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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Kalasheshwara Swami temple

 

May 20, 2009

The Jagadguru started for the Kalasheshwara swami temple kumbhabhisheka, on May 16th 2009 evening. The devotees of Kalasa accorded a magnificent and devoted reception and the Jagadguru was reverentially carried in the Golden pallaki (palanquin).


Jagadguru performing Archana with Silver flowers

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Jagadguru at Sannidhi of
Lord Kalasheshwara after Puja

On 17th, Kumbhabhisheka to the temple of Goddess Sarvaanga Sundari (Parvati) was conducted and the Jagadguru delivered an Anugraha Bhashanam. On the 18th, the Jagadguru worshipped Lord Kalasheshwara with a special offering of 108 Silver flowers and performed Kumbhabhisheka. In His Anugraha Bhashanam, the Jagadguru blessed the gathering of devotees and informed that the image of Lord Shiva contains a profound message to mankind. Lord Shiva sports a serpent as well as the crescent moon; He smears Himself with ash, but also has the holy Ganges on His Head; The very image of the Lord conveys that we should be equanimous whether surrounded by favourable or unfavourable circumstances, or in the midst of adversity or prosperity.

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Jagadguru performing Abhisheka to Kalasheshwara Swamy

 
  • 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