mAgha Snana @ Kaveri River

Thithi: mAgha-Shukla-Trayodashi

Where: Gosai Ghat, Sri Ranga Patna
When: 0330 - 0930

with the prEraNe of Sri Hari Vayu GurugaLu, some of the MYP members along with two of our esteemed Achars - Sri Vadirajachar Karnam and Sri Venkateshachar had been to the auspicious mAgha snAna at Kaveri River in Sri Ranga Patna.

We left very early in the morning at 3.30 to reach the Ghat by 4.30, and needless to sat we were the first set of people at the Ghat. After getting acclaimatised, we did our rituals of sankalpa under the guidance of Sri Karnam Achar and by the time we finished our Devara Pooja and other rituals, it was almost 7am.

We were also blessed by the Dandha Theertha from Sri Abbur Mutt SrigaLu and his ashirvAda.
Since the Sri Ranganatha temple was still unopened, we did a sAshtAnga namaskAra from the main door and returned back.

On the way back, we had the devine blessings of listening to a short pravachana by Sri Karnam Achar about the moola roopa of Sri mukhya prANa as depicted in Sri BaLitthA sooktha. Per this we need to have the awareness of both "bala" and "jnAna" roopa of vAyu dEvaru. The delivery was so absorbing that, none of us realised we had reached the bustling Bangalore and were already into the morning office traffic by around 9am. We thank both the Achars for their guidance, devine company and their blessings.