sadasiva brahmendra saraswathi stuthi

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Dear devotees of Ambaal,

 

Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi, who needs no introduction to the followers of

Advaita School, was a great poet, writer, philosopher, mystic, Mauna Yogi and

Jnani and stands as the greatest embodiment of Self-Realization. His life is a

great beacon light to the Sadhakas and Sadhus of the present day. He was not

only a great devotee but also a great Siddha Purusa and Avadhuta. The life of

this great sage is still a mystery to most of the scholar who lived in our holy

land just two centuries ago.

 

He was really a personification of the highest religion, subtlest philosophy

and profoundest mysticism. Of his minor poetical works, the Kirtanas, the

Atmavidya-Vilasa and the Sivayoga-Pradipika are very popular. His commentaries

on the Yoga aphorisms of Patanjali and the Brahma-Sutras of Sage Vyasa stand

supreme in that line. His style in Sanskrit prose and poetry is almost similar

to the inimitable style of Sri Sankaracharya. It is told that Sri Sadasiva lived

for over two hundred years in our land and performed many miracles. Sri Sadasiva

Brahmendra was the title conferred upon this great soul by his spiritual Guru,

Sri Paramasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi, the acharya of Kamakoti Pita.

 

In Trilinga desa, there lived a family belonging to Srivatsa Gotra bearing the

surname ‘Moksainti.' In the Srivatsa-Gotra and in the Moksainti of a Vellanada

family Sri Somasundara Avadhani was born somewhere at the close of the sixteenth

century. His father was an Astavadhani, one who can grasp eight different things

at the same time. Somasundara Avadhani was a great Vedic scholar and also a deep

student of the Sastras. Our hero was born to Sri Somasundara Avadhani and was

named Sivaramakrishna. He was also nick named Picchukuppa by local people.

 

Some of his works are:

 

Brahmasutra Vyakhya – Tattvaprakisa, Siddhantakalpavalli, Kesaravalli

(commentary of Siddhantakalpavalli), Manisha Panchaka Vyakhya (tatparya dipika),

Patanjali Yoga Sutra Vyakhya (Yogasudhakara), Dwadasa Upanishad Vyakhya –

Dipika, Atma-Anatma Viveka Samgraha, Paramahamsa Charya, Bodharya Prakarana,

Sarva Vedanta Sara Samgraha, Suta Samhita Samgraha, Ratna Didhiti.

 

Apart from these there are also other minor works:

Navamanimala, Atmaanusandhanam, Svapnoditam, Svaanubhuti Prakasika,

Dakshinamurthy Dhyanam, Mano Niyamam, Navavarna Ratnamala, Atmavidya Vilasam,

Siva Manasa Puja, Advaita Taravali, Punyasloka Manjari, Guruparampara Nama Mala.

 

It needs a special mention that the acharyas of Sringeri held Sri Sadasiva

Brahendra in high esteem and his works specially Atma Vidya Vilasam. Sri

Sadasiva was the hero of Sringeri Acharyas. The brahmaanubhava which Sri

Sadasiva attained was the motto and aim of Sringeri acharyas and they were the

testimony.

 

Apart from these philosophical works, he composed several wonderful

soul-stirring kirtanas for Rama, Krishna, River Ganga. One needs to

introduction to the songs “manasa sanchara re”, “pibare rama rasam”, “tunga

tarange gange”, “khelati pindande” etc. which were the composition of Sri

Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswati.

 

This is a short poem composed by Sivabhinava Sachchidananda Nrsimha Bharati

Swamigal of Sringeri Sankara-Mutt. Sri Nrisimsha Bharati swamigal visited

Nerur, where exists the Samadhi of Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra and stayed for 3

days. His intension was to have the glimpse of Sri Sadasiva in his physical

body who by then took Samadhi. For almost 2 days, Sri Nrisimha Bharati Swamigal

was in deep Samadhi abstaining from bhiksha and water. On the third day, Sri

Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi gave darshan in his physical body to Sri Nrisimha

Bharati Swamigal. Out of ecstasy, this poem gushed forth from Sri Swamigal.

 

Paratattva leena manase

Prnamadbhava bandha mochanaayaashu

Prakatitha paratattvaaya

Prnatim kurmah sadasivendraaya

 

Paramasivendrakaraambuja

Sambhutaaya pranamravaradaaya

Padadhutapankajaaya

Prnatim kurmah sadasivendraaya

 

Vijananadeekunjagruhe

Manjulpulinaika manjutaratalpe

Sayanam kurvaanaaya

Prnatim kurmah sadasivendraaya

 

Kaamaahidvijapathaye

Samadamamukha divyaratna vaaridhiye

Samanaaya mohavithateh

Prnatim kurmah sadasivendraaya

 

Very few people following the vedic rites following nitya karmaanushtana, have

attained this state of Avadhuta. Though there are certain people in the state

of Avadhuta, they either walked through the path of Jnana (Ramana Maharishi) or

Yoga. But following the ideals of Veda, adhering to strict rituals of Karma

Kanda of Veda, then achieving the avadhutahood is a rare phenomenon which we see

in Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi and Sri Seshadri Swamigal of

Tiruvannamalai. To this category fall also HH Chandrasekhara Bharati Swamigal

and Sri Nrisimha Bharati Swamigal of Sringeri

 

 

With regards

Sriram

 

 

 

 

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