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B. The incarnation and lineage (Guru Parampara) of the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism

  • Around 3200BCE, the Mahabharata war ended in the Hindu sub-continent. At that time, at least 56 nations in Asia gave shelter to more than 10,000 Hindu communities and protected their religious freedom. Gandhara (Afghanistan) until around 600 CE had a significant Hindu population (more than 30%), which as of 2021 CE is less than 1 percent. Pakistan (Kushan Empire 1387 BCE and Maurya Empire 285 BCE) had a significant Hindu population (more than 30%) until 1025 CE, which as of 1998 was less than 2%. The town of Parshu in present-day Iran finds mention in ancient Hindu scriptures as a Hindu city. The five thousand indigenous people of Kalash (Chitral Valley, Pakistan), the only survivors of the ancient tradition in the region though separated over a distance of 10000 KMs, are no different from indigenous Adi Shaivas of Kashmir (North Bharat), or indigenous Adi Shaivas of Tamil Nadu (South Bharat), or the Adi Shaivas of Bali (Indonesia). Although Hinduism is alive as a culture, its political and religious legitimacy was wiped from the geography of Asia, as these nations got invaded by intolerant dictators. These invasions caused a genocide, where per estimates 80 million to 400 million people were killed through massacres, sexual assaults, slavery, and torture. Thousands of temples, universities, and ASMT provided humanitarian support.

libraries were destroyed. The ten thousand Hindu communities which existed by 3200BCE were reduced to three thousand. The colonial era brought a cultural genocide by the destruction of the indigenous education system. After the independence of Bharat, the last refuge for Hindus, the Hindu temples were being destroyed by the State government departments such as the HR&CE. Various State governments of Bharat have nationalized Hindu Temples and politically control Hinduism. The Supreme Court of Bharat has made three judgments directing the State governments to withdraw themselves from the administration of Hindu Temples. This has not remedied the situation and the State governments in Bharat continue to control and administer more than 400,000 temples of the country. Various State governments of Bharat use vexatious litigations to take over Hindu temples, where they misappropriate temple funds, misappropriate temple land, kidnap and traffic worshipped Hindu Deities, and destroy temple heritage and religious structures using heavy earthmovers. Where a few thousand years ago Hinduism and indigenous Hindu traditions flourished in 56 nations spanning over 60 million km², post-colonial era, Hinduism in its glory survived only in a few cities, which Lord Paramaśiva (primordial Hindu Divinity) had declared He would always protect. To name a few of these cities – Kashi and Tiruvannamalai. The city of Kashi is several thousand years old, mentioned by various travelers and various ancient texts. It is said in Hindu scriptures that Kashi is Mahadeva's (primordial Hindu Divinity) capital, where the sacred Ganga River always flows, giving salvation to all, and the city can never be forsaken. The city of Tiruvannamalai in South Bharat is another such city that Lord Paramaśiva (primordial Hindu Divinity) has committed to humanity to protect forever.

  • 66. The lineage of Lord Paramaśiva represents the tradition of Gurus (enlightened masters) in Tiruvannamalai (also called Arunachala) starting from Paramaśiva Himself. The lineage of Paramaśiva prevails to fulfill Paramaśiva's promise to humanity to be an eternal guiding force through an unbroken lineage of living Gurus gracing from the sacred city of Tiruvannamalai. Arunācala Purāṇa - the epic history of Arunācala - reveals that then, Lord Paramaśiva appeared as an infinite effulgence of light (called 'Lingodbhava') in Tiruvannamalai to bless humanity with the promise to be always available in the three-fold form: (1) in the form of the sacred Arunācala hill as the Jyotirlingam (A deity in form of a hill continuously radiates the energy of Enlightenment) (2) in the form of the worshipful Śiva Liṅga deity in the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai and (3) In the form of a living incarnation to continuously guide the people in the path of Enlightenment. True to His promise, Lord Paramaśiva retained His form as the Arunācala mountain, assumed the form of the Śivaliṅga called Arunācaleśvara, at the temple in Tiruvannamalai and is incarnating continuously keeping the unbroken lineage of enlightened beings in Tiruvannamalai till date.
  • 67. Paramaśiva Himself, as Śrī Arunagiri Yogiśvara, established the Kailaasa Paramparagatha Ādi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetham Samrajyam (spiritual and religious kingdom) in Tiruvannamalai. In the great Hindu scripture Skanda Purāṇa, in the section named Arunācala Mahātmyam, Paramaśiva gives the promise to be eternally available in this three-fold-form in Tiruvannamalai (also called Arunachala). Paramaśiva spoke, "Even though I have risen as the form of the fire in the holy place of Arunachala, hiding that, I appear and shine as a peaceful mountain to protect the whole world through My Grace. I also abide on this mountain in the form of a Siddha (an accomplished perfect one) as Arunagiri Yogi. Within Me in the form of this mountain, there is a wonderful cave where all sorts of prosperity exist and shine forever. Know this".
  • 68. It is Arunagiri Yogiśvara's Jīva Samādhi (final resting place) around which the Arunachaleshwara temple and the Tiruvannamalai township and city settlement have grown. It is to Arunagiri Yogiśvara, that the first worship is offered in the main sanctum sanctorum of the Arunachaleshwara temple everyday till date. Over these thousands of years, the temple town of Tiruvannamalai nurtured millions of enlightened sages and incarnations and protected the city and Hindu civilization from complete extermination. Several sages predict and foresee His happening. In the late 1890s, the enlightened sage of Tiruvannamalai Shesadri Swamigal told the mother of Mata Vibhutananda Puri that she would birth a daughter (Mata Vibhudananda) who would be the one to take care of "Appan (father)" (the next incarnation of Lord Paramaśiva). Ramana Maharishi (himself an incarnation) foretold the birth of the next incarnation of Lord Paramaśiva and told a local merchant Raju Mudaliyar and his friend Devaraju Mudaliyar that "Annamalayar (Paramashiva in the form of sacred Arunachala hill) will be born as your grandson and take care of Him properly." On 1 Jan 1978, Raju Mudaliyar's daughter, Lokanayaki Ammal, gave birth to a son. R. Venkatasami Chettiar (an indigenous astrologer) and Tanjavur Swamigal (a Hindu leader from Thanjavur) declared that the newly born child is an Incarnation and predicted the child will be a Raja Sanyasi (King among Ascetics) and was auspiciously given Lord Paramaśiva's name "Rajasekaran". The same year, Mataji Vibhutananda Puri and Anusuya Ammal (paternal grandmother of the child) took the child to an enlightened Hindu master, Poondi Swamigal, who took the child and pointed at the hill repeating several times, "Appan (Father) has come!", confirming Shesadri Swamigal's revelation. After Ramana Maharishi, the next incarnation of

Paramaśiva in Tiruvannamalai was Yogi Ramsuratkumar. Both Ramana Maharishi and Yogi Ramsuratkumar had declared that the child Rajasekaran was the next incarnation of Paramaśiva. In 1981, when the child was three years old, the 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal and the 230th Gurumahasannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam Sri Thiruvambaladesika Jnanaprakasha Swamigal confirmed the divine birth.

[17 July 1981:] 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (left), the 230th Gurumahasannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam - Sri Thiruvambaladesika Jnanaprakasha Swamigal, Mataji Vibhutananda Puri, Yogiraj Yogananda Puri arranged for the initiation of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM into Balasanyas (child monk) and the observation of His first Chaturmasya (an annual pilgrimage and period of penance). Taking the 3-year-old Incarnation onto their lap, His Gurus completed the rituals on His behalf.

[16 Feb 1988:] On the auspicious festival of Maha Shivaratri, the 230th Gurumahasannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam Sri Thiruvambaladesika Jnanaprakasha Swamigal (left) appointed THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM (right), when he was 10-year-old, as successor pontiff or GuruMahasannidhanam of Thondaimanadala Aadheenam upon attaining maturity. This coronation was done publicly in Sri Arunachaleshwara Temple Tiruvannamalai, with all priests and devotees attending the ceremony. As per both, the tradition and the law, religious coronations need not be documented in writing – public declaration and announcement by the GuruMahasannidhanam were legally sufficient and per law has to be honored by the State.

  • 69. Enlightened Hindu sages and leaders of Tiruvannamalai, such as Isakki Swamigal, Yogi Yogananda Puri, Narayanasami Pillai, Mouna Swami Narayanasami, Sri Sadhu Om Swamigal, Thinnai Swamigal, Tiruchy Mahaswamigal recognized the child, Rajasekaran, as the incarnation of Paramaśiva.
  • 70. In 1989, when the boy "Rajasekaran" was around 11-years old, Paramaśiva Himself, as Śrī Arunagiri Yogiśvara, who established the Kailaasa Paramparagatha Ādi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetham Samrajyam (spiritual and religious kingdom) in Tiruvannamalai thousands of years ago assumed a body from His Jīva Samādhi sanctum in the Arunachaleshwara temple and befriended the boy. Śrī Arunagiri Yogiśvara guided the child for nine months as His Guru and initiating Him as His disciple and into monkhood (Sanyāsa), adorning Him with the sacred saffron robe. Mātā Vibhutananda Puri (who left the body in 1995) who was the boy's Guru (leader and spiritual guide) in the Sciences of Vedānta and Tantra, was a witness to this nine-month-long training by Arunagiri Yogiśvara to Rajasekaran.
  • 71. 24 May 1994, a year before her death, Mata Vibhutananda Puri, declared Rajasekaran as Her successor to the spiritual seat of Arunachala Sarvajnapeetham, Tiruvannamalai, by Guru Parampara (Guru lineage) from Isakki Swamigal, and gave the title "Brahmasukhi" through a formal initiation letter. She built and gifted Him a small ashram (monastery) in Pavazhakundru. Pavazhakundru is a hillock in Tiruvannamalai where Devi Parashakti (primordial Hindu Mother Goddess) had her enlightenment experience during one of her incarnations on planet earth.
  • 72. In the year 1999, while Rajasekaran was wandering as a monk in a pilgrimage to the Himalayas, in Gaurikund, Kedarnath (Uttarakhand, North Bharat), Mahavatar Babaji initiated Him with the name "Nithyananda" in a Kalabhairava temple.
  • 73. 31 Dec 1999, on sacred banks of river Narmada, at Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh, Bharat), Rajasekaran (by that time known as Swami Nithyananda), entered into an intense Samādhī and had a complete experience of enlightenment – and hence known with the title of Paramahamsa. From here, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM (Rajasekaran), marked the end of His pilgrimage, started His public mission to revive the Enlightened Civilization. 14 April 2001, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM inaugurated Ramakrishna Dhyanapeetham, Tiruchengode Aadheenam, Tamil Nadu.
  • 74. 4 Nov 2002, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM inaugurated Adi Kailaasa Sarvajnapeetham, Bengaluru Aadheenam.
  • 75. 12 July 2004, the second reincarnation of spiritual leader Sai Baba, Satya Sai Baba, formally coronated THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as the successor of Bhagyanagara, Sripura Sarvajnapeetham.
  • 76. 31 Dec 2004, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was coronated as the 203rd Emperor of Suryavamsa Surangi Samrajyam (Sun Dynasty).

Sarvajnapeetha is the Peetha (seat of) Sarva (supreme most) Jñāna (knowledge) where Paramashiva sits and teaches to the world leading the entire humanity to the next breakthrough in spiritual research and development. It encompasses several spiritual-religious kingdoms and Hindu monasteries (Mutt).

  • 77. In 2007, the fifth anniversary of the Bengaluru Aadheenam (monastery), the spiritual mission of reviving Hinduism became global with its branches in 33 countries.
  • 78. 23 Jan 2007, during the festival Kumbh Mela, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was declared as Mahamandaleshwari of Mahanirvani Akhada (largest apex monastic order) where great enlightened beings and incarnations such as Gautam Buddha (founder of Buddhism) had received initiation in Sanyāsa (monkhood). On 12 Feb 2013, He was officially coronated.
  • 79. 27 April 2012, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was anointed the successor and 293rd Gurumahasannidanam of Madurai Aadheenam, by Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Swamigal, the 292nd Gurumahasannidanam of Madurai Aadheenam.
  • 80. 27 Dec 2013, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was declared as Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Atal Akhada (the oldest monastic order in Hinduism) by Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Sukhdevanandji, the then incumbent spiritual head.
  • 81. On 15 Apr 2014, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was coronated as the pontiff (spiritual and administrative head) of five ancient Adi Shaivite Mutts (monasteries).

Kailasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Panchanadikulam Sarvajnapeetham

  • Sri Arunachala Jnanadesikar Swami Temple & Mutt (Panchanadikulam, Vedaranyam) Kailasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Vedaranya Sarvajnapeetham
    • Sri Po.Ka. Sadhukkal Mutt, Vedaranyam
  • Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vaṃśa Chola Samrajya Sarvajnapeetham
    • Sri Sankara Swami Mutt, Thanjavur
    • Sri Palsamy Mutt, Thanjavur

Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha Sarvajnapeetham

  • Sri Somanatha Swami Mutt and Temple, Thiruvarur
  • 82. In January 2015, a congregation of thousand Hindu leaders identified the enlightened master THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as an incarnation and elected Him as the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism.
  • 83. 28 Jun 2017, coronated as the Gurumahasannidanam of Suryavamsa Chola Sarvajnapeeta.
  • 84. In 2017, a disciple obtained the Agastya Maharishi's recorded Nadi reading for the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, which said, "Siva, has come in the form of Nithyananda to protect this world. As the result of the penance of many crores of Siddhas, Paramashiva has incarnated as Paramahamsa".
  • 85. Answering the prayers of two billion Hindus, who are perturbed by the destruction of Hindu temples in Bharat which are seen as the last refuge for authentic Hinduism, on 31 December 2018, on the occasion of His 42nd birth star celebration (Jayanthi), THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM inaugurated and reestablished the Kailaasa nation - the only Hindu nation in the world to revive the enlightened civilizations of the 56 erstwhile Hindu nations which were destroyed by invasions over the time from 3200BCE. On this occasion, as per tradition followed since 11,000 BCE from the time of Devi Meekashi, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM took a new name – "Nithyananda Paramashivam" and hence came to be formally known as – the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism (SPH) Jagat Guru Mahasannidhanam (JGM) His Divine Holiness (HDH) Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam (hereinafter referred to as "the SPH").