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



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Birth Centenary Celebrations of Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji

 

October 8, 2017

Ashwayuja Krishna Chaturdashi (Naraka Chaturdashi – Deepavali) of the current Hemalamba Samvatsara i.e. October 18, 2017 marks the birth centenary of Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji, the 35th Acharya of Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham.

The day will be marked by a special Puja performed by Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam at the Adhishthanam shrine of His Guru in Narasimha Vanam at Sringeri.

Akhanda Parayanam of the Ashtottara Shatanamavali of Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji will take place on the previous day (October 17).

A grand Smarana Saptaham has been organised in Sringeri by Sri Vidyatirtha Foundation, Chennai from October 11 onwards. Distinguished speakers will speak on different facets of the Jagadguru during the week long event. Sangeeta Samarpanam, Natya Samarpanam and Nataka Samarpanam will also take place. A photo exhibition titled “Pictures of Perfection” and chronicling the life of the Acharya will be put up during the Saptaham at Sringeri. The inaugural and concluding events will take place in the presence of Sri Mahasannidhanam and Sri Sannidhanam. Details can be found in the invitation. Click here for the invitation.

As part of the Jayanti Celebrations, many devotee groups in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are conducting special programs to revere the Acharya.

A 3D Holographic presentation on the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji has been commissioned in July in Sringeri and devotees visiting Sringeri can watch the presentation at the Pravachana Mandiram during the days leading upto the Jayanti.

 

 
  • Weapons do not cut This (Atma); nor does fire does burn It. Water does not wet (nor drown) nor does wind dry It. This (Atma) cannot be slain, nor burnt, nor wetted, nor dried up. It is changeless, all-pervading, stable, immovable and eternal. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Do not be proud of wealth, people (relations and friends), and youth. All these are snatched by Time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Today God is altogether ignored and this is the cause of all our suffering and misery. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • By God’s grace, we have obtained a human birth, the power of discrimination and someone to teach us about the ultimate, truth. If we still remain lazy, we will be wasting a marvelous opportunity. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • No man is omniscient. Hence man should not have the ego that he knows all. It is ego that leads man astray and drives him to commit sins. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names