INTRODUCTION : Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswathi’s Sri Veda Vyasa paduka adorned the altar in the collected and lecture hall. Gurupaduka puja was compiled the four performed with devotion withall Vedas. He has upacaras followed by ashtotara and written Mahabharata various stotras and bhajans were containing Bhagavad chanted and sung glorifying the Gita, 18 Puranas and greatness and importance of the Guru, Brahma Sutra. His invoking Guru’s blessings. contribution is there in all three ACHARYA’S ANUGRAHA prasthanas of Sruti, BHASHANAM: Smrithi and Nyaya. He has also written Swami Sadatmananda delivered the bhasyam on Yoga anugraha bhashanam. He explained Sutra. His birthday is celebrated as Guru the greatness of Guru purnimaand Sri Purnima. From this day for two Veda Vyasa in the tradition: This day months, traditional Sannyasis observe the tradition gives us an opportunity chaturmasyavratam. This is rainy season and lot to express our gratitude to the Guru of small insect would be on the foot path. When parampara. When we express our one walks, the small insects may accidentally get gratitude our study will be more destroyed. To uphold their vow of non-violence, effective. We can all take a the Sannyasisstay in one chaturmasya resolve for a period of place for two months and teach Vedanta texts.
GURU PURNIMA PUJA: Guru Purnima was celebrated with immense fervor and enthusiasm at AVG, Anaikatti on July 31, 2015. Early in the morning, gratitude through special abhishkam and puja were offered toAdi Guru, Dakshinamurti Swami in the temple.
ArshaArsha VidyaVidya NewsletterNewsletter -- AugustApril 2015 2015 1919 message of Pujya Swamiji was played after the puja. Pujya Swamiji said that Mahavakya reveals that you are Isvara. The seeming contradiction is resolved by the teaching. The subject matter is not available for any other means of knowledge. It can be taught that “purnam brahma tvamasi”, and handed over four months, where we can give up an without verbal entropy. The Guru object or do spiritual sadana or practice one parampara started with Sri Sadasiva or Lord value intensely. As Pujya Swamiji says, we Dakshinamurti and has Sri Adi Sankara in can feel blessed for receiving this teaching, the middle and flows into the current dhanyoham and anugrahitoham. We Acharya. We seek the blessings of the Guru express our gratitude to the Guru parmpara. parampara. PUJA TO OTHER ACHARYAS: BOOK RELEASE: In the afternoon, students undergoing long Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s book term course offered their gratitude to all the titled VISION OF THE GITA- in 10 essential verses was released by Swami Acharyas teaching in the Gurukulam Sadatmananda. Brni Nandana representing through a special Guru Vandanam function. ArshaVidya Research and Publications Trust Garlands made of flowers with students’ spoke. She explained that the talks given by thoughts about each teacher were offered. Pujya Swamiji in the 80’s have been The Acharyas blessed the students and transcribed and edited to form the book. It spoke about the importance of the Guru does not just give the meaning of the 10 and the great guru-parampara. A few verses but the vision of the entire Gita. The students representing the group, spoke context and content of various topics like expressing what a blessing it was to have karma, karma-yoga, sannyasa and moksha the opportunity to study in the Gurukulam, are unfolded. taught by such committed and caring PUJYA SWAMIJI’S MESSAGE: Acaryas. Students and devotees were in for a Report by N. Avinashilingam pleasant surprise when the recorded video
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