Mahalakshmi Yaagam Will Be Performed from February 17Th to 21St 2016 at Shiva-Vishnu Temple
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Mahalakshmi Yaagam will be performed from February 17th to 21st 2016 at Shiva-Vishnu Temple. During this auspicious homam, Sri Suktham will be chanted 1600 times by 16 Rithviks while performing homam. Swarna Kireeta Samarpana will be performed on Sunday February 21 2016. Please mark your calendars & plan on participating in this divine event and receive blessings. Event Schedule Wednesday, 4:30 PM: Bhagwat Aradhana, Anujna, Viswaksena Aradhana, Bhoomi February 17 Pooja, Goddess Mahalakshmi Procession, Deeksha Dharana 2016 7:30 PM Ekantha Seva Thursday, 8:00 AM Suprabhatam February 18 8:15 AM Kalasha Sthapana 2016 8:30 AM Shiva Abhishekam 9:30 AM Panchagavya Adhivaasa seva for Swarna Kireetam 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 7:30 PM Ekanta Seva Friday, 8:00 AM Suprabhatam February 19 8:30 AM Shiva, Lakshmi, Andal, Parvati, Dasa Bhuja Durga Abhishekam 2016 9:30 AM Jalaadhivasa seva for Swarna Kireetam 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 7:00 PM Ksheeradhivasa seva for Swarna Kireetam 7:30 PM Ekanta Seva Saturday, 8:00 AM Suprabhatam February 20 8:30 AM Shiva, Balaji, Hanuman, Navagraha Abhishekam 2016 9:30 AM – 12 Noon Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 12 Noon - 1:30 PM Soubhagya Lakshmi Vratam by Dampati 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Sahasra deepaalankaram and unjal seva 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dhanyadhi, Pushpadhi, and Shayanaadhivaasa seva 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Bhajan's 9:45 PM Ekanta Seva Sunday, 8:00 AM Suprabhatam February 21 8:30 AM Shiva, Ganapati, Karthikeya and Kanaka Durga Abhishekam 2016 10 AM - 11:30 AM Sri Sukta Homam with ashta dravya offering, Poornahuthi 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Abhishekams to Goddess Mahalakshmi Moola murthi and Utsava murthi 1:30 PM Sahasra Kamala Archana (1000 Lotus flowers). 4:00 PM Swarna Kireeta Samarpana 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Aseervachanam/Rithvik sanmanam/Deeksha Visarjanam 7:30 PM Ekanta Seva SRI SUKTHAM MANTRA AND ITS MEANING Sri Suktam is the addendum part of Rigveda in 10th Mandala. There are fifteen Hymns in this Suktam. One, who is aspiring abundant wealth, has to worship the Goddess Mahalakshmi with intensity of devotion and sincerity. The meditator has to aim at the holy feet of the Goddess, and repeat the fifteen Hymns continuously and offer the oblations in the Sacred fire, to gain the grace of Sri Devi. This Sukta is composed in different meters (Chandas). The first three Mantras are in Anushtup meter. The fourth one is in Bruhat. The fifth and sixth are composed in Trishtup. From seventh to fourteenth, they are again in Anushtup. The last one, fifteenth is in Pankti Prastara meter. In one of the benefit accrued Slokas, It is explained that a Meditator can achieve plentiful wealth by chanting along with proper offerings in the sacred fire. The Meditator offers prayers to Goddess Maha Lakshmi to fulfill his desires in Poundarika Agni, a special fire altar, shaped in the form of a sixteen-petal Lotus flower. The 1st Mantra in the Sukta is as follows. ॐ हिरण्य वर्ण車 िररर् Ă सुवर् ण रजत स्रजणम ्। चन्द्णĂ हिरण्मय Ă लक्षम Ă जणतवेदो ममणवि ॥ १ The Meaning: O! My beloved Agni Deva! I offer my sincere prayers to you. Please invoke the Goddess of wealth Sri Maha Lakshmi on my behalf, who is in golden color, who can wash off the entire bad luck of her devotees, who is also decorated in gold and silver jewelry, who is adorned in colorful garlands and who is blooming like full moon with excellence of pleasure. The word ‘Harini’ in this mantra has one more beautiful meaning in the commentary. Daksha Prajapati, one of the nine Creators, once performed a great sacrifice. In that, Maha Lakshmi for some reason, took the form of a little deer and roaming around the forest. It is explained that it was happened due to the dreadful fear of Veerabhadra, who was in the form of Lord Rudra. In that sense, Harini means a deer. So it is justifiable that Sri Devi is addressed as Harini. This Hymn also explains the beauty of the Goddess Lakshmi which touches the heart and soul of the devotees. ॐ तणĂ म आवि जणतवेदो लक्षम मनपगणममन म ्। यस्यणम ्हिरण्यĂ ववन्ददेयĂ गणमश्वĂ पु셁षणनिम ्॥ २ The second Mantra is revealing the desires of Meditator, (Sadhaka) to get them fulfilled through his invocation. Here the communicator is again, Agni. The Devotee is requesting the following: O! Agni Deva! I pray to your spiritual excellence. Please invoke the Goddess Lakshmi on behalf of me for my spiritual and materialistic benefits; those will never be disconnected by her at any moment. With your Supreme Invocation and by the grace of Devi, I can acquire plenty of cattle wealth, horses, noble relatives along with several humble servants. In other words, the Sadhaka is earnestly requesting the Supreme Fire, to invoke his spiritual flame in his inner conscious, so as to reach the final Destiny, Sahasrara, (final Supreme bliss) by crossing all the respective spiritual energetic junctions, so as to enjoy the ultimate. ॐ अश्व पूवण車 रथ मधयणĂ िस्स्तनणद प्रबोधिन म ्। धियĂ देव मुपह्वये ि मणण देव जुषण तणम ्॥ ३ In this mantra, the Sadhaka who is also the meditator invokes the Goddess by himself. He says as follows. “I am invoking the Mother Goddess, who is sitting in the center of beautiful chariot, with the riding horses in front and is alerted by elephants’ hissing sounds from both sides. It is believed that any one, with depth of devotion, can join with Her Supreme Radiance. I pray to her greatness, to stay with me all the time with Her Supreme Majesty. The Goddess will grace me with full of love and affection”. This Mantra explained the way of strenuous practice to reach the ultimate bliss Sahasrara. ॐ कणĂ सोस्स्मतणम ्हिरण्य प्रणकणरण मण्ण車 煍वलन्दत Ă तपृ तणĂ तपयण न्दत म ्। पद्मे स्स्थतणĂ पद्म वर्णणम ्त्वण ममिोपह्वये धियĂ ॥ ४ This is the fourth Mantra in this Sukta. This is in Bruhati meter, a different one from the above three. This Mantra also speaks of the eagerness of the Sadhaka to have her immediate sakshatkara, her presence. The Goddess is invoked as follows. He says that, he is extending his invocation to Devi, who is beyond of anybody’s imagination, who is encircled with enriched golden towers and encompass with Her pleasant looks on devotees. The commentator here speaks of the gracious looks of Sri Devi are possible because of her birth took place in the milky ocean. He continues to describe that she is shining as the Sun and blessing the devotees for their maximum spiritual and materialistic pleasure. The Sadhaka is invoking the deity, who is seated on blooming lotus flower with the blooming aura around. ॐ चन्द्णĂ प्रभणसणĂ यशसण 煍वलन्दत Ă धियĂ लोके देव जुष्टणमुदाराम ् । तणĂ पद्मद्मन म Ă शरर् मिĂ प्रप饍ये अलक्षम मेनस्य तणम ् त्ा車 ्णृ े ॥५ The fifth Hymn in this Sukta is in Trishtup meter. The meditator is still continuing his prayers for attaining the grace of the goddess of wealth in the following way. The sadhaka says in his own words: ‘I pray to the Goddess of wealth! Who is shining like blooming Moon and makes the Universe enjoy, who is enriched with wisdom by rewarding spiritual as well as materialistic benefits to her devotees, and whose generosity is lauded even by the divine beings including Indra, the Lord of Heavens, whose charities are being praised at the highest spiritual level, whose hands are beautified by holding the golden lotus flowers, who is meditated on the seed letter “EEM” (ℂ) to win the grace, and who can wash off my entire bad luck once for all. Here the word “Padmineem” (पद्मद्मन म)् specifically signifies eight Lotus Energetic Centers or the Chakras, where the Sadhaka can find the way to Sahasrara, the ultimate bliss that can be enjoyed by surrendering to her feet. ॐ आहदत्य वर्े तपसोधि जणतो वनस्पद्मत स्तव वक्षृ ोि बब쥍वः । तस्य फलणद्मन तपसणनुदन्दतु मणयणन्दत रणयणश्च बणह्यण अलक्षम ः॥६ The Sixth Mantra is also in Trishtup Meter. This is also addressed by the Sadhaka himself. The fifth mantra is explained in relation to the Moon. Now the relation is with the Sun. The meaning is as follows. O! Maha Lakshmi! Goddess of Wealth, You are shining like the radiance of the Sun. With your strenuous penance, the sacred Bilva plant is sprouted on Earth. In the Vamana Purana it is hinted that the penance of katyayani has resulted the Mimosa (Sami) plant. The word “kara” means inheritance. कणत्यणयन्दयणः शम जणतण बब쥍वो लक्षमयणः करो z भवत ् | वणमन पुरणर्म ् | A very surprising fact is that this tree gives fruits without flowers. It is also named as SRI VRUKSHA (ि वक्षृ ः) The Bilva fruits are considered as so sacred, because they came out of your inheritance, can root out our ignorance and wash off the bad luck caused because of the internal and external vicious influences encircled. It is the scriptural injunction that the Sadhaka has to undergo intensive practice for the grace of the Goddess, by sitting under the Bilva tree and eat its fruit during the days of practice.