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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Aradhana Mahotsava of Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji commences

 

Sringeri September 27, 2021

The annual Aradhana Mahotsava of Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji commenced today with Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji performing the special puja at the Adhishthanam of His Guru at noon today.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam performed Phala Panchamruta Abhisheka, Rudrabhisheka, Tirtha Abhisheka at the Adhishthanam of His Guru, in the method prescribed in the Shastras and in conformance to the hoary tradition of the Sri Matha, followed by sonorous chanting of Vedic Mantras by the Pandits of Math and students of the Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala. Followi0ng the various Abhishekas, the Vigraha and the Linga in the Jagadguru’s Adhishthanam were decorated with saffron / ochre cloth, flowers deemed worthy of offering in ritual worship, ornaments and other paraphernalia prescribed in the scriptures. The puja drew to a conclusion with the Maha-Mangala-Aratrika performed at around 1:30 PM, and distribution of Prasadam. Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam was present during the Maha-Mangala-Aratrika.

On the occasion of the 32nd Aradhana Mahotsava of the great sage and the 35th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham at Sringeri – Sri Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji, the Adhishthanam was modestly decorated with flower garlands and other traditional ornamentations like Toranam etc.

After the Chandramouleeshwara Puja at night, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam performed special Archana at the Adhishthanam of His Guru to the accompaniment of sonorous chanting of Rudra-Krama by the pandits of the Sri Math. The puja draw to a conclusion with Maha-Mangala-Aratrika which was also graced by Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam.

The Aradhana Mahotsava will continue in the same manner on September 28 and 29 respectively.

 
  • 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