[Advaita-l] Sri Shankara Jayanthi - 26th April 2012

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,
 
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The procedure also mentions shodashopachara puja to Shankaracharya.  What is the mantra for this or is it just the same as in regular puja? (purusha sukta etc.)

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Shankaracharya Puja Paddhati that is followed in Sringeri can be downloaded from here:
 
http://www.kamakotimandali.com/stotra/AdiShankaraPuja.pdf
 
If one doesn't know the elaborate rituals as prescribed above, a simple shodashopachara puja with purusha suktam and rudra parayana can be done.  For ashtottara namavali, any 
three can be adopted shankaracharya ashtottara / dakshinamurty ashtottara / shiva ashtottara.  
 
Also, vaisakha shuddha saptami is celebrated as vidyAraNya jayanti. 
 
BTW, the best way to celebrate sankara jayanti is to study prasthAna traya bhASya 
rather than doing ashtottara / sahasranama pujas. 
 
regs,
sriram