ShreeGuraveNamah: Shree Shubhakruth naama samvatsaraVaishaakha Shuddha Panchami / Shree AadiShankaraachaarya's 1234th Jayanthi Utsawam...🙏🍦🍧💐🎂🎆🍕🎇

Vaishaakha Shuddha Panchami / Shree AadiShankaraachaarya's 1234th Jayanthi Utsawam...🙏🍦🍧💐🎂🎆🍕🎇

Today's modern intellectual and affluent India that we all are a part of, is essentially all because of the direct blessings of Shree AadiShankaraachaarya via the 4 cardinal Mutts / chaturaamnaaya Peethamulu established in 4 different places

( Shrugeri / Dwaaraka / Badari / Puri ) such that they form a perimeter to protect the spiritual legacy and heritage of the vibrant ancient India for all the times to come....

He has established and made the KanchiKaamakoTi Peetham as the central Shakti Kendram for all these 4 cardinal Mutts that thrive with the regular ShivaLingaaradhana to provide India with the required spiritual energy to keep surging ahead successfully in all of its endeavors....

As explained by sathguru Shree ChaaganTi gaaru, the Chandramouleeshwara SphaTika ShivaLingam held and worshipped by the Jagadgurus of Shrungagiri / Shrungeri Peetham is brought down to the earth all the way from Kailaasam by Shree AadiShankaraachaarya himself so that the Shrungagiri Peetham that holds the TapahShakti of the RushyaShrunga Maharshi continuous to thrive as the GuruPeetham even for the rest of the 3 AadiShankara Peethams in providing the unparalleled Shivaanugraham to all those who pray and worship lord Parameshwara....

As explained by sathguru Shree ChaaganTi gaaru, all the Jagadgurus adorning the 4 AadiShankaraachaarya peethams follow an all inclusive universal worship methodology of

" Baahya Shaivam....Aantara Shaaktam... Janamadhyeatu Vaishnavam....."

which implies

1. Upon having their darshanam they would appear as a Shaivaite by smearing the holy Vibhooti on their foreheads and wearing the powerful RudraakSha Maala by exhibiting Shaivism.....

2. Internally they perform powerful and unparalleled ShreeChakraarchana / Shaktyoapaasaana thus following the Shaakteyam....

3. Amidst the devotee group they chant "Naarayana Naarayana" and sing the glory and magnanimity of ShreeMahaaVishnu there by exhibiting Vaishnavam

4. The Souram, Gaanaapatyam and Koumaaram get included in their regular Gaayatri / Sandhyaavandanam / Ganapati Pooja and regular AgniAaraadhana...

5. Thus they essentially are a personification of the perfection present in the Lord Parameshwara who does the same.....

Lord Parameshwara smears Vibhooti and remains an abode of Shakti in his VaamaardhaBhaagam chanting ShreeRaamaTaaraka mantram regularly and is worshipped by Ganapati and KumaaraSwaami.

Hence the "Panchaayatana Aaraadhana Vaibhawam" practised and preached by Shree Aadi Shankaraachaarya is essentially assimilated and exhibited by all the Jagadgurus of Chaturaamnaaya Peethams there by living the definition of a Jagadguru both in words and spirit to bless the mankind with the right path to tread for a fulfilled human life....

I had the blessings of having the darshanam of Shree Chandramouleeshwara Sphatika ShivaLingaabhisheka archana performed by HH Jagadguru Shree Bhaarati Teertha MahaSwaami vaaru during his visit to Hyderabad's ShankarMutt, Nallakunta, during Nov/Dec 2012 and it is very well known to all the devotees visiting the Nallakunta Shankara Mutt about how vibrant the Shaaradaamba aaraadhana would be to an unbelievably lively moorthy of her.

I am also profusely blessed by Lord Ganapathi located in the Shrungeri Peetha adheena Lord Ganapathi temple opposite RamaKrishna Mutt, Lower Tankbund, Domalguda in my regular visits during my engineering days and after that as well.

( I am a student of RK Mutt, while attending the weekend courses on CarnaTik basics and Annamaachaarya Sankeertanams )

Even the Britishers had utmost faith and respect in the Chaturaamnaaya Peetha Jagadgurus along with all our eminent politicians and industrialists who run the nation.

As explained by sathguru Shree ChaaganTi gaaru,

it is indeed HH Shree Kanchi Paramaachaarya's in-person discussions with Gandhiji in a GoShaala that has guided the latter with the blessings of the former towards the success in the Indian Freedom struggle.

( Ref https://www.google.com/amp/s/mahaperiyavaa.blog/2012/05/27/historic-meeting-between-gandhiji-and-mahaperiyava/amp/ )

Such is the significance of Shree AadiShankara Peethams and the Jagadgurus adorning them since their inception in blessing and guiding the mankind towards a peaceful and a fruitful existence....

The most revered life of Shree AadiShankarachaarya is a very well known one to the spiritual world right from his birth to an ascetic couple named Shree Shivaguru / Aaryaamba in the Kaalady agrahaaram of Kerala up until his sudden disappearance on the Kedaarnaath mountain range after instructing his 4 disciples to take care of the 4 Shree AadiShankara Peethams by continuing the legacy of JagadGuruparampara to bless the nation on its march towards peaceful and a harmonious existence with one and all.

The incident,

where in a 8 year old boy who is well versed in all the VedaShaastras by then sings a magnanimous Kanakadhaara Stotram to bless a poor lady, (who offers him the only eatable left in her poor hut, a dried gooseberry / amla fruit) with a downpour of golden gooseberries that are cherished by her clan even today..!...,

(Many people have visited that place known as " Swarnaattumanai" in Kerala)

earmarked the beginning of Shree AadiShankaraanugraham and from there on he continued to enrich Bhaarataavani with unparalleled intellectual / spiritual richness as well....

The immense spiritual literary treasure created by the one who has adorned the Kaashmeera Sarvagnya Peetham by holding direct discussions with goddess Saraswatee Devi, is indeed the most valuable gift to each and every devotee for that they are akin to the edible ready to eat/drink delicious & nutritious honey extracted from several intricate honeycombs known as vividha

VedaShaastraVaangmayam.

In this Kaliyugam, we are able to live a peaceful life with Lord ShreeVenkateshwara's grace only because of Shree AadiShankaraachaarya for that he has prayed the lord to be present on the Venkataachalam and bless all the devotees as Lord Shree Venkateshwara ( It is said by none other than the chief priest of Tirumala, Shree RamanaDeekshitulu gaaru as

"Shankara Dhyaata moortaye") after which HH Shree Raamaanujaachaarya has stabilized his worship methodologies as per the finest principles of

"Shree Vaikhaanasa Aagama Shaastram" created by Vikhanasa Maharshi to make sure that the magnanimity of "Adwaita tattwam" is protected and perceived directly via the latter's prescribed "VishisTaadwaitam"....

Reciting "ToTakaashtakam" to pay obeisance to HH Shree AadiShankaraachaarya is the most common forms of worship observed on

the Shree AadiShankaraJayanthi.

So let's all do our best to respect an unparalleled Sanyaasi / Yateeshwara / Aachaarya / Yogeeshwara / Tattwaveatta

(philosopher) and above all a great spiritual Sanghasamskarta (social reformer) during the then days of a completely chaotic Bhaaratadesham,

who would remain an identity of iconic spiritual India as long as the Sun, the Moon, the rivers and the seas continue to bless the mankind.....

Totakacharya, a disciple of Shree Aadi Sankaracharya, composed this Stotram in praising his Aacharya.

Totakashtakam Stotram

VIDITAKILA SASTRA SUDHA JALATHE

MAHITOPA NISATKATHI TARTHANIDHE

HRDAYEKALAYE VIMALAM SARANAM