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'''Swami Adidevananda''' (1912 – 1983) was a monk of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
He was born as Venkatapathi in 1912 in the erstwhile [[Mysore]] State. He began his monastic life at the [[Madras]] centre of Ramakrishna Math in 1934. He looked after the publication department of the centre for 6 years. He received initiation from [[Vijnanananda|Swami Vijnanananda]]. He received sanyasa from [[Swami Virajananda]], the 6th President of the Order, in 1942.<br />
After working at the [[Varanasi]] Sevashrama for about 7 years. He then posted at the centre in Vishakhapattanam in October 1947. He assumed the charge as the manager of the [[Madras]] centre in November 1948. Thereafter he took charge of the Math centre at [[Mangalore]] and was mainly responsible for its growth. The ashrama with its orphanage and a charitable dispensary, flourished under his care.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}<br />
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He was elected a trustee of Ramakrishna Math and member of Governing body of Mission in December 1965. He was the treasurer of organisation for some years. He was at headquarters of Ramakrishna Math, [[Belur Math|Belur]] till 1970. He became president of centre at Basavanagudi in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Seshachalam|first=C.|title=Visishtadvaita Philosophy and Religion: A Symposium by Twenty-four Erudite Scholars|publisher=Ramanuja Research Society|date=1974}} p. 77.</ref> He died on 14 June 1983 at the age of 71.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}<br />
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==Works==<br />
During his 17 years of spiritual ministration at Mangalore, he translated into [[Kannada]] many of [[Sanskrit]] scriptures. His literary contributions comprise the following works:<br />
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===Kannada works===<br />
# Bhagavad [[Gita]]<br />
# Eleven Major [[Upanishads]]<br />
# Upanishattugala Sara-sangraha : Gist of the Upanishads<br />
# Brahmasutras<br />
# Patanjala Yoga-darshana : Yogasutras of Patanjali - along with commentary by Vyasa<br />
# Shree Lalita Sahasranama : Thousand names of Shri Lalitha<br />
# Shree Lalita Threeshati stotra : Three hundred hymns to Shri Lalitha<br />
# Viveka Chudamani of Shankaracharya<br />
# Panchadashi of Vidyaranya<br />
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===English Works===<br />
# Brahmasutras with Ramanuja Bhashya (co-authored with Swami Vireswarananda)<br />
# Bhagavad Gita with Bhashya of Sri [[Ramanuja]]<br />
# Yatindra-mata-deepika<br />
# Stotra-ratna of Yamunacharya<br />
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