Sri Adi Sankara was
born at Kaladi on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the Vaisaka month of
the cyclic year Nandana in cyclic year Nandana - Kali 2593 corresponding to 509
B.C. Sri Sankara Bhagavadpadacharya was
one of the greatest philosophers and spiritualists of the world.
The 69th
Acharya of Sri
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya
Swamigal attained Siddhi on - Shukla Trayodashi - 28 Feb. 2018 at Sri
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sankara Matam, Kanchipuram. A large number of people
from different walks of life from leaders to common-man offered their prayers
to His Holiness. Devotees stood in long queues outside Shrimatam and awaited
their turn for Darshan all through the day and night till early the next
morning. Volunteers offered anna prasadam and water to the devotees
round-the-clock. Sadhus and saints from across the country offered their
tributes.
Jayendra Swami was outspoken; involving thyself in conversation with the world. Being more
contemporary than traditional, Jayendra Saraswathi often tested the limits of
orthodoxy and extended the areas of the Math’s reach and influence beyond its
traditional adherents even as he explored areas of social thrust. He was
instrumental in the Kanchi Math expanding directly into people’s service and
not remaining merely a spiritual fountainhead as it was under the Mahaswami. Today,
the Kanchi Math runs a deemed university and dozens of schools and hospitals —
territories previously not in the reach of Math — besides over 50 traditional
Vedic schools and temples. Jayendra broke the restraining rules of the Math and
reached out to the downtrodden. He went to Harijan bastis and attracted
thousands of new followers and devotees. He transformed a spiritual and
ritualistic Math into a socially vibrant one. This brought him high popularity
and also into interaction with a multitude of social and political leaders in
the country. It had had its pluses and minuses.
Though Jayendra
Saraswathi is no more ~ the pain inflicted on him has not died with his devotees. Sri Jayendra Saraswathi’s sidhi has brought
untold grief to millions of his followers.
SYMA would ever remember him for being instrumental in our medical
service. Kanchi Sankara Foundation with
the blessings of Acharya forayed into medical service. Dr K Sridhar, renowned Plastic surgeon,
devoted to Mutt, was instrumental in opening of Medical centres under the aegis
of KSF and he initiated SYMA to run a centre in 1989, supported in every
possible measure and ensured its convenience.
Years later, when SYMA had grown and ready, the baton was passed on –
for the Centre to be wholly run by SYMA and now more than the silver jubilee it
is history.
Today Triplicanites
remembered and grieved the passing away
of Acharya. Around 6 pm, hundreds of
devotees gathered infront of Sri Parthasarathi Swami temple, chanted Sri Vishnu
sahasranamam, went around the temple and lit moksha dweepam in front of the temple.
Sri H Raja,
National Executive of BJP, Sri Dolphin Sridhar, Sri Murugan, Hindu Munnani, Sri
Vittal Narayanan, Sri KV Rangarajan of Triplicane Brahmin Welfare Association,
Office bearers of Sri Thennacharya Sripadham thangigal sabhai and many other
prominent people of Triplicane participated in this.
Regards – S.
Sampathkumar
3rd Mar
2018.
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