Guest guest Posted March 18, 2002 Report Share Posted March 18, 2002 Jai Srimannarayana!!! Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam! Topic: Houston Vikasa Tarangini, March 2002 Satsang Date:Thur 7:30 PM, Mar 07 Place: Prashanti and Raghu Debbad Attendance: 30 Adults We have assembled at the residence of Debbads. We had a group chantings of Guru parampara, Lakshmi ashtotram and Vishnu Sahasranaama Stotram. The chantings were followed by a talk explaining the significance of Deepam and Thirtham in daily puja. The talk is based on Swamiji's Pravachan in Washington DC area on Aug 04,2001. The Deepam (lamp) must have two wicks, the first one signifying our sacred scriptures and the second wick represents Acharya's explanation of the scripture. Both are necessary for bright light signifying true knowledge. Thirtham should be considered as Sripada thirtham, Charanamrutam flowing from the feet of Srimannarayana.Thirtham( the purified water) is given to a devotees in three servings after chanting Om Achutaya Namah, Om Anantaya Namah and Om Govindaya Namah, Prahalada chanted these three Vishnu namaas before accepting the poison from his father. Swamiji explained the right practice of taking the thirtham, the palm should be in Gokarana Mudra (gokarana means ear of a cow), drink the theertham from the left bottom side of the right palm, when you pour the thirtham, the thirtham should be up to lifeline of the palm (Maasha magna pramanam). The most important thing is to consider the theertham as the sacred Ganga water flowing from Srimannarayana's feet. In the context of Sripaada thirtham, Ahalya's episode in Ramayana was discussed highlighting the divine touch of SriRama's feet. Shri Krshna's form as Vatapatra Shayee was also discussed. The group thanked our gracious hosts, Prashanti and Raghu. Everybody greeted the arrival of little Yashwant Kandalam. With humble pranaams to Jeeyar Swami from Houston devotees, Jeevan Pulijal, Jai Srimannarayana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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