Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji on the occasion of the conclusion of the Sampurna Ramayana Yaga – August 18, 2024 – Mysore
Today, it feels as though we are in Ayodhya in Sri Rama Sannidhi in Treta Yuga. All of you watch and read the complete Ramayana at least once. It will give you untold bliss. It is for exactly this reason that we wished to offer the entire Valmiki Ramayana in the Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple premises.
For each of the 24,000 slokas, Āhutīs were offered during these 9 days. Homa has also been performed for the Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama mantra. For the past 9 days, students, scholars and teachers at the Veda Pathashala who have studied the Vedas and Shastras have sat and chanted the entire Ramayana. They never once looked at their mobile phones or asked for a lunch break, some days chanting until even 4pm on some days!
When Pujya Appaji returned after visiting the waterfalls in the Amazon forest, He remarked that if He is amidst us, it is only because of the Shatashloki Ramayana.
We shall now honour the Ritviks who have chanted the Ramayana, those who have conducted the Sankalpa, the Nadaswaram and Tavil Vidwans who would play at the completion of every chapter, and the priests who have performed Archana during this program.
The ashrama at Ayodhya is coming up soon. We shall offer Sampurna Ramayana Yaga there as well.
Today, after the Maha Purnahuti, we shall proceed for the Avabhruta Snana.
Today, also marks the conclusion of the Koti Datta Homa Purnahuti.
All this is only possible with Sadgurudeva’s Grace.