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



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Karthika Somavara Puja and Ksheerabdhi Dwadashi

 

November 21, 2011


Jagadguru performs Kartika Somavara Puja

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji performed Kartika Somavara Puja on October 31st, November 7th, 14th and 21st 2011 with an elaborate worship of Sri Chandramoulishwara Sphatika Linga in the afternoon.

On 7th November, Ksheerabdhi Dwadashi was celebrated with a special Puja to Lord Lakshminarasimha in Narasimhapura Agraha in Sringeri. Dhatri Homa and Tulasi Kalyanam were also performed at the temple. The same evening, the Jagadguru visited the Agrahara and Deepotsava was celebrated at the shrine of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami. Earlier, the Jagadguru also graced deepotsavas also took place in the temples of Sri Vidyaranya in Vidyaranyapura and Sri Venkateshwara in Narasimhapura. Residents of Shanti Niketan, a home for elderly citizens in Narasimhapura, were also blessed by the Jagadguru. Later that night, Deepotsava took place around the shrine of Tulasi facing the temple of Sri Janardana Swami near Sri Vidyashankara Temple.

 
  • 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