Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati Vedic Mathematician and Sanskrit..

Welcome! In this article, you will learn about Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati—an influential spiritual leader, Vedic scholar, and promoter of ancient Indian wisdom. His contributions to education, unity, and values are truly inspiring. Let’s begin….

Who is Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati?

Puri Shankaracharya or His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati was born as Neelambar Jha in a Maithil Brahmin family in Madhubani in 1943 in a village called Haripur Bakshitol Tol in Madhubani District of Bihar present in North India. His parents Pandit Lalvamshi Jha and Smt. Gita Devi were priests. 

He has done his primary education in Sciences, Vedic Mathematics and Sanskrit. His father was a well-known expert in Sanskrit and served as a respected scholar in the royal court of the Darbhanga Kingdom.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati is the 145th head of the Govardhana Peetha in Puri, Odisha. He is a respected spiritual leader in the Advaita Vedanta tradition and is also known for his knowledge of Vedic mathematics. He has played an important role in guiding and promoting Hindu values and teachings.

Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati Education

After completing his early education at  his village Kaluahi and Loha and later at Tibbia College in Delhi, he chose to renounce worldly life and became a Brahmachari. He was inclined towards spirituality and to gain the blessings of the Sankaracharya. At the age of 16, he left home and went to different places of India and learnt about Sciences, Vedic Mathematics, and Sanskrit from great saints.

Swami Sri Naradanand Saraswati of Naimisharanya gave him the name Dhruvachaitanya. He then deeply studied the scriptures in spiritual places like Kashi, Vrindavan, Haridwar, Prayagraj, Naimisharanya, Puri, and Sringeri.In 1970, he started his pilgrimage to many holy places in India. He gained pure knowledge about life, religions, and other aspects of life.

Life of Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati

He took an active role in movements to protect cows and was even jailed for 52 days in 1966 for supporting Dharma Samrat Karpatriji Maharaj’s protest against cow slaughter. Later, on April 11, 1974, in Haridwar, Swami Karapatri gave him Sannyasa initiation.

In the year 1974, people started calling him “Nischalananda Saraswati”. He is a scholar in Sciences, Vedas, Mathematics, Upanishads, and has studied ancient texts of India. 

Between 1976 and 1981, he deeply studied important scriptures like the Prasthanatrayi, Panchadasi, Vedanta Paribhasha, Nyaya Mimamsa, Tantra, and Advaita Siddhi under the guidance of his Guru. 

Later life of Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati

From 1982 to 1987, he continued his learning with a focus on texts like Khandanakhanda Khadya and the Yajur Veda, receiving special instruction from Swami Sri Niranjanadev Tirtha, the then Shankaracharya of Puri Peetha. During this period, he also spent five Chaturmasas (four-month spiritual retreats) with him.

In 1992, He was crowned as the Head of Govardhan Monastery, because of his knowledge of scriptures. He started spreading the knowledge he has to everyone around the globe. He is master of Vedic Mathematics and dedicated all his books to the father of High-Speed Vedic Math Late Bharti Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja.

Social Initiatives and Organizations by Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati

He often speaks on important issues like national unity, protecting India’s borders, cow protection, women’s empowerment, environmental care, and the impact of foreign companies in India. 

To work on these goals, he started two organizations—Aditya Vahini and Ananda Vahini—under the Peeth Parishad. These groups aim to build a wise and self-reliant society, uphold cultural values, and strengthen the nation. Through them, he is leading a nationwide effort to preserve India’s ancient traditions and heritage.

Puri Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati has contributed to the lunar mission by India — Chandrayaan-2. His Vedic Mathematics has given many concepts that helped the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Scientists to accomplish this mission. Puri Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati was invited to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

With his valuable knowledge of Vedic Mathematics, scientists were able to launch the Chandrayaan-2. ISRO scientists used calculations and theorems mentioned in Vedic treatises like Bhagwad Gita and Puranas to achieve success in the mission as India.

History of Govardhan Math (Puri Peeth) 

Adi Shankaracharya founded the Govardhana Peetha in Jagannath Puri on Kartik Shukla Panchami in 486 BC (Yudhishtira Saka Samvat 2651). This Peetha is connected with the Rig Veda, and its guiding principle is the Mahavakya “Prajnanam Brahma” (Consciousness is Brahman). 

For the past 2489 years, there has been an unbroken line of Shankaracharyas leading this spiritual center. So far, 144 Shankaracharyas have headed the Peetha.

Currently, the 145th head is Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati Ji Maharaj, who was appointed by Swami Niranjanadeva Tirtha Maharaj on February 9, 1992 (Vikram Samvat 2048).

Jagadguru Swami Bharti Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja was the 143rd Sankaracharya (Head) of Govardhan Matha Puri. He was the Sankaracharya during 1925. Henceforth, the Govardhan Monastery became one of the foundations of Vedic Mathematics.

Puri Shankaracharya Books

Some of the most famous Book are:

1. Shankaracharya – The Avatar of Lord Shiva (An Old and Rare Book).
2. Niti Nidhi.
3. The Universal Principles of Sanatan Dharma (An Old and Rare Book).
4. Svetasvatara Upanishads with The Commentary of Shri Harihar (An Old and Rare Book).
5. Vedic Mathematics by Puri Shankaracharya. 
6. Health Benefits of Inverted Asanas

Contributions of Puri Shankaracharya in Mathematics

Puri Saraswati has composed more than 11 famous books to enhance the Vedic mathematics. He has mentioned how the assumption that zero is a null or void number is leading to all kinds of disorder.

Researchers and Mathematicians around the globe read his theories and came to Puri Saraswati to get more insights on Vedic Mathematics.

He followed the Guidelines of Jagadguru Swami Bharti Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja and taught the world the knowledge of Vedic Mathematics.

New Book on Vedic Mathematics (600 pages) was released on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima 2019 by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati Ji .

Here is the Video of Puri Shankaracharya teaching Vedic Mathematics.

Quotes By Puri Shankaracharya

“There is a link between Earth, water, and moon as explained in the Vayu Puran. We can also find mention of the distance between Earth and Moon in Vishnu Puran and Bhagavad Gita. As per the Bhishma Parva or the Book of Bhishma, the sixth books in the epic Mahabharata, the diameter of the Moon is 11,000 yojana (1 yojana = approx 12.2 km), and its circumference is 33,000 yojana. These were some of the Vedic calculations that the scientists hoped to incorporate into the lunar mission,”

Puri Shankaracharya

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