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'''Tapovan Maharaj''' (1889–1957) was a Hindu [[Sannyasi|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 Saraswati|Sivananda Maharaj]] who was the Guru of [[Swami Chinmayananda|Swami Chinmayananda Maharaj]]. | |||
Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in 1889 on the Suklapaksha [[Ekadashi]] day of [[Agrahayana|Mārgasirsa]] month.<ref name=himalayas90bio/>{{rp|v}} His mother, Kunjamma, belonged to an ancient aristocratic [[Nair]] [[Hindu]] family at [[Mudappallur]] in [[Palakkad|Palghat]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]] of [[Kerala]].<ref name=himalayas90bio/>{{rp|v}} His father, Achutan, belonged to [[Koduvayur (gram panchayat)|Kotuvayur]] in Kerala.<ref name=himalayas90bio/>{{rp|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".<ref name=kk07>{{cite book |last1=Krishnakumar |first1=Radhika |title=Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam |date=2007 |publisher=Central Chinmaya Mission Trust |location=Mumbai, India |isbn=9788175973800 |oclc=297212306 |edition=1st |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/HIMALAYAN_HERMIT/7QYrDwAAQBAJ?hl=en}}</ref>{{rp|2}} | 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".<ref name=kk07>{{cite book |last1=Krishnakumar |first1=Radhika |title=Himalayan hermit: the lofty life of Sri Swami Tapovanam |date=2007 |publisher=Central Chinmaya Mission Trust |location=Mumbai, India |isbn=9788175973800 |oclc=297212306 |edition=1st |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/HIMALAYAN_HERMIT/7QYrDwAAQBAJ?hl=en}}</ref>{{rp|2}} | ||
Born with [[purvashrama]] name Chippukkutty,<ref | Born with [[purvashrama]] name Chippukkutty,<ref name=himalayas90bio>"Sri Swami Tapovanji Maharaj: A Brief Life Sketch" (pp. v-xiii) in {{cite book |last1=Tapovanam Maharaj |first1=Swami |last2=Pillai |first2=T. N. Kesava (translator) |title=Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] |date=1990 |publisher=Central Chinmaya Mission Trust |location=[[Mumbai|Bombay]] |isbn=81-7597-168-1 |edition=revised |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKNQDwAAQBAJ}}</ref>{{rp|v}}<ref>"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)</ref> he authored two books on his travels through the Himalayas: "Wanderings in the Himalayas" (''Himagiri Viharam'')<ref name=himalayas60>{{cite book |last1=Tapovanam Maharaj |first1=Swami |last2=Pillai |first2=T. N. Kesava (translator) |title=Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] |date=1960 |publisher=Chinmaya |location=[[Chennai|Madras]] |oclc=13415586 |edition=1st English}}</ref> and "Kailasa Yatra." Tapovan Maharaj exhibited a deep love for nature and his accounts of his travels demonstrate such.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} His autobiography, written in [[Sanskrit]] is titled "Ishvara Darshana". | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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*{{ cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7e0QbyGa4w | title= Early Years of Swami Thapovanam }} (7:04, Youtube) | *{{ cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7e0QbyGa4w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/U7e0QbyGa4w| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live| title= Early Years of Swami Thapovanam }}{{cbignore}} (7:04, Youtube) | ||
*{{ cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6nD_pozwvo| title= Swami Tapovan Maharaj }} (7:04, Youtube; first 3:00 on Chinmayananda) | *{{ cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6nD_pozwvo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Q6nD_pozwvo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live| title= Swami Tapovan Maharaj }}{{cbignore}} (7:04, Youtube; first 3:00 on Chinmayananda) | ||
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chinmayamission.com/swami-tapovan.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319002444/http://www.chinmayamission.com/swami-tapovan.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-19 |title= Swami Tapovan Maharaj (biography at Chinmaya Mission)}} | *{{cite web |url=http://www.chinmayamission.com/swami-tapovan.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319002444/http://www.chinmayamission.com/swami-tapovan.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-19 |title= Swami Tapovan Maharaj (biography at Chinmaya Mission)}} | ||
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Swami Tapovan Maharaj | |
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| Born | 1889 |
| Died | 1957 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Philosophy | Vedanta |
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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".
Publications[edit | edit source]
- 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; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1960). Wanderings in the Himalayas [translation of Himagirivihāraṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya. OCLC 13415586.
- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Chinmayananda, Swami (translator) (1984). Hymn to Badrinath. Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. OCLC 13580900.
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- Tapovanam Maharaj, Swami; Pillai, T. N. Kesava (translator) (1969). Iswara darshan [translation of Īśvaradarśanaṃ] (1st English ed.). Madras: Chinmaya Publications Trust. OCLC 791441.
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- 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.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 links[edit | edit source]
- "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.