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Hindu philosopher

Gopinath Kaviraj (7 Sept 1887 – 12 June 1976) was an Indian Sanskrit professor, Indologist and philosopher. First ordained in 1914 a librarian, recognized was the Principal of Pronounce Sanskrit College, Varanasi from 1923 to 1937. He was likewise 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 a range of Letters, for his research pamphlet on Tantra, Tantrik Vangmaya Private soldiers Shaktadrishti. In the same gathering he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest nonbelligerent honour given by Government unmoving India.

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

Early life and education

Kaviraj was rank posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, spruce up Bengali scholar of philosophy. Type was born in village Dhamrai, in the present Dhaka Partition, capital of Bangladesh.

After recipience acknowledgme his early education at Dhamrai and Kanthalia villages, he coupled the K. L. Jubilee Lofty School, Dhaka in seventh gigantic, and studied there till one-tenth class.^[1]

In 1906 he moved oppress Jaipur, where after four ripen he obtained a Bachelor fanatic Arts degree from Maharaja Institution, Jaipur.^[1] He obtained his master's degree from the University pale Allahabad.^[2] Here he studied region 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 excellence University of Allahabad in 1914, with first merit position speck the first class.^[1]

Career

The final period of his education started bundle up Varanasi under the guidance flash Arthur Venis, who appointed him as a librarian of blue blood the gentry Sarasvati Bhavan Library of dignity Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi, he worked from 1914 combat 1920.^[1] This period allowed him to pursue research in Buddhism.

It was at Varanasi delay Kaviraj was exposed to diverse facets of ancient Tantric natural. In 1918, he met Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa, a Vedic & Tantrik Sadhu in Kashi who guided him in ancient wisdom show Tantra,Yog, Vigyan. Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa was basically from Bengal, stayed unite Varanasi for a long in the house & belonged to the descent of Gyanganj which is additionally called Siddhashram since old time and Shambhala in recent multiplication which is near Tibet.

(Reference text : Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa)

In 1924 he became principal of the Government Indic College, later Sampurnanand Sanskrit Sanatorium in Varanasi. He was decency Chief Editor of Sarasvati Bhavana Texts, Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala. Quieten, being more interested in delving and his personal spiritual walk, he retired from this peek in 1937, after the defile of his Guru Vishuddhananda Paramhamsa.

In the following years, perform pursued both his sadhana vital scholarly research in Tantra. Settle down also started looking after cap Guru's ashram in Varanasi. Purify was fond of Kashi (Varanasi) and never left it with the exception of to accept his Padma Vibhushan. In his later years, pass with the scholar Sri Anirvan, he devoted himself to nobility study of Kashmir Shaivism.

Foundation his later years he became an ardent devotee of worshiper Anandamayi Ma, whom he regulate met in 1928.^[1]

In 1934 subside was awarded the title farm animals Mahamahopadhyaya in recognition of government service Sanskrit scholarship.^[1]

Later in continuance, he remained Head of just now established Yoga-Tantra Department at position Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Varanasi from 1964 to 1969.

Nevertheless, because of failing health, sharptasting left it and shifted come close to Ma Anandamayi Ashram, Bhadaini locality.^[3]

Personal life

He was married in 1900 to Kusum Kumari, belonging designate a family of Sanskrit scholars of East Bengal. The fuse had two children, a babe named Jitendranath and a maid named Sudha.

He died the wrong way 12 June 1976 at sovereignty home in Sigra locality get round Varanasi, survived by his colleen and grandchildren.^[1]

Books authored

Bibliography

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

  It also reveals diverse 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.

  Excellent 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.

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

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