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



logo www.sringeri.net
Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Chaturmasya 2021

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

 

Sringeri August 30, 2021

Sri Krishna Jayanti Mahotsava was celebrated with devotion at Sringeri. The special puja to Lord Sri Krishna performed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam commenced at around 10:00 PM a little while after the Chandramoulishwara Puja. Lord Krishna was propitiated with Phala-Panchamrita-Abhisheka accompanied by the sonorous chanting of Vedic mantras from the Yajurveda and Rigveda by scholars of the Math. Sri Mahasannidhanam then performed Archana with the Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama and Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, and then performed the Mahamangalarati.

After Mahamangalarati, the Jagadguru performed Parayana of the 3rd Adhyaya of the 10th Skandha of Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam, describing the avatara of the Lord and concluded the Puja. Sri Sannidhanam was present throughout the puja.

Earlier, as part of the celebrations, Lord Krishna was propitiated with special puja performed by the Math Purohita at the Pravachana Mandira. Virgrahas of Rukmini Satyabhama Sameta Sri Gopalakrishna Swamy, Vasudeva, Devaki, Nandagopa, Yashoda and Balarama were all placed in the Puja Mandapa. Parayana of Vedic Mantras and Stotras was performed by devotees and students of the Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala.

 
  • 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