Ganapati Muni

Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Muni
Born Ayyala Somayajula Ganapati Sastry
1878
kalavarayi near Bobbili, vizayanagaram
Died 1936
khargapur
Occupation writer, jyotisha pandit
Known for vasistha muni
Parents
  • Narasimhasastry (father)
  • narasamamba (mother)
Website http://kavyakantha.arunachala.org

Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Sastry, also known as Ganapati Muni (1878–1936), was a disciple of Ramana Maharshi.[1] He was also variously known as "Kavyakantha" (one who has poetry in his throat), and "Nayana" by his disciples.[2]

Biography

Ganapati Muni 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 learned of 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, was conferred the title 'Kavyakantha'. He was then 22 years old. He returned home at the age of 25. From Kanchipuram he came to Arunachala (Tiruvannamalai) in 1903 to perform tapas. At that time he visited Ramana Maharshi, who was then known as Brahmanaswami, before he accepted a teaching post in Vellore in 1904. He wrote his devotional epic hymn "Uma Sahasram," One Thousand Verses on Uma(godess Pravathi), after accepting Ramana Maharshi as his Guru on November 18, 1907. He also met Sri Aurobindo on August 15, 1928. Ganapati Muni died at Kharagpur on July 25, 1936.[3][4]

Influence

Ganapati Muni's teachings are laid out in his magnum opus, 'Uma Sahasram' and other works like 'Mahavidyadi Sutras'. They helped to reduce popular prejudice about Tantra Sastra.[5]

Literary works

References

Books

Citations

  1. ↑ Nandakumar, Prem. The Vedanta Kesari. 93: 43. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Pandit, M.P. Prabuddha Bharat. 89: 277. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Guru Mahaprasadhavan's Tribute to Kavyakantha Ganapati Sastri". Kavyakantha.arunachala.org. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Ganapati Sastri (Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni)". Ramanabhagavan.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  5. ↑ Shankarnarayanan, S. The Vedanta Kesari. 68: 467. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Umasahasram : Free Download: Internet Archive". Archive.org. March 10, 2001. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  7. ↑ Prabuddha Bharat. 60: 352. August 1955. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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