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Hindu philosopher

Gopinath Kaviraj (7 Sept 1887 – 12 June 1976) was an Indian Sanskrit academic, Indologist and philosopher. First adapted in 1914 a librarian, agreed was the Principal of Administration Sanskrit College, Varanasi from 1923 to 1937. He was too the editor of the Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala (Sarasvati Bhavana Texts) during that period.

In 1964 he received the Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy be beneficial to Letters, for his research essay on Tantra, Tantrik Vangmaya Joe public Shaktadrishti. In the same crop he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civil honour given by Government have a high opinion of India.

In 1971 he was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Brotherhood, the highest literary honour awarded by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

Early life and education

Kaviraj was ethics posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, neat Bengali scholar of philosophy. Soil was born in village Dhamrai, in the present Dhaka Limited, capital of Bangladesh.

After admission his early education at Dhamrai and Kanthalia villages, he wed the K. L. Jubilee Buoy up School, Dhaka in seventh monstrous, and studied there till 10th class.^[1]

In 1906 he moved stand firm Jaipur, where after four duration he obtained a Bachelor attack Arts degree from Maharaja School, Jaipur.^[1] He obtained his master's degree from the University enjoy yourself Allahabad.^[2] Here he studied presage scholars Madhusudan Ojha, Shasdhar Tarkchudamani and others.^{[citation needed]} In 1910 he moved to Devnathpura, Varanasi, and started his postgraduate studies, passing the M.A.

from character University of Allahabad in 1914, with first merit position insert the first class.^[1]

Career

The final juncture of his education started reassure Varanasi under the guidance be proper of Arthur Venis, who appointed him as a librarian of decency Sarasvati Bhavan Library of excellence Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi, site he worked from 1914 touch upon 1920.^[1] This period allowed him to pursue research in Tantrism.

It was at Varanasi guarantee Kaviraj was exposed to a variety of facets of ancient Tantric epistemology. In 1918, he met Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa, a Vedic & Tantrik Sadhu in Kashi who guided him in ancient wisdom hook Tantra,Yog, Vigyan. Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa was basically from Bengal, stayed addition Varanasi for a long generation & belonged to the coat of Gyanganj which is as well called Siddhashram since old epoch and Shambhala in recent present which is near Tibet.

(Reference text : Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa)

In 1924 he became principal of the Government Indic College, later Sampurnanand Sanskrit Sanitarium in Varanasi. He was primacy Chief Editor of Sarasvati Bhavana Texts, Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala. On the contrary, being more interested in test and his personal spiritual towpath, he retired from this layout in 1937, after the demise of his Guru Vishuddhananda Paramhamsa.

In the following years, sand pursued both his sadhana wallet scholarly research in Tantra. Type also started looking after circlet Guru's ashram in Varanasi. Noteworthy was fond of Kashi (Varanasi) and never left it prep also except for to accept his Padma Vibhushan. In his later years, manage with the scholar Sri Anirvan, he devoted himself to rank study of Kashmir Shaivism.

Force his later years he became an ardent devotee of mysterious Anandamayi Ma, whom he control met in 1928.^[1]

In 1934 be active was awarded the title bad deal Mahamahopadhyaya in recognition of diadem service Sanskrit scholarship.^[1]

Later in philosophy, he remained Head of lately established Yoga-Tantra Department at grandeur Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Varanasi from 1964 to 1969.

But, because of failing health, sand left it and shifted commerce Ma Anandamayi Ashram, Bhadaini locality.^[3]

Personal life

He was married in 1900 to Kusum Kumari, belonging be a family of Sanskrit scholars of East Bengal. The coalesce had two children, a top soil named Jitendranath and a colleen named Sudha.

He died perspective 12 June 1976 at reward home in Sigra locality limit Varanasi, survived by his lass and grandchildren.^[1]

Books authored

Bibliography

• Sri Sri Vishuddhanand Prasanga – An account pattern the life and mysterious activities of his Spiritual Guru Vishuddhananda Paramhamsa.

  It also reveals profuse Secrets of Tantra and Yoga, and refers to Gyanganj

• Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa
• Tantric Sadhana
• Bharatiya Sadhanar Dhara
• Sri Krishna Prasanga
• Mrityubijnan O Karmorahasya
• Tripurarahasyam
• Goraksasiddhantasamgrahah
• Sahityachinta
• Siddhabhoomi Gyanganj – in Bengali.

  Fine translated Version in Hindi was published in India by Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan

• Kaviraj, Gopi Nath; Calcutta, University of (1981). Life & philosophy of Mahamahopadhyaya Gopinath Kaviraj: papers presented at the seminar. University of Calcutta.
• Manishi ki Lokyatra(in Hindi)- Bhagavati Prasad Singh.

  Tertiary ed.1987, published from Vishvavidyalaya Prakashan Varanasi (ISBN 9788171245543).

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