RAMA NAVAMI 2014 CELEBRATIONS
The word RAMA literally means one who is divinely blissful, gives joy to others and in whom sages rejoice. The name of Lord RAMA is the greatest purifier of the heart. It not only wipes away all one’s sins but it wipes away the sinful tendencies as well. Lord Shiva tells His consort Parvati: “This Ram Naam is equal to the Lord’s one thousand names,or repetition of the mantra a thousand times.”
Lord Ramachandra is an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the ideal king. He appeared in the Treta-yuga, more than two million years ago. Under the order of His father, Maharaja Dasaratha, Lord Ramachandra lived in the Dandakaranya forest for fourteen years, along with His wife, Sita Devi, and His younger brother, Lakshmana. After the demon Ravana kidnapped His wife, Lord Ramachandra, with the help of His faithful servant Hanuman, killed Ravana and rescued her. The history of Lord Ramachandra’s pastimes is recounted by the sage Valmiki in his Ramayana. (See also Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.22, 2.7.23-25, 5.19.1-8 and Canto Nine, Chapters 10 and 11.)
FASTING DAY: Tuesday, April 8 2014
Fasting till Sunset. Time to break fast: Sunset (7.36pm). This is only for San Jose location.
To commemmorate the appearance day of Sri Rama, the devotees at ISV have been engaged in reading Ramayana for the past two weeks. We will be having a conference call tonight (Monday, April 7th) to continue the reading "Yuddha Kanda" where Ravana is considering to wake up Kumbhakarna as most of his army is destroyed by Lord Rama's monkey army. Please join us for this auspicious chanting and hearing of Ramayana.
(We are reading from HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaj's translation of Ramayana)
When: Tonight (Monday) : 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Conference details:
Dial in number: 1 -559-726-1300
Access code: 831035#
SCHEDULE:
4:00pm Ramayana reading
6:00pm Bhajans
6:30pm Glories of Lord Sri Rama by His Grace Sunanda Prabhu
7:25pm Puppet Show on Ramayan Lila
7:45pm MSF offering
8:00pm Gaura Aarti
8:30pm Prasadam
We are very fortunate to have Sita Rama Laksham & Hanuman Deities visiting us on the auspicious day of Rama Navami.
We look forward seeing you all tomorrow at ISV!
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