Sri Mouna Swami

(Sri Sivachidaananda
Saraswathi Swami,
1868-1943)

Sri Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya

Courtallam Sankaracharya Jagadguru
Sri Sri Sri Sivachidaananda
Saraswathi Swami (Sri Mouna swami)
established Sri Siddheswari peetham
in 1916. Mouna Swami has travelled
extensively all over India and had
performed Penance (tapas) in the
Himalayas with great siddha
purushas. Sri Mouna Swami finally
came to Courtallam where he had
established Sri Siddhesewri peetham.

Sri Sivachidananda Saraswathi Swami

was known as Sri Mouna Swami,
because HH swamiji took silence as a
vow. Sri Mouna Swami did not speak
in his life ever again after an incident
in his life. Once Sri Mouna Swami attended an all India Vedic conference in
Kashmir, where many scholars from all over India were debating. A question
was raised for which no one could find the correct solution. Sri Mouna Swami
then answered the question, which was accepted by everyone. His Guru who
was also present there, cautioned him not to cross the yethi dharmam (sanyasi
Dharma) by displaying different amounts wisdom unasked by some of other.s
Sri Mouna Swami received this caution from his Guru and there took this
Mouna vratham (silence vow) in mind. With the blessings of his Gurus Sri
Sivachidaananda Saraswathi Swami observed silence for the rest of his life.
Also by the spiritual expreiences by performing Sri Narasimha Uapasana Sri
Swami took the Mouna vratham (vow) which would help him increase his yogic
power. That is how Sri Sivachidananda Saraswathi Swami was known as Mouna
(silent) Swami.
! Sri Mouna Swami travelled through out India on yogic means with
Siddha Purushas. He had many Yogis Powers (Siddhis). During his lifetime he
exhibited siddhis such like khandayogam which is detaching organs like limbs,
arms, forearms,thighs legs from the body during the night time and re-
assembling them back as before sunrise (this is one type of yogic cleaning
process to allow crystall pure energy to flow through the yogic body). He also
had the powers to bringing dead people to life, changing kerosene to ghee
and also changing metal in to gold. Sri mouna Swami also performed
Dhoutiyogam; which is drawing once large intestine and small intestine outside
and washing them in a river or in open space and swallowing them back after
cleaning them spiritually. These were some of the yogic Siddhis performed by
Sri Mouna swami.
! Sri Mouna Swami was well versed in Ramayanam, Mahabharatham and
all the Puranas. In his poorvaashramam (life before sanyasam) he used to give
pravachanas (lectures) on the Puranas using his scholarship. He was also a Devi
Upasaka, the worship of the Mother
Goddess.
! Sri Mouna Swami’s name in poorva
ashramam was Sivayya. Sivayya was born as
the third son to the blessed couple of
Seethamma and Baapanayya, in Bapatla
(Gunturu mandalam), Andhra Pradesh. It was
the year 1868 Vaisakha sukla chaviti in
swathi nakshatram, Sivayya was born to
them. He was later adopted at an early age
by Lakshminarasayya and Sundaramma belonging to the village called Pandilla
(palle). His original name was Picchayya and was changed to Sivvayya after
the adoption. From a very young age he had great devotion and respect for
elders in the family. He was later married to Kameswaramma, daughter of
Veeramma and Paapayya of Cheerala, AP. Even as a grihasta following the
path of Dharma, Sivvaya was extremly spiritual internally. His mind was
turning towards higher levels of Yogic sadhana though leading a family. One
day he unexpectedly met a bairagi (monk) with the direction of Devi on his
way back from a neighboring village. They both shared common thoughts on
spiritual progress and Sadhanas. Through the conversation Sivayya recognized
His Spiritual Darmam of what he was yet to follow in life. In December in
1906, one midnight he left home informing his family about his spiritual
dharma. Kameswamma was also a great devotee to Divine Mother, hence could
understand the Divine Mission Decided by Devi. She spent the rest of her life
in the worship of Devi.
! Sivayya travelled into the north India and was seeking sipirtual
progress. By the grace Sri Achyutananda Saraswathi Swami, Sivayya was
initiated into the Sanyasa Deeksha by the name of Sri Sivachadaananda
Saraswathi Swami. By the grace of the Guru Sri Sivachidaananda Saraswathi
Swami advanced rapidly in Yogic practices. Sri Swami toured all over India by
following the yethi Dharmam and met
different swamis and yethis in his travel.
One such swami was Sri Vasudevananda
Saraswathi Swami, under the guidance of
whoom Sri Sivachidaananda Saraswathi
Swami practiced different yoga sadhanas
and achieved Siddhis effeiciently. Sri
Sivachidaananda Saraswathi Swami served
Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi Swami and
through his blessing became a Siddha
Purusha.
! Sri Sivachidananda Saraswathi later
was known as Sri Mouna Swami. Sri Mouna
Swami established the Courtallam Peetham
in 1916 (17- 1-1916 was the date of
sankusthapanam). With the Divine grace of the Goddess, Sri Mouna Swami
settled in Courtallam and founded the Siddheswari Peetham which is also the
Muttam for Sanyasis who come to visit the and practice tapas (penence).
! The presiding Deity in the Peetham is Sri Rajarajeswari Devi the Divine
Mother. On Sapthami day, Mangala varam (Tuesday) in Moola nakshatram 3rd
of Oct, 1916 Sri Mouna Swami performed the Pratishtaapana Mahothsavam
(installation) to Sri Rajarajeswari Devi and Sri Kameshwara Swami. Other
deities were later installed and now Courtallam Peetham is an active center
for the practice of tapas/sadhana and welcomes every one to a spitritual
world. Sri Siddheswari Peetham invites and encourages every one to practice
Spiritual sadhana and offers and atmosphere to perform japas and homams
with the blessings of Mouna Swami.
! Sri Mouna Swami had known his Samadhi day several years before in
time. Even after Samadhi Sri Mouna swami blesses everyone who all seek his
guidence. After his samadhi there was some evidence with records that he had
rose from samadhi several times to bless and giude his sishyas.
! One time Sri Mouna Swami rose from His samadhi; assumed a human
Sareeram (body), appeared in Madras and had a conversation 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 for six
years. He was unfit for a mundane life. Sri Mouna swami gave him a herb to
take. He consumed the herb on 7th Mar 1952. He was cured of the disease
within one month. Not only he became healthy but also became an
international figure known as “Yogi Ramaiah”. This incident took place about
ten years after Sri Mouna Swami’s Maha Samadhi. Yogi Ramaiah had
established numerous yoga centers all over the world. He is healthy and is
still living. This episode was published in Montreal, Canada in a book titled
(Babaji & Eighteen Siddha Kriya Yogas). Sri Mouna Swami Speaks, Guides and
Blesses his devotees from his Samadhi in Courtallam. This was only one of
many blessing events Sri Mouna Swami performed after his Maha Samadhi.
! Many great leelas were exhibited by Sri Mouna Swami. Such a Maha
Yogi Still exists in Sri Courtallam Siddheswari Peetham and one can reach Him
by performing Dyanam sitting in front of his Samadhi even today. Sri Siddha
Purusha Sri Paramahamsa Privrajakacharya Siddheswari Peetha Vyavasthapaka
Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Sivachidaananda Saraswathi Swami, Sri Mouna swami
attained Maha Samadhi (Siddhi) on 28 th of December 1943. Sri Mouna Swami
continues to bestow spiritual boons to his devotees and giudes everyone for
higher levels of elite Spiritual Sadhana.

Sri Mouna Swami Samadhi

Sri Mouna Swami Murthi at the

Samadhi Mandiram, Courtallam.

Om Shakthi Om