Triśati Suvāsini Pūja

With the infinite grace of the Divine Mother, Lord Hanumanji and Pujya Gurudev’s and the blessings of the Guru Parampara, the 3-day TriÅ›ati Suvāsini PÅ«ja event was an indescribably joyous celebration.  It marks the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of  Chinmaya Maruti temple and the invocation of Hanumanji in our beautiful building.  Along with Chinmaya Mission, Gñānānanda SÄ“va Samājam, and NE-SRS Bá¹›ndāvan came together to conduct this event.  The sañkalpa or intention was for Loka Ká¹£ema or welfare of the whole world and to bring the community together.  It was a very unique 3-day Namasankeerthanam event that has not been performed in the Northeast yet.  People attending the event did not know what to expect but were transported into divine bliss and peace that pervades even now in all the attendees.

The event was conducted by a team headed by the priests Åšri Sathyanarayana Bhat and Åšri Rajesh Hariharan, along with Åšri Venkatesh Tyagasamudram, Åšri Senthil Subramanian and Åšmt Meenakshi Venkataramani.

The event started on June 9th, friday morning at the Chinmaya Ä€shram, with Ganapathy Homam conducted by Åšri Sathyanarayana Bhat of Chinmaya Maruti Temple and Srividya Homam conducted by Sivasri Bhairava Sundara Sivachariar of Boston Sri Kalikāmbal Åšiva Temple.   Trisati Suvasini Puja & Sri Lalitha Kameswara Kalyanam | Part - 2

Having received the blessings from Ganesha and the Divine Mother to conduct it without any obstacles, on friday evening, 13 Padukas of all the Gurus in the Boston area were received with Purna kumbha respectfully and an elaborate abhishekam with Sri Rudram and puja were done with bhajans to receive the blessings of all the Gurus for the success of the event.  There were 20 Ṛtwiks who chanted. Trishati suvasini puja& Sri Lalitha Kalyanam Pada puja

On Saturday morning, the Padukas were transported from the Chinmaya Ä€shram with the people from all the 3 organizations to Bhakta Samaj in Tyngsborough, MA.   Sri Åšiva Aá¹£tapadi or Åšiva GÄ«ti Mālā composed by Jagadguru Åšri ChandrasekharÄ“ndra Saraswathi (62nd seer of Åšri Kānchi Kāmakōti PÄ«tam) consisting 20 verses known as Aá¹£tapadi, was sung by Sri Gurunathan Bhāgavathar and team.  The first 3 Aá¹£tapadis were sung by Chinmaya Mission students - Sahana Venkatesh, Amritha Pai and Rakshita Rajesh, who learnt it from him.  The beautiful composition, sung with devotion, represents the individual soul's yearning to attain union with the Supreme Self. Trisati Suvasini Puja & Sri Lalitha Kameswara Kalyanam | Part - 4

Divya nāmam or Name of God was on Saturday evening.  With high energy bhajans, a lamp was lit and invoked as God and brought to the middle of the venue.  Men, women and children danced around the lamp with full fervor in the presence of God.  The vibrations that engulfed the arena have to be experienced and hence indescribable.Trisati Suvasini Puja & Sri Lalitha Kameswara Kalyanam | Part - 5

The TriÅ›ati Suvāsini PÅ«ja was on Sunday morning.  Vatuka pÅ«ja, Kanyā pÅ«ja, Dampathi pÅ«ja and Thithi Nithya pÅ«ja were performed first.  Then each Nāma of the Lalita TriÅ›ati Stotra was invoked on a married woman and she was prayed to as Lalita Mahā Tripurasundari.  There were 331 Suvasinis in total.  It was followed by a feast for everyone who attended on a banana leaf. About 1000 people were in attendance.  TriÅ›ati Suvāsini PÅ«ja

The Lalita Kalyanam was performed with the last 3 Ashtapadis amidst high energy bhajans.  The audience participated by dancing with joy.  A divine wedding symbolizes the union of JÄ«vātmā with Paramātmā, which is the ultimate goal of every being. Newborns to the 90s, it was a blissful experience for all.  Everyone got dinner and sweets to celebrate the wedding.  Sri Lalitha Kameswara Kalyanam

Delicious food was available for all attendees all 3 days, cooked by Åšri Ravi Kumar, Åšri Krishna Puranik and team and everyone enjoyed the food served lovingly by volunteers on a banana leaf with devotion on Sunday morning.  The food was transformed into prasad which made it extra delicious and healing.

We had an army of volunteers all 3 days who worked tirelessly to make it run smoothly.  They had smiles on their faces and were ready to help with whatever was needed.  People who attended voluntarily pitched in to help.  The community came together to make it run smoothly.  They contributed in cash and kind to make it a successful event.

Even with the high energy bhajans, the atmosphere was serene, joyful and filled with divine bliss which everyone took back to their homes and their lives.  The serenity and peace fills us every time we think of the event. There have been so many positive responses about their experiences.  When the community comes together, Loka Ká¹£ema is already being witnessed.  We all became one with Brahman and were immersed in Sat Chit Anand during the event. 

-       Chinmaya Mission sevaks

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