Sivasri Vijay Somasekara Sivachariyar is a distinguished Saiva Agama exponent, scholar, and professor of Tantra Prakasika in the Agama Department at Madras Sanskrit College. He is an alumnus of Dharmapuram Adheenam Veda Sivagama Patasala, Tirumala Tirupati Veda Sastra Agama Vidyakendram, and Madras Sanskrit College, where he completed his Siromani degree. He served as an Agama Scholar at Maharishi Vedagama Patasala in Chetpet and as a former Agama Lecturer at the Government College of Architecture and Sculpture in Mamallapuram. Additionally, he has served as the former Chief Priest of a Hindu temple in Canada.
Beyond his teaching duties, he is the founder of Sivagama Vidya Peetham and serves as the Principal (Guru Mudhalvar) of Saivagama Kalachara Vidya Kendram, as well as an Honorary Advisor to the Sivachariyar Trust in Chennai. Over his extensive career, he has organized 96 specialized monthly lecture programs on Saivagama over eight years, authored and published more than 40 religious explanatory books, and presided over numerous Mahakumbhabhishekams, Agama symposia, and special Yagams.
Educational Qualifications & Titles
- M.A.
- Agama Pandit, Maharishi Vedagama Patasala, Chetpet
- Siromani, Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore
- Agama Praveena & Vyakarana Siromani
Academic & Institutional Leadership
- Professor (Tantra Prakasika, Agama Department) – Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore
- Principal (Guru Mudhalvar) – Saivagama Kalachara Vidya Kendram, Chennai
- Honorary Advisor – Sivachariyar Trust, Chennai
- Former Agama Lecturer – Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram
- Founder – Sivagama Vidya Peetham
- Examiner (Parikshadhikari) – Board of examinations across multiple Agama Veda Patasalas
Honors, Titles & Publications
- Selected Titles: Agama Praveena, Vyakarana Siromani, Saivagamajna Chudamani, Vyakarana Vicharada, Sivagama Sarvabhauma, Saivagama Vachaspati, Vastu Vithagar, Sivagama Vidya Ratnam, Vaidika Saiva Rakshamani, Sivapada Padma Bhushanam, and Yaga Sarvasadhaka Tilakam.
- Publications: Compiled and published over 40 explanatory books on Saiva Agama and religious scriptures.
- Religious Service: Conducted 96 consecutive monthly special lecture programs on Saivagamas in Chennai and served as chief priest/scholar for numerous temple Kumbhabhishekams and Yagams worldwide.