Name Jayendra Saraswathi | Siblings M.K. Raghu | |
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Born Similar Santhananda, Rang avadhoot maharaj, Vishwadevanand Puri | ||
HH Bala Periyava speaking about HH Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji
JayEndra Saraswathi swAmigal - Adi sankara's Soundarya Lahari Recital
Jayendra Saraswathi shankaracharya (born 18 July 1935 as Subramanyam Mahadeva ) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal, as his successor and was given the divinely ordained pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.
Contents
- HH Bala Periyava speaking about HH Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji
- JayEndra Saraswathi swAmigal Adi sankaras Soundarya Lahari Recital
- Foundations
- Controversies
- Death
- References
Foundations
On account of his sacerdotal office and his profound knowledge of the Hindu religion, Chatur Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads; he remains widely respected all over the World. The Kanchi Math has grown into a strong organization under him.
The Kanchi Mutt runs many schools, eye clinics and hospitals. CHILDS Trust Hospital, Hindu Mission Hospital, Tamil Nadu Hospital and countless other public welfare institutions.
Controversies
Jayendra Saraswathi was caught in controversies when the mutth could not have his darshan in 1987 during Chaturmasya vrata for a few weeks. VIPs like R Venkataraman, former President of India and others showed their concern till Swamigal gave darshan finally at Talacauvery
In 2002 and 2004, two different cases were filed against Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and others;The cases are: 1. (2004) For allegedly ordering the murder of Sankararaman, a temple manager and a former devotee of Kanchi mutth in 2004.; 2. (2002) For allegedly ordering murderous assault (by hiring thugs) on auditor Radhakrishnan who questioned the missing gold of 83 kg that was meant for Kamakshi temple.
Final verdict on Sankararaman murder case was given on 27-Nov-2013 and all 23 accused were acquitted by the court . The judge held that the witnesses failed to support the prosecution case that the two Sankaracharyas were part of a conspiracy to eliminate the temple official in September 2004. He also said the witnesses, including Sankararaman's own daughter, failed to identify the accused in the court. None of them identified any accused in the court and no incriminating evidence was made out against the accused, the judge noted.
Death
On 27 February 2018, for doing the daily routine Pooja, Guru Jayendra asked Vijayendra Saraswathi to perform the routine poojas, which acted as a premonition that he wanted to handover the reigns to his successor. Jayendra even did Sandhyvandhanam that same day. The 82-year old seer was admitted to a hospital near Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram the following morning due to breathing problems. However, Jayendra was perfectly in shape and even walked whilst being inside the hospital. A few hours later, hospital and mutt sources announced that he had died and issued statement "The 69th Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal attained Siddhi at 9.00 am today - Shukla Trayodashi - 28 Feb. 2018 at Sri Kanchi Kamakotii Peetam Sankara Matam, Kanchipuram