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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Vijaya Yatras of Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji

First Tour

Invited by the Maharaja of Mysore, the Jagadguru started in January 1924 on a tour of South India. At Mysore the Maharaja received His Holiness with all tokens of devotion. Jagadguru then entered the plains of Satyamangalam. His further itinerary was on the lines of His predecessor’s, Gobichettipalayam, the agraharas along the course of the Cauvery upto Jambukeshwaram, Srirangam and Tiruchirapalli, and then through Pudukottai State of Chettinad, halting, at Kunnakudi for the Chaturmasya vows. After visiting Ramanathapuram, Rameshwaram and Madurai, He visited the towns and villages on the banks of the Tamaraparani including Papanasam and Banatirtha falls and Tiruchendur, He worshipped the Goddess Kanyakumari and proceeded to Trivandrum where the Maharaja received him in a manner worthy of the eminence of the Acharya and the traditions of his state. The Acharya celebrated Shankara Jayanthi (April 1927) at Kaladi, and inaugurated the course in Vedanta in the Patashala. The Maharaja of Cochin visited the Acharya in Kaladi. Then passing through Cochin State, He visited Palakkad and Coimbatore and at Nanjangud instituted a Patashala. He reached Sringeri towards the end of 1927.

Second Tour

In 1938, the Jagadguru yielded to the prayers of disciples to visit Bangalore and stay there for few months. Facing the shrine of Sri Shankara in the Bangalore Mutt premises, another shrine had been built for Sri Sharada which the Acharya consecrated. From Bangalore Jagadguru went to Coimbatore and then to Kaladi, where He stayed for ten months. The Maharaja of Travancore Sri Chittirai Tirunal, and his distinguished Diwan C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar afforded all facilities during the Acharya’s sojourn.

 
  • For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • O devotee, (with the mind) fixed upon the lotus feet of the Guru! May you soon be free from Samsara. Through the control of the senses and the mind, you shall behold the Lord indwelling in your heart! Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Have firm faith in God, his words and his servants. Have staunch belief in your religion and in dharma. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • An ideal disciple will indeed act as per the Guru’s instructions and not give place to thoughts as “Is it possible for me to do as he says? Shall I try something else?” If we follow our Guru’s instructions, it does not mean that we are unintelligent. It only implies that we have surrendered for our own good to a power superior to us. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • If we poke our nose into matters that do not concern us, it is we who lose our precious time. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names