Shri Datta Swami is a complete incarnation of the Lord (Pari Purna Avatara). He has come to this world to preach Divine Knowledge to humanity. In the past embodiments of the Lord, this wonderful Divine Knowledge was not revealed to its fullest extent. Today, more than ever, there is a real need for this beautiful Divine Knowledge. The situation is rather peculiar. People are not ignorant about true knowledge. They are very knowledgeable. The advancement in science and technology has sharpened their minds. They know the truth but do not like it. They want to reach the true goal by the false and convenient path. For this purpose, they have twisted the meaning of the scriptures. Humanity stands divided by many religions and religious sects. Therefore, there is an immediate need at present for Lord Datta Himself to come down and reveal the true knowledge. He has come in the form of His Holiness Shri Datta Swami to give Divine and special knowledge to us.
Swami’s Ancestors. In recent times in the village of Nagulwaram, lived a devout Brahmin (priest) called Sri Koteswara Sastry. He belonged to the lineage (gotra) of Sage Kashyapa. He spent his entire life repeating the name of the Lord (Rama Nama Japam). Even when he passed away, the name of the Lord alone was on his lips, and his fingers were counting the rosary. His son, Sri Veerabhadra Shastry is a poet in Sanskrit and Telugu and has written more than a hundred books. He is also a great astrologer. His wife is called Hanumayamma.
Two distant cousins of Sri Veerabhadra Shastry were evil sorcerers. They were skilled in black magic and had terrorized the whole village. They had the power to kill people with a mere look or the utterance of certain words or mantras. They used to worship ghosts, evil forces, and demons. Cemeteries and cremation grounds used to be their haunts. According to some people’s estimate, they had killed hundreds of people, including over three hundred children, using their evil powers. They were sworn enemies of Sri Veerabhadra Shastry and had cast an evil spell on Sri Veerabhadra Shastry’s family that his lineage may come to an end. As a result of the spell, seven children in the joint family, which included Sri Veerabhadra Shastry and his two brothers, had died.
. At the age of 30, Swami became a professor in chemistry. Swami leads a simple life in Vijayawada, India. He is a professor at K. L. Engineering College, Vijayawada. He has published numerous original research papers in internationally acclaimed journals. He is a rare combination of a scientist and a spiritual genius. He is a strong proponent of a rational approach to spirituality. In His eyes, science and religion are no different. He says that a rationalist can easily be a spiritualist.
Swami lives with His wife, Smt. Jayalakshmi Narasakumary. His three sons are named Anjaneya, Veerabhadra, and Vatsararushi. His youngest child is a daughter by the name of Hanumayamma. While living in the world, Swami teaches Divine Knowledge to devotees and ordinary people.