Om Sai Ram !!!
“Trust your guru completely. That is the only sadhana. There is no need for the six sastras or the four sadhanas.” – Sri Shirdi Sai Baba
What is Guru Pournima?
Guru Pournima (“ Pournima means full-moon”) is the one which disciples and devotees honor and felicitate their guru and seek his or her special blessing. The festival originated in the Buddha’s time when the monks used to take diksha (instructions on their spiritual practice) at the beginning of the rainy season. The practice was then borrowed be the Jain tradition and later the Hindus.
When is Guru Pournima in 2018?
The Guru Pournima Festival will fall on the 27th of July in 2018.Traditionally it falls on the full moon day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashadh(June-July).
Significance of Guru Pournima
Guru Pournima is considered to be the most auspicious day as it is being celebrated in the memory of great sage Vyasa. Guru Vyasa wrote Mahabharata and Srimad Bhagavata and also taught Dattatreya who is being considered to be the Guru of Gurus.Guru Vyasa is being worshipped by the devotees in honour of his divine personage with meditation, sacred songs, hyms and events. Puja being dedicated to Guru is being considered as doing Puja to the God directly as Gurus are being considered to be the direct representative of God. Guru’s Puja in the evening is being considered to be more sacred than doing Puja in the morning. Devotees are supposed to keep fast during the day of Puja. Guru Purnima Puja holds deep significance to farmer’s as it heralds the setting of rains. Spiritual lessons can be started on this holy day as it intensifies the spiritual knowledge.
How to do Guru Pournima Pooja
Simplest way to do Sri Sadguru Shirdi Sai Baba’s Pooja on Guru Pournima day is as follows:
1.Chant Holy Name of Sri Sai Baba “Om Sai Ram …Om Sai Ram”.
2.Give Holy Bath to Sri Sai Baba Statue in your house.
3.Do regular pooja and light lamps in your house.
4.Offer some fruits,coconut or any other sweets you like.
5.Sing or Listen Sai Baba Aarti.
6.Do Satcharitra (Life History of Sai Baba) Parayanam.
7.Visit Sai Baba temple ,Dattatreya temple or any other temples nearby.
8.Do Annadanam or Donation based on your ability.
9.Visit Holy Dattatreya temples like Shirdi,Ganagapur,Pithapur etc.
10.Finally Offer Everything at Guru’s Lotus Feet and live happily.
Om Sri Narayana Vasudeva Sachidananda Sadguru Sainatha Maharaj Ki Jai !!!
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