Gondavalekar Maharaj

Gondavalekar Maharaj
Gondavalekar Maharaj
Personal life
BornGanpati Raoji Ghugardare (Kulkarni)
(1845-02-19)19 February 1845
Gondavale Budruk, Satara State, British India
Died22 December 1913(1913-12-22) (aged 68)
Gondavale Budruk, Satara District, Bombay Presidency, British India
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyBhakti Yoga, Vaishnavism
Religious career
GuruTukamai
Disciples
  • Brahmanand, Anandsagar, Bhausaheb Ketkar, Dr. Kurtakoti, Pandurangabuva, Tatyasaheb Ketkar, Pralhad Maharaj

Brahmachaitanya (also popularly known as Gondavalekar Maharaj) pronunciationⓘ (19 February 1845 – 22 December 1913) was an Indian Hindu saint and spiritual master. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Rama, and signed his name as "Brahmachaitanya Ramdasi". He was a disciple of Tukamai. He advocated for japa meditation through recitation of the Trayodaśakṣarī mantra (Sanskrit: त्रयोदशाक्षरी मंत्र, lit. '13-alphabet mantra in Devanagari script'). He promulgated mantra recitation as an effective means to attain spiritual progress and moksha (spiritual liberation).

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