Power Of Sankalpam
Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!
With apāra karuna of Guru mandalams and Sri Chandika Mahalakshmi, our Canada, East Coast and Midwest,USA Disciples did an exemplary job hosting the Devi Mahatmyam parayanams and the Laksha Chandi Homams for the last two months. Listening to them -- chanting in a proper, authentic style and filled with bhakthi and shraddha, there are simply no words just to describe the energy, where all chanted as one. We could feel the vibrations of Chandika Mahalakshmi. It is not “us” who is doing it. It is just the divinity activating us to do the right things the right way.
Last year when we took the Sankalpam for the Laksha Chandi, we did not even know if we would be able to complete the Sankalpam! We as humans have limitations -- what we can do and what we cannot do is largely determined by our thoughts. As limited beings, we also have doubts! We were in so much doubt last year, that we did not even put a timeframe on completing the Laksha Chandi. But Chandika Mahalakshmi as the Para Brahman, as the Unlimited being, resides in all of us, enabling us and doing all the work for Loka Kalyanam. If we have completed more than 94,400 Devi Mahatmyam parayanams -- something that is not humanly possible -- it is only our Gurus, our Guru Mandalam and the divinity all the way running this.
The 13th chapter of Devi Mahatmyam, where we see the king and merchant getting what they wanted -- what they are seeking is what everyone of us wants in our lives. While the king wants Bhoga, the merchant wants the Moksha. Mother’s love is such an unconditional one that when we ask her for something, she bestows us so much more. Suratha just wanted the kingdom back -- Adya Shakti made sure there will be no enemies, and that he will rule the earth as a Manu and be blessed with the Sayujyam at the end!
Bhavanopanishad from the Atharva Veda says that our Sankalpas or resolutions are like wish granting trees (Kalpa Taru) and the energy of mind where our resolutions thrive is the garden of numerous wish granting trees. Our Sankalpa this year is mainly towards health and prosperity across the world. When all of us offer our Prarthana with the sankalpam of global welfare, it creates synergy of the minds, getting us all closer to realizing global wellbeing very soon.
With the Sarada Navaratri just around the corner, we are excited to share the plan and schedule. The program will start with the Aradhana Celebration of our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswati. Every day during the Navaratri, we will perform Srividya Navavarana puja, Devi Mahatmyam Paarayanam, Lalitha Sahasranama paarayanam and Archana, Sri Chandi Homam, and Srividya Navavarana Homam. In addition, BPA disciples across the globe will be reciting Devi Mahatmyam adding beeja mantra at the beginning and a unique powerful Prarthana mantra taken from Sri Durga Saptashati at the end of each of the 700 verses. Prarthana mantras as the name indicates are powerful carriers of our prayers to Chandika Mahalakshmi. We sincerely hope that chanting them 700 times each day during this Navaratri bestows health and prosperity on the entire humanity. Please see the Program schedule below.
A lot of what we do is just not possible without the unlimited enthusiasm, sincerity and hard work of our Volunteers and Disciples, which constantly inspires and motivates us. Our heartfelt thanks to each one of you for your support and pray to all Gurus and Chandika Mahalakshmi for all good things to all of you and your families. Our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the disciples of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram worldwide and disciples from other Srividya Mandalis. We seek your continued support for completing the 110,000 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams.
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Let's all join together to seek Devi’s blessings during the auspicious time of Sarada Navaratri for the wellbeing of the entire universe.
