Jaya Jaya Shankara Hara Hara Shankara !!
With the Divine Grace of Shri Veda Maatha, MahaRishi Veda Vyasa and the Blessings of His Holiness PujyaShri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamiji, Kanchi Kamakoti Seva Foundation (KKSF) is planning to conduct the annual Krithika Mandala Veda Parayanam this year via Live streaming starting Friday December 4, 730 PM CT. Being the 500th Jayanthi year of the great philosopher and Advaitin Shri Shri Appayya Dikshita, we dedicate this year’s program to the great Vedantin. This year, the mandalam lasts through December 30th. ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND and receive the Blessings of Shri Veda Maatha, Shri Veda Vyasa, Shri AcharyaLs and respected Veda Pandithas.
It is customary for Krithika Mandala Veda Parayanam to be held during the mandalam (45-day period) of Karthikai and Margazhi (Krithika and Dhanur maasa). See below for significance of this parayanam, source: www.kamakoti.org:
The Vedas are considered to be most sacred and the breath of the Lord. It is the general belief that contagious diseases will spread during the rainy and winter seasons. The rain season ends with Karthikai and the winter begins with Margazhi month. The Veda Parayana during these two months will relieve the society from infectious diseases.The human year consisting of 365 days is considered to be a day for devas. Dakshinayana (from Tamil month Aadi to the end of Margazhi) is night for the devas and Uttarayana (from Tamil month Thai to the end of Aani) is day time for them. Margazhi (Dhanur maasa) is considered to be the Brahma Muhoortha for Lord Vishnu. The month Karthikai (Krithika maasa) is the period preceding the Brahma Muhoortha which is regarded as most sacred, krithika suddha. Hence we worship the Lord through Veda Parayana during these two months which forms as suprabhata to the Lord.
KKSF would like to especially invite those engaged in Veda Adhyaapanam (teachers) and Adhyayanam (students) to join us. As always, we look forward to everyone’s support in making the function a huge success. Program details:
Friday December 11, 715 PM CT – MahaNarayanopanishad Parayanam by BrahmaShri Srinivasacharyulu, Lecture on works of Shri Shri Appayya Dikshitar
Tuesday December 15, 730 PM CT – Parayanam by Veda Pandithas
Friday December 18, 730 PM CT – Veda Parayanam by children
Completed in the Series
Tuesday December 8, 730 PM CT – Veda Parayanam by ShivaShri Chandrasekhara Gurukkalji and BrahmaShri Sivaramakrishna Ghanapatigalji
Friday December 4, 730 PM CT – Pravachanam on Dharma—in the light of Vedas, by BrahmaShri Dr. Ranganji Ramakrishnan – founder WEBOLIM, Vedic & Spiritual Guru, and Ramayana Exponent, followed by Veda Parayanam by students of Shruti Ram Gurukulam, India
Please mark your calendars, attend and support this function. Parents of children who have learnt Vedas through Guru mukham and interested in participating in the December 18th program are requested to contact Shri Sriram Balachandran at (312) 286 9497 for details and registration. Please see attached flyer for details of this year’s program.
Kanchi Shankara Kamakoti Shankara !!
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Best Regards,`
KKSF Midwest Chapter
https://YouTube.com/kksfmidwest
