Swamy Parmarthananda

Swamy Parmarthananda
(1945 - 2006)

The curtain descended on the earthly career of the most revered Swamy Parmarthanandaji, President of Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, who visited this planet between 1945 and 2006. Having joined Vivekananda Balaka Sangha of Ramakrishna Math at the tender age of seven, he was initiated into the Ramakrishna movement at the age of 22 for his devotion and renunciation.

He joined Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, in 1974 and became its President in 1997. By his simple life, engaging manners, kindness, easy accessibility, inspiring discourses and melodious bhajans he won the hearts of all the people of Andhra Pradesh. In the true spirit of Swamy Vivekananda he travelled widely lecturing and organising diverse service activities.

Swamy Parmarthanandaji extended the services of the Math even to the rural areas by means of a mobile medical van. He made an outstanding contribution to the development of the Math. To cite a few examples:

–         Audio Visual Museum on Bhagavadgita
–         Sarada Vidya Kendra
–         Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence
–         Geeta Darsanam
–         Sant Darsanam
–         Vivekananda Art Gallery
–         Narayana Seva (poor feeding)
–         Bala Narayana Seva
–         A well maintained and aesthetically pleasing lawn and gardens, and
–         Regular Spiritual Retreats

Triveni and its Editor are deeply indebted to him for his blessings, for releasing the Platinum Jubilee Special Issue, for writing the Foreword to the Editor’s book “Art of Living” and very recently releasing the latest book “Ancient Wisdom – Modern Insights”.

May he continue to inspire us forever as his presence is all the stronger in his absence.