kanchi mutt calendar 2011-12

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

Adi Sankara Bhagvadpadacharya

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Sri Kanchi Kamakoti PeetamCALENDAR - April 2011 - April 2012

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Sri Adi Sankara Paramparagatha Moolamnaya Sarvagnya Peetam

Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

Sri Adi Sankara, after his Digvijaya Yatras of Bharatvarsha, settled in Mokshapuri Kanchi and es-tablished the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in 482 B.C. for himself, as his own Matham. Thus the Great Sankara Bhagavadpada, the Lord himself, was the first Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and from then on until today, an unbroken lineage of Peetadhipathis have adorned this Peetam.

Sankara Bhagavatpada established four “Aamnaya Peetams” in the four corners of Bharatavarsha. Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, with Adi Sankara as the first Acharya, supervised over the other peetams and thus was called the “Moolamnaya Peetam”. “Kamakoti” means “the end to all desires.” The “kshetram,” the place where the Peetam is situated, is called “Satyavrata Kanchi.” The reigning god and goddess of this kshetram are Ekambaranathar and Devi Kamakshi. The teertham or the name of the river on the banks of which the Matham is situated is “Kampasara,” because the river Kampa flows beneath the Ekambaranathar temple as “Antharvani,” meaning “invisible.” The Veda for the Matham is Rig Veda. The Peetam is presently graced by the 69th Acharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and the 70th Acharya, Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal.

Adhishtanam:

The earlier Acharyas who attained videha mukti have been interred in adhishtanams. When such a Sankaracharya or a realised soul attains mukti, his jivatma (individual consciousness) is supposed to have merged with the paramatma (absolute consciousness). However, even so, a fraction of this individual consciousness is said to continue to remain in his body, even as the rest merges with the absolute. The body thus is interred into a pit, a construction is built above it and a sacred tulsi plant or a Shiva lingam planted on top of this construction. This is called a brindavan or an adhishtanam. Since these adhishtanams continue to contain a portion of the individual’s consciousness, they con-tinue to radiate their blessings for all eternity. Bhaktas who pray even now in these sacred environs have always experienced their grace and blessings.

Daily poojas are performed at the adhishtanam. On the anniversary of the videha mukti of that Sankaracharya, a special pooja called the Aradhana is performed. This calendar lists the individual Aradhana dates of the illustrious Acharyas of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. On the back of each page are found brief summaries of their lives to help us remember and pay obeisance to them on their Aradhana thithi.

Guru Droham:

Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, Periyaval, recounted an incident where a person had approached the Paramacharya, beset with problems. The Paramacharya however, refused to meet him and ex-plained this person’s background. “This person had a personal Guru with whom he was very close. His Guru had various devotees, one of whom was an old widow. She had a few hundred rupees that she had saved for carrying out her last rites. She had requested this Guru to hold the money in safe keep-ing. The Guru in turn, gave the money to this person who used it in his business without the Guru’s knowledge. After a few months, the widow started pestering the Guru to return her money as she felt that her end was near and that she needed to entrust this money to one of her relatives to carry out her last rites. The Guru in turn asked this person to return the money, but he didn’t. The widow used to abuse the Guru every day and eventually died. So did the Guru, who never got the money back from this person. The curse of this Guru was the reason of the person’s downfall. I too can’t suggest any Pariharam as there is none available”, concluded the Paramacharya.

“A Sishya insulting another person’s Guru ends up earning his own Guru’s curse.” A misguided devotee who wished to show his Adi Guru’s supremacy over Adi Sankara himself, created a monument show-ing his Adi Guru as the first Guru in the Kanchi Guru Parampara. This unfounded history earned the ire of Adi Sankara devotees, who mutilated the Adi Guru’s monument. Thus in his enthusiasm to prove the supremacy of his Adi Guru, he had blemished his Guru’s name. Later, as a token of expia-tion for this sin, he built a separate temple for his Adi Guru.

We pray that the blessings of Sri Mahatripurasundari sameetha Chandramouleswara be showered on one and all.

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CALENDAR Khara Samvatsara

Kali Yugam 5113 Shalivahana Shaka 1933

April 14, 2011 ~ April 13, 2012

The compassionate Guru Dakshinamurthi himself descended on this earth to destroy the Ajnana that had spread and to re-establish the truth of Advaita. His advent was at Kaladi, Kerala to the blessed namboodri couple Sivaguru and Aryambal on Vaishaka Shukla Panchami, Punarvasu Nakshatra, Nandana Samvatsara, 509BC. His miraculous life span of 32 years has been summarized in a couplet:

“ashtavarshe chaturvedo, dwadashe sarvashastravithshodashe krithavan bhashyam, dvatrimsho munirabhyagath”

Mastery over the four Vedas by his eighth year and all Sastras by his twelfth year, the advaitic rendition of the Brahma Sutras, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita by his sixteenth year - accomplishments impossible for an ordinary mortal, the Acharya, in his short life span swept like a tornado not once, but thrice through Bharata Varsha. He uprooted many heresies and re-established the pristine truth of Advaita. Here in Kanchipuram, Adi Sankara ascended the sarvagnya peetam in the precints of the Kamakshi Temple. Then, settling down at Kanchi, he founded the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam over which he himself presided and we now have an uninterrupted lineage of 70 Sankaracharyas presid-ing this illustrious Peetam. In his thirty second year, he attained Videha Mukti in the presence of Kamakshi, the Brahmavidya swaroopini.

Adi Sankara’s akshara-abhyasa was performed when he was three years old, his brahmopadesam when he was just five. Sankara, a sruthidhara – able to recite any work after hearing it only once, had in span of just two years, mastered all the scriptures and returned home from the Gurukul. At the age of eight, young Sankara, left home after taking permission from his mother promising to be at her bedside during her last stages. Sankara met his Guru, Govinda Bhagavatpada, who initiated him into sanyasa on the banks of the Narmada River.

On completing his learning under his Guru, Sankara authored Bhashyas, Prakarnagranthas and stotras He also received darshan and bless-ings of his Paramaguru, Gaudapada. In the process of his Digvijay yatras, Sankara uprooted Buddhism, Jainism, Sankhya and Mimamsa sys-tems of thought and firmly re-established Advaita Vedanta in the land.

Adi Sankara established four main Mathas in the four corners of the country to spread the message of Advaita Vedanta. These are at Jyothir Mutt in the north near the Himalayas, on the island of Dwaraka by the western sea, at Jagannatha on the shores of the eastern sea, and finally, in the south at Kudali- Sringeri, at the confluence of Tunga and Bhadra rivers.

He established the combined worship of the six deities i.e. Siva, Vishnu, Ambika, Surya, Vinayaka and Subrahmanya and was therefore called as Shanmatha Sthapanacharya. Going to Mahakailash, Sankara obtained five spatika lingams and the Soundaryalahari. Sankara in-stalled these five lingams - the Mukti-Lingam, Vara-Lingam, Moksha-Lingam, Bhoga-Lingam and Yoga-Lingam in Badrinath, Neelakanta Kshetram (Nepal), Chidambaram, Kudali-Sringeri and Kanchipuram respectively. In his short life span, the Acharya succeeded in reviving temple worship and Advaita Vedanta in every corner of the land.

The Acharya was the rarest union of Sage and Saint; of Philosopher and Devotee; of Mystic and Logician; of Original Writer and Commentator; of Traditionalist and Innovator; of Establisher and Integrator; of total renunciation and Intense Activity, all characterizing the loftiest of Gurus to have graced our land.

sruti smriti purananam alayam karunalayamnamami bhagavatpadam sankaram lokasankaram

Adi Sankara Bhagvadpadacharya (509 BC - 477 BC) along with his disciples


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Trayodashi03:06 PM

Chaturdashi 05:35 PM

Amavasya08:02 PM

Prathamai10:24 PM Dwithiya

Dwithiya00:35 AM

Trithiya02:31 AM

Chaturthi04:08 AM

Panchami05:18 AM

P.Phalguni09:41 PM

Shasti05:55 AM

Sapthami05:52 AM

Ashtami05:07 AM

Navami03:39 AM

Dashami01:28 AM

Dwadashi07:24 PM

Trayodashi03:47 PM

Chaturdashi12.00 Noon

Pournami08:14 AM

Prathamai04:40 AM

Trithiya10:50 PM

Chaturthi08:52 PM

Panchami07:41 PM

Shasti07:19 PM

Sapthami07:47 PM

Ashtami08:57 PM

Navami10:44 PM Dashami

Dashami00:55 AM

Ekadashi03:20 AM

Dwadashi05:49 AM

Satabhisha08:26 AM

P. Bhadrapada11:24 AM

U. Bhadrapada02:22 PM

Revati05:15 PM

Ashwini07:59 PM

Bharani10:30 PM

Krittika Krittika00:43 AM

Rohini02:32 AM

Mrigasira03:49 AM

Ardra04:29 AM

Punarvasu04:27 AM

Pushya03:42 AM

Aslesha02:15 AM

Magha00:13 AM

U.Phalguni06:50 PM

Ekadashi10:41 PM

Hasta03:51 PM

Chitra12:54 PM

Swaati10:13 AM

Vishaakha07:57 AM

Anuradha06:16 AM

Jyeshta05:19 AM

Moola05:09 AM

Dwithiya01:29 AM

Poorvashada05:48 AM

Uttarashada07:13 AM

Shravana09:17 AM

Dhanishta11:50 AM

Shatabishta02:42 PM

P.Bhadrapada05:42 PM

U.Bhadrapada08:40 PM

GURU ARADHANAS(Details overleaf)

Date Name Siddhisthal

04/04 15. Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati Kanchi

04/04 27. Sri Chidvilasendra Saraswati Kanchi

04/04 52. Sri Sankaranandendra Saraswati Kanchi

05/04 60. Sri Advaitatma Prakashendra Saraswati Kirzh Ambi

12/04 43. Sri Anandaghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

25/04 56. Sri Sarvajna Sadasiva Bodhendra Saraswati Rameswaram

Hindu FestivalsApril 14 - Tamil New Year,

- Visu Punyakalam, Ekadashi

April 15 - Mahapradosham

April 17 - Pournami Pooja

April 18 - Chitra Pournima

April 21 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

April 28 - Sarva Ekadashi

April 30 - Sani MahapradoshamEnding times are shown for each thithi and nakshatram.

APRIL 2011Phalguni: March 15 - April 13 Chitrai: April 14 - May 14


15 Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati : Hailing from Andhra, he was the son of Bhadragiri of Kanchi. His former name was Subhadra. Gangadhara was renowned for his great erudition. He attained mukti near the Agastya hill.

27 Sri Chidvilasendra Saraswati : He was the son of Madhusudhana, a native of Hastigiri. He was a native of Andhra and was known by the name Hari Kesava prior to becoming a sanyasi. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

52 Sri Sankaranandendra Saraswati : He was the son of Balachandra, a native of Madhyarjuna or Tiru-vidaimarudur. His former name was Mahesa. Before ascending the pontifical throne, he had accompanied Vidya Tirtha to the Himalayas. It was Sankarananda who was largely instrumental in the founding of eight new Advaita Mutts in Karnataka. He was the author of Dipikas on Isa, Kena, Prasna and Brhadaranyaka Upanishads. He was the author of Atma Purana and a commentary on the Bhagavat Gita. He vigorously combated the aggressive propaganda carried on by Vaishnava and Madhwa sectarians. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

60 Sri Advaitatma Prakashendra Saraswati : He was also known as Govinda. He was the son of Parasurama, a native of a village adjoining the river Vasistha. His former name was Sruti-Pandita. For some time, he lived in Govindapuram where his predecessor had attained mukti. He was held in very great veneration by Sahaji, the King of Tanjore. He attained mukti at the village Ambi, near Kanchi. His brindavan at Ambi is in daily worship.

43 Sri Anandaghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of Sudeva Bhatta, a native of a village in the Tungab-hadra valley. His name before initiation into the ascetic order was Sankara Pandita. He attained eternal bliss at Kanchi.

56 Sri Sarvajna Sadasiva Bhodhendra Saraswati : He was the son of Chiruta Chikkanna, a native of a village on the banks of the north Pennar. He was the Guru of Pravira Setupati Raja of Ramnad. It is said that he was the author of Svatma Nirupana. He attained mukti at Rameswaram.


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02/05 47. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Arunachalam

09/05 40. Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati Kanchi

11/05 26. Sri Prajnanghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

13/05 01. Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada Kanchi

16/05 39. Sri Sacchidvilasendra Saraswati Kanchi

20/05 30. Sri Bodhendra Saraswati Kanchi

25/05 07. Sri Anandajnanendra Saraswati Srisailam

31/05 03. Sri Sarvajnatmendra Saraswati KanchiHindu FestivalsMay 02 - Sarva Amavasya

May 06 - Akshaya Triteeya

May 08 - Sri Sankara Jayanthi

May 13 - Smartha Ekadashi

May 15 - Mahapradosham

May 16 - Pournami Pooja,

- Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi

May 17 - Vaikasi Vishakam

May 20 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

May 28 - Sarva Ekadashi

May 30 - Mahapradosham

Ending times are shown for each thithi and nakshatram.

MAY 2011Chitrai: April 14 - May 14 Vaikashi: May 15 - June 14

Trayodashi08:12 AM

Chaturdashi 10:24 AM

Amavasya12:21 PM

Prathamai01:58 PM

Dwithiya03:15 PM

Trithiya04:07 PM

Chaturthi04:34 PM

Panchami04:30 PM

Shasti03:56 PM

Sapthami02:49 PM

Ashtami01:09 PM

Navami10:59 AM

Dashami08:22 AM

Ekadashi05:24 AM

Chitra11:08 PM

Trayodashi10:54 PM

Chaturdashi07:40 PM

Pournami04:39 PM

Prathamai01:59 PM

Dwithiya11:49 AM

Trithiya10:18 AM

Chaturthi09:29 AM

Panchami09:25 AM

Shasti10:07 AM

Sapthami11:29 AM

Ashtami01:23 PM

Navami03:38 PM

Dashami06:02 PM

Ekadashi08:22 PM

Dwadashi10:30 PM Trayodashi

Trayodashi00:17 AM

Revati11:30 PM

Ashwini Ashwini02:07 AM

Bharani04:27 AM

Krittika06:27 AM

Rohini08:05 AM

Mrigasira09:19 AM

Ardra10:05 AM

Punarvasu10:20 AM

Pushya10:04 AM

Aslesha09:15 AM

Magha07:55 AM

P.Phalguni06:09 AM

U.Phalguni04:00 AM

Hasta01:37 AM

Swaati08:43 PM

Vishaakha06:31 PM

Anuradha04:41 PM

Jyeshta03:23 PM

Moola02:43 PM

Poorvashada02:47 PM

Dwadashi02:12.AM

Uttarashada03:35 PM

Shravana05:07 PM

Dhanishta07:15 PM

Shatabishta09:52 PM

P.Bhadrapada P.Bhadrapada00:45 AM

U.Bhadrapada03:43 AM

Revati06:34 AM

Ashwini09:09 AM

Bharani11:23 AM


47 Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati : Otherwise known as Chandrachuda. He was the son of Suka Deva, a native of Kundini riverside. He was a Dravida Brahmin and his pre-sanyasa name was Srikantha. He went on tours of digvijaya and defeated in argument Hemacharya, a great Jain teacher in the court of Vidyalola Kumarapala, and author of Kumarapala Charita. This Acharya was also held in considerable veneration by Mankha, the author of Srikantha Charita, by Krishna Misra, the author of Prabhoda Chandrodaya and Guruvi-jaya, and Jayadeva, author of Prasanna Raghavan, Chandraloka and Bhakti Kalpa Latika, and Suhala, and also by a physician of Kashmir and author of a medical lexicon, known as Vaidyabhidhana Chintamani. Jayadeva has celebrated the victory of Chandrasekhara over Hemacharya in his Bhakti Kalpalatika. Jayasimha, King of Kashmir, considered himself blessed in the service of this great Acharya. He attained mukti at Arunachala Kshetra.

40 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Kannayya, a native of Karnataka. His poorvas-rama name was Sivaramabhatta. He was very handsome and hence referred to as Sobhana and Ujjvala. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

26 Sri Prajnanghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of Prabhakara, a native of a village on the bank of the Pinakini. His former name was Sonagiri. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

1 Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada : On reaching Kanchi, after the digvijaya tours, Sri Sankaracharya settled down at Kanchi, and established a Mutt for his own residence. He gave sanyasa diksha to a very young boy of Thambaravarni valley, and named him Sarvajnatman. He also nominated him as successor Acharya of the Kanchi Sankaracharya Mutt under the care of Sri Suresvaracharya. A long line of unbroken erudite and pious Acharyas have adorned the Kamakoti Peetam since then. Some of the most famous in this line of Acharyas are Sri Krpa Sankara, Sri Muka Sankara, Sri Abhinava Sankara, Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati, Sri Bhodhendra Saraswati and the world renowned 68th Acharya, Pujyasri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal (Maha Periyaval). Adi Sankara took to sanyasa directly from Brahmacharya asrama. The same order is being followed till now where the Head of the Mutt is selected from Brahmacharis only. The Acharyas of Kamakoti Peetam have the title “Indra-Saraswati”. The Acharyas themselves perform the daily tri-kala pooja to Sri Chandramau-leeswara.

39 Sri Sacchidvilasendra Saraswati : He was the son of Kamaleswara of Kanyakubja and was known by the name Sripati before sanyasa. For a long time, he lived in Padmapura He attained mukti at Kanchi.

30 Sri Bhodhendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Kalahasti. His poorvasrama name was Balayya. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

7 Sri Anandajnanendra Saraswati : He was known as Chinnayya before sanyasa. He was the son of Suryanarayana Makhi. He hailed from Chera country. A great votary of Gauri, through divine grace of God, he obtained extraordinary literary powers. He wrote commentaries on the Sankara Bhashyas and Sure-swaracharya’s Vartikas. He attained mukti at Sri Saila.

3 Sri Sarvajnatmendra Saraswati : After having conquered the leaders of many heretic sects prevalent in many parts of India, Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada reached Kanchi, the southern Mokshapuri to spend the evening years of His life in that holy city. One of the famous incidents of Sri Sankara’s stay at Kanchi is his Sarvajna Peetarohanam or ascending the seat of Omniscience. On knowing about this, scholars from various parts of the Tamil regions gathered at Kanchi to witness the grand event. Among those, a band of scholars from Brahmadesam and its neighborhood had a debate with the Acharya on Deva bedha, Moorthy bedha, etc. By his clear exposition of the Advaita doctrine, the Acharya silenced their arguments. After the successful ascending of the Sarvajna Peeta, Sri Sankara was attracted by a boy of 7 summers. He sent word for the par-ents of the boy. They came with their son and bowed before Sri Sankara. Then the great Acharya expressed His wish to nominate the little boy as his successor to the Kanchi Peetam. The parents greatly rejoiced and agreed to the Acharya’s proposal. Thereafter the Acharya initiated the boy into sanyasa asrama, gave him the diksha name of Sarvajnatman. The Bala Sanyasi was put under the care of Sri Sureswaracharya. Sri Sarvajnat-man presided over the Sri Kanchi Sankaracharya Mutt for a long number of years. He wrote a lucid summary or rather a further commentary on Sri Sankara’s Sutra Bashya. Sri Sarvajnatman’s commentary is known as The Samkshepa Sareeraka. It is also said that he is the author of a poetical thesis called Sarvajna Vilasa. The Samkshepa Sareeraka of Sri Sarvajnatman contains 1267 verses couched in elegance and easy style. After an eventful and glorious career Sri Sarvajnatman attained videha mukthi in Kanchi.


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Chaturdashi01:39 AM

Amavasya 02:33 AM

Prathamai02:58 AM

Dwithiya02:56 AM

Trithiya02:28 AM

Chaturthi01:34 AM

Shasti10:41 PM

Sapthami08:45 PM

Ashtami06:33 PM

Navami04:08 PM

Dashami01:34 PM

Ekadashi10:56 AM

Dwadashi08:20 AM

Trayodashi05:52 AM

Chaturdashi03:37 AM

Pournami01:44 AM

Dwithiya11:24 PM

Trithiya11:07 PM

Chaturthi11:30 PM Panchami

Panchami00:32 AM

Shasti02:08 AM

Sapthami04:10 AM

Ashtami06:28 AM

Navami08:49 AM

Dashami10:59 AM

Ekadashi12:47 PM

Dwadashi02:04 PM

Trayodashi02:47 PM

Chaturdashi02:53 PM

Krittika01:10 PM

Rohini02:30 PM

Mrigasira03:23 PM

Ardra03:49 PM

Punarvasu03:50 PM

Pushya03:28 PM

Aslesha02:44 PM

Magha01:40 PM

P.Phalguni12:20 PM

U.Phalguni10:45 AM

Hasta09:01 AM

Panchami00:18 AM

Chitra07:12 AM

Swaati05:23 AM

Vishaakha03:41 AM

Anuradha02:13 AM

Jyeshta01:05 AM

Moola00.24 AM

Poorvashada00:16 AM

Prathamai00:17 AM

Uttarashada00:44 AM

Shravana01:51 AM

Dhanishta03:36 AM

Shatabishta05:53 AM

P.Bhadrapada08:34 AM


Revati02:22 PM

Ashwini05:04 PM

Bharani07:22 PM

Krittika09:09 PM

Rohini10:22 PM

Mrigasira10:58 PM



07/06 06. Sri Suddhanandendra Saraswati Kanchi

07/06 50. Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati Kadilam

08/06 23. Sri Satchitsukhendra Saraswati Jagannatham

09/06 16. Sri Ujjvala Sankarendra Saraswati Kashmir

10/06 61. Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati Tiruvottriyur

11/06 17. Sri Sadasivendra Saraswati Trayamabakam

11/06 53. Sri Purnananda Sadasivendra Saraswati Kanchi

12/06 02. Sri Sureswaracharya Kanchi

Hindu FestivalsJune 01 - Sarva Amavasya

June 12 - Sarva Ekadashi

June 13 - Mahapradosham

June 14 - Sri Kanchi Mahaperiyaval Jayanthi

June 15 - Pournami Pooja

- Total Lunar Eclipse

June 19 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

June 27 - Sarva Ekadashi

June 28 - Mahapradosham


JUNE 2011Vaikashi: May 15 - June 14 Aani: June 15 - July 16

Date: June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)

Khara - Aani 01

Timing: Starting: 11:56 pm

Middle: 01:45 am

Ending: 03:34 am

Magnitude of the eclipse: 1.705

Affected Nakshatrams:

Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati, Anuradha, and Moola

Visibility: Visible all over India

Lunar Eclipse


6 Sri Sudhanandendra Saraswati : He was the son of Bharvu Pandita and a native of Vedaranyam. His former name was Viswanatha. He was a Dravida Brahmin. Sri Suddhanandendra Saraswati attained mukti at Kanchi.

50 Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati : He was the son of Arunagiri and was known as Gangesa before sanyasa. Like his Guru Mahadeva, he was also an ardent devotee of Parasakti and offered one crore of oblations in a homa performed to propitiate Paradevata. He attained mukti on the banks of the Gadilam river.

23 Sri Satchitsukhendra Saraswati : He was a native of Srikakulam in Andhra and son of Somanarayan. His former name was Girisa. He was a great votary of Subramanya. He attained mukti near Jagannatha Kshetra.

16 Sri Ujjvala Sankarendra Saraswati : Before sanyasa, he was known as Achyuta Kesava. He was the son of Kesava Sankara. He was a Maharastrian Brahmin by birth. He was a great fighter of heretics. He went on Digvijaya and during his tours he drove the followers of Jainism beyond the Sindhu. He visited Kashmir and attained mukti at Kalapuri. Since then the place came to be known as Ujjvala Maha Yatipura.

61 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was previously known as Narayana. He was a great Yogi. It was during his pontificate that Atma Bodha wrote his commentary Susama on the Gururatna Malika. He attained mukti at Tiruvottiyur, now a part of Chennai.

17 Sri Sadasivendra Saraswati : He was the son of Deva Misra, a brahmin minister of Kashmir. He showed a leaning towards Vedanta in his early years. He was ordained in sanyasa by Sri Ujjvala Sankara. Wherever he went, he fed a number of brahmins every day. He attained mukti at Tryambaka (near Nasik).

53 Sri Purnananda Sadasivendra Saraswati : He was a native of Nagaranya. He was the son of one Na-ganatha. He went on a tour to Nepal and was accorded royal honours by the King of Nepal. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

2 Sri Sureswaracharya : Sri Sureswaracharya was the most learned and aged of Sri Bhagavatpada’s dis-ciples. He was a native of Mahishmati. He was known as Mandana Mishra before he was initiated into the ascetic order by Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada. History of how Sri Sankara had a long debate with Sri Mandana Mishra on various topics in the Poorva Mimamsa and in Advaita Vedanta, and how Sri Mandana Mishra was defeated in arguments and how he was subsequently given sanyasa and taken along with Him by the great Acharya, is recorded in most biographies of Sankara. After a long and eventful career and having been the author of the Vaathika on Sankara’s Brhadaranyopanishad Bhashya and having authored the famous philo-sophical treatise known as Naishkarmya-Sidhi, Sri Sureswaracharya cast off his mortal remains at Kanchi, the southern Mokshapuri. The presence of a street till recently under the name of Mandana Misra Agraharam, and the presence of a stone icon of Sri Sureswaracharya inside the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Sankaracharya Mutt (which is in daily worship) confirm the connection of Sri Sureswaracharya with Kanchi Sankara Mutt and his videha mukthi at Kanchi.


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02/07 25. Sri Sacchidanandaghanendra Saraswati Gokarnam

06/07 35. Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati Sakya Mountain

09/07 12. Sri Chandrashekharandra Saraswati Seshachalam

10/07 48. Sri Advaitananda Bhodhendra Saraswati Chidambaram

12/07 31. Sri Brahmananda Ghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

12/07 63. Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati Kumbakonam

14/07 10. Sri Sureshvarendra Saraswati Kanchi

15/07 54. Sri Vyasachala Mahadevendra Saraswati Vyasachalam

30/07 38. Sri Abhinava Sankarendra Saraswati Imayadooth Caves

30/07 46. Sri Sandranandabhodhendra Saraswati Arunachalam

31/07 41. Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati Kanchi

Hindu FestivalsJuly 01 - Sarva Amavasya

July 07 - Aani Tirumanjanam

July 11 - Sarva Ekadashi

July 12 - Mahapradosham

July 14 - Pournami pooja

July 15 - Vyasa Pooja, Gurupoornima,

- Chaturmasya Vrath begins.

July 16 - Dakshinayana Punya kala begins

July 18 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

July 26 - Sarva Ekadashi

July 28 - Mahapradosham

July 30 - Sarva Aadi Amavasya


JULY 2011Aani: June 15 - July 16 Aadi: July 17 - August 16

Prathamai09:48 PM

Amavasya02:24 PM

Prathamai 01:23 PM

Dwithiya11:56 AM

Trithiya10:08 AM

Chaturthi08:04 AM

Panchami05:49 AM

Shasti03:30 AM

Ashtami10:51 PM

Navami08:39 PM

Dashami06:35 PM

Ekadashi04:43 PM

Dwadashi03:05 PM

Trayodashi01:45 PM

Chaturdashi12:45 PM

Pournami12:10 PM

Prathamai12:03 PM

Dwithiya12:26 PM

Trithiya01:23 PM

Chaturthi02:50 PM

Panchami04:45 PM

Shasti06:59 PM

Sapthami09:22 PM

Ashtami11:39 PM

NavamiNavami

01:39 AMDashami

03:07 AMEkadashi03:57 AM

Dwadashi04:02 AM

Trayodashi03:24 AM

Chaturdashi02:04 AM

Pushya05:58 AM

Ardra11:02 PM

Punarvasu10:35 PM

Amavasya00:10 AM

Pushya09:45 PM

Aslesha08:35 PM

Magha07:13 PM

P.Phalguni05:43 PM

U.Phalguni04:10 PM

Hasta02:38 PM

Chitra01:11 PM

Sapthami01:09 AM

Swaati11:52 AM

Vishaakha10:43 AM

Anuradha09:48 AM

Jyeshta09:09 AM

Moola08:50 AM

Poorvashada08:55 AM

Uttarashada09:27 AM

Shravana10:29 AM

Dhanishta12:03 PM

Shatabishta02:07 PM



Revati10:24 PM

Ashwini

Ashwini01:16 AM

Bharani03:49 AM

Krittika05:52 AM

Rohini07:16 AM

Mrigasira07:57 AM

Ardra07:55 AM

Punarvasu07:12 AM


25 Sri Sacchidanandaghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of Krishna, a native of Srimushnam. He was a Dravida Brahmin. He extensively toured all over India thrice . He was a great Yogi, and by his yogic powers, he is said to have turned into a Linga at Gokarna.

35 Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati : He was the son of Vimalaksha, a native of Vedachala. His pre-sanyasa name was Susila Kamalaksha. He attained mukti in the Sahya mountain area.

12 Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati : He was a native of a village near River Palar and was the son of Vatsa Bhatta. His former name was Hari. He entrusted the affairs of the Mutt in the hands of one of his sishyas and engaged himself in a special type of Yoga. After a reign of sixty-three years, he disappeared into a cave in Seshachala.

48 Sri Advaitananda Bhodhendra Saraswati : Also called Chidvilasa. He was the son of Premesa, who was a native of a village on the bank of the Pinakini. His poorvasrama name was Sitapati. He defeated in argument Sri Harsha, author of Khandana Khanda Khadya and Naishada, as also Abhinava Gupta, a tantrik writer. He was the author of Brahmavidyabharana, Santi Vivarana and Gurupradipa. He attained mukti at Chidambaram.

31 Sri Brahmananda Ghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Ananta, a native of a village on the bank of the river Gadilam. A Dravida Brahmana by birth, his former name was Jyestha Rudra. He was an authority in the six Darsanas. He was held in high veneration by King Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir and by the great dramatist Bhavabhuti. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

63 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was a great yogi. His former name was Anna Srauti. He was a native of Kumbakonam. He attained mukti at Kumbakonam.

10 Sri Sureshvarendra Saraswati : Who succeeded Sri Krpa Sankara was a Maharashtrian Brahmin and his poorvasrama name was Maheswara. He was the son of Iswara Pandita. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

54 Sri Vyasachala Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was the son of Kamesvara and Kamalamba who belonged to Kanchi. His pre-sanyasa name was Kuppanna. He is the author of a Sankara Vijaya. He attained mukti at Vyasachala.

38 Sri Abhinava Sankarendra Saraswati : He was one of the greatest among the successors of Adi Sankara - so great indeed that he and his deeds are often confused with those of the Great Bhagavatpada. His life story has been described in detail in a work entitled the “Sankara Vilasa” by Vakpati Bhatta. His father was one Visvajit of Chidambaram. He was invested with Yajnopavita at the age of five and taught Vedas. He showed an extraordinary promise in dialectics and soon he became a formidable disputant on intricate questions in philosophy. He defeated Vakpati Bhatta, a great scholar of that time, in argument. He ascended the Sarvajna Peeta in Kashmir. It is said that he entered the Dattatreya cave in the Atreya Mountains in the Himalayas and that it was the end of his mortal presence.

46 Sri Sandranandabhodhendra Saraswati : He was the son of Surya. His former name was Somadeva and he spent a large part of his early life in attending on his Guru and predecessor Paramasiva I. He was the author of Katha-Sarit Sagara. He was presented with a palanquin bedecked with pearls by King Bhoja of Dhara. He attained mukti at Arunachala Kshetra.

41 Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati : He was the successor of Sri Mahadevendra and he was the son of Umesabhatta, a native of a village on the bank of the Bhima river. His former name was Appanna, and he hailed from Karnataka. He is said to have restored vision to the poet Rajasekhara, who had become blind. He attained mukthi at Kanchi.


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08/08 57. Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati Chetharanyam

09/08 29. Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati Kanchi

13/08 20. Sri Muka Sankarendra Saraswati Godhavari

22/08 21. Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati Kasi

23/08 24. Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati Ratnagiri

Hindu FestivalsAugust 02 - Aadi Pooram

August 03 - Naaga Chaturthi, Aadi Perukku

August 04 - Naaga Panchami

August 09 - Sarva Ekadashi

August 11 - Mahapradosham

August 12 - Varalakshmi Vritham

August 13 - Rig Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma,

- Pournami Pooja

August 14 - Gayatri Japam,

- Sri Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra

Saraswathi Swamigal Jayanthi

August 17 - Maha Sankatahara Chaturthi

August 21 - Gokulashtami

August 25 - Sarva Ekadashi

August 26 - Mahapradosham

August 28 - Sarva Amavasya

August 31 - Sama Veda Upakarma


Aadi: July 17 - August 16 Aavani: August 17 - September 16

AUGUST 2011


U.Phalguni10:12 PM

Dwithiya07:07 PM

Trithiya04:16 PM

Chaturthi01:22 PM

Panchami10:35 AM

Shasti07:59 AM

Sapthami 05:40 AM

Ashtami03:42 AM

Navami02:06 AM

Dashami00:52 AM

Dwadashi11:33 PM

Trayodashi11:28 PM

Chaturdashi11:46 PM Pournami

Pournami00:28 AM

Prathamai01:34 AM

Dwithiya03:06 AM

Trithiya05:02 AM

Chaturthi07:17 AM

Panchami09:43 AM

Shasti12:10 PM

Sapthami02:26 PM

Ashtami04:15 PM

Navami05:27 PM

Dashami05:53 PM

Ekadashi05:28 PM

Dwadashi04:14 PM

Trayodashi02:15 PM

Chaturdashi11:39 AM

Amavasya08:34 AM

Prathamai05:12 AM

Trithiya10:16 PM

Aslesha04:17 AM

Magha02:40 AM

P.Phalguni00:16 AM

Hasta08:17 PM

Chitra06:37 PM

Swaati05:15 PM

Vishaakha04:15 PM

Anuradha03:37 PM

Jyeshta03:22 PM

Moola 03:29 PM

Poorvashada03:58 PM

Uttarashada04:50 PM

Shravana06:05 PM

Ekadashi00:01 AM

Dhanishta07:44 PM

Shatabishta09:48 PM

P.Bhadrapada P.Bhadrapada00:15 AM


Revati05:59 AM

Ashwini09:01 AM

Bharani11:51 AM

Krittika02:19 PM

Rohini04:11 PM

Mrigasira05:18 PM

Ardra05:36 PM

Punarvasu05:05 PM

Pushya03:50 PM

Aslesha01:58 PM

Magha11:38 AM

P.Phalguni09:02 AM

U.Phalguni06:21 AM

Dwithiya01:42 AM

57 Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati : He was the son of Parameswara, native of a village on the bank of the river Pampa. He was known as Sivaramakrishna before sanyasa. He was the Guru of the great Sadasiva Brah-mendra, the author of the Gururatna Malika and was a great Brahma Jnani. The greatness of Paramasivendra may be gauged from the fact that Sadasiva Brahmendra used to carry the sandals of the Acharya always on his head. And the greatness of Sadasiva Brahmendra may also be understood by an incident, which is recounted in popular tradition. Sadasiva steeped in the bliss of Brahman, was wandering about as an Avad-huta, to all appearances like a mad man. Some one reported to Paramasivendra that Sadasiva had gone mad. The Acharya is reported to have answered “I wish I had but a touch of that madness”. So great indeed was Paramasivendra that Sadasiva Brahmendra has immortalized him in his Atma Vidya Vilasa. This Acharya wrote a commentary on Siva Gita. He attained mukti at Svetaranya (Tiruvenkadu) in Tanjore District.

29 Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati : He was the son of Sripati. His former name was Krishna. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

20 Sri Muka Sankarendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Vidyavati, an astrologer and astronomer. He was a deaf-mute from birth. But through the grace of Goddess Kamakshi he gained the power of speech. On knowing this attainment of speech by Muka because of the grace of Devi, the then Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Sri Vidyaghana, sent for the boy’s parents and told them of his intention of giving san-yasa to the boy and, with their consent, ordained him as his successor in the Kamakoti Mutt. Vikramaditya Sakari of Ujjain, Matrugupta, some time king of Kashmir, and Pravarasena, who succeeded Matrugupta on the throne, all considered it a rare privilege to serve at the feet of this great Acharya. Muka Sankara is the author of Muka Panchasati, a lyrical flow of poetry on Kamakshi. The mellifluence of the work is said to be rivaled only by Lila Suka’s Krishna Karnamrta. He attained mukti at a village near Godavari.

21 Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati : He was a native of Konkan and the son of Achyuta. He succeeded Muka Sankara as the Pontiff of the Kamakoti Peetam and attained mukti at Banares.

24 Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati : He was a native of Konkan and was known as Siva Sarma before sanyasa. All through his pontificate, he remained in Konkan and attained mukti near Ratnagiri.


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12/09 59. Sri Bhagavannama Bhodhendra Saraswati Govindapuram

18/09 33. Sri Sacchidanandaghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

25/09 44. Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati Kanchi

Hindu FestivalsSeptember 01 - Vinayaka Chaturthi

September 02 - Rishi Panchami

September 08 - Sarva Ekadashi

September 09 - Mahapradosham

September 11 - Pournami Pooja

September 12 - Chaturmasyavratha Poorthi,

- Vishwarupa Yatra

September 13 - Mahalayam begins

September 16 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

September 23 - Smartha Ekadashi

September 24 - Sannyastha (Yati) Mahalayam

September 25 - Mahapradosham

September 27 - Sarva Mahalaya Amavasya

September 28 - Sarada Navaratri begins


Aavani: August 17 - September 16 Purattaasi: September 17 - October 17

SEPTEMBER 2011

Swaati11:29 PM

Chaturthi07:03 PM

Panchami04:10 PM

Shasti 01:46 PM

Sapthami11:53 AM

Ashtami10:34 AM

Navami09:50 AM

Dashami09:37 AM

Ekadashi09:54 AM

Dwadashi10:37 AM

Trayodashi11:43 AM

Chaturdashi01:10 PM

Pournami02:57 PM

Prathamai05:01 PM

Dwithiya07:20 PM

Trithiya09:50 PM Chaturthi

Chaturthi00:23 AM

Panchami02:50 AM

Shasti04:58 AM

Sapthami06:35 AM

Ashtami07:31 AM

Navami07:38 AM

Dashami06:52 AM

Ekadashi05:16 AM

Magha10:18 PM

Trayodashi11:53 PM

Chaturdashi08:24 PM

Amavasya04:39 PM

Prathamai12:48 PM

Dwithiya09:02 AM

Trithiya05:33 AM

Hasta03:46 AM

Chitra01:26 AM

Vishaakha10:02 PM

Anuradha09:07 PM

Jyeshta08:47 PM

Moola08:59 PM

Poorvashada 09:41 PM

Uttarashada10:50 PM

Shravana Shravana00:23 AM

Dhanishta02:18 AM

Shatabishta04:31 AM



Revati12:47 PM

Ashwini03:51 PM

Bharani06:52 PM

Krittika09:39 PM

Rohini11:59 pm

Mrigasira Mrigasira01:43 AM

Ardra02:39 AM

Punarvasu02:45 AM

Pushya02:00 AM

Aslesha00:28 AM

P.Phalguni07:38 PM

U.Phalguni04:41 PM

Hasta01:38 PM

Chitra10:41 AM

Swaati08:01 AM

Dwadashi02:53 AM


59 Sri Bhagavannama Bhodhendra Saraswati : He was born in Mandana Misra Agraharam at Kanchi as the son of one Kesava Panduranga. Bhodendra’s former name was Purushottama. It was he that stressed the efficacy of devotion as a means to liberation in Kaliyuga. He therefore undertook the great task of Nama Siddhanta, or establishing the supreme efficacy of reciting the names of Bhagavan in many of his writings, chiefly in Namamrta Rasayana and Namamrta Rasodaya. His mission of Nama Siddhanta was pursued with equal vigour by Sridhara Venkatesa, or Ayyaval of Tiruvisainallur and by Sadguru Swami of Marudanallur. It was the Nama Siddhanta of Bodhendra that was ultimately responsible for the evolution of Bhajana Sampradaya as an institution in the religious life of the Hindu community in South India. Bodhendra per-formed Tatanka Pratistha at Jambukeswaram and while returning to Kanchi he attained videha mukti at Govindapuram in the year 1692. It is believed that the spiritual presence of Bodhendra still abides at his Adhisthana at Govindapuram. It is said that in the calm silence of the night a melodious voice uttering Rama Nama is heard rising from subdued tones to a crescendo, and then fading into silence again.

33 Sri Sacchidanandaghanendra Saraswati : Otherwise known as Bhaskara Paramesthi. He was the son of one Praudha Ramanna, a native of a village on the bank of the Chandrabhaga. His former name was Tim-manna, and he was a versatile linguist. He carried out extensive repairs to the Mutt buildings at Kanchi and attained mukti at Kanchi.

44 Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati : His father was Siva, a native of Karnataka region. His name in the former ashrama was Hari. He attained videha mukti at Kanchi.


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03/10 45. Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati Kanchi

05/10 19. Sri Marthanda Vidyaghanendra Saraswati Godavari

11/10 36. Sri Chitsukhanandendra Saraswati KanchiHindu FestivalsOctober 04 - Durgashtami

October 05 - Saraswathi Pooja

October 06 - Vijayadashami

October 07 - Sarva Ekadashi

October 09 - Mahapradosham

October 11 - Pournami Pooja

October 15 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

October 17 - Tula Punyakaalam begins (11:44 pm)

October 18 - Cauvery Tulasnaanam begins

October 23 - Sarva Ekadashi

October 24 - Mahapradosham

October 25 - Narakachaturdashi

(night snaanam)

October 26 - Amavasya, Deepavali,

- Lakshmi Pooja

October 31 - Skanda Sashti, Soorasamhaaram


Purattaasi: September 17 - October 17 Aippasi: October 18 - November 16

OCTOBER 2011


Chaturthi12:47 PM

Panchami11:04 AM

Chaturthi02:30 AM

Shasti10:11 PM

Sapthami09:03 PM

Ashtami08:38 PM

Navami08:53 PM

Dashami09:44 PM

Ekadashi11:05 PM Dwadashi

Dwadashi00:49 AM

Trayodashi02:53 AM

Chaturdashi05:09 AM

Pournami07:36 AM

Prathamai10:07 AM

Dwithiya12:40 PM

Trithiya03:06 PM

Chaturthi05:18 PM

Panchami07:07 PM

Shasti08:23 PM

Sapthami08:59 PM

Ashtami08:49 PM

Navami07:51 PM

Dashami06:04 PM

Chitra09:44 PM

Ekadashi03:36 PM

Dwadashi12:32 PM

Trayodashi09:02 AM

Chaturdashi05:16 AM

Prathamai09:41 PM

Dwithiya06:14 PM

Trithiya03:13 PM

Jyeshta11:57 AM

Moola10:55 AM

Vishaakha05:49 AM

Anuradha04:11 AM

Jyeshta03:13 AM

Moola02:57 AM

Poorvashada 03:22 AM

Uttarashada04:26 AM

Shravana06:02 AM

Dhanishta08:05 AM

Panchami00:01 AM

Shatabishta10:29 AM



Revati06:59 PM

Ashwini10:00 PM

Bharani Bharani01:00 AM

Krittika03:50 AM

Rohini06:22 AM

Mrigasira08:28 AM

Ardra09:59 AM

Punarvasu10:47 AM

Pushya10:47 AM

Aslesha10:01 AM

Magha08:30 AM

P.Phalguni06:22 AM

U.Phalguni03:44 AM

Hasta00:47 AM

Swaati06:44 PM

Vishaakha04:00 PM

Anuradha01:41 PM

Amavasya01:26 AM

45 Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati : He was the son of Sivasamba Panditar. His name before he became an ascetic was Srikanta. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

19 Sri Marthanda Vidyaghanendra Saraswati : Also known as Suryadasa, was the son of one Umesa Sankara. His former name was Srikanta. Early in life, he was afflicted by Leuco-derma. But he got completely cured of the disease by offering 1008 prostrations to Bhagavan Surya every day. He was ordained in his eighteenth year and after a reign of 13 years, he attained mukti at a village on the bank of Godavari.

36 Sri Chitsukhanandendra Saraswati : He was the son of Somagiri, a native of a village adjoining Palar. He was a Dravida Brahmin and his former name was Suresa. He attained mukti at Kanchi.


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03/11 22. Sri Paripurna Bodhendra Saraswati Jagannatham

10/11 Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada Omkareshwar

11/11 64. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Kumbakonam

13/11 09. Sri Kripa Sankarendra Saraswati Vindhyamalai

18/11 42. Sri Brahamanandaghanendra Saraswati Kanchi


18/11 58. Sri Atma Bhodhendra Saraswati Kadilam


25/11 18. Sri Yogatilaka Surendra Saraswati Ujjain

30/11 32. Sri Chidanandaghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

Hindu FestivalsNovember 06 - Sarva Ekadashi

November 07 - Tulasi Vivaham

November 08 - Mahapradosham

November 10 - Pournami Pooja,

- Annaabhishekam

November 14 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

November 17 - Beginning of Kruthika Mandala

Parayanam

November 21 - Sarva Ekadashi

November 23 - Mahapradosham,

- Bharani Deepam

November 24 - Sarva Amavasya

November 29 - Naaga Panchami


Aippasi: October 18 - November 16 Karthikai: November 17 - December 15

NOVEMBER 2011


Shasti10:06 AM

Sapthami09:56 AM

Ashtami10:31 AM

Navami11:47 AM

Dashami01:35 PM

Ekadashi03:46 PM

Dwadashi06:13 PM

Trayodashi08:47 PM

Chaturdashi11:19 PM Pournami

Pournami01:46 AM

Prathamai04:02 AM

Dwithiya06:01 AM

Trithiya07:39 AM

Chaturthi08:52 AM

Panchami09:33 AM

Shasti09:40 AM

Sapthami09:09 AM

Ashtami07:59 AM

Jyeshta10:37 PM

Navami06:12 AM

Dashami03:51 AM

Dwadashi09:52 PM

Trayodashi06:28 PM

Chaturdashi03:01 PM

Amavasya11:40 AM

Prathamai08:34 AM

Dwithiya05:53 AM

Trithiya03:46 AM

Chaturthi02:19 AM

Panchami01:39 AM

Poorvashada10:37 AM

Uttarashada11:06 AM

Shravana12:19 PM

Dhanishta02:09 PM

Shatabishta04:30 PM



Revati Revati01:09 AM

Ashwini04:09 AM

Bharani07:01 AM

Krittika09:42 AM

Rohini12:06 PM

Mrigasira02:10 PM

Ardra03:47 PM

Punarvasu04:53 PM

Pushya05:24 PM

Aslesha05:19 PM

Magha04:35 PM

P.Phalguni03:15 PM

U.Phalguni02:25 PM

Hasta11:08 AM

Chitra08:35 AM

Swaati05:53 AM

Vishaakha03:13 AM

Anuradha00:44 AM

Ekadashi01:02 AM

Moola09:01 PM

Poorvashada08:02 PM

Uttarashada07:47 PM

Shravana08:19 PM

22 Sri Paripurna Bodhendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Ramanatha, a native of Ratnagiri in Maha-rashtra. His name prior to sanyasa was Madhura. He was a great physician and yogi. He attained mukti near Jagannatha Kshetra.

64 Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati : He was known as Venkatasubramanya Dikshita prior to his san-yasa and belonged to the talented family of the great Govinda Dikshita, the Brahmana minister of Tanjore, who is still lovingly remembered as “Ayyan”. He was adept in Mantra Sastra. The Acharya carried out repairs to the temple of Sri Kamakshi at Kanchi and performed kumbhabhishekham on 22nd January 1840 AD. He got the Tatankas (ear-oranaments) of Devi Akilandesvari in the Tiruvanaikka koil and reconsecrated them on the ear of the goddess in 1848 AD.

9 Sri. Kripa Sankarendra Saraswati : An Andhra Brahmin by birth, his former name was Gangesopadyaya. He devoted himself, heart and soul, to the eradication of degenerate obscene practices that had once again crept into religion after the Bhagavatpada’s time, and restored purity. It fell to the lot of Krpa Sankara to continue and perfect the noble work that Sri Adi Sankara had initiated. Krpa Sankara pursued with great vigour, the work of the Master and enhanced the greatness of Shanmatas introducing a chastened mode of worshiping Ganapati, Skanda, Siva, Vishnu, Ambika and Surya. In short, he prepared the ground for the growth of the devotional path to be attempted in the future by Saiva Nayanars. These later Saiva and Vaish-nava religious reformers owe a lot to both Adi Sankara and Krpa Sankara. Their work was rendered easier by the preliminary religious reforms effected by the two great luminaries. He is said to have attained mukti at a place near Vindhya region.

42 Sri Brahamanandaghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Subramanya. He was known by the name Narasambhatta prior to sanyasa. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

49 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was the son of Achyuta of Chhayavanam in the Tanjore District. His former name was Gurumurthi. He was a devout worshipper of Parasakti but not a tantrik. He attained mukti on the banks of Gadilam River.

58 Sri Atma Bhodhendra Saraswati : He was a native of Vruddhachala, and son of one Viswamakhi. His pre-sanyasa name was Visvesvara. He toured extensively and stayed at Benares for a long time. He wrote a Bhasya on the Sri Rudram. It was Atma Bodha that directed Sadasiva Brahmendra to write the Gururatna Malika. He attained mukti on the banks of the river South Pinakini, known in Tamil as Then Pennai.

28 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was the son of Bhahu Misra, a native of Bhadrachala. His pre-san-yasa name was Sesanarayana. He was a Maithila Brahmana domiciled in Andhradesa. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

18 Sri Yogatilaka Surendra Saraswati : He was a native of Maharashtra and the son of one Madhava. He vanquished the notorious Charwivaka Durdivi by argument. He attained mukti near Ujjain.

32 Sri Chidanandaghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Kanva Sankara. His former name was Padmanabha. He was a great yogi and he subsisted only on dry leaves. He attained mukti at Kanchi.


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01/12 05. Sri Jnanandendra Saraswati Kanchi

11/12 13. Sri Sacchidghanendra Saraswati Kanchi

18/12 04. Sri Satya Bodhendra Saraswati Kanchi

21/12 68. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Kanchi

24/12 14. Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati Agasthiyam

24/12 34. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Kanchi

Hindu FestivalsDecember 06 - Sarva EkadashiDecember 07 - MahapradoshamDecember 08 - Karthigai DeepamDecember 09 - Pournami Pooja, - Annamalai DeepamDecember 10 - Sarvaalaya Deepam, - Total Lunar EclipseDecember 14 - Sankatahara ChaturthiDecember 17 - Dhanur Maasa Pooja beginsDecember 21 - Sarva Ekadashi, - Sri Kanchi Mahaperiyaval AradhanaDecember 22 - MahapradoshamDecember 24 - Sarva Amavasya, - Hanumadh Jayanthi Ending times are shown for each thithi and nakshatram.

Karthikai: November 17 - December 15 Margazhi: December 16 - January 14

DECEMBER 2011

Date: December 10, 2011 (Saturday)

Khara - Karthikai 24

Timing: Starting: 06:13 pm

Middle: 08:00 pm

Ending: 09:47 pm

Magnitude of the eclipse: 1.110

Affected Nakshatrams:

Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Hasta, Sravana

Visibility: Visible all over India

Evening lamp to be lit between 5:45 pm and 6:15 pm

Shasti01:46 AM

Sapthami02:40 AM

Ashtami04:14 AM

Navami06:22 AM

Dashami08:50 AM

Ekadashi11:28 AM

Dwadashi02:02 PM

Trayodashi04:25 PM

Chaturdashi06:27 PM

Pournami08:06 PM

Prathamai09:19 PM

Dwithiya10:04 PM

Trithiya10:22 PM

Chaturthi10:12 PM

Panchami09:36 PM

Shasti08:35 PM

Sapthami07:09 PM

Ashtami05:21 PM

Navami03:12 PM

Dashami12:47 PM

Ekadashi10:10 AM

Dwadashi07:25 AM

Trayodashi04:40 AM

Amavasya11:36 PM

Prathamai09:34 PM

Dwithiya08:02 PM

Trithiya07:07 PM

Chaturthi06:54 PM

Panchami07:26 PM

Shasti08:42 PM

Sapthami10:36 PM

Dhanishta09:36 PM

Shatabishta11:33 PM

P.Bhadrapada



Revati07:58 AM

Ashwini10:59 AM

Bharani01:49 PM

Krittika04:21 PM

Rohini06:31 PM

Mrigasira08:16 PM

Ardra09:34 PM

Punarvasu10:26 PM

Pushya10:52 PM

Aslesha10:52 PM

Magha10:27 PM

P.Phalguni09:38 PM

U.Phalguni08:28 PM

Hasta06:58 PM

Chitra05:12 PM

Swaati03:15 PM

Vishaakha01:12 PM

Anuradha11:11 AM

Jyeshta09:18 AM

Chaturdashi02:01 AM

Moola07:42 AM

Poorvashada06:30 AM

Uttarashada05:52 AM

Shravana05:51 AM

Dhanishta06:34 AM

Shatabishta07:59 AM


Lunar Eclipse


5 Sri Jnanandendra Saraswati : Was known as Jnanottama before sanyasa. He was the son of Nagesa, a Dravida Brahmin. He was a great tarkika and wrote a commentary called Chandrika, on Sri Sureswaracharya’s Naishkarmya Siddhi. He, in his Chandrika commentary, has spoken of his guru Sri Satyabodha and Parama Guru Sri Sarvajnatman. (This Chandrika commentary was edited by Prof. Hiranayya of the Mysore University and published.) In the preface to this commentary, Sri Jnanandendra Saraswati has spoken of himself as the glory of the Sarvajasrama at Kanchi. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

13 Sri Sacchidghanendra Saraswati : Known as Seshaya in his poorvasrama, he belonged to a village on the bank of the Gadilam river. He was the son of Sridhara Pandita. Like his predecessor, he relinquished his pontificate to his successor and wandered about the environs of Kanchi as an “Avadhuta”. After wandering for over thirty - two years, he disappeared into a temple in Kanchi. It is said that his mortal frame got trans-formed into a Linga, now identified with Kayarohaneswara at Kanchi.

4 Sri Satya Bodhendra Saraswati : He was a native of Amaravatitheera in Chera country, and was known as Phalinisa in his poorvasrama. He was the son of one Thalinesa Sharma. He fought the Samkhyas, Buddhas and Jainas. He was the author of Padaka-Sata (explanatory treatise on Sankara Bhashya). Sri Sathyabodhen-dra Saraswati attained mukti at Kanchi.

68 The 68th Pontiff His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Sri Swaminathan (born at Villupuram on 20th May 1894 - Anuradha Star) was taken to Kalavai in his 13th year, when he was studying at Tindi-vanam, to be initiated into ascetic order and ordained as the 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt. He was given the sanyasa name Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati. He was affectionately called “Mahaswami-gal” and “Walking God”. He adorned the Peetam from February 13, 1907. True to the tradition of the Peetam set by Adi Sankara, Mahaswamigal travelled throughout the country by foot or by the traditional palanquin. He also stood by the national sentiments in discarding “foreign cloth” (*he immersed them in water instead of setting them on fire) and started wearing Khadi. He set the trend of creating Trusts for achieving the objectives of the Peetam. His foremost concern was preservation of the Vedas, tradition and dharma. He advocated simplicity, shunned pomp, ostentation and extravagance. His exposition of Vedanta, sastras and the dharmic duties attracted scholars and laymen alike, from far and wide. It has always been rich in values and simple in understanding with a great sense of humor. He had the keen acumen to relate root words of all the languages to Sanskrit highlighting its greatness. He attained moksha at Kanchipuram on 8th January 1994 (Dhanur, Krishna Dwadasi) in his Centenary year.

14 Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati : His name before sanyasa was Nayana and hailed from Andhra. Adept in Mantra Sastra, he is said to have mollified Ugra Bhairava. He attained mukti at a place near Agastya hill.

34 Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati : He was the son of Mahadeva, a native of a village adjoining the river Vegavati. His former name was Sambhu. He made extensive tours. and on one occasion, he heroically saved a child that was caught in the midst of wild fire in a forest. He attained mukti at Kanchi.


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04/01 55. Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati Kanchi

07/01 08. Sri Kaivalya Ananda Yogendra Saraswati kanchi

10/01 37. Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati Chidambaram

10/01 62. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati KumbakonamHindu FestivalsJanuary 05 - Sarva Vaikunta Ekadashi

January 06 - Mahapradosham

January 07 - Aarudra Abhishekam (night)

January 08 - Aarudra Darshanam,

- Pournami Pooja

January 12 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

January 14 - Bhogi

January 15 - Pongal

January 16 - Maatu Pongal

January 19 - Sarva Ekadashi

January 20 - Mahapradosham

January 23 - Sarva Amavasya

January 28 - Vasantha Panchami

January 30 - Ratha Sapthami

January 31 - Beeshmashtami


Margazhi: December 16 - January 14 Thai: January 15 - February 12

JANUARY 2012


U.Bhadrapada12.42 PM

Revati03.39 PM

Ashwini06.42 PM

Bharani09.38 PM

Krittika Krittika00.14 AM

Rohini02.21 AM

Mrigasira03.54 AM

Ardra04.53 AM

Punarvasu05.19 AM

Pushya05.16 AM

Aslesha04.48 AM

Magha04.02 AM

P.Phalguni03.02 AM

U.Phalguni01.51 AM

Hasta00.35 AM

Swaati09.52 PM

Vishaakha08.30 PM

Anuradha07.10 PM

Jyeshta05.56 PM

Moola04.51 PM

Ashtami01.37 AM

Poorvashada04.01 PM

Uttarashada03.32 PM

Shravana03.29 PM

Dhanishta03.59 PM

Shatabishta05.05 PM

P.Bhadrapada06.49 PM


Revati11.53 PM

Ashwini Ashwini02.56 AM

AshtamiAshtami

00.59 AMNavami

03.36 AMDashami

06.13 AMEkadashi08.36 AM

Dwadashi10.33 AM

Trayodashi11.58 AM

Chaturdashi12.47 PM

Pournami01.00 PM

Prathamai12.40 PM

Dwithiya11.52 AM

Trithiya10.41 AM

Chaturthi09.11 AM

Panchami07.28 AM

Chitra11:14 PM

Shasti05.36 AM

Sapthami03.38 AM

Navami11.34 PM

Dashami09.31 PM

Ekadashi07.30 PM

Dwadashi05.35 PM

Trayodashi03.50 PM

Chaturdashi02.19 PM

Amavasya01.19 PM

Prathamai12.26 PM

Dwithiya12.15 PM

Trithiya12.42 PM

Chaturthi01.47 PM

Panchami03.31 PM

Shasti05.45 PM

Sapthami08.19 PM

Ashtami10.59 PM

55 Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati : He was a native of Asmachala, near Manimuttar river in South Arcot District. He was the son of Purari and Srimati. His former name was Arunagiri. He was a Dravida Brahmana. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

8 Sri . Kaivalya Ananda Yogendra Saraswati : A native of Tirupati in Andhra, he was known as Manganna before sanyasa. He was the son of Trailinga Sivayya. He attained mukti at Kanchi.

37 Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati : He was the son of Balachandra. His former name was Suryanarayana. He attained mukti at Chidambaram, where he had gone on a pilgrimage.

62 Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati : Kanchi was involved in the Karnatic wars and peaceful existence there had become impossible. Hence the Acharyas of Kamakoti Peetam decided on migrating south though Kanchi still figured as the nominal headquarters. The golden image of Kamakshi (Bangaru Kamakshi) had already been carried away by the sthanikas of the temple first to Udayarpalayam, and later to Tanjore where it has been permanently installed. The Acharya Chandrasekhara himself acceded to the request of Pratapa Simha, Rajah of Tanjore (1740-63) and took up his permanent headquarters at Tanjore. But Kumbakonam, on the banks of the sacred river Kaveri, was found more suitable and shortly thereafter the Acharya shifted to Kumbakonam. Chandrasekhara attained mukti at Kumbakonam.


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02/02 11. Sri Sivananda Chidghanendra Saraswati Vridhachalam

08/02 51. Sri Vidyatheerthendra Saraswati Himachalam

14/02 66. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Kalavai

22/02 67. Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati Kalavai

Hindu FestivalsFebruary 03 - Sarva Ekadashi

February 05 - Mahapradosham

February 07 - Pournami Pooja, Thai Poosam

February 10 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

February 14 - Kalavai Parameshti Guru Aradhana

February 17 - Smartha Ekadashi

February 19 - Mahapradosham, Sri Kanchi

Sankaracharya Sri Vijayendra

Saraswati Swamigal Jayanthi

February 20 - Maha Shivaratri

February 21 - Sarva Amavasya

February 22 - Kalavai Guru Aradhana


Thai: January 15 - February 12 Maasi: February 13 - March 13

FEBRUARY 2012


NavamiNavami

01.28 AMDashami

03.37 AMEkadashi04.57 AM

Dwadashi05.38 AM

Trayodashi05.34 AM

Chaturdashi04.47 AM

Pournami03.24 AM

Dwithiya11.18 PM

Trithiya08.53 PM

Chaturthi06.24 PM

Moola11.33 PM

Panchami03.57 PM

Shasti01.39 PM

Sapthami11.32 AM

Ashtami09.39 AM

Navami08.01 AM

Dashami06.38 AM

Ekadashi05.30 AM

Dwadashi04.38 AM

Trayodashi04.05 AM

Chaturdashi03.52 AM

Amavasya04.05 AM

Prathamai04.45 AM

Dwithiya05.57 AM

Trithiya07.39 AM

Chaturthi09.51 AM

Panchami12.23 PM

Shasti03.54 PM

Sapthami05.40 PM

Bharani05.59 AM

Krittika08.49 AM

Rohini11.10 AM

Mrigasira12.53 PM

Ardra01.54 PM

Punarvasu02.11 PM

Pushya01.48 PM

Aslesha12.52 PM

Magha11.30 AM

P.Phalguni09.53 AM

U.Phalguni08.07 AM

Prathamai01.31 AM

Hasta06.22 AM

Chitra04.42 AM

Swaati03.12 AM

Vishaakha01.55 AM

Anuradha00.53 AM

Jyeshta00.05 AM

Poorvashada11.16 PM

Uttarashada11.16 PM

Shravana11.38 PM

Dhanishta Dhanishta00.20 AM

Shatabishta01.30 AM

P.Bhadrapada03.10 AM

U.Bhadrapada05.20 AM

Revati07.57 AM

Ashwini10.55 AM

Bharani02.03 PM

Krittika05.06 PM

11 Sri Sivananda Chidghanendra Saraswati : He was a Karnataka Brahmin and the son of one Ujjala Bhat-ta. His poorvasrama name was Iswara Vatu. His predilections were towards Sivaadwaita. He attained mukti at Vriddhachala.

51 Sri Vidyatheerthendra Saraswati : He was the son of one Sarangapani, a native of Bilvaranya. His pre-sanyasa name was Sarvajna Vishnu. Sayana, commentator of the Vedas, Madhava (later Vidyaranyaswami), Vedanta Desika, the Vaisnava scholar, and Bharati Krisna Tirtha, were all pupils of Vidya Tirtha. After reigning at the Kanchi Mutt for 73 years, he went to the Himalayas to perform tapas. After spending 15 years in tapas, he attained videha mukti there.

66 Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati : He was the son of Sitarama Sastri. This Acharya’s poorvasrama name was Swaminatha. He was a native of Udayambakkam. He attained mukti at Kalavai in the year 1907.

67 Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati : He was the son of Narasimha Sastri and Lakshmi and was known as Lak-shmi Narasimha prior to sanyasa. He occupied the Peeta only for seven days and attained mukti at Kalavai in the year 1907.


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22/03 65. Sri Sudarsana Mahadevendra Saraswati Ilayathangudi

Hindu FestivalsMarch 04 - Sarva Ekadashi

March 06 - Mahapradosham

March 07 - Pournami Pooja,

- Maasi Magam, Holika

March 11 - Sankatahara Chaturthi

March 14 - Karadai Nombu

March 18 - Sarva Ekadashi

March 19 - Soma Mahapradosham

March 22 - Sarva Amavasya

March 23 - Telugu New Year

March 31 - Sri Rama Navami


Maasi: February 13 - March 13 Panguni: March 14 - April 12

MARCH 2012


Rohini07.50 PM

Mrigasira11.00 PM

Ardra11.25 PM

Punarvasu Punarvasu00.02 AM

Aslesha10.51 PM

Magha09.15 PM

P.Phalguni07.12 PM

U.Phalguni04.52 PM

Hasta02.26 PM

Chitra12.02 PM

Swaati09.51 AM

Vishaakha07.58 AM

Anuradha06.30 AM

Jyeshta05.28 AM

Moola04.54 AM

Poorvashada4.47 AM

Chaturthi02.44 AM

Uttarashada05.05 AM

Shravana05.48 AM

Dhanishta06.55 AM

Shatabishta08.25 AM

P.Bhadrapada10.18 AM


Revati03.12 PM

Ashwini06.08 PM

Bharani09.16 PM

Krittika Krittika00.26 AM

Rohini03.25 AM

Mrigasira06.00 AM

Ardra07.59 AM

Ashtami07.55 PM

Navami09.55 PM

Dashami10.28 PM

Pushya11.49 PM

Ekadashi10.30 PM

Dwadashi09.42 PM

Trayodashi08.07 PM

Chaturdashi05.53 PM

Pournami03.09 PM

Prathamai12.07 PM

Dwithiya08.55 AM

Trithiya05.45 AM

Panchamiuntil midnight

Shasti09.38 PM

Sapthami07.43 PM

Ashtami06.15 PM

Navami05.15 PM

Dashami04.42 PM

Ekadashi04.34 PM

Dwadashi04.51 PM

Trayodashi05.32 PM

Chaturdashi06.38 PM

Amavasya08.07 PM

Prathamai10.00 PM Dwithiya

Dwithiya00.15 AM

Trithiya02.47 AM

Chaturthi05.28 AM

Panchami08.08 AM

Shasti10.32 AM

Sapthami12.28 PM

Ashtami01.42 PM

65 Sri Sudarsana Mahadevendra Saraswati : Son of Seshadri Sastri of Madhyarjuna was known as Mahal-ingam prior to his sanyasa. He toured extensively and attained siddhi at Ilaiyattangudi in the year 1891. A temple has been built by the Nattukottai Chettiars on his samadhi.


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Chitra09.54 PM

Navami02.08 PM

Dashami01.41 PM

Ekadashi12.23 PM

Dwadashi10.18 AM

Trayodashi07.34 AM

Chaturdashi04.21 AM

Prathamai09.08 PM

Dwithiya05.30 PM

Trithiya02.04 PM

Chaturthi10.59 AM

Panchami08.21 AM

Shasti06.17 AM

Sapthami04.49 AM

Ashtami04.00 AM

Navami03.48 AM

Dashami04.12 AM

Ekadashi05.07 AM

Dwadashi06.31 AM

Trayodashi08.18 AM

Chaturdashi10.25 AM

Punarvasu09.12 AM

Pushya09.35 AM

Aslesha09.07 AM

Magha07.51 AM

P.Phalguni05.56 AM

U.Phalguni03.31 AM

Hasta00.47 AM

Pournami00.49 AM

Swaati07.04 PM

Vishaakha04.27 PM

Anuradha02.11 PM

Jyeshta12.24 PM

Moola11.12 AM

Poorvashada10.36 AM

Uttarashada10.38 AM

Shravana11.16 AM

Dhanishta12.28 AM

Shatabishta02.09 PM

P.Bhadrapada04.17 PM


Revati09.32 PM

Hindu FestivalsApril 03 - Sarva Ekadashi

April 04 - Mahapradosham

April 05 - Panguni Uthiram

April 06 - Pournami Pooja

April 09 - Sankatahara Chaturthi


Panguni: March 14 - April 12 Chittirai: April 13 -May 14

APRIL 2012


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