Renowned exponent of Harikatha Sri Morari Bapuji, who was blessed with the title “Pravachana Vageesha” by Sringeri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, visited Sringeri as part of the Bharat Swastik Yatra on 12th October 2026 and had Darshan of the Sringeri Jagadguru Shankaracharyas that morning.

Two days earlier, on October 10, 2026, with the blessings of the Sringeri Jagadgurus, Sri Morari Bapu commenced the Bharat Swastik Yatra from Kanyakumari. As part of the Yatra, Sri Morari Bapu performs Ram Katha at various Kshetrams associated with the life of Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya.

After conducting Ram Katha on October 11 at Adi Shankaracharya Janmabhoomi Kshetram at Kalady, the sacred birthplace of the Jagadguru, Sri Morari Bapu arrived at Sringeri on October 12, marking the third day of the Bharat Swastik Yatra.

Sri Morari Bapu first had Darshan of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji. The team accompanying Sri Morari Bapu briefed the Jagadguru on the progress of the Bharat Swastik Yatra, following which the Jagadguru recollected Sri Morari Bapu having His Darshan at Prayagraj.

The Jagadguru then explained how, under the direction of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, the Sringeri Campus of the Central Sanskrit University, where Sri Morari Bapu would be performing the Ram Katha at Sringeri, came to be established in the sacred land of Sringeri, presided over by Sri Sharadamba, the Goddess of Knowledge.

The Jagadguru then conferred the Bharati Tirtha Puraskara upon Sri Morari Bapu in recognition of his contribution to the propagation of Ram Katha. The devotees accompanying Sri Morari Bapu were subsequently honoured by Sringeri Math CEO Sri P. A. Murali and received the blessings of the Jagadguru.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji then gave Darshan to Sri Morari Bapu and his group and blessed the Bharat Swastik Yatra.

During the Darshan, Sri Morari Bapu fondly recalled the Anugraha Bhashanam delivered by the Jagadguru in 1998, when he had conducted the entire Ram Katha at Sringeri, and remembered how the Jagadguru had explained certain episodes from the Srimad Ramayana. In particular, Sri Morari Bapu recollected the Jagadguru’s exposition on how Nature itself responded to Sri Rama as He searched for Mother Sita after Her abduction.

The Jagadguru, with immense joy, immediately recalled the relevant episode from the Valmiki Ramayana, describing how the deer suddenly rose, ran towards the south and indicated the sky, thereby showing Sri Rama the direction in which Mother Sita had been taken. The Jagadguru remarked on the beauty with which Maharshi Valmiki had portrayed this episode.

When asked how he was able to continue conducting Ram Kathas regularly at various places even after the age of eighty, Sri Morari Bapu replied that it was due to the title “Pravachana Vageesha” bestowed upon him by the Jagadguru in 1998.

The Jagadguru also blessed Sri Morari Bapu by touching his sacred copy of the Ramcharitmanas with His Lotus Hands and conveyed His benign blessings for the Bharat Swastik Yatra, which travels from Kanyakumari through Kalady to Kedarnath in its first leg, and from Dwaraka to Puri in its second leg.

Sri Morari Bapu then had Darshan of Sri Sharadamba, and proceeded to conduct the Ramkatha in the premises of Sri Bharati Tirtha Shastra Samutkarsha Kendram of the Central Sanskrit University, at Sringeri.