Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II

Guru Parampara

31.1814 - 1817Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

With reverence and gratitude to the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which has kept the lives of its Jagadgurus through the centuries and shares them with the world. What follows is the Peetham's own account, exactly as it gives it.

Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II (1814 – 1817)

अभिनवपदपूर्वान् सच्चिदानन्द संज्ञान् निगमशिखरवेद्यान् नित्यकल्याणरूपान् ।
त्रिभुवनजनवन्द्यान् सर्वलोकैकहृद्यान् हृदयकमलमध्ये भावयाम्यम्बुजास्यान् ॥

The sage aloft the peak of Vedic lore, Auspicious One,
Eternal Bliss Divine, Adored by great men of the three worlds,
Gladdening the heart of good devotees,
That lotus-faced effulgent saint, Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati,
Is always held with reverence in my lotus heart!

This was a short reign of three years. The Maharaja wrote to the Agent Venkatachala Bhatta, “The spiritual throne of Sringeri being pre-eminent and Swami new to his charge, he should manage its temporal affairs in such a way to safeguard its property and maintain its prestige.”

When the Swami felt his end was approaching, he ordained a young Brahmachari, a native of Sringeri Agrahara, and six days later, passed away.

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