INTRODUCTION
Lord Satyanarayana is a form of Lord Vishnu, who is worshiped by his devotees during full moon days. Satyanarayana Vratha is a famous vritham (fasting) which will be observed by the devotees during the performance of satyanarayana pooja. Though it is not compulsory to observe fasting, but observing fasting and worshiping the Lord with sincere dedication in our mind will fetch us the glory of the god and can attain peacefulness and prosperity in our life.
Lord Satynarayana temple at annavaram is a very famous temple dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana. Lot of devotees will visit this temple during ChitiraPournami, Karthika pournami, and vaishaka pournami, In these temples, free food is offered to hundreds of people on a daily basis. Lodging facility is also available at the temple at a nominal charge. Apart from the service by the temple management, lot of hotels and private lodges are available for the devotees at annavaram for taking shelter and having food.
SATYANARAYAN PUJA
The Satyanarayana Puja is a kind of worship to Lord Satyanarayana. The importance of doing this puja is also mentioned in Skanda Purana and in several other sacred texts. Sri SatyaNarayana puja is a famous ritual which is observed in most parts of India.
This puja is very simple, and can be performed by anyone.We have to place a picture of Lord Satyanarayana and offer him with fruits and flowers, and we can do it in the temples and well as in our homes. We can invite our friends, relatives and neighbours to attend the puja.After performing the puja, we can distribute the cooked food and the fruits to the participants of the puja. The Satyanarayana puja can be performed on any day, but performing the puja during full moon days will give better results in our life. Another requirement of the puja is that the story be heard among all those observing and participating in the puja. The main puja starts with the worship to Lord Satyanarayana. The puja concludes with an Aarti, which consists of lighting camphor to the god.
IMPORTANCE
By performing Sri Satyanarayanpuja, we can get the divine blessings and can relieve from sickness and obtain great strength in our mind and body. Good career prospects and wealth will accumulate in our life. It is also believed that those who perform satyanarayana puja in their life continuously will never take rebirth and after their death, divine messengers from vaikunda will carry them to the abode of Lord Vishnu, The VAIKUNDA.
Hence let us worship the Lord Satyanarayana and perform the puja and be blessed.
“OM SREE SATYANARAYANARE NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR
