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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Deepa Puja at Pune Sringeri Shankara Math

 

February 5, 2012

Most of the festivals and all six rutus (change of season) are based on the orbit of the moon (chandramana panchang), but the six month period of dakshinayana and uttarayana is calculated based on direction of sun’s rays according to the sun entering the kark raasi and makara raasi of sauramana panchanga. There will be variations of  events in ones life  in each of this six month period.

Uttarayana beginning on Makara sankaranthi from middle of January lasting till middle of July brings in auspices occasions on all lives. Therefore, in any one of the Fridays in the month of makara (middle of January to middle of February), Divine mother is worshipped through the deepam by suvasinis for saumangalya praapthi.

This year Deepa Puja was performed at Pune Sringeri Shankara Math on the 27th of January. Around 100 suvasinis participated in the event. After the puja, Mahaprasadam was offered to all who had gathered at the temple.

Some photographs taken during the event are as follows.

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  • 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