Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji in the morning after the special puja to Dhanvantari Swami – April 16 , 2020 – SDVT, Mysore
Compiled by Jaya Akkanapragada
Every Thursday, archana is done to Dhanvantari Swami. There may be only 8 or 10 temples to this Swami across India. Of these 10, our ālayam at Sri Datta Venkateswara Swami temple at Mysuru āśrama is one of them.
Dhanvantari Swami blessed us with āyurvéda. As per Sri Swamiji’s wishes, from today until May 3rd, special archana will be performed everyday to Swami, and on Thursdays, a special abhishekam will be performed.
Please chant the following mantra
Dhanvantarihi daingha tamaha
āyurvéda pravartakaha
yagñabhuk vāsudévāmśaha
smruti mātra ārtī nāśanaha
namāmi dhanvantarim ādidévam
surāsuraihi vanditā pādapadmam
lōké jarāyāha bhaya mrutyu nāśam
dātāramiśam dividhauśadhīnam ||
When the asurās (demons) were troubling the devatās, the devatās hid in Mandara parvatam and performed tapas. With Guru anugraham, they were taken to see Brahma who advised them to perform ksheerasāgara mathanam – churning of the milky ocean.
During this churning, the poison which came was swallowed by Paramaśiva. If He did not take away the poison, this world would not have been possible. It was only after this, that Dhanvantari Swami emerged with auśadhās and mūlikās – medicinal herbs and roots in His hands.
Just like the devatās performed tapas in Mandara parvatam, we are all now performing tapas (penance) by staying at home. While we perform ādhyātmika tapas by singing bhajans and participating in Satsanga with Sri Swamiji, the scientists will be doing vaigñānika (scientific) tapas to find a cure. We must all stay at home and stay safe.
Jaya Guru Datta. Sri Guru Datta.