New Audio Publication: Devi Mahatmyam Puja Krama for Navaratri 2017

Dear Devotees,

Many of you have been learning Durga Sapthasathi also known as Devi Mahatmyam from Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram YouTube videos. Due to the overwhelming response to the online classes and requests from devotees to record the complete Durga Sapthasathi with Puja Krama (procedures), we are pleased to release the complete chanting of Durga Sapthasathi Puja Krama chanted by Raghu Y Ranganathan and Akhila Ranganathan.

We sincerely hope that this recording, where the chanting is done in slow pace will be helpful for devotees to perform the Durga Sapthasathi Paarayanam.

This recording is dedicated to the lotus feet of our Guru Sri Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswathy and Durga Mata on the occasion of 2017 Navaratri celebration.

For Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram
Raghu Y Ranganathan

Guru Aradhana, Navaratri Mahotsavam and Shatabhishekam in Chennai

Dear devotees,

We are very happy to welcome you to 2017 Navaratri Mahotsavam and Shatabhishekam celebration in Chennai, India. Please click here for the invitation and program details

For this Navaratri, Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram devotees around the world will be performing Lalitha Sahasranama Laksharchana using the audio recording of Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswathi Swamigal recorded in 1975 by Late Shri N.M.  Venkatraman. Thanks to Sudha and Saikumar of Atlanta, GA, this recording was preserved and provided to us when we visited Atlanta in 1998. As this was a live recording, the two missing Namas were recorded again with the voice of R.K. Sriramkumar and Smt. Akhila Ranganathan.

This is a unique recording where each Nama is chanted either by Sri Vimarshananda Natha or by his Poorvashrama brother Sri K.S. Kameshwaran and the same namas are repeated by devotees. I was fortunate to be part of this chanting and the lead male devotee voice is my father Sri K.R. Yegnarathnam. We are immensely happy to release this audio recording on the occasion of Sathabhishekam of Sri K.R. Yegnarathnam. It can be downloaded from the Publications page. 

We are looking forward to your participation in the Navaratri Celebrations this year. 

Regards,

Raghu Ranganathan
On behalf of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram

Shata Chandi Maha Yagna in San Jose, California

Dear devotees,

We would like to share some photos of the Shata Chandi Maha Yagna performed by Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram in San Jose, California. The photos here were taken by Sreenath Kalahasti of Kalahasti Photography. He has captured the immense devotion and divinity present at the event through his beautiful photography.

An event of this magnitude requires incredible amounts of planning and preparation. The organizers and volunteers did a phenomenal job taking care of every detail. On behalf of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram and all the devotees who participated in this Yagna, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to this team. 

You can view the full set of photos here

Shata Chandi Yagna San Jose 2017

Regards,

Raghu Ranganathan

Shata Chandi Yagna - New Jersey and San Jose

Dear devotees,

With the Grace of our Guru and Goddess Chandika Mahalakshmi, the Shata Chandi Yagna conducted at Ved Mandir in New Jersey was a divine experience for all of us who participated.

The entire community came together and volunteered to ensure every detail in every aspect of this massive event was meticulously taken care of. On behalf of all devotees who participated in this function, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to our New Jersey BPA members for making this event possible. 

We would like to share these photos from the Shata Chandi Yagna in New Jersey. 

New Jersey Shata Chandi Yagna 2017

Shata Chandi Yagna in San Jose, CA - Aug 4 - Aug 6

Please join us at Sanatana Dharma Kendra in San Jose for three days of divine prayers to Goddess Chandika Mahalakshmi. Program details are below.  

Regards,

Raghu Ranganathan

 

 

BPA Canada Trishati Suvasini Puja 2017 - Photos

Dear devotees,

We would like to express our gratitude to all those who have contributed in one way or the other to make this annual event of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram in Canada a great success.

We were blessed to perform this Trishati Suvasini Puja on the auspicious day of Guru Poornima. Our Guru Sri Vimarshananda Nathendra Saraswathi Swamigal, who was sakshat Devi swaroopam, and our father and Guru Sri K.R. Yegnarathnam have been the driving force to enable us to organize such pujas and homams at this scale.

The BPA family has worked extremely hard, both in the foreground and background. From purchasing homa drayams to typing up the texts and taking care of every small detail of this event, they were with us at every step.  The entire community's devotion to Devi, interest and hard work has once again culminated in another divine event. 

Every person in our community extended their support to us wherever we went and we are immensely grateful to the divine to have you in our life. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to say thank you to each one of you. 

Earlier this year, an ornament with Lalitha Trisathi's 300 naamas inscribed on each Gold coin was offered to Kanchi Kamakshi on the occasion of Kumbhabhishekam. A few members of BPA came together and contributed 9 Gold coins for this holy cause. This inspired us to perform a Trisati Suvasini puja in Toronto. We are very thankful to all Suvasinis for accepting our invitation to be a Suvasini and help us achieve our Sankalpa. Organizing this puja involved tremendous hard work by so many people and it is not only due to Guru's grace but with all your support and cooperation that we were able to accomplish this. May our Guru Parampara continue to bless us!

Here are some photos from this event to help us relive those divine moments. Click here for the full set of photos.

Trishati Suvasini Puja - Toronto 2017

Trishati Suvasini Puja and Shata Chandi Maha Yagna

Dear devotees,

Thank you for the overwhelming response we have received for the 2017 USA and Canada events. If you have not yet registered, please click here to register

July 8 - 9, 2017 - Trishati Suvasini Puja in Mississauga, Canada

For the first time in North America, Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram is planning to perform Trisati Suvasini Puja, where each of the 300 sacred names of Goddess mentioned in Lalitha Trishati will be invoked in 300 Suvasinis (married women). Reciting Lalitha Trishati immediately pleases the Goddess and invoking these names in Suvasinis is considered auspicious for the Suvasinis as well as the entire community.

With the grace of Guru and Devi, we have reached the target of 300 Suvasinis. Suvasini registrations are closed now. You an still attend and participate in the Puja and Homam events. Click here for Trisati Suvasini Puja event details

July 21 - 23, 2017 - Shata Chandi Maha Yagna in New Jersey, USA

The Shata Chandi Maha Yagna consists of 100,000 Navakshari Japam, 10,000 Navakshari Homam, 100 Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam and 10 Devi Mahatmyam Homam.  Click here for New Jersey Shata Chandi Yagna event details

Sponsorship of pujas and homams is available for all including those registered as Suvasinis. 

We are looking forward to your participation in these events. Sri Gurubhyo Namaha. 

Raghu Y Ranganathan

www.bhaskaraprakasha.com | BPAashram@gmail.com

Sanyasa Sweekaram of Sri Gnanananda Natha Tirtha Swamigal - Photos

Dear Devotees,

Please click here to view the photos from the Sanyasa Ashrama Sweekaram ceremony. Thanks to Sri R. Subramanian and Sri K.S. Lakshmanan for the photography.   

The Ashrama Sweekaram function was performed in the traditional Vaideeka style. Prior to the Sanyasa Sweekaram, Ashta Sraddham and Viraja Homam were performed.  There are prescribed disciplines to be followed when a person changes from Grahastha Ashram to Sanyasa Ashrama. Also, our shastras prescribe the daily anushtanam (duties) for a sanyasi.  

It is noteworthy that the duties and obligations for a sanyasi and the methods required for Krama Sanyasa (Sanyasa sweekara taken by a grahastha as prescribed in our vedas and dharma shastras) were published in 1959 from ancient manuscripts by our parama guru Sri Prakashananda Nathendra Saraswathi.

We would also like to share with you a Tamil translation of the Sanyasa Shlokas by Sri K Kalyanaraman Iyer. Sri Kalyanaraman is a great friend of our families. He belongs to our Siddhamalli Parampara and he is the son and disciple of Sri Vidya Guru Kalyana Sundaram Iyer of Madurai. 

Raghu