Mahasabha of Pundits at Kashi
- mahendramangalam
- Nov 15, 2024
- 2 min read
A huge conference consisting of all the pundits from Kashi, was organized on 9- 3-1935 at the Central Hall. All the renowned scholars, as well as Dhandi sannyasins arrived for the mahasabha. Some of the prominent scholars included: Sarvashree Panchanana Tarkaratna Bhattacharya, Harihara Krupalu Giridhara Sharma, Trilinga Lakshmana Shastri, Brahmadanada Tarkabhushana Dhurga Saran, Sankya Vedantateertha Mukud Jha Bhaksh, Punditaraja Chandi Prasad Shukla, Balakrishna Mishra, Ramayashas Tripathi, Vamasaran Bhattacharya, and Pattapalli Jeevanyaya Theerth. The Dhandi swamys participating in the sabha included: Swamy Karabathraji of Kashi Saradha Saka mutt, Swamy Nijabothashrami, Swamy Bowmashrami and Swamy Vasudevashrami
The sannyasins and the pundits got together and wrote a resolution in Sanskrit Granth proclaiming that Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam was one of the important Peetams of Sri Sankaracharya and this resolution was signed by all. Earlier, one hundred and thirty prominent members of Bengal Brahmins Mahasabha from Calcutta had got together and signed a declaration that Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam was installed by Sri Adi Sankara and he was the first Acharya of this Peetam. They offered this declaration before our Swamigal. Some of the pundits who were signatories to this declaration were: Sri Panchanana Tarkaratna Mahamahopadhyay Kamakshyanath Tharka Vaseegar, president of Calcutta Brahmins Association, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Durgasaran Sangya Vedantha Theerth, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Yogeendranath Deva Sharma, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Shithikanda Vachaspathi Sharma, Mahamahopadhyay Pundit Sri Sitaram Shastri, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Ananthakrishna Shastri, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Kunjavihari Tharka Siddhantha Vakeesa, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Haridas Siddhantha Vakeesa, Mahamahopadhyay Sri Sakal Narayana Sharma and Mahamahopadhyay Sri Devanayakacharya On behalf of the pundits, Sri Durgasaran Sangya Vedantha Theerth and Sri Damodaradas Kanna brought the declaration to Kashi on 1-3-1935 and offered it to Swamigal at the town hall meeting. They both extended the invitation from the people of Bengal to Swamigal and insisted he visit there and bless the residents of Bengal
Swamigal promised to fulfill their wishes soon in his usual compassionate manner.
The above is an excerpt from “Pujya Sri Mahaswamy Divya Charitram” by Sri Sambamoorthi Shastrigal, Sri Kuppuswamy Iyer, “Sollin Selvan” P. N. Parasuraman – 1957
Vijaya Yatra
The peetathipathis of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam had taken upon themselves as part of their pontifical duties, traveling around, giving audience to people, giving them advice and encouraging their spiritual growth.
Our Swamigal also wanted to take on such a journey after becoming the Peetathipathi.
