Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!
Namaste.
We are very happy - elated - to share with all of you the reaching of a momentous milestone in our Laksha Chandi odyssey. We started to traverse this uncharted territory on Aug 22nd, 2020.
On Nov 15th 2021 at 4.28PM PST - in a mere 450 days- we completed 100,000 parayanams, in what seemed initially as an utterly impossible and an incredibly futile target to pursue. It is serendipitous that on the Uttana Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu would wake up from his yoga Nidra, the completion of the 1 lakh parayanams took place!
The fruition of this lofty sankalpam of Laksha Chandi is undoubtedly due to the benevolent blessings of the Guru Mandala, Sri Chandi Mahalakshmi and the earnest efforts of our Disciples and Devi Upasakas all over the world. We are humbled and filled with gratitude for this unstinting support, worldwide.
To put the scope of the sankalpam in perspective, to complete 100,000 parayanams assuming each parayanam takes approx 2 hours 30 mins, we will need 250,000 hours which is 10416 days or 28.53 years! Two people doing parayanam continuously for 24 hours would take a full 14 years to complete it! This Laksha Chandi is a beautiful example of what collective synergy for common good can accomplish. Close to 17,000 times Parayanam submissions were made by BPA disciples and devotees around the globe!
This Laksha Chandi has been a one-of-a-kind journey filled with uncertainties for all of us. When we started teaching the Devi Mahatmyam online early last year, we honestly had no inkling of the events that were to unfold!. With thousands of students learning, hundreds of the Ashram Volunteers stepped up enthusiastically to mentor these eager students. Later when we took the Sankalpam for Laksha Chandi, we were intimidated by the enormity of what we had undertaken, especially because there was no precedent of a similar endeavor to instill hope in our hearts, at least in recent history. The infinite mercy and grace of Our Guru mandalam and Chandi Mahalakshmi have been with us every step of the way.
It was and it still is so heartening to see so many disciples doing online (Youtube) and offline (individual) parayanams. When we hear of disciples doing 2-3 parayanams a day, or disciples squeezed for time with their family and work commitments still managing to do parayanams, or when disciples from other Mandalis tell how they are getting so used to daily chanting of Devi Mahatmyam that they want us to continue that tradition even after Laksha Chandi, it just moves and humbles us.
This collective effort, dedication and the shraddha of our disciples and other Mandalis, have helped us complete 100K parayanams. Each one of you with your parayanam contributions have enabled us all to work towards Loka Kalyana.
Traditionally 10,000 Chandi Homams are required to complete the Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam, which is difficult to complete in one’s lifetime. We have chosen to take up the alternative method provided by Tantras to do 10,000 additional Parayanams and a total of 1000 Chandi Homams for completion of Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam.
As we move briskly towards the completion of the 10k Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams for Loka Kshemam and Loka Kalyanam, we humbly request you for your sustained support replete with strong faith that our Gurumandala and Sri Chandika Mahalakshmi will continue to inspire and guide us.
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We are very happy to share pictures of some of our BPA disciples who have been regularly doing Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams individually or as a group and pictures of Chandi Homams in various locations since the Sankalpam was taken in August, 2020. Our hearts are filled with gratitude to these devotees for their dedication and support!
