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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Entry to Kerala State

 

February 21, 2014


The traditional Venkotta Kuda or Shweta Chatra, an official honour from the Kerala state Government being offered to the Jagadguru by the District Panchayat president in Mulleria, Kasaragod district’

The Kerala government shows their respect to the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sringeri by providing state guest honours. Once the Jagadguru entered Mulleria in Kasaragod district in the evening of 21st February 2014, the Jagadguru was given a Guard of honour and the police band played out a welcome tune befitting the State Welcome. Then the Jagadguru adorned the decorated stage at Ganesha Kalamandira, Srividya Shikshana Kendra at Mulleria. The district officers Dr. B Ashok IAS, Vice Chancellor, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, and the District Panchayat President were present to receive the Jagadguru. Welcoming the Jagadguru as State Guest, the District Panchayat President offered the traditional Venkotta Kuda / Shweta Chatra (an official honour from the State Government). The children studying in the school sang Prarthana Shlokas devotedly.


Srividya Shikshana Kendra students chanting shlokas filled with devotion in Mulleria

The Jagadguru Mahaswamiji in His Ashirvachanam expressed joy in entering the state of Kerala, wherein at Kalady, Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankarabhagavatpada incarnated twelve centuries back. The Jagadguru also commended the Srividya Shikshana Kendra for teaching our Samskriti to children. The Jagadguru blessed all the children and the devotees assembled to follow the Bharateeya Samskriti and and attain Shreyas.

 
  • 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