38 Facts About Jayendra Saraswathi

Jayendra Saraswathi conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence.

Jayendra Saraswathi's successor was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.

Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was born as Subrahmanyam to Mahadeva Iyer and Saraswathi Ammal on 18 July 1935.

Jayendra Saraswathi completed schooling at Irulneeki primary school and at a middle school at nearby Adichapuram village.

Jayendra Saraswathi visited the village on holidays and used to play normal games such as marbles and 'killi-thandu' like other children of his age.

Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi selected him as his successor, when Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was only 19 years old.

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal was head of the mutt established by Adi Shankaracharya in 482 BCE.

Jayendra Saraswathi had His spiritual tutelage from 'Maha Periyava' and travelled the length and breadth of the country with His guru.

Jayendra Saraswathi delivered religious discourse besides involving Himself in various spiritual and social activities as well.

Jayendra Saraswathi managed to establish a direct connect with the people.

Jayendra Saraswathi travelled with His senior initially and then, lead many more yatras across India barefoot to spread awareness on Sanatana Dharma.

The previous Kanchi mutt head, Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekarendra Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal had a profile and presence that combined religious benevolence and spiritual sensitivity but He rarely spoke in public.

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal had the ability to attract people anywhere such that people used to call him to places where there was drought.

Jayendra Saraswathi had the unique power of attracting rains anywhere.

Jayendra Saraswathi clearly understood the changing pulse of the socio-political, cultural-religious fabric of the country.

Unlike His predecessors in Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal was involved in both spiritual and public life and was known for the efforts for a solution in the Ayodhya issue during the erstwhile period of Prime Minister AB Vajpayee, but it failed to fructify.

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal chose to bring warring factions into table and wrote a series of letters to All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Vishwa Hindu Parishadh to work out a solution.

Jayendra Saraswathi was instrumental in the Kanchi Math expanding directly into people's service.

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal visited Manasarovar and Kailash in 1998 and became the only Shankaracharya to do so after the Adi Shankara.

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal broke the restraining rules of the Math and reached out to the downtrodden.

Jayendra Saraswathi transformed a spiritual and ritualistic Math into a socially vibrant one.

Jayendra Saraswathi had ambitions of being seen as a seer who understood politics and wanted to have a say in issues facing the nation.

Jayendra Saraswathi appointed Dalit trustees in temples such as Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar.

Jayendra Saraswathi was seen as an avatar of the deity Shiva and promulgated concept of Santana Dharma.

Jayendra Saraswathi conducted 'Viswaroopa Yatra' and 'Sandarsanam' at the Poranki Veda Pathasala.

Jayendra Saraswathi renovated or participated in 'kumbhabhishekam' of more than 100 temples in the State.

Jayendra Saraswathi installed Lord Krishna's idol at the Labbipet Venkateswara Swamy temple in 2015.

In 2004, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal was arrested in connection with the Sankararaman murder case on Diwali day by Jayalalithaa government.

Jayendra Saraswathi said that during their first meeting, he spoke about the proposed journal and offered to make her its editor, Ramanan agreed to the offer.

Jayendra Saraswathi said that the Saraswathi "approached" her, and when she objected, the other woman tried to persuade her of her "good fortune".

Jayendra Saraswathi reported that she was subjected to attempted murder when a truck hit her car in which she was traveling and another murder attempt was made on her life when she was admitted to the hospital.

On 27 February 2018, for doing the daily routine Pooja, Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal asked Vijayendra Saraswathi to perform the routine poojas, which acted as a premonition that he wanted to hand over the reins to his successor.

However, Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was perfectly in shape and even walked whilst being inside the hospital.

Jayendra Saraswathi was instead interred in a tomb called a Samadhi, that is referred to as a 'Brindavanam' or 'adhishthanam'.

The final rites of Jayendra Saraswathi began with an 'abhishekam' with milk and honey at 10am.

The body of Jayendra Saraswathi was later carried to the adjacent 'Brindavan Annexe,' for his Samadhi, where the mortal remains of his predecessor Sri Chandrasekerendra Jayendra Saraswathi were interred in 1994.

The Mutt's Pontiff Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi performed the poojas for his guru and predecessor.

The 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt Sri Jayendra Saraswathi was placed in the 'samadhi' within the Mutt premises in Kanchipuram.