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Audio Selections |
| All puja.net yagyas are performed by experts in Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas. As a part of the yagya, each group of pundits recites some of the hymns of blessing (ashirvadam) from their own Vedic specialty. The following selections were recorded during the Guru Poornima event on July 2nd. The recordings were made over an international phone connection and are generally of good quality inspite of occasional moments of static. |
Ganesha Blessings |
| All yagyas begin by honoring Ganesha to remove all obstacles to the successful completion of the yagya. |
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Rig Veda Ashirvadam |
Rig Veda is the oldest and longest of the Vedas. It contains over 1,000 hymns in 10 books.
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Yajur Veda Ashirvadam |
| There are two versions of Yajur Veda; Krishna (dark) and Shukla (light). Yajur Veda is the Veda that enumerates the details of yagyas; how they are performed and what the benefits are. |
| Krishna Yajur Veda |
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| Shukla Yajur Veda |
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Sama Veda Ashirvadam |
| Sama Veda |
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According to the Vedic tradition, the knowledge of life was originally passed from Shiva in the form of Dakshinamurti to the original rishis who passed it to their sons.
As the story goes, Veda Vyasa divided the Vedas into 4 so that they could be taught via a succession of Teacher/Student rather than Father/Son.
Adi Shankara came at a time when the knowledge of life was muddied and confused. He established 4 mutts (ashrams) in the 4 corners of India to preserve the Vedic tradition. Since all our priests come from the Shankaracharya's tradition, he is honored on Guru Poornima. Shankara had 4 students, one of which was named Trotaka. Trotoka was known for his devotion rather than his intellect. One day, Shankara postponed the start of his lecture because Trotaka was finsihing some small task. The other devotees became angry at Trotaka. Trotaka was immersed in his task and while walking back to the group, full of devotion, composed this stotra spontaneously. The metre is called Trotaka and is not commonly found. There is one other hymn that is sung in this metre, part of the morning hymns sung for Vishnu called Sri Venkatesha Stotram. |
Trottakacharya Stotram
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| Dakshinmurti, Shankara and Guru Stotrams |
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Navagraha |
| Of the 9 planets Jupiter (Guru in sanskrit), is honored as representative of the presence of Guru in an individual's life. A person whose astrological chart has a strong Jupiter will enjoy divine guidance and will enjoy strong effective teachers, spiritual or otherwise in their life. |
| Navagraha, and Nakshatra Mantras with Sama Veda Ashirvadam |
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