Vande Guru Paramparam - Day 03- Lecture on 32nd & 33rd Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

0:35-14:40 MINUTES
Prayer, Recitation of the Guru Parampara Stotram and Offering Pushpa Samparpanam to the Sringeri Guru Parampara on account of Guru Poornima.

14:41- 28:47 MINUTES
Highlights the Greatness of the 25th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sri Saachidananda Bharati I, His purvashrama days, how He initially came to sringeri and how the 24th Jagadguru took Him as His Sishya. Discusses the three important contributions of the 25th Jagadguru to Sringeri Mutt, the third one, being the most important, for which the Jagadguru’s life history is often referred to and quotes the intriguing incident.

28:48- 45:53 MINUTES
Gives a detailed account of the life of the 32nd Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sri Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamigal by narrating how the Acharyal became the 32nd Peethadipati- an interesting story by itself! He conquered both hunger and sleep and spent his time in these 5 things namely; Deva-aradanai, Japam, Dhyanam, Vicharam and Atma-anubhavam.

Cites three incidents namely; (i) the Nagpur episode (ii) the Rameshwaram episode and the (iii) Madurai Meenakshi Amman episode, from the life of Acharyal to drive home the most important message that two human forms; Mother and Guru can never curse. But if a child displeases his mother or a sishya displeases his Guru, that very act of displeasing them turns into a curse.

What happens when it transforms into curse? Quotes from the Anugraha Bhashanam of Jagadguru Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal, that Karmas are divided into three; Prarabdha karma (accumulated over past births), Aagami Karma (karmas in the present birth) and Sanchita Karma (karmas in store- not exhausted) and explains how each of these karmas will work when a person becomes a realised soul.

How the Acharyal inducted Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamigal as His sishya and why the Sishyaswamigal was called “Abhinava Shankara”.

Cites the interesting palanquin episode and the importance of “Tapopalan” and how the Sishyaswamigal attained it in a span of just two years!.

45:54- 1:02:08 MINUTES
Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati Mahaswamigal became the 33rd Peethadipati of the Mutt after His Guru attained Siddhi.

Narrates three incidents from the lives of both the Acharyals and the important teachings those incidents convey to people at large.

Emphasizes the characteristic traits of a Jeevanmukta & quotes an episode for each trait from the life of the 33rd Jagadguru.

1:02:09-1:20:17 MINUTES
Elaborates the life lessons and teachings of Acharyal, that are so lucidly drafted as a step-by step process to enable anyone to understand what has been said and put into practice those teachings in life to become a better individual and in a larger sense, more spiritually evolved.

1:20:18-1:42:54 MINUTES
Explains at length the opportunities which a Guru gives to a person who believes in Vedas by showing him the door to Nyana Maarga, Dhyana Maarga, Karma Maarga and Bhakti Maarga as structured by Bhagavath Gita and why a person has to adopt to Bhakti Maarga as the starting point and highlights the 4 step process prescribed by Him to sishyas who are struggling to inculcate a vedic way of living but are genuinely willing to do so and assures how Guru will help such sishyas. Cites an episode from the life history of the 12th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sri Vidyaranya Mahaswamigal in this context.

1:42:55-1:56:53 MINUTES
Concludes by citing the personal experience of Mr. T.K.Balasubramaniam with Acharyal and the important episode that took place in his life and narrates two more spellbinding episodes, one of which is from the life history of Tejyur Subramanya Shastrigal to show how Sringeri Peetham is “AVICHINA GURUPARAMPARA”(Throne of Transcendental Wisdom).

Source books :- Works of Mr. T.K.Balasubramaniam, Srikanta Shastrigal, Bhashya Swamigal and Jnanananda Bharati Swamigal.