Farmagudi, Ponda (Goa) – The Birth Anniversary of Shrimannarayan Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale every year is a precious Celebration for seekers. Seekers benefit from the soothing Online Darshan of Shri Guru every year. This year, however, they were to have the bhav-enriched Darshan of Shri Guru in person, and hence, they waited for Gurudev with eyes wide open ! For the first time, thousands of devotees were blessed to see Gurudev in person in the ‘Brahmotsav’, which was celebrated magnificently. Despite the hot May weather, everyone was warmed by the cool shade of Gurudev’s grace-filled presence as Shrimannarayan (meaning, Shri Vishnu). They saw Him to their heart’s content and had Shri Guru’s Darshan in the form of Shri Vishnu riding a Divine chariot as instructed by the Saptarshis.
The Divine ‘Brahmotsav’ was held on the grounds of Goa Engineering College at Farmagudi, Goa on Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale’s 81st Birth Anniversary. On this occasion, seekers presented a cultural programme comprising singing, playing of music and dancing to Shri Guru. Seekers had the bhav-enriched Darshan of Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale in the form of Shri Vishnu and His Spiritual Heirs – Shrisatshakti (Mrs) Binda Nilesh Singbal and Shrichitshakti (Mrs) Anjali Mukul Gadgil. With Shri Guru’s form in their hearts, the seekers were drenched in bhav (Spiritual emotion) and constantly experienced awakening of bhav till the end of the Celebration. Over 10,000 seekers, devout Hindus, advocates, well-wishers from Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and other parts of India benefitted from this bhav-enriched Celebration. Over 4,000 seekers and spiritually curious people in India and abroad had Online Darshan of the ‘Brahmotsav’. (‘Brahmotsav’ means praising the charioteer Shri Vishnu through dance, singing and music !) This is how the ‘Brahmotsav’ of Deity Tirupati Balaji, seated in a golden chariot, is celebrated in Andhra Pradesh.
The reason why Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale dresses up as various Deities as per Maharishi’s instructions“When I dress up as Ram, Krushna and Shri Vishnu, some people criticise me – ‘Doctor (Athavale) considers himself to be Ram, Krushna and Shri Vishnu !’ They do not know that I dress up only to obey the instructions of Maharishi. Following is the spiritual science underlying this aspect. A principle in Spirituality says that ‘Word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and their energies co-exist’. Accordingly, when we chant the Name of a Deity, the principle of that Deity becomes partially active at that place and people benefit. This is precisely why children are named after Deities. Likewise, dressing up like a Deity also gives the benefits of that Deity’s principle. It is for this reason that Maharishi instructed me to dress up as various Deities. One important point is that if someone at a low spiritual level chants the Name of a Superior Deity or dresses up as that Deity, he may not be able to tolerate the Deity’s spiritual energy and may even suffer. However doing this on the instructions of Saints and the spiritually evolved, one can tolerate the spiritual energy of the respective Deity due to their Sankalpashakti (Energy of resolve) and benefit from it at the spiritual level.” |
– Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale (12.5.2023)
Radiant thoughts of Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Jayant Athavale
500% increase in the number of Yoga practitioners in the US over the past two decades
I bow down to the great man who created such a wonderful ashram in Goa, the land of indulgence : Acharya Shri Vipin Krishnaji Maharaj
Incomparable Shrisatshakti (Mrs) Binda Singbal, who progressed rapidly in sadhana
Shrisatshakti (Mrs) Bindatai has all qualities of Divinity ! : Shrichitshakti (Mrs) Anjali Gadgil