Puran Parayan & spiritual costumes - SGVP

It is our ancient tradition, especially in the month of Shravan, to do charity, spiritual discourse, hearing of it for self development. Nowadays the scriptures like Puranas, stories of God’s incarnations, tales of great and enlightened saints are slipped into oblivion. Lord Vedvyas wrote Puran Sanhitas and taught these scriptures to his disciples. These Puranic scriptures are preserved and passed on by his disciples, which are available at present in the form of eighteen – Purans. God-seekers get inspiration to achieve Dharam, Artha, Kaam and Moksha from these Puranas. With an intension that Rishikumars of this Sampraday get proficiency and good oratory and also spread the Indian culture, Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidhya Pratishthanam has organized a holy congregation. In this parayan of eighteen-Puranas by Rishikumars of Darshanam Sanskrit Mahavidhyalaya was arranged in the holy month of Shravan at SGVP Prayer Hall.

On 6th Aug., morning a pious Poojan of students who recited Purans was done on first day of Shravan month. On this occasion principal, Shree Rampriyaji had conducted the Vedic Poojan in the presence of Sadguru Purani Shree Bhaktiprakashdasji Swami, Sadguru Purani Shree Balkrishnadasji Swami and Sadguru Purani Shree Gyanswarupdasji Swami.

After performing Pooja, Purani Swami Shree Balkrishnadasji addressed that the decision of the conducting the group recitation of these Purans has been taken by Pujya Sadguru Shashtri Shree Madhavpriyadasji to preserve our Vedic heritage. He expressed his hope that Rishikumars – students of Sanskrit Mahavidyalay would give us opportunity to hear the gist of Puranic Katha.

Sadguru Purani Shree Gyanswarupdasji recommended to fructify efforts by becoming a real Bramhin and Purani in true sense. Purani Swami Shree Bhaktiprakashdasji told that Pujya Shastriji Maharaj Shree Dharamjivandasji Swami was always conducting Yagna-Parayan. By reviving that memory he told that the students of Sanskrit Vidhyalaya should make the efforts of saints successful by shaping the life with the help of Upanishadic views.

Shree Laljibhai Vekaria (London), Dr. Vipul Patel (London) and Shree Ramubhai Desai (Mumbai) had taken the advantage of it by becoming Yajmans of Parayan.

Every morning the Poojan of Ghanshyam Maharaj was done during Chaturmas by the students of Sanskrit Vidhyalaya with chanting Vishnu Sahashtranam and offering Tulsi leaves. Along with it the chanting of ‘SAM-VED’ is done daily for half hour. During the year the five-yagnas are conducted on the days of two Ekadashis, Sud Naum (Hari-Jayanti), bright and dark fortnight at spacious Yagnashala SGVP by learned Pandits. Devoted seekers get their desires fulfilled by taking part in it as Yajman.

On the day of Rakshabandhan, August 19, 2005 Rushikumar of Sanskrit Mahavidyalay followed the ritual of Upakarma – to change the Uapavitam (Janoi). Students performed Deh-shuddhi, Yagna and other scriptural customs and replaced Upavitam with new one. Sadguru Purani Shree Bhaktiprakashdasji Swami tide Raksha on their wrist and blessed for bright and pious future.

For the followers of SAM-VED, ritual of Upakrma falls on the 3rd day of bright half (Sud) of Bhadrapad ie September 6 this year. On the same day Samvedi Rishikumars of Ved-Shala performed the scriptural customs under the guidance of Pandit of Sam-ved and change their Upavitam.

On 20th , the day of Gayatri Jayanti, Rishikumars performed Gayatri Yag and offered Ahuties in pious yagna with the recitation of Gayatri Manta.

07th September, 2005 on the holy day of Ganesh-Chaturthi ‘Ganapati Poojan’ was performed according to tradition. Under the guidance of learned Pandits of Sanskrit Mahavidyalay students of Sanskrit as well as English medium worshipped Lord Ganesh in the holy presence of saints.

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