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amit sumant <am_sumant2005 wrote: Vedic_Wisdom CC: sanghshakha From: amit sumant <am_sumant2005Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:58:15 -0800 (PST)[Vedic Wisdom] Sri Datta Jayanti Note: forwarded message attached. ShoppingFind Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping brahmavrunda From: Rishikesh Deshpande <rishi_deshpandeWed, 14 Dec 2005 08:25:52 -0800 (PST)[brahmavrunda] Sri Datta Jayanti Sri Datta Jayanti Significance Datta Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the day of the birth of Lord Datta, that is, the day that the Datta Principle became active on earth. This festival is celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Margashirsha. Meaning Datta means one who has been bestowed

with the spiritual experience of the unmanifest God Principle, that is, one who has attained Final Liberation. Birth History From the spiritual standpoint the implied meaning of the Sanskrut word, Atri is as follows. 'A' means absent ('A' indicates negation in Sanskrut) and 'tri' means the triad. Hence, 'Atri' is one, who is devoid of the trilogies like states of awake-dream-deep sleep, sattva-raja-tama or one who meditates-is the object of meditation - and signifies meditation itself. The intellect of such an Atri is pure, that is, without any asuya (desire-anger) and free from the six kinds of action (for details, refer the Sanatan's booklets on Shiva and Shakti). The Datta Principle is born of the resolve (sankalpa) of such pure intellect. Lord Datta's Gurus In the 11th chapter of

Shrimadbhagawat, Lord Datta describes the Gurus He chose and what He learnt from Them. (Here, the term 'Guru' refers to a 'teacher'. To understand the concept of a Guru, as the manifest Teaching Principle of The Lord, refer to the Sanatan's volume, Gurukrupayoga.) Science behind the statue (Murtividnyan) of Lord Datta Around 1000 A.D., the

statue of Lord Datta became tri-faced; prior to this period it was uni-faced. Object in the hand Who it represents 1. Kamandalu and Japamala Lord Brahma 2. Shankh (conch) and Chakra (lit. wheel) Lord Vishnu 3. Trishul and Damaru Lord Shiva Preparation for Datta Jayanti This is done by worshipping

Lord Datta in the following manner: a. Meticulously following the code of conduct according to the four spiritual classes (varnas*) and stages of life (ashrams**). b. Doing spiritual practice according to the path of Yoga and Shaktipat disksha (initiation by energy

transfer). c. Since Lord Datta is the deified Guru, He has to be worshipped in the form of the Guru Himself by repeating His Name, 'Sri Gurudev Datta'. Since Lord Datta is the Supreme Guru, the Guru-disciple tradition, in which the Guru is a human being, is not followed in the Datta sampradaya. d. Following of the rules (discipline) of the Datta sect. e.

Performance of severe rituals and undergoing physical hardships. f. Strictly observing the specifications regarding clothing. Celebration of Datta Jayanti Ritualistic worship of Lord Datta (Satyadattapuja): This is a ritualistic worship of Lord Datta similar to the commonly performed ritualistic worship of Lord Vishnu (Satyanarayan). This is done by following the basic steps of Hindu rituastic worship, namely, cleaning the premises and the altar, cleansing oneself, and preparing the holy sacrament (prasad), etc., before the worship,

performing arati of Lord Datta, distributing the sacrament among the attendees, etc. Instead of Lord Datta's statue, wooden slippers (Paduka) and the fig (Oudumbar) tree are used for His ritualistic worship. On Datta Jayanti, seekers are advised to repeat (chant) six malas (6 x 108 = 648 times) 'Om Sri Gurudev Datta', using the marak (destroyer) tune. Sarvanna Sri Datta Jayantichya Hardik Shubhechha

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