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Program Details |
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Thursday, May 7th |
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7:00pm to 7:30pm |
Aarti |
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7:30pm to 8:30pm |
Abhishekam for Lord Narasimha |
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8:30pm to 9:00pm |
Bhajans, Kirtans, lecture and Prasadam |
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Friday, May 8th |
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7:00pm to 7:30pm |
Aarti |
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7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Bhajans & Kirtans |
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Saturday, May 9th |
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7:00pm to 7:30pm |
Aarti |
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7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dasa avatar Dance
Glories of Prahlad
Maharaj Play
by Vedic Cultural Center Children |
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Sunday, May 10th |
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5:00pm to 6:00pm |
Tulasi Aarti, Guru Puja and Kirtans |
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7:00pm to 7:30pm |
Aarti |
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7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Vedic Center For Performing Arts Presents
A sensational DRAMA on the glorious pastime of
LORD
NRSIMHADEVA |
Narasingha kavaca homam for protection of Children
on Sunday,
May 10th 6:00pm to 7:00pm |
The Narasingha kavaca mantras appear in the
Brahmanda Purana. It is said that Prahlada Maharaj spoke these mantras
to vanguish all kinds of impediments and provide protection for
advancing in spiritual life. A kavaca is a protective armor put in place
by sacred mantras. The priest recites these mantras while the person
asking for special protection touches different parts of his body.
The purpose of the kavaca mantras is to protect a
person from extraneous difficulties. In the present age, Kali-yuga, the
need for a kavaca mantra is less important than constant chanting of the
Mahamantra, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare
Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. However, one may chant the
Narasingha kavaca mantras to help himself in devotional practices.
Likewise, the Gayatri mantra is also chanted daily for the same purpose.
These mantras are used not to diminish our faith in the Mahamantra, but
to clear away obstacles and increase our faith that simply by chanting
Hare Krishna one can attain pure love of Krishna. In the Holy
Scriptures, it is said, "Simply by chanting the Holy Names of Krishna
one can obtain freedom from material existence. Indeed, simply by
chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one will be able to see the lotus feet
of the Lord." (Cc. Adi-lila 7.73)
The chanting of kavaca mantras is not as
important as chanting the Holy Names of Krishna and Rama which is the
most potent form of nama bhajana. The kavaca mantras are for clearing
external karmic factors that may be obstacles in our spiritual life.
Just as we clothe ourselves for protection against the elements, but the
clothing is external to ourselves. The most important thing is to
connect our eternal soul with Lord Krishna, the supreme eternal, through
devotional service and chanting the pure names of the Lord. All our
faith should be in the Holy Mahamantra, Lord Krishna and our spiritual
master. With this in mind, we may accept the kavaca mantras to help us
in our service and chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord.
Topmost devotees like Queen Kunti think, "Dangers
in life may affect me, but I will tolerate them. I shall continue with
my service inspite of them." The pure devotees see everything that may
happen, either good or bad, as the mercy of Lord Krishna. As long as we
are not on this topmost level of devotion, we may take help from the
kavaca mantras to diminish certain karmic reactions from our past life
but without diminishing our faith in the Mahamantra. Ultimately, the
Mahamantra Hare Krishna can do this as well as carry us back to Godhead
when chanted with faith and devotion.
The Narasingha kavaca Homam will be performed
Sunday, May 10th especially for the benefit of all our children and
everyone else who would like to participate. After the ceremony, we will
give each child a silver kavaca with the holy mantras inscribed within
for their further protection. The silver kavaca can be worn as a
protective amulet around the neck or tied with a soft string around the
arm as is often done in India. We invite everyone to participate as a
sponsor of this homan with a suggested donation of $ 21. |
Our mothers
are wise and precious. Our mothers sacrifice for the well being of their
children and family. We cannot repay them for their dedicated service.
But we can express our appreciation and love by honoring them on
Mother's Day. |
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