Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal
His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal | |
|---|---|
 Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal | |
| Title | Kānchi Kāmakoti Pīṭhādhipati |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Sankara Narayanan 13 March 1969 thandalam, Tiruvallur |
| Honors | Peethadishwar |
| Website | www.kamakoti.org |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭhādipati | |
| Assumed office 28 Feb 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jayendra Saraswati |
| Succeeded by | Satya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati |
Jagadguru Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal (born 13 March 1969) is the 70th Jagadguru Peethadipathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram. He became the Peetadhipathi of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham following the Videha mukti of Sri Jayendra Saraswati, the 69th Pontiff, on 28 February 2018.[1]
Biography
Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi was born in 1969 as Sankara Narayanan Sastri[2] in Periyapalayam village near Arani in Tiruvallur.[3] He attended a village school in Periyapalayam and studied the Vedas with his father, Sri Krishnamurthy Sastri, a Vedic scholar and teacher. He joined the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham when he was 13 and was named 70th Peethadhipati in 1983.[4]
Arrest and acquittal
Vijayendra Saraswati was named as the second accused in the Sankararaman murder case, concerning the killing of a temple official in September 2004. He was arrested at the Kanchi Mutt premises on 10 January 2005; the senior pontiff, Jayendra Saraswathi, had been arrested two months earlier, on 11 November 2004.[5] On 27 November 2013, the Puducherry Principal District and Sessions Court acquitted all 24 accused, including both pontiffs, citing a lack of incriminating evidence.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Know All About Kanchi Peethadipathi Jayendra Saraswathi". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi brilliance made him the pontiff of Kanchi Mutt".
- ↑ "History of Kamakoti Matham". Kamakoti.org. 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Vijayendra Saraswati: A quick look at the new Kanchi Shankaracharya and head of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam". Zee News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Kanchi Seers, Others Acquitted in Sankararaman Murder Case". Puducherry: Mint. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sankararaman Murder Case: Chronology of Events". TNN. Puducherry: Outlook. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
