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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Kumbhabhisheka of Gayatri temple in Koppa 


 

On 29th January 2012,  Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji performed the Kumbhabhisheka of Gayatri Devasthana at Koppa. In His Anugraha Bhashanam rendered on the occasion, the Jagadguru pointed out that it is the same Divine Mother who sports different forms be they Sharada, Gayatri, Annapoorna, Vishalakshi or Meenakshi. The Jagadguru recounted an incident from the Markandeya Purana where Shumbhaasura fights the Divine Mother who had expanded Herself into myriad forms Brahmi, Maheshwari, Vaishnavi. When Shumbhaasura confronted the Divine Mother, She absorbed all these manifestations and said –

एकैवाहं जगत्यत्र द्वितीया का ममापरा । पश्यैता दुष्ट मय्येव विशन्त्यो मद्विभूतयः ।। ५।। (There is no one in this Universe besides Me. Behold! All my manifestations have been absorbed in Me).

The Jagadguru mentioned the greatness of the Gayatri Mantra stating न गायत्र्याः परो मन्त्रः – There is no mantra that is superior than the Gayatri.

There is nothing impossible for a person who does a proper upasana of Gayatri. A Brahmachari who does the Gayatri Upasana properly will definitely get the fruits of his efforts in acquiring education.

 
  • 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