Our Mahā Periyavās instructed many to chant the Mūkapañcaśatī, and they have received various anugraha through it. In our Maṭham, there was Rāmakṛṣṇa Śāstrigal, who would go to the pond or river every day and take snānam, stay in the camp, serve ahāram to anyone who came, and write śrī‑mukhams. Under Periyavā's instructions, he chanted the Āryā Śatakam daily. There was a person named Sethu, the son of Abbhaya Śāstrigal. Abbhaya Śāstrigal performed pūjā for Kāmākṣī Ambāl. His son, sitting near Periyavā, would continuously do pārāyaṇam of Mūkapañcaśatī because it was very dear to Periyavā. Through the Mūkapañcaśatī, we worship Ambāl and also receive the anugraha of Guru, as stated in the verse, गुणिनि गुहारिणि गुह्ये गुरुमूर्ते त्वां नमामि कामाक्षि | (guṇini guhāriṇi guhye gurumūrte tvāṃ namāmi kāmākṣi— O Kāmākṣī, Who takes the form of the Guru, rich in virtues, dwelling in the cave of the heart and in the secret spaces—I bow to You) Through this pārāyaṇam, for all of you to receive Ambāl’s anugraha fully, and for your bhakti to grow, and for Ambāl’s vātsalya to instill priyam in each of you and grant you an unshakeable commitment to bhakti mārga, we offer prārthanā to Ambāl. जय जय जगदम्ब शिवे (jaya jaya jagadamba śive - Glory to the Mother of the lokā, The Auspicious one. ) जय जय कामाक्षी जय जयाद्रिसुते । ( jaya jaya kāmākṣī jaya jayādrisute | - Glory to the daughter of the mountain!) जय जय महेशदयिते (jaya jaya maheśadayite -Glory to the beloved of Maheśa) ) जय जय चिद्गगनकौमुदीधारे (jaya jaya cidgaganakaumudīdhāre - glory to the stream of moonlight flowing through the sky of consciousness)Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam

Avani Avittam Thirunakshatram - Harikatha - Title: Lakshmi Vaibhavam - Presented by Vijayashree School of Harikatha (Disciple of Kalaimamani. Smt. Vishakha Hari); Violin: Kum. Mahalakshmi; Mridangam: Chi. Sudarshan. LIVE from Sri Kanchi Sankara Matham, Thiruvanaikoil, Tiruchirappalli - 620005. ஆவணி அவிட்டம் நக்ஷத்திரம் - ஹரிகதா - தலைப்பு: ஶ்ரீ லக்ஷ்மி வைபவம் - விஜயஶ்ரீ ஹரிகதை பள்ளி, கலைமாமணி ஶ்ரீமதி. விசாகா ஹரி அவர்களின் மாணவி; வயலின் - குமாரி. மஹாலக்ஷ்மி & மிருதங்கம் - சிர. சுதர்ஷன் நேரலையில் - ஶ்ரீ காஞ்சி சங்கர மடம், திருவானைக்காவல், திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி - 620005

भक्तिः किं न करोत्यहो वनचरो भक्तावतंसायते ॥ (bhaktiḥ kiṃ na karotyaho vanacaro bhaktāvataṃsāyate ॥)(What can devotion not accomplish! Even a forest‑dwelling hunter becomes a crest jewel among devotees) मार्गावर्तितपादुका पशुपतेरङ्गस्य कूर्चायते (mārgāvartitapādukā paśupateraṅgasya kūrcāyate —The sandals worn on the path become the crown of the Lord) गण्डूषाम्बुनिषेचनं पुररिपोर्दिव्याभिषेकायते । (gaṇḍūṣāmbuniṣecanaṃ puraripordivyābhiṣekāyate ।—The water spat from the mouth becomes divine abhiṣeka water for the Lord.) किञ्चिद्भक्षितमांसशेषकबलं नव्योपहारायते (kiñcidbhakṣitamāṃsaśeṣakabalaṃ navyopahārāyate— Even partly eaten, leftover morsels of meat become a fresh and divine offering) भक्तिः किं न करोत्यहो वनचरो भक्तावतंसायते ॥ (bhaktiḥ kiṃ na karotyaho vanacaro bhaktāvataṃsāyate ॥—What can devotion not accomplish! Even a forest‑dwelling hunter becomes a crest jewel among devotees) Bhagavān accepted the pūjās Bhakta Kannappar offered with bhakti cintana, as he knew, in line with how he lived. Today we worship and honor him as Bhakta Kannappar, giving him a distinguished place among the 63 Nāyaṉmārs because of that acañcala, unshakable bhakti. As stated in Śivānanda Lahari, दृढं भक्त्या बद्ध्वा शिव भवदधीनं कुरु विभो (dṛḍhaṃ bhaktyā baddhvā śiva bhavadadhīnaṃ kuru vibho—Lord Śivā, please tightly bind my restless manas to your lotus feet with the rope of bhakti and keep it under your control), O Bhagavān, grant me the feeling of bhakti, an unshakeable bhakti, make me Your servant, take charge of me, and protect me. Thus, adopting the dāsan‑tattva (the philosophy of being a servant of the Divine), as Padmanābha Dāsan, or Brahadamba Dāsan as in Pudukkottai, in our pāramparyam, we surrender to Bhagavān and perform sevā with vinayā (humility). We offer prārthanā that, whatever birth we take, we should never forget Bhagavān, as in புழுவாய் பிறக்கினும் உன்னை மறவாமல் இருக்க வேண்டும் (Puzhuvai Pirakkinum Unnai Maravāmal Irukka Vendum)—Even if I am born as a worm, may I never forget You. Vetrivel Muruganukku Arokara! #kamakoti #jagadguruvacanam What can Bhakti / devotion not accomplish! भक्तिः किं न करोत्यहो वनचरो भक्तावतंसायते ॥ (bhaktiḥ kiṃ na karotyaho vanacaro bhaktāvataṃsāyate ॥) Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #KamakotiGuruParampara #Bhakti #bhaktaKannappar #Nayanmar #kannappar #Bhagavan #Devotion

When we follow the Vedic path, and do dhyāna on Bhagavān, perform pūjā, Homās, and Velvis to gain Bhagavān's grace and anugraha, we become the pātra (the one who deserves) to receive it. To sanctify the human birth and make it free of doṣās, it is the Purohitā who imparts the significance of the Sanātana Dharmā, conducting various sacred rites, rituals,and sāṅkhya from the time children are born to all through their lives, such as Jātakarma, Nāmakaraṇa, Annaprāśana, and Saṃskāra (auspicious Vedic rites), performing Vivāham with Agnisākṣi (fire as witness);ज्योतिषं नेत्रम् उच्यते (jyotiṣaṃ netram ucyate),Jyotiṣaṃ is revered as the eye of the Vedās; Purohitās conduct the vivāham and other such auspicious events at a good muhūrta, at an auspicious time, following the Śāstrās and Śāstra saṃpradāya, perform Kuladaivaṃ prārthanā -that is, the Purohitās detail the pārampariya (traditional) customs specific to each devotee's family to them, imparting words, actions, and Dhārmic ways that are appropriate and would confer hitam (welfare) and benefits.The Purohitās are striving virtuously for every family to be bestowed with prosperity, santati (offspring), & many honors by imparting Dharmā to us through Jyotiṣaṃ, which is regarded as the eye of the Vedās. Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #KamakotiGuruParampara #Purohita

Mahimā of Vyāsācārya - Giver of the many Purāṇas and the one who taught us our Indian History. Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #KamakotiGuruParampara ##Vyasa #Vyasacharya #Purana #IndianHistory

Avani Moolam - Divine act (திருவிளையாடல்) by Parameśvaran where He carried sand for putttu (பிட்டுக்கு மண் சுமந்தார் - Pittukku Man Sumandhar) revealing Himself as Sarvāntaryāmi (All-Pervasive) and Sarvātmakara (Omnipresent). Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #KamakotiGuruParampara #AvaniMoolam #Parameshwaran #திருவிளையாடல் #madurai #shivaperuman

Faith in our society and Śāstras, also confidence in us is essential which was demonstrated by Āñjaneyar Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam #SanatanaDharma #guru #JAGADGURU #KamakotiGuruParampara #Faith #Anjaneya #Hanuman #SitaDevi #Ramayana

सिद्धलक्ष्मीर्मोक्षलक्ष्मीर्जयलक्ष्मीस्सरस्वती। (siddhalakṣmīrmokṣalakṣmīrjayalakṣmīssarasvatī ।) श्रीर्लक्ष्मीर्वरलक्ष्मीश्च प्रसन्ना मम सर्वदा ॥ (śrīrlakṣmīrvaralakṣmīśca prasannā mama sarvadā ॥) (Salutations to mother Lakṣmi. May your different forms – Siddhalakṣmi, Mokṣalakṣmi, Jayalakṣmi, Sarasvatī, Śrīlakṣmi and Varalakṣmī always be gracious to me). Thus, we should receive various forms of Lakṣmi kaṭākṣa. The following verses state that I attain several forms of aiśvarya, and to receive aiśvarya, we need Lakṣmi kaṭākṣa. दास्योऽश्वान् विन्देयं पूरुषानहम् ॥ (dāsyo'śvān vindeyaṃ pūruṣānaham - I shall attain servants, horses, and men) श्रियः पञ्चदशर्चं च श्रीकामः सततं जपेत् (śriyaḥ pañcadaśarcaṃ ca śrīkāmaḥ satataṃ japet - One who desires Śrī should constantly chant the fifteen-verse hymn to Śrī). प्रादुर्भूतोऽस्मि राष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृद्धिं ददातु मे ॥(prādurbhūto’smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtimṛddhiṃ dadātu me ॥) (I will be reborn in the realm of Śrī which will grant me inner glory and outer prosperity) क्षुत्पिपासामलां ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम् । (kṣutpipāsāmalāṃ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṃ nāśayāmyaham ।) अभूतिमसमृद्धिं च सर्वां निर्णुद मे गृहात् ॥ (abhūtimasamṛddhiṃ ca sarvāṃ nirṇuda me gṛhāt ॥) (O Jatavedo, invoke for me that Lakṣmi whose presence will destroy hunger, thirst, and impurity associated with her elder sister Alakṣmi, and drive away the wretchedness and ill-fortune frommy house) The phrase अभूतिमसमृद्धिं च (abhūtimasamṛddhiṃ ca) refers to the absence of growth and aiśvarya. To remove these misfortunes— only when one acquires sadbuddhi (noble wisdom) can one get rid of them. For that, प्रादुर्भूतोऽस्मि राष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृद्धिं ददातु मे ॥(prādurbhūto’smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtimṛddhiṃ dadātu me ॥) — I have been born in this noble land; kīrtimṛddhiṃ dadātu me ॥— May I attain good fame, vṛddhi—growth, and samṛddhi—development. The next verse states, क्षुत्पिपासामलां ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम् । (kṣutpipāsāmalāṃ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṃ nāśayāmyaham |)— May there be a world free from thirst, a world free from hunger. दुर्भिक्षं देवलोके॒षु । म॒नूनामुद॒कं गृहे *। (durbhikṣaṃ devaloke̱ṣu | ma̱nūnāmuda̱kaṃ gṛhe |) — May a world without durbhikṣaṃ (famine), a world of abundance (śubhikṣa), be established. To achieve this, we must follow our Sanātana Dharmā. Hara Hara Namaḥ PārvatīPataye | Hara Hara Māhādevā | #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam