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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Rig-Yajus and Sama Samhita Yajnas commence

 

April 9, 2011

In conjunction with the 61st Vardhanti Mahotsava celebrations, Samhita Yajna of the three Vedas namely Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda are being conducted in three seperately constructed Yagashalas opposite Sri Sacchidananda Vilas in Narasimhavanam.

Being conducted by officiating priests from South India, the Yajus-Samhita Yaga will last for three days while the Sama and Rik Samhita Yagas will last for five days. In the Rik-samhita Yaga, Mantras comprising the 64 adhyayas of the Samhita of the Shakala school of Rigveda will be chanted and oblations of clarified butter (ghee) will be poured in the sacrificial fire to the chanting while Mantras of the Taittiriya Samhita belonging to the Krishna Yajur Veda will be chanted and oblations of clarified butter will be poured to the chanting in the Yajus Samhita Yaga. Mantras of the Kauthuma school of Samaveda will be chanted while pouring oblations of ghee in the Scrificial fire.

Purnahuti of the Rik-Samhita yaga will be conducted on the 15th of April 2011 while that of the Yajus-Samhita Yaga will be conducted on the 12th of April 2011 at noon in the august presence of the Jagadguru.

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names