Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji Deepawali message – San Jose, CA USA – November 13, 2012
Today is a very special day. Very auspicious Deepavali. Hindus light so many candles and lights. What is the special meaning about this ? There are 2-3 stories in our scriptures like Maha Bharata, Ramayana. You know they are most important scriptures like Bible, like Quran. But Maha Bharata and Ramayana are little bit different. There are different kind of stories about Deepavali. One is Happy New Year. Before 5000 years, Northern India celebrate it as beginning of year. That is one story. Anyway, the meaning is like this. It leads darkness to light. You remember swamiji singing so many times, one bhajan. If u look in internet, that bhajan meaning is Deepavali. Faith in God. Follow the master. Master means Guru. We want teacher for any circumstance and any education. We must follow the first teacher. Normally our first teacher is our mother goddess and mother. Then slowly Sadguru, the knowledge Guru and Liberation Guru and Atma Guru. That is follow the master. Next is Faith in God. God means Atma, yourself. Next is Face the devil. So many bad things comes on your way. Face the devil. Bad things are devils – Shaitans. Fight the end. Human being are always fighting, struggling with mind and Indriyas – the sense organs. Mind always struggle. Finish the game of struggle. That is Deepavali. Leading of darkness to light is Deepavali. Rama’s story is important on this day and Krishna’s story in Mahabharata is also important. In Siva purana also, Siva giving knowledge to Parvati on this day is also important. Not only crackers, daam duum daam.. it is only showing happiness with crackers and lights and people giving gifts to family and friends. Anyway, happiness is Deepavali. Forget about all the problems and misunderstandings. You must begin with good things. That is Deepavali. Happy Deepavali to everyone, to all those who celebrate it knowingly or unknowingly. So many pundits give different statements. Today I’m very happy in San jose, California. We need protection from Lord Hanuman. He gives protection. Today I am very happy. Dasavatara Yoga center made good arrangements. Three days back we had a good concert. Devamani concert. Deva means Angel. That was an angel concert. I’m very happy. The Mayor gave presention out of love and on behalf of whole city. He loves India, especially this Silicon team, computer team. Mayor is in friendship with Indians. I invited him to Mysore ashrama, India. That is a different country. You come and see. Then you will understand Indian culture, India has many different cultures. But no confusion. It looks different but finally our goal is one. The atma and paramatma. These kind of festivals, Ganpathi festival, Navaratri, Sivaratri, different festivals, each festival gives different meaning and good teaching for human beings. we are all lucky people to be on earth. All angels selected their own avataras, different formations, different incarnations they took and they chose this earth. Once again I bless you, bless all those watching on Internet. Today Dhanalaxmi puja special prasadam. I want to give to everyone.
Jaya Guru Datta !
Sri Guru Datta !
Pujya Swamiji speaks during bhajan session on Deepavali evening
Swamiji sings the 13 letter mantra Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama in 5 different styles.
Today, normally Deepavali day, Ram bhajan and Bhagavata parayana are done. Most important is Rama bhajan because Rama entered Ayodhya after 14 miserable years in the forest. You can visualise how Rama came and the feelings of people there in Ayodhya. You feel that now. Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama – 13 letters are there in this mantra. Because, Rama struggled for 13 years and spent one year in fighting with Ravana, together is 14 yrs, but 13 years is calculation. that is why 13 letters. In Hanumad vratha also 13 number is special. 13 different knots are put to a thread indicating each letter in the mantra Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama. That is why swamiji also wanted 13 crores of Shata Shloki Ramayana. But more than 13 crores were completed for that 30 mins of slokas. Even computers also started singing Shata Shloki after switching off. The entire environment, the house, the internet everything is filled with Shata Shloki and is completely purified. The cosmic power is purified and is protected. Before one year, they were struggling with global warming. Today we are suffering with cold. The 5 elements are not balanced. It is a different weather and situation for planet. Maha bharata says, if you have some problem in planet, keep meditating. There are two types of meditation. One is silent meditation and other is chanting God’s name. Keep on repeating Gods name using a counter. Om Namo Hanumate Namaha ! 100 thousand, 200 thousand or 1300 thousand or watch the mantra in internet. One session is 1000 times. Swamiji’s sankalpa is fulfilled on Hanuman mantra. That is why in Mysore ashrama Hanuman is standing now. That is a very historic event. It is difficult to carve. To get granite itself is difficult for such huge idol. Swamiji will give prana prathishta – life. Then, we dont call it idol. We call it murti. Murti means one which has life. That is why Hanumanta is standing in Mysore ashrama. It is 200 tons in weight. 100 people carved. Very simple carving but it has to be very carefully carved, proportionally. After that lifting is very dificult. The granite came from 600 kms. It came in 100 wheeled big truck. It is a miracle. There was 2 kilometers traffic jam. But people co-operated. No one was upset or no quarrel. In India if road is blocked, there will be big battle. You may observe in newspaper or TV. Road journey is very miserable. Very rush. one way.. two way.. I can’t explain. It is very confusion. Indian road confusion. In my murthi, many miracles came and in carving and while erecting that mid night. The history is coming out now slowly. If you have time, dont miss the prathishta because it is only once in life time. Come for one day and go back. The date is nearing. Today we want to chant Bhagavatam also. There are so many sayings and names, very important sayings in Bhagavata.
Prahlada Narada Parasara Pundarika
Vyasa ambareesha Suka Sounaka Bheeshma Daalbhyam
Rukmangada Arjuna Vasishta Vibheeshanadhin
Punyam imam parama bhagavatan smarami
Swamiji sings Dandaalu Dandaalu Ramayya… Nuvvu Undala Maa Venta Undalayya…
This bhajan has a very beautiful and vedantic meaning. It is not an ordinary bhajan. Very valuable bhajan. Check the meaning in bhajan yogam.
Now last bhajan. Swamij sings Lakshmi, Nara Hari Lakshmi, Parasukha Lakshmi, Guruvara Jaya Lakshmi..
In 1966, in Mysore ashrama, when swamiji sings during bhajan session, 3 – 4 snakes used to come. People used to run away freightened. I said, if you have devotion on Swamiji, you sit. They said, people are afraid, especially children. But some children used to play. Those snakes have special sense. But, human beings no sense. Only non sense.
Jaya Guru Datta !