Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Narasimha Jayanti and Release of Book on Mahanyasa

May 1, 2007

Jagadguru worships Lord Lakshmi Narasimha

On 30th April 2007, Sri Narasimha Jayanti was observed. The Jagadguru worshipped Lord Lakshmi Narasimha that afternoon. Vedic Chants comprising the Pursha Sukta and Mahanarayana Upanishad filled the air as the Jagadguru performed Abhisheka to Lord Narasimha, the Avatara signifying the omnipresence of the Lord.

In the evening, the Jagadguru released the book “Saswara Mahanyasaadi Mantrah” published by Sri Sharada Vidya Prathisthana, Adhyatma Vichara Samiti. This book contains Mahanyasa along with Kannada translation. Elderly scholars, Vidwan Sri N. Ranganatha Sharma and Vidwan Sri Seshachala Sharma were honoured on the occasion. The Jagadguru extolled the greatness of Sri Rudram in His Anugraha Bhashana.

Weapons do not cut This (Atma); nor does fire does burn It. Water does not wet (nor drown) nor does wind dry It. This (Atma) cannot be slain, nor burnt, nor wetted, nor dried up. It is changeless, all-pervading, stable, immovable and eternal. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
Do not be proud of wealth, people (relations and friends), and youth. All these are snatched by Time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
Today God is altogether ignored and this is the cause of all our suffering and misery. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
By God’s grace, we have obtained a human birth, the power of discrimination and someone to teach us about the ultimate, truth. If we still remain lazy, we will be wasting a marvelous opportunity. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
No man is omniscient. Hence man should not have the ego that he knows all. It is ego that leads man astray and drives him to commit sins. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names