Saints(యతులు)

mouna swamy (Est. 1916 to 28 Dec, 1943)

His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Sivachitanand Saraswathi Swami known as Mouna swami established Sri Siddheswari peetham in the year 1916.

Mouna Swami before establishing Sri Siddheswari Peetham has extensively toured all over India. Swami had meditated in Himalayas & had spent his valuable time with great sidha purushas spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Swami finally came down to Courtallam where he had established the Peetham in the year 1916.

Mouna Swami took silence as a vow. Swami took this vow that he will not speak after this incident narrated here. Swami attended all India Vedic conference held in Kashmir, where scholars from all over India were debating. A question was raised and was unable to arrive at a solution. Sri Mouna Swami who was not conversant about Veda answered the question, which was accepted by one and all. His guru who was also present cautioned him not to transgress ethi dharma by displaying knowledge unasked by the participants. Sri Mouna Swami received this caution from his Guru there it may develop ego in ones own mind. Swami who took this in the right perspective took a vow that he will not speak and observe silence (Mouna) for life as a direct consequence of wastefully using his tongue. That is how Swami was known as Mouna Swami. By observing Silence his yogic power increased multifold.

Mouna swami during his lifetime exhibited yogic powers by bringing dead person to life, converting kerosene to ghee, khandayogam (detaching organs like limbs, arms from the body during the night time and reassembling before sunrise), Dhoutiyogam (drawing once large intestine and small intestine outside and washing them at the well in open space swallowing after wash) etc…. These were some of the yogic powers shown by swami.

Anekatrastithi: Appearing in different and distant places in the same time. Swami during his lifetime has reached places, which is impossible even to reach by a jet plane.

Sankalpa (thought force): During construction of the mutt, Swami never operated from personnel cash or from bank account. For paying the weekend bills incurred during construction he used to make a gesture to dig at the foot of a tree or foundation of a structure. To the surprise of all exact amounts will be found i.e. no pie extra or short to make the payment.

Shishyas believed that Mouna Swami knows alchemy and makes gold out of raw metal. Shishyas asked swami for presenting gold idols for their worship. Swami instantly produced two gold idols to two of his prominent devotees. These idols are there in the Mutt, since devotees could not retain them.

Swami knows his Samadhi day several years ahead of the event. Even after his samadhi there is authenticated evidence with record that he rose from samadhi, assumed human body appeared in Santhome of Madras and had a dialogue physically with S.A.A.Ramaiah, 2nd Son of Annamalai Chettiar a wealthy person of chettinadu village in Tamilnadu. He was suffering with bone TB and was bed ridden over a period of six years. He was unfit for mundane life. Mouna swami gave an herb to him, which he consumed on 7/3/1952. This incident took place ten years after swami’s Samadhi. He was cured of the disease within one month. He not only became hale and healthy but also became an international figure known as “Yogi Ramaiah”. Yogi Ramaiah had established innumerable yoga centers all over the world. He is aged 78 years and is still alive. This episode was published in Montreal, Canada in a book titled (Babaji & Eighteen Sidha Kriya Yogas). Devotees still believe that Mouna Swami Speaks & Blesses from his Samadhi in Courttalam.

Composite Madras British Governor from Britain Lord Pentland & J.C. Meloni I.C.S who was member in governor’s council were devotees of Mouna Swami. Mr. Meloni & Lord Pentland though Christian by birth used to send money from London. Nearly forty visitors visited peetham from London. They came to meet Mouna Swami every month for pujas and to offer their Pranams. Food of south Indian Style was under preparation to feed about 2000 people in connection with a religious function. Swami directed his organizers to provide lunch for the foreign visitors. The organizers were on a dilemma, as the visitors cannot relish south Indian food. They were on a puzzle as to what to do how to arrange western style lunch. Organizers were looking to infinity exhibiting their inability to arrange western style of lunch. Swami suddenly got up from his seat and welcomed all foreign visitors to a four-room tenement, which was lying vacant. Swami touched the door and the doors were open where to the astonishment of all western style of lunch was ready, Served on tables with tablecloth, Crockery, Cutlery, bread and toast.

Jamindar of Sethu village was suffering with dreaded incorrigible disease, which disfigured him. He was brought before Mouna swami. Swami plucked a leaf from a plant nearby and directed jamindar to swallow the leaf. The disease was miraculously cured and he got back his natural figure.

Leelas exhibited by Swami are innumerable and any number of volumes can be written. Such was the yogic Power of Mouna Swami.

Founder Jagadguru Sri Sivachitanand Saraswathi swami and Mouna swami attained Siddhi (Samadhi) on 28 Dec, 1943

Sri Sivachidananda Bharathi Swami (23 July, 1991 to 17 Dec, 2002)

After assuming the charge of the Peetham took up the task of Spreading the message of Mouna Swami and Improving the Peetham’s activities to spread all over the world. He has estabilised the Mutt and improved the mutt’s activities to a great extent. This had happened only due to Swamijis Efforts and by the voluntary contributions of Devotees. He has toured extensively all over India to spread and propagate arsha which Dharma and Religious way of life. He leads a very Simple life. His sense of time is Unparallel. Swami Splits a second and attends to all possible activities of the mutt. He interprets every Ritual scientifically and shows how it benefits individually and collectively.
Swamiji is very good in astrology and devotees are benefited by swami’s timely advice after seeing horoscope. Swami has the Power to read the Character and life of an Individual. Swami immediately gives timely advice to the devotees and they are saved from danger in various ways due to the timely advice of Swami. Some of the incidents are narrated here.
Swamiji is believed to be possessing Mounaswamy a great yogi and sidha Purusha. Swamiji by giving Akshatha (turmeric mixed with rice) is able to read the whole life. He reads and knows even the secrets, which are even unknown to the life partner who shares the bed.
Sri Kumaraiah was not blessed with any child. Doctors pronounced that it was an impossibility to have a child for the couple. The couple approached Swamiji and sought blessings to have a child. Swamiji who understood their pain blessed them and fixed up a date before which they are sure to have a child. Swamijis words came true and Mrs. Kumaraiah gave birth to a male child 48hours before the said date. There joy had no bounds.
Sri Ragavaiah a big sweet merchant came to see Swamiji when Swamijis was in Vijayawada. Ragavaiah is a well-known communist leader and as we all know they neither believe in god or godly persons. While the dialogue was going on with Swamiji Ragavaiah suddenly collapsed in front of Swami. The other person accompanied him proclaimed that he is dead. Swamiji went close to him touched his forehead shouted loudly calling with his name asking him to come back to his life. Within five minutes he came back to normal life. He is now hale and healthy. He became a great devotee of Swamiji.
Such instances are several where Couples are blessed with child. Several girls and boys whose marriages are in ordinarily delayed they were blessed and marriages were celebrated during the specified dates. Several unemployed boys and girls with Divine blessings of His Holiness got employed to their satisfaction. Swamiji prescribes easy pariharams (Remedy) to those who are passing through evil transit of planets. In all such cases the remedial measures prescribed by Swamiji if observed with letter and spirit have returned back to there good days. Leelas exhibited by Swami are innumerable and any number of volumes can be written. Such is his yogic Power.
Swamiji worked in a big way to extend mutts activities by constructing Educational Institutions, Kidapathasalas, Cow protection and rearing, Annadanam (free feeding of food) etc. Swamiji was interested in renovating historically prominent religious institutions.
Swamiji Attained Maha Samadhi on December 17th 2002 in Vishakapattinam. The function was held in Courtallam on December 19/11/2002.

Sri Siddheswarananda Bharathi Swami (19 Dec, 2002 to Present)

Courtalam Sankaracharya, Parama Hamsa, Jagadguru, his holiness Sri Sri Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Swami took over the charge as the Peedathipathi 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 Courtalam. 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 Dt., 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. More over 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 Kalee Peetham” 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 Peetham at Courtallam, the then current head of the Peetham Sri Sri Sri Sivachidananda Bharati Swami, initiated Swamiji into monkhood under the moniker Sri Siddheswarananda 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 Courallam Peetham has been an active center 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 traveled extensively, mesmerizing audiences everywhere with his lectures on Hindu dharma, philosophy, spirituality, establishing and inaugurating temples, performing yagnas for Peace for the Human Kind and, gracing devotees with mantra siddhi to solve their personal problems.