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December 3rd

Sri Swamiji performed Sri Chakra Puja and Pavamana Homa in the morning. After Homa Sri Swamiji released the Video CD of Nada Brahma and Yoga Brahma and a book containing the Hindi version of Anagha Puja.

Sri Swamiji gave the following message:-

"Once an offering is made to the Guru or God, one must not think of it the next moment. It is sinful to do so. So also one must not publicise one's donations or services. Once a charity or donation is done by him, the devotee must think of the next service he would have to do. Also, one must not feel sorry that he could not donate anything on a particular occasion. He must also not blame God that he could not get any money due to the lack of God's grace. It amounts to blaming God. Instead one must pray to God to enable him to make donations. It is not mere money one offers to the Guru or God. It is only the offer of one's sins, confusions and problems he is offering along with the money. It is wise to take something given already or some dirt thrown out? So also one must not wish to take credit even for one's donations. When money cannot be donated for a noble cause, one must not worry. If one prostrates with devotion, it is enough in such cases. Swamiji is an institution. He knows how to utilise the money he receives for the different purposes. Hence one must not misunderstand the various activities of the Peetham. One must not doubt their efficacy. It is a common occurrence that a thorn is required to remove a thorn. Only a diamond cuts a diamond. Similarly a man accumulates various sins is several aspects of life. To remove the sins different methods like Puja, Homa, Abhisheka, recitation of hymns, study of sacred books and Bhajans etc. are adopted. Only these pious actions can remove the effect of one's evil actions. In other words pious action only can wipe out the sins of bad deeds i.e. only Karma can destroy Karma. Hence the devotees must perform the various rituals to get rid of their past Karma paving the way to salvation".

Tailabhishekam (Abhisheka with oil) was performed in the Datta temple and thereafter the Utsava Murthy Datta idol was brought in a procession from the prayer hall to Nada Mantapa. Sri Swamiji lighted the Vishnu lamp today at the Saptaswara Devata Mantapam in the Nada Mantapam. Datta Homa was conducted and Anagha Puja was performed in the Nada Mantapam and thereafter Sri Swamiji gave the following Datta Jayanti message:-

"Swamiji has lighted the Vishnu Deepa today, the third day of the Datta Jayanti celebrations. Datta is a perfect incarnation. He gives knowledge. It is not customary to send invitations to any one to attend this festival. Only for birthday celebrations, invitations are sent. One must realise the significance of Datta and try to come to participate in the festival. Datta is well known to everyone and that one must be enlightened by Him. Bodies are of three types namely Stoola, Sookshma and Kaarana, i.e., gross, subtle and casual. Datta relieves the devotee of the sufferings of these bodies. By His grace one will attain the state which is beyond the bondages of the three traits - Satvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. The effects of one's actions are of three types namely Ichha, Pareccha and Karma Prarabdha i.e., the deeds due to one's own freewill, effect due to other's action and as the effect of one's deeds of the previous birth. Datta relieves the devotee of these ill effects. Datta gave emancipation to the men, the celestials and the demons. Guru is the most important of all. Previously, Datta used to give Upadesha manifesting under an Audumbara tree to the deserving disciples. Nowadays, people do not have so much concentration and devotion even while Swamiji is moving about with the devotees, they are not enlightened. The people at large do not know what they speak and do. They don't grasp the teachings of the Sadguru due to lack of proper attention. There is no Samarasa (harmony) while there is more of Samara (fight) in the world. Samata Bhavana or Samatva i.e. equanimity is the teaching of Datta. Mutual understanding is the secret of happy life. Nowadays, misunderstanding is prevalent either at home, or in trade or in any activity. Hence the precious human lifetime has become wasteful for many people, who continue to be ignorant. People must understand that Swamiji conducts activities for their benefit. The devotees must follow Swamiji's instructions. The general tendency is to view the Guru as per one's own perspective. This is not proper. One must not consider the Guru as an ordinary human being. The Guru is divine. From the life of Datta, we observe that He accepts people of different types as His disciples, like the selfless devotee, Vishnu Datta, the heroic king, Kartaveerya, the sincere seeker of knowledge, Pingalanaga, the pious devotee, Prahalada etc. Datta admits to His fold an emperor or a commoner or a scholar or an illiterate or a rich or a poor man. In accordance with their level of understanding, Datta preaches to the eligible devotees. There are many problems in the world like language problems, domestic, official, health, finance problems etc. Mutual understanding is required to settle down the issues amicably. One must do one's own duty - Svadharma, properly. Try to understand the philosophy from the Sadguru directly. Here bookish knowledge without spiritual experience is dangerous. Four blind people went to an elephant. One man said that an elephant was like a pillar, by touching the leg of the animal. The second one touched its stomach and said it was a drum. The tail was touched by the third one who said it was a broom. The last one said that the elephant was a winnow by touching its large ears. Their quarrel was settled by one who revealed that the various parts of the elephant were as felt by them and that the elephant was not merely one of these parts, but has all the parts. Hence one must understand the full form. This is the philosophy of perfect knowledge preached by Datta. Let us see Unity in Diversity. The lamp comprises of the wick and oil. Let Lord Datta light the lamp of knowledge within us. Datta blesses us with the worldly welfare, knowledge and salvation. He is the Trinity in one (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). "Nitimala" an Ashrama publication consists of the teachings of Datta. Study it well. It is an easy way to attain knowledge. By following the teachings there in, your physical problems and mental agony can be solved. Datta has several incarnations. Only some people grasp the significance, but many people leave without doing so. One must try to follow the teachings of Datta. The principal teaching is equanimity of outlook, which leads us to attain knowledge. Whether you recite Bhagavad-Gita, Vishnu Sahasranama, or any other sacred book, whether you do rituals or whether you visit any temple, always think of Datta, in the various forms of the several deities. There are no differentials like villages or cities to Datta. May Datta bless us all! "All are God's children". This is the message of Datta. The purpose of His incarnation is to infuse and develop this idea in all people. It is essential for us to remember this on Datta Jayanti and hereafter".

In the evening, at 7 PM Sri Swamiji sang Bhajans on Lord Datta for one hour. Later Sri Swamiji proceeded to Raft festival in the Saptarshi Sarovara ( the pond of the seven Seers), behind the Lord Venkateswara Temple under construction at the northeast corner of the Ashrama.

Sri Swamiji then left for prayer hall where He Himself performed Kakada Arati in front of the Moola Virat Dattatreya, which was brought from Sri Swamiji's personal Puja place, during which all the seven songs of the Kakada Arati were sung by thousand of devotees. This was the grand finale of the Datta Jayanti celebrations.