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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Jayanti of Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji


 

The Jayantis of the 34th Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji and the 35th Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji were observed on October 19, 2014 and October 22, 2014 respectively.


Principal of Sringeri Pathashala presiding over the Jayanti Sabha of the 34th Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji

On both days, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji offered homage to His Guru and Paramaguru at the Adhisthanam shrines in Narasimha Vanam at noon during the Mangala Aarati of the Shatarudra Abhisheka conducted by the Pandits and Vidyarthis of Sri Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrta Mahapatashala. The Jagadguru also performed a special Puja at the shrines at night.


Students of Sringeri Pathashala listening to the speech of scholars in the Jayanti Sabha of 35th Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji

On both days in the morning, the Vidyarthis and Pandits of the Pathashala assembled at the Adhistana Mandapam for a Sabha. The Sabha began with Veda Parayana and Guruvandanam – salutations to the Jagadgurus of Sringeri. This was followed by a couple of Vidyarthis recounting the divine life of the Jagadgurus. The Sabhas were presided over by the Pandits of Pathashala – Vidwan M A Nagaraja Bhat on the 19th and Vidwan Vinayaka Udupa on the 22nd. The scholars narrated incidents from the lives of the Jagadgurus in Sanskrit.


Eminent Upanyasaka Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao releasing a Telugu book -Tapas Chakravarthi- on the 35th Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji at Hyderabad

On the evening of 22nd October, a grand book release function was organised at Nallakunta Sringeri Shankara Math in Hyderabad. Eminent Telugu Upanyasaka Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao gave a two-hour long special discourse on the Greatness of the Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham and the Jagadgurus who ascended the throne of transcendental wisdom. The devotees assembled there felt really blessed to listen to the Upanyaska recounting many divine incidents from the life of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji on His 97th Jayanti day. A fresh reprint of a Telugu book titled “Tapas Chakravarti” featuring a number of anecdotes from the Mahaswamiji’s life was released in the function.

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names