A.V. Devan Times

Dear Readers, I am delighted to present the article Guru Samarpanam [Issue # 9]. The issue contains the excerpts from the biography, teachings and miracles of Pujyashri Sri Sri Chandrasekarendhra Sarasvati Swamigal fondly revered as “Nadamadum Theivam” [Walking God], Mahaperiyaval, Paramacharya etc. Under the biography we can see how Mahaperiyava was engaged in Vedic Studies at Mahendramangalam. Since our Acharya became the head of Kamakoti Peeta at a very young age and under the circumstances where the Peeta was handed over to him due to sudden demise of the earlier two Pontiffs of the Mutt, it was necessitated to give proper training in Vedas to our Acharya. Even though our Acharya studied Veda Shastras for a very little period of five years, his understanding and knowledge of the subject was vast and depth which the great stalwarts in the field had vouchsafed. Such was the mastery of the Acharya on the subjects. In

Dear Readers, I am glad to present the article “Monk with a Midas Touch” as part of the Endaro Mahanubavulu Series. The article dwells on Mahan Sri Seshadri Swamigal who was the contemporary of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi who lived during the period 1870 – 1929 A.D. Thiruvannamalai is a holy abode wherein many yogis and siddhas have lived since ancient times. Saints like Arunagirinathar, Guhai Namashivaya, Guru Namashivaya, Isanya Desikar were lived in ancient times in Thiruvannamalai. In the 20th Century there were three great saints who lived in Thiruvannamalai i.e. Sri Seshadri Swamigal, Bagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar. I have heard of Sri Seshadri Swamigal on many occasions but didn’t know about the mahan. Recently while I was reading “Anbe Arule” book on Kanchi Mahaperiyava written by Baraneetharan in one of the episode Mahaperiyava asks Baraneetharan “Will I become like Seshadri Swamigal?”. This statement of Mahaperiyava kindled the interest in me to know