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

Students of Sura Saraswati Sabha blessed

August 20, 2007

On Aug 14th, the Jagadguru blessed students who had taken exams conducted by Sri Sura Saraswati Sabha, Sringeri. The students also staged a short drama highlighting the importance of Sanskrit. The Sabha established 40 years back conducts five examinations for beginners of Sanskrit, each examination being conducted twice a year, in January-February and August-September. The Jagadguru in His Anugraha Bhashana said that everyone must learn Sanskrit, in which our culture is preserved. The joy of reading the original text is not obtained when the translations are read. Hence everyone must learn at least as much Sanskrit as is required to understand the original text of Valmiki Ramayanam.

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