SRI SELVA VINAYAKAR KOYIL (GANESHA TEMPLE) BRISBANE (South Maclean)

Newsletter 112

Vaikasi Month (mid-May 2016 to mid-June 2016) Festivals

Dear Sri Selva Vinayakar devotees, Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc (HASQ) cordially invites you to Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South

Maclean) for Vaikasi Month Festivals.

Chithirai (Monthly) Chathurthi on Tuesday 10 May 2016

Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 15 May 2016

Pirathosha Viratham on Thursday 19 May & Thursday 2 June 2016

Sri Narasimha Jayanthy on Friday 20 May 2016

Vaikaasi Visaakam & Sri Ayyapa Swamy Idapa Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 21 May 2016

Powrnami & Sathya Narayanar Pujai on Saturday 21 May 2016

Saiva Saint Thiru Gnagna Sampanthar Curu Pujai on Tuesday 24 May 2016

Sankatakara Chathurthi on Wednesday 25 May 2016

Amaavaasai Virataham on Saturday 4 June 2016

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 5 June 2015

Vaikasi (Monthly) Chathurthi Viratham on Wednesday 8 June 2016

Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 15 May 2016

Lalitha Sahasranamam (1000 names of Goddess Lalithambikai Devi) is a secret and very sacred text or mantra in Hindu religion. This mantra has been revealed to mankind through the discussion between lord Hayagriva and the great saga Agasthya.

It is very popular and many of us recite it on a daily basis or at least on Friday.

At Selvavinayakar Kovil every third Sunday of the month Lalitha Sahastra Nama parayanam being recited with special Puja to Godess Lalithambikai.

Program

Time

Regular Puja 9.00am

Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam & Mahishasuramardhini Stotram Parayanam 10.30am

Special Deepa Arathanai to Goddess Lalithambikai. 11.30am

Sri Narasimha Jayanthy on Friday 20 May 2016

Lord Sri Narasimha was the fourth incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu.On this day (Narasimha jayanthi) Lord Maha Vishnu appeared in the form of Narasimha , half lion and half man, to kill the demon Hiranyakashipu.

Special Puja will be performed to Lord Sri Narasimhar with the evening puja at 7:30pm at our temple.

Sri Ayyapa Swamy Idapa Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 21 May 2016

Special Puja/Abishekam will be performed to Sri Ayyappa Swamy on the first five days of the every Hindu calendar month. These pujas usually named after each Zodiac (Rasi) signs.

This month puja called “Idapa” Masa Abishekam”.

HASQ cordially invite all devotees to come and participate on this special Abishekam and get the blessing of Sri Ayyappa Swamy.

Nei (Ghee) Abishekam will be performed after morning Puja 10:30am.

Vaikaasi Visaakam on Saturday 21 May 2016

Every year, Vaikasi Visakam is observed as the birthday of Lord Sri Subrahmanyar, during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (Mid May - mid June). Visakam is one of the 27 Nakshatras (Stars).

Lord Subramaniar son of Lord Shiva and the chief general of the army of Devas(Gods) incarnated in this world to save the earth and end the sufferings of Devas from demons like Soorapadman. So the Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated to commemorate Subramanya Swami’s Birthday or Avathara day.

Program

Time

Special Abishekam For Lord Subramaniar 4.30PM

Special Bajans With Thirupugal 5.30PM

Regular Pooja and Special Pooja to Lord Subramanyar 6.00PM

Swami Veethi Valam (Inner and Outer sanctum circumambulation)

Annathanam (free dinner)

Powrnami-Full Moon /Sri Sathya Narayanar Puja Festival on Saturday 21 May 2016

Sri Sathya Narayanar Pujai will be performed at our temple at 3:00pm.

Saiva Saint Thiru Gnagna Sampanthar Curu Pujai on Tuesday 24 May 2016

(Sampanthar, Appar, Natarajar, Sivakhami, Sundarar,Manickavasagar at SSVK)

Thiru Gnana Sampanthar - (A.D.641-657)

At around 700 AD, in the ancient town Chirkazi of the choza kingdom, Saint Sampanthar was born to a Shivaite Brahmin couple, Shivapada Hridayar and his wife Bhagavathiyar. Sampanthar mastered Sanskrit by the age of 3 and by 7 he was writing his own treatise on the Vedas. He concentrated on removing the undesirable traits in Hinduism, and he trained many followers in the true traditions of Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas. He trained his followers in the art of debate on Hindu religion. Popular compositions: He started composing songs even when he was a toddler of just three years old and is believed to have written 16,000 verses in all, but less than 4,000 survive. His songs spread over 23 Panns (equivalent of Ragas). Sampanthar’s Thevarams (Songs) classified on first three Thiru Murais

(a) First Thirumurai - 136 Pathikams on 136 different Siva Thalams (b) Second Thirumurai - 122 Pathikams on 122 different Siva Thalams (c) Third Thirumurai - 126 Pathikams on 126 different Siva Thalams

"Thirumurai" means a “Sacred Order”. That is the order of classification made by the Saiva Adiyar - Nambiaandaar Nambi of the available Tamil - Thiruppathikamgal and Thiruppaadalhal sung by Tamil Saivite - Naayanmaar, Swamihal and Adiyaar of Tamil Nadu, on the request of the Chola Emperor "Rajaraja Chola - 1(A.D.985 – 1014)" of Tamil Nadu.

At Sri Selvavinayakar Temple Special Pooja will be performed to Saiva Saint Thiru Gnana Sampanthar at 7:30pm on Tuesday 24 May 2016

Sankatakara Chathurthi on Wednesday 25 May 2016

Chathurthi (Krishna Paksha) which comes after Full moon day called Sankatakara Chathurthi. Lord Ganesha's pooja performed in the evening. It is believed that the person who does Sankatakara Chathurthi pooja will get relieved from all their worries and troubles.

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 5 June 2016

Program Time

Abishekam for Narayanar 10:00am

Sahastra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa 10:30am

Special Poojai Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi 11:00am

Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 3 June 2016

Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourages devotees to participate on monthly devotional bajans group. Bajans are held on the first Friday of each month with religious talk by special speakers after the evening Puja at 7.30pm. Please feel free to join the group and bring your instruments if you know to play at the bajans.

Monthly Chathurthi Viratham on Wednesday 8 June 2016

Chathurthi (Sukla patksha) which comes after New moon day called Chathurthi or Monthly Chathurthi.

Ganesha Mantra

“Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabhaa Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaaryeshu Sarvadaa”.

Translation:

“O Lord Ganesha of large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns

Please make all my work free of obstacles, always.”

Program Time

Abishekam 6:00pm

Regular Puja 7:30pm

Vasantha mandapa Alankara Pooja and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner sanctum

8:00pm

Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the Blessing of Lord Ganesha.

For further information please contact our Temple on 07 5547 7302

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4915-4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302