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

Festivals during Chaturmasya 2008

August 31, 2008

Jagadguru performing Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata Puja

A number of festivals took place during the Chaturmasya period such as Varamahalakshmi Vrata on 15th August and the Gokulashtami Puja on 23rd August. The Shravana Somavara Pujas were observed on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th August. On 11th August, flash floods in the Tunga made Narasimhavanam inaccessible for an entire day – the first time since the construction of the Vidyatirtha Sethu (bridge). Even flash floods in the Tunga on August 11th did not deter devotees who had come from all over India to watch the Jagadguru perform the Somavara Puja. The devotees were ferried across in a boat arranged by the Math authorities, from the southern end of the Vidyatirtha Sethu to Guru Nivas and were able to attend the Somavara Puja.

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