Sri Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni Birth-Chart

Sri Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni (November 17, 1878 – July 25, 1936), also known as Nayana, was a distinguished Sanskrit scholar, poet, and spiritual seeker, recognized as a key disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Born in Kalavarayi near Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh, to a family of Sri Vidya initiates, he earned the title "Kavyakanta" (one with poetry in his throat) for his extempore verse mastery. His works, including Uma Sahasram and Sri Ramana Gita, bridge Vedic and Tantric traditions, and his recognition of Ramana as a Maharshi shaped spiritual history.

Yearwise Biography

• 1878: Born on November 17 in Kalavarayi near Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh, to Narasimha Sastry and Narasamamba, the second of three sons in a Sri Vidya family.
  
  
• 1880s: Educated at home by his father, mastered Sanskrit prosody, rhetoric, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas by age 14; displayed a phenomenal memory and ashtavadhana (multi-tasking) skills.
  
  
• 1896: Married Srimati Vishalakshi at age 18; began traveling India, performing tapas at sacred sites like Bhuvaneshwar.
  
  
• 1900: Attended a Sanskrit scholars’ assembly in Nadiya, Bengal, earning the "Kavyakanta" title at 22 for extempore poetry and disputation.
  
  
• 1903: Arrived in Arunachala (Tiruvannamalai) to perform tapas, visited Ramana Maharshi (then Brahmanaswami) twice.
  
  
• 1904: Took a teaching post in Vellore, continuing spiritual practices.
  
  
• 1907: On November 18, met Ramana Maharshi, sought upadesha on tapas, and named him Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi; began Uma Sahasram (1,000 verses on Uma) as gratitude.
  
  
• 1911: Introduced Ramana to his first Western disciple, Frank H. Humphreys.
  
  
• 1917: Conducted tapas with disciple Daivarata in Padaivedu, receiving mantras; recorded Sri Ramana Gita from questions to Ramana.
  
  
• 1928: Met Sri Aurobindo on August 15 in Pondicherry, stayed at the Ashram, meditated with The Mother, and translated parts of The Mother into Sanskrit.
  
  
• 1934: Settled in Nimpura near Kharagpur with followers, focusing on tapas; received two mantras in Gokarna, recorded as Chandostavam.
  
  
• 1936: Died on July 25 in Kharagpur at age 57; Ramana Maharshi intuited his passing, halting food at the ashram.

Family

• Parents: Narasimha Sastry and Narasamamba.
• Wife: Srimati Vishalakshi.
• Children: Not widely documented.

Health

• Robust for tapas and travel; cause of death unclear, likely natural.

Wealth

• Lived simply, focused on spiritual pursuits, with no notable personal wealth.

Honors

• Titled "Kavyakanta" by scholars; revered posthumously as a Vedic seer and Ramana’s disciple.