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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Chaturmasya Begins for the year 2008

 

July 21, 2008

The Jagadguru undertook Chaturmasya Vrata Sankalpa at Guru Nivas, Sringeri on July 18th 2008 – the Guru Poornima day. Worship was offered by the Jagadguru to Krishna Panchaka, Vyasa Panchaka, and Shankara Panchaka, even as devotees thronged Sringeri in thousands. Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, the royal scion of Mysore, whose erstwhile rulers were ardent devotees of Acharyas of the Sharada Peetham, was also present to offer his respects to the Jagadguru on the auspicious occasion. The Chaturmasya period this year ends on September 15th 2008. During the Chaturmasya period, devotees from all over the nation and abroad, deem it a great blessing to offer Bhikshavandanam to the Jagadguru and perform Pada Puja and be a recipient of the Guru’s blessings.

 
  • 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