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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Ati-Rudra Mahayaga commences


 

Ati-Rudra Mahayaga, being performed at Sringeri on the occassion of the 61st Vardhanti Mahotsavam of Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, commenced today the 5th of April 2011 at  around 8:30 AM. The Jagadguru graced the Yagashala specially built for the occassion at Narasimhavanam and performed the Samkalpa after which the ritwijas were given Diksha varstram, Rudraksha-mala and other artifacts required for performing the Yajna, in a ceremony called Varunam.

121 ritwijas who have come from all the four states of South India and from Maharashtra to participate in the event, will chant Rudra mantras of the Yajur Veda eleven times every day in the morning followed by Mangalarati at noon for ten days from today. Rudra-Kramapatha and archana will be conducted every evening followed by Mahamangalarati, throughout the ten days. The eleven day long event will conclude on the 16th of April 2011 with the Purnahuti ceremony at noon which will also be conducted in the august presence of the Jagadguru.

Facilities for Devotees

Giant screens and hi-tech audio systems have been installed at Narasimhavanam and the Math complex on the North Bank of Tunga river for the convenience of  devotees. In view of the scorching sun at day time, carpets and Pandals have also been put up at Narasimhavanam and the Math complex on the Northern bank to provide ample shade to devotees who have gathered to witness the event. Also, packaged mineral-water cans have also been kept to quench the thirst of the many devotees, at various points in aesthetically constructed ethnic hut-like structures in Narasimhavanam.

 
  • 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