Story of Kanchi Mahaperiyava| Miracles & Teachings of Periyava

Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekhrendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal also known as the Sage of Kanchi was the 68th jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. His discourses were recorded in a book titled “Deiyvuthin Kural’‘, meaning: Voice of God.

Kanchi Maha Periyuva was born on 20th of May in 1894 as Swaminathan Sharma at villupuram, south arcot district of Tamilnadu. Being born in a kannada brahmin family, kanchi maha periyava is the second child of the couple subrahmanya sastri and Mahalakshmi.

He has got his Upanayanam–, a traditional ritual for initiation of schooling in Hinduism, at tindivanam in 1905. He became well versed in vedas, puranas and various hindu epic texts,indian literatures and started performing pooja as well.

Later on he ascended kanchi kamakoti peetam and became the 68th acharya after the samadhi of 66th acharya Sri Chandrasekhrendra Saraswati VI. There he got his sanyasa name as chandhrashekhrendhra saraswathi.

During his 15th age he got trained in various aspects in 1909 and studied under pandits at kumbakonam for 2 years. He then continued his studies during the years 1911 to 1914 and returned to kumbakonam in 1915 at the age of 21.

Maha Periyava always tried his best to relieve his devotees’ stress through his speech, and emphasize the importance of a Guru in one’s life. He frequently speaks about the importance of following the obligation path. His discourse is called “Deiyvuthin Kural”(Voice of the Divine). The discourse which we will be covering on our YouTube channel:Wisdoms of Hinduism.

He showed a grateful path to freedom and to the rise of the modern nation.

He worked for: Social unity, National integration, Cultural improvement, Spiritual awakening, Science, Architecture, Art and Music.

“The medicine of Grace to wipe out our sorrows is to develop unshakable faith in God and tolerance is the medicine of Grace to wipe out our sorrows. Bhakti alone can give us the capacity to put up with sorrows. Temples are the agencies for developing that Bhakti. Hence, the need for temples at all places. All offerings to the deities in the temples are tokens of our gratitude to God”