Chandrashekarendra Saraswati

His holiness Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VIII Mahaswamigal
68th Jagadguru of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Personal
Born	Swaminathan Shasthri (1894-05-20)20 May 1894 Villupuram
Died	8 January 1994(1994-01-08) (aged 99) Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting place	Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Organization
Order	Vedantha
Philosophy	Advaithavedantha, nondualism
Religious career
Consecration	13 February 1907
Ordination	9 May 1907
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
In office 1907–1994
Preceded by	Mahadevendra Saraswathi V
Succeeded by	Jayendra Saraswathi

Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (born Swaminathan Shasthri; 20 May 1894 – 8 January 1994) also known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyavar (meaning, "The great elder") was the 68th Jagadguru Peethadishwar of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Mahaperiyavar's discourses have been recorded in a Tamil book titled "Deivathin Kural" (Voice of God).