SRI BHAGAVANNAMA BHODHENDRA SARASWATHI SWAMIGAL

TRINITIES OF NAMASANKIRTANAM

SHRI BHAGAVANNAMA BHODHENDRA SARASWATHI SWAMIGAL

Sri Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal was born in 1610 AD and given the
name as Purushothaman by his parents, Sri Kesava Panduranga Yogi
and Srimati Suguna Bai. Sri Purushothaman came under the Grace of
the then Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Acharyal, Sri Athma Bodhendra
Saraswathi Swamigal to whom his parents were devoted.

Sri Athma Bodendra Saraswathi Swamigal initiated Sri Purushothaman

with the title Bhagavannama Bodhendra Swamigal as the 59th Pontiff
of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in 1638 AD, who came in the lineage of
Aadi Sankara Bhagawat Paada.

He propagated the glories of RAMA NAMA and also insisted that

chanting Rama Nama is the only easiest way to get the blessings of
Almighty and also to get out of all sins. Sri Swamigal was able to
establish Nama Siddhantha that led a very big movement to propagate
Rama Nama and its glories. He was the first Guru in Namasankirtanam.

Sri Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal attained Jeeva Samadhi on the

banks of River Kaveri in 1692 AD. H H Mutt Govindapuram is situated
near Aduturai in Thanjavur Dt, Tamil Nadu. Every year H H Aradana
Mahotsavam will be performed during September and all Bhagavathas
will come and perform namasankirtanam to get the blessings of Sri
Swamigal.

He is the Incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

यस्य स्मरण मात्रेण नाम भक्तिः प्रजायते ।

तं नमामम यमतश्रेष्ठं बोधेन्द्रं जगतां गुरुम् ॥

उक्िष्टान्न प्रसादे न यिः कारुण्य रसाणण विः ।

मूकं चकार वाचालं बोधेन्द्रं तं भजाम्यहम् ॥

कानडा त्रिपु ट

बोधेन्द्रगुरुं भजे हं योगीन्द्रवरं

श्रीधरवेङ्कटे श्वर सहचरम् (बो)

1 रामकथारसज्ञं रामनाम तत्वज्ञं

भूममजापमतप्रज्ञं नाम शास्त्रगुणज्ञं (बो)

2 परमत मवभेदकं परम भक्तबोधकं

परम सुख दायकं पररजनेष्टदे मशकम् (बो)

3 भवताप भयहरं मशवरामाश्रमीश्वरं

कमवहृत्पद्ममममहरं मवमवधगुणमनकरम् (बो)

Slokham
Yasya smarana mathrena nama bhakthi prajayathe,
Tham namami yathi sreshtam Bhodendram jagatham gurum.

Raagam : Kanada Taalam : Adi

bodhendragurum bhajeham yogeendravaram

sreedhara venkateswara sahacharam

ramakadharasajnam ramanamathathvajnam

boomijapathiprajnam namasasthragunajnam

paramathavibedakam pramabakthibodakam

parama sugadaayakam parijaneshtadesikam

bavathaapa bayaharam sivaramasrameeswaram

kavi hruthpadmamihiram vividagunanikaram