Sri Kamakshi Dasan reached the lotus feet of Sri MahaPeriyava yesterday Aug 27th 2021.
He an ardent devotee of Sri MahaPeriyava was doing Kamakshi Poojai for more than 60 plus years. His father Sri Venkatarama Iyer was blessed to serve four Acharyas of Sri Matam starting from 66th Acharya through 69th Acharya (Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal),
Sri Kamakshi Dasan’s interview is one of the oldest interviews of Periyava Puranam & this 80 minutes of his narration about his experience with Sri MahaPeriyava will be cherished by the devotees of Sri MahaPeriyava forever.
Periyava Puranam offers Shraddanjali to Sri Kamakshi Dasan Mama.
மனதை முழுமையாக ஈர்த்து நெகிழ வைக்கும படி உள்ளது மிகுந்த புண்ணியம் செய்தவர்
My heartfelt condolences to his family. Mahaperiyava community has lost a great soul. His was the very first experience I heard several years ago. It was so touching to hear him chant Shyamala Dandakam as taught to him by his mother. His innocent and childlike rendering of the Name Kamakshi as a teenager citing Sri Lalitha Sahasranama was striking! These recollections got me started on my ongoing journey of following other devotee experiences. He was such an inspiration to novice devotees such as I. Many of us have had the privilege to have multiple darsana of Mahaperiyava. But, rare indeed are they who received special and very personal spiritual guidance from Mahaperiyava. Sri Kamakshi Dasan was one such advanced and noble soul! Sri Kamakshi Dasan is now merged in the Siva Sakti Cosmos. Jaya Jaya Sankara!!
The Mahaperiyava community has lost a man of utter simplicity and humility. Sri Kamakshi Dasan’’s experiences recorded by Mr. Sivaraman was among the earliest. Under Paramacharya’s. guidance he achieved a high level of spirituality. There is no doubt that Sri Kamakshi Dasan was a mumukshu and Mahaperiya showered his abundant Grace on him. Vivekam and Vairagyam had already arisen in him and the sadhana path recommended to him by Paramacharya was for lokakshemam only. Sri Kamakshi Dasan’s rendering of Shyamala Dandakam that he learnt from his earth mother is still ringing in my ears. The spirit and Sakti flowing from his chanting is that of Divine Mother. Sri Kamakshi Dasan’s spirituality demonstrates the Truth of the Siva-Sakti Cosmos in which he has merged in his videha mukti.