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Bhagavad Gita Homam
Vedic Scholar Anna has given the details of Bhagavad Gita Homam in his Tamil book ‘Homa Vidhanam’.
After the usual preliminaries including Vigneswara puja is finished, Lord Krishna is invoked with his Eight Wives Rukmini, Sathayabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajit, Mitravidha, Kalintyai, Lakshmanaa and Susila , the main Homa is done with 700 Aahutis for all the 700 slokas in the Bhagavd Gita.
After every sloka, the samittu/ wood stick touched in Paayasa (sweet liquid )and ghee is placed in the fire pit with the prayer Om Kleem Krishnaaya Govindaaya, Gopi Jana Valllabhaaya Swaahaa.
Then Purnaahuti is done. All the minute details are available in the book.
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Prathyangira Sarabha Soolini Koti Homam
An important activity of Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam is the daily conduct of Prathyangira Sarabha Soolini Koti Homam. The Homam with the Moolamantras of the presiding deities of the Ashram is conducted every day at the yagasalai as per Sri Sanathananda Swamigal’s directions and according to strict Vedic requirements since Kumbhabhishekam (Consecration). This Homam is conducted for the welfare of our country and to the benefit of all. A big Homa Kunda is constructed in a spacious Mandapa. This will relieve anyone from difficulties caused by enemies.
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Chandi Homam
It is done to appease Goddess Durga (Chandi). Kanaga Durga Temple in Vijayawada does it everyday.
In London Kanaga Durga Temple in Ealing and other Goddess temples do it every year.
Durga destroys enemies and removes difficulties. Even those who do not have known enemies, worship Goddess Durga for protection from all sorts of evil things or forces.
Individuals also can do Changi Homam with the help of priests.
Sri Santhananda Swamikal of Pudukkottai did Sahasra Chandi and Satha Chandi Homas.
Durga Mantra from Durga Sukta is recited in this homa.
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News Items on Homa
Following news items will show how much importance is given for the Homa/Havans in our country
Docs perform ‘homam’ in ICU to ward off bad energy (Hyderabad News July 2017)
Doctors of the Gynecology and Obstetrics department in Gandhi Hospital, one of Telangana’s biggest public facility, performed the Homam at the newly built Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The doctors mostly women, chanted the Mrityunjaya mantra for four hours …
The doctors mostly women, chanted the Mrityunjaya mantra for four hours while the Homam has been performed by four priests, inside the hospital.
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Srisailam organizes Maha Mrityunjaya Homam, June 2023
The Srisailam devasthanam organised the Maha Mrityunjaya Homam, in June 2023.
The event commenced with the chanting of the gotra namas of all the devotees, followed by a Maha Ganapathi puja to ensure the smooth conduct of the proceedings. The highlight of the ceremony was the Mrityunjaya Homam, a sacred fire ritual performed to invoke the blessings of Lord Shiva for protection and well-being.
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Chandi Homam performed at Rameswaram to drive away Coronavirus ,June 2020
Rameswaram: A ‘Chandi Homam’, to drive away the ‘evil’ Covid-19 novel coronavirus and praying for world peace was performed in the strict Vedic tradition at the Shankara Mutt premises here on Tuesday.(June 2020).
’36 ‘Vedic Pundits’ under the leadership of the ‘Vedic’ scholar Sri Ananthapadmanabha Sarma, conducted the ‘Yagam’, an elaborate ritual involving the chanting of a lare number of Sanskrit Mantras.
The ‘Sankalp’ (objective) of the ‘Chandi Homam’ taken on the occasion was “Coronavirus which is crippling the people of the world should be banished from the face of the earth”. Special ‘Yaga Pooja’ and ‘Paarayanam (recitations from holy verses) were also part of the observances in the adjacent hall today.
The ‘Homam’ was undertaken under the advice of the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamamkoti Peetam, Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi, the sources said.
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CM to initiate Poornahuti to conclude Raja Syamala Yagam (May 16,2023)
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy would participate in the Poornahuti on Wednesday to conclude the Ashtottara Satha Kundatmanya (108) Sri Lakshmi Mahayaga with Chandi, Rudra, Rajashyamala and Sudarshana rituals aimed at the comprehensive development of the state.
Deputy chief minister in charge of endowments, Kottu Satyanarayana, said that the poojas and rituals continued for the fifth day on Tuesday with “great success.”
He said this type of a Yaga with chanting of the Vedic mantras in the Chaturagama hall, chanting of the Chaturveda, continuous homams, archanas, kumkumarchans, different abhishekas and special pujas had never been done anywhere else.
Rutviks, Ghanapatis and Vedic scholars are performing the ritual magnificently with all their energy to make the Yaga complete, he said.
He said the venue, the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium, will be illuminated with spiritual splendor by virtue of this Maha Krutuvu.
Satyanarayana said the Maha Yajna started with Jagan Reddy’s Sankalp Shuddhi and the Mega Penance would end with the Maha Purnahuti, as has been decided by scholars. The chief minister will reach the Yaga Mandapam at 8.55am, followed by special poojas at the Pancharatra Yagashala at 9.10am and Vedic Smartha Yagashala at 9.20am. Before 9.50am, the Pooja programme related to Purnahuti will be performed in Vaikhanasa Yagashala, where the Amma Rajashyamala is installed.
After that, at 10.10am, the chief minister would come to the Saiva Agama Hall and perform a special puja with the rutviks, ghanapatis and scholars in the midst of chanting the Vedic mantras with black lilies that are very dear to Lord Shiva.
The minister said that at 10.20am, a special abhishekam would be performed for the goddess by the CM. The goddess is present in the form of a golden statue specially brought from Kanchi for this purpose.
As part of the rituals, the rutviks will give Yaga Prasadam to the chief minister. At the same time, the couple who initiated the Yaga will present new silk clothes to the chief minister. The CM will honour Vedic scholars and priests.
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