Importance of govaṃśas (cow lineages) and Gosaṃrakṣaṇa Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #Gosamrakshanam

To ensure that people live comfortably in laukika (worldly) life, human society should live by mutual assistance, teaching various skills and offering help to one another. As stated in the verse, परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ( parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ॥— By supporting one another, you will attain the highest good), We should encourage this noble idea of helping one another from the simplest of people to Paṇḍitās (the most learned), from the poorest to the wealthiest. In the Hindu tradition, sevā (service) has always been a continuous practice. Doing sevā is not something newly learned from outsiders or foreign countries. Among our own people in India, among Hindus, sevā has always existed through sevā‑kāryakrama (service activities), uzhavāra‑pani (temple cleaning), and kumbhābhiṣekam activities, a continuously living tradition. To bring our art forms back into pracārā, they encouraged all traditional arts from terukkūthu (street theatre), karagāṭṭam, and prasangam (public discourses) to grāma bhajanai.Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #jagadguruvacanam

Pudhu Periyavā organized various vocational training initiatives, starting with tailoring training centers through the Jan Kalyān movement. That is, people's stomachs and manas should be fully content; their manas should be fulfilled through bhakti, and they should be able to achieve the necessary worldly economic progress through occupations, job opportunities, and education. To ensure that youngsters would stay active and responsible, He introduced various schemes for students and encouraged them by awarding certificates and scholarships to college students. Pudhu Periyavā implemented many such schemes to foster the growth of the Hindu religion and happiness for all. All of you are aware of His divine endeavors, such as preserving the temples built and worshiped by our ancestors and sages, conducting kumbābhiṣekams and popularizing Thiruvilakku worship - Dīpa worship; thus combining religion land society, Pudhu Periyava strove for our deśas growth and the well-being of the people. Hara Hara Namaḥ PārvatīPataye | Hara Hara Māhādevā | Vetrivel Muruganukku Arokara! #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

The Upaniṣads emphasize that Prāṇa Vāyu is vital, and so is annam. No other civilization has explained the significance of Annadānam as profoundly as Hindu samayam. It is a tradition that has instilled the glories of Annadānam in every hut. It is not that it is just vital or only humans received annadānam. They say that even a mongoose once came to a place where annadānam was performed. The one doing the annadānam was an utterly poor man. In this poor man's house, where they did not have food for themselves, the one who stepped forward to give food to the hungry guest was the child of the house. It is one thing for adults to give; however, it is the country where a child comes forward, willing to share, saying, I will give my portion of this bread or porridge first. Such is the spirit of dānadharma that defines Bhāratam. The mongoose came to that place. Because of the mahimā of that sthala, half of its body turned to gold. If one gets nothing, it will be fine, but when one gets half, the longing to get the rest increases. With half the body turned golden, the mongoose longed for the rest of the body to become golden. It wandered everywhere, to many places where they performed velvis or offered dāna, but its wish was not fulfilled. It could not receive the benefit it obtained by receiving dānam at the poor person's hut at any other place of elaborate rituals. Thus, in our country, the manas of the human being matters the most. Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

Importance of mātru‑bhāṣā (mother tongue) Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #MotherTongue

Sāra Vināyakar, the one who bestowed the grace needed to grasp the sāram (essence) of Dharmā of the Mahābhārata. The second sāram is as stated in the phrase, Gopura darśanam kōṭi puṇṇiyam, from here, for thousands of devotees to receive the grace of Ekāmbaranātha, the śikhara‑darśanam, that gopura‑darśanam bestows puṇya upon us. The gopuram serves as a reminder for us to stay here, do dhyāna on Bhagavān and think of Him, granting us that puṇya. That is why we say, Gopura darśanam kōṭi puṇṇiyam. For such a gopuram to rise to first, second, third, fifth, up to nine tiers, a strong foundation is required. Stability is required. To establish that foundation, they had built the sāram (scaffolding), starting the work from here to build that gopuram. They probably built the sāram from here at the Sāra Vināyakar Temple to transport large stones. To sum it up, the Sāra Vināyakar temple was the Piḷḷaiyār suzhi (the auspicious beginning) for the construction of the gopuram. Therefore, Sāra Vināyakart bestowed grace upon thousands of people for getting gopura‑darśanam. Therefore, we offer prayers to the Sāra Vināyakar with this significance, seeking the grace of Vināyaka Perumān for establishing Dharmā. Thennadudaya Sivane potr'i ! e'nnaattavarkkum ir'aivaa potr'i !Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

By learning about the many glories of Sthalapurāṇās of the kṣetrās, we can realize the tonmai

Mahima of Kerala Deśa — the Puṇya Paraśurāma kṣetra. Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #kerala #parasuramakshetra

In the śāstras, there is a procedure known as tadāga‑pratiṣṭhā (the establishment of a pond). Following this, they had performed a tadāga‑pratiṣṭhā in Kāñcīpuram as well. In that tadāgam, svarṇa pratimās (golden icons) of bimbams (images) of creatures such as fish and crabs were placed inside the pond, and pratimās of creatures, such as the deer and the cow, were placed outside the pond. Pratimās of the creatures that drink water from outside are placed outside, while the pratimās of creatures with nivasam (dwelling) in the water are inside. Thirteen kalasas are placed, and using the Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda mantras beginning with अर्ग्य स्वाहा (argya svāhā), all 53 mantras related to water are chanted. These mantras describe the various types of water: water from rain, water that stagnates, water that flows swiftly, water that comes in waves, and the udgama, the sources from which water arises. The Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda explains these in detail. Ādi Śaṅkarācārya is regarded as belonging to the Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda tradition and the Ātreya gotra. Therefore, we should renovate the tadāgams. In earlier times in the Kerala deśā, they built a middle wall and a படித்துறை (Padithurai—Ghat) for both men and women to take snānam comfortably. We should improve the tadāgams in Kerala deśā further by adding modern conveniences. Svamiye Śaraṇa Ayyappā | Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam