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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Festivals at Sringeri celebrated with renewed vigour

 

December 30, 2007

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The early morning Ardrotsava procession
inside the Malahanikareshwara temple at Sringeri

Following the Jagadguru’s return to Sringeri, devotees once again experienced the joy of being in Sringeri and witnessing various Pujas performed by the Jagadguru. The Jagadguru performed Kartika Somavara Puja on 26th November and 3rd December. Mahapradosha with special Homas and Puja to Lord Shakti Ganapati (inside Goddess Sharada’s temple) was reverently observed on 6th December while Subrahmanya Shashti was celebrated on 15th December.

The Jagadguru offered special worship to Goddess Kalikamba on December 21st. During this occasion, Shatachandi Yaga was performed from 19th December at the Kalikamba temple. The Jagadguru graced the Poornahuti of the Shatachandi Yaga on December 23rd.

Ardrotsava took place on December 24th with Mahamangalarati to Lord Malahanikareshwara and Goddess Bhavani being performed early morning in the Jagadguru’s presence. A procession of the Utsava Murtis then took place in the presence of the Jagadguru. The procession included three circumambulations of the hillock and continued along the main streets of Sringeri.

 
  • The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking? Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Prabodha Sudhakara
  • If you pray with faith and devotion, the Lord will certainly listen to your earnest prayers. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names