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Swami Tapovan Maharaj
Personal
Born
Subrahmanyan Nair

3 December 1889
kerala
Died16 January 1957 (aged 67)
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
PhilosophyVedanta
Religious career
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Tapovan Maharaj (1889–1957) was a Hindu sage and Vedanta scholar.

Life

Swami Tapovan Maharaj is one of the most renowned saints of the 20th century. He was a contemporary of Swami Sivananda Maharaj who was the Guru of Swami Chinmayananda Maharaj.

Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in 1889 on the Suklapaksha Ekadashi day of Mārgasirsa month.[1]: v  His mother, Kunjamma, belonged to an ancient aristocratic Nair Hindu family at Mudappallur in Palghat Taluk of Kerala.[1]: v  His father, Achutan, belonged to Kotuvayur in Kerala.[1]: v 

Based on his date of birth, the infant's horoscope, cast in accordance with family tradition, revealed "unusually contrary indications of huge prosperity and abject poverty".[2]: 2 

Born with purvashrama name Subrahmanyan,[1]: v [3] he authored two books on his travels through the Himalayas: "Wanderings in the Himalayas" (Himagiri Viharam)[4] and "Kailasa Yatra." Tapovan Maharaj exhibited a deep love for nature and his accounts of his travels demonstrate such.[citation needed] His autobiography, written in Sanskrit is titled "Ishvara Darshana". He died in the early hours of 16 January 1957, which was the day of Pausha Purnima according to Hindu calendar.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sri Swami Tapovanji Maharaj: A Brief Life Sketch" (pp. v-xiii) in Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1990). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (revised ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 81-7597-168-1. OCLC 863309936.
  2. ^ Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Mumbai, India: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.
  3. ^ "Sri Achuthan Nair aspired to give his son Chippukkutty (that was Swamiji's name in his poorvasrama) the best education" (Wanderings in the Himalayas, 1990 edition, p. v)
  4. ^ Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586.

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