Immortal Words of his holiness Srimad Jagadguru Swami Sudarshanacharyaji Maharaj
On the occasion of the traditional sacred festival of Holi (11.3.98) My dear lovers! You have just performed a yajna (sacrifice). The scriptures state – ‘Yajyo Vai Vishnuh.’ Who is that Narayana? He is in the form of the yajna. They say to perform the worship of the gods specifically through yajna. It is mentioned in the Rigveda verse – Om yajnena yajnamayajanta devastani dharmani prathamamanyasan,Te ha nakam mahimanah sachanta yatra purve sadhyah santi devah…
Prahlad was crowned king after his father. He was succeeded by Virochan, then Sena, and finally Bali. Bali, king of the Asuras, wanted to seize the position of Deva Indra and conducted a yagna to achieve this. During the yagna, Bali was gifted four horses, a chariot complete with a flag, a bow, and a quiver full of arrows. Armed with these and aided by a large army of Asuras, Bali stormed into the heavenly…
Holi also means “sacrifice.” Burn all the impurities of the mind, such as egoism, vanity, and lust, through the fire of devotion and knowledge. Ignite cosmic love, mercy, generosity, selflessness, truthfulness, and purity. In days of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much havoc, threatening the lives of many innocent people. One of them was Holika or Putana. She took immense delight in devouring children. Sri Krishna destroyed her and thus…
Lord Vishnu, in his incarnation as the Boar (Varaha avatar), had killed Hiranyaksha. The devas (demi-gods) celebrated with great joy in the kingdom of Heaven, unaware that their rejoicing was to be short-lived. Hiranyakashipu, the elder brother of Hiranyaksha, was seething with rage and vowed to avenge his brother’s death. He turned to the other asuras (demons) and ordered them to destroy all good people on earth. The orders were to disturb all prayers, extinguish…
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