Spiritual Masters

Vedic Life as exemplified by:

Sri Santhananda Swamigal

A vedic Rishi who graced Bharatha varsha till recently.

Excerpt from http://www.murugan.org/bhaktas/santananda.htm

"In a small village near Madurai there lived an orthodox Brahmin family. The couple were great devotees of Meenakshi. They had nine children. A famous ascetic of the time. Mayandi Yogi, visited them one day. He predicted that they would have one more child, their tenth. "A son would be born. He would be a votary of the Vedas, a supporter of yagnas, a repository of knowledge, an ideal disciple, a man of action for the welfare of the world and a devotee of goddess Bhuvaneswari. Call him Subrahmanya. He will be yours only during his formative years. Then the world gets the monopoly over him. Like Adi Sankara who left his house and village when he was barely eight, your would-be son also would leave you behind. As you would be instrumental in causing his birth, you would get salvation automatically. Therefore from now onward you should cultivate detachment towards your would-be son so that you would not obstruct him when the time came for him to renounce worldly life".

Mayandi Yogi had the gift for looking into the seeds of time and saying which grain will grow and which will not. Hit prophecy was fulfilled. Sixty years ago a son was born to the pious couple. They called him Subrahmanayam. It was an apt name. Lord Subrahmanya dares to teach even Lord Siva, his father. He is the God of spiritual knowledge, the deity of yagnas and the supreme commander of the divine army. He appears in the form of iridescent flame. He blesses His devotees with youth, beauty and knowledge.

At the appropriate age the boy was admitted in a school. He had phenomenal memory. Whatever he learnt at school he was able to retain it. Whenever he had leisure he spent his time in the Meenakshi Temple. One can say that he had learnt everything in his previous birth his message-not to learn, but to teach; not to be ministered unto, but to minister."

The importance attached to vedic learning can be gauged from the following:

"Mayandi Yogi made another visit to the boy's house. He was thrilled to see the boy. He suggested that the boy be admitted in a Sanskrit school to learn the Vedas and be sent to him after his studies were over. Accordingly the boy was admitted in the Naganatapuram Veda Patasala, Karaikudi. In course of time, Subrahmanyam became well versed in the Vedas...," [Read More]

Sri Santhananda Swamigal, a vedic Seer, conducted many Homa's and Yagya's for the welfare of humanity. All these vedic rituals purify the mind and also the environment. For these rituals to have a positive effect, they must be conducted strictly according to the rules laid down in the vedic (agamic) sastras. Hence these rituals conducted by Sri Swamigal, being a Rishi in the vedic tradition, are a powerful source of spiritual energy.

For details of the vedic  NITHYA MANGALA CHANDI MAHA YAGNYA being conducted at the Sri Sri Judge Swamigal Adhishtanam: Go Here

 Where rare deities are housed:

Skandasramam

Excerpt from http://www.indiantemples.com

 "....Skandasramam was founded by Shantananda Swami in the latter half of the 20th century. Shantananda Swami - a disciple of Swayamprakasa - was also associated with the Avadhoota Dattatreya Sampradaya of Gujarat - and with several philanthropic activities..." [Read More]

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Sri Vivekananda Sri Aurobindo Paramahamsa Yogananda Swami Sivananda Swami Ramdas	Yogi Sri Krishna Prem Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Sri Sadashiva Brahmendra Sri Santananda Swamigal Sri Judge Swamigal
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