संकल्पा: कल्पतरव: तेज: कल्पकोद्यानं - saṅkalpāḥ kalpataravaḥ tejaḥ kalpakōdyānam (Bhāvanōpanishad, Verse 8)

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.

Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get event notifications: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

Last but not the least, be sure to log your count through Parayanam Log form http://bit.ly/LakshaChandiParayanamLog.

You can login your count when you recite along with us during the Chandi Homam also.

Let's all join together to seek Devi’s blessings during the auspicious time of Sarada Navaratri for the wellbeing of the entire universe.

Laksha Chandi Mahayagnams this weekend September 18 & 19, 2021 in Chicago

Shree Gurubhyo Namaha!! Shree Maatre Namaha!!

With the blessings of the Gurumandala and Sri Chandika Mahalakshmi, over the next two days the 18th and 19th of September 2021 the Chicago disciples of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram will be assisting in conducting Chandi Homams towards our Laksha Chandi Homa Sankalpam .  Last week we conducted the Chandi Homams in New Jersey and as we travel to all the places where the disciples have with great devotion chanted the Devi Mahatmyam, we feel the presence of Devi and Her guiding hand in everything that takes place. She is a veritable Kalpa Vriksha granting every boon that Her children desire. May She guide us out of the difficult times and shower Her blessings of good health and prosperity on all of us.

Please find the schedules with You tube links here: https://bhaskaraprakasha.org/lcschedules-new

Namaste.

कलौ चण्डी विनायकौ - Kalau Chandi Vinayakau

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

With apāra karuna of Guru mandalams and Sri Chandika Mahalakshmi, we were able to complete 117 Chandi Homams in the last 48 days just in Toronto. When we planned for doing Chandi Homams in Toronto for Laksha Chandi Sankalpam in July 2021, little did we know that we would be completing 100 + Chandi Homams within a span of 48 days in Toronto - a Sahasrachandi in itself!

Our heartfelt gratitude to all the disciples in Toronto for all the support and enthusiasm they showed during these Homams, without their assistance at every step we could not have moved further towards our goal.

It is now going to be almost a year since we took the Laksha Chandi Sankalpam. It was during Vinayaka Chaturthi in August 2020 that BPA disciples took the Sankalpam to perform 110,000 Chandi Parayanams and 1000 Chandi Homams. Last year around this time, we were overwhelmed with the target numbers and did not know if we had the capabilities to achieve this Maha Sankalpam. But all our BPA kulā from around the world came together and with their dedication and monumental support along with the encouragement and support from Sri Vidya disciples from different Guru Paramparas, today after a year, we are close to completing 90,000 Chandi Parayanams and 582 Chandi Homams.

We will be continuing Chandi Parayanam and Homams towards Laksha Chandi Sankalpam this weekend in New Jersey, USA. On Friday, Sept 3rd at 6PM EST, we will be doing Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam followed by Sri Chandi Homam on Saturday, Sept 4th and Sunday, Sept 5th at 8:30 AM EST. These events will be streamed live on our YouTube channel. Please find the links below to join us virtually and be sure to log your Parayanam count if you chanted along with us.

Laksha Chandi Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam on Friday, Sept 3rd at 6PM EST : https://youtu.be/f07Vwms_XBs

Laksha Chandi Homam on Saturday, Sept 4th at 8:30AM EST: https://youtu.be/r1E7iWecaGs

Laksha Chandi Homam on Sunday, Sept 5th at 8:30 AM EST: https://youtu.be/3r4xJxnaqks

In Kali Yuga, it is said that Vinayaka and Chandi are the two manifestations of ParaBrahman that will give immediate relief for human suffering - “Kalau Chandi Vinayakau”

We will be offering our gratitude and prayers to Lord Maha Ganapati this Vinayaka Chaturthi day on September 10, 2021 for being with us as we make progress towards the Laksha Chandi Sankalpam.

On September 10 at 8AM EST (5:30PM IST/ 5 AM PST/ 7 AM CST), we will be starting with Maha Ganapati Chaturavritti Tarpanam followed by Maha Ganapati Homam. There are 10 important dravyams offered in Maha Ganapati Homam, like Dhoorva grass, Modakam, sugarcane, Coconut, Banana, Rice Flour, Sesame etc. We will be doing homam with 108 counts of each of these dravyams this year.

Sri Maha Ganapati Chaturavritti Tarpanam & Homam on September 10 at 8AM EST (5:30PM IST/ 5 AM PST/ 7 AM CST) : https://youtu.be/YnKDFU8K_MM

Let us all join together to invoke Sri Maha Ganapathi this Ganesha Chaturthi day and seek his Blessings to be with us through this journey for the sake of Loka Kalyanam.

Namaste.

Vande Guru Paramparām!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

We welcome you all to join us online for this year’s Guru Purnima puja on Friday, July 23rd from 6PM EST onwards through our You Tube and Facebook Channels. Links are given below:

YouTube : https://youtu.be/rVGMlXn-AUE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/171332000110277/posts/994877154422420/

Details of the Guru Purnima puja are given below:

Laksha Chandi Homam - July 17 & 18 for Āshādha Navaratri

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

With the blessings of our Guru Mandala and Maha Shodashi Mata, we are very happy to let you all know that for the Āshādha Navaratri 2021, we took the sankalpam to celebrate Maha Vārāhi.

Sri Vārāhi is the fifth of the Ashta Mātrukās. She is the power of Lord Varāha, the boar Avatar of Lord Vishnu. She is the commander-in-chief of Devi Lalitha and she  is also known as Panchami, Varthāli, Dandanātha, Vajramukhi etc. She has been mentioned in almost all traditions in Tantra (She herself has a separate Tantra called Vārāhi tantra). Sri Vārāhi occupies a special place in the Shakti upāsana as she removes the addictions and impurities of her devotees and uplifts the good qualities in them. She has been mentioned both in Lalitha Sahasranamam and in Devi Mahatmyam. 

For this Āshādha Navaratri, also popularly called as Vārāhi Navaratri, our Ashram disciples have been reciting everyday the sacred text of Devi Mahatmyam, prefixing each verse with Maha Vārāhi’s Beeja Mantra in the Pallavam Chanting Style. As we get to the end of this Navaratri, we will be having Laksha Chandi Homams on the auspicious days of Ashtami and Navami this weekend. Here are the details:

Location: Toronto, Canada

Time: 8:30 AM EST on Saturday, July 17 & Sunday, July 18, 2021

Program: Ganapati, Homam, Sri Chandi Homam. Poornahuti will be around 11:30 AM EST

Saturday: https://youtu.be/r_7g_2Ef8qY

Sunday: https://youtu.be/vn3zudQiGMQ

Our heartfelt 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.

Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get event notifications: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

Last but not the least, be sure to log your count through Parayanam Log form. You can login your count even if you recite along with us during the Chandi Homam.

Lets all join together to seek Devi’s blessings during the auspicious time of Āshādha Navaratri for the wellbeing of the entire universe.

Namaste!

Announcement: Mobile learning app from Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram launched!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

During the Summer of 2020, when half the world was on lockdown, we decided to fulfill the requests of students from all across the world to teach the Devi Mahatmyam in the traditional Gurukula style. This resulted in the recording of each class of Devi Mahatmyam learning spanning over ten weeks. Through these classes, we were able to reach hundreds of dedicated students who learnt this scripture in a very short period of time and contributed towards that 69,000+ Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams for the Laksha Chandi Maha Yagna being conducted for Loka Kshema. We are inspired by this and want this learning to continue where we can reach more students across the world who can learn, in Gurukula style, at their own pace. 

To this end, we are excited to release the Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram App (both Android and iPhone versions) today. In this app, we have organized Devi Mahatmyam, Veda classes and other lessons into bite sized lessons to complement your learning. We will also be including verse by verse practice for the upcoming Lalitha Sahasranamam classes starting this Akshaya Triteeya Day. It was designed with new, seasoned and young learners in mind for learning, quick reference, and on-the-go practice.

Highlights of the Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram App include:

• One’s own pocket-sized book for Devi Mahatmyam, Vedas, Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam, Ashottaram, Trishati, and various other stotras  for  on-the-go learners

• Organized audio, video and text materials in an easy to use interface. 

• Supports multiple languages: Sanskrit, English, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil and more languages on the way. 

• Each lesson is organized into book libraries starting with Devi Mahatmyam, Stotras. We will be adding more lessons over the course of 2021 and beyond. 

• Audio classes organized by chapters and verses to enable incremental learning. You can zoom in the exact verse and replay it till you  are comfortable with it. 

• Finally, you can stay up-to-date with Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram through the updates section of the app. 

This app would not have been possible without the untiring efforts of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram volunteers. Our heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers for dedicating their time and effort for a great cause. A very nominal one-time contribution is enabled as an In-App-Purchase to access some of the materials; this modest contribution to Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram will help towards creating more content and educational materials in future.

You can download the apps using the links below or search for Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store:

Android App

iPhone App

We hope you try the app and if you have any comments or feedback please contact us at bpaapp@bhaskaraprakasha.org. We look forward to hearing from you about your experience with the app. 

We offer this work at the lotus feet of our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal. May our Gurumandala and Devi continue to guide us and protect us in our journey forward.  

Sincerely,

Raghu & Akhila Ranganathan

Learn Lalitha Sahasranamam starting this May 14th on Akshaya Triteeya Day!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha! Sri Maatre Namaha!

We are very pleased to announce that we will be starting to teach Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram from this Friday, May 14th on the auspicious occassion of Akshaya Triteeya day.

Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram is from the Lalitopaakhyaana found in the Uttarakhanda of Brahmaanda Purana which is the last of the 18 Puranas compiled by Veda Vyasa. It is said that the eight Vashinyaadi Vaag Devatas (the Goddesses of Speech) recited the thousand names in praise of Sri Lalitha Mahatripurasundari, revealed by Lord Hayagreeva to Sage Agastya.

Among the many benefits explained by Lord Hayagreeva in the Phala Sruti of Lalitha Sahasranama, the one he talks about again and again is that the devotee who recites this with pure devotion everyday is rid of all kinds of diseases, apamrutyu or kaalamrutyu and is blessed with long life and all the wealth in the form of materials and good health:

सर्व रोग प्रशमनं सर्व सम्पत्प्रवर्धनं। सर्वापमृत्यु शमनं कालमृत्यु निवारणं।।

During these uncertain times of the pandemic the world is facing, lets all learn to recite this stotram that pleases the Jaganmata Sri Lalitha Para Bhattarika instantly.

This class is open to everyone who is 7 years and above.

The first class will be on Friday May 14th at 7PM IST.

Please register for this class using this link: http://bit.ly/BPA-sahasranamamclass

All registrants will receive the Zoom links to join the class and practice sessions.

Namaste.

श्री गुरु: सर्व कारण भूता शक्ति: - Sri Guru is the cause for everything!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

 Namaste.

       We are very happy to share that  with all your active participation, we successfully completed the second Akhanda Navaratri Mahotsavam, 10 days and 10 Nights, 242 hours of continuous prayer to Devi during the auspicious Vasanta Navaratri. BPA disciples across the globe and Devi Upasakas from other Mandalis, joined together and recited Devi Mahatmyam, the Glory of the Goddess, to celebrate the Devi during the Chaitra Navaratri also known as Vasanta Navaratri. We are overwhelmed by the response: close to 5000 parayanams during the Navaratri!

In March 2020, when the Corona Virus started afflicting the world, my wife Akhila and myself recited the Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam interspersing with powerful verses like the “Jayanti Mangala Kali” from Argala Stotram and from Narayani Stuti of Devi Mahatmyam. Immediately after, a new batch of teaching Devi Mahatmyam was commenced where more than 2000 disciples started learning. At the end of the classes in July 2020, more than 100 BPA teachers provided teaching assistance to the new students.

In August 2020, we took the sankalpam to perform Laksha Chandi Maha Yagna and all BPA devotees and devotees from other Srividya Gurumandalams started the Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam for Loka Kalyanam. Now, after about seven months, we are seeing the divine blessing of having vaccines which can protect us from the virus. Let us continue our prayers humbly with utmost faith towards the Laksha Chandi sankalpam of completely curing the world from this deadly virus.

A lot of this is not possible without the volunteers, be it Homam preparation and setup in Chennai Ashram, lead chanting for the Akhanda parayanam or the technical help with streaming seamlessly close to 242 hours of parayanams. Our heartfelt appreciation to ~150 disciples who were willing to volunteer any task and complete them. It always excites us when the next generation takes on to these activities and starts participating. Kudos to the kids who chanted the Lalitha Sahasranamam during the Navaratri. 

With Gurunathar’s grace, all together 105 Chandi Homams were performed in New Delhi, Varanasi and during the 10 days of Vasanta Navaratri. Performing Chandi Homams continuously for 10 days in Chennai during Navaratri was extremely challenging due to intense heat and humidity and with no volunteer support from outside due to the current Covid situation in India, but at every step along the way, we could feel the Guru mandalam’s blessings protecting and motivating us to conduct the Chandi Homams every morning and doing Sri Chakra Navavarana Puja along with Lalitha Sahasranama Archana every evening at the Holy adhistanam of our Gurunathar. We clearly experienced the Bhavanopanishad vaakya ‘श्री गुरु: सर्व कारण भूता शक्ति:’

We have completed more than 64,500 parayanams and 465 Chandi homams so far - something that is just not possible without the blessings of the Guru Mandala, Sri Chandi Mahalakshmi and the sincere efforts of our Disciples and Devi Upasakas all over the world.  

Brahmasri Yegnarathram Deekshidar gave the Anugraha Bhashanam on the concluding day, telling how it is nothing but the kataksham of Ambal and the Karunas of the Gurus, that is making all these chantings possible, and humbly requested all of us to continue the parayanams

Please write to us (contact-us@bhaskaraprakasha.org) if you need any help with logging the Parayanams you participated in, towards Laksha Chandi. Remember, all Parayanams done along with Homams so far can be logged in as parayanam count as well.

Those of you who contributed 108 parayanams or more, would have received an email about submitting a form to get the Chandi Homa Prasadam mailed to your address. We will start mailing out the Prasadams as soon as the situation gets better in India and things are restored to normalcy. As and when you complete the 108 parayanams, you can let us know by logging in your count

May our Guru and Devi continue to guide us!

We are happy to share some glimpses from Chandi Parayanams in Varanasi at the Sri Chakralingeswarar sannidhi (consecrated by Sri Bhaskararaya) in Sri Annapoorna Devi temple and at the banks of the Ganges and the Laksha Chandi Homams at Sri Kamakoteeswar temple in Varanasi and during all the 10 days of the auspicious Vasanta Navaratri below:

Akhanda Vasanta Navaratri Mahotsavam Starting Monday, April 12th at 6.00PM IST

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

We welcome you all to join us for the second Akhanda Navaratri Mahotsavam, 10 days and 10 Nights of continuous prayer to Devi during this auspicious Vasanta Navaratri. BPA disciples across the globe will join together and recite Devi Mahatmyam, the Glory of the Goddess, to celebrate the Devi during the Chaitra Navaratri also known as Vasanta Navaratri. All of the recitations will be streamed through our YouTube channel. Here is the schedule (Please note that all dates and times are in Indian Standard Time)

April 12th- 6:00PM to April 13th - 6:30AM (IST)

Sankalpam, Ganapathi & Devi Upanishad, Durga Matruka Nyasam, 7 Rounds of Sri Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam

April 13th to Apr 22nd, 2021:

Laksha Chandi Homam at Ashram: 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM (IST): Ganapathi & Devi Upanishad, Durga Matruka Nyasam, Sri Chandi Homam

Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams: 10AM - 6:30 AM Next day (IST): 11 rounds of Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam by BPA Disciples worldwide

We will also be performing Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja, Lalitha Sahasranama and Lalitha Trisati Archana every evening at 6:30PM at Ashram in Chennai.

With the blessings of our Gurunathar and Sri Maha Shodashi, we are happy to announce that we successfully completed 59000 parayanams. Our heartfelt 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.

Please note that due to the current rising covid cases, we regret to inform you that Chennai Ashram is closed for disciples to attend in person. We request devotees to participate from their homes watching the webcast. All the events will be live on our

YouTube: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

Last but not the least, be sure to log your count through Parayanam Log form.

Lets all join together to seek Devi’s blessings during the auspicious time of Vasanta Navaratri for the well being of the entire universe.

Laksha Chandi Yagna Yatra

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha.

Dear All,

As announced in our last Newsletter, BPA disciples across the globe will be celebrating Maha Sivaratri tomorrow starting 6PM IST with Rudrabhishekam and continuous chanting of Devi Mahatmyam invoking the Adhyaya Devata after each of the 700 verses. We are very happy to let you all know that we have uploaded the Adhyaya Devata Sahita Devi Mahatmyam texts in Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada and English onto our Publications page in the website. The Tamil text is being prepared carefully and will be uploaded shortly. This has been possible only due to the tireless, sincere and dedicated work of volunteers who completed the work in a very short time. May Devi’s grace be upon them.

As our father, Brahmasri Yegnarathnam Deekshidar wished during the recent Maagha Navaratri Chandi homams, with the blessings of our Guru Parampara and Sri Maha Shodashi, we are planning on a “Laksha Chandi Yagna Yātrā”, doing Chandi homams in various places in India and other countries over the next couple of months.

We have carefully chosen the places in India having a lot of significance for our Guru Parampara - places where our Sri Gurus have lived or did their Atma Sadhana -  some are small villages and some are cities.

Considering the current health situations, we plan to allow limited attendance for these events for BPA Ashram members but you need to register. Due to current restrictions, only devotees who submit the registration form may attend the event in person.

As always, you can watch the livecast through YouTube at your convenience from your place and you can participate remotely. While our Nitya Chandi Parayanams will go on, we will NOT have any curriculum classes for BPA disciples and the Veda Classes or Support sessions for next two weekends. We will notify you of possible schedule changes for next couple of months by email.

The itinerary for the Laksha Chandi Yagnya Yatra is as follows:

March 13th and 14th – New Delhi.

New Delhi is where our Guru, Sri Vimarsha Nanda Nathendra Swamigal did first Navaratri Mahotsava in a public place along with all New Delhi devotees in 1961 and since then Sarada Navaratri has been conducted in a grand manner every year.

Sri Chandi Homam will be performed at Sri Subha Siddhi Vinayaka Mandir Society, Mayur Vihar, Phase 1, New Delhi .

SATURDAY, MARCH 13th, 2021

4PM - 6.30PM: Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam

6.45PM - 8.15PM: Lalitha Sahasranamam & Trishati Parayanam

8.45PM: Maha Deeparadhana

SUNDAY, MARCH 14th, 2021

7.30AM - 11.30AM: Ganapathi Homam, Sri Chandi Homam, SriVidya Navavarana Homam

12.00PM: Maha Poornahuti

12.30PM: Maha Kalasabhishekam to Sri Lalithambika & Maha Deeparadhana

Please register here to confirm your participation for New Delhi Homam: https://bhaskaraprakasha.org/chandi-homam-newdelhi

March 16th - 20th - Varanasi (Kashi), Uttar Pradesh.

This place is very close to our hearts for a number of reasons. Sri Bhaskararaya did the Prana Pratishta at Chakra Lingeswara temple here. Our Parāpara Guru Sri Kameswarananda Natha migrated to Kashi during his last years to do his sādhana at the banks of the holy river of Ganges. Our Parameshti Guru Sri Ramananda Nathendra Swamigal did the Prana pratishta in the Raja Rajeswari Temple at Hanuman Ghat in Varanasi. Our Parama Guru, Sri Prakashananda Nathendra Saraswathi Swamigal resided at Kanchi Shankar Mutt in Varanasi during 1960 to 1962 doing his sadhana.

All three Gurus were Aahitāgnis, took up sanyasa ashrama and did Sri Vidya upasana until their last breath. While doing their Atma Sadhana in Kashi all three of them attained Samadhi at the banks of the Holy river Ganges.

Please register here for Varanasi events: https://bhaskaraprakasha.org/varanasi

Tuesday, March 16th - Devi Mahatmyam Paarayanam on the occassion of the auspicious day of Bhaumashvini (the confluence of Ashwini Nakshatra and Tuesday) in Sri Annapoorani Devi’s Sannidhi in Kashi.

Friday, March 19th - Sri Chandi Homam at Sri Kamakoti Temple, Kashi

We will let you know the details of future Laksha Chandi Homams as and when the venue and dates are finalized. If you are joining us for the homam virtually and reciting the Devi Mahatmyam for homam, please be sure to login that count towards Laksha Chandi.

Namaste!

Maha Sivaratri & Mandala Parayanam

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

We are very happy to share with you the details of the events for Maha Sivaratri this week. That night being the auspicious Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi, reciting Devi Mahatmyam during Sivaratri is equally important for Devi upasakas. Lord Brahma invokes Mahamaya as ‘Maharatri’ in the Raatri Suktam which is also known as ‘महत: ईश्वरस्य रात्रि:’ - the Raatri of Ishwara.

With the blessings of our Guru Mandala and the boundless grace of Sri Chandi Mahalakshmi, for the first time ever, BPA disciples will do Akhanda Adhyaaya Devata Sahita Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam during this Sivaratri. 

Adhyaaya means chapter. Devi Mahatmyam consists of thirteen chapters or Adhyaaya, each of which has a presiding deity or Devata which is a manifestation of Chandika Mahalakshmi. Thus She manifests in the form of 13 different Devatas.  Normally, in a Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam or Chandi Homam, this Adhyaaya Devata is invoked and hailed once at the end of each chapter. In the Adhyaaya Devata Sahita Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam, the Adhyaaya devata is invoked at the end of each verse, making the chanting even more auspicious. Chanting this flawlessly requires constant utmost attention, thus enabling us to stay awake through the auspicious night of Maha Sivaratri!

This Sivaratri, BPA disciples from across the globe will do 28 hours of Akhanda Parayanam of Devi Mahatmyam in this method. We will start with the Rudrabhishekam at the Chennai Ashram on Mar 11th at 6PM IST, followed by seven rounds of Adhyaaya Devata Sahita Devi Mahatmyam parayanam and will conclude on Mar 12th 9.30PM IST without a break. 

The text will be uploaded onto the Publications tab in our website by this Tuesday. Please follow the text and join us during the auspicious Sivaratri night.

In addition, starting from this Maha Sivaratri (March 11, 2021) till the Pournami (Full Moon day) on April 27, 2021 following the Vasanta Navaratri, we invite you all to do the Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam everyday for a period of 48 days so each one of you could do the Parayana for one Mandala.

You can do this either by joining us on the You tube or Facebook or do at your own convenient time. This will go a big way in helping us with the Laksha Chandi goal. If you miss a day for various reasons, you can make up for missing parayanams during that period by completing them before the Mandala ends.

Since all these parayanams count towards the Laksha Chandi, be sure to log your counts.  As always, all these programs will be live on YouTube and Facebook. You can watch at your convenience from your place and participate remotely. 

We humbly request again all the Ashram Disciples and Devi Upasakas all over the world to participate in these parayanams for your own spiritual upliftment and Atma Sadhana as well as to seek Sri Chandi Mahalakshmi’s blessings for the well being of the entire humanity. 

Namaste.

51,000 Thanks!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

 Namaste.
We are very happy to share with you all a very significant milestone we have reached in our Laksha Chandi Journey. We started to walk on this untravelled path from the Ganesha Chaturthi day on Aug 22nd 2020. Now, we have completed 50,000 parayanams and 360 Chandi homams in six months - something that is just not possible without the blessings of the Guru Mandala, Sri Chandi Mahalakshmi and the sincere efforts of our Disciples and Devi Upasakas all over the world.  

It’s 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, but still managing to do parayanams, or when disciples from other Mandalis tell us how they are getting so used to do daily chanting of Devi Mahatmyam and that we should continue this tradition even after Laksha Chandi, that just moves us. This collective effort, dedication and the shraddha of our disciples and all upasakas from other Mandalis, is what helped us reach the 50K parayanams. Each one of you with your parayanam contributions have provided a strong foundation and  have enabled us all to reach this critical midpoint. As we march towards completing the remaining half, we humbly seek your continued support. Let us keep the momentum going and continue our journey onwards.  

Those of you who contributed 108 parayanams or more, will soon receive an email about submitting a form to get the Chandi Homa Prasadam mailed to your address. As and when you complete the 108 parayanams, you can let us know by logging in your count.  

Please write to us (contact-us@bhaskaraprakasha.org) if you need any help with logging the Parayanams you participated in, towards Laksha Chandi. Remember, all Parayanams done along with Homams so far can be logged in as parayanam count as well.

With Maha Sivaratri just around the corner and with the Vasanta Navaratri soon after, programs are being planned. Stay tuned for more information as we finalize the details.

May our Guru and Devi continue to guide us!

We are happy to share some glimpses from the Laksha Chandi Homams during all the 10 days of the auspicious Gupt Navaratri below:

Chandi Homams during Maagha Gupt Navaratri - Feb 12 - 21, 2021

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha.

Dear All,

    After the very blissful Chandi Homams in Bangalore last weekend, we are very pleased to let you all know of the next set of Chandi homams for our Laksha Chandi sankalpam starting this Friday from Feb 12th to Feb 21st during the auspicious Maagha Gupt Navaratri at Chennai in our Ashram. Due to current restrictions, the event is not open to attend in person. Strictly there will be NO Exceptions and Walk-ins will NOT be allowed.

      As always, you can watch the live cast through YouTube at your convenience from your place and you can participate remotely. This is a great opportunity to put together all you learnt in the curriculum classes in the last two months to practice.

Please note the change in our Class schedules :

Deeksha Curriculum Classes: While our Nitya Chandi Parayanams will go on, we will NOT have any classes for Deeksha curriculum until Feb 21st. 

Veda Curriculum Classes: Veda class Support Sessions will be conducted only in the evenings on Saturdays at 7PM IST and Veda class will be conducted as usual on Sundays at 7PM IST.

Classes will resume after this event and further updates on them will be emailed to all the registrants.

Chandi Homam Schedule  from Feb 12th to Feb 21st:

8AM IST: Sri Chandi Homam

12.30PM IST: Maha Poornahuti

Let us all join together virtually to invoke and celebrate the Parãsakti during the auspicious Māgha Navaratri days!

Namaste.

Vedic Curriculum & Kids Curriculum Starting soon!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram is delighted to announce the commencement of Vedic and Kids Curriculum!

Vedic Curriculum: No prerequisites are  necessary for joining these classes. We encourage children to join. Sri. Raghu Ranganathan will be teaching the Vedic lessons online starting Sunday, the 20th of December at 7PM IST (5:30 AM PST/ 8:30 AM EST).

Sri Raghuji is the senior disciple of His Holiness Sri Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswathi Swamigal, an exemplary Vedic Scholar and the foremost of Sri Vidya exponents.  He is the founder of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram, Chennai. When he was only 7, Sri Raghuji was rigorously trained in the Vedas by his Guru and grandfather in the traditional Gurukula system of learning. 

Sri Raghuji's consummate  training  both in the Vedas and the Sri Vidya tradition, is a rare achievement in itself because of the vastness of each branch of learning. As a teacher Raghuji, balances a strict adherence to the perfect enunciation of the Vedic mantras with an enormous patience to cater to learners with varying abilities. His passion for teaching the Vedas and Sri Vidya texts is  well-known to many.

The  online Vedic classes by Sri Raghuji come at the behest of several eager and passionate requests made by scores of people who for several years now have watched his YouTube videos on teaching the Vedas: Sri Rudram, Chamakam, Suktams and the Upanishads. 

Kids curriculum: Children will be learning simple Sanskrit Stotrams with focus on correct pronunciation of Sanskrit alphabets. The starting date and time of Kids Curriculum and stotrams classes will be announced to all registrants for our classes.

Class links will be sent to all registrants as soon as they register.

These online Veda and Stotrams classes will be conducted once a week. Each class will be recorded and available for later viewing for students who miss any session.

If you are interested to join, please submit the Registration Form here: https://tinyurl.com/yy5cdhkk

Namaste!

Our gratitude!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

Namaskaram. 

We have no words to describe our gratitude to all of you for your support in conducting this year’s Sharad Navaratri Mahotsavam.

It is our pure blessing that we started our event on 15th October with the Aradhana Celebration of our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswati, celebrated the Vardhanti of our Parama Guru Sri Prakashananda Natha on Maha Ashtami and culminated on 31st October with the Aradhana Celebration of our Parameshti Guru Sri Ramananda Natha.

Only our Gurumandala’s blessings made this year’s Navaratri celebrations unique in many ways.

Akhanda Devi Puja: For the first time ever, we did Akhanda Devi Puja for the entire duration of Navaratri. BPA devotees world wide participated in this continuous prayer for 240 hours without a break. The dedication, sincerity and commitment of BPA disciples is extraordinary. Together in these 10 days, 101 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams were recited and 116 Chandi Homams were performed by 12 Ritwiks during the 10 days of Navaratri without a break.

 Just a quick recap of programs from the  Chennai Ashram. Every day started with Puja for Chandiika Mahalakshmi, Chandi Homam with around 12 Ritwiks, Rudra Abhishekam, Guru Paada Puja with Sundari Garbhita Purusha Suktam and Srisuktam, Maha Yaga Krama and Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja. At the end of morning Navavarana Puja, Vidwan Sri R K Shriram Kumar rendered Sri Kamalamba Navavarana Kritis as part of Sangeeta Seva.

 Every day evening program started with Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja followed by Devi Vaibhava Ascharya Astottaram, Lalitha Sahasranama, Lalitha Trishati Archana and Sangeeta Seva was performed. Evening Archana and Sangeeta Seva was led by Smt. Bhanumathi Vishwanath.

Immediately after the conclusion of Pujas and Homam every day morning, BPA India disciples rendered two Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams, followed by two Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams by BPA USA Midwest devotees. Following this, evening Puja and Archana was performed in Chennai Ashram at the end of which BPA Mid Atlantic devotees took over and performed four Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams followed by BPA Canada Devotees reciting two Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam. At the end of this, it was time for Chennai Ashram to commence Sri Chandi Homam.

To co ordinate this 24 hours of Homam, Pujas and Paarayanam was a big challenge. But more incredible was performing the above program without a single break for more than 240 hours. The concluding Devi Mahatmyam Paarayanam was performed by BPA Bay area disciples. At the end of this we performed Guru Pada Puja as our humble offering and gratitude to our Guru Mandala and Maha Shodashi Devi for making the impossible happen.

Bhavanopanishad says ‘चिन्तित कार्याणि अयत्नेन सिद्धयन्ति’ (chintita kAryaNi ayatnEna sidhyanti) meaning our planned tasks will happen without effort, but I should say that Shree Devi grants  much more than one can think of. Devi and Gurus made the normally impossible events possible and that too without any obstacle..

No event of this magnitude can happen without the self less and tireless service of our volunteers. Right from arranging materials for Homam, performing Homam with sincerity, commitment and devotion, scheduling Paarayanam chanters from entire BPA family around the world, managing the live streaming continuously for more than 240 hours, managing situations due to electricity and network issues. Kudos to all the back up chanters who pitched in seamlessly when the main chanter faced connectivity issues.

Due to the current Coronavirus situation, all BPA devotees could watch from their homes the entire 240 hours of prayers. Our special gratitude to the BPA Technical team for their long hours of diligent work to ensure devotees are able to participate continuously in all the programs.

Our gratitude and blessings to the entire BPA team for planning and executing this 240 hours Akhanda Puja with high level of perfection. Hearty congratulations for a job very well done!

Ayuta Chandi Homam: The second significant event this Navaratri is the completion of Ayuta Chandi Homam as part of the Laksha Chandi Homam.

With the blessings of our Guru Parampara and Chandika Mahalakshmi, we took the sankalpam to perform Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam this year on the auspicious Vinayaka Chaturti day.

This Ayuta chandi is very special for all of us in Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram. I would like to share with you an interesting event that happened in 2015.

During 2015, we had around 20 disciples who chanted Devi Mahatmyam and we had 65 Parayanam sessions in different devotees’ houses as part of the Sahasra Chandi homam. In one of the sessions, when I was reciting the Sahasra Chandi sankalpam, I mentioned wrongly Ayuta Chandi instead of Sahasra Chandi. Then the devotees around me mentioned that we should perform Ayuta chandi immediately and in the spur of the moment, I mentioned that with Her grace we will perform in 2020.

Performing the Ayuta Chandi requires more than 10,000 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams and I did not think this was achievable so dropped the idea.

 As Kalidasa says in Kumara Sambhava, न ईश्वर व्याह्रृतय: कदाचित् पुष्णन्ति लाेके विपरीतं अर्थं (na eswara vyAhrtaya kadAchit, pushNanti loke vipareetam artham) which means the words uttered by sages and divine people become true. When I ponder over this verse from Kalidasa, I realize the magnitude of this statement.

On this day when I said Ayuta Chandi in Sankalpam, I thought it was a mistake made by me but it was said in the presence of divine souls. We were in the presence of our Gurus, Sri Gnanananda Teertha Swamigal, My father Sri Yegnarathnam Dikshithar , Guru Padukas of Swami Gnanananda of Tapovanam, Swami Haridhoss Giri of Tennangur and our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Natha Swamigal. Also Sri Gnanananda Teertha Swamigal was doing Sri Chakra Navavarana Puja at that time.  This shows that even when an ordinary person like me utter words in front of divine souls, they become true.

Wholehearted Support: The third significant thing I want to share with you is the overwhelming support BPA we are receiving from all the Sri Vidya Mandalis in Chennai and other parts of the world. With the full support of BPA disciples and disciples from other Mandalis we have completed close to 22,800 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam as of now.  We pray to Chandika Mahalakshmi for the continued support of everyone to complete the 110,000 Parayanam as early as possible.

Our heartfelt thanks to each one of you for your support and pray to all Gurus and Chandika Mahalakshmi to bestow all good things to all of you and your families.

Our task doesn’t end here, we still have 87K Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams to complete. BPA disciples around the world have come together and will be reciting Devi Mahatmyam every day morning 5:30AM and 6PM IST through our

YouTube: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel and

Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

We request everyone to support them and join them so your Parayanam gets counted to the Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam. Please be sure to read to Frequently Asked Questions to understand the procedure to join.

Namaskaram  

Akhanda Sharad Navaratri Mahotsavam Starting Saturday, Oct 17th at 6:30 AM IST

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

We welcome you all to join us for the Akhanda Navaratri Mahotsavam, 240 hours of continuous prayer to Devi during this auspicious Sharad Navaratri! Here is the Navaratri Schedule.

Daily Schedule from Oct 17th, 2020 to Oct 26th, 2020

6.30 AM to 9:30 AM (IST) : Ganapathi & Devi Upanishad, Durga Matruka Nyasam, Sri Chandi Homam

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (IST) : Rudrabhishekam, Guru Paduka Puja, Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja

12:30 PM - 6 PM (IST) : Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam by BPA Disciples worldwide

6 PM - 8.30 PM (IST) : Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja, Lalitha Sahasranama & Trishati Archana, Mangalaarati

8.30 PM - 6 AM (IST): Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam by BPA Disciples worldwide

With the blessings of our Gurunathar and Sri Maha Shodashi, we are happy to announce that we successfully completed the Eka Dina Sahasra Chandi Parayanam last week. Devotees across the world joined this effort and together we completed more than 1000 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams in one day! 

Our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all the disciples of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram worldwide and disciples from other Srividya Mandalis who were instrumental in making this event a success.

With more than 13,000 parayanams completed, we will be performing the First Ayuta Chandi Homam as part of the Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam during this Sharad Navaratri.

This year’s Navaratri Mahotsavam started with Aradhana of Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal which was telecast live on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Starting tomorrow Oct 17th, 2020, we will start Sri Sharad Navaratri Mahotsavam. Our Ashram Disciples and Devi devotees across the world will join together to pray to the Divine Mother non-stop for all the 10 days from October 17th to 26th, which means 240 hours of continuous prayer. 

As part of the Akhanda Devi Puja, every day will include Upanishad Parayanam, Sri Chandi Homam, Rudrabhishekam, Guru Paada Puja, Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja and Laliltha Sahasranama, Trishati Archana at the Holy Adhisthnam of Sri Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswati Swamigal and Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam by BPA Disciples across the world.

Please note that due to the current pandemic situation, we regret to inform you that Chennai Ashram is closed for disciples to attend in person. We request devotees to participate from their homes watching the webcast.

All the events will be live on our

YouTube: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel

through our Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

Please check our website here for the daily schedule of Puja, Homam and Parayanam done by various regions across the world. Last but not the least, be sure to log your count through Parayanam Log form.

Lets all join together to seek Devi’s blessings during the auspicious time of Sharad Navaratri for the entire mankind.

Akhanda Sharad Navaratri Mahotsavam - October 17 - 26, 2020

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

As we get closer to the Sharad Navaratri in a couple of weeks, we wanted to share some exciting news. 

With the blessings of our Gurunathar and Sri Maha Shodashi, we are happy to announce that we will be completing 10,000 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanams and performing the first Ayuta Chandi Homam as part of the Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam during this Sharad Navaratri Mahotsavam.

This year’s Navaratri Mahotsavam will be celebrated continuously by BPA disciples across the world as they will join together to pray to the Divine Mother non-stop for all the 10 days from October 17th to 26th, which means 240 hours of continuous prayer. As part of the Akhanda Devi Puja, every day of the 10 day event will feature Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam, Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja, Sri Chandi Homam and Laliltha Sahasranama, Trishati Archana. Please check the flyer here.

Please note that due to current pandemic situation, we regret to inform that Chennai Ashram is closed for disciples to attend in person and we request devotees to participate from their homes watching the webcast.

All the events will be live on our

YouTube: https://bit.ly/BPA-YTChannel

through our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bhaskaraprakasha.

What started as a single Devi Mahatmyam parayanam in March this year, continued as the Devi Mahatmyam teaching class where ~2000 students enrolled and learnt Devi Mahatmyam, finally culminating with the Sankalpam for Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam. We are truly moved by the support and enthusiasm of our disciples and Sri Vidya Upasana Mandalis from other Guru Paramparas towards this Yagnam.

Please do check out https://bhaskaraprakasha.org/lcparayanam-meeting for parayanams happening every day in various regions and be sure to log your count through Parayanam Log form.

We also request all Devi devotees who can recite Devi Mahatmyam to join us on October 9th & 10th(USA) and October 10th in India for the Eka Dina Sahasrachandi Parayanam. Please check the details here and kindly register for the Parayanam sessions.

Lets all join together to seek Devi’s blessings for the entire mankind.

Namaste.

Eka Dina Sahasra Chandi Parayanam - 1000 Chandi Parayanams in one day!

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha! Sri Maatre Namaha!

As part of the ongoing Laksha Chandi Parayanams, we will be conducting Eka Dina Sahasra Chandi Parayanam on the auspicious day of Krishnaashtami on October 10th, 2020 (IST).

To help us achieve our goal of completing 1000 Parayanams in one day, we will be holding two sessions; first session with one Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam and the second session with two Parayanams.  With the blessings of our Guru Mandala and Chandika Mahalakshmi, and with all of your support, we hope to offer this Sahasra Chandi Parayanam at Her feet by the end of these two sessions.

Timings:

First session: Saturday, October 10 at 7AM IST (Friday, October 09 - 6:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST)

Second Session: Saturday, October 10, 5PM IST (4:30 AM  PST / 6:30 AM CST / 7:30 AM EST) .

Please click here for the detailed sequence of Parayanams for these two sessions.

Please click here to log your Laksha Chandi Parayanams. Also, if you need any assistance in logging your Parayanam count please do not hesitate to contact us at dm2020@bhaskarapraksha.org.

Join us for this divine global online event that spans across continents and timezones as we recite in unison the Glory of Goddess Sri Chandika Mahalakshmi to cast Her grace on our planet.

You can join us through our You Tube Channel or through Zoom links below:

Parayanam Registration Zoom Link:

Laksha Chandi Maha Yajnam - Update

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!

We are extremely delighted to announce that with the blessings of Goddess Chandika Mahalakshmi and our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswathi Swamigal, since the day Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram in collaboration with various spiritual and like-minded organizations  took Sankalpam to perform Laksha Chandi Maha Yajna, we have had overwhelming response in support of this from BPA members and devotees of Chandika Mahalakshmi from other Guru paramparas across the world.

Since the first Parayanam on Ganesha Chaturthi, many are doing Chandi Parayanam on a daily basis towards Laksha Chandi and have pledged in large numbers to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime event.

It is very heartening to note, some devotees are doing 3 or 4 Parayanams of Durga Saptasathi every day towards this endeavour for world peace and prosperity. We are delighted to see that we have crossed a thousand Parayanams within three weeks.

The related Yajnas for this Laksha Chandi Homam will commence in India during the auspicious Sharad Navaratri in October, 2020 at the Holy Adhistanam of Sri Swamigal and at various places around the world, details of venues and dates will be announced soon.

All of the Navaratri Laksha Chandi Homams can be watched live on You Tube through our channel as the ashram is closed for devotees to attend in person due to the Corona Virus situation.

Here are the links that will be useful to you if you would like to offer your Durga Saptasati Parayanam for this noble cause:

Join our Telegram Channel: To receive updates and answers to your queries regarding Laksha Chandi Maha Yagnam, please join our Telegram group by clicking here: https://t.me/bhaskaraprakasha

Parayanam Log Form: As soon as you complete the Parayanam, you could enter the count into this form to let us know. You could submit right after every Parayanam or you can keep a count for a range of dates and submit weekly or monthly. Please click http://bit.ly/LakshaChandiParayanamLog

Daily Parayanam Schedule: To enable all Devi Mahatmyam Chanters from around the world to join Parayanam sessions, we have scheduled Parayanams almost everyday. For all details of the timings etc, please click Daily Parayanam Schedule.

These sessions will be conducted through Zoom and You Tube Every Sunday and through Google Meet all other days.

If you want to receive Zoom and Google Meet links, please join our Telegram channel to receive them.

Pledge Form: To give us an idea of how many Parayanams could be achieved by next year, we would like you to give us an estimate of number of Parayanams you could perform in the next few months. Just an estimate is good enough. This will help us immensely in our planning purposes. Please click http://bit.ly/LC-Parayanam-Pledge. to Pledge your count.

We sincerely thank each one of you for the support and hope and pray that all of you will be able to participate in this divine endeavour.

Namaste!

Thank you to all Teachers and Volunteers!

Sri Gurubhyo namaha! Sri Maatre namaha! 

Dear all,

We are very pleased that the work we have all been involved in this summer, teaching the Devi Mahatmyam to hundreds of students all over the globe within an incredibly short period of 2 months, has been very successful. The outpouring of gratitude from students is testimony to this.  This success is to a large degree due to our teachers and volunteers' hard work, their devotion to the Gurus and to the core values of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram.

We took on the job of teaching the students in a thorough, painstaking manner, but without unstinting support from the teachers and volunteers, these newly inducted students could not have received the sustained guidance that they needed to reinforce lessons newly learned.

Over the last nearly two and a half months, the teachers plunged with enthusiasm into this cause. They all came together to host support sessions to help students practice their chanting, they patiently listened to them and gently but firmly guided them to become better chanters. Though the sessions were only scheduled for an hour, the teachers were unmindful of the clock. They spent hours coaching them one on one. They were there to help each student attain a level of comfort which comes only after months, sometimes years of chanting. We are very much grateful to the volunteers as well who helped the teachers conduct support sessions seamlessly. They saw to it that the support sessions for 60 to 100 students on an average were held smoothly.

Special thanks to Smt. Meera Kannan and Sri Shankar Srinivasan from BPA Chicago, for all the back end support. Smt. Meera took the entire responsibility of coordinating wth the teachers and has been resolving any concerns that came up patiently. Sri Shankar Srinivasan created an extraordinary IT system to manage the audio files with ease. We have received more than a thousand audio files so far from the students. The teachers listened and responded to each one of these audio files with keen ears and a patient heart. They offered themselves to a cause that was noble and to see them do that, gave us so much hope and we are filled with gratitude for the hard work each one of them has put into this.

When we started, we had no idea of the road before us. Now when we look back, we see that Devi was with us every step of the way guiding us. While the world may remember the summer of 2020 as challenging times, we, all of us from BPA, will remember this as a time when we all came together united and devoted to the highest ideals of human birth: kindness and generosity of spirit.

Since the classes ended we have been having every weekend Devi Mahatmyam live chanting sessions and It is very heartening to see every disciple eager to contribute his/her part to pray to the Divine power. Many devotees have been writing to us expressing their willingness to participate in the global healing of this pandemic by invoking the divine power of Chandi.

Inspired by the enthusiasm shown by the devotees, BPA and S3 Goshala Foundation, Memphis, TN have taken a sankalpa together to conduct a Laksha Chandi Maha Yagna to seek Chandika Mahalakshmi’s blessings. This is a great opportunity for all of us to get together and put in our best efforts to heal the ailing planet. Let us all support each other as a family and remember that all successes are never individual but collective.