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

Jagadguru Yatra to North Karnataka – (12th to 28th March 2014)

March 28, 2014

After completing the Mahashivaratri and Sri Durgamba Rathothsava celebrations, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji continued the Vijaya Yatra in Karnataka. Starting from Sringeri in the evening of 12th March 2014, the Jagadguru started the North Karnataka Yatra from Honnaali of Davanagere District. The highlights of the Yatra included the Jagadguru performing the Kumbhabhishekas of the new Sringeri Shankara Math branches at 3 places namely Bijapur, Afzalpur and Raichur. The fourth Kumbhabhisheka during the Yatra was at Kevalananda Ashrama in Shikharipura. In His various Anugraha Bhashanams during the Yatra, the Jagadguru spoke on the tenets of the philosophy of Advaita – the Shaankara Tattva. Special Pravachana Malikas were also set in motion in a few towns in North Karnataka. The Jagadguru also offered worship at the Nirguna Paduka Kshetram in Ganagapura.

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