Sri MahaVaikuntanatha Sachidhanandhamurthy Guruvayurappan Seva Samithi
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By Lord Sri Guruvayurappan grace and blessings, we have started this samithi to spread the bakthi towards Lord Hari and all the devatas. We will be celebrating various vratas, auspecious jayanthi and important days of Lord Sri MahaVishnu and various devatas. All the satsang events are published here so that devotees worldwide can follow the event details and conduct satsangs at their homes. Devotees can individually chant the slokas at their home and participate in this world wide maha satsang. All adequate and clear information on how to do the satsang at your home will be provided to devotees thru this website. Please invite your friends and families to your home when you do parayanam or singing to glorify Lord Sri MahaVishnu and all the devatas.
Please find below details of each satsang events. This page will be updated periodically every month to include new events occurring in that month.
Samithi Events for January, 2022 :
Vaikunta Ekadasi : January 13th, 2022 (Thursday)
| Vaiunta Ekadasi | January 13th, 2022 | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Tamil | English |
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Dear Devotees, ||Om Namo Narayanaya|| Sri Guruvayruappa sharanam!! Happy Vaikunta Ekadasi !! January 13th, 2022 is Vaikunta Ekadasi !! Sri Vaikunta Ekadasi is the most auspicious Ekadasi of the year!! There are 24 Ekadasi in a year and Sri Vaikunta Ekadasi is considered the most auspicious of all. Ekadasi day being the 11th day in the lunar cycle calender that comes twice a month. It is a very auspicious day dedicated to Lord Sri MahaVishnu. On this auspicious day, Ekadasi Vrata (Fasting) is observed by taking fruits and milk as in take or just water or nothing at all. On this day, Sthothrams, Sthuthis and holy scriptures that glorify Lord Sri MahaVishnu are recited. Devotees who observe fasting on this day and worship Lord Sri MahaVishnu, their sins are removed and they attain Vaikuntam. Please chant the stothrams and Slokas on Lord Sri MahaVishnu on this day as much as you can. Please go to Sri Ranganathar Temple, Sri Rangam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India or Sri MahaVishnu Temple on this auspicious day to have darshan of HIM and entire Vaikunta Vaasal or special entrance opened on that day in the Temple. We will be chanting following Slokas from various granthams to observe and worship Lord Sri MahaVishnu. -->Please chant Srimad Bhagavatham -Skandam 10 Adyaayam 39 Slokas 44 to 57 -->Please chant Srimad Bhagavatham -Skandam 1 Adyaayam 3 (describes 22 avatars of Lord Sri MahaVishnu) and Skandam 2 Adyaayam 7 (describes 24 avatars of Lord Sri MahaVishnu and more). -->Please chant Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Adyaayam 1 and 2. -->Please chant Samkshepa Ramayanam -Baala Kandam (Canto 1) Sargam 1 -->Please chant Sriman Narayaneeyam Dashakam 1 and 2. -->Please chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Sthothram. -->Please chant Naalaayira Divya Prabandham - Periyalwar Thirumozhi - Pasuram 1 (Vannamaadangal) to 5 (Senkeerai Paruvam).> Please chant the mula Mantra "Om Namo Narayanaya" - 16 rounds with one round of 108 times chanting the mula mantra. Devotees can start chanting this mantra every day and details are given our group website page http://saranaagathi-margam.org/hari-nama-sankeerthanam.html Please recite all of the above slokas or as much as you can from the above slokas. It is said in Hindu holy scriptures that Bhagavan Lord Sri MahaVishnu opens the doors or gates of Sri Vaikuntam, HIS holy abode, to HIS devotees to enter into Vaikuntam and to be with HIM. In Srimad Bhagavatham, it is said that devotees attaining the abode of Lord Sri MahaVishnu and going to Sri Vaikuntam are given 4 different blessings and state of existence in Sri Vaikuntam to be with HIM. 1. Saalokhyam -- to be in Sri Vaikuntam, HIS holy abode. 2. Saameepyam — to be near HIM. 3. Saarupyam — to have the same form as HIM with four hands and Sankha(conch), chakra(divine wheel), gadha(mace) and padmam(lotus). 4. Saayujyam — to merge with HIM. Devotees, with HIS grace, we have to do Bhakthi to HIM to attain one of the four forms. By Sri Guruvayurappan anugraham (grace and blessings), Please find below details about most auspicious “NARAYANA” Nama mantra. Today being Vaikunta Ekadasi. Please take up this mantra and do parayanam or chant the nama mantra from today and every day. We chant the most auspicious Lord Narayana Mula mantra “OM NAMO NARAYANAYA” and Nama mantra “NARAYANA” in our Samithi or group for the highest spiritual realization or Self realization as Self is verily Lord MahaVishnu. These mantras bless the devotees with long, healthy, happy life, prosperity, protection and moksha or mukthi or go to abode of Sri MahaVishnu - Sri Vaikuntam. Please find below the information. ————————————————-- Sri Guruvayurappa sharanam!! Today being the most auspicious day, with Lord Sri Guruvayurappan grace and blessings and with guru blessings, devotees who may want to take up Lord Sri MahaVishnu Mula mantra for daily chanting, can start chanting from today. Please find below the details. Hari Nama Sankeerthanam is advised by our acharyas, by Bhagavan and in holy scriptures- Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatham and more, to us as the easiest way to wash away our sins and get liberation or mukthi or attain parama padam or ultimate abode of almighty - Sri Vaikuntam in kaliyuga. By Lord Sri Guruvayurappan blessings anugraham, On this auspicious day, please chant Sri MahaVishnu mula mantra ||Om Namo Narayanaya || This mantra is verily Lord Sri MahaVishnu and is the highest mantra of Lord Sri MahaVishnu. Devotees chanting this mantra daily will attain parama padam or mukthi and go to Sri Vaikuntam. Please find below the details about chanting the mula mantra : Option 1 : please chant you can chant 108 times this mantra as one round in medium speed. In 6 minutes, you can complete one round. In 1 and half hours, you can chant 16 rounds of this auspicious mula mantra. That will be count of 1728. Chanting 16 rounds is a normal practice if you are working or studying as we may not have much time to spend for chanting more. You can chant more rounds if you want. With 16 rounds of chant daily, in one year , your chanting count will come up 630720 times this mantra. In 10 years, it will be total of 6307200 that is 63 lakhs. In 20 years, you can reach 12614400 that is 1.2 crores times this mantra. In 40 years, you can attain 2.4 crores or and so on. It will be a fun filled , beautiful, best and attainable goal if you can chant this mantra 16 rounds daily with one round of 108 times this mantra. If you want to know your count, you can get tulasi Japa mala or spatika mala with 108 beads in it. You can get Japa mala bag also. When you chant the mantra once, you can roll one bead forward thus you will get chanting 108 times with 108 beads. Tulasi mala or spatika mala will be available in Giri Trading agency or any stores selling puja items. You can get it in You can check in https://krishnastore.com/other-items-tulsi-japa-beads-om-69_72.html and https://krishnastore.com/other-items-tulsi-neck-beads-kunti-mala-om-69_73.html or http://www.amazon.com or http://www.amazon.in and it’s world wide stores or you can check in internet stores. Option 2: please Chant as many times as you want and you can and peacefully everyday without counting. Happy chanting!! Please try to attain 1.2 crores in 20 years!! More to reach in further years!! Please take care of physical and mental health to live long, healthy and happily to attain this great goal!! As said in Srimad Bhagavatham -last, great and powerful sloka □ SB-12.13.23 : nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa praṇāśanam praṇāmo duḥkha-śamanas taṁ namāmi hariṁ param Meaning: “I offer my respectful obeisances or namaskarams unto the Supreme Lord, Hari, the congregational chanting of whose holy names destroys all sinful reactions, and the offering of obeisances unto whom relieves all material suffering.” Chanting the glories and name of Lord Hari will purify us, bless us and elevate us to the highest level of self realization in the shortest period of time in kaliyuga!! Few important notes to follow are —we have to follow vegetarian diet —we have should have brushed our teeth and taken shower before chanting this mantra —for women, this mantra should not chanted during the monthly mentural time period. From first day to until it stops, please refrain from chanting this mantra. -- we shouldn't chant this mantra in unclean and inauspicious places - bathroom and restroom. --we should avoid impure and inauspicious thoughts and deeds to chant this mantra as this is the purest and highest or mula mantra of Lord Sri MahaVishnu. Please don’t feel stressed when you chant, just relax your mind and calmly chant this mantra!! please chant in mild voice which you can hear and in moderate and steady speed!! or you can chant in your mind quietly. For kali yuga, due to the fact that people can't follow rules and regulations in life such as purity in thoughts and deeds, nama mantra which devotees can take up and chant regularly throughout the day and every day. The nama mantra is "NARAYANA". This mantra is suddha -pure- Lord Sri Narayana Mantra and namam. When we take this mantra or chant this mantra, we call Lord Narayana or Lord MahaVishnu in heart, mind and body togather. It is verily Lord Narayana. This mantra will purify the devotee, blesses the devotee with Bhagavan's grace and long, healthy life, prosperity, protection and moksha or mukshi or liberation to go to Sri Parama Padam or Sri Vaikuntam. This mantra can be chanted continuously in mind or audibly throughout the day. When we chant this mantra once "NARAYANA", it takes one second. In one hour, or 60 minutes, this mantra can be chanted 3600 times. In one day, if we chant quietly in our mind or audibly for 5 hours a day, it comes to 18000 times. If we chant the mantra for 12 hours a day, it comes to 43200 times a day. In one year, it comes to 15768000 or 1.57 crores times the mantra. In 20 years, it comes to 315360000 or 31 crores times mantra. In 40 years, it comes to 630720000 or 63 crores times this mantra. This mantra has no rules and regulations to follow. Since the mantras mentioned above is suddha (very pure) nama and mantra of Lord Sri Narayana, following rules given below will keep ourselves very pure to chant the mantra. No gambling, No drinking alcohol, No prostitution , No animal slaugter (killing and eating animals), No falsity, No intoxication, No lust, No envy, No enmity and No bad mind or Buddha or No bad mentality. All the above said misconduct, misbehaviour should be completely avoided and given up as prescribed in Srimad Bhagavatham and other holy scriptures to proceed swiftly in spiritual path and attain our goal of attaining Lord MahaVishnu and to go to Sri Vaikuntam. It is purely by Bhagawan anugraham (grace and blessings), please find below the audio recording of this nama mantra for you to download, listen and chant along with the recording. Please click on Narayana - Nama mantra chanting for audio recording. Lord MahaVishnu Namas or names are the greatest and chanting HIS names and mantras everyday will purify us and take us to HIS highest abode Sri Vaikuntam!! I have updated the above mentioned information in our Samithi - group website page - “Hari Nama Sankeerthanam”. Please view the page with link given below: Hari Nama Sankeerthanam. Please forward the message your friends and families!! Our Samithi - group website: http://www.saranaagathi-margam.org Hari Narayana!! |
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Makara Sankranthi - Pongal : January 14th, 2022 (Friday)
| Makara Sankrathi - Pongal | January 14th, 2022 | Makara Sankrathi is celebrated to signify starting of Uttharayana that the period Lord Sri Surya or God Sun travels in the northern celestial sphere. | Tamil | English |
| Happy Makara Sankranthi - Pongal !! January 14th, 2022 is Makara Sankrathi - Pongal !! Makara Sankranthi is celebrated to signify starting of Uttharayana that the period Lord Sri Surya Narayana or God Sun travels in the northern celestial sphere. This auspicious day is the beginning of HIM travelling in the northern celestial sphere. During Uttarayana -next six months,the day light will gradually grow to be longer and we will have sun light for longer hours of the day. January 14th thru July 15th is the six months period of Uttarayana. In South India, this auspicious day is celebrated as great harvest festival called Pongal. We will celebrating Makara Sankranthi - Pongal by chanting the stothrams and Slokas from various granthams to observe and worship Lord Sri Surya Narayana who an incarnation of our beloved Lord Sri MahaVishnu as follows. -->Please chant given in Srimad Bhagavatham -Skandam 12 Adyaayam 11 Slokas 29 to 50. The slokas are called "Surya Gathi" - praise and description of Surya or Sun and HIS magnanimous energy. -->Please chant Sri Surya Ashtothranamavali (108 divine names of Lord Sri Surya) -->Please chant Aadhithya Hrudhayam - in Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam - Yuddha Kandam (Canto 6) - Sargam 107 called AadhithyaHrudhayam, this is sthuthi on Lord Sri Surya Narayana blessed to Lord Sri Rama by Sage Agasthya. -->Please chant Purusha Sooktham, Narayana Sooktham and Vishnu Sooktham. -->Please draw Rangoli or Kolam of Ratham (or Ther) in your courtyard and entrance. -->Please tie Maavilai Thoranam on the door at the house entrance. Please see the picture -->Please tie koorai poo on the door at the house entrance.Please see the picture -->Please make Sweet Pongal or Akkaravadisal in heavy vessal. Just before you remove the vessal from stove, turmeric plant or turmeric should be tied on the neck of the vessal and then vessal should be removed from the stove. Please see the picture. --Please offer Sugar Cane uncut (long sugar cane) to Lord Sri Surya Narayana. -->Please draw a small Rangoli and then keep the Pongal vessal on top of it. In a clean plate, offer beetal leaves, beetal nuts, banana, unbroken coconut, raw turmetic, flowers to Lord Sri Surya Narayana. -->Please offer Sweet Pongal to Lord Sri Surya Narayana. Happy Makara Sankranthi !! Happy Pongal!! Hari Narayana!! |
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Sri Hanuman Jayanthi - January 2nd, 2022
| Sri Hanuman Jayanthi!! | January 2nd, 2022 | Sri Hanuman jayanthi to celebrate birth of Sri Hanuman | Tamil | English |
| January 2nd, 2022. is Sri Hanuman Jayanthi!! Sri Hanuman Jayathi is celebrate the appearance or birth of Sri Hanuman Swamy on earth. His eternal servitor of Lord Sri Rama. He is an incarnation of Lord Shiva who came down to serve Lord Sri Rama for Sri Rama avatharam or incarnation of Lord Sri MahaVishnu as Lord Sri Rama. On this auspecious day, Sri Hanuman Jayathi is celebrated by reciting or doing parayanam of Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam. This year we will be celebrating it by reciting or doing Sampoorna parayanam of the auspicious Sundara Kadam (Canto 5) in three days as follows : Sampoorna Sundara Kandam Parayanam (Complete recitation of Sundara Kandam) - in three days : Please find below the procedure to Sampoorna Sundara Kandam Parayanam and please follow the steps as given below: |
| Day 0 | January 1st, 2022(Saturday) | -- On previous day, the place you keep Swamy picture , Ramayanam book and where you sit, should be thoroughly cleaned or wiped with water like mopping. |
| Day 1 | January 2nd, 2022(Sunday) |
--please keep Sri Rama or Sri Vishnu picture or Murthy or shaligram in front you when you chant. --please have Hanuman picture facing towards Sri Rama, when you chant. --please offer Flowers , lotus flower if available and tulasi to Lord Sri Rama. --Please offer a flower garland (mala) to Lord Sri Rama pattabhishekam picture and Sri Hanuman picture. It is auspicious to offer beetal leaves mala to Sri Hanuman. --please keep Poorna kumbam (mango leaves, turmeric smeared coconut with kumkum) on a kalasam or sombhu filled with raw rice, toor daal or tuvaram paruppu), Rs.1 coin, 5 types leaves, one lemon, turmeric or manjal Kilanghu 2 pieces, Beetal leaves with beetal nuts - vettalai paaku), mango leaves and coconut smeared with turmeric power on it). Keep this poorna kumbam kalasam near Sri Rama picture or Murthy where you do Navaham parayanam. --It is very auspicious to offer vada mala to Sri Hanuman Swamy. Please make a vada mala and offer to Sri Hanuman Swamy. --please keep Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam book near Sri Rama picture or Murthy or shaligramam in front of you. --Please do the parayanam in the morning or afternoon or evening. -- Sankalpam - as given in the Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam book. --puja to Lord Sri Rama - as given in the Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam book. --puja to Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam grantham - - as given in the Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam book. --offer Dhoopam --offer Dhoopam to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman. --offer Dheepam to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman. --offer Naivedhyam as raisins or bananas and other fruits. Please offer boiled milk mixed with sugar to Lord Sri Rama and Mother Sita and to Sri Rama Pattabhishekam. --please offer karpoora arathi to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman. --Chant SriRama Ashtothra namavali --chant Sri Sita Ashtothra namavali --Please chant Chant Rama Gayathri during the beginning, Avahana and end of the worship. Please find below Sri Rama Gayathri : "Dasarathaya Vidhmahe, Sita vallabhata Dheemahi, Thanno Rama Prachodayath". --Please chant Shadakshari mantra “Ram Ramaya Nama.”. --chant Dhyana slokam -- --chant Narayana kavacham from Srimad BhAgavatham- Skandam 6 Adyaayam 8. Please chant Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam sargams as follows : --Chant Samskhepa Ramayanam (Bala Kandam - Sargam 1). --Chant Sri Rama Jananam (Bala Kandam - Sargam 18). --Chant Sita Vivaham (Bala Kandam - Sargam 73). -Chant Sundara Kandam - Sargam 1 to 27 |
| Day 2 | January 3rd, 2022 (Monday) |
-- Chant Sundara Kandam - Sargam 28 to 40 |
| Day 3 | January 4th, 2022 (Tuesday) |
-- Chant Sundara Kandam - Sargam 41 to 68 -- Chant Sri Rama Pattabhishekam sargam (Yuddha Kandam - Sargam 131). -- Chant Samapana Slokas. After completing Sundara Kandam parayanam please chant the following sthothrams: --At the end of the parayana please recite this sloka: "Yatra yatra Raghunatha KirtanamTatra tatra kritha mastakanjalim Bhaspavaan paripurna lochanam Marutim namata rakshasanthakam" -- Please chant Chant Rama Gayathri during the beginning, Avahana and end of the worship. Please find below the sloka "Dasarathaya Vidhmahe, Sita vallabhata Dheemahi, Thanno Rama Prachodayath". --Please chant Shadakshari mantra “Ram Ramaaya Namaha”. —Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Sthothram —Sri Rama Pancharatna sthothram —Sri Rama Raksha Sthothram —Sri Anjaneya or Hanuman Kavacham —Sri Hanumat Kavacham - By Vibheeshana ( Vibheeshana krutha Hanumat Kavacham). —Sri Hanumat Bhujanga sthothram —Sri Anjaneya sthothram —Sri Hanumat Ashtakam. —Sri Ramayanam Arati song. —Sri Guruvathapurisa pancharatna sthothram. Aradhana and upachara: --offer Dhoopam to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman. --offer Dheepam to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman. --offer Naivedhyam as Boiled Milk mixed with sugar, Mahanaivedhyam (boiled rice with a scoop of boiled toor dhaal and a spoon of ghee poured on it), vada, payasam, raitha or thair pachadi, sambhar, paruppu rasam, yogurt and other naivedhyam you want to offer. Please avoid onion and garlic in the dishes. Please offer beetal leaves, beetal nuts, banana, coconut (broken into two halves). Please offer Pomegranate as it would bring in immense benefits. --offer Karpoora Arathi to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman . --off prostrate (do namaskaram) to Lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Sadhrugna and Sri Hanuman --please chant “kaayenavacha manasedriyauva.. sakalam Narayanayethi samapayaami” at the end. Notes: —when you start the parayanam, no one should be standing in front of Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam book. —At the end of each sargam, chant the following slokas -“ aapadhapama hartharam.. and Dharmasya sathya sanshyasya...” as given below: Om AApadaam-pahartaaram Daataarum sarva sampadaam Lokaabhiraamum Shriraamum Bhuyo Bhuyo Namaamyaham Dharmatma satya sandhasya Ramo daasarathir yadi. Paurushe cha apratidwandwam sarainam jahi Raavaneem. —Please recite or chant only slokas and not meaning. Please note that and very important to know that once we start a sargam, we should not stop or take a break in between when you chant the sargam. It has to be chanted fully. If you take a break which chanting a sargam, it has to be chanted from the beginning of the sargam again. —Please do the parayanam in the morning or afternoon or evening. —please recite in medium speed that you can chant slokas clearly and not missing words by rushing through. —after reciting each sargam and the chanting the following slokas -“ aapadhapama hartharam.. and Dharmasya sathya sanshyasya...” you can offer a flower or water or fruit or dry fruits like cashews or badam or dry raisins or kismiss at the end of each sargam. Offer doopam and oil deepam to Sri Rama. If not possible to offer any of these, you can continue to recite next sargam and keep going. Bhagavan is very kind to us. — before the parayanam starts and after the end of parayanam, boiled milk with sugar is offered as naivaidhyam. —after the parayanam, you can offer feast or full meals or Bhojan to Brahmins, reciters and devotees present for the parayanam. — you can take small breaks and no restrictions to follow. —regarding sthothrams to chant, please all of them or as much as you can. Dhyana sloka, Samapana sloka, Vishnu Sahasranamam, Sri Rama Ashtothrathra namavali and Sri Sita Ashtothrathra namavali need to be chanted. Puja to Lord Sri Rama and Ramayanam grantham or book are needed. Hari Narayana!! |
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| Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam | Bala Kandam | Sargam 1 (Samkshepa Ramayanam) | |||
| Sundara Kandam | Sargam 1 (Sagara Langanam - Hanuman Crossing the ocean | Sargam 36 (Anguli Pradhanam) | Sargam 65 (Chudamani Pradhanam) | ||
| Yuddha Kandam | Sargam 131 (Sri Rama Pattabhishekam) | ||||
| Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam | Slokas | ||||