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



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Shankara Jayanti Mahotsava at Bangalore Shankara Math

 

May 2, 2011

As a part of Sri Shankara Jayanti Mahotsava observed at Sringeri aswell as branch maths throughout the country, the five day long celebrations will also be celebrated at the the century old Bangalore branch of Sri Sringeri Math at Shankarapuram with the benign blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji from 4th May 2011 to 8th May 2011. The details of the programme is as follows.

At the Shrine of Sri Adi Shankaracharya

  • May 4 – May 7 2011 (Vaishakha Shukla Prathama – Vaishakha Shukla Chaturthi)
    • Laghunaysya Purvaka Ekadasha Rudraabhisheka
    • Parayana of Vedas, Prasthanatraya Bhasya, Srimad Bhagavadgita and Sriman-Madhaviya Shankara Digvijaya.
    • Maha-Mangalarati at 11:00 A.M.
  • May 8 2011 (Vaishakha Shukla Panchami)
    • Mahanasya-purvaka Shata-Rudrabiskekam beginning at 8:00 A.M.
    • Sri Rudra Homa beginning at 8:00 A.M.
    • Purnahuti of Rudra-Homa at 11:00 A.M.
    • Maha-Mangalarati at 11:30 A.M.
    • Rathotsava of the Utsava-Murti of Sri Adi Shankaracharya through the streets of Shankarapuram at 12:00 Noon.

Upanyasa

Eminent scholars will deliver upanyasas on Sri Shankaracharya and His works throughout the five days in the evening at the Math premises at Shankarapuram. Following is the programme schedule.

  • Wednesday, May 4 2011 – Upanasya by Dr.Y.S Gayatri on (Topic )Sri Shankaracharya’s Shivastuti.
  • Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Upanasya by Vidvan Sri Mahabaleshwara Bhatta on the Debate ( Samvada )between Sri Shankara and Sri Mandana Mishra.
  • Friday, May 6, 2011 – Upanasya by Mahamahopadya, Vedanta Chakravati Sri K.G Subbaraya Sharma on Life And Achivements of Sri Shankaracharya.
  • Saturday, May 7, 2011 & Sunday, May 8, 2011 – Upanasya by Vidvan Sri Bhakurdi M.V Narasimhamurthi Shastri on Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada’s Advita Vedanta.

Mahamangalarati to Sri Adi Shankaracharya Bhagavatpada and Goddess Sharadamba will be conducted after the upanyasa sessions at the respective shrines at 8:30 P.M. daily.

Devottees are requested to attend the above program in large numbers and be receipient to the Grace of Sri Adi Shankaracharya and blessings of the Jagadguru.

 
  • 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