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Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Swami

Courtallam Sankaracharya, Parama Hamsa, Jagadguru, his holiness Sri Sri Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Swami took over the charge as the Peetadhipathi of Sri Siddheswari Peetham on 19 Dec, 2002 in Courtallam. He is a renowned poet and scholar, respected educator, revered spiritual leader, and author of many religious books. Sri Swamiji has attained several siddhis, been blessed with Divine Visions, and realized the highest spiritual states. Sri Swamiji has enjoyed fruitful spiritual relationships with such renowned masters as Jillellamoodi Amma, Rasa Yogi Sri Radhika Prasad Maharaj and His Holiness Mouna Swami of Courtallam. Hundreds and thousands of people have successfully overcome their many problems through mantra upadesam from his holiness Sri Swamiji. Several disciples of Sri Swamiji practice mantra, tantra and homa disciplines and have achieved great spiritual advances under his guidance.

Poet and Scholar

Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Swami, formerly known as Dr. Prasadaraya Kulapati, was born on 23rd Jan. 1937 at Elchur, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh into the Potaraju family – a family with a rich literary tradition of four generations of poets and scholars. Swamiji learned Sanskrit and Telugu traditionally and by age nineteen he had already gained wide fame for his asu-kavitvam, and avadhanam skills. Having secured a B.A. from Guntur Hindu College, M.A. and Ph.D from Sree Venkateswara University, Swamiji returned to Guntur Hindu College in 1956 and worked over the next 40 years as a Lecturer, Professor, Head of Dept. and retired as its Principal in 1998.

During his gloried literary career Sri Swamiji was honored by various organizations with titles such as “Avadhani Saraswati”, “Sahiti Sarvabhouma”, “Saraswati Kanthabharana”, “Rupaka Samrat”, “Kavita Sudhakara” etc. He has authored several poetic works such as “Rasa vahini”, “Ananda Yogini”, “Rasa Ganga”, “Gandharva Geeti”, stuti kavyas “Siva Sahasri”, “Ambika Sahasri” – an ode to Jillellamoodi Amma, “Aindree Sahasri” – an ode to goddess Vajra Vairochani, dramas “Kavi Brahma”, “Kavya Kantha”, novels “Ramani Priya Dootika”, research works “Andhra Bhagavata Vimarsa” (his Ph.D dissertation), “Tantrika Prapancham”, “Kavita Mahendra Jalamu”, and innumerable essays and articles published in various magazines. Swamiji was famous for conducting literary sabhas such as “Indra Sabha”, “Vaikuntha Sahiti Sabha”, “Srinatha Vijaya Sabha”. He has traveled with troupes of poets and scholars all over India and in several American cities and enthralled audiences with his oratory, scholarship, wit and spontaneous poetry recitals.

Yogi, Mantra Sadhaka, Tantrik Scholar

From a young age Swamiji had been an avid weight lifter and wrestler. The physical strength gained as a result of these activities was a great source of self-confidence for him throughout his life. He traveled the state giving exhibitions of his physical prowess and also officiated at several wrestling events.

The physical studies inevitably led to meta-physical studies. He was an upasaka of Lord Hanuman and recited the Hanuman mantra a few million times. Over time he was drawn more and more to deeper spiritual matters. He applied himself to the practice of Dhyana, Mantra sadhana in the path of Raja Yoga. He advanced rapidly in the attainment of siddhis. He sought out advanced practitioners of Tantra and under the guidance of one great guru learned many advanced mantras and practiced relentlessly. By his master’s grace, Swamiji was blessed with experience of Divinity.

Divine Visions

Swamiji was blessed with a close association with Jillellamoodi Amma. She continues to guide him in deep meditative trances. Swamiji wrote the thousand poem ode “Ambika Sahasri” in her honor. Rasa Yogi Sri Radhika Prasad Maharaj guided Swamiji to the worship of the goddess of Brindavan, Sri Radha Devi. After years of rigorous penance, Sri Radha Devi blessed Swamiji with Her divine vision and initiated him in Her six syllable (shadakshari) mantra. Moreover She also arranged for the split headed goddess Vajra Vairochani in the form of Bhadra to be Swamiji’s perpetual guardian angel. “Aindree Sahasri” is a thousand poem ode to praise this goddess.

Blessed with Her divine grace, through relentless practice of meditation, Swamiji had begun visualizing details of his many prior births. In one such trance Swamiji saw the idol of goddess Kali he had worshipped in the Himalayas some six hundred years ago. Heeding Swamiji’s prayer this idol descended from thin air before the eyes of several devotees in Swamiji’s Guntur ashram. This idol has miraculously grown in size to its current state and is being worshipped as “Swayamsidhha Kali” at the Guntur Kali Peetham. The sacrificial fire (“homa gundam”) in this temple burns incessantly. The poojas performed at this sacred altar have helped thousands of devotees realize their wishes.

Courtallam Peethadhipati

Having established the “Swayamsiddha Kali Peetam” Swamiji was contemplating monkhood (“sanyasam”), retiring to Brindavan and spending the rest of his life in Radha Sadhana. The siddha yogis and gods too willed that Swamiji undertake Sanyasam and conveyed to him through the astral body of Swami Sraddhananda.

Guided by the wishes of His Holiness Mouna Swami, the founding saint of Sri Siddheswari Peetam at Courtallam, the then current head of the Peetam Sri Sri Sri Sivachidananda Bharati Swami, initiated Swamiji into monkhood under the moniker Sri Siddeswarananda Bharati Swami and also anointed Swamiji to be his successor. Soon after Sri Sivachidananda Swami attained Siddhi and on Datta Jayanti day 19th Dec. 2002, Swamiji was appointed the Peethadhipati. Ever since, the Courtallam Peetam has been an active centre for Japa, Homa, Dhyana sadhakas with facility for several parallel homas to be conducted by various practitioners. Swamiji points out that while the Vedic tradition restricts the practice of Veda mantras to Brahmins, Tantric tradition invites every one – men and women of all races and faiths – with open arms to the practice of mantra.

In his role as a Peethadhipati, Sri Siddeswarananda Bharati Swami, has travelled extensively. Swamiji mesmerizes audiences everywhere with his lectures on Hindu dharma, philosophy, spirituality. He established and inaugurated many temples, performed Yagna`s for peace and mankind and, he graces his devotees with mantra siddhi to solve their personal problems.