Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Dwarka Sharada Peetham
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati Ji
जगद्गुरु शंकराचार्य स्वामी सदानन्द सरस्वती
Shankaracharya of the Paschimamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Dwarka, since September 2022, and a long-time disciple of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.
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Life & teaching
The son of Ayurvedacharya Pandit Vidyadhar Awasthi and Smt Mankunwar Devi, he had his early schooling at Bargi and Sanskrit education at the Jyotirishwar Rishikul Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Jhoteshwar, and later studied vyakarana, nyaya, Veda and Vedanta in Kashi.
He came to the ashram of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati as a boy and served him for about five decades, becoming Dandi Swami (second-in-command) of the Dwarka Peetham. After his guru's passing he was announced as Shankaracharya of Dwarka in 2022.
Journey
- 1958
Born on 31 August at Bargi, near Karakbel, Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- 1970
Left school as a boy and joined the ashram of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati at Jhoteshwar.
- 2003
Received Dandi sannyasa from his guru at Kashi on 15 April and was named Swami Sadanand Saraswati.
- 2022
Announced as Shankaracharya of the Dwarka Sharada Peetham on 12 September at Paramhansi Ganga Ashram, Narsinghpur.
Work & contributions
- Served for decades as disciple and Dandi Swami of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.
- Has written or translated about a dozen books in Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati and English.
- Founded Shri Shankaracharya Bal Vidya Niketan, Jhoteshwar, for children of tribal areas.
Paschimamnaya Dwarka Sharada Peetham (Dwarka, Gujarat)
- Amnaya (direction)
- Paschima (West)
- Veda
- Sama Veda
- Mahavakya
- Tat Tvam Asi (तत्त्वमसि)