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



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Somavati Amavasya Celebrations at Pune Sringeri Shankar Math

 

July 8, 2013

On 8th July,2013 Amavasya falls on Monday. This rare combination of Amavasya (new moon day) and Somavara (Monday) is known as Somavati Amavasya.

Arrangements for circumambulation of Pipal tree at the Pune Sringeri Shankara Math by ladies are there for the Somavati.

On this day, preferably early in the morning, ladies perform 108 ritualistic circumambulation of a Pipal tree in or near any temple observing silence. This vrata bestows not only fertility and conception but also protects as a shield the family from dangers. This pooja for the trunk of the pipal tree is to be done just above the roots.

Indra is the king for the devatas; for animals it is lion; for the birds garuda is the king; for the trees pipal is the king. The Sanskrit name for pipal is Ashvattha. Pipal tree is divine similar to Parijatha, Coconut, Bilva etc. The small sticks are used as ahuti (offering) in homam; the dried log of the branches are called Arani; they are drilled against each other to produce the most sacred form of fire to initiate any homam. Pipal should not be felled or used as firewood in the house; it can be used in the temple.

 
  • 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