[Advaita-l] 1008 GAYATRI JAPA YAJNA DAILY FROM 30-03-2020 TO 14-04-2020

[V Subrahmanian]

1008 GAYATRI JAPA YAJNA DAILY FROM 30-03-2020 TO 14-04-2020
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The Acharyas of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, His Holiness Śrī Śrī Bhārati
Tīrtha Mahasannidhānam and His Holiness Śrī Śrī Vidhuśekhara Bhārati
Sannidhānam, have graciously blessed this initiative *to perform Gāyatrī
mantra japa 1008 times DAILY  from 30-03-2020 until April 14, 2020 to
mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic which is affecting all of us in many ways.
At troubled times such as this, it is only appropriate for us to seek
divine intervention to overcome distress and for the overall welfare of one
and all. By performing the sacred Gāyatrī japa, let us all invoke the
blessings of the Divine Mother and overcome the hardships we are facing now.

Details are hereunder.

 1. This is a call to those initiated into the Gāyatrī mantra to join this
Gāyatrī japa yajna by chanting the Gāyatrī mantra 1008 times on a daily
basis during the days of lockdown.

2. The target is to collectively reach the count of 1 crore by April 14,
2020.

3. Those who cannot perform 1008 chants in one go may do so in two batches
of 500 each. The last portion of the saṅkalpa below may be suitably
modified.

4. Kindly report your daily count by clicking this link.

https://forms.gle/XUbpKkDnqeuCSQVb8

5. Thank you for joining the Gayatrī Japa Yajna.

Procedure:
• Be seated comfortably in a clean place within your home
• Perform ācamana twice.
• Gaṇapati-prārthanā - शुक्लांबरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् ।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये॥
• Perform prāṇāyāma followed by the saṅkalpa as below:
• ममोपात्त-समस्त-दुरितक्षयद्वारा श्रीपरमेश्वरप्रीत्यर्थं विशेषत:
विश्वव्यापकत्वेन प्रसरमाणस्य वैश्विक-महामारी-कोरोना-वैरस् इत्याख्यस्य
आघातस्य पूर्णतया निवृत्त्यर्थं सर्वेषां समस्तसन्मङ्गल-अवाप्त्यर्थं
श्रीजगदम्बिकाप्रसादसिद्ध्यर्थं (1008) अष्टोत्तरसहस्रसङ्ख्यया  { (500)
पञ्चशतसङ्ख्यया } गायत्रीमहामन्त्रजपं करिष्ये ।
• Japa: 500 or 1008 counts as chosen above.
• Samarpaṇa: कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा  बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृते:
स्वभावात्। । करोमि यद्यत्सकलं परस्मै नारायणयेति समर्पयामि ॥ ओं तत् सत् ॥
• Perform ācamana twice.
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English transliteration of the saṅkalpa:

mamopātta-samasta-duritakṣayadvārā śrīparameśvaraprītyarthaṃ viśeṣata:
viśvavyāpakatvena prasaramāṇasya vaiśvika-mahāmārī-koronā-vairas
ityākhyasya āghātasya pūrṇatayā nivṛttyarthaṃ sarveṣāṃ
samastasanmaṅgala-avāptyarthaṃ śrījagadambikāprasādasiddhyarthaṃ (1008)
aṣṭottarasahasrasaṅkhyayā  { (500) pañcaśatasaṅkhyayā }
gāyatrīmahāmantrajapaṃ kariṣye