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

Lakshadeepotsava and Sahasra Naarikela Homa

November 30, 2007

Administrator Sri Gowrishankar receives the
Blessings of the Jagadguru after Sahasra Naarikela Homa

Lakshadeepotsava was celebrated on November 24th 2007 two days after the Jagadguru’s return to Sringeri post the successful completion of the Vijaya Yatra. On November 26th Sahasra naarikela Ganapati Homa was performed in front of Goddess Sharada’s temple by the Administrator Sri V R Gowrishankar. The Homa took place in the heritage structure constructed out of the ancient wooden pillars that surrounded the erstwhile temple of Sri Adi Shankaracharya at Sringeri. The Jagadguru graced the Poornahuti of the Hom

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