Vyasa Pooja marks the commencement of Chaturmasya.
The elaborate pooja was performed by
Swami Nityananda Giri. One Yajur Veda
Pundit and two Rig Veda pundits
performed preliminary poojas like Sri Ganapathi
Pooja, Punyaha Vacana, etc. and
chanted Vedic hyms wherever required.
Dr.
Srinivasan, an eminent Sanskrit scholar and retired principal of Vivekananda
College, Chennai, helped Swamiji in the performance of pooja of the six Guru Panchakams. Swamiji pointed out the
sequence of the poojas of the panchakams and explained the continuance
of the tradition. At the end of the pooja
of every Panchaka, its significance
was explained by him.
Ashtottara sata nama archanas
were offered to Sri Krishna, Sri Vedavyasa,
Sri Sankara Bhagavadpadacharya, Sri Daskshinamoorti
and Sadguru Swami Gnanananda. Nirguna
Ashtottara sata nama archana was performed to Sudda Chaitanya. Guru Stuti (selected verses from Guru Gita) was chanted after the pooja of the Dravidacharya
panchakam. 
Swamini
Prabhavananda Saraswati and Swamini Atmatatvananda Saraswati were present
during the performance of the pooja.
Devotees
chanted Stotras and rendered Keertanas in respect of each Guru Panchakam.
Dr.
Srinivasan gave an illuminating discourse on Chaturmasya vrata, importance of Sampradaya Nishta and devotion to the tradition of the lineage of
the Gurus who have transmitted the Upanishadic
message in the proper manner.
Just
before the final arati, Smt. Indumati
sang the very famous Pada of Sri Purandarasa “Varaguru Upadesa’ and ‘Ramanama
Payasakke’.
There
was a good attendance of the devotees and Vyasa
Akshata and fruits were distributed as Prasad.
Following
Vyasa Pooja, the parayana of Rig Veda Samhita, was performed by four qualified Vedic pundits guided
by Brahmasri Rajesh Bhat from the 20th
July 2016 to 23rd July 2016.
