Pujyashri Shankaracharya Swamiji blessed the Geeta Bhakti Amrut Mahotsav this morning at Alandi, near Pune, in Maharashtra. In His Anugraha Bhashan, Pujya Swamiji mentioned that the gathering of saints resembled the Singhast and other Kumbh-melas.

Maharashtra is a land of saints - and the rulers from Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji’s time have been the recipients of blessings of saints - Adi Shankaracharya established the Shanmata commencing with worship of Sri Vinayak - this is the land of Ashta Vinayak -It is a land of adhunik and adhyatmik Vidya (contemporary and traditional education) - several critical editions have been published pertaining to our Santana Dharma from Maharashtra. It is a sethu(bridge) between the North and South - the Marathi rules of Thanjavur have been closely connected with the Kanchi Math.

Our Pujya Paramcharya - Pujyashri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji even at his advance age in his 80s went on Padayatra for a length of more than 5000 kms traversing through several villages of Maharashtra. He blessed and established the Uttar Chidambaram Nataraj Mandir in Satara- the temple serves as a a symbol of unity with participation of the Governments of Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra and Tamilnadu. Adi Shankaracharya - inspired feeling of unity with his yatras from Kalady to Kamakhya - Kanchi to Kashi and Kathmandu. Sri Govinddev Giriji had the blessings of Pujya Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji at - Paithan also called Pratishta Nagari - from there to Bala Ram pratishta has been a great spiritual journey.

In our dharma, we have our faith everywhere - in nature - in cows, trees, Teertha Kshetras and especially in vigraha & Murti pujan. On Jan 22nd - Subakrut - Poushya Maas - Shukla Dwadashi- Samovar -murti Chaitanya was instilled.

Svatantra is required for our swadharma -