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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Aradhana and Ratha Mahotsava of Sri Vidyashankara Swami

 

November 12, 2021

The 688th Aradhana Mahotsava of the 10th Acharya of the Peetham, Jagadguru Sri Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji was observed reverentially on November 11, 2021.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam performed the Aradhana Pooja at noon in the sanctum sanctorum of the magnificent Sri Vidyashankara temple built over the Samadhi location of the 10th Acharya. Pandits of the Sri Matha chanted various Vedic mantras during the course of the puja. Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam was also present for the Maha-Mangala-Aratrika which concluded the puja.

On November 12, 2021, in accordance with the traditions of the Peetham, the Rathotsava of Sri Vidyashankara Swami was conducted. On account of the restrictions due to the global pandemic, in-lieu of the Maharatha which is normally drawn by devotees along the Sri Bharati street, the Rathotsava was conducted inside the Sri Matha premises in the newly built Syandana or small ratha, drawn by the Archakas of the Matha, in the divine presence of Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji.

 
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  • 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