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Introduction:

Srimath Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Sri Sri Yogishwara Swami is 45th in the line of succession of Avadhootas, spiritual gurus who selflessly work outside worldly conventions solely for the good of mankind, that was begun by Sri Atmarama Swami in ancient India. But he is only the third in that illustrious line to ascend to the Sahasrara peetam, the sacred seat of omniscience. Guruji’s life is best described as that of a “householder Sanyasi.” This has been the exceptional principle of the Avadhootha tradition as well. Guruji is one of the few gurus who have abided by this rigorous doctrine and achieved inimitable success, the Sahasrara peetam. The guru-shishya tradition, where teachings are transmitted from a guru (teacher) to shisya (disciple), has ensured that ancient knowledge and wisdom acquired by the great enlightened sages of India have been passed on from guru to guru. It is this tradition and its guarding of sacred knowledge through time that makes India the fountainhead of spiritual knowledge. As written in history, Sri Atmarama Swami holds an important place in Indian spirituality. He retains the glory of having trained and dedicated an entire team of disciples to the welfare of society, while he himself remained a wandering sanyasi of the highest order. After rigorous penance in the Himalayas he traveled south and with the blessings of the divine, Sri Atmarama became a householder and settled in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. It was here that he sowed the seed of an Avadhootha tradition. This heralded the establishment of the Shatataraka peetam – the Yogishwara Institution. ​Many later sages took up the responsibility of the institution and strived for the propagation of the Avadhootha tradition and the protection of the Sanatana Dharma, or Eternal Spiritual Truth. But it was in 951 A.D. that the universally omniscient Sri Sri Yogishwara Swami became the first to conventionally ascend the Shatataraka peetam, or Sacred Seat, and was designated as the first Peetadhipathi, he who ascends to the holy seat. After him, many erudite scholars bore the onus of the sacred seat, but the seat itself remained unoccupied until the coming of the pre-eminent Sri Mantramurthi Swami in 1036 A.D. Mantramurthi Swami was the 21st guru in the guru-shishya succession and the second to occupy the sacred seat traditionally. Since then, for more than 980 years, many great Avadhoothas guarded the seat in succession but none actually graced it by occupying it. In 2011, Guruji became only the third spiritual head to actually ascend the sacred seat authentically after almost a millennium. That is why he is referred to as Srimath Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Sri Sri Yogishwara Swami.

Early life: Four decades before, a boy was born to Sri Jayanandan Krishnan and Smt. Arunakumari Vasumathi in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The joyous parents named their firstborn Pratheep Kumar. No one knew that this child would grow up to be an all-knowing mentor and a gift to the world. Pratheep Kumar’s childhood was not like the simple and uncomplicated lives of other children. He was victimized by epilepsy and at the tender age of seven found himself fighting death at a local hospital. In the end, it was a life that won out on that fatalistic hospital bed, as he was destined to serve the universe in his divine capacity. Only a few days after he was out of the hospital, a pair of sanyasis who were passing by his house noticed Pratheep Kumar and were awe-stuck at the radiant aura they saw on his face. They quickly entered his house and declared to his parents, “This is no ordinary child; he is the epitome of Lord Shiva. Surrender him to the feet of a guru.” Then they left. Unwillingly, the confused parents sent the boy to lead a spiritual path of life where, by the time he was 10, he had given ample evidence to substantiate the truth of what the two sanyasis had seen. With his divine vision, he had begun to see all the occurrences yet to happen in his family. He made the entire spiritual world sit up and notice when, at age 16, he went into a state of Samadhi for six months.

Education: Pratheep Kumar gave more importance to spiritual learning than routine, mundane, worldly education. Nevertheless, he cleared his Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination to fulfill the wishes of his guru and parents, although it took him three attempts to pass. If the early years of education were a struggle, from 1996 to 2001, he demonstrated his intellectual acumen by winning numerous diplomas in architecture, animation, graphic design, visual communication and cinema. He obtained a degree from a French university in 2001 and an MBA from the United Kingdom in 2007. He obtained a pilot’s license from Dubai in 2009 and, after returning to India, received an MBA in human resources from the renowned Sir C. V. Raman College. Now he is pursuing his Private Pilot Licence and Ph.D. in India. His educational qualification is never-ending. But between struggling through high school and then returning to win the many educational degrees and professional accolades that he won, still lay the path of destiny. Bowing to the wishes of his guru, at age 21 Pratheep Kumar took over the responsibility of providing for his family and flew to Dubai to seek work.

FROM CLEANING TOILETS TO RECOGNITION, ACCOLADES AND AWARDS: His first job was to clean toilets at a hotel in Dubai. The dignity with which he performed even this work did not go unnoticed and gradually he was promoted to other jobs, such as the loader, waiter, cashier, store helper and finally storekeeper. It wasn’t long before he had risen to become Assistant Controller of Food and Beverages. From there, with the help of diplomas he had won while working, he shifted to a new horizon: architecture. There, working for a company in Dubai, he excelled first as a draughtsman and computer operator and then as a 3D designer, interior designer, animation expert and finally assistant architect. At the same time, he worked to obtain his degree in architecture and rose to the top post of chief architect. His exceptional abilities and achievements did not go unnoticed and he was honored with a gold medal and suitable cash prize by the government of Dubai. From there, he went on literally to new heights, obtaining a pilot’s license and working as a conceptual design manager and professor. By this time, Pratheep Kumar was already drawing a monthly salary worth eight lakh rupees. But it was his guru’s command that he should return to his motherland. Without any hesitation, Pratheep Kumar obeyed that order and turned his back on all of his achievements. In 2009, he returned to India and chose to settle in Karnataka. There, he began his life of service first as a professor at the Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru while serving as a reserve pilot and special police officer for troubled times. But one fine day, after winning so many educational degrees, awards and excelling professionally in such a way that he could live the highest social life, Pratheep Kumar relinquished all that and rose from luxury to renunciation, offering a unique example of his supreme being.​ Recognizing his exceptional intellect and abilities, several important multinational companies from around the world were inviting him to take up important posts. If he had accepted any one of those offers Pratheep Kumar would have left an indelible mark in the world of technology and he and his family would have soared to the heights of high society. But knowing that superficial material happiness was nothing compared to internal spiritual bliss, Pratheep Kumar did not take the path of fortune and power.

FROM PRATHEEP KUMAR TO GREAT ASCETIC: He had scaled many heights of worldly life, but Pratheep Kumar had not forgotten that he was a great ascetic. From the age of seven, he had the ability to meditate for hours and it would be absolutely accurate to assert that spirituality was a congenital part of his life. From a tender age, he had striven for freedom from worldly ties. To ascertain that Lord Shiva was within him, he had even performed rigorous penance at Kanyakumari and attained the blissful state of Godliness and self-realization. Pratheep Kumar resolved to abdicate all worldly attachments, even his personality and was reborn to fulfill his destiny as Sri Sri Sri Yogishwari Swami. Like Sri Atmarama, who began the lineage, Sri Sri Sri Yogishwara Swami is dedicated to serving mankind by training the youth for selfless service to humanity. What he teaches is the gateway to happiness and Godliness. He himself, in the Avadhoota tradition and like the great Sri Atmarama, remains a householder Swami and sanyasi. ​Guruji staunchly believes that the prosperity of the world depends on the prosperity of its youth. For their welfare and for the purpose of training them for selfless service, he poured all of the wealth earned in early life toward that goal, becoming a father, mother, brother, doctor and teacher to all who approached him in suffering, sending them back blessed with spiritual fulfillment and joy. He has been a great source of happiness and fulfillment for the many youngsters who have flocked to him, seeking relief from stress-related sufferings that are part of modern life. He guided them all to a new life. Guruji has organized health camps, seminars and other programs exclusively for the youth and through these, he proceeded to fulfill his mission of service. The number of Sri Sri Sri Yogishwara Swami’s disciples is inestimable and growing every day. All are drawn by his unconditional generosity, his sacrifice and a life dedicated to this slogan: “BAHUJANAHITAYA BAHUJANASUKHYA,” or happiness of all and the well-being of all. Swamiji’s own lifestyle remains detached in the midst of all material pleasures and he lives without a desire for the fruits of his actions. His passion is comparable to the love a mother showers on her children. Those who have had the privilege of observing his lifestyle from close quarters have declared Guruji to be a True Guru, a Miracle Man and an Omniscient Being. Swamiji’s response to all who address him in this way is a gentle, blissful smile that awakens new, invigorating energy in all his grateful devotees.

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