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On the day of Poornima
of Shravan is known as Rakshabandhan - the holy festival in India.
It is the day of fabulous tie of love and protection. Various
religious programmes were arranged specially at Gurukul Surat and
other branches of Gurukul.
108 Ved Parayan
On this auspicious day of Rakshabandhan at Gurukul Surat,
Purascharan of Ved Parayan inaugurated in a very pious
atmosphere. Under the inspiration and guidance of Sdg. Purani Shree
Dharmvallabhdasji Swami purascharan of all four Vedas will be
done within three years of spell and 108 parayan will be completed
with religious mood. Ved-pathi Brahmins from north and south India
will perform this Parayan. An alumnus of Gurukul Shree Shivlalbhai
Nathabhai Pambhar is the host of this parayan. On the first day
Pothi yatra had been held from Shivlalbhai’s home to the Gurukul.
Poojan with 3 crore
Mantra
Thakoreji will be worshipped by three and half crores of Mantras. It
is an event of great pleasure for Gurukul family that Shree
Ghanashyam Maharaj and Shree Harikrishna Maharaj situated in Saint
Ashram will be worshipped daily by 11 thousand Mantras with Tulasi
leaves. Daily in the Morning from 8 am to 12 noon and 4 pm to 7 pm
there will be poojan along with chanting of Shree Sarvamangal
stotra and Shree Vishnusahasara-nam. This holy poojan will go for 10
years continuously.
Vedic Poojan
It is a great pleasure for devotees that everyday Vedic poojan of
Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj will be held from 7 am to 8 am. This poojan
will be conducted by Ved-brahmins with all Vedic Richas and
rituals.
Hindola
Under the guidance of Sdg. Purani Shree Dharmavallabhdasji Swami
Saints, devotees and school staff had joined hands to hand and
prepared marvellous Hindola for Lord Ghanshyam Maharaj in the area
of 50” X 21”. Swamiji had performed the first Arati. Students of
Gurukul Surat have sponsored this wonderful hindola.
Change of Yajnopavit
(Upakarma)
Poornima of Shravan month means the day to change the Yajnopavit. As
per the rituals about 60 brahmins changed their holy Yajnopavitam.
This was followed by delicious meal of Ladu and Dakshina.
Gurukul Chharodi
At SGVP Chharodi
also all 100 Brahmin students of
'Sanskrit
Pathashala'
had a Yajna and then they changed their Yajnaopavit (Janoi). This
ritual is known as ‘Upakarma’. Saints tied Raksha on the
right wrist of the students with blessings.
Sam-shravani
While on 3rd day of
month of Bhadrapada (Sept, 16)i.e. the day of Sam-shravani,
Samvedi Brahmins change their Yajnopavitam. Shreeji Maharaj also
belongs to Samved and hence saints of Sampraday have to change
Yajnopavitam on this day. In Ved-shala at SGVP Chhaorodi, Pandit of
Samved teaches Samdev to students. Saints, Samvedi students
and Pandit of Ved-Shala performed a Yajna on the day of Sam-shavani
in a Yajna-shala and replaced their Yajnopavitam according to Vedic
rituals.
There was a mega holy thread (Rakhadi) tying procedure in
international English school at SGVP Chharodi.
In all other branches of Gurukul the day of Rakshabhandhan was
celebrated
with
great joy.
The day was full of ceremony and cheeriness. |
