SRI SADHASIVA BRAHMMAENDHRAL

RAAGA : SAAMA                                  THAALA : AADHI

Maanasa sanchararae bhrahmmani
Maanasa sanchararae

Sri ramanee kucha dhurga vihaarae
Saevaka jana mandhira mandhaarae || maanasa ||

Daeho naaham jeevo naaham
prathyga binna brahmaivaaham
paramaathmaaham paripoornoham        
aanandhoham brahmaivaaham

SRI SADHAASIVA BRAHMMAENDRA MOORTHIKI!! JAI!!!

Sivaramakrishnan, was born in the family of "Moksham Somasundarar" at Tiruvisanallur.  Exact details about his date of birth etc are lacking; as he was contemporary of Sri Bodhendra Swamigal and Sri Ayyaval, his time is presumed to be between mid 17th century and mid 18th century.  The boy lost his father very early and had his siksha under the same Guru whom Ayyaval had his education.  He joined the Gurukulam towards the end of schooling of Ayyaval. While Ayyaval attained great proficiency in sastra, giving bhakti the prime place, Sivaramakrishnan scaled great heights in Adyaatma Vidya and Yoga Saadhana.  He could even, with yogic power, arrange for the darsan to his fellow students of the lord at distance places and bring them back home in a short time.  His Guru came to know about his and advised him to not to waste his saadhana on such matters and to desist from the same in future. However, once at Gokulashtami time he was seen at the same time, in several different temples by his friends.  When the friends met and exchanged their experiences, they were awestruck and amazed at the yogic power of Srivaramakrishnan.  Thus his yogic powers manifested in spite of his following the preceptor's strict advice.

His mother felt marriage would change his attitude towards life and got him married at the age of 16.  Finding Grihastaaramam a hindrance to his aatmasaadhana, he took leave of his mother assuring her that he would return whenever she wanted him by her side.

He came  to Kanchipuram and after some time was initated into sanyasasrama by H.H.Sri Parama Sivendra Saraswati, the Peetadhipati of Kaamakoti Peetam and became "Sri Sadaasiva Brahmendra Saraswati". With his educational and yogic attainments he could outfit all other scholars who came to meet the Achaarya.  Disguisted at this, the Acharya told "Sadasiva ! Won't you be silent? " sadasiva took this as Mahopadaesa and he followed strict "Mouna Vrata" thereafter.

He left Kanchipuram on sanchara and crossed many milestones in Aatma Saadhana.  He would enter in Samaadhi and would remain in the same state for many days.  He spent most of his time in the dense groves on the banks of Kaaveri and Kollidam lying between Kodumudi (river name)in the west and Srirangam in the east and was most of the time in supreme state of oneness with the Almighty.

After several years, he came back to Tiruvisanallur to be by his mother's side at the time of her death.  Later he left Tiruvisanallur and on sanchara reached Nerur, the surroundings of which were conducive and ideal for stay and saadhana, with the river flowing southwards.

It so happened, he entered into samaadhi on a sand dune when there was no water in the river. In course of time floods engulfed the entire place and he was also carried away by the flood and got submerged in the riverbed.  After the floods subsided, the people could not find him nor were they able to trace his whereabouts.  Nearby, when the riverbed was dug up for sand blood gushed out from the pit.  The people were surprised and carefully dug further, only to find Sadasiva rise up on his legs and run away.

Unattached to body and worldly surroundings, he had given up kaashaya, Danda and Kamandalam and wandered as an Avadootha.  During his sanchara in Pudukkottai State, the king, Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman, prayed to him for his blessigs and received them in abundance.

Once he came to see Ayyaval at Tiruvisanallur,  Ayyaval enquired of his welfare to which Sadasiva brahmendra did not reply.  Realising that the reason for this was the mounavaratam, Ayyaval suggested that he should translate his great experiences by singing Bhakti, Jana, Yoga Kirtanas and that there would not be any break in his vrata on this score.

He readily responded to the suggestion of Ayyaval and the result was his famous song replete with advaitic principles.  His other works include Atma Vidya Vilasa, Sivamaanasapuja, Gururatnamaaliks, Siddhaantakalpavalli, Brahmasutravritti etc.

Sadasiva Brahmendra attained mahasamaadhi on the Vaisakha Sukla Dasami with Makha star in the year 1755 A.D.

His Adhistanam at Nerur is most powerful and sincere prayers of all those who seek his guidance are answered without fail.  We can certainly feel at that Holy Samaadi, Joy, Completeness and Supreme Knowledge of Self "Aananda Poorna Bodham".

SRI SADASIVA BRAHMENDRULAKU - JAI