Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti

and

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore Kendra

cordially invite you for

Jnana Yajna in Tamil by

Vedapuri, Theni

Pujyasri Omkarananda Mahaswamigal

on

ARIVE, ANBE, ARAME INBAM

18-Nov-2017 to 24-Nov-2017 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

and

SRI DAKSHINAMURTI TATTVAM

19-Nov-2017 to 24-Nov-2017 7:00 am to 8:00 am

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, R S Puram, Coimbatore

in connection with

MahaKumbhabhishekam of

Sri Medha Dakshinamurti

and Sri KalyanaSubramanya Temple

ARSHA VIDYA GURUKULAM

in June, 2018

PUJYA SRI SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI

Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati was a distinguished, traditional

teacher of Vedanta. He was able to make one see, with immediacy, the

truth of oneself as the whole. A teacher of teachers, Swamiji designed

and taught six in-depth Vedanta courses, The graduates from these

courses are now acharyas, teaching around the world. More than two

hundred are sannyasis and are highly respected as scholars and teachers

throughout India and abroad. He founded four main institutes teaching

Vedanta, Yoga, Sanskrit, etc,.

ARSHA VIDYA GURUKULAM, ANAIKATTI

Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti is one of the four institutes. It is located about 25 Kms

from Coimbatore. Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is a place where one receives the knowledge

imparted by the Rishis. The Gurukulam was established in 1990 by Pujya Sri Swami

Dayananda Saraswati. The Gurukulam offers opportunities to study the Upanishads,

Bhagavad Gita, Brahmasutras and some other related texts.

Presently Swami Sadatmananda and Swami Shankarananda are continuing the teaching

tradition.

With the blessings of Lord Dakshinamurti and Pujya Swamiji the Thiruppani (renovation)

and Mahakumbhabhishekam at the Dakshinamurti and Kalyanasubramanya shrines in the

Gurukulam is to be conducted on 17thJune, 2018 under the able guidance of Sri Swami

Omkarananda Saraswati.

PUJYASRI OMKARANANDA MAHASWAMIGAL –

source of guidance and inspiration for the Kumbhabhishekam

Sri Swami Omkarananda, born in a family steeped in culture,

adopted the Vedic life style from an early age. He took his Sannyasa

from Pujyasri Swami Chidbhavananda, founder of Sri Ramakrishna

Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai. He studied Vedanta under Pujyasri

Swami Paramarthananda, one of the foremost disciples of Pujyasri

Swami Dayananda Saraswati. Through his eloquent discourses, he

drives home the deep insights of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, such that even

an average person can comprehend them with ease. He expounds the essence of some of

the sacred texts in Tamil, such as Tevaram, Tiruvachakam, Tirumandiram, Tayumanavar’s

hymns, Bharatiyar’s songs and in particular Tirukural. He is actively engaged in many so-

cial activities, contributing to the wellbeing of the society through the two Trusts he has

set up – Vedanta Sasthra Prachara Trust and Sri Dakshinamurti Seva Samiti. He has taken

up the sacred mission of rejuvenating the spiritual values and cultural traditions of India.

He is the source of guidance and inspiration for the Kumbhabhishekam.

Thiruppani and Mahakumbhabhishekam at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

Thiruppani (renovation) is to be commenced on 30th November, 2017 with the setting up

of the Balalayam. The current estimate of the cost of Renovation and Kumbhabhishekam

is about 1.7 crores. We request you to contribute generously and earn the grace of

Isvara.

For more information, please contact - Ph: 94426 24486 | Email: office@arshavidya.in

Temples at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti, Coimbatore

Sri Ganesha Sri Dakshinamurti Sri Narmadeshvara Sri Jnaneshvari Sri Subramanya

There are two temples at the Gurukulam premises, one for Lord

Dakshinamurti and the other for Lord Kalyana Subramanya.

All traditional pujas are done with shraddha and bhakti in our

temples. They include Pujas on Pradosha, New year, Shivaratri,

Guru purnima, Guru peyarchi, Sankatahara chaturthi, Shashthi,

Krittika, Pongal, Arudra darshanam, Skanda shashthi, Panguni

uttram, Ugadi, Tamil New Year, Shankara Jayanti, Ganesa

Chaturthi, Navaratri, Annabhishekam, Deepavali, Thai poosam

and Annamalai deepam.

The Mahakumbhabhishekam of these temples will be

conducted on June 17, 2018

Purpose Of Kumbhabhishekam

“Only by consecration does even a traditionally sculpted idol

become an altar of worship. This procedure of consecration is

a series of steps of highly meaningful rituals and prayers.

After the consecration, the daily worship keeps an altar alive

with the presence of the Devata. Human omissions call for

Re-consecration every twelve years, the period that Jupiter

(Guru) takes to complete a full round of the Zodiac”

- Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Kumbhabhishekam scripturally known as prathistha and prana

-prathistha is done according to agamic tradition. The

significance and the procedures of the Kumbhabhishekam are

explained here.

Prana-prathistha - Fixing the vigraha on the peetham and

invoking the deity in the fixed vigraha is known as Prathistha

and Prana-prathistha respectively. Shanti karmas and pushti

karmas are kriyas performed to eliminate the inauspiciousness

in the place, vigraha, and materials and also to bring forth the

auspiciousness in them.

Some of the significant rituals are as follows:

Anujna – Seeking permission and blessings from the lord,

bramanas, to do the entire kumbhabhishekam successfully

Vastu shanti, Pravesha bali and Rakshoghna Homam are

done to eliminate the invisible inauspiciousness of the land and

requesting certain devatas to protect the land.

Ankurarpanam is sowing the seeds for sprouting. The growth

of the sprouts indicates whether the karma is done well or not.

Kala-akarshanam – An act of invoking the deity from the

vigraha by vedic mantras to the kumbham.

Yaga-shala-rituals – A puja done to the deity in the kumbha

and in the agni in the yagashala for all the Parivara Devatas.

The pujas can be done for a span of 2 days to 27 days

Ashtabandanam - Subsequent to the completion of yaga-shala

rituals for the prescribed days, the invoked devata vigraha with

ashta-bandhanam materials and associated rituals is fixed on

the peetham.

Kumbhabhishekam – Reinvoking the devata deity from the

kumbha to the vigraha is done on the completion day of the

yaga-shala puja with abhishekam.