Ramana Maharshi was born Venkataraman Iyer on 30 December 1879 in the village Tiruchuzhi near Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar District in Tamil Nadu, India. He was the second of four children in an orthodox Hindu Brahmin family. His father was Sundaram Iyer (1848–1890), from the lineage of Parashara, and his mother was Azhagammal (1864–1922). He had two brothers Nagaswami (1877–1900) and Nagasundaram (1886–1953), along with a younger sister Alamelu (1887–1953). His father was a court pleader.
Ramana Maharshi (“Bhagavan”) was a 20th century South Indian sage who continues to radiate peace and self-awareness to the global community of spiritual seekers. You do not need to join any organization, adopt any belief system, or worship anyone or anything to experience the transition of bliss and clarity. Bhagavan simply points you towards your innermost self, the unchanging reality underlying all that exists.
For many years he still continued with his life of yoga,
with mounam (silence) and tapas, as its support. He ate
little, controlled his breath and stayed many hours at a
stretch in blissful ecstasy, mostly in the cottage of his own
garden. He would also stay for a few months each year
with Maharshi at Ramanasramam. He loved and was loved
by the Maharshi. As Yogi Ramiah did not know Tamil,
the Maharshi translated his Tamil poems “Upadesa Saram”
and “Ulladu Narpadu” into Telugu. In appreciation, Yogi
Ramiah helped in repairing Palithirtam, in the construction
of Asramam hall and the Asramam well.
It was a turning point in his life. Yogi Protoplasm is a tapasvi mahatma and has been living on a diet of only milk for the last 35 years. Yogiji came in close contact with the self realised saint Yogi Rama and served him for ten years from 1952 to 1962.
Sri Vaishnavam Vishnuo Swami @ Badrinath Swami, met Swami Prajna Aranya at Vyashramam in 1997. A scholar of ancient languages and decipherer of ancient manuscripts, he also has expertise in areas such as Vaishnava, Saiva, Shakta Agamic studies, Dravidic Siddha Siddhant sutra studies, and Vajrayana of Buddhism. He’s also a commentator on the great Siribhoovalaya and has deep research in Ancient Indian Technology
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