Śrī Śaṅkara Jayantī 2026 (Agenda)

 

Śrī Śaṅkara Jayantī 2026 (Agenda)





Theme: Śrī Śaṅkara — Antaḥ Śāktaḥ  
Reflecting on Devī's presence in Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda's works

📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026  •  🕘 9:05 AM onward  •  🏠 At Home
🎤 MC: SLC team led by Varenya

🪔 Opening — Invocation & Theme

9:05 AM  |  Śrīmad Lalitā Sahasranāmam — Pārāyaṇam
All chanters
Full parāyaṇam to invoke the Divine Mother's presence for the day.

9:50 AM  |  Welcome & Opening Remarks
Varenya (MC)
Why "Antaḥ Śāktaḥ"? — antaḥ śāktaḥ, bahiḥ śaivaḥ, vyavahāre vaiṣṇavaḥ. A recap of last year's Guruvaram Cintayāmi Anvaham, and how Advaita and Devī Upāsana are a beautiful samanvaya. Preview of the four sessions ahead.


📜 Topic 1 — Śrīmad Lalitā Sahasranāmam & Saundaryalaharī

10:00 AM  |  Speakers: Śmt. Sireesha & Śrī Nagesh Pothukuchi  •  with chanters

Highlights:

  • The origin story of Saundaryalaharī — Mahāperiyavā's narration of AmbĀĻ's command to Ācārya, and how the Srimad Lalitha Sahasranama bhāṣya was later fulfilled through Śrī Bhāskararāyar's Saubhāgya-Bhāskaram.
  • SL and LSN as two voices of the same truth.
  • Reflection on select slokas 
  • Chanting of select Saundaryalaharī ślokas


🌸 Topic 2 — Lalitā Triśatī Bhāṣyam - an Introduction

10:40 AM  |  Speaker: Śrī Ramachandran  •  MC bridge: Varenya

Highlights:

  • The Triśatī bhāṣya is Ācārya's only commentary on a Śākta-tantra text — composed at AmbĀĻ's command.
  • Two-level reading: anchored in svarūpa-lakṣaṇa vs taṭastha-lakṣaṇa.


🌺 Topic 3 — Śākta Stotrānanda Laharī

11:05 AM  |  Speaker: Śrī Ajit Krishnan  •  MC: Meenakshi

Highlights:

  • A guided overview of select stothras revealing a different facet of Ācārya's expression. 


⚡ Topic 4 — Kenopaniṣad: Speciality in Advaita & Śākta Sampradāya

11:35 AM  |  Jugal Bandhi: Eashwar & Śrī Venky-ji  •  MC: Anshu

Highlights:

  • The deepest expression of "Antaḥ Śāktaḥ" — where Umā Haimavatī becomes the Guru.
  • Full chanting of the 3rd Khaṇḍa (Kena 3.1–3.12) 
  • Bhāṣyam: Vidyā taking the form of Umā — sarveṣām śobhamānānām vidyā śobhanatamā. 
  • Closing with Kena 4.7–4.9 and Śānti Pāṭha.


🪷 Śrī Śaṅkara Sevāmṛtam

12:10 PM  |  Introduction to Sevāmṛtam  —  Venkat

12:12 PM  |  Vedic Offering  —  Vedic chanters
Four Vedas • select Upaniṣad • Śrī Sūktam • Brahma Sūtra • Adhyāsa Bhāṣyam • Gītā ślokas • Meenakshi Pañcaratnam.

12:42 PM  |  Introduction to Saṅgīta Sevā  —  Sanjana

12:47 PM  |  Saṅgīta Sevā  —  Swati
Muthuswami Dīkṣitar's "Śrī Kamalāmbikē Avāva" — 8th āvaraṇa kṛti, rāga Ghaṇṭā — a meditation on Śrī Lalitā Devī through the Śrīvidyā lens.

12:57 PM  |  Nṛtya Sevā  —  Saranya
Ardhanareeshwara Stotram.

1:07 PM  |  Aṣṭottaram + Puṣpāñjali  —  All
Chanting of the 108 nāmas of Bhagavatpāda.

1:12 PM  |  Ṭoṭakāṣṭakam  —  All
Ṭoṭakācārya's stuti to his Guru.


🙏 Closing

1:17 PM  |  Vote of Thanks  —  Chandrakanth Gāru & Sreedevi Gāru

1:27 PM  |  Maitreem Bhajata  —  All
Concluding universal prayer — maitreem bhajata akhila hr̥jjetrīm.

1:32 PM  |  Lunch

|| Śrī Gurubhyo Namaḥ ||

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