Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swami or Shree Nrusimha Saraswati Swami was an Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition.
13 Facts About Narasimha Saraswati
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Shri Narasimha Saraswati lived from 1378 to 1459.
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Narasimha Saraswati started reciting the Vedas after his munja, which so impressed the Brahmins in the village that it was talked about, with senior learned Brahmins coming to him for learning.
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Shri Narasimha Saraswati left home in 1386 at a tender age of 7 all alone and went on a pilgrimage to Kashi on foot.
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Narasimha Saraswati took Sanyasa at Kashi from Old Sage Shri Krishna Saraswati.
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Narasimha Saraswati visited various places and stayed before settling in Ganagapura for the last 20 years of his life.
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Towards the end of his life, Shri Narasimha Saraswati met with the Muslim king of Bidar, possibly 'Ala-ud-Din Ahmed Shah' of the Bahmani Sultanate, who was ruling the area at that time.
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Narasimha Saraswati left for the forest of Kardali.
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Narasimha Saraswati took Nijanandagamana type of samadhi in 1459 for 300 years.
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The main events of Sri Narasimha Saraswati's life are given below.
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Shree Narshimha Narasimha Saraswati taught that the life of Brahmins was fully covered by the rules given in the old scriptures and the rules were to be strictly followed by the Brahmins in their daily lives in order to achieve happiness and, ultimately, moksha.
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Many parts of Narasimha Saraswati's life are told in the Shri GuruCharitra, written by Narasimha Saraswati Gangadhar.
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Narasimha Saraswati's house where he was born is located in Karanja Lad.