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



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Tiruchendur Kumbhabhishekam


 

The Tiruchendur temple is a beautiful seashore temple of Sri Subramhanyaswami. The kumbhabhishekam of this temple was performed on 2nd July 2009. As per the directions of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, Gurusevadhurina Padmasri V.R.Gowrishankar (CEO and Administrator of the Sringeri Math) took part in the celebrations. Its remembered here that the 1983 Kumbhabhishekam of Tiruchendur temple was performed in the divine presence of Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, who was camping in Tamil Nadu during that time. The previous Jagadgurus of the avicchinna parampara have also visited Tiruchendur and offered special worship at the shrine of Tiruchendur Sri Subramhanyaswami.

Sri Adi Shankaracharya in His Subrahmanya Bhujanga Stotram, extols the greatness of Tiruchendur and gives vent to His devotion to Lord Subrahmanya.

यदा संनिधानं गता मानवा मे
भवाम्भोधिपारं गतास्ते तदैव ।
इति व्यञ्जयन्सिन्धुतीरे य आस्ते
तमीडे पवित्रं पराशक्तिपुत्रम् ॥

I worship Lord Subrahmanya, the divine son of Goddess Parashakti, who resides on the shores of the ocean (at Tiruchendur), as though expressing ‘whenever people come to My abode seeking refuge, they immediately cross the ocean of Samsara (transmigratory existence)’

The 33rd Acharya of the Peetham, has also expressed His feelings in the Subrahmanya Bhujanga Prayaata Stuti which was composed in Tiruchendur.

समुद्रस्य तीरे निवासं सदा यः।
करोत्यादरात्तं गुहं संश्रयेऽहम् ॥

I worship with reverence the Lord Guha (Subrahmanya residing in the cave of the heart), who always resides on the shores of the ocean (at Tiruchendur).

This Stuti has been set to music and available in audio CD, Bhakti Sudha Tarangini – Vol 1, sung by the Sringeri sisters.

 
  • 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