On the night of June 03 - 1947, a male child, radiant like a Jyothi, was born to Sri Narasimha Iyer and Smt Logambal in the famous temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. People were wonder - struck to note, in the sky the stars in the formation of flower clusters. Peacocks were seen to be happily dancing in the garden around.
Next morning, at sun - rise, a big black serpent circumambulated the child thrice and coolly moved away. Elders thought that the child was divine-born and had the Blessings of the lord of serpents and accordingly named the child 'NAGARAJ'. They all, felt, the child was really an Avatar of Lord Sankaranarayana, their family deity, and they reared the child with utmost care and affection.
Even in the earlly days, there were several incidents which clearly proved the divinity in him :

1. On another occasion, on 23-04-1951 the family went to Madurai for the Chitrai Tirukalyana Festival in the famous Temple of Goddess Meenakshi. The boy insisted on being taken near the decorated Utsava idol of the Ambal. He cried for the parrot in the hands of the Ambal to be given to him. No amount of persuasion could pecify the boy. But, alas who knows the Leela of Sri Ambal? The Parrot in the hand of Sri Ambal kept on falling. At last, the parrot was given to the boy and then fixed on Sri Ambal's hand. And lo. The parrot stuck to her hand as before, even more beautifully and it did not fall again.
2. On 18 - 06 - 1953, when he was a boy of 6, the family went to Sri Shenbagavalli Ambal Temple at Kovilpatti. While circumambulating, the boy inadvertently dropped down a four anna coin on the floor and was searching of it. A little girl of six suddenly came near and asked him what he was searching for. He told that he was searching for a four anna coin dropped by him. The girl laughed heartily and exclaimed, Alas, were you indeed born to search for a little four - anna piece? Why not you search for me? The boy angrily asked "Who are You to say this"? 'O! just see me, you will know who am I , said the girl and walked into the temple. When the boy turned and saw her, he felt a strong force piercing his foreheaad and in a trance he cried, "Mother, Mother," and rushed after her. The parents thought that the boy was possessed and immediately took him to a local medicant for treatment, little realising that this again was Sri Ambal's Leela.

He wad educated in V. O. C. Higher Secondary School, Kovilpatti and St.John's Higher Secondary School, and St.John's College, Palayamkottai. He was an International Hockey Player, He was famous Voilnest,and Vocalists, and Fine Arts like directed several Dramas at School and in College.
Bascially a Post-Graduate in Statistics, he obtained several other diplomas in Professional subjects. He passed the written test for the Indian Railways Service. He was for a time Lecturer in a College in Sivakasi and then joined the Railways as Personnel Officer at Guntakal.

Initiation to Sanyasa :
While on a visit to Delhi for a Railway Board interview, he met His Holiness Sri Satchithananda Saraswathi Swamigal, the 32nd Pontiff of Sri Vidya Peetam (Rishikesh) in an Ashram set up in beautiful natural environments on the banks of the river Godavari at Nasik. There was instant rapport between him and the Swamiji. The beauty of the natural set - up of the Ashram and the remarkable simplicity of the Swamiji immediately attracted Nagraj.
Accordingly, on the appointed auspicious Panguni Uthiram day of April 09, 1971, the Guru initiated him into Sanyasa under the Deeksha name of 'SRI RAMAKRISHNANANDA SARASWATHI', took him as his disciple and installed him as the 33rd PEETADHIPATHI of SRI VIDYA PEETAM. And placing His hand on the disciple's head (Sparsa Deeksha), the Guru passed on His Spiritual Powers and Knowledge to the disciple.
Being himself one of the foremost exponents of and an Acharya par excellence in Sri Vidya the Guru initiated the disciple also into the nuances of Sri Vidya also known as Brahma Vidya and Moksha Vidya, Vakvadhini Mantra Bhijakshara was also duly inscribed on the Sishya's tongue and this gave the young Sanyasi the ability to understand, comprehend and effortlessly pour out his thoughts in poems, hymns, songs etc., like water gushing out through the open flood - gates of a Dam.

Mastering in Atharva Veda :
The Guru ordered the disciple to go to Dwaraka and Ujjain and master the Atharva Veda Mantra Sastra and then to the South and spread the Atharva Veda and Advaita Philosophy there. On the third day, the Guru attained Videha Mukthi. After the ceremonies, Sri Sri Sri Ramakrishnananda Saraswathi Swamigal Started on his mission as instructed by the Guru. As already stated, Adi Sankara installed Sri Toakacharya in Jyothir Mutt with insturctions to propagate and spread the Atharva Veda. There is no Sastra or Scientific discipline that is not contained in the Atharva Veda. The efficacy of the mantras there in is so much so quick and so sure that they can do or undo, make or break. So Sri Todaka felt that these mantras could very well be misused if only they got into the hands of bad and greedy elements. He therefore divided the Atharva Veda in to two parts, the Brahmana Bhaga and the Mantra Bhaga, gave the Brahmana Bhaga to his disciple and successor in the mutt and preached the Mantra Bhaga into the ears of a Cow. The Cow walked on to the house of one grahasta by name Sri Somadev and began to recite the Atharva Veda Mantras preached to her by Sri Todaka and signalled Sri Somadev to follow her. Sri Somadev accordingly followed the Cow and came to the Ashram or Sri Todakacharya. Sri Todakacharya blessed Somadev, instructed that the mantras he had heard as recited by the Cow should be passed on from one person to another by inscription of the tongue and also prescribed certain severe tests to be made in the process. It was also prescribed that once it is passed on to a disciple, the Guru shall die on the eleventh day. Thus passed the Atharva Veda Mantra Bhaga from one grahasta to another and lastly to Sri Vasudeva Bhat in Ujjain. Sri Ramakrishnananda Saraswathi Swamigal met Sri Vasudeva Bhatt in Ujjain and conveyed to him his Guru's wishes that the Atharva Veda Mantra Sastra should be imparted to him. Sri Vasudeva Bhat readily agreed. After successfully passing through all the rigorous tests imposed by the master Sri Swamigal duly received the upadesa. And for the first time in history after Todakacharya, the Atharva Veda Mantra Sastra came back to be possessed by another Sanyasi. Our Holiness (thus) combines in Him the knowledge of both Sri Vidya and Atharva Veda Mantra Sastra .

Divine Experiences :

1. On Jan 22 , 1972 Rathasapthami day ,while meditating at the Maha Kali Temple in Ujjain , Sri Swamiji was miraculously blessed by the Maha kali with Kavitvam(Poetry) powers to compose poems instantaneously and impromptu
   
2. The Swamiji then walked on to Ahemedabad .One Mohammed Hussain on his way taking a life saving drug for his ailing son when his car broke down and wouldn't move inspite of all efforts. He saw the Swmiji a few yards away,went to him,explained all that had happened and prayed for succour. His Holiness asked him if he really believed Him. He said'yes'. The swamiji asked him to throw away the medicine in his hand, and go home,blessing that his son would be well by the time when he reached there. Without any question or murmur, Mohammed Hussain threw away the medicine and went home requesting Sri Swamiji to remain there till he returned irrespective of what happened to his son at home. Returning home, Mohammed Hussain was happy to see his son perfectly well. With Joy, he came back to Sri Swamiji with all paraphernalia at the head of a big procession,playing Shenai and other music i.e. the beating of Dreums and sounding of trumpets.He warmly welcomed Sri Swamiji to his Village and afterwards provided all transport and other facilities for Him to go to South.
   His Holiness came to Dindukal in Tamil Nadu in December 1974.He stayed there for a few days performing pujas and upanayanams much to the delight of the citizens there.From there he started moving from place to place performing pujas,yagnas and homas and lecturing to vast crowds in towns and villages spreading the message of Adi Sankara.

Attain of Sarvangya Peetam:
The Swamiji ascended the Sarvangya Peetam at Banaras twice( in 1975 & 1979 ) after giving in one simple reply,answers to all the various questions simultaneously asked by eminent scholars and Vedic Pandits like mahamahopadyaya Rajeswara sastrigal, Brahmasri Ariyoor Subramaniia Ganapadigal and others in the four Vedas ,Six sastras, Two Ithihasas, eighteen Puranas and other disciplines like Music, Dance and Astronomy. After hectic tours from town to town ,village to village all over the country for almost a decade ,He established the present Headquarters of the Sri vidya Peetam ( Rishikesh) in its present premises at 5/13 Station Border Road, Chromepet, Chennai on 18 - 01- 1981.

His Pujas and Lecturers are to be seen , heard and enjoyed. His clarity of thoughts and expression is simply astonishing and astounding . The rippling and flowing grace of His Masterity exposition of the Vedic doctrines and principles ,together with the scientific annotations thereof, is truly reminiscent of the great traditions of classical exponents of yore. The Swamiji has done extensive research and has identified that so much of contemporary scientific knowledge and literature even more is already found in the Vedas. He has paricularly been pointing out the scientific base of the various Yagnas and Homas and explaining how they are not repugnant to but , infact totally in tune with reason and science. His Holiness is a poet of surpassing excellence who could contemplate and describe the attributes of every manifestations of the supreme. His daily Pujas will be different and varying with new prayers , Mantras ,slokas and Vedic salutations pouring out in ecstasy like the downpour of as tormy winter rain. For sweetness and elegance of diction , calriy and invincibility of reasoning and subtletly of thought ,
His Holiness can hardly be rivalled , much less surpassed.

1. His Holiness is the first Shankarcharya to conduct Chathurveda Maha Yagna utilising all the mantras contained in all four Vedas.
2. His Holiness has conducted Maha varuna Yagna at jam Khambalia in 1987 when severe famine stricked the whole district.During Poornahuthi, the rain was poured severly which brought relief to thousands of villages of people. The peoples of Gujarat wondered about the power of Atharva Mantra Sastra. It was flashed in all Gujarati Newspapers

The Swamiji 's phenomenal erudition and deep understanding of the nuanceas of the Vedic, especially Atharva veda mantra sastra and prayogas stand him in good stead.

1. In conducting different Homas and Yagnas strictly as ordained by the Vedas. His Holiness has provided spiritual leadership and conducted as many as Six Athirudra Homas in different parts of India and countless number of other yagnas/homas, many of them unheard of and unknown earlier and
2. In curing several chronic and otherwise incurable ills and ailments and giving timely succour and relief to the affected. In the past, the Maharishis used to transfer such ailments from man to animals through mantras and then cure the patients. But His Holiness would not accept this practise as He thought it was cruel to inflict sufferings on poor animals. He has, therefore on His own, evolved a new practice by which he takes the disease on Himself, cures the patient and then through special mantras cures Himself.
   There are several patients, happily living, have been cured of Cancer, intestinal ulcer, diseases, nervous debility etc., in many cases, he even transferred a portion of His life to the patients saved them from the jaws of death.