Splendor of Gayatri Yagya in Dwarkamai enthralled devotees gathered to celebrate the auspicious month of Maarg-shirsha,
the ninth month of Hindu calendar with which Bhagwan Krishna specially
identifies Himself in Gita. In this auspicious month Hindus celebrate
three key festivals, Gita Jayanti, Dattatreya Jayanti and Mokshda
Ekadashi.
As
a sub-freezing wintry storm was progressing in the afternoon of
December 16th, 2012, devotees started trickling into the spiritual
sanctuary of Dwarkamai. Soon, it got bustling all over and the initially
planned 5-kundiya yagya has to be expanded into 9-kundiya yagya, to
enable all present to offer their ahutis.
Evening
rolled out with the melodious rendition of Gayatri Mantra &
Sai-dhun led by Sangeeta Saxena, a volunteer priestess of Gayatri Pariwar. She presented an enchanting narrative of Bhagwan Krishna as a Jagadguru, who provides solutions to the world problems, as He did in the era of Mahabharat.
वसà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤µà¤¸à¥à¤¤à¤‚ देवं, कंस चाणूरमरà¥à¤¦à¤¨à¤®à¥ । देवकी परमाननà¥à¤¦à¤®à¥, कृषà¥à¤£à¤‚ वनà¥à¤¦à¥‡ जगदà¥à¤—à¥à¤°à¥à¤® ॥
She
continued, "Shri Krishna's counsel to His friend and disciple, Arjuna
in the middle of the battle field is relevant even in today's world and
times. This divine wisdom encapsulated in Gita, can potentially calm the
agitated minds of our world's people experiencing the pangs of
unbearable agony." Sangeeta-ji, emphasized that, Acharya Shriram Sharma has re-interpreted and contextualized the "Gita" as "Yuga-Gita (यà¥à¤—-गीता)" for
the people of modern times, who want to understand everything in a
rational framework rather than taking a leap of blind faith.
Sanjay Saxena conducted and interspersed the ceremony with lucid commentary based on the teachings of Acharya-ji, which underscores that Yagya has the potential to bring about peace and purity of mind from the subtle dimensions (सूकà¥à¤·à¥à¤®-जगत),
remove the mental currents of enmity, envy, greed, anger, and sorrow
etc. Yajmaans offered 108 ahutis including Krishna-Gayatri, Sai-Gayatri
and Mahamritunjay and Gayatri Mantra. Congregation also prayed for peace
and mental strength to the survivors and offered condolences for the
victims of recent tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary School at Newtown,
CT.
Enthusiastic support of
the volunteers of Dwarkamai and Gayatri Pariwar, who poured their
heart and hard work, turned this spiritual celebration, into a memorable
event. Sandeep Shrivastava led the evening to conclusion with Aarti and
Mantra-pushpanjali. Devotees of Dwarkamai offered delicious Mahaprasad
(dinner) which they prepared with lots of love and care.
Towards conclusion of the evening, during 'Dev-dakshina-purnahuti' (देव-दकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£à¤¾ पूरà¥à¤£à¤¾à¤¹à¥à¤¤à¤¿),
all participants took vows to give up one weakness/undesirable habit in
their lives and also took a vow to inculcate a new strength/good habit
for the continued progress and transformation of their lives.
This
enchanting evening turned out to be a rousing success with intensely
active engagement of all present. As rightly exclaims Sharda Jha on the
event page, "what a spiritual experience we had!! Thank you so much Sangeeta Saxena for the opportunity for us to be part of this MAHAYAG."
Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Center of Spiritual Excellence,
also hosts lectures by Vedic scholars, health and wellness
professionals, meditation sessions, yoga and kids enrichment activities
and charitable give back to community. It's a matter of immense pleasure
that, "Shri Gurusthan", another division of Dwarkmai is opening shortly on 27-DEC-2012. All are welcome to join in the grand opening.
Volunteers of Gayatri Parivar of Massachusetts are
actively providing services to facilitate and perform much sought after
family ceremonies which are integral part of Hindu tradition. Please
check www.Gayatri.info for more information and upcoming events' flyers.