Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi
| Sathyananda Saraswathi | |
|---|---|
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Personal | |
| Born | Shekharan Nair 22 September 1935 Andoorkonam |
| Died | 23 November 2006 (aged 71) Thiruvananthapuram |
| Guru | Neelakanta Gurupadar |
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Sathyananda Saraswathi (also known as Chenkottukonam Swamiji; 22 September 1935 – 23 November 2006), was a Hindu spiritual teacher, orator, historian and dharmic scholar. He was the founder of Hindu Aikya Vedi, and remained its chairman until his death. He is sometimes referred to as His Holiness Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi.
Sathyananda Saraswathi established Sree Rama Dasa Mission. He was an exponent of the four spiritual paths - Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Karma Yoga - as well as a devotee of the Divine mother goddess, and a yogi.
He was known for his efforts for the cause of Hindu unity in India and the temple rights restoration movement.
He conducted Sathakoti Archana (1 Billion Holy Names of the Divine Mother) in Thiruvananthapuram in 2000.
Sathyananda Saraswathi was born Shekharan Nair on 22 September 1935 in a middle-class family of Nairs, a class of Hindu nobility, in the village Andoorkonam near Thiruvananthapuram.
While Shekharan Nair was working as a teacher at a high school, he was summoned to the ashram on the eve of his proposed departure to the Himalayas by Neelakanta Gurupadar. He was initiated in to Sannyasa and trained by his guru, and after the samadhi he started building his organization.
Sathyananda Saraswathi registered Sree Rama Dasa Mission with its motto "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" in 1981.
As the president of the Nilackal Action Committee Sathyananda Saraswathi restored the holy place for Ayyappa devotees near Sabarimala and settled the dispute between Hindu and Christian religious groups.
He played the key-role in Guruvayoor Temple Liberation Struggle and agitations against Devaswom Bill in 1996.
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