Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Shrimat Jagatguru Sankaracharya

SHRIMAD JAGADGURU ADI SHANKARACHARYA JI MAHARAJ

Below:PHOTOS OF PRESENT JAGADGURU SHANKARACHARYAS

1) Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati ji Maharaj of Dwarka Sharada and Badri Jyotish Peetham (at present holding two peethams)

2) Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati ji Maharaj of Puri Shri Govardhan Peetham

3) Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Swami Bharati Teertha ji Maharaj of Sringeri Shri Sharada Peetham






THIS IS THE PHOTO OF SHRIMAD JAGADGURU ADI SHANKARACHARYA JI MAHARAJ WHO WAS BORN IN 507 B.C. AT KALADY (KALATI, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA). SANKARA WAS A NAMBUDIRI BRAHMIN. THE EXISTENCE OF VEDIC SANATAN DHARMA IN INDIA TODAY IS DUE TO SANKARA.

HE WAS BORN TO FATHER SHIVAGURU AND MOTHER ARYAMBA ON VAISHAKHA SHUKLA PANCHAMI. HIS GURU WAS SWAMI GOVINDAPADA ACHARYA.
SANKARA ORGANIZED TEN DEFINITE ORDERS OF SANYASIS UNDER THE NAME 'DASANAMIS' WHO ADD, AT THE END OF THEIR NAMES, ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEN SUFFIXES: SARASWATI, BHARATI, PURI (SRINGERI MUTT); TIRTHA, ASHRAMA (DWARAKA MUTH); GIRI, PARVAT AND SAGAR (JOSHI MUTT); VANA AND ARANYA (GOVERDHAN MATH).
JAGATGURU ADYA SANKARACHARYA ESTABLISHED FOUR AMNAYA PEETHAMS (MUTT, MATH, PEETH, PITH, PEETHA, MATAM, MUTH) AT FOUR DIRECTIONS OF INDIA


1) POORVAMNAYA SHRI GOVARDHAN PEETHAM (RIGVEDA- EASTERN MONASTRY) --- LOCATED AT JAGANNATH PURI, ORISSA. THE FIRST SHANKARACHARYA OF PURI PEETH WAS SWAMI PADMAPADA ACHARYA AND PRESENT SANKARACHARYA IS SWAMI NISCHALANANDA SARASWATHI.


2) PASCHIMAMNAYA SHRI SHARADA PEETHAM (SAMAVEDA-WESTERN MONASTRY)--- LOCATED AT DWARKA, JAMNAGAR, GUJRAT. THE FIRST SHANKARACHARYA OF DWARKA PEETHA WAS SWAMI SURESHWARA ACHARYA (MANDANA MISHRA) AND PRESENT SHANKARACHARYA IS SWAMI SWAROOPANANDA SARASWATI.


3) UTTARAMNAYA SHRI JYOTISH PEETHAM (ATHARVA VEDA-NORTHEN MONASTRY)--- LOCATED AT BADRI, UTTARAKHAND.THE FIRST SHANKAR ACHARYA OF JYOTEESH PITH WAS SWAMI TOTAKA ACHARYA AND PRESENT SHANKARACHARYA IS SWAMI SWARUPANAND SARASVATI.


4) DAKSHINAMNAYA SRI SARADA PEETAM (YAJURVEDA-SOUTHERN MONASTRY)--- LOCATED AT SHRINGERI, KARNATAKA.THE FIRST SANKARACHARYA OF SARADA PEETH WAS SWAMI HASTAMALAKA ACHARYA, AND PRESENT SHANKARACHARYA IS SWAMI BHARATI TEERTHA.
NOTED PLACES VISITED BY ADI SHANKARACHARYA DURING HIS VIJAYA YATRA ARE AS FOLLOWS:


KANCHI (TAMILNADU), PUSHPAGIRI, KUDALI, HARIHARAPURA (KARNATAKA), GOKARNA (GOA), KOLHAPUR (KARVEER), TULJAPUR, NASIK, PANDHARPUR (MAHARASHTRA), UJJAIN, OMKARESHWAR, MANDALESHWAR (MADHYA PRADESH), PRAYAG, KASHI, VARANASI, HARIDWAR, AYODHYA, MATHURA (UTTAR PRADESH), KURUKSHETRA, HASTINAPUR (DELHI), KANDAHAR (PAKISTAN), KATHMANDU (NEPAL), PATNA (BIHAR), GAYA, NALANDA, GOWAHATI, TIRUPATI, MADURAI, RAMESHWARAM, KANYAKUMARI, MOUNT KAILASH…. ETC…
WEBSITES OF JAGADGURU SHANKARACHARYAS:

9 comments:

Eni Osso said...

Jai Jagannath!

Shrimat Jagat Guru Sankaracharya Ki Jai!

Jyotsna said...

The first Acharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham was Sri Sureshwaracharya.

Unknown said...

Jai sri ram; ye halla; jesus
God is one but we are praying in difrrent ways this all belongs to om karam om namha sivaya
Jagat guru says that we all are equal om namah sivaya; eashwarrambrhama mi namosthute jagat guru sankaracharya ki jai jai jagat guru neku na padhabi vandhanalu thandri om nahma sivaya

Unknown said...

govardhan peeth puri jagat guru shankaracharya.

Unknown said...

Todays comment by achrayaji of swaraka is most uncalled for amd gurus r supoosed guide the hindus inparti ular a.d unicersae on the whole. I have no knowledge that my guruji has done anything to save the poor hindus of bharat from these psudo sikkularists.hardcore muslims.and politicians like mulayam.nitish.laloo.khangiress.may.Naveen.the most dangeeous communists. He shoukd realise the hi.dus r beingexplored andfast becoming minorities and at ine time my guru will have non to adress and he has to resort to fast to achieve samadi. ADI SANKARA LIVED.ENLIGHTEND AND KEAD HIndus.where as u r indulging petty politics are u representing congiress or communists to destroy hindus.
I am extremely sorry to vent my anger like this,but no choice as zomebody has to criticise u . Let mr.modi do his job.bless him to becom prime minister with 2/3rd majority and if u fell u have no devise strength like adi sankara.better keep quite and spend ur rest of ur life in the devine glory.
The hindus needs most help to rebuild bharat if u can contribute do it by way of popularising mr.modi so that he becomes promeminister of i.dia and save india.me and u.
Look at the decency level been kept by kanci and sarda oeeth and be like them
i am writing this with lot of heavy heart as for the last 55 years we r being subjugated.

Unknown said...

Hara hara sankara Jaya jaya sankara

Unknown said...

Hara hara sankara Jaya jaya sankara

Unknown said...

I entirely agree with Lalitha Gopalakrishnan. Dwaraka Swamiji's comments are uncalled for especially now.He acts like a state priest.

Unknown said...

I entirely agree with Lalitha Gopalakrishnan. Dwaraka Swamiji's comments are uncalled for especially now.He acts like a state priest.