Samskritotsava
Jagadguru’s Anugraha Bhashanam on the occassion of Samskritotsava
of the Rajiv Gandhi Kendriya Samskrita Vidya Peetham
conducted at Gurunivas in Narasimha Vanam
On 22nd August, the annual Samskritotsava of Rajiv Gandhi Campus at Sringeri of the Kendriya Samskrita Vidya Peetham of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan was inaugurated in the holy presence of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji at Guru Nivas, Narasimha Vanam. The Jagadguru expressed happiness at the conduct of the Utsava and delivered an Anugraha Bhashanam to the students and faculty of the Campus.
Students of Rajiv Gandhi Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan,
Sringeri listening to Jagadguru’s Anugraha Bhashanam
The Jagadguru pointed out that since time immemorial, works have been written in Sanskrit to spread the knowledge in various subjects in India. This was because Sanskrit was the language that unified the country, in which many regional languages existed, and continue to exist. The Jagadguru also noted that even scholars belonging to anti-vedic schools (Nastika Darshanas) adopted Sanskrit to express their thoughts. If this was the respect accorded to Sanskrit by even Nastikas, one has to try and imagine the importance and efficacy of Sanskrit for us Astikas. It is the duty of every Astika to have a working knowledge of Sanskrit – the language of the Vedas. The Jagadguru conveyed that an Astika must first develop great respect towards the language. A serious interest to learn the language must then be nurtured. And this must be followed by actually making sustained efforts to learn the language. The Jagadguru blessed the gathering and invoked the Grace of Goddess Sharada for all.