Karunakara Guru
| Karunakara Guru | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1927 Chandiroor, Alapuzha, Kerala, India |
| Died | 6 May 1999 [pothencode] (6 May 1999 [Trivandrum, Kerala], India) |
| Other names | Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru, Nava Jyoti Sri Karunakara Guru |
Karunakara Guru (1 September 1927 – 6 May 1999) also known as Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru, is the Founder Guru of Santhigiri Ashram situated in Pothencode, Kerala, India, and the revolutionary and fundamental force behind the re-emergence of Sanathana Dharma or Eternal religion. Believers of Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru understand him as Kaalanthara Guru who can see threefold time and affirm their faith in the philosophy 'Word is truth, truth is Guru, Guru is God', which is roughly translated from the fact that Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru works from what is revealed by the supreme light or Atheeva Sathya Prakasham or God and provides appropriate spiritual guidance for everyone who seeks this, for the correction and evolution of the soul and human condition as per God's will. Chosen and kept aside by God, through eons of time, Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru, was predicted by Nostradamus, and Sri Aurobindo as the Guru of Kaliyuga, bringing about an eternal change and correction and enlightenment for all humanity beyond measure.
Birth and Childhood
Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru was born in a modest family in the picturesque Chandiroor village in Alappuzha district of Kerala on 1 September 1927, Thursday. Guru's birth was preceded by several notable events, including a plethora of visionary experiences received by His mother wherein she 'saw' celestial beings and people professing different faiths bowing before her during her pregnancy.
Named 'Karunakaran' by the family elders, Guru was only nine months old when His father Sri. Govindan died. Guru spent the early years at His mother Smt. Karthyayani's house. Of a quiet, calm and contemplative disposition, Guru began receiving spiritual experiences in childhood. The most significant of these was the presence of a figure in an aura of bright light that Guru perceived within Himself at all times. Guru mumbled a few words only when prompted by this figure and was mistaken to be mute. Due to this, He was not sent to school. The bright light started fading and disappeared completely by the time Guru reached nine years. He started speaking normally after this and received some informal instruction. He later realised the inner figure in the celestial light to be Sri Krishna.
Even as a child Guru maintained utmost cleanliness, austerity and a regular prayer routine. When Guru was around 10 years, elders in the family got His mother remarried. Guru moved to the stepfather's house in a neighbouring village but was not at peace there. Around the age of 14, Guru left home to lead a monastic life and became an inmate of Advaita Ashram at Alwaye (near Kochi), a branch of Sivagiri Mutt, founded by social reformer and great spiritual personality Sree Narayana Guru (1855–1928).
In Search of Truth
Guru spent the next 17 years at the various branches of Sivagiri, performing a wide variety of tasks. The industrious, young ascetic, radiating an aura of joy, humility and compassion, attracted the attention of the visitors to Sivagiri. Guru's soulful rendering of prayers vibrated deep within them and even dignitaries began to wait for Him to conduct prayers for them. While Guru received enormous love and respect from the common people, He also faced hostility and harassment from certain quarters. Guru later realised that these tribulations were due to the influence of malefic forces present in the subtle spheres which try to block the spiritual ascension of an aspirant.
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