SUDDHANANDA BHARATHI
POET, THINKER, WRITER, YOGI AND NATIONALIST
Suddhananda Bharati was a poet, thinker, writer, yogi and nationalist. He was born on 11th May 1897 to an educated, devout and affluent Telugu Brahmin family who lived in Tamil Nadu. His father Jatadhara Iyer was a lawyer and his mother Kamakshi also came from a well-to-do and well-educated family. His parents named him Venkata Subrahmaniam.
Suddhananda was drawn to spirituality and devotion from an
early age. His maternal great-uncle Purnanandha taught him yoga. It is said that
his gift for poetry and words was a blessing he received when he was eight
years old. After meditation at the Chidambaram temple, he is said to have
spontaneously burst in song. That song was ‘Eppadi Padinaro’. This was a start
of a long literary career.
A yogi, bhakta, composer, scholar, and freedom fighter, he composed narrative poems and kritis in Tamil that were impassioned and sincere. His stature was great yet he praised composers and those before him while he fought for India's freedom and peace. He said, "May the curse of separatism abate. May our thoughts be lofty, our moral high and may truth prevail everlastingly". The Yogi wrote several hundred works in English, French, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Sanskrit; five thousand songs, and fifteen hundred poems in French. The magnum opus of the man conscious of the presence of God in him, Bharata Shakti, (in 50,000 verses) described his ideal: only One Humanity living in communion with only One God in a transformed world! Bharata Shakti is a monumental and unique work. The Yogi depicts the essence of all the religions, of all the prophets and saints, all the approaches of Yoga and all the cultures on an allegorical fabric. It is a book for any age which all spiritual researchers and all nations should read and meditate on.
His mantra, “Aum Shuddha Shakthi Aum” nourishes our soles and guides our steps toward the inner joy Ananda. The light of Grace and power of the pure Supreme Almighty bless us of peace, happiness and prosperity! He is also the creator and founder of Sama Yoga (Sama Yoga is a fusion of all the old techniques of Yoga for a healthy and natural harmonization of the body and spirit). Even when he was 90 years old, when asked what was your age, he replied "Courage".
Veda Sadhanam, the voice of ancient sages has been compiled and translated with notes by Kavi Yogi Suddhananda Bharati. Ramana Vijayam is a book of lifes and teachings of Bhagvan Sree Ramana Maharishi in poetic words of Suddhanandha Bharathi. Smt. D. K. Pattammal popularised his song "Eppadi Padinaro" by singing in all her concerts.
His book "Experiences of a Pilgrim Soul" was a masterpiece and true from a yogi of his calbre. He said on visiting the samadhi of Thiagaraja, that the Saint was in direct communication with his "Ishta-Devatha Lord Rama. He had intimate association with the Tamil Scholar and veteran freedom fighter V V S Iyer and also with S. Srinivasa Iyengar and S. Sathyamurthy.
In Aurobindho Ashram he took a vow of silence and maintained it for 20 years and he wrote many of his work during this time. When he broke his silence, he travelled across the country giving discourses.
His mantra, “Aum Shuddha
Shakthi Aum” nourishes our soles and guides our steps toward the inner joy
Ananda. The light of Grace and power of
the pure Supreme Almighty bless us of peace, happiness and prosperity!
He propogated Sama Yoga, the yoga of equality. He believed it is the synthesis of Yoga and Science which will take mankind ahead. He established yoga centres and a school in Sholapuram, where he lived finally and passed away on 7th March 1990. A prolific writer, there were many works of him published. He was given Honorary Doctor award by the Tamil University at Thanjavur in the year 1984. The title Suddhananda was given to him by his friend Jnana Siddha. The Sankaracharya of Sringeri conferred on him the title of Maharishi and also gave the name of Kavi Yogi Bharati Sivananda.
Some of his works are:
Experiences of a pilgrim soul
Yoga siddhi
Keerthananjali
Melaraagamaalai
Soviet Geethanjali
Sree Aurabindo yoga deepigai
Perinbam
Gnani Emerson
Bharatha Sakthi Maha Kaviyam
Dhyaana Saadhanam
Edited on 4th January 2016 with addition on veda sadhanam and his mantra. Edited on 18th September 2016 with additional information of his works and titles.
He propogated Sama Yoga, the yoga of equality. He believed it is the synthesis of Yoga and Science which will take mankind ahead. He established yoga centres and a school in Sholapuram, where he lived finally and passed away on 7th March 1990. A prolific writer, there were many works of him published. He was given Honorary Doctor award by the Tamil University at Thanjavur in the year 1984. The title Suddhananda was given to him by his friend Jnana Siddha. The Sankaracharya of Sringeri conferred on him the title of Maharishi and also gave the name of Kavi Yogi Bharati Sivananda.
Some of his works are:
Experiences of a pilgrim soul
Yoga siddhi
Keerthananjali
Melaraagamaalai
Soviet Geethanjali
Sree Aurabindo yoga deepigai
Perinbam
Gnani Emerson
Bharatha Sakthi Maha Kaviyam
Dhyaana Saadhanam
Edited on 4th January 2016 with addition on veda sadhanam and his mantra. Edited on 18th September 2016 with additional information of his works and titles.
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