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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Kalabhairavashtami celebrated with devotion at Sringeri

 

December 28, 2010

Sri Kalabhairavashtami was celebrated on December 28th 2010 in Sringeri at the temple of Sri Kalabhairava on the hillock in Narasimha Vana. After a special Ganapati puja, the Jagadguru performed Abhisheka to Sri Kalabhairava with milk, curds, honey and Panchamrita. Pandits and Vidyarthis of Sri Sadvidya Sanjivini Samskrita Maha Patashala joined together in chanting the Vedic mantras. After the Vedic chants, Mahaswamigal performed the Mahamangala Arati to the exquisitely adorned Sri Kalabhairava. All devotees then received Prasadam. In the evening, a Deepotsavam was held in front of the temple. People from various villages in Sringeri Taluk attended the Deepotsavam. Mangala Arati was performed to the exquisitely adorned Sri Kalabhairava when the Jagadguru visited the temple for Darshan at around 6 pm in the evening. Ashtavadhana Seva was offered and everyone chanted Sri Kalabhairava Ashtakam composed by the 33rd Acharya of the Peetham, Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhina Narasimha Bharati Mahaswamiji.

 
  • Weapons do not cut This (Atma); nor does fire does burn It. Water does not wet (nor drown) nor does wind dry It. This (Atma) cannot be slain, nor burnt, nor wetted, nor dried up. It is changeless, all-pervading, stable, immovable and eternal. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Do not be proud of wealth, people (relations and friends), and youth. All these are snatched by Time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Today God is altogether ignored and this is the cause of all our suffering and misery. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • By God’s grace, we have obtained a human birth, the power of discrimination and someone to teach us about the ultimate, truth. If we still remain lazy, we will be wasting a marvelous opportunity. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • No man is omniscient. Hence man should not have the ego that he knows all. It is ego that leads man astray and drives him to commit sins. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names