December 11, 2015
Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji - Welcome function - December 11, 2015 - Mysore
Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jai.
We all welcome Pujya Swamiji who has returned to Mysuru Ashrama after 15 days of touring during the auspicious Kartika month. He attended Bhakti TV's Koti Deepotsavam in Hyderabad, gave darsan to devotees in Karimnagar, performed the Godavari River Harati, had Narasimha Darsan, and Ramalingeswara Siva Linga Darsan in Dharmapuri, performed the third Kartika Monday rituals in Dundigal Ashrama, visited Ganagapur and performed Puja to Viswaroopa Datta, and had Sri Narasimha Saraswati Nirguna Paduka Darsan. He performed ablutions at the Sangama, the confluence of rivers Bhima and Amaraja and did Harati in Ganagapur. He visited the Bidar Airforce academy. Then Swamiji proceeded to Surat. He performed the grand 24th anniversary Brahma Kalasa Abhishekam (completion of two twelve-year cycles) to Leela Viswambara Dattatreya in Surat Ashrama. Tapti River Harati was performed in Surat.
This was followed by a tour to Kutch district. He went visiting the 3000 BC Harappan metropolis in Dholavira. He visited the temple, Kala dhungar Dattatreya Mandir atop a hill, had Hanuman temple Darsan inside BSF (Border Security Force) control area at Indo-Pak border.
Swamiji had the soldiers do Hanuman Chalisa Parayana. It seems they chant the Hanuman Chalisa daily while at their post. Perhaps that is why Swamiji was drawn to visit the place and give them all darsan.
He did a lot of walking at Rann of Kutch. He distributed blankets to the poor in Gandhidham town.
On Sunday evening during the bhajan session, there will be a show and tell program with photographs and explanations.
On behalf of all the devotees, I offer prostrations and heartily welcome Swamiji back to Mysuru ashrama.
Sri Guru Datta
Compiled by Smt Hira Duvvuri