Seer Trinity of South and their Purvashram

There were three seers in south India who rose to

the prominence of spiritual leaders at the same
time leading very simple monastic life. All the three
were interconnected with each other in one way or
other.
All three were born in tamil nadu were and by
divine forces drawn to tiruvannamalai and
kanchipuram from where they continued their
mission of serving humanity by spirituality
Shri seshadri swami was known as having
golden hand.
Ramanamaharishi for his golden silence of
preaching and
Kanchi Periva with golden heart who did only
good to his devotees silently.

In fact, it was Seshadri swamigal, who rescued
young Ramana, when the later was immersed
in penance, in the underground cell in
Arunachaleshwarar temple and ants and
moths were eating away young Ramana's body.

When a foreign disciple was in search of a
guru Kanchi Periva directed to wards
Ramanamaharishi indicate the strong bond
between them
Let us just peep in their Purva janma
before attaining saint hood

Seshadri swamigal was borned in kanchipuram
and was known as blessings of kamkshi.
Seshadri as a boy of four, following his mother to
the temple, took an idol of Sri Krishna (an
incarnation of Vishnu) in his hand, from a shop,
saying he will do pooja to the idol. The shop keeper,
appreciating the child's interest, gave the idol free
to little Seshadri.
Next day, as Maragathammal and Seshadri were
going to the temple, the shop keeper prostrated,
placed child Seshadri's hand on his eyes and cried
"golden hand! golden hand!". He explained that the
sale was extraordinarily high after the child
touched the idols. From that day onwards, till his
Maha Siddhi, he was popularly known as
`Thangakkai Saeshadri' (Saeshadri of golden
hand), for whatever he touched turned into gold
(flourished).
He renounced material life at the age of 19, left
Kancheepuram and came to Thiruvannamalai.
Like Sri Ramana Maharishi, he never left
Tiruvannamalai till his nirvana in 1929.
He was a great upasaka (worshiper) of Shakthi.
Recital of sacred syllables was his path.
Where do we go? Is the essence of His teaching.
If we meditate on this we are sure to attain endless
bliss. He has no caste distinction and has devotees,
who follow other religions. He is continuously
helping us and giving us his grace. The practice of
Sesha mantra, Sesha meditation and
understanding the Sesha path is spreading among
numerous devotees
He was a contemporary of Sri Ramana maharishi.
In fact, it was Saeshadri swamigal, who rescued
young Ramana, when the later was immersed in
penance, in the underground cell in
Arunachaleshwarar temple and ants and moths
were eating away young Ramana's body.
Their paths were different. There used to be
friendly arguments between them. Sri Seshadri
Swamigal possessed many Siddhis and performed
many miracles like curing chronic diseases etc.,
openly. However, Sri Ramana Maharishi, though
he performed miracles some times, he never
acknowledged them or attached importance. He
always advised seekers to focus on the ultimate goal
of Self Realisat Self Realisat Self Realisat Self Realisation ion ion ion and not to be distracted by
minor achievements like Siddhis Siddhis Siddhis Siddhis or miraculous
powers.
Where do we go? Is the essence of His teaching.
If we meditate on this we are sure to attain endless
bliss. He has no caste distinction and has devotees,
who follow other religions. He is continuously
helping us and giving us his grace. The practice of
Sesha mantra, Sesha meditation and
understanding the Sesha path is spreading among
numerous devotees


Ramana Maharishi was born on
December 30, 1879, in a small
village near Madurai in
Tamilnadu. Venkataramana had
his schooling in his native village
and his high school education in
Madurai. When he was in teen
he lost his father. He, along with
his mother, moved to his uncle's
house in Madurai.
One day a guest came to his
uncle's house from Arunachala. When
Venkataramana heard that the guest was from
Arunachala, he became very enthusiastic to know
more details about the place. Venkataramana was
so impressed that he made up his mind to visit it
somehow. His firm and curious mind took him to
the holy place. Though he did not have enough
money to meet the travel fare to Arunachala, he left
the house, leaving a small note saying "I have left to
see the father. Nobody should worry about me. No
one should try to find me".
Ramana Maharishi led a very simple life. He only
pitied those who were evil. His conviction was that
"the wise should not punish bad people but should
correct them through gentle persuasion ".
Ramana's constant teaching to his devotees was
that the way to cleans the mind of its impurities
was meditation. According to him "The mind
becomes pure by over and over again about the
source of evils."
Ramana Maharishi - A great saint who had devoted
his entire life to propagate peace and serenity.
" True humanity lies not in returning
violence for violence,
but in forgiveness. "
- Sathguru Ramnamaharishi.
Incidents leading to Sainthood
During the childhood of the Acharya, his father
consulted an astrologer who, upon studying the
boy's horoscope, is said to have been so stunned
that he prostrated himself before the boy
exclaiming that "One day the whole world will fall
at his feet".
In 1906, the 66th Acharya of
SriKanchi Kamakoti
Peetham performed the
annual Chaturmasyam (a
forty-day annual ritual
performed by Hindu ascetics
while remaining in one place),
in a village near Tindivanam in
Tamil Nadu. This was Swaminathans first
exposure to the Math and its Acharya. Later,
Swaminathan accompanied his father whenever he
visited the Math where the Acharya was deeply
impressed by the young boy.
In the first week of February 1907, the Kanchi
Kamakoti Math had informed Subramanya
Sastrigal that Swaminathan's first cousin (son of
his mother's sister) was to be installed as the 67th
Peetathipathi. The presiding Acharya was then
suffering from smallpox and had the premonition
that he might not live long. He had, therefore,
administered upadesa to his disciple
Lakshminathan before he died. Sastrigal being
away in Trichinopoly on duty arranged for the
departure of Swaminathan with his mother to
Kanchipuram. The boy and his mother started for
Kalavai (where Lakshminathan was camping) to
console his aunt who, while also being a widow, had
just given up her only son to be an ascetic. They
traveled by train to Kanchipuram and halted at the
Sankara Math. By then, Lakshminathan had fallen
ill:
I had a bath at the Kumara Koshta Tirtha. A
carriage of the Math had come there from Kalavai
with the people to buy articles for the Maha Puja
on the tenth day of the passing of the previous 66th
Acharya. One of them, a hereditary maistry
(mason) of the Math, asked me to accompany him.
A separate cart was engaged for the rest of the
family to follow me. During the journey the maist
ry hinted to me that I might not return home and
that the rest of my life might be spent in the Math
itself. At first I thought that my elder cousin having
become the Head of the Math, it was his wish that I
should live with him. But the maistry gradually
clarified matters as the cart rolled on. The acharya
had fever which developed into delirium and that
was why I was being separated from the family to
be taken to Kalavai... I was stunned by this
unexpected turn of events. I lay in a kneeling
posture in the cart, shocked as I was, repeating
"Rama... Rama," the only prayer I knew. My mother
and other children came some time later only to
find that instead of her mission of consoling her
sister, she herself was placed in the state of having
to be consoled
The 67th Acharya also died, after reigning for a
brief seven days as the head of the Math.
Swaminathan was immediately installed as the
68th head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam on
February 13, 1907, the second day of the Tamil
month of Masi, Prabhava year. He was given
Sanyasa Asramam at the early age of 13 and was
named Chandrasekharendra Saraswati. On May 9,
1907 his "Pattabishekam" as the 68th
Peetathipathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam was
performed at the Kumbakonam Math. Devotees
including Shivaji Maharaja of Tanjavur,
government officials and pundits participated in
the event.
When a foreign disciple was in search of a guru he
directed to wards ramanamaharishi indicate the
strong bond between them
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