Anandashram Swami
| Swami Ānandāshram | |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Shaivism |
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| Born | Shāntamūrti Haridās Bhat 29 June 1902 Shirali, Karnataka |
| Died | 16 September 1966 (aged 64) Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Guru | Swami Pāndurangāshram, Swami Krishnāchārya Saraswati |
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Swami Ānandāshram (Devanagari: आनंदाश्रम्, Ā.nan.dā.śram) was the ninth guru and the Head of the community of the Chitrapur Saraswats. He succeeded his guru Swami Pandurangashram in 1915. He remained the Head of the community for a period of 51 years until he died in 1966.
Swami Ānandāshram had to work on his own to attain mastery over the Sanskrit scriptures, as he had been initiated just 9 days after his ordination as a shishya (disciple). Thus he had no time to learn under the tutelage of a guru. His learning was taken care of mostly by the priests of Chitrapur Math along with special tutors.
His regime was characterised by progress and prosperity of the community after initial periods of financial instability. Swami Ānandāshram regularly visited the various centres of the community all over the country without restricting himself to the Kanara districts. Under his regime the strict social norms enforced by his predecessor, Swami Pāndurangāshram were made more lenient.
He died in 1966 and was succeeded by his shishya (Disciple) Swami Parijñānāshram III. His samādhi (shrine) is located at Shirali within the premises of the Chitrapur Math.
(NOTE: Henceforth in this article, Swamiji will refer to Swami Ānandāshram)
Swami Ānandāshram was born Shāntamūrti Haridās Bhat to one of the priests in the Chitrapur Math by name Haridas Rāmchandra Bhat and his wife Jānakidevi on 29 June 1902.Swami Pāndurangāshram had accepted Shāntamoorthy as his shishya(disciple) on 5 June 1915 just nine days before he attained Mahā-samādhi (died). Swami Ānandāshram was ordained as the head of the community on 14 June 1915 at the age of 13. Thus he had the sole sovereignty over the community with no time to learn, among other things: Sanskrit Scriptures, administrative responsibilities, etc. under the tutelage of a guru.
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