5th Srimad Bhagavatha Dasaha Sathram Inauguration Photos

Tamil Nadu 5th Edition of Srimad Bhagavatha Dasaha Sathram begins from Today at Mahalingapuram Ayyappan-Guruvayurappan Temple

Chennai, Thursday, 28th January:  Sree Ayyappa Bhaktha Sabha marked the inauguration of 5th Srimad Bhagavatha Dasaha Sathram today at the  Sopanam Hall of Mahalingapuram Ayyappan-Guruvayurappan Temple.

Cheif Guest Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish K.Agnihotri, Judge of the High Court of Madras presided over the function and formally inaugurated the Sathram in the presence of other dignitaries that included Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K. Sasidharan and Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja – both Judges of the High Court of Madras.

The 5th Srimad Bhagavatha Sathram – which is a Dasaha Sathram (10 days programme) – is scheduled to be conducted from 28th January to 7th February 2016 by the Sabha at the  Sopanam Hall of Mahalingapuram Ayyappan-Guruvayurappan Temple, Nungambakkam, under the guidance of the Mukhya Yagnacharyan Brahmasri Thottam Shyam Namboodiri.  Over 25 Acharyas from Kerala and Tamilnadu are participating and will give Prabhashanams during the 10 days programme.  There will be special prabhashanams by eminent persons like, Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, Scientist and Hon' Director, IISH, Thiruvananthapuram;  Sri L. Girish Kumar, Founder Chairman, Sripuram Tantra Research Centre; Pujyasri Prof. Prema Pandurang; Swami Amaresh Chaithanya, Chinmaya Mission, Chennai; Swami Sunildas, Sneham Charitable Trust, Palakkad; Acharya Dr. M.R. Rajesh, Kasyapa Veda Research Foundation, Kozhikode; Swami Chidanandapuri, Advaithashramam, Kozhikode, on General Topics, daily from 6.00 to 7.30 p.m. 

 Generally, in a Bhagavatha Sathram, importance is given for discourses and discussions about the various valuable preaching contained in the Holy Bhagavatham.  The daily programmes would start at 6.00 a.m. and end at 7.30 p.m.  The Saathra Yagnam is scheduled to conclude with Samarpanam at 1.00 p.m. on 7th February.  

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shashi Kumar, Secretary, Sree Ayyappa Bhaktha Sabha, said, “It is indeed overwhelming to see the growing culture of satsang in Chennai. The aim of the Yatna is to create and spread spiritual devotion among people in order to help them dedicate all their actions to Lord Almighty”.

The 1st Sathram in Tamil Nadu was conducted by Sree Ayyappa Bhaktha Sabha in 2012 at the Mahalingapuram Ayyappan-Guruvayurappan Temple, and since then this has become an annual event.  

It is believed that Srimad Bhagavatha Sapthaha Yagnam, for the first time, was held at Naimisharanyam situated on the bank of the Holy river Gomathi, in Uttar Pradesh, about 5000 years ago, and the first Sathram  was conducted by Sounakadi Munis at this place.  In Kerala the first Srimad Bhagavatha Sathram was conducted in 1983 at Kuruchithanam in Kottayam District by the local acharyas.  So far over 34 Bhagavatha Sathrams have been conducted in Kerala, and this has now grown up to a great Hindu Spiritual Satsang.