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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

130th Varshikotsava of the Sri Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala


The 130th Varshikotsava of the Sri Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala at Sringeri was celebrated on Krodhi Samvatsara Shravana Shukla Shashthi (August 10, 2024). Jagadguru Sri Sannidhanam graced the event which began with a Sabha organised at Guru Nivas. The Sabha began with Guru Vandanam, Vedic chantings and a prayer. Vidwan M Vinayaka Udupa, the Principal of the Pathashala, along with teachers and students performed Phala-Pushpa-Samarpanam to the Jagadguru. The Principal presented the annual report of the Pathashala. An Abhinandana Patra in praise of Sri Meenakshi Sundara Ghanapaathi, who recently retired after having served the Pathashala as the Krishna Yajurveda Adhyapaka for more than four decades was read and submitted to the scholar by the Adhyapakas of the Pathashala. Sringeri Math CEO Guru Seva Nirata Sri PA Murali felicitated Sri Meenakshi Sundara Ghanapathi in the divine presence of Jagadguru Sri Sannidhanam.

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CEO Sri PA Murali distributed prizes to the students who took part in various competitions held by the Pathashala. Students who won the Sanskrit and Kannada oratorical competitions spoke in front of the Jagadguru and received blessings. Various endowments established by devotees were awarded to the senior faculty and students of the Pathashala.

Sri Sannidhanam then released the 19th edition of “Sadvidya”, the annual souvenir of the Pathashala containing articles in Sanskrit and Kannada penned by scholars, students and alumni of the Pathashala. Sri Sannidhanam also released a book titled “Dasharatha Nandana Charitam” penned in Sanskrit verses by the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore, Sri Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in the 19th century.

Sri Sannidhanam in His Anugraha Bhashanam highlighted the importance of the study of the Vedas and Shastras in accordance with Sampradaya and blessed the gathering.130th Varshikotsava of the Sri Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala

 
  • For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • O devotee, (with the mind) fixed upon the lotus feet of the Guru! May you soon be free from Samsara. Through the control of the senses and the mind, you shall behold the Lord indwelling in your heart! Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Have firm faith in God, his words and his servants. Have staunch belief in your religion and in dharma. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • An ideal disciple will indeed act as per the Guru’s instructions and not give place to thoughts as “Is it possible for me to do as he says? Shall I try something else?” If we follow our Guru’s instructions, it does not mean that we are unintelligent. It only implies that we have surrendered for our own good to a power superior to us. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • If we poke our nose into matters that do not concern us, it is we who lose our precious time. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names