Ōm namaḥ śivāya. On Monday, October 7th, 2024, devotees gathered at the MA Centre in Singapore at 7 p.m. to celebrate the 5th day of Navarātri and the second day of Lakṣmī Pūjā. Synopsis of Mādhavāmritaji’s talk:Goddess Lakṣmī’s vāhana (vehicle), the ulūka (owl), is a nocturnal creature. This recalls Lord Krishna’s statement in the Bhagavad Gītā that the wise are awake to the world of spirit whereas the ignorant are...Continue Reading
On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, devotees gathered at the MA Centre in Singapore at 9 a.m. to celebrate the 4th day of Navarātri and the first day of Lakṣmī Pūjā. Synopsis of Mādhavāmritaji’s talk: The Aṣṭalakṣmī refers to eight forms of Lakṣmī, the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. These eight forms indicate different types of wealth. Of these eight forms, Amma gives special importance to Dhairyalakṣmī (known also as Vīralakṣmī)....Continue Reading
On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, devotees gathered at the MA Centre in Singapore at 9 a.m. to celebrate the 4th day of Navarātri and the first day of Lakṣmī Pūjā. Synopsis of Mādhavāmritaji’s talk: The Aṣṭalakṣmī refers to eight forms of Lakṣmī, the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. These eight forms indicate different types of wealth. Of these eight forms, Amma gives special importance to Dhairyalakṣmī (known also as Vīralakṣmī)....Continue Reading
On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, Amriteswari Society celebrated the first day of Navarātri with devotion. The hall was ready by 6 p.m., and devotees gathered both in person and online for the Durgā Pūjā. Suresh Menon and Sivaraj, both of whom sponsored the event, participated in the archanā to Goddess Durgā. In his talk, Br. Mādhavāmṛtajī explained the concept of Navadurgā and explained that Navarātri reminds devotees of the pilgrimage...Continue Reading
On Saturday, 5th October 2024, devotees gathered at the MA Centre in Singapore at 5 p.m. to celebrate the 3rd day of Navarātri and Durgā Pūjā. Synopsis of Mādhavāmritaji’s talk: Behind Durgā’s slaying of Mahiṣāsura lay a saga of one man’s determination to avenge a perceived wrong, a bitter resolve that led to generations of people paying a heavy price. Rambha, Mahiṣāsura’s father, wanted to take revenge for the killing...Continue Reading