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

Mahashivaratri Celebrations

March 11, 2008

Jagadguru Worshipping Lord Malahanikareshwara (in the afternoon)
on Mahashivaratri day.

On March 5th, Mahashivaratri day, the Jagadguru worshipped Lord Sthambha Ganapati and Lord Malahanikareshwara from 12 noon to 3 PM. The Mahashivaratri Puja to Lord Chandramoulishwara was performed by the Jagadguru throughout the night at Guru Nivas with hundreds of devotees chanting Sri Rudram and Chamakam. A few hours after the Mahashivaratri Puja’s completion on March 6th, Poornahuti to Maharudra Yaga was performed in the Jagadguru’s Divine Presence. This was followed by Maharathotsava of Lord Malahanikareshwara on 8th, Sandhanotsava on 9th and Teppotsava on the 10th. The Jagadguru graced the Rathotsava and Teppotsava.

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