Our Bhārata deśā is a divya (divine) deśā which is home to various Puṇya Kshetrās. We say that this deśā has 108 divyadeśam to emphasize the importance of bhakti. This deśā itself is a divyadeśam. Divyam denotes, दिव्यम्, दिष्टम्, भागधेयम् (divyam, diṣṭam, bhāgadheyam) - that it is a deśā with bhāgyam (good fortune). Our deśā has a glorious, exceptional, and pratyēka (distinct) culture. Every place has its own culture. There are various attributes. We should look for the good aspects in all of them and focus entirely on the positive aspects. Once, when Dharmaputrā went around the world, he saw only virtuous things. Sometimes, when someone is acting virtuously, an evil eye is cast. That is different. Among its many aspects, it is a deśā bestowed with an opportunity to worship the Devās. Even though foreign countries have many great features, this Puṇya Deśā reigns as the foundation and guide for all. एतद्देशप्रसूतस्य सकाशादग्रजन्मनः । स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन् पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः ॥ (etaddeśaprasūtasya sakāśādagrajanmanaḥ | svaṃ svaṃ caritraṃ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ || )All people in the world, people of all kinds, learn righteous things from the scholars, mahāns, siddhās, yogis, poets, and great mahātmās born in Bhārata Deśā and benefit. Thus, conveying only noble information to various deśās, our deśā nurtures the manobhavā (sentiment) to think of the well-being of all people, and dhārmika śakti -wealth, money, and education are laukika śakti.This deśā is flourishing as a deśā with a broad mindset that thinks of everyone's welfare, possessing puṇya cintanā. Therefore, this entire deśā is a Divya deśā. Hara Hara Namaḥ PārvatīPataye | Hara Hara Māhādevā | #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

The revered sthala where Bhagavatpādācārya received sannyāsa dīkṣā (initiation) is Ōṃkārēśvaram, situated on the banks of the Narmadā River. The place called Amarkantak, where the river originates, is also beautiful and remarkable. In those days, when facilities were limited and the roads were not very good, our Pudu Periyavā travelled there in a gypsy van, took snānam at the Narmadā udgama sthala (source), and performed pūjās there. He had great enthusiasm for tīrtha yātrā. Therefore, it was His greatness to visit places that required strenuous efforts and get darśan. Thus, the Narmadā is a puṇya nadi praised by the Ācārya in the Narmadāṣṭakam. Just as Muthuswamy Dikshitar, in his kṛtis, describes the significance of various kṣetras, which is a relatively recent tradition, the Ācārya describes the entire history of the Narmadā in the Narmadāṣṭakam, and states, त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥ (tvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade||), O Goddess Narmadā, I bow to Your lotus feet—tvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade|| We should regard a river as a divine svarūpa (form). Ācārya says the same about the river Gaṅgā, देवि गङ्गे प्रसीद (Devī gaṅge prasīda — O Devī Gaṅgā, be gracious). Similarly, He declares, Namāmi devi narmade, tvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade (Salutations to you, Goddess Narmadā, I bow to Your lotus feet). Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

Doing pradakṣiṇā in temples is something familiar to all of us. Within our homes, when we perform pūjā and go around in valaṃ is one form. In Mathurā Vṛndāvan, the birthplace and avatāra-sthala of Kṛṣṇa, it is auspicious to perform the Vṛndāvan parikramā, also known as the Govardhana parikramā pradakṣiṇā. Pradakṣiṇā, there is not the usual pradakṣiṇā. It is done with full sāṣṭāṅga namaskāra at every step. That entire stretch, about 16 kilometers, is covered by repeatedly doing namaskāra and moving forward in that special pradakṣiṇā. Similarly, there is bhū-pradakṣiṇā. Offering pradakṣiṇā when the cow is seen with two faces, that is, when the calf is about to emerge, is highly auspicious. Mahā Periyavā performed it with great reverence, showing us the importance of Go-saṃrakṣaṇa. It is considered equivalent to bhū-pradakṣiṇā. Thus, we have heard of and seen temple pradakṣiṇā and bhū-pradakṣiṇā. There is also pradakṣiṇā of a river, Narmadā parikramā. It extends over a thousand kilometers. With bhaktas performing this pradakṣiṇā along the entire course, the Narmadā parikramā continues gloriously and remains a unique tradition associated with the Narmadā River. Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

Sri Pudhu Periyavā has made several visits to the Nepala dpeśā - following Periyavā's abhiprāyam (goal) and the advice He imparted during His first visit, the then king of Nepal arranged for an Ānmīga (spiritual) Toraṇam (an ornamental gateway) in the town of Bīrganj on the border of Bihar and Nepal; the Ānmīga (spiritual) Toraṇa Vāyil (ornamented gateway arch), inaugurated by Pudhu Periyavā fourteen years later, reigns as an ānmīga emblem even today. सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः, सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु, मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग् भवेत् sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ, sarve santu nirāmayāḥ | sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu, mā kaścid duḥkhabhāg bhavet || (May all be prosperous and happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is spiritually uplifting. May no one suffer) With Periyavā’s blessings, this vākya (statement) conveying the sārāṃśa (the essence) of the Sanātana Dharmā was inscribed on the Ānmīga Toraṇa; that is, this Ānmīga Toraṇa serves as a beacon of the abhiprāyam that our Sanātana Dharmā, Hindu Dharmā, wishes, seeks, and works for the prosperity of all the jīvarāśis (living beings) of the world. Nepal stands as a glorious deśā, where we can get rudrākṣa beads and śālagrāma stones for pūjā in many villages, including remote villages. This eminent Nepala deśā is the place where one can obtain the śālagrāma, as revered in the phrase, नित्यं सन्निहितो हरिः (nityaṃ sannihito hariḥ — where Hari is eternally present). It is the pradeśā of the Gandaki river, the Sapta Nārāyaṇī Gandaki river. Nepala deśā shines as a puṇya pradeśā, with the rudrākṣa trees where bhaktās can obtain the rudrākṣa they wear with reverence and priyam. Hara Hara Namaḥ PārvatīPataye | Hara Hara Māhādevā | #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

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Sri Maha was an exemplary principal, providing remarkable guidance to this society and people gained immense benefit though his His darśan, kāṭākṣa, sambhāṣaṇa (conversations), and the prasāda . #margazhiDay24 Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #Mahaperiyava

Periyapuranam Thiruvanaikka Sri Shankara Matham