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Swami Shree Govinddev Giri
Personal life
Born25 January 1949
Belapur, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster in Philosophy
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
ProfessionSpiritual Guru
Religious career
Present postTreasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Ayodhya, Vice President of the Shree Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust Mathura
Websitedharmashree.org

Swami Shree Govinddev Giri Maharaj is one of the most respected spiritual Guru of Bharath.[1] He is known as Swamiji among his followers. He is the Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is responsible for constructing the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. He is the Vice President of the Shree Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust Mathura as well.[2][3] Swami Govinddev Giriji Maharaj is a practitioner of Hindu scriptures and is known for his sermons on Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, and other ancient Hindu scriptures.[4]

Early Life and Education

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Swami Shree Govinddev Giriji Maharaj was born on 25 January 1949 in a religious Brahmin family in the village of Belapur in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra.[5] He was named Kishore by his parents. Swamiji inherited his long family tradition of religiosity and spirituality.[1][6]

Swamiji completed his primary education in his native village of Belapur. He then joined the Tatvadnyaan Vidyapeeth established by Shri Pandurang Shastri Athawale of the Swadhyaya Parivar and obtained a Master's degree in Philosophy under his guidance.[7] Swamiji then went to Varanasi for further study of the Vedas, Upanishads, and other religious scriptures of ancient Bharath and obtained the title of 'Darshanacharya' under the guidance of the renowned Vedic scholar Vedmurti Dr. Vishwanathji Dev, and thus came to be known as Aacharya Shree Kishore Vyas.[6]

Journey

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At the age of 17, Swami Shree Govinddev Giri Maharaj (then Aacharya Shree Kishore Vyas) gave his first sermon on the Bhagavad Gita in his native village Belapur. Since then, Swamiji has been giving sermons on the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Dnyaneshwari, Dasbodh, Yoga Vasishtha, Sri MadDevi Bhagavad, Shiv mahapurana, Hanuman Katha, Buddha Katha, etc. in Bharath and abroad for the past 60 years.[8] He is the only saint to preach on the Bhagavad Gita as well as Lord Buddha and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.[1] In this way, he works to unite the society and awaken the feeling of patriotism, which is why he is also called 'Rashtra Sant'.

At the 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Lord Shri Ram in the Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi broke his 11-day fast at the hands of Swami Shree Govinddev Giri Maharaj.[9]

Initiation

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With the blessings of His Holiness Swami Shri Jayendra Saraswati, the head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth in Tamil Nadu, Swamiji was initiated into Paramhans Sanyas on the banks of the Ganges River in the holy city of Haridwar on 30th April 2006. Before taking Sanyas initiation, Swamiji was known as Acharya Kishorji Vyas. After initiation, he is formally known as Swami Shree Govinddev Giri Maharaj.[10]

Established institutions

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Maharishi Ved Vyas Pratishthan-

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Swamiji established the Maharishi Ved Vyas Pratishthan in Alandi on 21 February 1990 with the sole aim of promoting the study of the Vedas.[11]

Vedic School

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  1. Shri Sadguru Nijananda Maharaj Veda Vidyalaya, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra)
  2. Shri Samartha Saint Mahatmaji Veda Vidyalaya, Dhalegaon (Maharashtra)
  3. Shri Chaturvedeshwar Dham, Sawargaon (Maharashtra)
  4. Rigved Pourohitya Veda Vidyalaya, Jintoor, Parbhani (Maharashtra)
  5. Maharshi Dadhichi Veda Vidyalaya, Godmanglod, Nagaour (Rajasthan)
  6. Shri Jai Jagdamba Veda Vidyalaya, Khamgaon, (Maharashtra)
  7. Bramha Savitri Ved Vidhyalaya, Pushkar, (Rajasthan)
  8. Sriram Veda Vidyalaya, Dhule, (Maharashtra)
  9. Shri Saint Gulabrao Maharaj Veda Vidyalaya, Changapur, Amaravati, (Maharashtra)
  10. Srimad Jagatguru Shankaracharya Vaidic Vidyapeetham, Howra (Kolkata)
  11. Samanvay Vedvidyalaya (Haridwar)
  12. Maharaja Pratap Singh Ved Vidyalaya, Jammu, (Jammu and Kashmir)
  13. Saint Gulabrao Maharaj Vaidik Mahavidyalaya, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra)
  14. Shri Satyamitranand Giri Ved Vidya Kendra, Surat (Gujarat)
  15. ShubhkaranTiveniVedvidyalaya, Lakhisarai (Bihar)
  16. Vedarth Bodh Vidyalaya, Pune (Maharashtra)
  17. Manipur Ved Vidyapeeth, Imphal (Manipur)
  18. Yogeshwar Yadnyavalkya Ved Vidya Pratishthan, Sarai (Maharashtra)
  19. Sant Dynaneshwar Vedvidyalaya, Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh)
  20. V. M. Vishwanath Dev Gurukul, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
  21. Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya, Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)[10]

Organization Established by Swamiji

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Shri Krishna Seva Nidhi

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Shri Krishna Seva Nidhi is the first trust established by Swamiji in 1986 and this trust provides various types of assistance to needy people.

Sant Shri Dnyaneshwar Gurukul

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Sant Shri Dnyaneshwar Gurukul was established in 2000.

Geeta Parivar

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Swamiji founded Geeta Parivar in 1986 in Sangamner (district - Ahilyanagar) in Maharashtra. Through Geeta Parivar, 'Bal Sanskar Kendra' (cultural center for children) and mainly 'Bal Sanskar Shibir' (workshops to imbibe Bhartiya culture in children) are implemented all over Bharath. During the COVID period, inspired by Swamiji, Geeta Parivar started the work of online Gita recitation, which has today established itself as the largest Gita education institution in the world. In this initiative, run by the name of Learn Geeta, millions of people are taught the Gita in 12 Bharatiya languages and also in English, and after memorizing each chapter, the learner is examined and then a certificate is given. A person who memorizes the entire Gita is honored with the title of "Gitavrati" and a medal. Millions of people in 180 countries of the world are benefiting from this.

Awards

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  1. Param Pujya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati Maharaj Award - Swamiji was presented with this prestigious award by Param Pujya Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
  2. Dadhich Samaj Ratna Award - Swamiji was presented with this prestigious award by the Akhil Bharatiya Dadhich Brahmin Mahasabha. The award ceremony was held at Godmanglod (Nagaur), Rajasthan.
  3. Bhring Rishi Award - Swamiji was honored with this prestigious award by the Brahmin Sabha of Bhingar (Ahilyanagar), Maharashtra, on the auspicious occasion of Rishi Panchami at Sant Dnyaneshwar Temple.
  4. Rigveda Bhushan Award - Swamiji was presented with this award by Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin Shikshantjeka Sanstha, Pune.
  5. Sant Shrestha Award - Swamiji was presented with this award by Dr. The award was presented by Laxmikant Parnerkar.[12]
  6. Ramtirth Goda Rashtra Jeevan Puraskar - The first Ramtirth Goda Rashtra Jeevan Puraskar was presented by Shri Ramtirth Godavari Seva Samiti.[13]
  7. Surya Ratna Puraskar - This award was presented at the Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav in Alandi.[14]

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