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NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA BALAJI VANI Volume 10, Issue 4 April, 2016

HARI OM

In Month of March Maha Sihvaratri and poornima was celebrated. Rudrabhishekam, bilva stotram are performed on the occation of sihavratri. Devotees performed abhisheka for lord on . On holi poornima day, satyanarayana swami Pooja and holi ka dahan performed by devotees.

Shivaratri According to , once and were arguing over who was the superior among themselves. Horrified at the intensity of the argument, the other gods asked Shiva to intervene. To make them realize, Shiva assumed the form of a huge column of fire in the form of shiva linga in between Brahma and Vishnu. They decided to find end of shiva linga to establish supremacy over the other. Brahma assumed the form of a swan and went upwards and Vishnu as Varaha went downwards. But light has no limit and Darbar at Balaji Temple. though they searched for thousands of miles, neither could find the

end. On his journey upwards, Brahma came across a Ketaki flower

wafting down slowly. When asked where she had come from, the VĀGĀDI PAÑCA ŚRAVAṆĀDI PAÑCA PRĀṆĀDI PAÑCĀBHRAMUKHĀNI PAÑCA | Ketaki replied that she had been placed at the top of the fiery column BUDDHYĀDYAVIDYĀPI CA KĀMAKARMAṆĪ PURYAṢṬAKAṂ as an offering. Unable to find the uppermost limit, Brahma decided SŪKṢMAŚARĪRAMĀHUḤ || The five organs of action such as speech etc., the five organs of to end his search and take the flower as a witness. Vishnu not able to knowledge beginning with the ear, the group of five Prāṇas, find end came back. Buddhi and the rest together with Nescience, desire and action – At this, the angry Shiva revealed his true form. He punished Brahma these eight "cities" make up what is called the subtle body. for telling a lie, and cursed him that no one would ever pray to him. The Ketaki flower too was banned from being used as an offering for IDAṂ ŚARĪRAṂ ŚṚṆU SŪKṢMASAṂJÑITAṂ LIṄGAṂ TVAPAÑCĪKṚTASAṂBHAVAM | any worship, as she had testified falsely. Since it was on the 14th day SAVĀSANAṂ KARMAPHALĀNUBHĀVAKAṂ in the dark half of the month of Phalguna that Shiva first manifested SVĀJÑĀNATO'NĀDIRUPĀDHIRĀTMANAḤ || himself in the form of a Linga, the day is especially auspicious and is Listen – this subtle body, called also Liṅga body, is produced out celebrated as Mahashivaratri. Worshipping Shiva on this day is of the elements before their subdividing and combining with each believed to bestow one with happiness and prosperity. other, is possessed of desires and causes the soul to experience the fruits of its actions. It is a beginningless superimposition on Holi the soul brought on by its own ignorance. The word "Holi" originates from "", the evil sister of the king Hiranyakashipa. Hiranyakashipa's son was devoted to Lord Vishnu.This infuriated . He

subjected Prahlada to cruel punishments, none of which affected the

boy. Finally, Holika, Prahlada's evil aunt, tricked him into sitting on

a pyre with her. Holika was wearing a cloak that made her immune

to injury from fire, while Prahlada was not. As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlada,who survived while Holika burned.

Holi is a spring festival also called as festival of colors. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika where people gather, do religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal ego should be destroyed as the bonfire starts.

The next morning Holi is celebrated. People play, chase and color each other with dry powder and colored water.

Swami Narayananda and Nityananda swami talked about Hoil ka Poornima.

Swamiji at ahilya bai shiv mandir

MONTHLY EVENTS REGULAR ACTIVITIES April 2nd, Saturday Sundara Khanda Chalisa & Abhishekam 5:00 PM TEMPLE OPEN Hindustani Classical concert by Rutul Pathak 4.00 PM-6.30 PM WEEKDAYS 7:30 AM TO 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM to 8.30 PM WEEKENDS SAT-SUN 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM

April 4th, Monday Daily & Aarti Pradosham shiva Abhishekam 5:30 PM Morning 8:00 AM Afternoon 12:30 PM April 7th Thursday Evening 8:00 PM Yugadi, Pooja 8:00 AM Every Monday April 15th Friday Rudrabhishekam (Shiva Puja) 6:00 PM Sri 10:00 AM Every Tuesday Hanumanji Puja 6:00 PM April 16th Saturday Sri Rama Prarivar Abhishekam 6:00 PM Every Wednesday Vishnu Stotram 6:00 PM April 17th Monday S Ekadasi, Sri Panduranga Abhishekam 6:00 PM Every Thursday Sri Sai 7:30 PM April 19th Tuesday Every Friday Pradosham Shiva Abhishekam 5:30 PM Santoshi Mata Puja 7:00 PM Puja, Lalitha Stotram & Mahaprasadam April 21st Thursday Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja 6:30 PM Every Saturday Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam 8:00 AM April 24th Saturday & Vishnu Stotram Vasavi Abhishekam 11:00 AM Every Sunday & Children’s class by Pushpa Dhar 9:30 AM April 25th Monday Bhajans, Puja & Aarti 7:00 PM Sankata Hara Chathurthi Ganesha Abhishekam 7:00 PM Every Sankasthahara Chaturthi April 29th Friday Sri Ganesha Puja 7:00 PM Maha lakshmi Abhishekam 6:30 PM Every Purnima April 30th Saturday Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM Balaji Abhishekam 5:00 PM Every Amavasya Siva Pooja check website for time

Third Thursday of every month Vedic Anna Dana for India

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