Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha

The Inspirational Life of an Extraordinary Sage of the 20th Century

A 32-page comic book with a riveting story

This pretty book is available for FREE DOWNLOAD in four languages

About the Book...

This illustrated story book, conceived of and published to benefit people of all age groups and belief systems, narrates snippets from the enthralling story of an extraordinary sage of the 20th Century, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha. An easy and interesting read, the 32-page comic-styled book is packed with telling events from the saint’s life and excerpts from his interesting and ever-relevant teachings that are easy to comprehend for child and adult alike. The true-to-life illustrations in comic style, bring to life the many events described.

A unique sage of the modern world, His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha led an extraordinary life. The book is packed with incidents from his life about the lofty values he held dear, his fascinating spiritual journey, the tremendous power of his grace, his down-to-earth nature, his ever-cheerful disposition, his capacity for friendliness with all manners of people, his multifaceted abilities, his extensive travels and teachings, his enormous compassion for all beings, his love of nature, and many more.

Spiritual aspirants and worldly people, Hindus and non-Hindus, devotees and non-believers, rich and poor, professionals and the unlettered, people across various social strata, all found succour and joy in seeing and interacting with him. People across these wide spectra found that they had much to learn and gain from his presence, grace, actions and words. A reflection of this fact, the book indeed has something to interest and inspire everyone.

How do we maintain mental calmness while dealing with various people in our daily lives? Why do Hindus worship idols? And why worship idols and then throw them into the sea? The book contains incisive answers to such important and fundamental questions as well.

His Holiness was born in 1917, on a day when India was celebrating her festival of lights, Deepavali. After having renounced the world at the tender age of thirteen, he had a remarkable spiritual journey through the path of Yoga, culminating in realization and firm establishment in the Truth when he was just eighteen. As the 35th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, South India, he brought about great good to multitudes across the country.

This 20th century saint touched the lives of millions in a myriad different ways, and is fondly remembered with gratitude by not only those who saw him and interacted with him but also those whose lives have been touched and transformed by the story of his exceptional life.

The book is available in four languages: English, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. The book in all its four avatars was released on 18th October 2017, on the occasion of Deepavali, by Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Theertha, the 36th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. The day marked the birth centenary of His Holiness.

The printed books have sold more than 45,000 copies. All four books are now available as e-Books for free download.