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



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Jagadguru graces Afzalpur, North Karnataka

 

March 20, 2014

The Jagadguru reached Afzalpur of Gulbarga district on 19th March evening to a reverential reception from the devotees. The Jagadguru was taken in a grand procession to the Sringeri Shankara Math branch at Afzalpur. In the evening Sabha, after the Swagata patra samarpanam, the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji blessed every one with an elaborate Anugraha Bhashanam explaining Dharma and Adharma, and the necessity to follow Dharma. On 20th morning, the Jagadguru performed Kumbhabhisheka, gave Darshan to the devotees and blessed them all with Phala Mantrakshata and Tirtha Prasada. In the evening, the Jagadguru left for Gulbarga.


Jagadguru Mahaswamiji performing an elaborate Puja and Kumbhabhisheka to Sri Sharadamba – Afzalpur

Jagadguru Mahaswamiji performing an elaborate Puja and Kumbhabhisheka to Sri Dattatreya – Afzalpur

Kumbhabhisheka:

The Kumbhabhisheka at the newly constructed Sringeri Shankara Math at Afzalpur took place on the morning of 20th Mar 2014. First the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji performed an elaborate Puja and Kumbhabhisheka to Sri Sharadamba, Sri Dattatreya, Sri Adi Shankaracharya and Sri Chandramoulishwara amidst the chanting of Veda Mantras by the pandits of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Then the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji performed PranaH Pratishtha of the deities and made the devotees chant the Kamalajadayitashtakam, a hymn on Goddess Sharadamba written by the 33rd Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamiji. Former minister and MLA Sri Malikayya V Guttedar was also present.

 
  • 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