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



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Foundation for Sringeri Shankara Math at Tripura

 

November 7, 2013


CEO Sri V R Gowrishankar and Sri Abhishek Chandra, IAS unveil the plaque commemorating the foundation laying ceremony for a Sringeri Math in Tripura on 7th Nov 2013

With the blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, the foundation stone was laid for a Sringeri Shankara Math in Bilaspur Gram Panchayat, Unakoti District in the North Eastern Indian state of Tripura. Administrator & CEO of the Peetham, Sri V R Gowrishankar, and District Collector Sri Abhishek Chandra presided over the function held on 7th November 2013. The idea for the Math was mooted by the Collector, Sri Abhishek Chandra who had contacted Sri Gowrishankar for securing the Jagadguru’s blessings. Gram Pradhan Krishna Kumar Sinha A number of local landlords donated lands on which the Math would be constructed. Besides temples for Goddess Sharada and other deities taking shape, construction would also take place for a community hall, a Goshala, a health centre along with a number of social initiatives at the site. The site is located at the banks of the river Manu in a sylvan setting very similar to that of Sringeri. Hundreds of devout residents of Unakoti District attended the foundation stone laying ceremony.

 
  • 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