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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

SVBF (Canada)

SVBF Temple at Canada

Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, Canada is under directives of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal, the 36th in the illustrious and unbroken lineage of Acharyas who presently adorns pontifical Seat of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation will uphold the activities of the Peetham and serve as a beacon light of Sanatana Dharma for its followers in Canada and North America.

Inauguration

The inauguration of Sringeri Vidya Bharathi Foundation (SVBF) Canada took place on Sunday August 14, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Ravi Subramanian, a managing trustee of SVBF Canada, declared the function to be a grand success. With over 400 people attending the inaugural event, he foresees great promise for the community. Amidst the rhythmic chanting of Vedic hymns by over eleven ritwiks, various elaborate rituals including the Laghu Rudram, were conducted to usher in the birth of SVBF Canada – an overseas affiliate of Shri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri, India. People surrendered their innermost wishes at the Lord’s feet during the purnahuthi while the glowing blaze of the homa radiated a feeling of His gracious acceptance and a deep sense of lasting peace among the devotees who flocked in hundreds around the homa kundam. Shri V.R. Gowri Shankar, CEO and Administrator of Shri Sharada Peetham, India presided over the event. With a solid backing of the 1200 year old Sringeri Mutt and the grace of His Holiness, Sri Sri Sri Bharati Teertha Mahaswamiji, he is confident that SVBF Canada can reinforce the principles of Sanathana Dharma in people who left India in pursuit of wealth and settled in the West. The new generation of youngsters will also benefit immensely in understanding the fundamental principles inherent in our Dharma. Dr. S. Yegnasubramanian, President, SVBF- USA, eloquently summarized the significance of chanting in this day and age, with emphasis on the power and glory of chanting or attentively listening to the Rudram.

Location

  • From East: 401 West to 409 West (towards Airport); Exit on Belfield Road; at 1st light turn right into Kipling Road North; past Rexdale Blvd., turn left into Taber Road; immediate right into Brydon Drive, temple is on the left side.
  • From West: 401 East to 427 North; Exit on Rexdale Blvd. East (Derry Road on West side); turn left into Kipling Road; turn left into Taber Road; immediate right into Brydon Drive, temple is on the left side.
 
  • 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