Category: Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati

Mahamahopadhyaya Swami Tattvavidanandaji is a true Pandita in both a classical and modern sense. His Vedic studies began in childhood, first under the tutelage of his father, a well-known scholar, and later in a traditional Pataskala. He excelled in his Vedic studies and at the age of 11 was encouraged to begin modern academic studies. A brilliant student, he ultimately earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry and enjoyed a successful scientific career.

Swamiji continued to retain his connection to his Vedic roots, and at the instigation of colleagues, presented some of his thoughts on the Veda as a formal Ph.D. dissertation. This won him a Gold Medal and a second doctorate, this time in Sanskrit. Although steeped in traditional Vedic learning, Swami Tattvavidanandaji considers his search for understanding Vedanta ended only when he finally heard Pujya Swamiji, about Twenty-five years ago.

Swamiji study in depth Pujya Swamiji’s Bhagavad Gita home study program and translated it into Telugu for the benefit of Telugu knowing spiritual seekers. Swamiji is Vice President of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburg and has written more than 70 books on Vedanta in English/Sanskrit/Telugu. With his rich store of knowledge, his cheerful, unaffected manner, and his eagerness to share, Swami Tattvavidanandaji is a highly appreciated and beloved teacher at the Gurukulam. Swamiji is that rare combination of knowledge (vidya) and humility (Vinaya).

PRATAH- SAMARANA – STOTRAM with Swami Tattvavidananda

PRATAH- SAMARANA – STOTRAM (A Morning Prayer) This is a prayer composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya consisting of three stanzas in which the mind (manas) speech (vak), and body (kaya) of the individual are sought to be dedicated to the supreme Spirit. The first thoughts, words and actions of everyday exert a great influence on the life of the individual. If […]

Video Course ~ Kathopanishad Chapter 2 ~ Swami Tattvavidananda

Kathopanishad Chapter 2Swami Tattvavidananda95 Classes2020 A poem by Swamini Srividyananda.Inspired by this course. Link to Sanskrit Documents Folder: https://tinyurl.com/avgsanskrit-2020 To order a USB flash drive with your choice of content from this 9-week Vedanta Course, click the order form below. You will be contacted for payment when your order is ready, and the flash drive […]

Self Inquiry ~ Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati

Every human being is innately aware of life; life is with you, with me, with all of us. We are all familiar with the nature of life and have the capacity to assess our own understanding of life. The study of life is not like studying a subject like Calculus or Physics in which there […]

Namaste Gaṇapataye

by Swami TattvavidanandaPublished in Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 33rd Anniversary Souvenir. Namaste Gaṇapataye – to you, Lord Gaṇapati, I prostrate and pay my obeisance. Gaṇapataye namaḥ – The word namaḥ has a very interesting etymology. Literally, it indicates the prahvī-bhāva. This assumes that you have another person, an altar, or a mūrti in front of you, […]

Video Course ~ Katha Upanishad Chapter 1 ~ Swami Tattvavidananda

Katha Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya, Swami Tattvavidananda, 85 classes, 2017 Chapter 1 Devanagari https://arshavidya.org/wp-content/uploads/Katha-chapter1.pdf Chapter 1 Transliteration: https://arshavidya.org/wp-content/uploads/Katha-chapter1-transliteration.pdf The Katha Upanishad conveys its teaching of nonduality in a dialogue between Lord Yama and the young student Nachiketas. While the nondual vision is the core of the Upanishad, the story also has much to tell us […]

Īśvaropāsanam

Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati [From the book, Āditya Hṛdayam with the commentary Tattvaprakāśikā by Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati]   In the Vedic culture, worshiping of Īśvara – Īśvaropāsana – is very characteristic and unique, and probably slightly different from what we come across today in the Hindu society. Here, Īśvara is worshiped in a form, which is […]