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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Pratishtha Dinam celebrations at West Mambalam Sringeri Math

 

February 8, 2011

Every year, Varshika Mahotsavam celebrations are conducted at the shrines of Sri Ratnagarbha Ganapathy, Sri Saradambal and Sri Navaneethakrishna at the Branch Math premises on the star on which the Kumbhabhishekam of the shrines was performed by His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Bharati Theertha Mahaswamiji in the year 1982. This year, the said day falls on 09.02.2011. The programme commences at 7.15 A.M in the morning with Ganapathy Homa, Mahanyasa Ekadasha Rudra Japa, Abhisheka at the shrines, Purnahuti of Sri Rudra Homa, Kalasabhisheka and Deeparadhana followed by distribution of prasada to all devotees at 12.45 P.M. In the evening, around 7 P.M, the deities (utsavamurthys) will be taken in procession along the adjoining streets of the Branch Math in different vahanas, amidst veda ghosha and vaadya. The procession will return to the Math premises at 11 PM.

On the 10.02.2011, (Rathasaptami), at 7 P.M the deities will again be taken in procession, this time covering the streets of West Mambalam which were not covered the previous evening. The procession will reach the Math at 11
P.M.

All devotees are requested to participate in the Varshika Mahotsava – the japa, homa, abhisheka and the procession and become the recipients of Sri Sri Ratnagarbha Ganapathy, Sri Saradambal and Sri Navaneethakrishna and
of the Jagadguru.

 
  • 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