“Prakriti sends the signal,” as Swamiji always explains. In this case, when the vision came for a spiritual TV channel, Prakriti sent Rakesh Mohanty Ji, a veteran media executive whose impressive track record includes a startup TV channel that maintains the #1 position in its market.
Rakesh Ji was recently appointed CEO of Satyachetana Odisha projects, and in this 18 March interview, he discusses the plan for the Gyandeep channel and how he came to dedicate his life to the Satyachetana Movement.
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A special team of Atharva Veda chanters practices with Swamiji at the Gyandeep office in Bhubaneswar on 7 March.
A rare Atharva Veda Mahayajna will be performed from 8-14 March in the village of Kantio Putasahi, in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha, India. In brief, specially trained Veda Acharyas will chant all 6000 mantras of the Atharva Veda, organized by sukta, with fire oblations offered for every mantra.
The purpose of this Mahayajna is to support global harmony and help avoid or minimize the chance of great destruction that may result from natural or man-made causes, given the current world situation. As Swamiji says, “There is no problem for which Veda does not have a solution.”
March 8 was chosen as the start date because it is the day observed by Satyachetana International as World Peace Day.
For maximum effectiveness, a yajna needs widespread support, with offerings from many, not just a few. This Atharva Veda Mahayajna requires enormous financial resources, yet the offerings are coming primarily from ordinary, common people. Raising the funds to conduct such a yajna presents a daunting challenge, and due to the dedication and devotion of the local villagers and their collaborators, the contributions are accumulating as per the established guidelines.
If you’d like to support the Mahayajna, offerings may be sent via PayPal, Zelle, check, and in India, PhonePe. Details here.
To participate from anywhere in the world, anyone who feels for the whole planet and the whole humanity may join. During the days of the yajna, as per India time, from the evening of 8 March until midday in on 14 March, one may do the following:
Collect water from a river, stream, canal, or ocean into a pot, jug or your hands, and offer this water to the sun god three times, each time pouring some of the water back into the flowing water source from where it came. If you do not have a natural water source, fill the pot with tap water and pour it on a tree or a plant in the garden three times while offering it to the sun god. Note that you fill the pot with water only once, and offer a portion of that water each time, for a total of three poured offerings.
While pouring the water, chant the mantra: Om Sri Adityaaya Namaha
After pouring the water three times, pray to the sun god for peace on Earth, for restoring harmony and preventing a global war, as well as mitigating natural disasters. Make sure not to pray for any individual desire.
This can be performed multiple times during the seven-day period, at any time of the day. There must be a gap of at least three hours between each session.
The aspiration of even a dozen universal beings can produce an effect and neutralize the evil intention of a million. If two or three hundred universal beings do this, it will make an even bigger impact.
Swamiji speaks after a village yajna in Odisha in January 2025.
Here is number 9 in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023.
If you’d like to join future Interactions in this weekly series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
Lately this is a common sight of Swamiji, in light of his frequent travels to Odisha where he is busy with the Gyandeep project, the Yajna movementand developing the new Gurukulam.
Here is number 8 in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023.
If you’d like to join future Interactions in this weekly series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
The Satyachetana Live YouTube channel launched in January as part of the Gyandeep project. The first dozen videos feature Swamiji speaking in the Odia language, since the project is based in Odisha, and the channel is now posting its initial English content.
The Gyandeep team invites everyone to subscribe to the channel.
Swamiji meeting with the team of the Odia Dictionary Projectin Bhubaneshwar.
In this recording from an evening Interaction at Satyachetana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai on 15 December, Swamiji explains key points regarding Gita Verse 145 (and also cites Verse 215 regarding types of action).
