Nischalananda Saraswati

Swami Nischalananda Saraswati is the current 145th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Peetham of Puri, Odisha, India.[1][2][3] He is also a mathematician who has published over 20 books on the subject.[4]

His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami

Sri Nischalananda Saraswati

Ji Maharaj
Title145th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math
Personal
Born
Nilambar Jha, later ordinated as Dhruvachaitanya

(1943-06-30) 30 June 1943
Haripur Bakshi Tol, Madhubani, Bihar, India
ReligionHinduism
Nationality Indian
OrderVedanta, Smārta
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta, Nondualism
Religious career
GuruSwami Karpatri ji Maharaj
Websitehttps://govardhanpeeth.org
Govardhan Math
Assumed office
1992-present
Preceded bySwami Sri Niranjanadev Tirtha ji Maharaj

Niscalananda Saraswati was born in Darbhanga in 1943, the son of the raj-Pandita of Maharaja of Darabhanga.[5] He decided to enter sanyasa while being a student in the Tibbia College and spent time studying the shastras at Kashi, Vrindavan, Naimisaranya, Shringeri etc. In 1974, he took diksha from Swami Karpatri who gave him name Niscalananda.

On 11 February 2018 silver jubilee (25th anniversary) of the pattabhisheka of Swami Nischalananda Saraswati was celebrated in Puri in the presence of chief minister of Orissa Naveen Patnaik, former Nepal king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb of Puri.

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References
  1. "Swami Nischalananda Saraswati". Govardhan Math, Puri. Govardhan Math, Puri. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Subhashish, Mohanty. "'Shankaracharya is an institution'". Telegraph India. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "Puri Shankaracharya Happy with Move to Keep Govardhan Math out of Endowment Act, Seeks Total Autonomy". News18. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. Monideepa, Sahi (5 March 2016). "The great fire". Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "जगतगुरु शङ्कराचार्य स्वामी निश्चलानंद जी महाराज | गोवर्धन मठ | | जगतगुरु शङ्कराचार्य स्वामी निश्चलानंद जी महाराज |". web.archive.org. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.


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