Bodhendra Saraswati II

Bodhendra Saraswathi was a 17th-century Hindu pontiff and the 59th Jagathguru (head) of the Kanchi matha, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

The couple did not have children for a long time and believed that they were blessed by the devotion to Viswakendra Saraswati (Athmabodhar), the 58th Jagathguru of the Kanchi Matha.

It gradually dawned on him that nama sankeerthanam (chanting of Lord Rama's name) would fetter the cycles of death and birth in Kali Yuga.

[3] Bodhendra Saraswathi, during the course of his wanderings in the Cauvery delta[4] was attracted by the beauty of the place and decided to attain samadhi or salvation at the spot.

The samadhi (shrine) of Sri Bodhendra Saraswathi, the 59th Shankaracharya of Kanchi matha is located in the town of Govindapuram and is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination.