About Saraswathi Pooja - Ans by HH Chinna Jeeyar Swami.

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adiyEn is forwarding HH Chinna Jeeyar Swami's note on Saraswathi Pooja.

 

====Note from HH Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swami===

 

Jai Srimannaryana!

 

Vighna niva:raka Chathurdhi, Saraswathi Puja,

sakthipuja etc, functions are meant for people, not

for devas/gods. Whomever you feel that way, you can worship

them. For instance, vighnaniva:raka is E:kadantha for

saivaites, but for Srivaishnavas, Vighnaniva:raka is

not E:kadantha, but vishvak se:na. so srivaishnavas

worship only Vishwakse:na on Bhadhra chathurthi. It is

on the same lines, on Saraswathi pujaday also, whoever

you feel as vidya-prada:tha, you can worship.

 

For Srivaishnavas there are two forms, 1. Hayagri:va and

2. Vidya Lakshmi. During Navarathri days, it is only

Mother receives all the pujas. So we can better

worship Goddess Vidya Lakshmi. The reference for this

is from Sristhavam. Here is the slo:kam:

 

"Lo:ke: vanaspathi bruhaspathi tha:rathamyam,

yasya:h kata:ksha parina:mam Uda:haranthi,

sa: bha:rathi: bhagavathi:thu yadi:ya da:si:,

tha:m de:va de:va mahishi:m sriyama:sraya:maha."

 

So Goddess Lakshmi is the one who blesses devotees

with good knowldege and education. We can worship her

too.

 

Our mangalasasanams to all bhagawath bandhus

 

=chinnjaeeyar=