Chaturmasya Begins for the year 2008

July 21, 2008

The Jagadguru undertook Chaturmasya Vrata Sankalpa at Guru Nivas, Sringeri on July 18th 2008 – the Guru Poornima day. Worship was offered by the Jagadguru to Krishna Panchaka, Vyasa Panchaka, and Shankara Panchaka, even as devotees thronged Sringeri in thousands. Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, the royal scion of Mysore, whose erstwhile rulers were ardent devotees of Acharyas of the Sharada Peetham, was also present to offer his respects to the Jagadguru on the auspicious occasion. The Chaturmasya period this year ends on September 15th 2008. During the Chaturmasya period, devotees from all over the nation and abroad, deem it a great blessing to offer Bhikshavandanam to the Jagadguru and perform Pada Puja and be a recipient of the Guru’s blessings.

Weapons do not cut This (Atma); nor does fire does burn It. Water does not wet (nor drown) nor does wind dry It. This (Atma) cannot be slain, nor burnt, nor wetted, nor dried up. It is changeless, all-pervading, stable, immovable and eternal. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
Do not be proud of wealth, people (relations and friends), and youth. All these are snatched by Time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
Today God is altogether ignored and this is the cause of all our suffering and misery. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
By God’s grace, we have obtained a human birth, the power of discrimination and someone to teach us about the ultimate, truth. If we still remain lazy, we will be wasting a marvelous opportunity. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
No man is omniscient. Hence man should not have the ego that he knows all. It is ego that leads man astray and drives him to commit sins. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names