Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Muni
| Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Muni | |
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| Born | Ayyala Somayajulu 1878 vijayanagaram, kalavayi agraharam |
| 💀Died | 1936 khargapur1936 |
| 💼 Occupation | writer, jyotisha pandit |
| vasistha muni | |
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| 🌐 Website | http://kavyakantha.arunachala.org |
Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Sastry; known as Ganapati Muni (1878–1936), was famed as Kavyakantha(one who has poetry in his throat). He was affectionately called Nayana by his disciples and also by the Maharshi.[1] He recognized the uniqueness of Ramana Maharshi's teaching, accepted Him as his Guru, and proclaimed him as Maharshi. He was adept in mantra sastra.[2]
Biography[edit]
He was born in Kalavarayai near Bobbili in Andhra Pradesh on November 17, 1878. His parents, Narasimha Sastri and Narasamamba had three sons, Muni being the second. Ganapati, when 18 years old, set out and wandered from one place to another, residing in places like Bhuvaneshwar, where he performed his tapas. When Ganapati was staying in Varanasi he came to know about an assembly of Sanskrit scholars in the city of Nabadwip in Bengal. He participated in it and on passing the tests in extempore Sanskrit prose and poetry they conferred the title 'Kavyakantha' on him. He was then 22 years old. Ganapati returned home in his 25th year. From Kanchipuram he came to Arunachala (Tiruvannamalai) in 1903 to perform tapas. At that time he visited Sri Ramana Maharshi then known as Brahmanaswami on the hill twice before he accepted a teaching post in Vellore in 1904. He wrote his devotional epic hymn "Uma Sahasram," One Thousand Verses on Uma, after accepting Sri Maharshi as his Guru on November 18, 1907. He also met Sri Aurobindo on August 15, 1928. Sri Ganapati died at Kharagpur on July 25, 1936.[3][4]
Influence[edit]
The thoughts of Ganapati Muni expressed in his magnum opu, 'Uma Sahasram' and other works like 'Mahavidyadi Sutras' helped to remove the prejudice in the popular minds about Tantra Sastra, restoring it to its place of pristine purity.[5]
Ganapati Muni declared about Ramana Maharshi: 'I have found my master, my Guru. He is the Sage of Arunachala known as Brahmanaswami. He is a great Seer, a mighty spiritual personality. To me and to you all he is Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Let the whole world know him as such.'[1]
Literary works[edit]
- Umasahasram [6]
- Muni, Gaṇapati (2004). Śrīramaṇagītā (9th ed. ed.). Tiruvannamalai, India: Sri Ramanasramam. ISBN 9788188018185.CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on
The teachings of Ramana Maharshi, given in the course of informal conversations with devotees, including the author Ganapati Muni have been presented in this book in simple and melodious Sanskrit verses, together with their translation in English. The mode of presentation in the form of dialogues and the Vedantic outlook of the Maharshi's teachings, invest this work with rare charm. The Maharshi makes constant emphasis on Atma-vichar and vivek - an unrelenting process of Self-enquiry and discrimination.[7] - Sastri, Kapali (2006). Sat-darshana bashya and talks with Maharshi (9th ed. ed.). Tiruvannamalai: Sri Ramanasramam. ISBN 978-8188018697.CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on Sat-Darshana is Vasishta Ganapati Muni's inspired Sanskrit translation of Sri Ramana Mharshi's Ulladu Narpadu (Forty Verses on Reality). Kapali Sastri, a close disciple has elucidated with clarity and profundity the meaning of these verses in his Sanskrit Bhashya (commentary).[8]
References[edit]
Books
- Gunturu, Lakshmi Kantam. (1958). NAYANA: Kavyakantha Vasishtha Ganapati Muni : Biography in Telugu. J.V.S.Lakshmi, Chennai. (Latest reprint : 2013).
- Osborne, Arthur (2008). Ramana Maharshi and the path of self-knowledge : a biography (5th ed. ed.). Tiruvannamalai: Sri Ramanasramam. ISBN 978-8188018116.CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on
- Krishna, G. (1978). Nayana: Kavyakantha Vasishtha Ganapati Muni : biography. Madras: Kavyakantha Vasishtha Ganapati Muni Trust.
- Gaṇapatimuni, Vāsiṣṭha [Honoree] (1978), Jayanti: Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni centenary commemoration volume. Kavyakantha Centenary Committee.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pandit, M.P. Prabuddha Bharat. 89: 277. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Nandakumar, Prem. The Vedanta Kesari. 93: 43. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Guru Mahaprasadhavan's Tribute to Kavyakantha Ganapati Sastri". Kavyakantha.arunachala.org. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ "Ganapati Sastri (Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni)". Ramanabhagavan.com. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ Shankarnarayanan, S. The Vedanta Kesari. 68: 467. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Umasahasram : Free Download: Internet Archive". Archive.org. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ Prabuddha Bharat. 60: 352. August 1955. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Sat-Darshana Bhashya and Talks with Maharshi Reviews & Ratings". Amazon.in. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
External links[edit]
- Collected Works of Vasishtha Ganapati Muni
- Biography by Shri. K. Natesan
- Guru Mahaprasaddhavan's Tribute to Kavyakantha Sri Ganapati Sastri
- http://kavyakantha.arunachala.org/KNatesan.htm
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