OM NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA BALAJI VANI · Krishna Janmastami was celebrated on September 3rd...
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BALAJI VANI Volume 1, Issue 10 October, 2007 HARI OM September was full of celebrations of all the Hindu festivals such as Krishna Janmastami, Swarn Gowri Vratam, Vara Mahalakshmi puja, and Vinayaka Chaturthi. Krishna Janmastami was celebrated on September 3rd with puja, sat- sang on the leela of Krishnas life and bhajans. Lord Krishnas swing was constructed by Ashok Chawathe and beautifully decorated by devo- tees. The puja for Krishnas birth was performed by Swamiji and devotees sang bhajans all through the night. Ganesha Chathurti was celebrated in a very unique way by performing Ganesha Stapana to the Ganesha murthy, as well as the Ganesha utsava murthy. The 3 day festival and rituals started on September 13, 2007. On the first day of the festival the temple entrance was decorated with banana trees giving the devotees a prelude to the festivities inside. The evening started with Ganesha puja, and Punyavacham by Vishwas and Arthi Gadbole, followed by deeksha dharana by devotees who were participating in all 3-day rituals. Swamiji started the Charastapana ritu- als according to the Rig, Yajur, Sam and Atharva Vedas. The second day of the festival, several Homas were performed including Maha Ganapathi homam, Navagraha homam, Vastu shanti and Chandi homam. The 3rd day of festival was Ganesha Chathurthi day. The day started with traditional suprabhatham by all devotees. Girish and Vibha Gaitonde, Vishwas and Arthi Gadbole and Prabhu and Poonam Goel and family participated in the puja, and performed the Shanti Homa and Purna Ahuti and were honored following the puja. This was followed by abhishekham by Swamiji assisted by Manoj Kumar and S. Maratheji. The abhiskeham started with the holy water from the main kalasha being poured on Lord Ganesha and was followed by the holy waters of India. The radiance of the murthy filled the temple and all devotees certainly received the divya darshanam of Lord Ganesha. The devotees enjoyed a pravachan by Swamiji on Lord Ganesha, how he came into being and why he is called Gowri putra (son of Gowri) and celebration of Ganesha Chathurthi . Srimad Bhagawat sapta was given September 16, by Sri Sathyanarayana Marathe. He spoke about the leelas in the life of Lord Krishna. All who listened were inspired by Marathejis knowledge and love of the Lord. --Balaji Temple board OM NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA TVAM MATA SARVA-BHUTANAM DEVA-DEVO HARIH PITA | TVAYAITAD VISHNUMA CHADYA JAGAD VYAPTAM- CHARACHARAM || "You are the mother of all creatures, as that God of gods, Hari, is their fa- ther. And this universe, consisting of moving and nonmoving entities, is presently permeated by You, as well as Vishnu." MA NAH KOSHAM TATHA GOSHTHAM MA GRIHAM MA PARICCHADAM | MA SARIRAM KALATRAM CHA TYAJETHAHA SARVA-PAVANI || "O purifier of all, if You forsake us, neither our treasures, nor our cows, nor our houses, nor our possessions, nor our bodies, nor our wives, are se- cure." MA PUTRAM MA SUHRID-VARGAM MA PASHUN MA VIBHUSHANAM | TYAJETHA MAMA DEVASYA VISHNOR VAKSAH-STHALALAYE || "O You whose abode is the chest of Vishnu, if You forsake me, neither sons, nor friends, nor animals, nor ornaments can be mine." SATTVENA SATYA-SHAUCABHYAM CHATHA SHILADIBHIR GUNAIH | TYAJANTE TE NARAH SADYAHA SANSYAKTO YE TVAYAMALE || "O spotless One, men who are forsaken by You are also forsaken by good- ness, truth, purity, good character and other virtues." TVAYAVICO KITAH SADYAHA SHILADYAIR AKHILAIR GUNAIH | KULAISHVARYAISH CHA MUHYANTE PURUSHA NIRGUNA API || "And those who are glanced upon by You, although devoid of any good qualities, are infatuated by all good qualities, such as good character, line- age, wealth, etc." SA SHLAGHYAH SA GUNI DHANYAHA SA KULINAHA SA BIDDHINAM | SA SHURAH SA CHA VIKRANTO YAS TVAYA DEVI VIKSHITAHA || "O goddess, he who is glanced upon by You, is praiseworthy, accom- plished, fortunate, intelligent, high-born, heroic and possessed of power." Pullagi Seva Vishal S, Lakshmi V, Vibha & Girish Gaitonde, Poonam & Prabhu Goel, Arthi, Viswas & N. Swamiji
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BALAJI VANI Volume 1, Issue 10 October, 2007
HARI OM September was full of celebrations of all the Hindu festivals such as Krishna Janmastami, Swarn Gowri Vratam, Vara Mahalakshmi puja, and Vinayaka Chaturthi. Krishna Janmastami was celebrated on September 3rd with puja, sat-sang on the leela of Krishnas life and bhajans. Lord Krishnas swing was constructed by Ashok Chawathe and beautifully decorated by devo-tees. The puja for Krishnas birth was performed by Swamiji and devotees sang bhajans all through the night. Ganesha Chathurti was celebrated in a very unique way by performing Ganesha Stapana to the Ganesha murthy, as well as the Ganesha utsava murthy. The 3 day festival and rituals started on September 13, 2007. On the first day of the festival the temple entrance was decorated with banana trees giving the devotees a prelude to the festivities inside. The evening started with Ganesha puja, and Punyavacham by Vishwas and Arthi Gadbole, followed by deeksha dharana by devotees who were participating in all 3-day rituals. Swamiji started the Charastapana ritu-als according to the Rig, Yajur, Sam and Atharva Vedas. The second day of the festival, several Homas were performed including Maha Ganapathi homam, Navagraha homam, Vastu shanti and Chandi homam. The 3rd day of festival was Ganesha Chathurthi day. The day started with traditional suprabhatham by all devotees. Girish and Vibha Gaitonde, Vishwas and Arthi Gadbole and Prabhu and Poonam Goel and family participated in the puja, and performed the Shanti Homa and Purna Ahuti and were honored following the puja. This was followed by abhishekham by Swamiji assisted by Manoj Kumar and S. Maratheji. The abhiskeham started with the holy water from the main kalasha being poured on Lord Ganesha and was followed by the holy waters of India. The radiance of the murthy filled the temple and all devotees certainly received the divya darshanam of Lord Ganesha. The devotees enjoyed a pravachan by Swamiji on Lord Ganesha, how he came into being and why he is called Gowri putra (son of Gowri) and celebration of Ganesha Chathurthi .Srimad Bhagawat sapta was given September 16, by Sri Sathyanarayana Marathe. He spoke about the leelas in the life of Lord Krishna. All who listened were inspired by Marathejis knowledge and love of the Lord.
--Balaji Temple board
OM NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA
TVAM MATA SARVA-BHUTANAM DEVA-DEVO HARIH PITA |TVAYAITAD VISHNUMA CHADYA JAGAD VYAPTAM-CHARACHARAM ||
"You are the mother of all creatures, as that God of gods, Hari, is their fa-ther. And this universe, consisting of moving and nonmoving entities, is presently permeated by You, as well as Vishnu."
MA NAH KOSHAM TATHA GOSHTHAM MA GRIHAM MA PARICCHADAM |MA SARIRAM KALATRAM CHA TYAJETHAHA SARVA-PAVANI ||
"O purifier of all, if You forsake us, neither our treasures, nor our cows, nor our houses, nor our possessions, nor our bodies, nor our wives, are se-cure."
MA PUTRAM MA SUHRID-VARGAM MA PASHUN MA VIBHUSHANAM |TYAJETHA MAMA DEVASYA VISHNOR VAKSAH-STHALALAYE ||
"O You whose abode is the chest of Vishnu, if You forsake me, neither sons, nor friends, nor animals, nor ornaments can be mine."
SATTVENA SATYA-SHAUCABHYAM CHATHA SHILADIBHIR GUNAIH |TYAJANTE TE NARAH SADYAHA SANSYAKTO YE TVAYAMALE ||
"O spotless One, men who are forsaken by You are also forsaken by good-ness, truth, purity, good character and other virtues."
TVAYAVICO KITAH SADYAHA SHILADYAIR AKHILAIR GUNAIH |KULAISHVARYAISH CHA MUHYANTE PURUSHA NIRGUNA API ||
"And those who are glanced upon by You, although devoid of any good qualities, are infatuated by all good qualities, such as good character, line-age, wealth, etc."
SA SHLAGHYAH SA GUNI DHANYAHA SA KULINAHA SA BIDDHINAM |SA SHURAH SA CHA VIKRANTO YAS TVAYA DEVI VIKSHITAHA ||
"O goddess, he who is glanced upon by You, is praiseworthy, accom-plished, fortunate, intelligent, high-born, heroic and possessed of power."
Pullagi Seva
Vishal S, Lakshmi V, Vibha & Girish Gaitonde, Poonam & Prabhu Goel, Arthi, Viswas & N. Swamiji
BALAJI TEMPLE,678 Cypress Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085Ph. #: (408) 203-1036 or (408) 733-9266Email: [email protected] http://www.balajitemple.netNon-Profit Organization
REGULAR ACTIVITIESTemple open daily from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm
Daily Puja & Aarti Morning 8:00 AM Afternoon 12:30 PM Evening 8:30 PM
Every Monday Rudrabhishekam (Shiva Puja) 7:00 PM
Every Tuesday Hanumanji Puja 7:00 PM
Every Wednesday Meditation 7:30 PM
Every Thursday Shri Sai Bhajans 7:30 PM
Every Friday Santoshimata Puja 6:00 PMLakshmi Puja, 6:30 PMLalitha Stotram & Mahaprasadam
Every Saturday Sri Venkateshwara 8:00 AM Suprabhatam & Vishnu Stotram
Every Sunday Yoga & Childrens class by Pushpa Dhar 9:30 AMBhajans, Puja & Aarti 7:00 PM
Every Purnima Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM
Every Sankasthahara Chaturthi Sri Ganesha Puja 7:00 PM
BALAJI MATHA BOARD MEMBERS
President Sri N. Swamiji (408) 203-1036V. President Vishal Sangal (510) 366-9239Secretary Laksmi V. (650) 219-4968Treasurer Rajendra N. (408) 921-0263Exe. Member Rajeev H. (408) 204-6425Newsletter Vinay Singh (510) 226-6801
MONTHLY EVENTSOctober 6th, SaturdayEkadasi Sri Balaji Abhishekam and Bhajans 8:00 AM
October 7th, SundaySri Divya Ramnam Sankirtan 7:00 PM
October 8th, MondayPradosham Sri Rudra Abhishekam 7:00 PM
October 10th, WednesdayMahalaya Paksha Sradda Ends Tarpana 10:00 AM
October 11th, Thursday to October 21st, SundayDevi Navaratri Daily Devi puja 8:00 AM & 6:00 PMLalitha Shasranamavalli Puja 8:00 PMKumari Puja, Aaarti & Prasadam 8:30 PM
October 16th, TuesdayLalitha Pachami Devi and Hanumanji puja 6:00 PM
October 19th, FridayDurgastami Sri Chandi Patha 6:00 PM
October 21st, SundayVijaya Dasami Devi Bhajans and Puja 7:00 PM
October 25th, ThursdayPurnima Satyanarayana Puja & Mahaprasadam 6:30 PM
October 28th, SundaySri Sankshat Chaturthi Puja 7:00 PM
November 2nd, FridaySantoshi Mata Puja 6:30 PM
November 7th, WednesdayDhanteras Puja 7:00 PM
November 8th, ThursdayNaraka Chaturdashi Bhajans 7:00 PM
November 9th, FridayDeepavali Mahalakshmi Abhisekham & Prasadam 6:30 PM
Third Thursday of every month Homeless feeding service
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of Balaji Temple is to form a Hindu Temple and Vedic Cultural Center on the Peninsula in the heart of Silicon Valley where people can come together to study and worship, regardless of our different backgrounds. Our aim is to promote the feeling of universal love and unity among all people.
We will share the ancient wisdom of the Vedas and the Upanishads (sacred texts of India) with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. We will celebrate the One Truth behind all religions: that God is One and in all of us. Our worship service are free and open to all who wish to celebrate with us. All are welcome.
We have recently acquired land (5004 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95002) to build a traditional style Hindu temple. Our land cost was $ 860K, we paid $ 550K down so we owe $ 300K. We have an interest free loan of $250K toward con-struction costs but we need to raise the rest of the money. Currently we have $85K savings. Please help this good cause.
