his life and services, the second and third parts contain articles in Sanskrit, Hindi and English on Srivaishnava religion and philosophy, all of which displaying expert knowledge and expository lucidity. One hopes a companion publication on the Swami's talks and convictions that guided his long life of unparalleled benevolence will also be brought out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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