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Ayyalasomayaajula Surra Ganapati Sastry popularly known as Vaasistha Ganapati Muni alias Naayana, was born in 1878 at his maternal uncle's..
Ganapati Muni was a rishi, poet, patriot and reformer who obtained the grace of the Divine Mother to achieve literary excellence and knowledge of the essence of.
Ganapati Muni
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| Born | Ayyala Somayajula Surya Ganapati Sastry ()17 November Kaluvarayi near Bobbili, Vizianagaram |
| Died | 25 July () (aged57) Kharagpur |
| Occupation(s) | scholar, poet |
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Ayyala Somayajulu Ganapathi Sastry, also known as Ganapati Muni (), was a disciple of Ramana Maharshi.[1] He was also variously known as "Kavyakantha" (one who has poetry in his throat), and "Nayana" by his disciples.[2]
Biography
Ganapati Muni was born in Kalavarayai near Bobbili in Andhra Pradesh on 17 November His parents, Narasimha Sastri and Narasamamba had three sons, Muni being the second.
Ganapati, when 18 years old, set out and wandered from one place to another, residing in places like Bhuvaneshwar, where he performed his tapas. When Ganapati was staying in Varanasi he learned of an assembly of Sanskrit scholars in the city of Nabadwip in Bengal.