Introducing Guruji from a write up in my file

The Author
Dr. Kandukuri Sivananda Murty (1928-2015) is one of the great contemporary spiritual masters in the Guru tradition. The tradition traces its origins to Dakshinamurty, Sage Dattatreya, Maharshi Veda Vyasa, Bhagavan Sri Krishna and Sage Maitreya of Puranic times spanning to Acarya Sankara and Maharshi Ramana in modern times. Sanatana dharma is the gift of the great sages of yore to this country of Bharat. Guruji documented the lives and works of many such sages compiled from many Puranas in his two-volume “Maharshula Charitralu” in Telugu. Sivananda Murty is a complete Yogi and his unique elucidation of Kathopanishad, in his book Katha Yoga, received accolades from Jagadguru Bharati Tirtha Mahaswami of Sringeri. This Upanishad records the remarkable event of a boy Nachiketa, going to the realm of Lord Yama, the god of death and receiving instruction from him regarding what happens to human beings after death. In his “Structure of the Universe – Vedic Viswaroopa” Dr Sivananda Murty, describes the Vedic conception of Brahmanda and its fourteen lokas in a manner appealing to the modern scientific mind. The locations of several lokas such as the Yamaloka, Pitruloka, and many such realms nearer to earth have been identified on the basis of Vedic hymns.
For over three decades the author has been talking about the uniqueness of the life and teachings of Sri Krishna, a historical person, who walked on this earth some five thousand years ago. While we can easily find from Puranas the history of Sri Krishna, the real issues to be explored are the nature, the personality and the contributions of Sri Krishna, who was hailed by Vyasa as “bhagavaan svayam”. Understanding Sri Krishna is important for Indians today, as he redefined Sanatana Arsha-dharma appropriate for the present age. His is the final word in its history. He is the foundation of the future edifice of Aryan culture, the glory of which will be apparent only when Sri Krishna is understood properly. In this book, the multi-faced personality of Sri Krishna comes out in a manner the readers have not experienced before, while reading the Bhagavata Purana or the Mahabharata separately. Krishna’s descent from his abode Goloka, his incarnation, his playful acts (leelas) when he was young, his Maha Vishnu aspect, the true nature of Radha and Krishna (Radha-Krishna tattva), his magnum opus, the Bhagavad Gita, his role as a world teacher (jagadguru), his achievements of as a yogi, his interactions with common cowherd folks, friends such as Kucela, teachers such as Sandipani, sages such as Narada, Durvasa and Maitreya, Jaina Tirthankara Arishtanemi, and his role in the Mahabharata war up to his final departure have all been interpreted in a manner such as to provide his Viswaroopa and his relevance to contemporary India. For the discerning reader the monograph is an exposition of yoga in the characters of Sri Krishna and his brother Balarama who together incarnated on this earth to establish the path of yoga in lieu of yaaga in the present age of Kali Yuga.