Guru Poornima - What a devotee should do on this day?

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Guru Poornima is known as "VYASA POORNIMA" and observed all over the country

with great reverence by Sadhus, Rishis and sanyasis.This sacred day (Guru

Poornima) falls every year on the fifteenth (15) day of Ashada month (July). On

this day, VYASA BHAGAWAN, called in different names as VEDA VYASAR,

BHADARAYANAR, KRISHNA DWAIPAYANAR, who is the author of VEDAS, MAHABHARATHAM

and composer of 18 puranas was chosen by the ancient Rishis / Munis as their

spiritual preceptor (GURU) and worshipped by them with great reverence.

Further, these Rishis have to stay at one place and do all their rites

(religious ceremonies for four months commencing from "GURU POORNIMA", (Now

they are observing only for two months commencing from GURU POORNIMA). They

cannot wander (move) from one place to another because rainy season starts;

during rainy season insects freely move in the open space and they will be

trampled by these wandering saints and sadhus

incurring great sins. The Rishis / Sadhus / Munis are really great Blessed souls

for having Holy VEDAVYASAR to guide them and when they sang & danced around Sri

VEDAVYASAR who was in the centre, they went into rapture, fully merged in

divine conciousness. Seeing their pure devotion, Lord Krishna has descended

from heaven & mixed with them & danced, playing the flute. All of them were

extremely pleased to have His Darshan and Prostrated before Him. All the Gods

from heaven were watch­ing this wonderful leela of Lord Krishna, with

excitement.Now let us (Sai Devotees) understand what "GURU POORNIMA" means to

us. Upto the year 1908 Guru Poornima was not known to Shirdi people. One day

Baba called his Devotees, Dada Kelkar, School Master Shyama & a few others,

asked them to do special pooja to Him. Sri Dada Kelkar went home and referred

to "Panchangam" (calender) and it happened that day to be "Guru Poornima"

(Vyasa Poornima) as mentioned in the calender. Then

he understood why Baba asked all of them to do special pooja to Him on that day.

The local Devotees spent their full night singing and dancing in praise of

Samartha Sadguru Sai Baba. From this day (from 1908) on wards, Guru Poornima is

being celebrated at Shirdi on a very grand scale. More than one lac of Devotees

from all parts of the country and abroad gather on this occasion (Guru Poornima

day) and worship Lord Sai with great reverence.So, we Sai Devotees should

worship our Samartha Sadguru on this Guru Poornima day with Tan, Man, Dhan

(Body, mind & wealth) with great reverence. If it is not possible to do 'Pooja'

in our homes/we can go to Sai Temples / Mandirs or wherever it is conducted and

participate in the "Pooja", Bhajan etc., conducted there (Group singing) and

receive the Blessings of Samartha Sad guru Sai Nath Maharaj. The best thing is

to do "Nama Japa" (Chanting of Baba's Taraka mantra OM SAI SRI | SAI JAYA JAYA

SAI) or Sai Bhajans throughout the night

invoking Baba's Blessings. Baba is Baktha Paradeena (Bonded! slave of His true

Devotees) and He will definitely bless all of us with peace, plenty longevity

of life and also will enable us to merge finally in the eternity of Baba. (SELF

REALISATION).JAI SAI RAMGathered by Anita Sakthi

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