Guru Parampara

When talking about Parampara. Many are interested in knowing the lineage I belong to.

When we talk about the lineage, it is important to specify one’s own lineage of birth (Gotra) etc.

I belong to Vatula Gotra ---> who’s famous three rishis are : Bhaarghava, Vaidhahavya and Saavedasa (sic) . In the family of Harikesanallur Y. Rama Iyer, Paternal Grandfather and K (Kolinjivadi) .R. Subramaniam, Maternal Grandfather.

Studied different branches of the Shastra from different people. Some were here (Rishikesh) for long stay, and some for a brief period. Will seem like, they came to Rishikesh only to initiate me. I am mentioning only the important ones, and not the others (like my disciples) who teach me and are continuing to do so J . They are the best of the lot (not because they initiated me), will know why.

Veda:

Studied samhita portion of the Krishna Yajur Veda, which is my svashaka (own branch) under : Sri P.V. Sreenivasa Tatthachari, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu. A very simple person and very big devotee. Following the old style of living (truly Orthodox) in this new Millenium. (He does not know the Taste of a Chocolate, to name a few). These are the people of repute knowledge whom Sri Ramanujacharya brought from some other place, to settle them close to the famous vaishnava temple of Kanchipuram.

Mantra:

Was initiated into, the whole gamut of mantras (Poornabisheka) by a great Sri Vidya Upasaka Sri. Raghu Rama Sharma, Guntur, Andrapradesh. Truly an simple man and a master of the mantra shastra. Also, a man who is orthodox Brahmin (though he is not like the Veda Guru, think the Vaishnavas are more strict in these then the Smarthas). Andraites are the best in Mantra shastra. People when they think of mantra, immediately think of Kerala. But, they don’t know the fact, the main temple of Kerala Sabarimala  Lord Aiyyappa temple, Tantri’s are basically from Andra.

Tantra:

Initiated into the Sacred Tantra, Because, inlike the Tantra practiced in the Bengal and above, which leans towards Rajasik and Tamasik upasana. The kerala Tantra is Satvik and Rajasik. I was initiated into the pure Satvik form of Tantra by Sri. Rama Bhattadri, Kasargode, Kerala. In the whole of kerala, the famous tantric houses (people belonging to the family of serious practicioners of Tanta) belong to the north part of kerala around Kasargode district.

Vedanta and others:

As I have mentioned in other places, I studied Shastras from two Great Swamijis.

Swami Shanti Dharmananda Saraswati, Karnataka is a disciple of Swami Satyananda ji, belongs to the order of sannyasins in the Sivananda (Swami Satyananda of munger is one of the famous disciples of Swami Sivananda).  Studied in Kailas Ashram Rishikesh and went to Varanasi (Kasi), where he studied under the great Acharyas of Kasi (Sri Swami Yogendrananda (author of the hindi tanslations of Brhadprastana trayam and Bhamati) Brhadprastanatrayam and others) and studied Prastanatraya from Swami Ramananda Saraswati of Omkareshwar. It is suffice to say, Swamiji also taught me Yoga and the Kriyas pertaining to it.

Swami Sarveshananda Saraswati, Bihar studied under Swami Shanti Dharmanda from Laghusiddanta to Brihadprastanatraya. And was initiated into Sannyasa by Swami Ramananda Saraswati of Omkareshwar.

Other than this I was practicing Reiki (a Grand Master), initiated into by Great Grand Master Sri. Aswin Kumar. And went through the act of studying Hindustani music (flute and tabla).