"Sadguru Sridhara Swami Charitam" is an account of the life and teachings of the renowned holy man Sri Sridhara Swami Maharaj who built his Ashrama at Varadahalli near Sagar in Shimoga District of Karnataka. He is one of those rare personalities who lived and worked for the welfare of humanity and for strengthening the roots of Sanathana Dharma in this country. Many of his disciples regarded him as an incarnation of the Divine Power and sought salvation in his teachings.
Born in Degalur village of Nanded District which was a part of Hyderabad State in those days, he led an exemplary life as a child and manifested ideal detachment to worldly pursuits. It is believed that he was born by the blessings of Sri Dattatreya of Ganagapura and his spiritual outlook was natural. Even in his student days in Gulbarga and Pune he displayed an aptitude to serve the suffering humanity in whatever ways he could and later, after his visit to the holy place of Sri Samartha Ramadas at Sajjangad his whole life was devoted to spiritual quest and service of humanity. The humility with which he served the Guru and the pilgrims who visited the tomb of the Guru was exemplary.
From Sajjangad, the Swamiji started his long pilgrimage to the South as he felt that his spiritual Guru, Sri Samartha Ramadas Maharaj wanted him to go there. His spiritual quest in the South did not go in vain for, he met many pious people during his long wanderings in the Southern States. It is noteworthy that the Swamiji maintained perfect detachment as is wont with a wandering monk and spread the light of Ramabhakti (devotion to Lord Rama) wherever he went. Innumerable people got relief as they listened to the steady flow of words from the Swamiji's mouth in the evenings when the seekers used to gather round him in village after village. Though people came forth to offer him wealth and comfort, this wandering monk never accepted anything but his day's frugal meal from them.
Sri Sridhara Swami Maharaj was thoroughly conversant with Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi and English and travelled all over the country. He had the knack of explaining the difficult concepts of Vedantha in simple language so that even laymen could under-stand them. He has composed several songs in Sanskrit and local languages and sung them along with the devotees as Bhajans. "Swatma Nirupane", "Bhaktisara", "Vishayee Munisamvada", "Vivekodaya" etc., are his books written to disseminate spiritual knowledge among the laymen. Many men and women who came into contact with Shri Swamiji took guidance from him and became spiritual "Sadhakas".
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