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



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Birth Centenary Year of Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji

 

October 29, 2016

The Birth Centenary Year of the 35th Acharya of Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji commences with the observation of His Jayanti in 2016 and will end with the observation of the Jayanti in 2017.

036The Jayanti of the Mahaswamiji in 2016, who was born on the auspicious Naraka Chaturdashi in the Pingala Samvatsara (1917 CE),  is being observed in Sringeri and in various parts of the country and abroad.

As part of the observation of the Jayanti, devotees may chant the Ashottara Shatanamavali Stotram (available here with English meaning) of the Mahaswamiji composed by His Disciple and the reigning Shankaracharya, Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam.

 
  • Just as in this body, the embodied one passes through boyhood, youth, and old age, so does one pass into another body. With reference to this (birth, aging and death), the wise man is not disturbed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • An object continues to be dear as long as one derives pleasure from it and it is detested for the duration that it causes pain. The same object cannot be always liked or disliked. Sometimes, that which is not dear may become dear. Moreover, that which was loveable can turn unpleasant. The Atma, towards which affection never wanes, is always the most beloved. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Shatashloki
  • Blessings are the monopoly of God and we must all pray for his gracious blessings. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • It is pitiful that when many of us are asked, “who are you?”, The first thought that arises is “I am a Keralite”, or “I am a Punjabi”, etc. The thought that should immediately stem is “I am an Indian”. If people first feel that they are Indians and only then think of divisions, the nation will have great prosperity and the divisive forces will not be operative as they are today. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Instead of using the tongue for speaking futile issues, use it to chant the names of God. God shall then guide you along the right and beneficial path. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names