Chinna Jeeyar

Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar
Born (1956-11-03) 3 November 1956
Arthamuru, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Bharatiya
Guru Pedda Jeeyar Swamy
Philosophy Vishishtadvaita
Quotation Serve all beings as Service to God.

Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamy (born 3 November 1956) is a Vedic pontiff, a preacher and popularizer of Sri Vaishnavism. He subscribes to Thenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishanvism.

Early life

Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy was born as Srimannarayana Charyulu on Deepavali, an important Vedic festival signifying the triumph of light over darkness in Arthamuru, a rural area of Mandapeta, Andhra Pradesh, India. At the nearby Gowtama Vidya Peetham, he was trained in the Vedic scriptures and the Vaishnava tradition. At the age of 23 he took the oath to become an ascetic and consequently, became a Jeeyar (or Lion). Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy, performed the last 4 of the 108 Swadhyaya Jnana Yajnams started by Pedda Jeeyar Swamy. T.K. Gopalacharya Swamy, has been the Guru to Sri Pedda Jeeyar Swamy and also to Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy. Under the tutelage of T.K. Gopalacharya Swamy, he mastered Rig Veda, Divya Prabhandam and Upanishads. He started Jeeyar Educational Trust, fulfilling the dream of Sri Pedda Jeeyar Swamy, in teaching the Vedas on Gurukulam system, thereby protecting the Vedas from further extinction.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy has been ardently propagating the tenets of Vishistadvaita through numerous programs such as the Pushkara Brahma Yajnas, Viswa Shanthi Sri Maha Vishnu Yagam at Tirupati, Sri Yagam at Tiruchanur, Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, Virat Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam, Gita Jyothi, Acharya Seva Yathra, Sri Venkateswara Saranagati Deeksha. He is known for powerful yet simple and easy to understand discourses be it on spiritual texts or on subjects relating to human Values.[1][2][3][4]

Humanitarian efforts

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy brought forth the Vikasatarangini, the service wing. He has done service for people affected by natural calamities, such as building of houses for the victims of Gujarat Earthquake, providing relief for the Konaseema cyclone affected in Andhra Pradesh, building of houses for the Tsunami affected at Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, besides distributing fishing boats, fishing nets, and also building a Matsya narayana Perumal Temple for Tsunami victims at Kovalam near Chennai.[5] Jeeyar Gurukulam is running two schools for tribals at remote places of Adilabad in Allampalli and Beersaipet in Andhra Pradesh, a school and Junior College for Blind as 'Netra Vidyalaya'. Annadanam is a daily routine for the pilgrims of Srirangam, Melkote, Tirupati, Rishikesh and Badrinath. The 'Jeeyar Integrated Vedic Academy' (JIVA), at Shamsabad near Hyderabad is housing 1,200 students who are being taught Vedas, Āgamas, Divya Prabhandam, Tatva Vidya and also technical education.[6][7][8]

Ramanuja Sashrabdi Project

In order to celebrate 1000th birth anniversary of Ramanuja as a mark of gratitude, Chinna Jeeyar Swamy initiated for constructing a statue of Bhagawad Ramanujacharya. The Statue of Equality which it will be famously known is being built over 45 acres of land in Shamshabad, outskirts of Hyderabad offered by Rameswara Rao Jupally, owner of My Home Constructions. Statue of Equality Celebrating 1000 years of Ramanuja (Year of Birth: 1017AD) should be completed by 2017. It will be world’s largest sitting statue at 216 feet in a park spread across 50 acres of land and symbolizes Equality that Ramanuja propounded and includes 108 Divya Desams (Temples).[9]

Sri Sita Ramachandra Perumal

Sri Sita Ramachandra Permumal, the Nithya Aaradhana deities were worshipped by Sri Pedda Jeeyar Swamy and now by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy. In the presence of these deities many programs such as 108 Sri Rama Krathus, 108 Swadhyaya Jnana Yajnas, and Congregation of 2000 Vedic Pandits at the All India Veda Vidwat Sammelan, 1008 homakunda Viswa Shanthi Sri Maha Vishnu Yagam, Sri Yagam, and Virat Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanams were performed. All the social service activities of both the seers were also performed in the benign presence and blessings of Sri Sita Ramachandra Perumal.

Theft (apaharanam) was done to the Aradhana or worship deities of Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy in November 1993, when the vigrahas (deities) were stolen on the night of the Thirunakshatra Mahotsavam(birthday) of Chinna Jeeyar Swamy. Jeeyar Swamy had then vowed not to take even a sip of water until the deities were found and re-installed. Some people questioned Jeeyar Swamy as if what happens if the deities were never found and answer came back as that he himself will go to Perumal(meaning die and reach the abode of Perumal/Maha Vishnu).

On the 3rd day, Koteswara Rao, the then Sub Inspector. of Police, found the deities and brought them back with due reverence and fervor. To mark this day, as a tradition, every year, Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy performs Sahasra kalasa bhishekam to Sri Sita Ramachandra Perumal and Sri Koteswara Rao is honored by Jeeyar Swamy to this day.[6]

Later life

Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamy was born on Diwali day, the Festival of Lights, on 3 November 1956 at Arthamur Village near Rajahmundry in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. His parents were Sri Venkatacharyulu and Srimathi Alivelumanga Thayaru, He had his early education in the Oriental School, Gowthama Vidya Peetham Rajahmundry. He took up the ascetic order of Jeeyar (Lion) at the age of 23.

JET USA Inc. (Jeeyar Educational Trust USA) is a tax-exempt non-profit spiritual organization incorporated in 1995, in the state of Illinois, USA. This organization was formed with Mangalasasanams (blessings) of Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamy.

He started the JET (Jeeyar Educational Trust) in 1982 at Sithanagaram,Guntur Dist. India, with units in Hyderabad (1983) India, Narayankund Nepal (1985), Rajahmundry India (1991), Madras India (1993) and JET USA Inc. USA(1995).

"Vikasatarangini" a Youth Force, was started by Jeeyar Swamy with hundreds of youth.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy became one of the youngest acharyas in India. In 1980 Pedda Jeeyar Swamy died and Chinna Jeeyar Swamy took over the spiritual lineage. In 1981 he became the head and acharya of Srimad Ubhaya Vedanta Acharya Peetham, Nadigaddapalem and went to Badarinath.

In 1984 he started the Vedic University, under Jeeyar Educational Trust (JET) to establish and propagate the Vedic science. A number of young children are given admission into the university and they are taught the Vedas, the Upanishads and the related Vedangas, with board and lodging provided by the University. There is no tuition charge, and students are provided with a placement after finishing their studies.

Under extension programs, a similar school for young children to import the Vedic Agama lore was started at Jaggaiapet in 1990. In addition to Agama sastra, a Tatva Shastra College was also started at this place, to teach spiritual courses, to whoever joins, with all facilities and attractive stipend. In order to conduct research into Vedas, Chinna Jeeyar launched a Vedic project involving vedic scholars. A computer center was also started to conduct Vedic research.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy has also carried out other programs:

From 1985 to 1988 there was a drought due to continuous and constant failure of rains in Andhra Pradesh. Chinna Jeeyar performed a Varuna Yagna in Hyderabad for 9 days. From the last day of the yagnam (i.e. Poornahuti day) there were heavy rains.

Pedda Jeeyar Swamy performed 108 Rama Kratus spread over 9 years all over India and Nepal mainly to propagate Rama Nama and undertook a program envisioned to complete 108 Yagnas. Out of these 105 Swadhyaya Jnana Yagnas were completed. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy completed the mission of Pedda Jeeyar Swamy; he conducted the last one in Thirumala with 1008 Kundas for 7 days in February 1980 immediately after taking Sanyasam.

In 1972 Pedda Jeeyar Swamy performed Sri Lakshmi Narayana krathuvu with 1008 Kundas. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy then undertook the mission of accomplishing two Yagnas, each one with 1008 Homa Kundas. One in 1980 and another in 1994 in accordance with Sri Pancharathra Agama school. Another Yagna was performed on 26 February 1996 at Pittalavanipalem, in Guntur (Dist.) with 1008 Kundas collected from 1008 villages of Guntur district alone. Kalasa Snapana, a Vedic ritual was performed.

About three lakh of devotees attended the ritual site.

This Yagna was performed on a 24-acre farmland and all the 300,000 devotees were fed. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy started a program for youth called Vikasatarangini with activities such as voluntary social services, adult education and literacy programs, health care services to the aged and handicapped and home for the aged and orphan. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy revived on a large scale the Pushkara celebrations and rituals for the Krishna (2 times- in 1980 & 1992), The Godavari (Once in 1991), The Cavery River (Once in 1993) and The Tungabhadra River for the first time in 1996, which are all the perennial rivers of the South. Lakhs of pilgrim devotees participated in these Pushkaras; Chinna Jeeyar Swamy and his Vikasatarangini volunteers arranged for their food, shelter and health care.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy chanted Vedic hymns with the Vedic University students in the disturbed areas like Punjab, which were reeling under terrorism and mass killing.

Likewise, a similar Vedic chanting was conducted at Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh to alleviate the sufferings caused by extremism in that area. These Vedic chantings according to Agama Sastras have a beToday, we are witnessing the good effects of this chanting in Punjab and also in Srikakulam. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy conducted Virat Parayanam of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram with lakhs of devotees at Vijayawada in 1994, at Visakapatnam in 1995, at Madras in 1996, near Hyderabad in 1997, and at Guntur Vaishnavipuram in 1998. During Nov. 1996, East and West Godavari districts of A.P. were badly effected by severe cyclone. All the Vikasatarangini volunteers were pushed into service.

They collected money, distributed necessary materials such as cooking utensils, pulses, tamarind, dalda, grams, salt etc., before other organizations could reach certain far interior places.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy has been visiting USA since 1994. He visited London, Singapore and Hong Kong in 1995, and Canada in 1997, where He performed Yagnas.

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy conducts the following services at different places.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/
  2. ↑ "In Conversation With Chinna Jeeyar Swami". www.lokvani.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. ↑ "The Hindu : A sloka a day...". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Overview Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji". www.chinnajeeyar.org. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  5. ↑ Desikan, P. "Shri Matsya Narayana". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  6. 1 2 http://www.jetchennai.org/acharya_varivasya.pdf
  7. ↑ "Jeeyar Swamy opens Vikas Tarangini". The Hindu. 2006-04-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  8. ↑ "About Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Pedda Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji". www.chinnajeeyar.org. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  9. ↑ http://sriramanujasahasrabdi.org/about/

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