Biographical of Nārāyaṇa Guru (2)

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Essential biographical data of Nārāyaṇa Guru

(Ref: Appendix-I, The Word of the Guru, Nataraja Guru)

1854

Birth 20 August at Vayal Vāram house in Chempazhanty, a village ten miles north of Trivandrum, capital of Kerala, south India.
Parents: Māḍan Āśān (father) and Kuṭṭy Amma (mother).

1872

First part of education concluded. Death of mother before he is 18.

1877

Higher studies in Sanskrit at Karunāgappalli.

1844

Death of father. Goes to Aruvippuram. Period of wandering. Settles down on bank of river. Śiva temple established. Composition of earlier poems, incorporating Śiva mythology into Advaita Vedānta.

1894

Finds Kumāran Āśān and takes him to Bangalore for education. (Kumāran Aśān later becomes poet of Malayalam renaissance.)

1897

Composition of Ātmopadeśa-Śatakam, original Vedānta textbook, at Aruvippuram.

1901

Role of Guru recognised by public. State census records him as erudite Sanskrit scholar.

1903

Association known as Śrī Nārāyaṇa Dharma Paripālana Yogam (S.N.D.P.Y.) founded. (This body has now a very large membership all over the Malayalam-speaking region.)
Tours Cochin State. Wider public response. State exempts him from attending courts. Travancore Law Report notices his influence in helping to decrease litigation.

1904

Settles at Śivagiri, Varkala, on the coast, 25 miles north of Trivandrum.
Founding of temples at Anjengo and Perungoṭṭukara.

1906

Founding of temple at Trichur.

1907

Founding of temple at Cannanore.
November, Severe attack of cholera.

1908

Founding of temple at Tellicherry.

1910

Founding of temples at Calicut and Mangalore.

1912

Founding of Śāradā temple at Śivagiri, Varkala.

1913

Establishment of Advaita Ashram at Alwaye, near Cochin.

1916

Widespread celebration of his 60th birthday throughout the West Coast and elsewhere, marking further recognition as a spiritual leader and Guru. (Note: there is uncertainty of his year of birth, which the Guru left unrecorded).
Composition of Darśana Mālā about this time, representing a high level of mystical literature.

1918

First tour of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Śrī Nārāyaṇa Smṛti (Dharma Śāstra) written as a guide to his lay followers.

1921

Conference on Brotherhood at Alwaye.

1923

Second visit to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

1924

Conference of All Religions at Alwaye, inaugurating study of comparative religions and suggesting the foundation of a University for the Science of the Absolute (Brahma-Vidyā Mandiram).

1926

Visits Coimbatore and Nilgiris. (7,000 ft plateau).

1928

Serious illness. Attains samādhi (passes away peacefully) at Varkala, 20 September.

1854	Birth 20 August at Vayal Vāram house in Chempazhanty, a village ten miles north of Trivandrum, capital of Kerala, south India.
1854	Parents: Māḍan Āśān (father) and Kuṭṭy Amma (mother).
1872	First part of education concluded. Death of mother before he is 18.
c.1877	Higher studies in Sanskrit at Karunāgappalli.
1884	Death of father. Goes to Aruvippuram. Period of wandering. Settles down on bank of river. Śiva temple established. Composition of earlier poems, incorporating Śiva mythology into Advaita Vedānta.
1894	Finds Kumāran Āśān and takes him to Bangalore for education. (Kumāran Aśān later becomes poet of Malayalam renaissance.)
1897	Composition of Ātmopadeśa-Śatakam, original Vedānta textbook, at Aruvippuram.
1901	Role of Guru recognised by public. State census records him as erudite Sanskrit scholar.
1903	Association known as Śrī Nārāyaṇa Dharma Paripālana Yogam (S.N.D.P.Y.) founded. (This body has now a very large membership all over the Malayalam-speaking region.)
1903	Tours Cochin State. Wider public response. State exempts him from attending courts. Travancore Law Report notices his influence in helping to decrease litigation.
c.1904	Settles at Śivagiri, Varkala, on the coast, 25 miles north of Trivandrum.
c.1904	Founding of temples at Anjengo and Perungoṭṭukara.
1906	Founding of temple at Trichur.
1907	Founding of temple at Cannanore.
1907	November, Severe attack of cholera.
1908	Founding of temple at Tellicherry.
1910	Founding of temples at Calicut and Mangalore.
1912	Founding of Śāradā temple at Śivagiri, Varkala.
1913	Establishment of Advaita Ashram at Alwaye, near Cochin.
1916	Widespread celebration of his 60th birthday throughout the West Coast and elsewhere, marking further recognition as a spiritual leader and Guru. (Note: there is uncertainty of his year of birth, which the Guru left unrecorded).
1916	Composition of Darśana Mālā about this time, representing a high level of mystical literature.
1918	First tour of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
1918	Śrī Nārāyaṇa Smṛti (Dharma Śāstra) written as a guide to his lay followers.
1921	Conference on Brotherhood at Alwaye.
1923	Second visit to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
1924	Conference of All Religions at Alwaye, inaugurating study of comparative religions and suggesting the foundation of a University for the Science of the Absolute (Brahma-Vidyā Mandiram).
1926	Visits Coimbatore and Nilgiris. (7,000 ft plateau).
1928	Serious illness. Attains samādhi (passes away peacefully) at Varkala, 20 September.

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