Shankaracharya swaroopanand

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati died Sunday in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur, his aide said. He was 99. Swami Swaroopanand, who was the Shankracharya of Dwarka, Sharda, and Jyotish Peeth, was not keeping well for over a year, the aide said. He died at his ashram in the Narsinghpur district around 3:30 p.m., Swami Sadanand Maharaj, second-in-command (known as Dandi Swami) of the Dwarka Peeth, told PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sadness at his death and offered condolences to the seer's followers. The Shankaracharya was born as Pothiram Upadhyay in Dighori village in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh in 1924. He had left his home in the pursuit of God at the age of nine. He was incarcerated during the freedom struggle. He became a Shankracharya in 1981, his followers said, adding his 99th birthday was celebrated recently. Comments Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

He had left his home in pursuit of God at the age of 9. He was incarcerated during the freedom struggle. He became Shankracharya in 1981, his followers said, adding Shankaracharya's 99th birthday was celebrated recently. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. Vodafone Idea Ltd (Vi) proposes to infuse a total equity of ₹14,000 crore in the near term as part of its business revival plan, said people with knowledge of ongoing discussions. This will see existing promoters Aditya Birla Group (ABG) and UK’s Vodafone Group Plc infuse half the overall amount, they said. As many as 205 managers at Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) took home more than Rs 1 crore in annual salary in FY23, up 25% from 163 in FY22. However, just a third of executives who drew eight-digit salaries were under 40 in FY23, reversing the decade-old trend when half the HUL crore club were people under that threshold. • Fire breaks out at Kolkata Airport • How to track Cyclone Biparjoy's movement • Big update on Uniform Civil Code • Redmi Buds 4 Active: Unboxing & Review • Maruti Invicto bookings to open from June 19 • Rishabh Pant shares video of speedy recovery • US Envoy tries Tamil thali on banana leaf! • Balaji arrest: Tamil Nadu BJP chief reacts • Cyclone Biparjoy: Over 30,000 evacuated • Uttrakhand: Section 144 imposed in Purola

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said. Swami Swaroopanand, who was the Shankracharya of Dwarka, Sharda, and Jyotish Peeth, was not keeping well for over a year, he said. He passed away at his Ashram in the Narsinghpur district around 3:30 PM, Swami Sadanand Maharaj, second-in-command (known as Dandi Swami) of the Dwarka Peeth, told PTI.

HH Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Shrimad Swami Swaroopanand passes away at99. A devotional Sunset in the Sky of Sanatan Dharma. Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Shrimad Swami Swaroopanand passes away at 99: A Glimpse at His Life Journey. Upendra Bharti | HENB | New Delhi | Sept 11, 2022:: Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district on Sunday. According to his close desciples, Swami Swaroopanand, who was the Shankracharya of Dwarka, Sharda, and Jyotish Peeth, was not keeping well for over a year. The venerated Hindu Seer passed away at his Ashram in the Narsinghpur district around 3:30 PM, Swami Sadanand Maharaj, second-in-command (known as Dandi Swami) of the Dwarka Peeth, told PTI. Known as a ‘Congressi Shankaracharya’ for many congress leaders used to reach Swami Swaroopananda to get his blessings; but His immense contribution for Hindutva cause in the shape of protecting Sanatan Dharma from the malice of Conversion, Cow Slaughter, Corruption, Cultural deterioration and Culpable entry of Politics in Dharma Domain cannot be ignored anyway. Swami Swaroopananda always advocated for early temple construction at Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi, Removal of Art 370, Law for Cow Protection and Prohibition of Converstion and Introduction of Uniform Civil Code. He made a distance with Rashtriya Swaymsevak Sangha, Vishwa Hindu Parishad for its political allegiance to BJP and did not any join any Dharma Sansad convened...

Just a few days ago, the seer had celebrated his 99th birthday on the occasion of Hartalika Teej. Narsinghpur MLA and former MP Vidhan Sabha Speaker N.P. Prajapati (who is among the Shankaracharya`s disciples), informed that his Samadhi (symbolic funeral) will take place at 4 p.m. on Monday near the hillside Ashram in the same Narsinghpur district. Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati was born at a village known as Dighori in Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh in 1924. He was born in a Brahmin family and his childhood name was Potiram Upadhyay. He had left home when aged just nine years only in pursuit of god. He was a direct disciple of Shankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswati of Jyotir Math and of Shankaracharya (disputed) Krishnabodha Ashrama of Jyotirmath. In 1950, his Guru Brahmananda made him a Dandi Sanyasi. He became the president of Akhil Bhartiya Ram Rajya Parishad established by Swami Karpatriji. On Krishnabodha Ashrama`s demise in 1973, the title of Shankaracharya (disputed) of Jyotir Math, Badrinath passed to Swami Swaroopanand. Nine years later in 1982, he also became the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth. When aged just 18, he had become a part of the country`s freedom movement and was known as "Revolutionary Sadhu" for taking part in the 1942 Quit India Movement. He was jailed for it and served a prison sentence for around a year and half. He not only was a veteran Hindu seer, but also held strong opinion on host of other issues, spanning from Ganga pollution, Uniform Civil...

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Sharda Peeth Dwarkaand Jyotirmath Badrinath Peeth, died on Sunday at the age of 99. A huge crowd of devotees gathered at Narsinghpur Ashram in Madhya Pradesh for his last darshan. Many politicians, including Union Minister Prahlad Patel and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath had come to pay his last respects. The successors of Swami Swaroopanand have also been announced. He will have two successors, who will be Shankaracharyas of different Peeths. According to the reports, Swami Avimukteshwaranand has been made the head of Jyotishpeeth Badrinath and Swami Sadanand has been made the head of Sharda Peeth Dwarka. The names of both were announced in front of the body of Shankaracharya. Subodhanand Maharaj, the personal secretary of Shankaracharya, announced the names of the successors. According to doctors, Swami Swaroopanand died due to a minor heart attack. He had been ill for the past several months. Both the saints who have been made the successors of Swami Swaroopananda have both attained the title of Dandi Swami. Let us tell you that Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati also became Dandi Swami before becoming Shankaracharya. He had taken initiation from Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati in Dand Sanyas. After that, he got the title of Shankaracharya in 1981. He also had to fight a legal battle for the title of Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth in Uttarakhand. He used to go to the Kumbh of Prayagraj continuously from 1952 to 2...