Shringeri (Sharada Peeth) - Math of Adi Shankaracharya

• Meditation:

1. सुवक्षोजकुम्भां सुधापूर्णकुम्भां प्रसादावलम्बां प्रपुण्यावलम्बाम् ।
सदास्येन्दुबिम्बां सदानोष्ठबिम्बां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम् ॥
- Sharada Bhujangam - verse 1 (Shringeri Sharada Peeth was founded by Sri Adi Shankaracharya)

Shringeri Sharada Peeth, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka

Shringeri Sharada Peeth, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka

► Saraswati: I meditate on Devi Sharada abiding in Shringeri Sharada Peeth (located on the bank of river Tunga).

• Stotra: Sharada Bhujangam (Shringeri Sharada Peeth was founded by Sri Adi Shankaracharya)
(Chikmagalur district, Karnataka)

• Greatness:

• Shringeri is a Devi Saraswati Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi Saraswati):
- Devi Saraswati abides in Shringeri as Devi Sharada.

• Shringeri is a Rishi Sthalam (Place of Rishis):
- Sage Rishyashringa is said to have his hermitage in Shringeri. The name Shringeri is derived from the name of sage Rishyasringa.

• Shringeri is a Sant Sthalam (Place of Saints):
- Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) had set up one of his four monasteries in Shringeri. The monastery is known as Shringeri Sharada Peeth.

• Shringeri is the place where the sacred river Tunga flows.

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Tunga flows

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Sharada

• Saints:
- Shringeri Sharada Peeth (Adi Shankaracharya) (788 - 820 CE?)

• Location:

• Shringeri is located in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.

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