Trinidad Hanuman Datta Mala, Carapichaima (2025)

22/06/2025

Krishna protects His devotee at all cost!
Jaya Guru Datta.
Pujya Appaji reminds us to applaud when artists or guests are offered a garland, but not when Swamiji is offered a garland. That is why Swamiji is avoiding wearing garlands offered to Him, because devotees begin clapping. You must not do that going forward.
Everyone may support the construction of the new Narasimha Swamy temple within their means.
Swamiji has decided to narrate Bhagavatam discoure in Kannada, in Mysuru Ashrama as well while including poems and verses from Kumara Vyasa's composition. So, the compilation of Kumara Vyasa's poems are being offered to Pujya Datta Prabhu. The people of the town where Kumara Vyasa did sadhana and wrote these poems came together to offer these books to Pujya Swamiji.
This is the feeling with which it should be sung. If we close our eyes, we'll see the war of Mahabharata where Krishna ignored his vow to not wield weapons and charged at Bheehsma, out of love for Arjuna, to protect him. Sri Krishna suddenly rose from the place he sat. The light from his earrings that moved enveloped that part of the sky. The entire world moved. He holds the entire world in his belly, so it naturally moved with Sri Krishna did.
Wielding the discus, Krishna charged really fast, while the silken cloth on the shoulders slipped. Arjuna begged Krishna to stop since Krishna's vow would be violated and Arjuna would be feel insulted. Krishna asks Arjuna to not hold him back.
That Lord is our only refuge. He gave up his own nature, he cared not for himself, nor his vow, or his promise, nor the robes on his being, out of love for his devotee. Now, we only see one sun in the sky. But Krishna Paramatma looked like a sun to everyone that looked at Him.
Courtesy Avadootha Data Peetham; Divya Nama Sankeertana • 22 June 2025

16/06/2025

Experience Mother!
The complete Ashrama was filled with vibrations of mother goddess. Each tree is talking, singing, dancing. You must experience it to believe it. There were also some rains. The environment is very nice.
There was a little rain and there was some sunshine. Bengaluru was full of rains. There was a cool breeze without getting us cold. Like Kalidasa’s description, just the right amount of breeze.
Because you wore masks, you were fine. In large crowds, wear masks lso remember to keep sniffing eucalyptus oil. Otherwise, Corona will catch you. Eucalyptus is antidote for cold.
I hope you are viewing Swamiji’s YouTube channel. I said that you need to view to Mahabharata 18 times. Only 1-2 people will get moksha because they are listening to it. You must listen to all the episodes. Even if you can’t pay attention, just keep the videos running. The vibrations will be linger in the house. You get some random phone calls, turn them off and play the episodes all night. Charge your devices while these are playing overnight.
Bhagavad Gita is included in the Mahabharata discourse. Not many of you have heard the full Bhagavad Gita. How many of you heard it? The purpose of having your phone will be fulfilled if you listen to these discourses. You can listen to the discourses if you have smart phones, why are you not listening? Swamiji made so much effort to record all this for you. It is so beautiful. If you don’t listen, Swamiji will not do more recordings. At least now, onward, listen! I have already given you so much, enough for a lifetime.
When you keep the videos running, listen to it when possible.
Pray to Mother. Talk to Mother in your heart. She will fulfill all your wishes.
You will not leave unless I do. I know many of you have long travels back home…
Courtesy Archana Penukonda; Sri Chakra Puja • 16 June 2025

15/06/2025

Hunger the visible God!
Pujya Balaswamiji;
On this auspicious evening, we are all reveling in the presence of Pujya Swamiji who conducted this Utsava. How many of you saw manidveepa? How many of you saw Raja Rajeshvari Mata? All of you saw Appaji as Raja Rajeshvari Mata today. Now, you can say that you are all in Manidveepa. All these 10 days, Appaji took us to Manidveepa.
It was a massive sankalpa. Ours are wishes, the Guru's are sankalpas. Okay, if we think by the scriptures, ours are ordinary sankalpas and the Guru's is shiva sankalpa. This Vanadurga Maha Yaga and Sahasra Chandi yaga is not an ordinary sankalpa, nor an ordinary event. Ordinary people cannot achieve this despite their sankalpa. Only Appaji could do this.
We need space, we need the ingredients and the pandits. This may be possible for Chandi Yaga. But Vana Durga Homa is impossible for others. It is only possible for Pujya Swamiji. There are many trees that are specific to kshetras. We should always water those trees, otherwise, we do not get the merit of serving that kshetra
The event we are all delighted about is the Guinness World Record for Swamiji for the Bonsai plants. Swamiji wove this great garland with so many details. This great Datta Mala is Pujya Swamiji himself. Every second, every minute, we can find great experiences from our Guru. We should document and remember them and share them with others.
Sahasra Chandi Yaga is not an ordinary event. 16 lacs times the main mantra was chanted. That main mantra was chanted while doing 16 lac homas. Swamiji wanted to do Chandi Yaga 10k times. We do not know yet when and where it will happen. We pray to Appaji that, that happen soon too. We will need a massive 100x100 where several pandits are doing homa simultaneously, or we need to do the homa over a year. Swmaiji will give us guidance in the future.
Swamiji gave us the joy of bringing Him to Nada Mantapa in a procession. As Lord Datta, as Raja Rajeswari Mata, Swamiji is giving us Darshan. Expressing our desires, we pray to Swamiji. We pray for the opportunity to serve in one way or another at such events.
We pray to receive more, but that should be so we can give more. We should practice giving even when we have little.
Datta has 3 names - Tyaga, Tyaga karana and Tyaga karna Tyaga. He is the sacrifice, the cause for it, as well as the sacrifice of the cause itself. Swamiji did not show any exhaustion along the way. Swamiji was running from homa k***a to homa k***a. Swamiji gave us darshan as Mother Chandi.
Swamiji has said it was okay if we did not attend the birthday, but we had to attend Vanadurga homa. Many are here, those who could not come, blessings to them as well. We are at the foothills of Chamundi Hill .We also got to see Swamiji's Jala Yoga today in the Pushkarini (Pool). Swamiji was ready to more rounds, but did not as devotees were waiting for lunch I feel like everyone's name has been permanently etched on the leaves of the plants here.
Pujya Appaji;
Om Ayim Hreem Shreem Durga Parameshvaryai Namah!
Now, the Yaga is concluded. The Yaga never ends, it's just that sankalpa concludes.We wanted to do this outside in a 4-5 acre land. But we wanted to first do it here where we consecrated Raja Rajeswari Mata. This yagna space is not enough. We need 4 times the space. Yet, our Ashrama is Pushpaka Vimana - any number of people can fit. When Sri Rama was returning to Ayodhya from Lanka, Vanaras began boarding Pushpaka Vimana to go back to Ayodhya. Any number of vanaras were able to fit.
Datta devotees are very fortunate. Some people came on the last day and had yajna darshan before Avabhruta Snana. Mother infuses devotion in those who have none. Mother is the formless primordial energy. She can take on any form. She took on the from of Dashavataras. She took on the form of Maha Vishnu. Then, she create Brahma and Shiva. She then made Durga Parameshvari half of Shiva. She made Lakshmi half of Vishnu. She then made Saraswati, one half of Brahma.
The formless form, the invisible identity and energy is Mother Goddess. Mother has no name or form in the beginning. She herself created the five elements. Maha Vishnu created Bhagavati and Bhagavati created Maha Vishnu. Tha is why Devi is referred to as Narayani. If you listen to the mantras in Devi Bhagavatam, they are very powerful. They grant Jnana and then the highest state. Mantra itself gives that state.
You can keep chanting your mantra millions and billions of times. We should keep chanting as many times as we breathe. Hamsa is the breath we take. We all have fixed number of hamsas we are born with. Some have a few lakh hamsas, some a crore, some have only a 100 or so, Some live 80 years, all jeevas have a fixed number of hamsas.
Each time we breathe, we are expending a hamsa. That is why yogis withhold their breath. Daily as you meditate, you can learn to do retention of breath. Swamiji demonstrating how to save 10 hamsas. During swimming, you can save a lot of hamsas. That gives a long, energetic and healthy life. As long as we do pranayama during meditation and save hamsas, lungs are healthy, blockage and fat melt away.
When we keep doing bhajans, we save a lot of hamsas. We breathe in and sing or do divya nama sankeertana. We save hamsas as Swamiji is demonstrating.now. We stay healthy, it removes all problems. The problems not only relate to the body, they only relate to the circumstance.
Our problems come from ego - I need to earn more, I need to be better than them etc. When you think this way, you get diseases, have weak breath and die. Many are alive because of their friendship with Swamiji, or they would have been dead a long time back because they carry a lot of karma.
Let's say you weigh 83 kg, but if you carry a burden of 200 kg, you will die. WE see on TV that people do extreme workouts or weight lifting, or we see people that are overly ambitious, and opening multiple companies and struggling. People should focus on one company. Instead they keep comparing themselves with others and keep trying to do more than they can. No one helps us in times of need. People flatter us and goad us to do more and when we do and fail, they laugh at us.
Otherwise, listen to the Guru and simply do. if he says no, just do not. It's like a child who thrusts her hand into the fire despite being cautioned.
Some retired IAS officers come and want to do seva. I ask them to clean the bathrooms first and they are puzzled. You should be ready to work in the Ashram as needed.
You are all good devotees. You do not know your devotion. The 80% who are listening are gaining but the rest are struggling and are barely alive.If you plant a tree, it is akin to Nava Durga, and of course it is Vana Durga.
Some trees are getting released today. This tree for example is about 4 years old. This plant absorbs bad vibrations in the house. it starts acting after 12 midnight, until about 6am. Many like this plant. it has the power to remove all our problems. We do not know its energy.This plant – Premna (Japanese musk maple or Japanese neem tree) has such fragrant flowers. It removes all the suffering due to enemies (inner). This other plant - Japan Tulasi also helps to get more money. Those who are suffering financially can keep this plant. This is greater than the money plant we use in India. Having Japanese Tulasi at home is like having Vishnu at home. This plant is 3 years old. A little amount of water is enough. Premna relates to Devi.
You can talk to the plants like they are your friends. This Bodhi tree is very good for meditation. It's about 4-5 years old. It helps where family members have lung and heart problems. Everyone who has the opportunity should take plants back home and care for them. You can slowly learn how to do Bonsai. Everyone needs moderation in eating. So too, plants need the right amount of water.
In Kannada it is said that one who eats once a day is a yogi, twice is bhogi (enjoyer) and thrice is rogi (diseased). He who eats 4 times a day may die any moment. We must consume food in moderation. We should also be sparing in our use of air. Breathe slower and calmer. Control yourself! Intense emotions lead to faster breathing.
Even if you make a mistake, be calm, what's the worse that will happen, Be prepared for it, it's okay. Instead you keep worrying about it. Some people think every one is looking at them or laughing at them. You are not that important. Each one has his own problems. Some people wear new clothes and think everyone is looking at them. Or you face some criticism at home and then think everyone is talking about you. Who has the time to do that? We are creating and imagining our problems. We brought these difficulties on ourselves. You built them up, so you should let them go.
We are just robots in God's hands. We should do as much is needed, not get overly attached. The more you get attached, the more you will be tested. Draupadi ardently called out to Krishna and he came to save her. We do not have devotion like Draupadi or Dhruva or Prahalada or Akka Mahadevi or Meera Bai. We should have intense devotion.
A man once went to an ashram and said he wanted to live there. The Swami was compassionate and agreed. The man demanded he be fed a lot of food. The Guru agreed. Ekadashi came and people in the ashram fasted, there was no cooking. The man demanded food and said he at least be given the rice grains for cooking. They gave him 2kg of rice. He cooked the food and was eating. As he was eating, Sri Rama came and asked for food. The man gave it. The next Ekadashi, the same thing happened, but this time Sita and Rama both came. So again he gave away his food and had nothing to eat.
Next Ekadasi, he asked for 6 kg of rice grains. The ashrama was surprised and were wondering what he was doing with the rice. This time, Rama, Sita and Hanuman came. He gave away the food and had nothing to eat. Next Ekadasi, the ashram was ready to investigate what was happening. He got 8 kgs of rice. This time, Lakshmana came too. The entire Ram Parivar was there.
This time, the Guru peeped into the window to see what was happening. The Ashrama realized - We did so much sadhana, but Sri Rama did not give us darshan yet. So we never know who has devotion. That is why when someone asks for food, I always instruct that they be given food.
Hunger is the visible God. We should alway fulfill hunger. When you see a thousand people eat it is so nice to eat. It feels as if Mother is eating. We should not mock those who are eating more, or eating without great table manners.
In Vijayawada, the kitchen team fed per my instructions there was this man that could eat any amount of food. He ate all the mangoes they served him. After he ate and received dakshina, he would go to this next meal in the afternoon.
You all saw many saris were offered. It all turned into ash. The ghee, the ingredients turned into ash.
Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel have a lot of demonic nature. India is a satvik land. We like peace, we like universal welfare. This mentality is not in other places, they have afflictions, desires, lust, greed, anger. But we have a lot of contentment. This is the nature that's been handed down to us from our ancestors. We need a little bit of anger so we can protect ourselves.
Why did God incarnate on this land? Because this is his land. The rest is mleccha (foreigners) land. In Kaliyuga one day, they will all become unconscious. What will happen when a bomb is dropped? Everyone gets unconscious. The man who made the atom bomb lamented having made it. He is also demonic. He could not find a way to weaken the impact.
Swamiji gave Mahabharat, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavatam. The one that Swamiji narrated with greatest interest is Hari Vamsham. This scripture removes all sins just by merely having it at home. Hari Vamsham is currently being broadcast on eTV.
A man once did penance for Brahma everday. He wanted Brahma's position for a minute so he could bestow generous boons on his sons. Brahma granted his wish. The moment the man was in Brahma's role, everyone looked like his son.
Everyone is Swamij's child. Close your eyes, you'll see Swamiji in your heart. So, I want to give photos to everyone, but the organizers have only a limited number. You don't need a phsyical photo, you must have the photo in your heart. That is important.
When you lament "Swamiji did not give me photo", you are creating separation between you and Swamiji. You must be happy when Swamiji gives. Giving someone is akin to giving you. Swamiji gave someone gold. You are my gold.
Courtesy Avadhoota Datta Peetham; Vana Durga Rathotsava • 15 June 2025

15/06/2025

Before last Pradhana Homa for all. 15th.am
There will be sometimes 8 Devi namas, sometimes, 21, sometimes, it may be only 5 during the final Pradhana Homa with Swamiji. That is only the mantra count for your offering so don’t think there is no problem. Even one nama is enough for doing Homa with Swamiji.
It is very important to witness Avabhruta Snana (“taking a communal ritual bath”) for Mother Goddess. This evening, we will have Vana Durga Rathotsava - procession - do not miss if possible. This is the last ritual for this event.
We are doing mantra japa with a lot of discipline. Everyone is participating with devotion and faith. We are making use of this program envisioned by Swamiji.
Nagarjuna couple are Devi's devotees from the beginning. Seeing the wife feels like seeing Mother Goddess. They came with a big contribution. Then, when we were a little short on funds, devotee K***a ji came forward to fill in with Rs. 2Cr. Then, we needed ingredients for Homa, and devotee Mahipal came forward with great insistence.
We needed raw wood for the homa. Raw wood is necessary for the homa. I am sitting here for a long time near the homa, but my eyes are okay. A devotee came forward to help. I wanted a lot of ghee for this, and Ayush Malani came forward.
Even just arranging and decorating this stage for all homas cost over Rs. 50 lacs. The wood we got from the devotee was not enough, we had to get more. We needed perfumed ingredients, we got that. There were lot of expenses. I am not even talking about Annadana yet. Like this, devotees came forward to support all the events.
The expenses we had for this were on par with the expenses we had for the Vana Durga event. We spent a lot for the Bonsai plants
Swamiji is reminding people to stay for the utsava and witness the Avabhruta Snana (“taking a communal ritual bath”).
Courtesy Avadootha Datta Peetham;
Shodasha Laksha Navarna Mantra Sahita Sahasra Chandi Yaga • 15 June 2025

14/06/2025

Thank You Team Bonsai!
Today's Bonsai Guinnes Record is not just my effort, it is the effort of many in the background. They are like the backbone, working day and night. I gave them the drawing and instructions on what trees we need from each region such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad etc. I only gave hints.
What you are seeing on the dias - the 27 Nakshatras - is a very rare Bonsai grouping. Normally, we see Ficus Spp. as Bonsais as well as 2-3 other spp. as Bonsais.
But I wanted to put all 27 Nakshatras as trees in the Bonsai format. People in the city and in convents do not know about Ashvattha tree (pipal,- ficus religiosa), Datta tree,(Audumbara) etc because nowadays life is progressing very fast.
Life today on one side we are happy, but it can also be like slow poison, it's killing mankind. We need a lot of trees. We want timely rains, we want good oxygen and clean air. Now we are not getting good oxygen. In big cities in America they sell oxygen in tanks. What a pity this is! This is not good!
In the Treta Yuga, there was a Kishkindha Moolika Bonsai Vana, founded by Dadhimukha in Hampi. There were many hill stations on Sahyadri and he grew so many different fruit trees and flowering trees and medicinal trees, but he did not want to show the garden to anyone. It was hidden.
One day Sugriva also wished to see the garden of his uncle Dadhimukha, but the latter refused. That was the first Bonsai garden. You know the story of Ramayana where Hanuman finds Sita Mata and returns with the good news. Rama is happy, Sugriva is also happy. Sugriva lets his Vanara army go to the Kishkindha garden. All Vanaras went there and played in the garden and destroyed it.
The trees there would give fruits and flowers all year round. Very small trees would bear fruits and flowers. Monkeys are also very short. They did not know of this garden hidden between two hills. They destroyed everything. Dadhimukha was upset. He was also a Vanara, but he chided them and called them monkeys for this monkey behavior.
Influence of this same family lineage can be found in Thailand, in Nepal, in Japan, in Malaysia...you will find Bonsai there. The first Bonsai garden as seen in India was in the Treta Yuga and the founder was Sage Dadhimukha. Every time I see a Bonsai plant, I chant mentally Dadhimukhaya Namaha. May he protect this tree! He is the one who protects Bonsai trees. He is an incarnation of Shiva, he is not an ordinary Vanara. He is very swift, even more than Sugriva. His story was not documented, but he is very powerful. He can jump as far as he wants hence he is very powerful. Today, I remember Dadhimukha. Salutations to him!
There are a few people who worked on all this in the background. They worked day and night. It is very hard to rear a tree, you must care for it diligently, the decision of pruning, seasonal adjusments, roots selection, changing pots, styles etc - all this is art and science of Bonsai.
How the branches should be, how the leaves should be is all about the art. Nowadays, many ladies are doing Bonsai art in cities. If you have 2-3 Bonsais in your house, it gives good energy. They become your friends. You must place Bonsais in your homes if you live in a small house with no extra spaces.
There is rampant deforestation due to urbanization. We are embarking on a revolution in Andhra where we are planting trees to compensate for the felling. I am going there as well. We want to protect the big trees. We need to save our trees. If we protect the trees' roots, they will live a long time. We can prune the branches, but not fell trees. We pruned many trees to allow for sunlight to enter at certain angles.
Half an hour of sunlight on the leaves of Bonsai is enough. Alternatively there is also a certain artificial light we can use to expose the leaves.
When we started on the project, I asked Manjula Chellur to give 2000 trees, then the same with Gita. They both traveled to get the trees. Another man in Chennai tried to get a Guinness World Record, but his approach was not right. He had many big trees in a large field. He tried many times for GWR, so today I told him this record was his. He gave many of his trees for this project. I told him he was also part of this record.
Then, Manoj also helped me a lot. Another person by the same name from Delhi gave us 3000 plants. He felt Swamiji was Mother Bhagavati. He felt Swamiji was a female deity who appeared male. He came to Navaratri and said - You look at Swamiji thinking he is male, you must actually refer to him as Mataji - Revered Mother.
He would not give his trees to anyone. He would quote prohibitive prices. He saw Swamiji during Navarati and was ready to give whatever trees Swamiji wanted. He gave 3000 trees to Swamiji. I still ask him how much we need to pay him, and he keeps putting it off. This is real devotion. The first Manoj is brilliant. He met with an accident recently, but is okay.
May Hanuman protect all of them. The inspiration for all of this from the beginning was Nikunj Parekh. Every year, he donates Rs. 5-10 lac for Bonsai. They are a good devotee family.
Today Swamiji is recognizing the various people who worked in the background on this project. They all work hard like donkeys Swamiji says. They don't care about rain or shine. They keep working. I told them I wanted every piece to be top notch, each worthy of a record. That is what they did.
Swamiji is extremely happy about this Bonsai program. I cannot stop this feeling of happiness. I am not praising or over lauding these people. StillI am very happy about it.
There are trees over 100 years of age as well as trees several decades old.
Suchitra Reddy who normally will not even part with a leaf, also helped. She is not a devotee, her family is. She would give respect to Swamiji, but did not want to give trees, but I had eyes for the trees. She was asked to come see Swamiji, but refused knowing she would want to give them away to Swamiji. Trees become like our children when we care for them. Eventually, she gave all her trees to Swamiji. Another Bonsai enthusiast gave her plants after our devotee went and sang a song on Vishalakshi Goddess.
15 minutes of chaitanya archana -generous applause! And Jai Ho chants !
Courtesy Avadootha Datta Peetham; Vana Durga Puja • 14 June 2025

13/06/2025

Om Sri Matre Namaha ; Peace not war!
The Srinivas couple from Vijayawada, owners of Vishwarkarma gold works, and Sri Sudhakar have taken part in this program. As Prasad noted, Swamiji spoke to goldsmiths from Hyderbad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru Mysuru. Each one gave a different estimate of requiring a year or two to make this. They did not understand the concept even after I showed them the image. They said it would take a while and they would do it if they do it in gold. It would take about 2 kg of gold, they said.
I did not like that. I wanted to make it with pancha loha - mixture of 5 metals. Some others from Bengaluru came and said they could make in Silver. If we make in gold or silver, we will need additional investment in security.
Making with panchaloha would be handiwork. Then, Srinivas came to mind. We asked him once, and without hesitating for a moment, he agreed. I then showed him the image and gave him direction. A total of 6 months, he was devoted to this, he did not take up anything else.
This mother (wife of Sri Srinivas) is very devoted. She would always come to see Swamiji in Vijayawada, he would come once in a while. Now, the roles have reversed. I promised to visit the house they built for themselves. I directed him to bring all the workers who were involved so that they can see this cute little Peetham that is in Karnataka. They came last night, they were very happy to see Dattapeetham.
So, this vata vruksha (banyan tree) was made per Swamiji's vision, that is very special. We must always do what is in Swamiji's sankalpa. He is still not telling me how much it cost. He is taking it on himself. The others gave huge bills of 1 or 2 Cr, but Srinivas is saying he is only doing his seva.
Sage Janamejaya did this yajna in Dandakaranya thousands of years ago. It has never happened since. Now, that place does not have the same number of trees. We wanted the trees that are prescribed in the Shastras. Some banyan trees are very hard to develop. We have been working on this for over two years. All these are Bonsais, they are so wonderful! Even Parijata in Bonsai form is here. It is very hard to do this yajna in house with as many trees. This cannot take place without a strong sankalpa.
The sankalpa is very strong. The sankalpa is for universal peace. Because of this, slowly, there is a little bit of restraint. If you see the TV you'll know. Japan is still recovering from the last onslaught. There are skirmishes and wars happening, Russia/Ukraine is happening in the last 3 years. But if someone does a repeat of what happened in Japan decades ago, that would be disastrous.
You are all very fortunate to do yajna with Swamiji. You got that great and rare fortune in this birth. This will end in the next two days. Everyone took part in the Yajna. It is enough if Swamiji looks at you. Devotees are ready to do what Swamiji wants with just a glance.
If we had done this event elsewhere in a big city, that would be a different story. We are doing it in house now.
Tomorrow, we are doing Vana Durga Puja, Mother too has become part of this Yajna. The kind of ritwiks I wanted to be part of this event, are participating.
You all saw the video of how the tree was made.
These devotees did not want to come empty handed to have Darshan of Swamiji. They brought Swamiji a few leaves with the image of Krishna lying on the leaf (like the infant Krishna did eons ago).
Part 2; Vana Durga Swarupa Sachidananda Sadugurudeavuni Deaya Padapadmamulaku Namo Namaha
We have been talking about Mahakali, Mahalakshmi stories. Now, we'll talk about Saraswati Mata.
Without Saraswati Mata, we cannot even speak. She is so important.
A shepherd was exclaiming "Ayi Ayi Ayi" countless times as he herded his sheep. In due course, Mother appeared and asked if he called her. He said he did not, but he did since he kept chanting Ayi Ayi. That sound gave him poetry, power of speech and clarity. It bestowed perfection in jnana and took him towards liberation.
Ayim has that much power. When I used to go coastal Andhra, people would respond in agreement saying "Ayim". That was their vernacular way of saying "aye". I asked a devotee what that meant and I learned it was their way of saying yes. I declared that all of them will get liberation.
I did not understand their language in the beginning too.
Once a wealthy woman came to interview me once. He said her husband had a mistress and was lamenting. Swamiji blessed her and said she would be well and so would her husband. She sat outside for a while and did not leave. The devotee Lalita asked her why she was still there. She brought back that lady to Swamiji and explained her problem that her husband had a mistress.
Swamiji then understood what her problem was. Swamiji askd her to do homa everyday. She was surprised that homa cost Rs. 300. She was losing 30 crore rupees as her husband was with another woman. So, Lalita said she would pay for that wealthy woman instead. I told her not to; if she did her husband would find a mistress.
We should do our work ourselves. We should pay for our seva. We organize pujas at home, and we let the priests do all the work and chanting. That is not going to give you favorable results.
Swamiji always knows who did the work, he knows who set the bed, who cooked the food etc. So, we should do our work on our own.
Today, we'll talk about Mother's beejakshara Ayim.
We chant Ayim Hreem Shreem - in that order. Some start with Hreem - Mahakali beejakshara and chant Hreem Shreem Ayim. That is also fine.
Salutations to Maha Devi. We always salute Devi who is the form of Shiva. Salutations to Mother Nature. We are bound by the three gunas and we salute Mother. These three gunas flare up in us. Sattva may be little weak in us. WE should pray to Mother to give us more Sattva even though we have all three guans.
Sumedho Maharshi continued talking about the story of Devi by talking about Maha Saraswati to Suratha and Samadhi.
Shumbha and Nishumbha used to torment the worlds. This is not from these four yugas, this happened much prior. They conquered Indra and occupied the heavens. In the past, Devatas used to roam the earth, now we do.
In Bhagavatam, to grant liberation to the demons, Maha Vishnu came as Buddhi (not Gautama Buddha who came in Kaliyuga).
Buddha is the fulfilled one who gains liberation with buddhi. When we surrender completely to God, we get liberation. The rocket has two levels, the third one is the one goes into space.
Our body is similar. The mother ship takes us higher. Then, after some time, that mother ship burns off, from there, another level propels it forward. Think of rocket launch as the process of atma sakshatkara (direct perception of atman, or inner self)
The body is the instrument for us to go higher. This is called Kshetra in Bhagavad Gita.
We should take care of this kshetra. That means, our body should be healthy. Then, the atman within will shine. The intellect will become intelligent. To gain liberation with Jnana is very important.
It is not about the Guru granting you liberation. Even if he does, you will need to come back to expend the rest of your karma. Guru has compassion for you, not for your karma. You cannot escape karma. So, no matter how much seva you do, how much you serve Guru, you will not get liberation. You must do sadhana, you must experience karma. That is why we are given this body. We should punish this body slightly, we should do some fasting. To concentrate and meditate, we should use the body.
We need to go higher, so we need fuel. Then, one day, we will leave this gross body. The ship within will take us higher. Then, that too will fall off. Thus, per our karma - our karma is our sadguru - we will continue our journey.
What we need is Jnana, we need sound. There are three parts here - tongue, uvula and the tip of the tongue. This is what we need to chant Ayim. So, Mother's form is on the tongue. Mother is present very subtly there. That is why, during meditation, people used to gaze at the tip of the nose in the past.
If you half close the eyes, and witness the arati, you will see Ayim Hreem Shreem. The form we want, we see. During Rama Utsava, we saw Sri Rama. Don't think Swamiji alone sees this, you can also see if you try.
So, Mother is on our tongue. When you meditate, without any thought, listen to the sound of the breath - So Ham. Listen to the sound in the heart and meditate. Don't involve with anything Whatever deity you think of, that you see. You must make the effort. Don't just say you don't see anything.
The more you concentrate, the more you will see. You keep wallowing in money, disease, affliction, emotion, problems etc. You will only see hospital if you continue that way.
Mother is at the tip of the tongue.
If you do sadhana like this, you will find success and will find great peace of mind. We should not tie this to our material success. You must think about your purpose here, think about the return ticket.
500 people died in Gaza recently due to shelling. The Air India crash led to hundreds of deaths too.
Shumbha and Nishumbha used to torment the world. The occupied the heavens. Unable to bear the suffering, the Devatas prayed to Mother Goddess.
Transcending all attributes, enabling us to cross all dangers, the essence of all material and divine things, adept at everything, known in all worlds, we salute that Dhoomra Mata who is Durga Herself.
She is in all beings as peace. Salutations to Mother who is the mother of this creation. Salutations again and again.
Mother, save us from Shumbha and Nishumbha, the Devatas prayed. Parvati Mata learned about the demons and was angry. Kaushiki emerged from Parvati and the former's body turned dark immediately. It is the same Mother who appears in various forms.
Chanda and Munda appeared, saw Kaushiki and were surprised and relayed the news to Shumbha and Nishumbha. The Shumbha and Nishumbha summoned Sugreeva (not the Ramayana Sugreeva) and asked him to please Kaushiki and woo her to marry them. Then. Mother said - the one who defeats me in battle and subdues my pride, and is strong enough to face me, he alone can be my husband, that is my vow. So, ask them to come fight me.
Sugriva was furious with rage and reported back to Shumbha and Nishumbha. Shumbha too got furious. He asked Dhoomralochana to drag her by her hair and bring her back. Mother, without any weapons, just shouted "Hooom" and killed him. His army was decimated by her lion.
Then, the Mother beheaded Chanda and Munda and brought their heads to Mother to show her.
O Devi! You showed me the bodies of Chanda and Munda. So, from now you will be known as Chamunda in this world!
The demons then fled to Shumbha and reported that the demon duo were dead. Shumbha and Nishumbha then came to fight Mother. She sent Shiva to talk peace but they refused.
Raktabeeja then let a demon be born for each of his drop of blood. Then, the Mother drank all his blood by spreading her tongue and slew him.
Israel, Korea, Russia, China etc all have a Raktabeejasura. I am hopeful that Mother will protect everyone.
Then, Mother slew Shumbha and Nishumbha.
The Devatas were pleased and praised Mother.
O Devi! You are in the hearts and intellects of all beings. You grant heaven and liberation. Salutations to Mother.
Those who listen to this story will have no inner enemies.
Our enemies are within us. Our procrastination is our enemy. All those enemies should be destroyed. The voice that says "you donated yesterday, why bother today" is an enemy. The moment you have the desire to do something good, you must immediately act on it. We must not calculate.
What if we die tomorrow, we will not be able to do that charity. Enemies flee from us when we think of Mother. Man will be freed from all dangers. Everyone lives in peace, auspiciousness is granted.
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Suratha and Samadhi saluted the guru Sumedho and prayed to Mother Goddess. Mother appeared to Suratha and blessed him to become Savarnika Manu. She gave Samadhi liberation.
While we are here, we should keep aside our attachment to home. You are here and are still talking to your family members back home. You must forget that attachment and must revel in the atmosphere here. That will increase your good fortune. If you are here and mentally still attached to those things, you will keep falling since your mind is tied to that attachment. Then do not come, just be home. Our goal in coming here is to learn to get detached.
A devotee, an IAS officer, used to be a chain smoker. His entire family was devoted. They were very concerned about his smoking habit. He would also chant Lalita Sahasranama, and would even create smoke rings of Lalita namas.
No medicines helped him. Appaji suddenly told him to be with him for 40 days on an Andhra tour. That man had many withdrawal symptoms, not being able to smoke. He suffered greatly, but stuck to not smoking since he was with Swamiji. He had to sleep next my room. On the 41st day, I asked him to smoke, and he was unable to, he said it felt like poison. He is still alive.
Those bad habits leave us when we are here. Swamiji has given you permission to stay here for 2-3 days, that is your good fortune. You must get rid of your evil habits while you are here. May all your evil habits be gone. May you get sadbuddhi (Good or right purpose or mind.)
Courtesy Avadootha Peetham ; Vana Durga Puja • 13 June 2025

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