Benedictory Message of the Reigning Pontiff of the Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham, Jagadguru Śrī Bhāratī Tīrtha Mahāsvāmin

Having adorned the Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham for thirty-five years, having exceptionally propagated the tenets of the Sanātana-dharma and having propelled several thousands of people along the path of dharma, Our pre-eminent Guru, Jagadguru Śrī Abhinava Vidyātirtha Mahāsvāmin, who ought to be thought of at the commencement of every day, shone brightly with renown spread across the quarters. Having embraced saṁnyāsa at the age of fourteen and having duly performed the duties ordained for a saṁnyāsin till the end, He was an ideal for all ascetics. Besides being embellished by unparalleled erudition in Nyāya, Vedānta and other śāstras, He was steadfast in the practice of the yoga of eight limbs and experienced even nirvikalpa- samādhi. By setting up the Veda-poṣaka-sabhā, the Surasarasvatī- sabhā and the like, by establishing numerous pāṭhaśālās and by honouring many thousands of scholars, He multitudinously propagated the lore of the Vedas and śāstras. Having toured throughout the country several times, He enlightened the people on the essence of dharma and the Truth of the Supreme Brahman. Though published hitherto in several languages,His life has not been exhaustively covered so far; in order to fix that lacuna, the recipient of the infinite grace of that most exalted Guru, the celibate Sri Umesh penned His biography comprehensively in English for the comprehension of one and all, and submitted it to Us. We are immensely pleased on having looked into that volume. We also trust that this work will profoundly delight the devotees of the Guru.

It is a matter of great felicity that this book is being published on the occasion of the centenary of the most venerable Guru. We bless that by the grace of the pre-eminent Guru, may all those who are endowed with faith and have assisted in the publication of this tome, prosper well by a stream of auspiciousness.

Thus, with the recollection of Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme,

(S/d Bhāratī Tīrtha)

The disciple born of the lotus-hand of Sringeri Jagadguru Śrī Abhinava Vidyātīrtha Mahāsvāmin

Sringeri Hemalamba-bhādrapada-kṛṣṇa-saptamī Tuesday, 12.9.2017

Jagadguru Śrī Vidhuśekhara Bhāratī Svāmin paying obeisance to Jagadguru Śrī Bhāratī Tīrtha Mahāsvāmin