CHICAGO: The Hindu Mandir of Lake County, Grayslake, a Chicago suburb, is celebrating Purushottam/Adhik/Mala Maas for the first time from July 18, 2023, Tuesday to Aug 15, 2023 with many devotees very joyfully and with great enthusiasm.
Temple organized three different Havans: Devi Havan, Lord Shiva Havan, Lord Vishnu Havan, and four Abhishekams for Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord Ram, and Lord Narashimha. Temple priests let the Sponsors and their families do the Abhishekam and Alankarams of deities while Raj Gopalan, Rajesh Jayaramana, and Swaminathan chanted pious Vedic Mantras. Pt Anil Joshi, Pt. Balaji Gopal, Pt. Radhakrishna oversaw all the religious activities.
After Abhishekam, Pt. Anil Joshi Ji delivered a brief discourse on the importance of Purushottam Maas. He said that Lord is always there when you need him. He removes all the obstacles of his staunch devotees and brings balance in the world by stabilizing Dharma. Dharma is a code of living that emphasizes good conduct, morality, following responsibilities and principles by all human beings.
The Adhik masa is an extra lunar month added to the solar calendar every three years so that the lunar and the solar years are synchronized. Purushottam Maas is associated with this extra Month.
The Mythological basis of Adhik Maas is that a notorious demon king Hiranyakashipu had a boon from Lord Shiva that he could not be killed in any of the twelve months. Therefore, Lord Vishnu created this additional month in which the Lord finally killed him. This month is assigned to Lord Vishnu and HE presented the Adhik Maas with a boon, that whatever good deed a person does this month would get ten times the rewards than that of a normal month.
In Sanatana Dharma, the belief is that this month is very auspicious for acquiring merits through good deeds, japa, meditation, Katha recitation, spiritual austerities, Abhishekam, Havan, and Dana, listening to Bhajans etc. It is believed that worshipping and performing religious duties in this month with pious and devoted mind will bring positive results.
Ashirvachan and Maha Prasadam were served to all the devotees after Maha Mangalarati of all the deities.
Geetha Patil
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