Guest guest Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Happy Deepavali to you all. On the occasion of Deepaavali, His Holiness Shri Shri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, Blessed all the devotees from the Sannidhana of Lord Shri Krishna in Udupi. Special Programs in Shri Krishna Vrundavana Friday, October 16th à Naraka Chaturdashee 7:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. - MahAbhishekha and MahA-pooja 12:00 P.M. - VishNu-sahasra-naama and MahA-mangaLaarathi 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. - Lakshmi-pooja, Ranga-pooja, and DeepOthsava Saturday, October 17th à Amaavaasya 10:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. - MahAbhishekha and MahA-pooja 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. - DeepAraadhana, Shri DurgA-Lakshmi Pooja 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. - Carnatic Music Concert by Smt. Uma Subramanian - violin by Ravi Srinivasan - mrudangam by Laxmisha Shridhar Entrance fee: $5 per person 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. - Ranga-pooja and DeepOthsava Significance of DeepAvaLi:- This year's Deepavali celebration will be starting on Thursday, October 15th. Deepavali means the Festival of Lights. Deepa means light, - AvaLi means group, thus meaning group of lights. Light signifies Shri MahaLakshmi, Jnana, etc. Deepavali festival comes in the middle of Chaathurmaasya. In the Chathurmasya The Supreme Lord Shri NaaraayaNa will do Yoga-Nidra, appearing to sleep, misleading undeserving demonic souls. This is the period to do Sath-Karmas, Dharma, Vrata and penances for all Satwika Jivas. Chathur Maasa means the four months from, Aashaada Maasa Shuddha Ekadashi to Kaarthika Shuddha Dwaadashi. In this period NagaPanchami, Upaakarma, Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Mahalaya, Navaraatri, Vijayadashami, Deepavali, and Tulasi Vivaha festivals will take place. Chaaturmaasya will end on the day of Utthana Dwaadashi, October 30th. This signifies Lord NaaraayaNa awakening(utthAna) from Yoga-Nidra. Before Lord NaaraayaNa, Shri Lakshmi Devi will wake. The symbolic representation of this is the lighting of lamps, which is Deepavali. Lakshmi Devi is the controller of triguNaas which cover us with ajnana.’ Just as light eliminates darkness, Lakshmi Devi will eliminate all our ajnana’ when prayed to along with NaaraayaNa. Therefore by lighting lamps we welcome Lakshmi Devi to remove our ‘ajnana’ and Bless us with health, wealth, and all our needs. On Thrayodashi (Thursday Oct. 15th) the first day of Deepavali, we have to keep a lamp facing south outside the home. And we have to pray to Yama for eliminating Apamrutyu and to Bless us. And this day we must decorate the bathing room and pray to Ganga and other river Goddesses to be present in the waters for our next day's Pavitra Snaana. On Naraka Chaturdashi (Friday Oct. 16th), we must wake up early in the morning, do Namaskaaraa to all elders and seek Blessings. And everybody should do Thaila Abhyanga (oil bath), muhurtha at 5:22 A.M. The oil bath signifies removal of sins and poverty. Then we have to do special poojas to our Dear Lord. This is the day Lord Shri Krishna vanquished Narakaasura and removed from bondage all his prisoners. So this is the special day to pray Lord Shri Krishna to remove all difficulties and save us from Hell. Amavasya (Saturday Oct. 17th) is the day to do Lakshmi Pooja. In the night we have to keep lamps lit all around the house and pray to Shri Lakshmi Devi along with NaaraayaNa. Prathama (Oct. 18th) Go-Pooja and Bali Pooja. On this day Lord NaaraayaNa took Vaamana and Trivikrama Roopa and blessed Bali Chakravarthi. And this is the day the Ganga River took birth when Lord Trivikrama's foot hit BrhamaanDa Talpa. (as a result of Bhageeratha’s prayathnA Ganga flowed down to Earth from Swarga lokaa via Lord Shiva’a jataa) From Prathama (Oct. 18th) to Utthana Dwaadashi (Oct. 30th) we have to do daily Tulasi Pooja and pray to Keshava and the other 12 Roopas of the Lord for 12 days. On Utthana Dwaadashi we have to do Pooja to Tulasi with Kaartika Daamodara. This is the wedding day of Tulasi and Kaartika Daamodara. By celebrating all these traditional festivals our lives will be meaningful, and in accordance to our faith and devotion we will receive Blessings from the Lord and all our good wishes will be fulfilled. P.S.: Tulasi Pooja and Sankeerthanam will be held at Shri Krishna Vrundavana everyday evening from Prathama to Utthana Dwaadashi. With Warm Regards, In the Seva of Lord Shree Krishna, Yogeendra Bhat Shri Krishna Vrundavana 215 May St Edison NJ 08837 Ph: 732-283-8982 / 732-549-6959 www.krishnavrunda.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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