The second
day's Navaratri Puja had the worship of the mother Goddess as Raja Rajeshwari.
Sri Swamiji performed the Puja and rituals in the prescribed Nava Avarana
method. Starting at 8.30 AM, the programmes concluded at 7.30 PM. During
the Puja, Ustad Shahid Parvez a Sitar Maestro from Bombay gave scintillating
and settled Sitar concert for over two hours. He played Raga Ahir Bhairav
as the main piece.
In the
afternoon about 50 women from an organization called "Shruti Manjari"
sang Bhajans of Sri Swamiji in a pleasing and enjoyable one hour program.
The last
concert was by a blind musician of Mysore, Uday Kiran, who has adopted
Casio keyboard to play Carnatic classical music, astounded and thrilled
everybody by his versatile, ingenuity and agility. The performance was
far beyond the capacity of a blind person. He also played popular Bhajans
of Sri Swamiji like Anna Purna Jnana Purna, Shankaram Shankaram and
Govinda Kanna.
In the
evening, Sri Swamiji during the Satsang, sang the new Bhajan "Tvam
Sadaashivaasi Chaamba" in Raga Ananda Bhairavi. This new composition
was very lively and powerful. Sri Swamiji also sang the last year's
Bhajan "Alaya Nilaye Shiva Sati Maam" and the Bhajan of yester
years (1960s) "Mata Maheswari Mantra Nilayeswari". Old devotees
were in ecstasy to listen Sri Swamiji bringing the old times of 1960s.
The
meaning of the new Bhajan of the day - "Tvam Sadaashivaasi Chaamba"
:
Devi, you
are addressed as Sadashiva, as you have merged in Lord Sadashiva totally.
Being the Goddess mother for all the Devatas, you are the princess.
Wherever you are located, there is grandeur, power and nobility in the
form of Mahalakshmi, Gowri Devi and Saraswati Mata.
Stanza
1: In Jeevas (individual souls) and in Supreme forms of Devatas,
you reside in Atmic state. Your radiance causes them to exist. Because
you are worshipped forever, you protect all forever. Being praised by
the Vedas and all the supreme souls, you have resided in my mind firmly,
causing purity and auspiciousness to me. Every moment you have filled
me with your light, which gives me joy. I bow down to thee.
Stanza
II: In the true Atmic state (state of self hood and realisation),
I see you have the true entity to realise. Please be gracious enough
to be in my tongue. Oh, Goddess mother in the form of Light (Jyoti),
please reside in my mind. Being the form of Pancha Pranas (five Pranas),
you please continue to cause joy in my life. Nay, Be always part of
my life. Please give me power of Tatva Chintana and thereby make my
life God conscious always. By that Tatva Chintana, I should reside in
a ever joyous state. Bless me so.
Pujya Sri Swamiji coming out of Guru Nilaya to start the procession
of the second day of Devi Navaratri.
