Vasudevanand Saraswati
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Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati (Marathi
: श्री.वासुदेवानंद सरस्वती/टेंबे स्वामी)(1854–1914) is also known as Shri Tembe Swami.
His original name is Vasudeo, father's name is Ganeshbhatt, mother's name is Ramaabai and Grandfather's name is Haribhatt. As per the lunar calendar he was born on Shravan Vadya 5, Shalivahan Shaka 1776, 26 ghatika after the Sunrise.
In 1875 he was married to Annapurnabai, daughter of Babajipant Gode from Sawantwadi near Goa
at the age of 21 years.
He was an expert Sanskrit scholar right from his childhood. His fame increased over the years and he became Vasudevanad-saraswati after visiting Narasoba Wadi, one of the famous Dattatreya
temple where Shri Narasimha Saraswati
stayed for 12 years, 500 years before.
He has also authored the book "Datta mahtmya".
He became a sanyasi 13 days after his wife's death in 1891.
His guru Shrimant Govindswami gave him the sanyas in his dream.
He died on 1914 on Jyeshtha Vadya Amavasya (no moon day). His body was put into the Narmada River
. His samadhi(tomb) has been build on the shore of Narmada River at village Garudeshwar. There is a famous Datta Mandir in the same campus at Garudeshwar.
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
: श्री.वासुदेवानंद सरस्वती/टेंबे स्वामी)(1854–1914) is also known as Shri Tembe Swami.
His original name is Vasudeo, father's name is Ganeshbhatt, mother's name is Ramaabai and Grandfather's name is Haribhatt. As per the lunar calendar he was born on Shravan Vadya 5, Shalivahan Shaka 1776, 26 ghatika after the Sunrise.
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
at the age of 21 years.
He was an expert Sanskrit scholar right from his childhood. His fame increased over the years and he became Vasudevanad-saraswati after visiting Narasoba Wadi, one of the famous Dattatreya
Dattatreya
Dattatreya or Datta is a Hindu deity encompassing the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. The name Dattatreya can be divided into two words - "Datta" and "Atreya" referring to the sage Atri, his physical father.Various Hindu sects worship him differently...
temple where Shri Narasimha Saraswati
Narasimha Saraswati
Narasimha Saraswati नरसिहसरस्वती is the Purna Avatar of Dattatreya.He was born in Karanjapur which is modern Lad-Karanja or karanja in Maharashtra Vidbaraba region....
stayed for 12 years, 500 years before.
He has also authored the book "Datta mahtmya".
He became a sanyasi 13 days after his wife's death in 1891.
His guru Shrimant Govindswami gave him the sanyas in his dream.
He died on 1914 on Jyeshtha Vadya Amavasya (no moon day). His body was put into the Narmada River
Narmada River
The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...
. His samadhi(tomb) has been build on the shore of Narmada River at village Garudeshwar. There is a famous Datta Mandir in the same campus at Garudeshwar.