08/08/2026
अविद्यारण्यकान्तारे भ्रमतां प्राणिनां सदा ।
विद्यामार्गोपदेष्टारं विद्यारण्यगुरुं श्रये ॥
To souls that wander in utter dismay in the dense woods of mental ignorance, He shows the path of true wisdom; Homage to the great Saint Vidyaranya!
Jagadguru Sri Vidyaranya Mahaswamiji coming five centuries after Shankara Bhagavatpada was the 12th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham from 1380 to 1386 A.D.& founder of Hampi Vijayanagara Kingdom.