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Dravidacharya, Shri Ramakrishnan Swamiji (Sanskrit: “द्रविदाचार्य” श्री रामकृष्णन् स्वामीजि, romanized: “Dravidācārya” śrī Rāmakṛṣṇan Svāmīji), is an Indian Vedic scholar, philosopher and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta.

Early Life

Known by his appellation of Dravidacharya, Shri Ramakrishnan Swamiji, was born into a Brahmin family Dindigul of Tamilnadu, in 1972. After growingup in Chennai, where he completed his education, he left home at the age of 25 because of the burning desire for Self-knowledge.

Adult Life

Upon arrival in the Himalayas, he stayed-put in Rishikesh and immersed himself in scriptual study in the traditional manner under Yogiswara Sri Shanti Dharmananda Saraswati Ji, more particularly acquiring a sound grasp over Sanskrit Grammar, Sankya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Purva Mimamsa, Kashmiri Saivism and the Brihat Prastana Traya (Greater Triple Canon) of Vedanta (Chitsukhi, Advaitasiddhi and KhandanaKhandaKhadya). Under swamiji’s disciple Virakta Shiromani Sri Sarveshananda Saraswati ji, he studied the Prastana Traya (Triple Canon) of Vedanta (Bhagavad Gita, Upanishad and Brahma Sutra with Shankara Bhashya).

Legacy

Though not interested in teaching, Shri Swamiji, following Guru's instructions started teaching Shastras in Rishikesh, in a simple, traditional, rigourous everyday English / Tamil / Hindi. He published a series of commentaries on the work the great philosopher Adi Shankara. He is teaching under Shastra Nethralaya organsation, which is an organization teaching the shastric system and methodology to learning Vedanta. in a traditional approach through a Guru-Shishya mode of education.

Works

He is the author of several commentaries. The following works have been printed/published.

Advaita Rasa Manjari - Commentary by “Dravidācārya” śrī Rāmakṛṣṇan Svāmīji
Vivekacudamani^[2]
Khandana Khandana Khadya
Vedanta Parishasha
Vicāra Sāgara ^[3]

Notes

References

^ Dravidacharya, Sri Ramakrishnan Swamiji. "Shastra Nethralaya". https://www.shastranethralaya.org/about. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ Vivekacudamani. Vivekacudamani. Chennai. ISBN 978-935267078-9.
^ Vicāra Sāgara. "Vicāra Sāgara". https://vicarasagara.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)

[1] Dravidacharya, Sri Ramakrishnan Swamiji. "Shastra Nethralaya". https://www.shastranethralaya.org/about. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[2] Vivekacudamani. Vivekacudamani. Chennai. ISBN 978-935267078-9.

[3] Vicāra Sāgara. "Vicāra Sāgara". https://vicarasagara.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)

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