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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Ksheerabdhi Dwadashi

 

November 4, 2009


Jagadguru worshipping Lord Sri Lakshmi Narasimha in
the temple at Narasimhapura Agraharam, Sringeri.

The twelfth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Kartika is well known as Ksheerabdi Dwadashi. This year, on the 30th  October 2009, Ksheerabdhi Dwadashi was celebrated. Dhatri Havanam and Tulasi Kalyanam was performed at the temple of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha  at Narasimhapura Agraharam in Sringeri on this auspicious occassion. Following the homam, the Jagadguru performed puja to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha at noon, amidst the chanting of Vedic Mantras by the priests, pundits and students of the Sadvidya sanjivini Mahapathashala. All those who attended had the privilege to get the blessings of Lord Narasimha and the Jagadguru and to partake maha-prasadam.

The same evening, Deepotasava was celebrated at the shrine of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami as well as the shrine of Tulasi facing the temple of Sri Janardana Swami near Vidyashankara Temple in the Math precincts.

 
  • 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