Madurai Aadheenam - Source of Vedanta and Siddhantha

In today's morning satsang, Paramahamsa Nithyananda (Swamiji) continues his explanation of the founding philosophy of Madurai Adheenam. The young saint who established the present design of the math (spiritual community), Jnanasambandhar, makes no mention in his original writings of any of the schools of Hindu thought that later became predominant. He speaks only of his love for Devi and of Her uplifting infusion of energy, and of his desire to support and perpetuate the Vedic tradition. Vedanta, the philosophy which later grew to be associated with Vedic culture, was developed by Adi Shankaracharya, who lived several hundred years after Jnanasambandhar. Shankaracharya himself refers to Jnanasambandhar as a source of inspiration. The school of Saiva Siddhanta likewise evolved a t a far later date than the founding of Madurai Adheenam. Vedic tradition is the wellspring for both Vedanta and Saiva Siddhanta. Paramahamsa also gives a radiant description of Meenakshi, the embodiment of Devi who ruled Madurai. She