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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Gita Jnana Yajna

 

July 29, 2014


The 7 year old girl, who memorized all 18 cantos of Bhagavad Gita, after receiving the Jagadguru’s blessings

It is a well known fact for the followers of Sanatana Dharma, that whoever memorises and recites the 18 chapters of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, and passes the examination conducted at Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham is awarded a cash price of Rs. 21,000 /- Hundreds of Astikas from all parts of the world and coming from diverse backgrounds, have been regularly participating in this Gita Jnana Yajna. As part of this, on 6th July 2014, a 7 year old girl, Kumari Riddhi Kamalakar Patil took the exam. Daughter of Sri Kamalakar Krishnarao Patil of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, and student of Smt. Mangala Awalgaonkar, Riddhi chanted all the 18 chapters effortlessly and astonished one and all assembled. When she came to have Darshan, the Jagadguru Himself asked her to chant a few verses from various chapters. Riddhi answered them too, and was specially blessed by the Jagadguru.

 
  • 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