[Chaturamnaya] His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati - 10

[S Jayanarayanan]

 http://svbf.org/journal/vol8no1/2006_10_swamigal.pdf
 
 
The Second Tour
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For two years after this the Swami stayed at
Sringeri, studying the sacred scriptures and
teaching the disciples who came to him for
instruction in Vedanta It was a quiet life divided
between self-improvement and instruction, after
the time required for meditation and puja. It was
a life after his own heart. But his mission was not
to do what was most congenial to his
temperament but to go about preaching the truths
of Vedic dharma to the vast multitude of people
that owed allegiance to the matha.
 
So he resolved once again to go on a tour,
to the southern districts this time. The Maharaja
of Mysore, Chamarajendra Wodayar, now sent a
request that the Swami should pay a visit to his
capital, Mysore, and bless his family and children.
He visited Mysore in 1891 and was received by
the Maharaja with due honours The Swami stayed
in Mysore for four months, and observed the
Chaturmasya there.
 
About September, corresponding to the lunar
month of Bhadrapada, the festival of Ganapati Puja
is held, with which is also held the Ganapati sadas.
The Swami himself presided over the sadas, which
was attended by famous scholars such as
Panditaratna Sitarama Sastri, Panditaratna Kasturi
Rangacharya, Dharmadhikari Rama Sastri,
Dharmadikari Seshacharya, Pazhamaneri Sundara
Sastri, Syama Sastri and Srikantha Sastri.
 
The Swami then left for Nanjangud, where
the shrine of Srikanthesvara is credited with
effecting miraculous cures. The place is charmingly
situated between two sacred rivers, the Kapila and
the Kaundini. It is only 22 km from Mysore. The
linga in the shrine is said to have been discovered
and worshipped by Parasurama.
 
The Swami stayed here for three weeks and
then went along the course of the Cauveri right
up to the very source in Coorg. He then returned
and camped at Paschimavahini, close to
Srirangapatnam.
 
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