Why Veda Samrakshanam
The Eternal Glory of Our Tradition & The Sacred Duty to Nourish It
वेदोऽखिलो धर्ममूलम् स्मृतिशीले च तद्विदाम्।
Vedo'khilo Dharma Moolam Smriti Sheele Cha Tadvidam.
Manusmriti — “The entire Veda is the root and fountainhead of all Dharma.”
The Vedas – Eternal Glory of Our Tradition
Sanatana Dharma
Vedas are believed to be the Divine revelations from the Cosmic Space recognised by Ancient Rishis. No authorship has been ascribed to these ancient Scriptures. The Vedic Vibrations are eternally present in the Cosmic Space in a very subtle form. In ancient Yugas, the Vedas as known to humanity were much larger in content than it is known today. Sage Vyasa has classified the whole Vedas into four groups known as Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva.
Sage Patanjali further divided these four into many branches or Shakhas. Rig Veda had twenty-one, Yajur Veda had one hundred and eight, Sama Veda had one thousand and Atharva Veda had nine shakhas. However, due to passage of time most of these have been lost to the present world. Of the remaining, one is of Rig Veda, Six are of Yajur Veda, Three are of Sama Veda and two are of Atharva Veda available now.
It is already proven beyond doubt that Veda Mantras confer peace, prosperity and general well being of the whole world. It is our abundant duty to nourish and cherish the Vedas, which are the roots of our Culture and Sanatana Dharma for future generations.
Veda Ashrama Gurukulam is dedicated to preserving the traditional Guru-Shishya system of Vedic learning and passing this knowledge to future generations.
Preservation of Vedic Shakhas
A sober reminder of why continuous active gurukulam recitation is critically essential
Originally 21 Shakhas
Originally 108 Shakhas
Originally 1,000 Shakhas
Originally 9 Shakhas
Words of Nectar from Jagadgurus
With all our Respects, Obeisances and Pranams to our Great Sages H. H. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal and H.H. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Saraswati Mahaswamigal:
Anugraha Bhashanam of H.H. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal
34th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
“The Lord Himself has given us His commands in the eternal Vedas. We should not disobey our Scriptures. They are His breath and the fountain-head of all right knowledge. It is our duty to learn the scriptures and follow the commands of our sastras implicitly. Ignorance by itself is certainly no sin but it is a sin when there is a duty to learn. There is no doubt that the man who knows and yet errs is a greater sinner; but there is no satisfaction, much less an excuse for the man who prefers to continue in ignorance and in error.
Scientists have discovered that matter is nothing but a manifestation of cosmic energy. So there exists a single cosmic energy or force which is infinite in capacity and takes on the form of matter under certain conditions. Our holy scriptures also make the same assertion.”
Anugraha Bhashanam of H.H. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Saraswati Mahaswamigal
68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
“The Vedas that Constitute the Scripture common to all and which reveal the Godhead that is common to us also teach us, how to lead our life, and – this is important – they do us the ultimate good by showing us in the end the way to become that very Godhead ourselves. They are our refuge both here and the hereafter and are the source and root of all our different traditions – all our systems of thought. All sects, all schools of thoughts, our religion, have their origin in Vedas.
The Root is one but the branches are many. The Vedas are the source not only for the various divisions of Hinduism, but also for all the religions of the world that may be traced back to them. It is our bounden duty to preserve them for all time to come with their glory undiminished.
“If we, of this generation, create a break in the chain of Vedic study, kept up for ages, from generation to generation, we shall be committing the unforgivable crime of denying our descendants the opportunity of learning the Vedas….”
Give a serious thought to this call of our Acharyals
The Sankara Gurukula Veda Patasala assures that it will live and serve for the study of Vedas and resultant prayers for the peace and welfare of the entire world keeping the above ideal words of our Acharyals of Sringeri and Kanchi.