Om Namo Bhagavade Sivanandaya
Established in 1949 by Sri Swami Sivananda
Divine Life Society of S.A. celebrated Mahasivaratri online with a Satsang programme on Thursday, 11 March, commencing with Ganga Arati at 5.30pm and concluding the next morning at 5am. Befitting this sacred night, the programme was a veritable spiritual feast with a variety of presentations and devotional offerings to Lord Siva. Kirtans and Bhajans, performances by guest artistes, readings, poems, sayings from our Divine Master, Sri Swami Sivananda, presented by Spiritual Darlings, audio recordings, videos, and chanting featured on the programme.
In his book, Hindu Fasts & Festivals the Master extolled the glory of Mahasivaratri, "This falls on the thirteenth or fourteenth day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). Sivaratri means 'the night of Siva'. In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma refers to the observance of Mahasivaratri, by King Chitrabhanu, when he was giving the discourse on Dharma, while resting on his bed of arrows". (Due to space constraints we are unable to include the entire story.) The king concludes as follows: "I learnt there for the first time, during my former life as the hunter Suswara, of the great merit I had earned by the observance of the fast on the day of Mahasivaratri, though I did it unconsciously by an accident. I lived in the abode of Siva and enjoyed divine bliss for long ages."
Divine Life Society of South Africa will be broadcasting their New Years Day Satsang online. The Society makes a sincere and earnest appeal to all devotees to participate in the Satsang whilst in the comfort of their homes, so as to imbibe the rich and sacred benefits of Satsang.
There are 2 options to receive the online Satsang link. One is to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and the other is to join our WhatsApp group, where a programme and a link to the pre-recorded audio stream Satsang will be sent out just before Satsang time.
Option 1:
Subscribe to our YouTube channel below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMy6E2021O6W6cJSAb2fWQQ
Option 2:
Kindly join one of the WhatsApp groups below to receive our Satsang programmes and links. If you have already joined one of our WhatsApp groups, you do not need to join one of the groups listed below.
Group 5
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KsDMV3Ex2vm9DpJ5faMVXS
Divine Life Society of South Africa will be broadcasting their New Years Day Satsang online. The Society makes a sincere and earnest appeal to all devotees to participate in the Satsang whilst in the comfort of their homes, so as to imbibe the rich and sacred benefits of Satsang.
There are 2 options to receive the online Satsang link. One is to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and the other is to join our WhatsApp group, where a programme and a link to the pre-recorded audio stream Satsang will be sent out just before Satsang time.
Option 1:
Subscribe to our YouTube channel below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMy6E2021O6W6cJSAb2fWQQ
Option 2:
Kindly join one of the WhatsApp groups below to receive our Satsang programmes and links. If you have already joined one of our WhatsApp groups, you do not need to join one of the groups listed below.
Group 5
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KsDMV3Ex2vm9DpJ5faMVXS
To pledge your support towards the Maha Mrityunjaya chanting initiative, kindly click on the link below: