आरभ्य भगवत्पादान् अद्वैतस्य प्रवर्धकान् ।

अद्वैतशास्त्रनिष्णातान् कामकोटिगुरून् भजे ॥

The \'Advaita Sabha\' was established at Kumbakonam in Kalyabdam 4996 (CE 1894) by the 66th Jagadguru of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Mulamnaya Sarvajna Peetham, Shri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, who shone as a scholar and an experienced soul in Advaita Vedanta.

With the participation of senior scholars like Mannargudi Shri Raju Shastrigal and the efforts of astikas deeply dedicated to the shastras, sadas-es of this Advaita Sabha were held in Kumbakonam and the surrounding shishya villages of the Kamakoti Peetam for many years. There are records showing that more than 80 scholars participated in it at that time.

Over the years, due to circumstances of time and place, although the numbers of scholars coming to this vidya decreased, by the anugraha of our Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swamigal, this Sabha continued to be held uninterruptedly in Kanchipuram and in the divine presence of the Swamigal.

Presently, with the paripurna anugraha of the Shricharanas, the shastra-s have seen resurgence, various shastra parikshas are being conducted, many vidvans are emerging in the younger generation, and the sadas is being conducted more and more excellently.

In order to re-establish the heritage of this sabha, as per the divine will of the Shricharanas, it has been taking place recently in Kumbakonam, the place where this Sabha was established, and in the surrounding shishya villages of the Kamakoti Peetam. Last year in the month of Panguni, this Sabha was held at Mudikondan village.

Continuing that, with the blessings of our Kamakoti Peethadhipatis Jagadguru Shri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamigal and Jagadguru Shri Satya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamigal, the 168th Vidvat Sadas of the Advaita Sabha was successfully conducted at Arasavanangadu near Tiruvarur, on the 14th and 15th of the month of Panguni in the Vishvavasu year (2026 March 28, 29).

Furthermore, for the general public to easily understand the Advaita principles, an upanyasa in Tamil was given by Brahmashri Mani Dravida Sastrigal on the text 'Panchadasi'. (Two more Upanyasas are scheduled to take place online).

Similarly, the procession of the divine portraits of the Advaita Sthapanacharya Jagadguru Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada and the Acharya-s who established the Advaita Sabha took place with flowing devotion.