Dharmaacharaya Pandit Jadonath

Dharmaacharaya Pandit Jadonath

February 11, 1934 – January 28, 2026

Father/Mother: Pandit Samacharan & Latchmina

Pandit Jadonath was born on February 11th, 1934 – Maha Shivraatri Day and his parents were the Late Pandit Samacharan and Latchmina, in Hague on the West Coast of Demerara, Guyana,South America.

Pandit Jadonath merged into Maha Samadhi on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 1:35pm in Orlando, Florida. It was a victorious day according to Hindu Astrology – Jaya Ekadashi with Rohani Nakshatra Prevailing.  His departure can be likened to that of The Great Mahabharat Kuru Dynasty –   Bhishma Pitamah.   Bhishma Pitamah laid on a bed of arrows, on Jaya Ekadashi, reciting the Shri Vishnu Sahasranaam, in the presence of the Pandavas Brothers, Vyaas Ji and Lord Shri Krishna, as he  waied for Uttaraayanam, indicating the Sun travelling northwards.

Pandit Jadonath experienced a similar departure as he laid on a bed with Kus Grass (containing the presence of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva/ per our Garuda Puran). It was also Jaya Ekadashi and Rohani Nakshatra was prevailing. Towards the end of his life on earth, Pandit Jadonath was still chanting verses from the Holy.

 

अर्जुन उवाच ।
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् ।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥ १०-१२॥

Paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān ।
puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidēvamajaṃ vibhum ॥ 10.12 II

“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest.”

“Pandit Jadonath is survived by his 7 children, 20 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren and his younger brother and sister. His Dharmpatni (Wife), the late Pandita Gomati Jadonath, attained Maha Samadhi in 2019.” 

He was primarily a self-taught scholar who rose from great hardship and challenges into great leadership, while losing both parents at a young and tender age to become one of the most revered spiritual master and Leader of his time.  A Bhagavad Gita verse which summarizes and aligns 100 percent with his character, morals, values and ethics is

निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा
अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः ।
द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै-
र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥ १५-५॥

Nirmāna mōhā jita saṅga dōṣā adhyātma nityā vinivṛtta kāmāḥ।
dvandvair vimuktāḥ  sukhaduḥkha sañjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṃ tat ॥15. 5 ॥

“Those who are free from vanity and delusion, who have overcome the evil of attachment, who dwell constantly on the self and on God, who are free from the desire to enjoy the senses, and are beyond the dualities of pleasure and pain, such liberated personalities attain My eternal Abode.”

Pandit Jadonath, a superb mathematician, accomplished educator and high school principal/administrator. Pandit Jadonath combined intellect with deep spirituality, Body, Mind and Intellect (BMI).  As a Hindi and Sanskrit scholar, he became a legendary Dharmaacharaya and a true torchbearer of Shri Sanatan Dharma, across North and South America, the West Indies and India.

In 1984, Pandit Ji founded the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir – a humble vision that blossomed into a profound center of devotion and community, expanding to temples in both New York City and Florida.

Known for his boundless energy, generous spirit, fearless determination, Pandit Jadonath believed nothing was impossible.  He captured the respect of leaders and the love of thousands of devotees worldwide. As a father, guru, and spiritual mentor, his influence endures through generations.  A verse from the Shri Mad Bhagavatam depicts this core value precisely:

त्वं नः संदर्शितो धात्रा दुस्तरं निस्तितीर्षताम् ।
कलिं सत्त्वहरं पुंसां कर्णधार इवार्णवम् ॥ २२ ॥

tvaṃ naḥ saṃdarśito dhātrā dustaraṃ nistitīrṣatām |
kaliṃ sattvaharaṃ puṃsāṃ karṇadhāra ivārṇavam || 22 ||

We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all the good qualities of a human being.

Evaḿ prasanna-manaso

bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ

bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaḿ

mukta-sańgasya jāyate

Thus, established in the mode of unalloyed goodness, the man whose mind has been enlivened by contact with devotional service to the Lord gains positive scientific knowledge of Bhagavan in the stage of liberation from all material association.

Pandit Jadonath was a life-long professional Gardner.  His hobbies include reading and travelling to India, to name a few.  Pandit Ji did eighteen trips to Bharat Mata while he chaperoned more than five hundred individuals to the mother land, India.  Pandit Jadonath liked Haridwar, Rishikesh and Varanasi, where he read several Yagnas; Bhagawat Maha Puran, Maha Shiv Puran, Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha and more.

We honor and celebrate the iconic life of Dharmaacharya Pandit Jadonath, a trailblazing pioneer of Shri Sanatan Dharma, and we will greatly miss his physical presence in our community and in our lives.

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ ३-२१॥

Yadyadācharati śrēṣṭhastattadēvētarō janaḥ ।
sa yatpramāṇaṃ kurutē lōkastadanuvartatē ॥ 3.21

“Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”

In departing, Pandit Jadonath would like all devotees of Shri Sanatan Dharma conduct their lives with the teachings of Lord Shri Krishna’s

मन्मना भव मद्भ‍क्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।
मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायण: ॥ ३४ ॥

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam
ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ

Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

Hari Om Shanti  Shanti  Shanti  Shantih:

Ram Nam Satya Hai 

Satya Bolo Mukti Hai

Ram Nam Satya Hai 

Yaha Sabka Gati Hai