Swami Bhramananda Saraswati
Swami Bhramananda Saraswati Ji
In 1936 Swami Brahmanand Saraswati set up an ashram, temple and school in Varanasi, which are still administered under the aegis of
the Swami Krishnanand Trust
“It is to be remembered that back in 1936, before being offered the post of Shankaracharya, Maharaj Shri had had built the Shri Brahmavidya Niketan and the Shri Brahmanandeshwar Mahadev Ji Mandir (a temple) in Choti Gaibi, Varanasi, in rememberance of his own venerable Shri Gurudeva. The beautiful appearance of the ashram and mandir (temple) etc, was made on account of the management and another major ashram in Siddhi Giri Baag, Varanasi, was built by the name of Shri Brahma Niwas. This, the two other buildings and one at Bahadur Ganj, Prayag (Allahabad) were all connected, and these properties were placed under the protection of the Shri 1008 Swami Krishnanand Saraswati Trust,
Swami Bhramananda Saraswati had many disciples, amongst them Yoganand Saraswati, some years senior to Guru Dev.
Apparently, it was first suggested in 1908 that Swami Brahmananda
take the position of Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, but it was not until
April 1941 that he finally accepted the post which had been vacant for over a century. Prior to 1776 Jyotirmath appears to have had an unbroken succession of Shankaracharyas going back to at least before 1500. In more recent years the names of the Shankaracharyas before Guru Dev are recorded to have been:-When he was thirteen years old, he was married to a girl named Rakhumai. But Rakhumai had severe asthama and so Shri Tukaram’s parents got him married again. The name of his second wife was Jijabai.
The goal of this website is to highlight the broad & unique tradition of which this master was a part
It has also been suggested that Swami Brahmanand Saraswati’s guru was also the guru of Shri Dada of Aligarh (1854-1910)
It is to be remembered that back in 1936, before being offered the post of Shankaracharya, Maharaj Shri had had built the Shri Brahmavidya Niketan and the Shri Brahmanandeshwar Mahadev Ji Mandir (a temple) in Choti Gaibi, Varanasi, in rememberance of his own venerable Shri Gurudeva. The beautiful appearance of the ashram and mandir (temple) etc, was made on account of the management and another major ashram in Siddhi Giri Baag, Varanasi, was built by the name of Shri Brahma Niwas. This, the two other buildings and one at Bahadur Ganj, Prayag (Allahabad) were all connected, and these properties were placed under the protection of the Shri 1008 Swami Krishnanand Saraswati Trust, whereof mention is made in Maharaj Shri’s final will.Pujya
Swami Gyananand Ji Maharaj, the senior founder of Bharat Dharma Mahamandala, had long wished for the restoration of the peeth so he proceeded to Sidhhigiri Baaga hoping for the fulfilment of this desire.
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Swami Bhramananda Saraswati had many disciples, amongst them Yoganand Saraswati, some years senior to Guru Dev.
Otherwise known as, Jyotir Math or “Joshimath”. This seat of the four Shankaracharya Matts is unique in that it is the only Matt that has had it’s lineage broken for over 150 years, and is rumored to have had the lineage broken several times before that. Shri Brahmananda Saraswati reestablished the Matt after the period of the broken lineage, but through our research, we’ve found his philosophy was not specifically from the Jyotir Matt lineage. Few texts from the Shankaracharyas within the Jyotir Matt line survive until this day, with only a few from the founder of the Joshi Math, Trotakacharya, that are still available.
The focus of this website, it’s translations and courses is the broader traditions of the Shankaracharya Matts, what is it that they practice, and how this fits into the practice of Brahmananda Saraswati and more specifically that of his teachers, contemporaries, personally initiated students & disciples. And how that can be put into practice in combination with your daily meditation techniques.
Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati was highly respected for his knowledge and wisdom. Swamiji had traveled widely across India sharing his knowledge and reviving religious and spiritual traditions wherever he went.
At the age of fourteen, he became a disciple of Swami Krishnananda Saraswati. Swamiji took sanyasa at the age of 33. For many years they lived mainly in forests, in caves. He became Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math in 1941 at the age of 70. The post of Shankaracharya in Jyotirmath was vacant for 165 years. When efforts were made to renovate this most important Peetha, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati was accepted by all as the ideal person to fill the post. After much persuasion he finally allowed himself to be consecrated as Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math in April 1941.
Source: Bhaktibharat , blogger
