People should follow Shankaracharya's teachings:Vijayendra

: Vijayendra Saraswathi, who will be the new head of Kanchi Sankara Mutt, today said people should abide by teachings and advice of his predecessor late Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and lead a spiritual life.
"The guiding light (Jayendra Saraswathi) has shifted place and people should follow his teachings and lead a spiritual life", he told reporters here.
Paying rich encomiums, the seer said the 69th mutt head, who passed away yesterday, knew the pulse of people and the country.
He wished for the well being of all and he never used to discriminate between people, Vijayendra said in his brief message.

He was speaking after the internement ceremony of the 82 year old Shankaracharya who died here following a cardiac arrest.
Vijayendra Saraswathi, the junior pontiff, will succeed Jayendra Saraswathi.