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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Royal Scion of Travancore at Sringeri

 

October 22, 2008


Jagadguru blessing the Royal Scion of Travancore

It is well-known that a number of pre-independence royal dynasties have revered the Jagadgurus of the Sharada Peetham at Sringeri. The kingdom of Travancore in present-day Kerala was no exception. The crowning moment in the relationship between Travancore and the Sharada Peetham occurred during the time of the 33rd Jagadguru (1879-1912 AD) of the Peetham, Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamiji. At the Mahaswamiji’s direction, the ancient agrahara of Kalady, the birth place of Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya was discovered. The exact spot of the Samadhi of Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s mother, Sri Aryamba had been identified by the Mahaswamiji Himself through divine revelation. At this juncture, the then Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma was instrumental in securing for the Peetham the lands connected with Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s life.The Maharaja also offered assistance in building the shrines for Sri Adi Shankara and Goddess Sharada as well as the Samadhi shrine for Sri Aryamba that are housed today in the Sringeri Math at Kalady.

On October 15th 2008, the royal scion of Travancore Sri Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma came to Sringeri and had Darshan of Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji. Sri Uthradom Thirunal had brought the deities of his personal Puja to Sringeri and received them reverentially from the Divine hands of the Jagadguru

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names