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Dear Members,

 

 

His Holiness Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal was the

35th Jagadguru of Sringeri Sri Saradha Peetam.

 

Born on November 13, 1917 the young Srinivasa was an

illustrious student. At the age of 14, he was

ordained into Sanyasa Asrama by the then Peetadhipati

and Jivan Mukta Sri Chandrasekara Bharati.

 

An great tapasvi and and yogi, Sri Abhinava

Vidyatirtha Swamigal was an able administrator too. He

traveled across the country spreading the ideals of

Sanathana Dharma and Sri Adi Sankara.

 

A beautiful compilation of the Acharya's discourses

has been published in a book called 'karuNai kaDal

thandha kanivAna muthukkaL'. The following is a short

excerpt from this book.

 

 

'The Greatness of Mahamantra'

 

The Divine Name of the Lord rescues even the wickedest

of the wicked. Fire when touched, either knowingly or

unknowingly, burns the hand. Likewise, it is the

nature of the Divine Name of the Lord to destroy the

sins of the one who utters it. Therefore, regardless

of the time and work we are involved in, we should

always keep chanting the Divine Name of the Lord

mentally.

 

All are desirous of doing Mantra japa. There is a

Mantra for this. This Mantra can be chanted in any

manner. It has been said that this Mantra can be

chanted by all – whether one is of pure mind or not,

whether one follows religious discipline or not.

 

Well! What is that Mantra? It is verily

 

“HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!”

 

All can chant this Mantra. Regular chanting of this

Mantra would earn the blessings of the Lord, purify us

and we would attain the purpose of life. Nevertheless,

commonly, what do people do? They eat, sleep, loiter

around and finally die. Animals lead this kind of

life. Is there any difference between the animals and

us if our lives were also spent in the same way?

Therefore, we should always be chanting the Divine

Name of the Lord.

 

-Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal

Courtesy: 'karuNai kaDal thandha kanivAna muthukkaL'

(a composition of the Swamigal's discourses)

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Regards

 

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