Sengalipuram Anantarama Dikshitar (; 2 August 1903 – 30 October 1969) was a
Śrauti scholar and also was an exponent of the art of ''
upanyasa''s (discourses) on various subjects in
Hinduism
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. Born in the
Thanjavur
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district as the second son to Subramanya Dikshithar, Anantarama was initiated into the learning of the
Vedas
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under his father Subramanya Dikshithar, the brother of Sengalipuram Vaidhyanatha Dikshithar, also called Periya Muthannaval. Paruthiyur Krishna Sastrigal was the first guru for Anantarama Dikshithar. He first had his
akshara abhasya from Krishna Sastri at Muthannavals's
gurukulam.
Dikshithar was the first speaker to initiate the ''
pravachana'' at Veda Dharma Sastra Paripalana Sabha at Kumbakonam, an organisation that aims to revive and propagate Vedic knowledge and Dharma Sastra, started by Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal..
Publications
Anantarama Dikshita produced discourses for the following scriptures:
* ''Srimad Bhagavata Saptaha''
* ''Shankara Charitra''
* ''Vishnu Sahasranama''
* ''Ramayana''
* ''Devi Bhagavata Purana''
* ''Mahabharata''
* ''Narayaniyam''
He is also attributed the authorship of the following works:
* ''Jaya Mangala Stotra''
* ''Sundara Kanda''
Religious significance
Dikshitar claimed to have been cured of his leprosy by praying to
Guruvayurappan
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. An ardent devotee of the deity, Anantarama Dikshitar made a significant contribution to propagate the
Narayaniyam
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of
Meppattur Narayana Bhattathiri.
See also
*
Jayakrishna Dikshitar
References
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1903 births
1969 deaths
Scholars of Hinduism