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

The significance of the word “Rameshwara” and the greatness of Rameshwara-Kshetram

Rameswaram May 17, 2012

In His Anugraha Bhashanam upon arrival at Rameswaram, the Jagadguru spoke about the significance of the word “Rameshwara” and the greatness of the Kshetram.

Sringeri and Rameswaram have a centuries-old relationship as Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya assigned the Kshetram of the Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham as Rameswaram. The Sringeri Jagadgurus consequently have the special privilege to personally offer worship at Rameswaram. Archakas at Rameswaram can worship Sri Ramanathaswamy only after having Deeksha from the Sringeri Jagadguru.

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