Bengaluru, 11th July 2025: The 25th Chaturmasya Vrat of Sri Adi Shankaracharya Sharada Lakshmi Nrisimha Peetham, Sri Math, Hariharpur began today at the Sri Kondarama Temple in Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bangalore.
Hariharapur Math has a magnificent history of thousands of years and a great Guru tradition. The current 25th patriarch of this Dharmapeetha, His Holiness Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Swayamprakash Sachchidananda Saraswati Mahaswami, has been following the traditional values of the Dharmapeetha for thousands of years.
The Chaturmasya fast that began today among hundreds of devotees took the devotees to another world. Giving a message on the occasion, His Holiness Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Swayamprakash Sachchidananda Saraswati Mahaswami said, ‘This entire Chaturmasya is for every human being to purify themselves from within. Therefore, within your framework, within the limits of your own time, everyone should purify their own inner self. It may be chanting, worship, prayers, vows or recitation. When done on this occasion, the inner self becomes purified. When the inner self is pure, the mind becomes pure. When the mind is pure, everything is healthy in the house, good relationships develop in the family, children listen to us, children get good education. Man should embody humanity and live well in the society. This Chaturmasya is the right time for all these, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Nagaraj Shetru, the convener of the Chaturmasya Seva Samiti, said that it is our good fortune that the 25th Chaturmasya Vrat of Shrimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Swayamprakash Sachchidananda Saraswati Mahaswamiji is being held today at the Sri Kondarama Temple in Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bangalore. He praised the recent conclave of all like-minded saints of India, which was initiated by Mahaswamiji is a work to uphold the culture of India. He said that during this Chaturmasya, there is a Navavarana Srichakra Puja by the Gurus every day and blessings are given in the evening.
Speaking on the occasion, the Personal Secretary of the Mahaguruji, P. Raghunath Shastri, said, ‘This Chaturmasya, which lasts for two months, will be celebrated with devotion and devotion, and having Gurudarshan is very special. Therefore, he called on the people of Bangalore to be present during this 25th Chaturmasya Vrita of the Mahaguruji and to have the darshan of the Mahaguruji.
Chandran, the administrator of the Srimatt in Hariharpur, said, ‘If you have the darshan and service of the Gurus, first ignorance goes away, then you learn science from the Gurus. You gain knowledge from ignorance and attain salvation from knowledge.
It was natural for the huge crowd of devotees who gathered there to pay their respects to the Gurus and express their gratitude.