Jagadguru performs Vyasapuja and Chaturmasya Sankalpa at Sringeri
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Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji offered worship to the Guru Parampara on Vyasa Poornima day (July 12th 2014) and took His 40th Chaturmasya Vrata Sankalpa at Narasimha Vanam in Sringeri.
During the course of the elaborate Puja, three groups of Acharyas were worshipped by the Jagadguru. The Jagadguru first worshipped the image of Lord Krishna surrounded by images of the four Sanatkumaras. This was followed by worship to the Vyasa Panchaka with Bhagavan Veda Vyasa in the centre and surrounded by his four principal disciples namely Maharshis Sumanthu, Jaimini, Vaishampayana and Paila. The third Panchaka had Sri Adi Shankaracharya in the center surrounded by His four primary disciples – Padmapadacharya, Sureshwaracharya, Totakacharya and Hastamalakacharya.
The Jagadguru then recited the Guru Parampara Stotram and offered Archana to the Acharyas of the Peetham. The Jagadguru then took the Chaturmasya Vrata Sankalpa. Pada Puja to the Jagadguru was offered on behalf of all devotees by the Peetham’s Administrator and CEO, Sri V R Gowrishankar.
In accordance to the practice of having Darshan of the presiding deity before taking the Vrata, the Jagadguru before commencing the Pujas had Darshan at the Adhishtanams of His Guru, Paramaguru and Parameshti Guru, and at all the shrines in the northern bank of Tunga including Sri Vidya Shankara, Sri Sharadamba and Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpadacharya. On Thursday, 10 July 2014, the Jagadguru had had Darshan at Lord Malahanikareshwara temple during the time of Pradosha.
On 13th July, the Jagadguru performed Uttara Puja from 8:30 AM and Vyasa Akshata was distributed to the assembled devotees.
Guru Poornima was also celebrated in all the Sringeri Shankara Math Branches and in the institutions run by the Dakshinamanaya Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham on 12th July 2014.
In Jnanodaya School Bangalore, the Students rendered ‘Guru Parampara Sthothram’ and all the students recited selected verses from Gurusthuthi Shathakam. The students also chanted one Anuvaka from Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Veda.