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 September, 2022 :
Sampoorna Sriman Narayaneeyam Parayanam for Narayaneeyam day - From September 6th, 2022 to December 14th, 2022
| Sampoorna Srimad Narayaneeyam Parayanam for Narayaneeyam Day on December 14th, 2022!! | September 6th,2022(Tuesday) to December 14th, 2022-(Wednesday) | On this auspecious day, Sri Narayana Battatri from Melapattur, Kerala, India, completed the divine spritual holy scripture Sriman Narayaneeyam and submitted to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan, Guruvayur , Kerala, India!! | Tamil | English |
| December 14th, 2022 -Thursday is Narayaneeyam Day!! Narayaneeyam Day falls on December 14th, 2022. Happy Narayaneeyam Day!! On this auspecious day, as early as 27th November 1586 AD, Sri Narayana Battatri completed Sriman Narayaneeyam after composing one dashakam (poem with 10 slokas or verses) a day that is total of 1036 slokas in 100 days and completed it on this auspecious day and surrendered it to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan in holy shrine, Guruvayur Temple - and he was cured of vaata rogam or rheumatism. It is celebrated very grandly in Sri Guruvayurappan Temple, Guruvayur. For this auspecious day, Narayaneeyam Day is celebrated by reciting or doing parayanam of —-Sriman Narayaneeyam - Lord Sri Guruvayurappan anugraham, We will be chanting Dashakam 1 to 100 - one dashakam each day from September 6th, 2022 to December 14th, 2022 and complete on Narayaneeyam Day on December 14th, 2022!! Please find below the schedule for 100 days to do complete Sriman Narayaneeyam Parayanam. Please kindly join the parayanam. Please offer dry fruits or fruits or boiled milk or water as naivedhyam every day at the end of the parayanam. We have been blessed with Narayaneeyam by Sri Narayana Bhattatri Swamy’s grace and blessings on us. Our humble namaskarams to Him. Please chant Sriman Narayaneeyam, at least one dashakam on Narayaneeyam Day!! Hari Narayana!! |
| Day 1 | September 6th, 2022 | Dashakam 1 - Bhagavata Swaroopam Mahatmym Cha (The glory of the Lord) |
| Day 2 | September 7th, 2022 | Dashakam 2 - Roopa madhuryam bhakthi mathvam cha - The beautiful form of the Lord. |
| Day 3 | September 8th, 2022 | Dashakam 3 - Bhakthi Pratthana - The qualities of the perfect Devotee |
| Day 4 | September 9th, 2022 | Dashakam 4 - Ashtanga Yoga: tathsaddhi prakaara: cha - Yoga and it's attainment |
| Day 5 | September 10th, 2022 | Dashakam 5 - viraat - purushothpatthi: - Cosmic Evolution |
| Day 6 | September 11th, 2022 | Dashakam 6 - viraat - swaroopam- The Cosmos as the form of the Lord |
| Day 7 | September 12th, 2022 | Dashakam 7 - brahmana:-tapa: vaikunta darshanam-cha- Brahma's origin and penance |
| Day 8 | September 13th, 2022 | Dashakam 8 - naimithika-pralaya:, nabhi kamalaath brahmana: aavirbhaava:cha- Description of pralaya |
| Day 9 | September 14th, 2022 | Dashakam 9 - Brahmana:- tapa: bhuvana -nirmithi:-cha -Description of Creation |
| Day 10 | September 15th, 2022 | Dashakam 10 - srushti -bhedhaa:-The variety of creation |
| Day 11 | September 16th, 2022 | Dashakam 11 - Hiranyakshasya hiranya kashipo: cha uthpatthi: -Entry of Sanaka and others into Vaikunta |
| Day 12 | September 17th, 2022 | Dashakam 12 - Varaaha avathaara: - The Boar incarnation |
| Day 13 | September 18th, 2022 | Dashakam 13 - Hiranyaksha vadha: - The slaying of Hiranyaksha |
| Day 14 | September 19th, 2022 | Dashakam 14 - Kapila Avathaara: - The Kapila Vasudev Incarnation |
| Day 15 | September 20th, 2022 | Dashakam 15 - Kapila Upadesha: - The teachings of Lord Kapila Vasudev |
| Day 16 | September 21th, 2022 | Dashakam 16 - Nara Narayanayo: avataara:, daksha-yaga: cha - NaraNarayana Incarnation and Daksha Yagam |
| Day 17 | September 22nd, 2022 | Dashakam 17 - Druva charitham - The story of Druva |
| Day 18 | September 23rd, 2022 | Dashakam 18 - Pruthu chakravartthy charitham- The story of Pruthu Maharaj |
| Day 19 | September 24th, 2022 | Dashakam 19 - Prachethasaam kathaa- The story of Prachetha Kumaras |
| Day 20 | September 25th, 2022 | Dashakam 20 - Rushaba yogeeshwara charitham- The story of Rushabha Yogeeshwarar |
| Day 21 | September 26th, 2022 | Dashakam 21 - Nava Varshani, sapta dwipaadhaya: cha- The details of mother earth - 7 Continents and worship in them |
| Day 22 | September 27th, 2022 | Dashakam 22 - Ajaamila Moksha:- The story of Ajaamila |
| Day 23 | September 28th, 2022 | Dashakam 23 - Daksha-charitham-chitraketu upaakyaanam cha - The story of Daksha, Chitraketu |
| Day 24 | September 29th, 2022 | Dashakam 24 - Prahlaada-charitham - The story of Prahlaada |
| Day 25 | September 30th, 2022 | Dashakam 25 - Narasimha avataara: - Narasimha Incarnation |
| Day 26 | October 1st, 2022 | Dashakam 26 - Gajendra moksha:- The liberation of Gajendra |
| Day 27 | October 2nd, 2022 | Dashakam 27 - Ksheerabhthi madanam, kurma avataara: cha- The churning of Milk Ocean |
| Day 28 | October 3rd, 2022 | Dashakam 28 - Lakshmi swayanamvara: amrutha-pradurbhaava: cha- Lakhmi Swamyamvaram and Amrutha madanam |
| Day 29 | October 4th, 2022 | Dashakam 29 - Amrutha-aaharanam asura-nigraha:-cha- Mohini Incarnation |
| Day 30 | October 5th, 2022 | Dashakam 30 - Vamana avataara: - The Vamana Incarnation |
| Day 31 | October 6th, 2022 | Dashakam 31 - Bali-darpa- uchetha: - Bali Maharaj sent to Suthala |
| Day 32 | October 7th, 2022 | Dashakam 32 - Matsyavatara: - Fish Incarnation |
| Day 33 | October 8th, 2022 | Dashakam 33 - Ambarisha Charitham - The story of Ambarisha Maharaj |
| Day 34 | October 9th, 2022 | Dashakam 34 - Srimad Ramayanam-Hanumath samaagama-paryantham- The story of Rama Incarnation |
| Day 35 | October 10th, 2022 | Dashakam 35 - Srimad Ramayanam-sugreeva sakyaath prabruthi - The story of Rama Incarnation Continued |
| Day 36 | October 11th, 2022 | Dashakam 36 - Parasurama-charitham - The story of Parasurama |
| Day 37 | October 12th, 2022 | Dashakam 37 - Sri Krushna-avataara-prastaava: - The prelude of Sri Krishna Avatharam |
| Day 38 | October 13th, 2022 | Dashakam 38 - Sri Krushna-avataara: - Sri Krishna Incarnation |
| Day 39 | October 14th, 2022 | Dashakam 39 - Yogamaya-pradurbhaava:, Krushna-janma-uthsava:cha - Yogamaya being brought to Gokulam |
| Day 40 | October 15th, 2022 | Dashakam 40 - Puthana moksha: - The salvation of Puthana |
| Day 41 | October 16th, 2022 | Dashakam 41 - Puthana-deha-dhaha: krushna-laalana-ahlaada: cha - The cremation of Puthana body and more |
| Day 42 | October 17th, 2022 | Dashakam 42 - shakata-asura-nigra: - The slaying of Shatakasura |
| Day 43 | October 18th, 2022 | Dashakam 43 trunaavartha-vadha:- The slaying of Trunaavartha |
| Day 44 | October 19th, 2022 | Dashakam 44 Namakaranam, -jathaka-phalakathanam- Naming ceremony and more |
| Day 45 | October 20th, 2022 | Dashakam 45 bala-leela- Childhood Pasttimes |
| Day 46 | October 21st, 2022 | Dashakam 46 Sri Krushnasya vadane yashodayaa lokaanaam darshanam- Revealing cosmic form to Mother Yashoda |
| Day 47 | October 22nd, 2022 | Dashakam 47 ulookala-bandanam- Tieing of Krishna to Mortar |
| Day 48 | October 23rd, 2022 | Dashakam 48 nalakoobara-manigreevayo: shaapa moksha:- Liberation of Nalakoobara and Manigreeva |
| Day 49 | October 24th, 2022 | Dashakam 49 brindavana pravesha:- Migrating to Vrndavana |
| Day 50 | October 25th, 2022 | Dashakam 50 vathyaasura-bakaasurayo: vadha:- Slaying of Vatasasura and Bakasura |
| Day 51 | October 26th, 2022 | Dashakam 50 vathyaasura-bakaasurayo: vadha:- Slaying of Vatasasura and Bakasura |
| Day 52 | October 27th, 2022 | Dashakam 52 Brahma-Garva-shamanam- The hiding of Cows and Gopas by Brahma |
| Day 53 | October 28th, 2022 | Dashakam 53 denukasura-vada: - The slaying of Dhenukasura |
| Day 54 | October 29th, 2022 | Dashakam 54 kaleeya visha badithaanaam go-gopaanaam uggivanam- Kaliya coming to Yamuna |
| Day 55 | October 30th, 2022 | Dashakam 55 - Kaleeya-mardhanam - Dancing on Kaliya and Blessing him. |
| Day 56 | October 31st, 2022 | Dashakam 56 Kaleeya-anugra:- Slaying of Vatasasura and Bakasura |
| Day 57 | November 1st, 2022 | Dashakam 57 Pralambaasura-vada:- Slaying of Pralambasura |
| Day 58 | November 2nd, 2022 | Dashakam 58 Davaagn-moksha: ruthu-varnanam cha- Rescuing Gopas from forest fire |
| Day 59 | November 3rd, 2022 | Dashakam 59 Venu Gaana varnanam - The glory of Krishna playing flute |
| Day 60 | November 4th, 2022 | Dashakam 60 - Gopi Vastra-apaharanam - Stealing of cloths of Gopikas |
| Day 61 | November 5th, 2022 | Dashakam 61 Vipra pathnii anugra: - Blessings the wives of Brahmanas |
| Day 62 | November 6th, 2022 | Dashakam 62 - Govardana bali: - Blocking the sacrifice to India |
| Day 63 | November 7th, 2022 | Dashakam 63 Govardana Uddharanam - Lifting the Govardhana hill |
| Day 64 | November 8th, 2022 | Dashakam 64 Govinda Abhisheka: - Govindha Pattabhishekam |
| Day 65 | November 9th, 2022 | Dashakam 65 Gopinaam Bhagavath sameeba-gamanam - Gopikas coming to Lord Sri Krishna |
| Day 66 | November 10th, 2022 | Dashakam 66 Gopi jana ahladanam - Gopikas happy about Lord Sri Krishna's presence |
| Day 67 | November 11th, 2022 | Dashakam 67 Bhagavata: tirodaanam, puna: praadurbhava: cha - Lord Sri Krishna disappearing and more. |
| Day 68 | November 12th, 2022 | Dashakam 68 Gopikaanaam parama-ahlaada: - Gopikas being with Lord Sri Krishna |
| Day 69 | November 13th, 2022 | Dashakam 69 Rasa kreedaa - Raasa Kreedai - Dancing with all Gopis |
| Day 70 | November 14th, 2022 | Dashakam 70 Sudarshana chapa moksha:, sungachooda-vada:,arishta vada: cha - Salvation of Sudarshana |
| Day 71 | November 15th, 2022 | Dashakam 71 keshivada: vyomasura vada: cha - Slaying of Kesi and Vyomasura |
| Day 72 | November 16th, 2022 | Dashakam 72 Akrura aagamanam - Akrurar going to Gokulam |
| Day 73 | November 17th, 2022 | Dashakam 73 Bhagavata: Mathurapura yatra - Lord Sri Krishna going to Mathura |
| Day 74 | November 18th, 2022 | Dashakam 74 Bhagava: Mathurapuri pravesha: - Lord Sri Krishna entering Mathura |
| Day 75 | November 19th, 2022 | Dashakam 75 Kamsa Vada: - Slaying of Kamsa |
| Day 76 | November 20th, 2022 | Dashakam 76 Uddhava dhutyam - Uddhava going to Vrndavan |
| Day 77 | November 21st, 2022 | Dashakam 77 Upashloka utpatti: jarasanda adi yuddam cha - Battle with Jarachanda and others |
| Day 78 | November 22nd, 2022 | Dashakam 78 Dwaraka vaasa: Rukmini sandesa praapthi: cha - Lord Sri Krishna being in Dwaraka |
| Day 79 | November 23rd, 2022 | Dashakam 79 Rukmini Haranam- Marriage of Rukmini with Lord Sri Krishna |
| Day 80 | November 24th, 2022 | Dashakam 80 samanthaka upaakyaanam- The story of Samanthaka jewel |
| Day 81 | November 25th, 2022 | Dashakam 81 Kalandhi aadhi parigraha: parijatha haranam cha- Slaying of Narakasura |
| Day 82 | November 26th, 2022 | Dashakam 82 Banayuddam nruga moksha: cha- Battle with Bana and more. |
| Day 83 | November 27th, 2022 | Dashakam 83 Paundraka vada: vivida vada: cha- Slaying of Paundraka |
| Day 84 | November 28th, 2022 | Dashakam 84 Samanta panchaka yatra, bandu mithradi samaagama: cha - Pilgrimage to Samantakapanchaka |
| Day 85 | November 29th, 2022 | Dashakam 85 Jaraassanda vada: Shishupaala vada: cha- Slaying of Jarachanda |
| Day 86 | November 30th, 2022 | Dashakam 86 Saalvalaadhi vada: bharatha yuddam cha- Slaying of Salva |
| Day 87 | December 1st, 2022 | Dashakam 87 Kuchela vruthantha:- The story of Kuchela |
| Day 88 | December 2nd, 2022 | Dashakam 88 Sri Santana Gopala:- The story of SanthanaGopalan |
| Day 89 | December 3rd, 2022 | Dashakam 89 vrukasura kathaa, brugupareekshanam cha- Slaying of Vrkasura |
| Day 90 | December 4th, 2022 | Dashakam 90 Vishnu Mahatva staapanam- Sri Vishnu Mahathvam |
| Day 91 | December 5th, 2022 | Dashakam 91 Bhakthi Mahatvam- The glorious path of Bakthi |
| Day 92 | December 6th, 2022 | Dashakam 92 Karma mitra bhakthi:- Bhakthi combined with Bakthi |
| Day 93 | December 7th, 2022 | Dashakam 93 Chaturvimshathi gurava:- 25 gurus and lessons from them |
| Day 94 | December 8th, 2022 | Dashakam 94 Dhyana yoga:- Dhyana Yogam |
| Day 95 | December 9th, 2022 | Dashakam 95 Dhyana yoga:- Dhyana Yogam |
| Day 96 | December 10th, 2022 | Dashakam 96 Bhagavat, Vibuthaya:, jyana karma bhakthi yoga cha- Glories of Lord Sri MahaVishnu |
| Day 97 | December 11th, 2022 | Dashakam 97 Uttama bhakthi prathana, margandeya katha cha- Prayer for ultimate Devotion |
| Day 98 | December 12th, 2022 | Dashakam 98 Nishkala brahma upasanam- Meditating of Niguna ParaBrahmam |
| Day 99 | December 13th, 2022 | Dashakam 99 Veda sthuthi:- Sthuthi of glory of Lord Sri MahaVishnu |
| Day 100 | December 14th, 2022 | Dashakam 100 Keshadhi pada varnanam- Vision of Lord Sri Guruvayurappan |
| Narayaneeyam Day- Parayana Vidhana(Chanting steps) | Sanskrit | English | Tamil | Malayalam | Telugu | Kannada | Bengali | Gujarathi | Oriya |
| Sriman Narayaneeyam | Description | Dashakam 1 to 15 | Dashakam 16 to 30 | Dashakam 31 to 45 | Remining adyaayams will be posted soon |
Sri Vamana Jayanthi - September 7th, 2022 (Wednesday)
| Sri Vamana Jayanthi | September 7th, 2022 (Wednesday) | Sri Vamana Jayanthi-this is the day Lord Sri MahaVishnu took the avataram of Sri Vamana. He took the avatar to bring down the self ego or ahankaram of King Sri MahaBali Maharaj. | Tamil | English |
| -->Please chant the following adyaayams from various granthams (holy scriptures) on Sri Vamana Jayanthi to glorify Lord Sri Vamana Swamy. It is immense blessings to chant these granthams to attain HIM and attain paramapadam- Sri Vaikuntam. -->Please chant Srimad Bhagavatham -Skandam 8 Adyaayam 17,18 (these two adyaayams describe Sri Vamana avataram), 19,20,21,22 and 23(these adyaayams describe Sri Vamana Swamy going to Sri MahaBali Chakravathy's yagna shaala, asking for three steps measurement of land, then, when given King by Sri MahaBali Chakravathy, grew to the size of the Universe and measuring the three worlds with HIS right foot and taking away all three worlds from King Sri MahaBali Chakravathy and when sending to go to lower world and thus removing ego and blessing HIM that Lord Sri MahaVishnu will be with HIM all the time. -->Please chant Sriman Narayaneeyam Dashakam 30 and 31 which describe Sri Vamana avatar and Sri Vamana Deva going to King Sri MahaBali chakravarthy's Yagna shaala and getting three worlds by growing to measure the universe and getting it from King Sri MahaBali chakravathy, and sending King MahaBali to lower world. -->Please chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Sthothram. -->Please listen to introduction audio files given in Tamil and English to hear Sri Vamana Avatara Charithram and more. -->Please find below Sri Vamana Jayanthi Puja and Parayana Vidhana (Worship and chanting script), in multiple languages. Please follow the steps and details given in the document to do puja and parayanam and to celebrate Sri Vamana Jayanthi. |
| Sri Vamana Jayanthi Puja and Parayana Vidhana | Sanskrit | English | Tamil | Malayalam | Telugu | Kannada | Bengali | Gujarathi | Oriya |
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| Srimad Bhagavatham | Skandam 8 Adyaayam 17 |
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| Srimad Bhagavatham | Skandam 8 Adyaayam 17 |
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| Sriman Narayaneeyam | Dashakam 30 |
Sriman Narayaneeyam meter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
Onam Festival - Sepetember 7th , 2022(USA, North America, South America, Europe) and September 8th, 2022 (India, Asia, Middle East, Australia)
| Onam Festival | Sepetember 7th , 2022-Wednesday(USA, North America, South America, Europe) and September 8th, 2022 - Thursday(India, Asia, MiddleEast, Australia) | Onam Festival Celebrations | Tamil | English |
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Dear Devotees, ||Om Namo Narayanaya || Sri Guruvayurappa Sharanam!! We celebrate Onam on Sepetember 7th , 2022-Wednesday(USA, North America, South America) and September 8th, 2022 - Thursday(India, Asia, Europe, MiddleEast, Australia)!! *THE HISTORY OF THIRUVONAM* Vamanadeva and Mahabali The history of both the characters namely Vamanadeva and Mahabali is described by Vyasa deva in Sreemad Bhagavatam (canto-8, chapters 11 – 22) in an elaborate manner A brief description of that is given below. Both devas and asuras are offspring of the same father Kasyapa Muni, but of different mothers, Aditi and Diti respectively. In the war that broke out after the churning of the ocean of milk in which asuras were denied of the nectar the leader of the asuras namely Mahabali, who is the son of Virochana and grandson of bhakta Prahlada was killed along with several others. Sukracharya, the Guru of asuras took special interest on Mahabali who was the best among the asuras, and brought him back to life by his mystic power. At that time Mahabali requested Sukrachrya to make him devendra so that he need not face any more threats from the devas . The post of devendra is meant for devas and Mahabali was an asura. But still Sukracharya took special interest and with a lot of secrecy and care conducted a yajna called Viswajit yajna and it became a success. Mahabali got a chariot attached with two horses out of it and Sukracharya blessed Mahabali and said that wherever he goes with that chariot he will meet with success. Taking advantage of the situation Mahabali straight away dashed against the throne of Purandara who had just assumed the post of devendra. Because of the power of the yajna Purandara (devendra) left his throne and ran away. So Mahabali assumed himself as devendra and expelled all devas from the vicinity. This incident made Aditi the mother of devas very unhappy . She approached her husband Kasyapa muni, who is also the husband of Diti, the mother of asuras. Kasyapa took it light and advised Aditi to observe payo vrata(drinking only milk)for one year and worship Bhagavan. So Aditi did that and as a result got ason Vamanadeva an incarnation from Lord Krishna who only is capable of ousting Mahabali and reinstating Purandara. Vamanadeva , beimg an incarnation could do wonders. But he took advantage of the ego of Mahabali who propagated himself to be a great donor by himself. So Vamanadeva as a dwarf (short person) brahmachari child approached Mahabali and asked whether he can give just three feet of land for doing meditation. Mahabali being very proud of himself told that he will give an isle (nine planets) . But Vamanadeva told that he wanted only three feet of land and nothing more. So Mahabali immediately agreed and told him to measure and occupy the land. At that time Sukracharya reached on the spot and told Mahabali not to give the land and warned him that Vamanadeva is Vishnu himself (all pervading) and has come to favor devas. But Bali did not want to listen to his Guru in order to keep his prestige. So Bali told him that they are traditionally vaishnavites and even if he takes away everything there is nothing to bother and if he is a brahmana boy he will take only very little space. Then he consulted his wife Vindyavali. She also agreed with Mahabali. Thus he permitted Vamanadeva to measure the land and occupy for himself. When Vamanadeva thus got permission, he took his all pervading form and covered the entire Brahmanda (a picture of which is attached). He covered the entire 14 worlds starting from patalam to brahma loka which was the territory under Mahabali. He put his feet at the broad end of the bramanda and his head at the narrow end of brahmanda and lied across stretching the entire 14 worlds. While doing so his toe dashed against its cover and a hole was made on it(shown by blue color near brahmajyothi). Then Vamanadeva told Mahabali: “ You have promised me three feet of land. But the entire world lies in my body and I have space to lie and stretch my two feet only. Where will I put my third foot ? “ Mahabali realized his mistake and understood that he cannot donate three feet of land to Vamanadeva who is an incarnation of the supreme lord Srikrishna, as per Bhagavatam(Canto-1, chapter-3.)So Bali surrendered himself and offered his head to put the third foot Vamanadeva became pleased with his act of surrender and told him to return theposition of devendra back to Purandara who was occupying the chair. As a return to that Vamanadeva gave him three offers One is to make him the next devendra. The next is the occupancy of Sutala loka , which the dream of residents of swarga loka(see the attached figure of brahmanda). The third offer is that Vamanadeva himself will stay as the security personnel for him in Sutala loka so that nobody will disturb him any time. The grandfather of Mahabali, Prahlada also appeared there and they worshipped Vamanadeva and he happily went to Sutala loka which is always aspired by the residents of heaven(sutalam swargibhi prarthyam – Bhagavatam) . The duration of the post of devendra is for a period of 30, 67, 20, 000 years. The dethroning of Mahabali took place before 12, 08, 53, 100 years back. So Mahabali has to wait only for the balance period to become devendra. Now also Mahabali is living happily in Sutala loka. When Lord Krishna was on earth he accepted the invitation of Ugrasena and participated in Aswamedha yajna . But he never visited Kerala and even India.(Garga Samhita chapter-10) THIRUVONAM All these incidents took place outside the planet earth.(see the picture of brahmanda).Those incidents occurred in the beginning of the present Manwanthara1. After a period of 27 mahayugas2 the next incarnation of Bhagavan appeared on earth. During this period a lot of human beings took birth on earth and earth got dominated by demons in the guise of kshatrias. They were having arms and were very powerful .They started looting the Brahmins who were totally helpless. As per Bhagavatam(Canto-1, chapter-3) this is the 16th incarnation of Bhagavan(the 15th being Vamanadeva, and the 17th being Vyasadeva). This incarnation is Parasurama. He tolerated the Khatrias a lot in the beginning. But became ferocious when his father Jamadagni muni was also killed for no reason by the king Karthaveerarjuna. Parasurama, even though a Brahmin by himself took an axe and started attacking the Kshatrias one by one. He spared those who surrendered unto him, but killedthe demonic . This he did 21 times round the earth and made it totally either free of kshatrias or free of their atrocities. Then he turned towards the brahmanas with a helping hand. He asked Varuna deva , the deity in charge of the ocean to spare him some free land and with his permission threw his axe by his divine power from Gokarnam in the present Karnataka and made it to fall near Kanyakumari . By this act he made to come up a long tract of land, which is now known as Kerala, from the ocean. Parasurama then donated this tract of land exclusively to Brahmins so that they can live comfortably without the fear of Kshatrias. For the sake of convenience he divided Kerala to 64 villages and he himself took the responsibility of ruling the state. His headquarters was TRIKKARIYOOR, near Kothamangalam of the present day Ernakulam also known as Cochin in Kerala. Parasurama being one of the incarnations was a man of very great spiritual power. He could provide a sumptuous food to crores of people just within no time. A detailed description of this is given even by Narada muni in Garga Samhita, composed by Garga muni wherein he describes that when several crores of Yadavas along with innumerable animals during the mission of conquering the entire universe approached him he created huge hills of very nice food items and even after their eating there was no considerable reduction in size. Parasurama being a Brahmin by himself loved his subjects very well,as all of them were only Brahmins. He did not entertain any Kshatria in his territory, .It was in fact unique in itself where Brahmins were ruled by a Brahmin, instead of the usual system of Brahmin ruled by Kshatrias. In fact all the Keralites were one in all aspects and they were extremely satisfied under the ruler ship of Parsurama. Vyasa muni recorded the incident as follows in Mahabharata and Padmapurana: It was tretayuga throughout the world. But sathyayuga came back in Kerala alone against the normal sequence of yugas. In satyayuga everything will be perfect. Like this Prasurama ruled Kerala lakhs of years. After that when everything was totally peaceful Parasurama decided to go for meditation to get moksha. When his subjects came to know about his departure all of them assembled and pleaded him not to go. They were remembering the previous atrocities of the Kshatriarulers who slaughtered the Brahmins mercilessly from their ancestors. *Then Parasurama consoled them and gave them a secret mantra. He called all of them who were spread in 64 villages .Parasurama told: I am giving you a secret mantra.* If you find any problem you can call me any time. But there in one condition that the mantra has to chanted in the traditional vedic way in front of the vedic fire in front of which all the representatives from each of the 64 villages should sit and chant. Even if one representative is missing I will not come. If you follow this properly I will come and help you anytime. By giving such an assurance Parasurama departed for Sahyadri to do meditation. Several thousands of years have passed and nobody dared to trouble the Keralites. In course of time the all the 64 villages got converted to 64 illams, by which it was known. During BC 150 – 100 they have decided to conduct a year long Rudrabhisheka at the Siva temple of Trikkariyoor which was the place where Parasurama resided when he was ruling Kerala. So the organizers took a lot of pain and spread their invitation to all the 64 illams. By sheer coincidence and also finding pleasure in meting again after a long period all of them gathered at the temple, were all the representatives from 64 illams were present. So they jointly conducted the abhishekam luxuriously and happily. Towards the end of the program some of them got a novel idea. It is very rare that all the representatives from the 64 illams assemble together. Since it has happened it is quite possible to make Parasurama to appear before them as he had promised long back that he will appear if all of them join and recite his mantra. Everybody immediately agreed to the proposal and told: If he comes we can see him .Otherwise, if he does not come there is nothing to lose. So they arranged the sacrificial fire and all the required items for the sacrifice. They sat together and conducted the yajna as directed by Parasurama. When yajna was going on, the meditation of Parasurama broke and he remembered his promise. When the yajna was about to finish, he appeared from the sky at the arena of the yajna. They were all astonished to see him personally. He was quite unhappy because his meditation was broken.In that unhappy mood he asked them: “Why did you call me?” The Brahmins were perplexed by his question. They told him:” It was only to see whether the mantra given by Bhagavan (you) will work or not”. By this answer he became very furious and gave the two curses. One is that: Keralites will never have unanimity of opinion. (Only because everybody agreed with each other the sacrifice was conducted and he was forced to come to keep his promise) The second curse was that they will be devoid of dharma (religiosity). This is because they gathered there for sake of dharma and he was humiliated for that unnecessarily. On hearing the second curse the elderly brahmins felt very sorry. They thought that the very purpose of human life for moksha and dharma is the only way to achieve that. Sreerama received that and installed that at TRIKKAKARA(near Edappally in Ernakulam) and started the worship of Vamandeva. It happened on the Uthradam star in Bhadra month. The festival of onam was being celebrated on thiruvonam(the next day of Uthradam) star in the same month. So the Vamana jayanthi(the installation day of Trikkakara temple got celebrated along Onam on the previous day. But slowly celebration of Vamana jayanti became less popular and people started ignoring the temple. Later on (800 years back) when king Kulashekara assumed power as the king he renovated the temple and clubbed onam with Vamana jayanti and made it a four day celeberation. In order to make political mileage from the ignorance of the lower class of the society some of political people who assumed power misinterpreted the whole incident and propagated the message that Mahabali ruled Kerala nicely and just because he belonged to the asura community he was kicked down by Vishnu to the hellish planetary system of Patala koka and they encouraged all low class habits like intoxication and meat eating also indirectly on that day for getting support of such people. Government also gets more than 100 crores of rupees as revenue collection for a single day ,from liquor alone, which is more than anything else, by cheating the public. They pleaded him and told to give some relaxationin the curse (sapa moksham)for the second curse. Then Parasurama told: I am not the person who establishes dharma. It is done by only Lord Krishna( He says in Geetha chapter-4 that to establish dharma he takes incarnation). Parasurama continued: “ If you please Lord Krishna properly, dharma will not be lost. Then they asked: “How to please Krishna in our present circumstance? “ Then Parasurama told:” He can be pleased by simple offerings, provided it is with love and devotion (bhakthi). You worship him with flowers for one month of flowery season and offer him nice food when your harvest is over. During that time the sixth month of Sanskrit calendar namely Bhadra is the flowery season.It comes very close to Chingam of the present Malayalam calendar with a difference of only one week. Again by Thiruvonam star (one of the 27 stars as per moon calendar) harvest will be finished. So Parasurama advised them to worship Krishna with flowers throughout the month of Bhadra and offer him nice vegetarian food prepared with love and devotion on the Thiruvonam day. Parasurama told them that in order to make his words true Lord Krishna will visit all the houses following his instruction and wherever there is Krishna dharma will prevail. He told them very clearly that they should follow his instructions at any cost( as the saying goes Malayalam kanam vittum onam unnanam,). Otherwise they will be devoid of dharma and ultimately get ruined and reach hell So all the Keralites started celebrating onam without any cast or creed and as per the instruction of Parasurama they celebrated it individually in their respective homes and there were no combined gatherings as earlier. But the curse of Parasurama did not invain. As per his words the 64 illams if joined together can again make him to come again. So his curse worked in the diminution of the number of illams itself. It happened like this: After the demise of Lord Jesus in AD 45 at his 78thyear at Kashmir St Thomas preserved his body in the church named Rouzabal in Khanyar Street in Kashmir and started his journey towards south.After a halt at Goa,he reached a place near to Guruvayoor(presently known as Chavakkad) where he found that five illams have joined to conduct Siva tharpanam (offering water to Lord Siva in large scale).Thomas was a person who leant (like Jesus) lots of mysticism from the Kashmir pundits. Jesus used this knowledge in a big way. Thomas also thought of using his mystic learning. He asked them: “what are you doing?”. They answered: “We are offering water to God.” Then he told: “But God is not accepting your water. See it is falling down. If I give water to God it will be accepted“.Then he made water to stand in the sky by his mystic power. They were surprisedand accepted him as their master and became Christians.. All others in neighborhood really cursed them for this foolish activity and the place then became known as sapakkad( a land of curse). In course of time the place became known as CHAVAKKAD. Thus the number of illams became 59 and thus lost the chance of calling Parasurama again . Later during the invasion of Muslim rulers several others accepted Islam and the number got reduced to 18.Thus they became totally incapable of testing Parasurama of his promise. Celebration of onam in the present day After the atrocities of the Kshatria kings were over, there arose the problems from Ravana. He was an asura with immense potentials. After conquering the earth he encroached devaloka. There he first snatched the aeroplane of Vysravana the treasurer of heaven.So the next powerful incarnation LordSreerama appeared(from Krishna) on earth and killed him to get rid of his curse of Sanakadi muni and take birth again as Sisupala during the time when Krishna was on earth. Then Rama made Vibheeshana as the king (of Sreelanka) . Once when Rama went to visit him later, Agnideva from devaloka came there and gave Rama a deity of Vamanadeva and told Rama to install it in the land of Parasurama(Kerala). Onam Festival Onam is one of the most popular festivals of Kerala and the official holiday of the state. This holiday lasts for 10 days and celebrated between August and September to mark the end of the monsoon and to welcome the harvest season. The festival also celebrates the homecoming of King Mahabali, the mythical ruler of ancient Kerala who is believed to be the 5th avatar of the god Vishnu. During the holiday, major celebrations take place across 30 streets in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. Both Hindu and non-Hindu communities participate in the Onam celebrations as it is considered to be more of a cultural festival than a religious one. During these 10 days, there are processions, rituals, and performances being held all over the state. One main highlights of the festival is the pookkalam which is an intricate design made from flowers that is placed on the ground in front of homes to welcome King Mahabali. During the festival, locals organize colorful parades that showcase elements of Keralan culture through detailed floats and statues. Other holiday traditions include donating to charity, buying new clothes and jewelry, exchanging gifts, visiting relatives, and spending time with family during Onam feasts. Men and women also wear traditional clothes including Keralan saris and Mundus on this day. The main food eaten during the celebration is the Onam Sadhya, a nine-course meal that traditionally includes several vegetarian dishes served on banana leaf. How is Onam Festival Celebrated? Onam is celebrated in many ways over its 10 days of festivities including with prayers, cultural programs, boat races, dance performances, and the creation of floral designs called pookkalam. Families often participate in activities together and perform specific rituals. Here are the main festival traditions for each day of Onam: Day 1 -Atham On Atham, Keralites will take an early bath, perform prayers, and begin creating their pookkalam or floral decorations placed on the ground in front of homes to welcome the king. Men gather the flowers and the women will use them to make the designs. On this day, the pookkalam is often small in size and known as an Athapoo. The design is be very simple on the first day and only yellow flowers can be used. The size will keep increasing and the design will become more complex each day until the end of the festival. The Tripunithura Athachamayam Festival is also held on this day in Tripunithura which is a historic area of Kochi. This celebration includes a street parade that showcases various traditional Keralan art forms such as music, dance, carnival floats, and decorated elephants. The parade floats traditionally feature scenes from Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana. The procession path is normally from Tripunithura to the Vamanamoorthy Temple in Thrikkakara. When the parade passes the temple, the festivities stop and everyone pauses to offer a prayer. Families typically start the creation of their pookkalam designs on the first day by making simple shapes with flower petals on the floor in front of their homes. The design will be added to each day of the festival until it becomes an intricate and beautiful piece of art. pookkalam The design will be added to each day of the festival until it becomes an intricate and beautiful piece of art. Day 2 – Chithira On the second day, two more layers of orange and yellow flowers are added to the pookkalam. People will also clean their houses and visit temples. Traditionally, pookkalams are created using the ten sacred flowers of Kerala, but today a wide variety of flowers are used. Earthen mounds, representing King Mahabli are palaced in courtyards of homes and public spaces along with the pookkalam designs. People will also clean their houses and visit temples on this day. Day 3 – Chodhi On Chodhi, another layer of flowers is added to the pookkalam and families will start buying new clothes and jewelry for each other. The markets will be crowded with people as they are busy completing their Onam shopping. On this day, the women will wear a Kasavu Sari, a traditional Keralan dress, while the men will purchase a mundu, a garment worn around the waist. Young girls wear Pattu Pavadai, the traditional clothing that distinguishes young girls from married women. Day 4 - Vishakam Vishakam marks the beginning of the main festival feast known as Onam Sadhya. Onam Sadhya is a nine-course meal that comprises of 11 to 13 traditional dishes served on a banana leaf. The number of dishes can go up to 26 or 30 in different families. The markets will often hold their harvest sales during this period to attract customers which makes them some of Kerala’s busiest places during the festival. Day 5 – Anizham On this day, the traditional snake boat race known as Vallamkali is held. The Vallamkali races take place on the sacred Pampa River and involve a grand parade. People come all over Kerala come to watch the races and cheer for their team. Well-known races include the Aranmula Uthrattathi Boat Race and Nehru Trophy Boat Race. Day 6 – Thriketa On the sixth day, people who have migrated to other regions will return to visit their ancestral homes to celebrate with their loved ones. They will also exchange gifts with one another. Fresh flowers are also added to the pookkalam. Day 7 – Moolam On Moolam, families will visit each other and prepare a smaller version of the Sadya. Hindu temples will also start serving the Onasadya, a religious vegan meal. Various traditional dance performances such as the Puli Kali take place. Day 8 – Pooradam On the sixth day, people who have migrated to other regions will return to visit their ancestral homes to celebrate with their loved ones. They will also exchange gifts with one another. Fresh flowers are also added to the pookkalam. Day 9 – Uthradam This the day of the festival is when the Onam preparations reach their peak. According to the legends, King Mahabali arrives in Kerala on this day. The day is celebrated by the cleaning of houses and participating in final Onam shopping. Day 10 – Thiruvonam Thiruvonam is the final day of the festival when rice flour batter is applied to the entrances of homes as a traditional welcome sign. People also wear their new clothes and make donations to the poor and needy. The evening is celebrated with bright lights and fireworks. In some parts of Kerala, people will perform folk music and dances. The Onam Sadhya is a vegetarian feast where 26 different dishes are all served on a banana leaf. Onam SadhyaThe Sadhya is a vegetarian feast where the dishes are all served on a banana leaf 26 Vegterian Dishes Served in Onam Sadhya: 1. Pappadam No Onam Sadhya is complete without these pappads made from rice flour. 2. Upperi Perhaps the most beloved item on this list, banana chips are served by the handful before the other 25 dishes. 3. Sharkara Varatti This sweeter version of banana chips is made out of jaggery and though the sweet made be hard to eat, it will certainly leave you wanting more. 4. Inji Curry Inji curry is made from ginger, tamarind and jaggery. In most Malayali households, this is the first thing that is prepared in the days leading to the 10th day of Onam. 5. Mango Curry This mango pickle will add a spicy kick to your meal. 6. Naranga Curry Of the two types of pickles served at Onam Sadhya, this sour lemon pickle will certainly add some zest to your meal. 7. Pachadi Another yogurt-based dish for the feast, this is a curry made with either pineapple or bitter gourd, and grated coconut. 8. Olan This is made with ash gourd and red beans splashed with a generous amount of hand-pressed, authentic coconut milk. 9. Errisheri This dish includes pumpkin, red beans, and a generous amount of grated coconut. 10. Avial An often-ignored dish on this occasion, Avial is one of the best mixed vegetable dishes. It is made by mixing vegetable with grated coconut and is cooked in coconut oil and milk. 11. Thoran Thoran can be made from any vegetable and is a staple in every Malayali household. Usually, it is made with cabbage and carrots or just beans with grated coconut. 12. Chor Rice is an essential part of Onam Sadhya but on this occasion, most Malayalis serve red rice. 13. Parripu Curry For this dish, plain moong dal is topped with ghee, red chillies, and black sesame seeds. 14. Chenna Mezhkkupuratti For this dish, yam is cut into thin slices, boiled with spices and fried in coconut oil. 15. Sambhar An essential dish for the feast, each family has their own recipe for Sambhar. It is cooked with every vegetable there is, from beans to potatoes to yam. 16. Pulissery Made with curd and a vegetable of your choice ranging from pumpkin to cucumber and topped with a gracious amount of grated coconut. 17. Kaalan This signature Onam Sadhya dish is made with yogurt, yam or raw banana and grated coconut. 18. Morru Kachiyatha If you are a Malayali, this is definitely a part of your comfort food. It is made by boiling yogurt to perfection with black sesame seeds, ginger. 19. Kichadi Another delicious dish is this one made using spicy yogurt and your choice of vegetable. It can be okra, cucumber, or even bitter gourd. 20. Rasam Eaten as a rice accompaniment, this can also be drunk to aid in digestion. It is made with spicy tamarind soup, sprinkled with a generous amount of curry leaves, mustard and tomatoes. 21. Kootu Curry The ingredients in this might surprise you, it is made with raw bananas, black chana and grated coconut made into a dry curry. 22. Neyy Usually known as ghee in Hindi, a spoonful of this is poured over the rice and parripu to give it an extra flavour. 23. Inji Thayir This delicious dish is made using loads of thinly sliced ginger mixed with yogurt, black sesame seeds and spices. 24. Poovan Pazham This includes the smaller version of bananas. When mashed together, it goes exceptionally well with Payasam, and pappadam can be thrown into the mix for that extra crunch. 25. Palada Pradhaman A sweet dish made with milk, dry fruits, and rice ada is the last thing to be served as it helps in counteracting the spices. 26. Pazham Pradhaman This delicacy includes Rice ada, cashew nuts, thinly sliced coconut pieces and jaggery. And for the right way to enjoy this refer to Poovan Pazham. Please view more details about Onam Festival in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onam We will be celebrating Onam with the following worship and by chanting or parayanam of adyaayams describing Sri Vamana Avatharam from Srimad Bhagavatham, Sriman Narayaneeyam and sthothrams on Lord Sri Guruvayurapan. Please perform the worship and chant the following adyaayams at your home as given below: -->Please keep Lord Sri Guruvayurappan picture or Lord Sri Krishna (alone or with Rukmini) or Lord Sri MahaVishnu picture or statue for worship. --> Please offer flower garland or mala of any variety. Please offer tulasi mala if available or offer tulasi leaves. -->Please keep two south indian bronze lamps or diyas on both sides of Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna picture. With oil and wick added in the lamp, light up the lamp. -->Please offer all kinds of flowers and flower garlands to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna. -->Please offer fresh cloth (blouse piece) to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna. -->Please chant the following Sri Vamana avatharam and sthothrams from following granthams : SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM : ---------------------------------- -->Please chant Srimad Bhagavatham - Dhyana Slokam, Skandam 8 Adhyaayam 16 to 23 describing Sri Vamana Avatharam. SRIMAN NARAYANEEYAM : ---------------------------------- -->Please chant Sriman Narayaneeyam -Dhyana Slokam, Dashakam 30 and 31 describing Sri Vamana Avatharam, Samapana Slokam, Sriman Narayaneeyam Arathi Song. -->Please chant - "OM Namo Narayanaya" - 108 times (One round) -->Please chant - "NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA" nama mantra for 10 minutes and Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam : ---------------------------------- -->Please chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam -->Please chant "NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA" and perform the following steps. --> Offer Doopam to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna --> Offer Deepam to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna --> Offer coconut(Broken into two halves) and beetal leaves with beetal nuts, banana, sandal paste, turmeric power and kumkum powder. --> Please offer to Onam Sadhya Dishes as Naivedhyam to Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna: Please bring all the fingers togather like taking food and feeding to a baby, please chant the following mantras and show the fingers by taking them from naivedhyam to Lord Sri Guruvayrappan picture and do it when chanting each of the mantras-"Praanaya Swaha","Apanaya Swaha","Viyanaya Swaha",""Udhaanaya Swaha","Samayana Swaha" and "Brahmane Swaha". -->Please offer Karpoora(Champor) Arathi. --> Please do complete namaskaram or obeisances or prostrations to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna. Note: Through out the worship given above in all the steps, please chant "NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA" and perform the worship. Hari Narayana!! |
Navarathiri - September 26th,2022 (Monday) to October 4th,2022 (Tuesday) - (USA, North America, South America) and September 26th ,2022 (Monday) to October 5th,2022 (Wednesday) (India, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Australia)
| Navarathri | September 26th,2022 (Monday) to October 4th,2022 (Tuesday) - (USA, North America, South America) and September 26th ,2022 (Monday) to October 5th,2022 (Wednesday) (India, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Australia) | Navarathri is celebrated to celebrate Sri Chandi Maha Devi's combat with Asuras and gradually won them in all 9 days and on 10th day HER victory is celebrated as VijayaDasami or Dasshara. Lord Sri Rama also won the battle and killed Ravana on VijayaDasami day. It is auspicious to chant Devi sthothrams and Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam during Navarathri. | Tamil | English |
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Dear Devotees, ||Om Namo Narayanaya || Sri Guruvayurappa Sharanam!! September 26th,2022 (Monday) to October 4th,2022 (Tuesday) - (USA, North America, South America) and September 26th ,2022 (Monday) to October 5th,2022 (Wednesday) (India, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Australia)!! Navarathri is celebrated to celebrate Sri Chandi Maha Devi's combat with Asuras and gradually won them in all 9 days and on 10th day HER victory is celebrated as VijayaDasami or Dasshara. Lord Sri Rama also won the battle and killed Ravana on VijayaDasami day. It is auspicious to chant Devi sthothrams and Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam during Navarathri. We will be celebrating Navarathri as follows: -->Please keep Lord Sri Guruvayurappan picture or Lord Sri Krishna (alone or with Rukmini) or Lord Sri MahaVishnu picture or statue and Sri Durga or Sri Chandi or Sri Devi picture for worship. --> Please offer flower garland or mala of any variety. Please offer tulasi mala if available or offer tulasi leaves to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan. -->Please keep two south indian bronze lamps or diyas on both sides of Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Durga or Sri Chandi or Sri Devi picture. With oil and wick added in the lamp, light up the lamp. --> Previous day, Please keep auspicious golu (doll arragment of various deities) as shown in the picture given above. --> Keep Kalasam with mango leaves and coconut - keep raw rice (Pacharisi), handfull of toor daal, $1 dollor note or Rs.1 coin, turmeric raw or dried inside the kalasam. It needs to be kept on 9 days of Navarithri in top step of Golu. If don't keep the golu, please keep the kalasam near Sri Guruvayurappan and Sri Devi picture. -->On each day of Naravarthri : Please chant Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam and Sri Durga Sapta sloki sthothram or any Sri Devi sthothram you know. -->Any one of the days of Nararathri, Please chant Sri Devi Mahatmym also called Sri Durga Saptasathi. It is composition of 700 slokas glorifying Sri Chandi Maha Devi. It is very very auspicious to chant Sri Devi Mahatmym during Navarathri. --> Please chant or do parayanam of Sri Rama Charitham in Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam. Please find below the details of the sargams that we will be chanting on each day of Navarathri and Dasshara. It is very auspicious to chant Sri Rama charitham from Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam during Navarathiri. We will be doing parayanam of Sri Rama charitham - sargams from Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam on all 9 days of Navarathiri and on dasshara. We will chanting one sargam on each day of Navarithi and on dasshara and we will be chanting total of 10 sargams. We will be chanting Day 1 - September 26th,2022 (Monday) - Samkshepa Ramayanam (Bala Kandam (Canto 1)- Sargam 1), Day 2 - September 27th,2022 (Tuesday) - Sri Rama Jananam (birth or apperance) (Bala Kandam (Canto 1) Sargam 18) , Day 3 - September 28th,2022 (Wednesday) - Sri Sita Kalyanam (wedding of Mother Sita with Lord Sri Rama) (Bala Kandam (Canto 1) Sargam 73), Day 4 - September 29th,2022 (Thursday)- Hanuman Crossing the indian ocean to reach Sri Lanka (Sundara Kandam (Canto 5) - Sargam 1), Day 5 - September 30th,2022 (Friday) - Sri Hanuman meeting Sita and giving Rama’s ring to Sita- Anguli pradhanam (Sundara Kandam (Canto 5) Sargam 36), Day 6 - October 1st,2022 (Saturday) - Sri Hanuman meeting Sri Rama and giving to HIM Sita’s Chudamani (hair jewel) - Chudamani pradhanam (Sundara Kandam (Canto 5) Sargam 65), Day 7 - October 2nd,2022 (Sunday) - Adhithya Hrudhayam (Yuddha Kandam (Canto 6) Sargam 107), Day 8 - October 3rd,2022 (Monday) - Killing of Ravana by Lord Sri Rama - Paulasya Vadam (Yuddha Kandam (Canto 6) Sargam 111), Day 9 - October 4th, 2022 (Tuesday) - (Dussera in USA, North America, South America) and Day 10 - October 5th, 2022 (Wednesday) (Durssera in India, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Australia) Sri Rama parttabhishekam (Yudda Kandam (Canto 6) Sargam 131). Please chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam --> Please note that if you can not chant all the above given sargams, please chant Samkshepa Ramayanam (Baala Kandam Sargam 1) and Sri Rama Pattabhshekam (Yuddha Kandam Sargam 131) during Navarithi. If you want to chant only one sargam, Please chant Sri Rama Pattabhishekam sargam because it is very auspicious to chant this sargam during Navarathri on Vijaya Dasami day. --> On each day given above, please chant Dhyana sloka (after the parayanam) and Samapana Sloka (after the parayanam) of Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam -->Please chant "NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA" and perform the following steps. --> Offer Doopam to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna --> Offer Deepam to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna --> Offer coconut(Broken into two halves) and beetal leaves with beetal nuts, banana, sandal paste, turmeric power and kumkum powder. --> Please offer to Naivedhyam to Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Durga or Sri Chandi or Sri Devi: such as fruits, dry nuts, raisins, and on each day various types of sundal that is various daal or lentils boiled and added with shredded coconut, red chilli powder, shreded raw mango, spluttered mustard and a spoon of oil. Please find below the details of what sundal to be offered on each day of Navarathri. On each day, please offer the following naivedhyam : Day 1 - Moong daal sundal Day 2 - Kesari Day 3 - Kabuli channa daal or big white channa daal sundal Day 4 - Dried peas sundal (pattani sundal) Day 5 - Channa daal sundal (Kadai paruppu) Day 6 - Rava Ladu or Maa Ladu Day 7 - Peanut Sundal (Nilakadalai) Day 8 - Ellu or Til podi or powder Day 9 - Black small channa sundal, Sarkarai Pongal or Akkaravadisal -->Please offer Karpoora(Champor) Arathi. --> Please do complete namaskaram or obeisances or prostrations to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan or Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Durga or Sri Chandi or Sri Devi. Note: Through out the worship given above in all the steps, please chant "NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA" and perform the worship. --> It is culture to invite friends and familes to come home to see Golu and Sri Devi and give ladies and kids thambhoolam and sundal. It is in habit now a days, that full meals is offered to friends and families who come home to see the golu and Sri Devi. Sri Guruvayurappan ki Jai!! Jai Sri Matha Chandi ki Jai!! Sri Rama, Sita, Bharatha, Sadhrugna, Hanuman ki Jai!! Sri Lalitha MahaTripura Sundari ki Jai!! ||Sri Matre Namaha|| Hari Narayana!! |