Tapovan Maharaj

Swami Tapovan Maharaj
Swami Tapovan Maharaj
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Born	1889
Died	1957
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Philosophy	Vedanta
Religious career
	Disciples Chinmayananda Saraswati;

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Tapovan Maharaj (1889–1957) was a Hindu sage and Vedanta scholar.

Swami Tapovan Maharaj is one of the most renowned saints of the 20th century. He was a contemporary of Swami Sivananda Maharaj who was the Guru of Swami Chinmayananda Maharaj.

Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in 1889 on the Suklapaksha Ekadashi day of Mārgasirsa month.^[1]^:v His mother, Kunjamma, belonged to an ancient aristocratic Nair Hindu family at Mudappallur in Palghat Taluk of Kerala.^[1]^:v His father, Achutan, belonged to Kotuvayur in Kerala.^[1]^:v

Based on his date of birth, the infant's horoscope, cast in accordance with family tradition, revealed "unusually contrary indications of huge prosperity and abject poverty".^[2]^:2

Born with purvashrama name Chippukkutty,^[1]^:v^[3] he authored two books on his travels through the Himalayas: "Wanderings in the Himalayas" (Himagiri Viharam)^[4] and "Kailasa Yatra." Tapovan Maharaj exhibited a deep love for nature and his accounts of his travels demonstrate such.^{[citation needed]} His autobiography, written in Sanskrit is titled "Ishvara Darshana".

PublicationsEdit

Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1990). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (revised ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 81-7597-168-1. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1981). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (2nd ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 313220835. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1984). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1984 ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 611139849. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Chinmayananda, Swami (translator) (1984). Hymn to Badrinath. Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 13580900. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1969). Iswara darshan [translation of Īśvaradarśanaṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya Publications Trust. OCLC 791441. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Niranjanananda, Swamini (translator) (2001). Kailas yatra. Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 54084120. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help) (Originally published in Malayalam in 1928)
Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Sri Swami Tapovanji Maharaj: A Brief Life Sketch" (pp. v-xiii) in Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1990). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (revised ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 81-7597-168-1. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
↑ Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Mumbai, India: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.
↑ "Sri Achuthan Nair aspired to give his son Chippukkutty (that was Swamiji's name in his poorvasrama) the best education" (Wanderings in the Himalayas, 1990 edition, p. v)
↑ Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

External linksEdit

"Early Years of Swami Thapovanam". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. (7:04, Youtube)
"Swami Tapovan Maharaj". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. (7:04, Youtube; first 3:00 on Chinmayananda)
"Swami Tapovan Maharaj (biography at Chinmaya Mission)". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.

[himalayas90bio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Sri Swami Tapovanji Maharaj: A Brief Life Sketch" (pp. v-xiii) in Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1990). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (revised ed.). Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 81-7597-168-1. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

[kk07-2] Krishnakumar, Radhika (2007). Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam (1st ed.). Mumbai, India: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 9788175973800. OCLC 297212306.

[3] "Sri Achuthan Nair aspired to give his son Chippukkutty (that was Swamiji's name in his poorvasrama) the best education" (Wanderings in the Himalayas, 1990 edition, p. v)

[himalayas60-4] Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

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