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



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Jagadguru graces Harapanahalli, North Karnataka

 

March 27, 2014

The Jagadguru reached Harapanahalli of Davangere District in the evening of 26th Mar 2014 to a grand welcome arranged by the disciples of Harapanahalli. Some children were dressed up as Gods and Goddesses, while others sang and danced to a number of Bhajans as part of the Jagadguru’s welcome procession. In the Swagata sabha, stotras composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya were rendered. The Jagadguru Mahaswamiji then gave a detailed Anugraha Bhashanam on greatness of the Avatara of Sri Adi Shankaracharya. The Jagadguru said that He was visiting Harapanahalli after 25 years since his last visit in 1989. The Jagadguru also remembered the visit of His Guru, Srimad Abhinava Vidya Tirtha Mahaswamiji to Harapanahalli in the year 1968. The next day (27th March) being the Jayanti of 33rd Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamiji, the Jagadguru instructed the Pandits of the Peetham to chant the Stotras written by His Parameshti Guru. Members of the local Bhajan group were also taught the Stotrams. After giving Darshan and blessing the devotees with Phala Mantrakshata & Tirtha Prasada, the Jagadguru graced the Chandihoma Poornahuti conducted on the occasion of Jagadguru’s visit to Harappanahalli. The Jagadguru left Harappanahalli in the evening and on the way to Shikaripura, visited Sri Satya Ganapati Devasthana at Harihara and blessed the devotees of Harihara.

 
  • 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