गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुःसाक्षात् परंब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
नारायणं पद्मभुवं वसिष्ठं शक्तिं च तत्पुत्रपराशरं च
व्यासं शुकं गौडपदं महान्तं गोविन्दयोगीन्द्रमथास्य शिष्यम् ।
श्री शंकराचार्यमथास्य पद्मपादं च हस्तामलकं च शिष्यम्
तं तोटकं वार्त्तिककारमन्यान् अस्मतगुरून् सन्ततमानतोस्मि॥
श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणानां आलयं करुणालयम्। नमामि भगवत्पाद शङ्करं लोकशङ्करम्॥
अपारकरुणासिन्धुं ज्ञानदं शान्तरूपिणम् । श्रीचन्द्रशेखरगुरुं प्रणमामि मुदाऽन्वहम् ॥
देवे देहे च देशे च भक्त्यारोग्यसुखप्रदम् । बुधपामरसेव्यं तं श्रीजयेन्द्रं नमाम्यहम् ॥
सदाशिवसमारम्भां शङ्कराचार्यमध्यमाम् । अस्मदाचार्यपर्यन्तां वन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥
By the grace of Guru Parampara and Shricharana, today’s Turiyashrama Sweekarana programme has been successfully observed.
For protection of Sanatana Dharma, propagation of Advaita philosophy and of the Upanishadic doctrine of ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन्मिथ्या जीवो ब्रह्मैव नापरः – ‘Brahman is real, the world is false, Jiva is Brahman only, not different’, for upliftment and assistance of the world, for organising activities for focusing on श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणानां आलयं करुणालयम्। नमामि भगवत्पाद शङ्करं लोकशङ्करम्॥, our Paramaguru Shri Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi, our Guru Shri Shri Jayendra Saraswathi and others in the Guru Parampara of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, undertook many dharmic and social activities, and even now they continue in a different form to bestow their blessings. It is only and only on the strength of their blessings that today’s programme got completed very well. As part of the Vaidika procedures, in the Parampara starting from Shankara Bhagavatpada and continuing with Sureshwaracharya and Sarvajnatma Saraswathi and recently with Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamipada and Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamipada, the new Guru’s name with Yogapatta is being announced – Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi – Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi.
In Swasti Vachanam, you say ‘सत्यव्रत नामाङ्कित दिव्यक्षेत्रे’ – Kanchi is referred to as Satyavrata Divyakshetra. Having Paramatma as the real goal to strive for and practising the vow, not for name, fame or ostentation, but with all sincerity, the new Guru has studied the three Vedas along with Angas from his Guru. Adi Shankara said वेदो नित्यमधीयताम् – Vedas should be chanted every day; Our Periyava and Pudu Periyava strove hard to keep up that Veda Parampara and showed us a good path. The new Guru took to that path even in a young age owing to his Purva Samskaras (past impressions)- प्रपेदिरे प्राक्तनजन्मविद्याः. He has mastered this Adhyatma Vidya, अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानाम्. He has thus got association with this Satyavrata kshetra.
We all need boons- may be, for Jnana, wealth, progeny, learning or good nature. The new Guru comes from Annavaram, the kshetra of Satyanarayana Swamy, who blesses all with good food, good thought and good emotion. Keeping his blessings and Satyavrata kshetra, i.e. Kanchi, in view, the new Guru is named Satya Chandradsekharendra Saraswathi.
Guru is Brahman – ध्यायन् स्तुवन् नमस्यंश्च यजमानस्तमेव च ॥ अनादिनिधनं, one should meditate on, chant hymns of praise and worship him, who is without beginning and end. गुरोरनुग्रहादेव पुमान् पूर्णः प्रजायते – man becomes complete and man develops Advaita inclination only with the blessing of Guru.
As a symbol of the Parampara of sacrifice, as the pinnacle of the Parampara, as the reality of that Parampara, of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, the most important Peetham in our country, the new Guru has come from a family of his own to our Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham family. You should all, as true shishyas of the Guru, attain the blessings of the Guru Parampara through him. You should be true to the Guru Parampara and strive to attain Punya and Purushartha in order that your path of Dharma gets even brighter.
Today is Akshaya Tritiya on a Wednesday, which combination has arrived after 17 years; the next such occurrence of Akshaya Tritiya on a Wednesday will happen after 27 years. On such a momentous day, at short notice, you have come in such large numbers. You will surely be full of devotion in your minds. Your Guru has arrived now. As his disciples, you should strengthen your faith, devotion and dedication. May all devotees always worship the Acharya Parampara and may all attain progressive spiritual advancement. Let us all strive for dharmas to blossom more and more with the blessings of our Periyava and Pudu Periyava full of the strength of Tapas, with the blessings of Kamakshi, the Dvatrimshat Dharmapalini (the protectress of 32 dharmas), so that this Parampara of Jnana, Tyaga and Seva brings about greater and greater good for this country, for this Dharma, for this society, Viswa Shanti gets established, Advaita philosophy gets wider and wider coverage and everyone gets not only wealth, but Punya.
We invoke the blessings of Shri Chandramouliswara and bestow our blessings. Narayana.
Hara Hara Shankara Jaya Jaya Shankara
Translated: P. R. Kannan