Jayendra Saraswathi

His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri
Jayendra Saraswati Shankararacharya Swamigal
Acharyal listening to a Devotee speech
Personal
Born
Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer

(1935-07-18)18 July 1935
Died28 February 2018(2018-02-28) (aged 82)
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
HonorsShankaracharya
Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati
In office
1994 – 28 February 2018
Preceded bySri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal
Succeeded byVijayendra Saraswati
Personal details
ResidenceKanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (born Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.[2] Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.[3]

Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal succeeded Mahaperiyava Chandrashekara Saraswati Swamigal in 1960,[citation needed] a fact not many people know. He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.[4]

  1. ^ "Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi Dies At 82". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Navigation News - Frontline". frontline.in. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Real history of the Kanchi math (Re: Former President Inaugurates...) Celebrations". advaita-vedanta.org. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Who was Sri Jayendra Saraswathi?". 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.