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Um, namaskar everyone. Today I'm going to talk about a very popular and interesting topic, that is a story on Sri Rama. As most of you know, this Satyanarayana Swami Bratham, Swami Bratham is performed all across India and even in other geographies. This Satyanarayana Puja has been told in Skanda Purana. This is a very ancient gratam, or the ritual, which has been followed since ages. This Satyanarayanas has got basically two parts: one is the puja, which is nothing but all the rituals, rituals followed by the katha, that is the story. So we have to listen to the five different chapters of the katha. So today I am going to concentrate only on the on the story part. In the subsequent videos, I'll upload on how to perform the puja as well as well. So let's start with part one.
Of the Satya Narayanan, is a very pious forest which is part of India, India. My name is so pious as per the history. Naive Sharonya has witnessed a lot of discourses, discourses on Vedic literature, sastras, and puranas. Many sages and scenes have roamed in that place, that place. Lot of discussions on Vedic literature also happened over there. All these Shawna Kadhiroshi's at Naivis Arena, arena meet Sudha Mahari, who is very knowledgeable in the Vedic literature, literature and in different sastras and puranas. What they asked was: human beings are suffering from so many problems, problems. They have requested for a solution or a remedy. Responded saying that the same question has been asked by Narada Maharshi to Lord Vishnu. Whatever Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu told to Narada Maharshi, the same thing I am going to repeat it. Hence, please listen to my discourse very carefully, carefully.
Now the Maharshi is one of the great devotees of Lord Vishnu. That's why we often hear, often hear that. So these are all the great devotees of Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu, where Narda's name is on the top of the list, list. Narada Maharishi used to roam around the world. When he came to planet Earth, he found that beings are being suffered a lot because of multiple problems. Then he felt very bad, and he was thinking how can I help this humanity to get rid of all these problems. Then immediately he rushed to Vaikuntham, or the Vishnu Loka. In Vishnu Loka, Lord Vishnu is in a very pleasant mode and glowing with a light equivalent to thousand sunlight, sunlight. And he was holding Shankachkra Padma in his four hands, where Shenka is nothing but the conchshell, Chakram is a circular weapon, Gadha is like one more weapon, Padma means, means the lotus flower. And Narda is unable to describe, describe how Lord Vishnu is there because he is unable to find way where is the beginning and where is the end. And Lord Vishnu has got all the great qualities. The Naga started praying at Lord Vishnu. After seeing Narada Maharshi, he checked about his, about his well-being, and he asked what was his purpose, purpose of this trip. Narada Maharshi responded saying that, saying that I went to planet Earth where people are suffering with multiple problems, problems. Could you please help in finding a solution, solution so that it will help the humanity for their well-being, their well-being.
After listening to these words, Lord Vishnu was very happy. You have asked a very good question. I have a solution for it. In Kaliga, I am incarnated in the form of Satyanarayana Swami. Whoever performs this Satyanara in Assam Vibratum with complete devotion, complete devotion and 100 percent faith, definitely they're going to be blessed with all good reasons. Ultimately, they will also attain the eternal salvation, eternal salvation. After listening to these words from Lord Vishnu, Vishnu, Naruto was excited, and he was asking who can do this puja, when this puja can be done, be done, what are the benefits of doing this puja, and how to perform this puja. After listening to these subsequent questions from Naruto Maharshi, Lord Vishnu replied: Satyanara and can be performed by anyone, irrespective of whatever the cost. That means Brahman, Akshay three or by Sudra, anyone can do it. It would be auspicious to perform this puja on a full moon day or any Kardashian or a Ravi Sankramanati. Lord Vishnu also said that it would be very auspicious, very auspicious if this Satyanara and Islamabad is performed in the months of Vaishakam, are Karthikam or Magha. What are these months? So as per the Hindu calendar, there are totally 12 months. The year starts at Ugadi. So from there the first month will be Chaitanya, followed by Vaishakhan, Ashad, Shravanam, Bhadrapadasam. However, the puja can also be performed on any auspicious day. This puja can be performed, performed once in a month or it can be performed once in a year, are according to individuals convenience. This puja, when it is performed, it will give good health, wealth and a victory. Also ultimately the eternal salvation. If a devotee is performing, performing with some good wishes, all those wishes would be fulfilled by performing this ritual, ritual.
On the day of performing this puja, we need to get up before the sunrise, complete our daily activities, cleanse ourselves. So cleansing, in the sense it's like, like external cleansing can be done by the bath, bath, whereas the internal cleansing can be done only by removing all the bad thoughts, and we should have a complete faith in the god. It should be very nice if it is performed in the evening. The place where puja is going to be performed, performed, that place need to be purified with the help of, help of cow dung and water. Once the place is cleansed using the rice flour, rice flour and different colors, the place can be decorated, decorated using the rangoli. After that we need to place a small pita, pita is nothing but some kind of a table. On that we need to place a brand new cloth, cloth. Place the rice over that, and we have to place a color, colorish is something, something which is made up of either gold, silver or brass or bronze, something like a small pot. We have to place the Lord Vishnu's idol or Lord Satya Narayana's idol, Narayana's idol, for which we'll be doing the rituals. Before doing the Satyanara Swami Puja, we have to first do the Kalsha Puja, that is where we pray Lord Varuna. Post that, like we'll also pray Lord Ganesha. So these are the nine planets which we are going to pray, are going to pray along with their Adhi Devata and Pratha Devatas, Devatas. We need to pray Astradiq Palakas, Astradik Palakas are the directional heads. So for the east it is Lord Indra, for southeast it is Lord Agni, for south it is Yama, southwest it is Nairoti, for the west it is, for northwest it is Vayubia, for the north it is Kubera, and for northeast it is, Ishana. We should also pray the Panchaloka Palakkas, Palakkas, and then finally we'll be doing the puja for Lord Satyanarayana Swami. So we'll be placing, placing a photo of Lord Sarkarina and we will also have an idol. So for that idol, that idol we will be performing the Sho Rashu Pachara Puja, Pachara Puja. Srisha Upcharam is nothing but the 16 rituals, rituals. I will cover this Shorashupachara Puja in the subsequent videos. Idol should be made of gold or silver or bronze or brass according to our affordability for that item. We need to perform the Abhishekam, Abhishekam is nothing but it's basically Lord's bath, so that will be done using the Panchamrit. The Panchamrit, so starting with the cow curd, are the yogurt, honey and the sugar. So all these five if we combine this is nothing but the Panchamrit. So with Panchamrit we need to do the Abhishekam. We have to follow all the true Rashupathara Puja's process. We need to prepare the night with them, with them and with them should be prepared with the semolina, the semolina, cow milk, ghee, sugar. If sugar is not available we can also use the jaggery and banana. So with all these things we need to prepare the prasadam and we need to offer it to Lord Satyanarayanaswamy, Satyanarayanaswamy. We should also do the Mangala Haraji and Mantra Bushburn, Mantra Bushburn. And we should also listen to all the five Katras, five Katras. We should do this puja by calling the brahmins, brahmins, relatives and the close friends as well, and we should take the teeth and prasadam. So Tirthan is the outcome of the Abhishekam and prasadam whatever we offer to Lord Satan Aranaswami, Satan Aranaswami. And whoever performs this Satyanaran Swan Puja, Swan Puja in the prescribed way with 100 faith and belief, definitely they would be, be blessed with all the good things and finally they can attain the eternal salvation.
It is so. Now I'm going to start the second part. Part. This is the second Atiyah. He was talking about who has performed this puja in the past. In Banaras, that is Kashi, there used to be a very poor brahmana, poor brahmana. He was extremely knowledgeable. He is good at, good at Vedic literature. However, his life was miserable, miserable because he was very poor. After seeing this poor brahmana, Lord Vishnu, he felt very bad and he thought he would help him, help him. Then he came to Kashi plays this poor Brahmin in the form of an old brahmana, brahmana. After seeing him he was asking: by seeing your face I can understand that you are a very good scholar, why are you roaming like this? Then this poor brahman, he said: I don't have food to eat, could you please suggest if there is something which can get me out of this poverty? Then that old brahman, he told that there is a great ritual, that is Sri Satyananda Swamiji. If you perform that puja, definitely you will come out of this poverty, poverty. He also mentioned about the benefits of doing it, doing it and how to perform the puja everything he, he said and he disappeared. This poor brahmana, being a very good intellectual, intellectual, he thought that Lord Vishnu only might have come in the form of this old brahman and he suggested me to do this puja, this puja. That's why at any cost I'm going to do this puja tomorrow itself. So the whole night he was thinking about how to perform the puja and he was thinking about Satya Narayana Swami. Next day morning he took his bar and did the daily rituals like Sanjavantan and Sanjavantan, and he was very desperate in doing this puja. However, to do this puja he needs certain amount of money because he has to purchase the required stuff for that. As usual he went to different people and he got some money from them, some money from them. And then with that money he called all his relatives and brahmins and he has performed the puja with utmost dedication. By the grace of Lord Satyanarayan, Satyanarayan, he got rid of that poverty. Though he became rich, became rich, he never forgot this puja and he did this puja on all the fornimas, that is all the full moon days, moon days. Because of all these things he enjoyed his life, his life and finally he attained the moksha or the eternal salvation.
After listening to this other Rishis along with Shawnaka, they were asking, asking: after this brahman, did anyone do this puja? One day a laborer who was selling the firewood is very thirsty, thirsty and he dropped the firewood in, in front of this, of this brahmin's house and he entered his house. During that time he was performing the Satyanarayan Puja, Satyanarayan Puja. After seeing this puja he completely forgot about his thirstiness. After the completion of the puja he took the tirtham and prasadam and then he enquired that brahman about what is this puja, word I never saw it earlier. Then that brahman replied, replied: this is the very famous Satyanarayana Swami Puja, Swami Puja. By performing this I got rid of my poverty, poverty. After listening to these words even this laborer, laborer, he was very happy and he thought definitely I'm also going to do this puja tomorrow itself. The whole night he was thinking about Lord Satyalarayana, Lord Satyalarayana. In the morning he dropped, he took a pile of, of firewood, went to a porsche area, sold all his firewood, his firewood. Unlike any other day he got double the money what he used to get earlier. By the grace of Lord Satina Raila Swami, Raila Swami, with that money he got all the required stuff for the puja, called all the brahmins and his friends, relatives, relatives and he has performed this puja with extreme devotion, extreme devotion and he was also performing this puja on every full moon day, enjoyed his life, he got rid of his poverty and finally he attained the moksha, moksha or the eternal salvation.
It is. Now I am going to talk about the third chapter. Has again started telling about one more interesting topic here, interesting topic here. In the past there used to be a king called, called. He was a great ruler, philanthropist. He always used to talk truth. Every day he used to go to temple. His wife, wife also was very beautiful. They were childless, childless and they prayed Lord Satyanarayana Swami on the banks of Bhadra Sheila river to bless them with kids. During that time there was a businessman called, called Sadhana. He was on his business trip and he found that the king Ulkamkha is doing the Satyanarayan Puja. He immediately, he took his boat aside, his bone and then he went to the king, saw the entire puja. He took the tirtham and prasada. He went to king and he was inquiring about this puja. Then king said that we are childless and we prayed Lord Satya Narayana Swami to bless us with kids. After that he went on to complete his business trip. He returned to home and then he met his wife Lilavati. He told that there is a powerful ritual which we can perform it if we are blessed with, blessed with kids. Both of them, they prayed to Lord Satya Narayana Swami with hundred percent faith, percent faith. After a few days Lilavati became pregnant and they were blessed with a beautiful girl child. They named her as Kalavadhi. On the day of cradle ceremony, ceremony Lilavati, a reminded husband that we thought of performing this Satyanara and, Satyanara and puja if we are blessed with kids. So now shall we do it? He immediately said, said: no, if we do it now it will become very expensive, expensive. Let's postpone it to our kids marriage. During that time we can do along with the marriage ceremony. The days went on and she was growing. He has come when Sadhu felt that his girl need to get married. Then he called one of his deputy. He asked him to find a good boy for his girl. He went around multiple places and he found a suitable boy from Kanchananagaram, Kanchananagaram. This businessman inquired about that boy and he found that he is a very good person and he is very much suitable for his girl, his girl. Then immediately they have performed a grand wedding, grand wedding, where they completely forgot about the Satanist. After few days Sadhu, being a very good businessman along with his son-in-law, son-in-law, went to a kingdom that is which is on the banks of Sindhu river. That kingdom was ruled by Chandra Ketu King, King. So after seeing all these things Lord Satya Narayana Swami, he thought that this businessman, he prayed that he will do this Satyanarayana Swami Puja when he is blessed with kids. He got a very beautiful daughter. He didn't do, didn't do during the cradle ceremony. His daughter's wedding is also done. So he completely forgot me. So he cursed him that he will have a tough time, time because of his curse. Some valuables were stolen from, stolen from Chindrake to Maharaja's kingdom. The security personnel of King Chanda Ketu were following thieves and those thieves they dropped all that money in front of these businessmen. These businessmen. Security personnel thought that these businessmen are only thieves and they recovered all the money from them and they took them into their custody, custody. King said: give them a very harsh punishment, punishment and put them behind the bars. They were having a very tough time. Even Lilavati and Kalavadhi, they didn't have anything to eat. Reason being everything was stolen from their home also. They started suffering from poverty. One day Kalavathi came late to the home and immediately love the question: you are so young and you being a girl considering your safety, why did you come so late? Then she answered saying that I went to one Brahman's house where Satyanarayana, Satyanarayana Swami Puja was being done. I waited till the puja was complete and I took the teeth and prasadam. By the time it was very late. That's the reason I was late to home. Immediately Lilavati, immediately Lilavati remembered about this Satyanarayana Swami, Swami and she prayed to Lord Satyanarayana Swami saying that I will do this pratham tomorrow itself and please help me in getting my husband and son-in-law back home, back home. Next week they performed the Satyanarayanaswamy brotherhood with complete devotion and posed that all their problems got solved. Was extremely happy with the puja performed by Lila, performed by Lila and Kalavadhi. Then he came in the dream of, of King Chanda Ketu and told him that the thieves, thieves who were arrested and put behind the bars, bars in your kingdom, they are not the real thieves, thieves. So release them immediately. If you don't release, release your entire kingdom will be destroyed. After this dream he immediately woke up and he called up for a cabinet meeting with his all ministers and burro heads. There he described about the dream what he got, he got and immediately he has summoned couple of, of security people to bring those businessmen, businessmen. Those businessmen were extremely frightened saying that probably the king might give some additional punishments, punishments. After seeing those buried businessmen, king said: you are not the real thieves, sorry for whatever has been happened so far, far. King has felicitated them with new clothes and they were also given double the amount what, what has been recovered from them and these two businessmen were extremely happy, happy and they praised the king and the left it is. They started returning to their hometown. During the travel, during the travel they started donating lot of money to the poor people. They were also going to different pilgrimage places. Lord Vishnu wanted to test this businessman, businessman whether he still remembers Satan or not. So he came in the form of a Sadhu or a saint and he asked him what is there in your boat. And these two businessmen, they were extremely proud, extremely proud and they were in a very happy mood. After seeing him they said: why are you asking about what is there in our word? There is nothing, it is only having leaves and fruits, all these junk items. The Lord Vishnu who is in the form of the saint, he said: let your words be true and he went to some distance and below a tree, tree. These two businessmen went for a bath. As soon as they returned they found that the boat was completely floating upwards. They couldn't find any of their valuables. Everything is light with all the leaves and fruits whatever they mentioned. This Sadhu and his son-in-law both fell down, down and they were crying. The son-in-law being somewhat intelligent, he said: the saint who came to us, he cursed us, probably he is the only person who can save us. Let's find him and let's request him. That's the only option. Then both of them they were searching for him and they found him below a tree. They went to him and they apologized and they said: please bless us with whatever the valuables we had. Then he said: you people are always saying that you will do the Satina Ryan Puja, puja and you completely forgot. That's the reason you are suffering from all these things, things. We are only the common man, Brahma and all these people also cannot understand you. So please excuse us and please bless us with whatever we lost. Then he said: okay, you can find your thing. So he has blessed them. When they returned to their boat they found all the valuable things whatever they were carrying. They again started to their hometown, their hometown. Found that their hometown is arriving then he called one of his deputy and asked him to inform his family to welcome us. During the same time Lilavati and Kalavathi they were performing Satyanarayan Puja, Satyanarayan Puja and then Lilavati said: Kalavati, you complete the puja, you take the teeth, you come down, I'll go and I'll receive them, them. However, Kalavathi, she wanted to see her husband and she was in a hurry. She forgot to take this teeth and prasadam and she came to the banks of the sea. Lord Vishnu became angry and he has emerged the sun in lost boat. Everyone was shocked. Reason being in a very short duration suddenly this boat got immersed and this lady was thinking: without my husband what is the, the what is the use of my life and she was taking his, taking his footwear and she was planning to do the suicide, suicide. Then immediately this Sadhu stopped her saying that it is all because of Lord Vishnu. Let me pray Lord Vishnu and he will definitely will provide some solution. Then from the sky they heard some voice saying that your daughter didn't take the teeth, the teeth and prasadam, that's why she is not able to see her husband. Then immediately she went to home and she took the teeth and prasadam. Once she returned she found her husband, her husband. The boat has come up and everyone was extremely happy. There they didn't want to delay further and on the banks of the sea itself.
They performed the Satyanarayana Swami puja, and they also continued performing this puja on every full moon day. They enjoyed their life, and finally, they attained… I was talking about one more story here. There used to be a king; he was a great king. He used to take care of his people very well. He used to do a lot of charity, used to go to the temple every day, used to donate to Brahmins.
One day, he went to the forest. He killed a lot of animals, and he was tired. He was sitting below a tree. During the same time, Yadavas they were performing the Satyanarayana Swami puja. So, Yadavas were serving the society by taking care of the cattle. As they came to know that the king has come to the forest, with a lot of respect, they took the tirtham and prasadam first to the king. And this king, with a lot of ego, he has not taken the tirtham and prasadam, and he went to his kingdom back. His kingdom was attacked by his neighboring kings, and he lost his kingdom. All his hundred sons were dead. He was shocked, and he was thinking, “I just went to the forest for a few hours; in the short duration, when all these things happen, did I make some mistake?” Then he realized that he had rejected the tirtha prasadam of Lords Satyanarayana.
Immediately, he searched for those Yadavas, and he performed the Satyanarayana puja from the beginning, and then he took the tirtha prasadam, and he returned to his kingdom. He got his kingdom back, and he got relief from all the problems whatever he had, and later he got kids as well. This Satyanarayana Swami Bratham is a very powerful brother. If someone is not able to offer to perform this puja, even then, if they listen to the puja, they will be blessed with health, wealth, and victory, and finally, they can also attain eternal salvation. This Satyanarayana Swami is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu ensures that dushta shikshana and shishtarakshana; so he destroys the evil forces by saving the good people. People will call Lord Vishnu or Satyanarayana Swami with a lot of names. In whatever way he has been called, he is always there to save humanity.
Finally, let me pray to Lord Satyanarayana Swami to help us, to help humanity to come out of these difficult situations, and to bless everyone with health, wealth, and victory. Surveillance, please excuse if there are any mistakes in the explanation.