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Bharathi Tirtha

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His Holiness Śrī Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya
Bhāratī Tīrtha
Śrī Mahāsannidhānam
Tīrtha in 2018
Title36th Śaṅkarācārya of Śṛṅgerī Śāradā Pīṭham
Personal life
BornSītārāma Āñjaneyālu
(1951-04-11) 11 April 1951 (age 75)
Alugumallepadu, Dachepalli, Madras State (present-day Andhra Pradesh), India
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderVedanta (Śṛṅgerī Maṭh)
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta
Ordination11 November 1974
Religious career
PredecessorAbhinava Vidyatirtha
SuccessorVidhushekhara Bharati

Jagadguru Śrī Bhāratī Tīrtha Mahāswāmiji (Sanskrit: श्रीभारतीतीर्थमहास्वामिनः), (Purvashrama name: Sītārāma Āñjaneyālu) (born 3 April 1951), is an Indian religious leader who is the current and 36th Śaṅkarācārya of Śṛṅgerī Śāradā Pīṭham, an important Hindu monastery in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta established by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.[1][2]

Dhyāna Śloka

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भारतीकरुणा पात्रं भारती पदभूषणम् ।
भारती पदमारूढं भारतीतीर्थमाश्रये ॥
bhāratīkaruṇā pātram bhāratī padabhūṣaṇam ।
bhāratī padamārūḍham bhāratītīrthamāśraye ॥

Pūrvāśrama and Sannyāsa

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Ananta Śrī Vibhūṣita Jagadguru Bhāratī Tirtha Mahaswamiji was born 03 April 1951 to a Telugu Smartha family from Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh.

He was a religiously minded child. His upanayana ceremony was performed when he was seven years of age. In addition to schooling, he spent his time studying Saṃskṛtam and took lessons in the Vedas from his father who himself was a Vedic scholar.[3]

In the year 1966, at the age of 15, Āñjaneyālu approached the 35th Jagadguru of the Śṛṅgerī Śāradā Pīṭham, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyātīrtha Mahāswāmiji, seeking religious guidance from him. Jagadguru Abhinava Vidyātīrtha Mahāswāmiji accepted Brahmacāri Sītārāma Āñjaneyālu as the disciple.

Jagadguru Śrī Abhinava Vidyātīrtha Mahāswāmiji appointed Brahmacāri Sītārāma Āñjaneyalu as the successor-designate on the 11 November 1974, when Añjaneyālu received saffron robes, a staff, and a kamaṇdalu (water pot).[4] The newly initiated sannyāsi was given the title of Yogapaṭṭa Śrī Bhāratī Tīrtha in line with the Daśanāmi Sampradāya of Jagadguru Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.[5]

As part of the tradition, Jagadguru Bhāratī Tīrtha Mahāswāmiji undertakes tours to different places in order to offer guidance to the devotees. The most recent tour took place in 2017 and spanned Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ↑ Maramkal, MB. "Successor designate appointed". Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Murthy, Narasimha (11 March 2017). "Salutations To Sringeri Jagadgurus".
  3. ↑ Chandar, Suresh. Inspiring Saint. Sri Vidyatirtha Foundation, Madras.
  4. ↑ Shivaram, Choodie. "Successor initiated". Hinduismtoday. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Geeta, Venktaraman (27 September 2018). "Ascetic extraordinary". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2018. Successor nominated
  6. ↑ Special, Correspondence. "Reception accorded to the Jagadguru". Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Staff Reporter. "Pontiffs arrive in the city". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ↑ A, Rajagopal. "Sringeri mutt chief arrives in capital". The new Indian Express. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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