After completing his ‘Chaturmas’ stay at Paramhansi Ganga Ashram in Madhya Pradesh, the Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati, popularly known as Swamishri, will arrive in this holy city via Seoni on October 6. Giving this information here on Monday, his media in-charge Sanjay Pandey said during his stay in the city where Swamishri was born and brought up till his appointment as the Shankarcharya, religious rituals will be held for the people who died during the corona pandemic period. Besides, Swamishri will also deliver his religious discourses on Shrimad Bhagwat Katha.
He said that the Chaturmas stay of Swamishri will be completed in Barheta district (MP) on Bhadrapada Purnima. Later, after participating in various religious events in the Seoni area for three days, he will reach Kashi on October 6. Sometime ago, Swamishri had announced that religious rituals will be organised in Kashi during Pitru Paksha for the peace of the souls and salvation of those who died in the country and abroad during the corona pandemic period and those whose last rites could not be performed as per the rituals. The path of Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran will be organised apart from religious rituals like tarpan etc by the Vedic scholars in this direction, Pandey added.
NSS Day: The motto of National Service Scheme (NSS) “Not Me But You” reflects the essence of democratic living. Its ideological concept is inspired by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi in which welfare of the people and the society lies and these underline that the welfare of the individual ultimately depends on the welfare of the society. These words were expressed by the Head of Comparative Theology Department, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University (SSU) Prof Hari Prasad Adhikari while speaking in a programme organised by NSS Unit of the university on NSS Day on Sunday.