Saturday 6 April 2024

Invitation - Swami Sri H.H Nityananda Giri 1st Annual Aradhana 3rd May 2024

 

 
Blessed One!

Hari Om!

 

क्रियते नारायणस्मृतिः ।

 

Our Beloved Pujya Sri H.H. Nityananda Giri Swamiji attained Maha Samadhi on Saturday, 15th April 2023 at Sri Gnanananda Niketan, Sri Gnanananda Thapovanam (Mesha masa, Krishna paksha, Dasami tithi). A brief write up on life of our Swamiji  is given herewith.

 

Our Sastra says when a Jnani attains Samadhi all the elements in the body merges into the Totality (अत्रैव समविलीयन्तेHere itself they merge) and He remains as Paramatma here itself (अत्र ब्रह्म समश्नुतेHere He becomes one with Brahman) and also says (ब्रह्मैव सन् ब्रह्माप्येतिbeing Brahman He attains Brahman), ( ब्रह्मैव ब्रह्मवित् - He is Brahman alone not a knower of Brahman), (विमुक्तश्च विमुच्यते - The Liberated [Jivanmukta] becomes Liberated [Videhamukta]). Hence Jnani’s Samadhi is called Jeeva Samadhi.

 

In keeping with our tradition, Pujya Sri H.H. Nityananda Giri Swamiji’s first annual Aradhana will be held on Friday, 3rd May 2024 at Thapovanam. The Aradhana celebrations will begin with Ganapati Pooja on 25th April 2024 followed by Bhagavata Saptaham, Chatur Veda Parayanam, recitation of Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam, Devi Mahatmya Parayanam and Bhajans. The Aradhan  will conclude on 3rd May 2024 with Mahaabhishekam at the Samadhi shrine, Annadanam, Tirtha Narayana Puja and finally with distribution of Mahaprasada. Please click here for Details of Aradhana Program.       

 

          All those devotees who are interested in participating in the Aradhana festival may fill the request form. Please click here for the form - Request form for accommodation. This will enable us to make necessary arrangements in advance.

 

          Those who would like to contribute for Aradhana may do so and fill the form below Contributions for Aradhana. 


                                                                                         

                                                       



 

Wednesday 26 April 2023

Live Stream Link - Aradhana Celebrations of H.H.Pujya Sri Swami Nityananda Giri

Hari Om

Aradhana Celebrations of H.H.Pujya Sri Swami Nityananda Giri will be live in the youtube channel:

Sri Gnanananda Niketan - YouTube

 


 

 

Sunday 23 April 2023

Live Stream Link - For Mahabhisheka of H.H. Pujya Sri Swami Nityananda Giri on 24th April 2023 from 9.30 AM onwards


 

Please find the Live Stream Link below for the Mahabhisheka of H.H. Pujya Sri Swami Nityananda Giri on 24th April 2023 from 9.30 AM onwards.

 

(211) Sri Gnanananda Niketan Live Stream - YouTube

 


 



Tuesday 18 April 2023

Shradhanjali of His Holiness Pujyasri Nityananda Giri Swamigal

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Hari OM


His Holiness Pujyasri Nityananda Giri Swamigal attained the lotus feet of Sadguru Gnanananda Giri Swamigal (Videha Mukti) at 3.25 PM on 15-April-2023. His Kananam (brindavana pravesham) was held at 7.30 PM on 15-April-2023.
  



Shradhanjali of His Holiness Pujyasri Nityananda Giri Swamigal was held at Sri Gnanananda Niketan, Thapovanam on 16th April 2023.




Saturday 16 January 2021

Sankaranti Celebrations at Sri Gnanananda Niketan

 Attaching pictures from Sankaranti Celebrations at Sri Gnanananda Niketan.









Sunday 4 October 2020

Discourse and Rendering of Songs of Avudai Akkal

 There was a discourse by Sri Nochur Swami on the "The great woman saint - Avudai Akkal (Tamil)"




There was also Songs of Avudai Akkal rendered by Vid.Gayathri Venkataraghavan.



Monday 21 January 2019

VISIT OF SWAMI ATMANANDA UDASIN AND FRENCH GROUP

Sri Swami Atmananda Udasin from Ajatananda Ashram visited Sri Gnanananda Niketan with a French group for Satsang

Swamiji interacted with the French group. Some pictures from the event is below:






Thursday 7 June 2018

VAIKASI VISAKAM ANNADANAM

Devotees from Canada sponsored Annadanam on the auspicious day of Vaikasi Visakam at Sri Gnanananda Niketan.


Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated as birthday of Lord Murugan. It is celebrated during Visakam Nakshatra in Tamil month Vaikasi. 




Tuesday 29 May 2018

SANKARA JAYANTHI MAHOTSAV 2018


Sri Sankara Jayanti Mahotsava commenced at Sri Gnanananda Niketan as usual on the sacred day of Akshaya Tritiya on Wednesday, the 18th April 2018. It was celebrated with Narayana Seva (annadana). More than 250 people from the neighboring two villages were served with food on the auspicious occasion.

Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is annual spring time festival of the Hindus and Jains. In Sanskrit, the word "Akshayya" (अक्षय्य) means "imperishable, eternal, the never diminishing" in the sense of "prosperity, hope, joy, success", while Tritiya means "third". It is named after the "third lunar day" of the spring month of Vaisakha in the Hindu calendar, the day it is observed. It is celebrated regionally by Hindus and Jains in India and Nepal, as signifying the "third day of unending prosperity". Akshaya Tritiya is very popular festival which carries good luck and triumph in terms of new schemes, weddings, big investments such as buying property or gold and any new beginning. In Jainism, it commemorates the first Tirthankara's (Rishabhdev) ending his one-year asceticism by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands. Some Jains refer to the festival as Varshi Tapa. Fasting and ascetic austerities are marked by Jains, particularly at pilgrimage sites such as Palitana (Gujarat). Akshaya Tritiya is believed in Hinduism to be the day of incarnation of Sri Parasurama who is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu.  On this auspicious day Veda Vysasa began dictating the epic Mahabharata to his scribe, Lord Ganesa. Gates of the temple of Badrinarayana open on this day after winter. Construction of the chariots for Jagannath Rath Yatra at Puri commences on this day.



Sri Sankara Jayanti was celebrated on Friday, the 20th April 2018. Elaborate poojas were performed at Satsang Mandap. Ashtottarasata Namavali Archanas were offered to Sri Dakshinamurti, Sri Adi Sankara Bhagavatpadacharya and Sadguru Sri Gnanananda.

Parayana of the Bhashyam or commentary of Sri Sankara on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Upanishad and Brahma Sutra was also performed.

Swamini Prabhavananda Saraswati quoted a few lines from Adhyasa Bhashya in Brahma Sutra Bhasya after the chant of passages from four Vedas.

Swami Nityananda Giri explained that in Sankara’s Adhyasa Bhashya, he lucidly explains the Upanishadic method of superimposition and negation by which the nature of the Ultimate Reality is very well unfolded as the Changeless, Timeless Substratum of the appearances of all changing and time-bound phenomena. This brings out clearly the difference between the appearance and Reality and how the Reality supports the appearance which has no separate existence of its own. The Reality and its appearance have two separate statuses of Reality. It is immanent when it is the Substratum of the changing phenomena. It is also the Transcendent, the Eternal Subject, as the Witness, the Relationless Absolute, which alone EXISTS. All the others are only appearance.


It was Sankara who highlighted the importance of Prasthanatraya – Upanishads for spiritual insight, Gita for discipline and Brahmasutra for logic. He establishes through them that the Trans-causal Brahman is the Ultimate Reality as per the Upanishads. The later Acharyas have also used the same criteria for proving the validity of their spiritual insights of the Causal Brahman, God. In this manner, Veda Mata in the Upanishads is able to take care of all aspirants of different spiritual attitude and disposition. Thus, the Upanishads present a broad spectrum of God-experience.


As in the past few years Krishna Yajur Veda parayana of Samhita and Sakha was commenced with ghatasthapana on the day of Sri Sankara Jayanti. It concluded on 24th April 2018. 



Paramapujya Swami Vidyananda Giri was given initiation into Sannyasa by Sadguru Gnanananda on Sri Sankara Jayanti day. His Aradhana also followed Sankara Jayanti and was celebrated on 24th April 2018 at the main ashram.

Sannyasins and devotees from Niketan attended the special puja at the Adhishtana (Samadhi shrine) of Swami Vidyananda Giri in the morning of 24th May 2018. Sri Swami Sadasiva Giri attended the traditional aradhana, which was performed in the main ashram. A samaradhana was organized at Niketan and a special bhiksha was offered to Sannyasins and other devotees. Bhiksha for sadhus was also arranged at Yogi Ramsuratkumar ashram, Tiruvannamalai on the day of aradhana of Swami Vidyananda Giri.