When all limbs of a man's body are burning with a skin disease, that man desires relief. Similarly, when there is no other desire except the desire for liberation, then that yields the fruits of moksha-Tripura Rahasya

विद्धि व्याध्यभिमानग्रस्तं लोकं शोकहतं च समस्तम् ॥ Whole world is afflicted with disease,ego and grief in someway or other .-Sri Adi Shankara Unless you attain the true knowledge of self you can’t get rid of the above.

सन्ध्याहीनः अशुचिः नित्यम् अनर्हहः सर्वकर्मसु। यदन्यत् कुरुते कर्म न तस्य फलभाग् भवेत्॥ One who doesn’t perform Sandhyavandanam is impure & is unfit to do other rituals &even if he does that ritual will not give any benefits.Thats why our Jagadgurus always insist on this karma.

One whose feet are protected by pair of shoes can walk fearlessly in stones and thorns ,same way a man who has found peace within himself can find joy & calmness in any circumstances ~Sri Mahasannidhanam

नमः श्रीगुरुनाथाय प्रकाशानन्दमूर्तये ॥

There is no change of state after death for the knower of his Swaswarùpā. Death merely means the end of the appearance of embodiment~Upanishad

Like the footprints of a birds in the sky and of fishes in the water,the course of knowers of Truth cannot be known /understood easily-Sri Mahasannidhanam on his Guru Srimad Abhinava Vidyateertha Mahaswamigal

देह दृष्टया तू दासो अहम्, जीव दृष्ट्या त्वदंशकम्। तत्त्व दृष्ट्या त्वमेवाह्म्,इति में निश्चिता मति:। "If I look from the perspective of this mortal body, I am your Dasa .If I look at the prespective of Aatma, I am your part. Sri Hanuman told Sri Rama when asked “Who are you?”

Blunt Truth when introspection done.

निजे मानसे मन्दिरे संन्निधेहि प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो रामचन्द्र । In the temple of my mind Oh Rama please reside

Though water can be obtained from elsewhere but the chataka bird looks out for the rain from the clouds only to quench its thirst ,same way a man must resort to a Self Realised sage only in case he wants to attain Supreme Knowledge.

Sadasiva Brahmendral Adishtanam Nerur.

सदात्मध्याननिरतं विषयेभ्यः पराङ्मुखम् । नौमि शास्त्रेषु निष्णातं चन्द्रशेखरभारतीम् ॥ Srimad Abhinava Vidyateertha Swamigal praying in his Guru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharathi Swamigal’s Adishtanam.

Today’s Alankaram in Nerur Sri Sadasiva Brahmendral Adishtanam.

वीक्षां मे दिश चाक्षुषीं सकरुणां दिव्यैश्चिरं प्रार्थितां शम्भो लोकगुरो मदीयमनसः सौख्योपदेशं कुरु ॥

In Sanatana Dharma everyone right from most intelligent to unintelligent person has a way to attain Shreyas.A person can do Yagna,study scriptures,do Tirtha Yatra ,do meditation etc if none of them is possible least thing he can do is say 108 times Rāma Nāma or Shiva Nama.

When politicians pay tribute to the Leaders every year for who have passed away they call it as Punya Thithi(Date of death) but if you strictly go by Thithi concept then the dates change every year isn’t it??

अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम्

Come what may you can’t/should’nt change Your family traditional Urdvapundra/Tripundra. Your Kulaguru . Your Kuladevata. Your family specific rituals. No need to seek any advice from others on above.

The labourers that passed by remarked that one (Brahmendral) who had given up the world still found it necessary to have a support for the head. Next morning labourers passed by the same way and saw Sadasiva lying in the same place but without any support for the head this time.