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VYASA POOJA &

Vyasa Puja &
CHATURMASYAM
Chaturmasya
Vratam at SRI KAMAKOTI PRADEEPAM
Kanchipuram - 27
Volume: 21 Roudra year- Chitra, Vaikasi No. 3, 4
July to 25 Sep.
2018 (/kamakoti April, May- 1980
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/Vyasa-Puja- Pooja observed by all Sanyasis is Vyasa Pooja; Vrata observed by them is
Chaturmasyam- Chaturmasyam. All Acharyas of Advaita, Visishtadvaita and Dvaita affiliation observe
Shankaracharya- these two rituals without any distinction.
Swamigal-
There is none who has served the world like Bhagavan Vyasa. He got his name Vyasa
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by dividing Vedas into four. He wrote 18 Puranas in order to explain the thoughts in
Tulasi Sthapana
Vedas clearly in a simple and detailed manner. The rare and great Itihasa which he
Puja performed at
wrote, viz. Mahabharatam is alone without parallel. The book which he authored to
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explain logically the intent of portions of Upanishads teaching Atmatatva (Principle of
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Self) is ‘Brahmasutram’. The sutras (aphorisms) in this book are the mirror of
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principles of Vedanta. These Brahmasutras are also known as ‘Uttara Mimamsa
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sastram’. Acharyas of all the three creeds have written commentaries on these sutras.
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Hence people of all three creeds worship Bhagavan Vyasa.
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Sanyasis engaged in pursuit of Atmagnana (Self knowledge) worship, on the day of
Tulasi Sthapanam
Vyasa Pournami, Bhagavan Vyasa, who compassionately blessed with explanations of

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at Brindavanam - Atmatatva in Sutras. They also worship the Rishis who appeared in the lineage of their
Havans Guru parampara (tradition).
Commence-29 Jun.
2018 (/kamakoti As various insects moving about on the roads may die under the feet during Padayatra

/news/2018 in rainy season, yatis (sanyasis), whose paramount dharma is Ahimsa (non-violence),

/Tulasi- do not go on Padayatra during rainy season and stay in one place. Devotees and

Sthapanam- disciples understand this and request them: During rainy season you please stay here

Poorvangam.html) itself; we will do all the service required. Yatis agree to their entreaty and stay there.

Two day teacher They spend two months observing special rules with reference to food etc. This vrata is

training by Hindu actually to be performed for four months. But it has come into practice to observe the

Samaya Mandram vrata for two months or four pakshas (fortnights), reckoning a paksha to be a month.

-24/6/ 2018 Yatis specially teach Vedantic texts during this period. Our Paramacharya calls many

(/kamakoti Pandits in Sastras and conducts Sastra Vakyarthas (discussions on true meanings).

/news/2018 This is but proper and in fact incomparable during Pooja to Sri Veda Vyasa, who

/Hindu-Samaya- explained in detail all sastras.

Mandram-
This year Vyasa Pooja is observed on 27.7.1980. Kanchi Jagadguru Sri Paramacharya is
Teacher-
conducting Vyasa pooja at Satara in Maharashtra State and Jagadguru Sri Jayendra
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Saraswati Swamigal at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
Kumbhabhishekam
performed at M.R.Krishnamurthi Sastri, M.A. Sanskrit College, Mylapore, Chennai
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Manimandapam Translated by: P R Kannan, Navi Mumbai

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