Tapovan Maharaj
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Swami Tapovan Maharaj | |
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Born | 1889 |
Died | 1957 |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Philosophy | Vedanta |
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Tapovan Maharaj (1889–1957) was a Hindu sage and Vedanta scholar.
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 Chippukkutty,[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".
Publications[]
- 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.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1981). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (2nd ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 313220835.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1984). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1984 ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 611139849.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Chinmayananda, Swami (translator) (1984). Hymn to Badrinath. Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 13580900.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1969). Iswara darshan [translation of Īśvaradarśanaṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya Publications Trust. OCLC 791441.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Niranjanananda, Swamini (translator) (2001). Kailas yatra. Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 54084120. (Originally published in Malayalam in 1928)
- Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Mumbai, India: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586.
External links[]
- "Early Years of Swami Thapovanam". (7:04, Youtube)
- "Swami Tapovan Maharaj". (7:04, Youtube; first 3:00 on Chinmayananda)
- "Swami Tapovan Maharaj (biography at Chinmaya Mission)". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.
- Advaitin philosophers
- Indian Hindu monks
- Vedanta
- Indian male writers
- 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians
- Writers from Kerala
- Malayali people
- 1889 births
- 1957 deaths
- Hindu studies scholars
- People from Palakkad district
- 20th-century Indian philosophers