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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

An Ideal Guru-Shishya Relationship


 

As a part Vijaya Yatra of 2012, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji graced Ramanathapuram. In His Anugraha Bhashanam, the Jagadguru spoke about the Guru-Shishya relationship between Sringeri Sharada Peetham and the Ramnad Samsthanam.

More than a century ago, the 33rd Acharya of Sringeri, Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharati Mahaswamiji was received at Ramanathapuram by the then Maharaja of Ramnad, Bhaskara Sethupati. The Mahaswamiji had noticed the ferocious aspect of the deity, Rajarajeshwari in the premises of the palace, and had made Her benign by consecrating a Srichakra and reinstalling the Goddess. He had thus put an end to the large number of animal sacrifices that were taking place in the temple at that time.

As a token of gratitude and devotion, the Samsthanam was then placed by Sri Bhaskara Sethupati at the Feet of the Guru. The Maharaja had done so with the realization that the Anugraha of the Guru is foremost in life. He knew the greatness of the Guru’s Grace, for one can even become the ruler of three worlds if one has the Grace of the Guru.

 
  • 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