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This Adi Shankaracharya Sharada Lakshminarasimha Peetam
and Sree Math is very ancient and has a history and lineage of over thousand years.
Situated on the banks of river Tunga, at Hariharapura, which is 19km from Sringeri
in Chikmagalur District, Karnataka. There are three specialties attributed to this
holy land.
Yaga Bhoomi: Legend has it that it was here, Lord
Dakshabrahma performed his great Maha Yaga and hence even today, it is considered
auspicious and effective to get various Homas, Yajans performed here. An exclusive
Someswara Yagashala is constructed at Sreemath, Hariharapura where many families
come and get their desired homas done and benefited.
Tapo Bhoomi: It is also said that it was here Sage Agastya had set up ashram and did penance worshipping the Saligrama of Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy, which adores our main shrine at Sreemath, Hariharapura even today
Jnana Bhoomi:
It is also said that later when Sri
Adi Shankara visited this place, feeling the divinity in this holy land, he chose
to install the Sri Chakara and idol of Sharadamba here.
The lineage of this Sreemath started from
Sri Swayamprakasha
Krishna Yogindra Saraswathi, gained its prominence during the previous Swamiji,
Sri Swayamprakasha Abhinava Ramananda Saraswathi Swamiji, between 1939 and 1999
to our present Peetadhipathi, Parama Poojya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Swayamprakasha
Sachidananda Saraswathi Mahaswamiji who is 25th in this sacred line. Sri Swamiji
is not only keen to maintain all old traditions and heritage, with great compassion
to humanity works a lot to reach out to all people, not only spiritual but in areas
like education health and general well being.
Through Sri Swayamprakasha Trust two monthly magazines,
one in Kannada Swayamprakasha and another in English
Sadgurus Blessings are
published for Dharma Prachara. In addition this trust publishes many spiritual and religious books, audio and vedio
Cds etc.
A RgVeda Patashala
with about 20 students and 2 teachers
is functioning at Sreemath. A Goshala is maintained with about 45 cows and calves.
Sri Swamiji is also engaged in guiding 2 colleges, 2 high schools, one Saraswathi
Seva Hospital and working hard to reach out to more and more people in many ways.
His Holiness has also founded
Live Happily Foundation
through which support to students for pursuing
higher professional education, medical
supports are extended and there are plans to create a
spiritual tourism and learning center in the near future.
With all these, the need to create more infrastructures
for those interested in spirituality and the guest house
Sri Lakshmi Nivas is available
for those who come here for performing
sevas and wish to stay in a blissful and
tranquil environment. Sreemath provides food for any one in the afternoon and night
and plans are to create a large dining hall for this.
His Holiness is much concerned with the apparent decline
of our Sanatana Hindu Dharma and its values amongst our people and he works hard
to inculcate such traditional values which are much relevant today and bring in
unity amongst people and thereby harmony in communities and society.
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