Ashirvachan and Puja at Kashmir Shankara hill by Sringeri Jagadgurus (Episode 9—1994 & 2023 footage)

(includes 1994 Kashmir Vijaya Yatra of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji) Vijaya Yatra of Sringeri Jagadguru Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam (June 4-6, 2023) to Kashmir जम्बूद्वीपं शस्यतेऽस्यां पृथिव्यां तत्राप्येतन्मण्डलं भारताख्यम् । काश्मीराख्यं मण्डलं तत्र शस्तं यत्राऽस्तेऽसौ शारदा वागधीशा ॥ jambūdvīpaṃ śasyate'syāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tatrāpyetanmaṇḍalaṃ bhāratākhyam . kāśmīrākhyaṃ maṇḍalaṃ tatra śastaṃ yatrā'ste'sau śāradā vāgadhīśā . On this earth, Jambudvipa is supreme, and within the same, Bharata varsha is sacred. Within our country, the region of Kashmir presided by Goddess Sharada, the Goddess of Knowledge and Speech (Vagdevi), is eminent. Historic Kashmir Yatra of Sri Sannidhanam With the blessing and directive of Sringeri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, Jagadguru Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji undertook a 3-day Vijaya Yatra to Jammu and Kashmir and performed the Pratishtha Kumbhabhisheka of Sri Sharada temple at Teetwal. Sri Sannidhanam departed from Sringeri on the morning of June 4, 2023 and arrived at the Srinagar airport to a reverential reception. Sri Sannidhanam then arrived at Tangdhar (170 km from Srinagar and located alongside the LoC) the same evening and was accorded a devout welcome by the Kupwara district authorities and the members of Save Sharada Committee led by Sri Ravinder Pandita. Sri Sannidhanam then arrived at Teetwal and performed Yantra Pratishtha at the Sharada temple. Later Sri Sannidhanam performed Sri Chandramoulishwara Puja at Tangdhar The following morning (June 5), Sri Sannidhanam performed the Pratishtha Kumbhabhisheka of Sri Sharada at the temple located 40 KM from Sri Sharada Sarvajna Peetham. Sri Sannidhanam then graced the Sabha organised on the occasion of the Kumbhabhisheka and blessed the devotees with an Anugraha Bhashanam explaining the connection between Sringeri and Kashmir, as well as the greatness of Sri Sharada, the divinity of knowledge. Sri Sannidhanam commended the government authorities as well as the Army personnel for making various arrangements pertaining to the smooth conduct of the entire event. Sri Sannidhanam had at Darshan at Kheer Bhavani temple at Kupwara then returned to Srinagar by late evening and performed the Chandramoulishwara Puja. On June 6, Sri Sannidhanam arrived at the famous Sri Shankaracharya Hill in Srinagar and offered an elaborate Puja to Sri Jyestheshwara. Later, Sri Sannidhanam addressed the gathering in an Anugraha Bhashanam conveying the need for having faith in Bhagavan and for living as noble citizens of the country. Sri Sannidhanam also praised the army personnel who are even ready to make the supreme sacrifice of laying down their own lives for the safety of others. Calling for overall inclusive development of the Kashmir valley, Sri Sannidhanam stressed the importance of youth to become nation builders and responsible citizens. Later Sri Sannidhanam graced the Raj Bhavan to a devout welcome by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Sri Manoj Sinha. Sri Sannidhanam returned to Sringeri the same evening, thus completing a historic Kashmir Yatra.