GARUDA PURANAM CONCLUDES AFTER SIX MONTHS _ గరుడ పురాణం జీవిత ప్రయాణం యొక్క సారాంశం

GARUDA PURANA NARRATES THE ESSENCE OF LIFE’S JOURNEY – SPEAKERS

TIRUMALA, 02 JULY 2023: One of the most important sacred texts among the Astadasa Puranas in Hindu Sanatana Dharma penned by Sage Veda Vyas, the Garuda Purana concluded on a grand spiritual note in Nada Neerajanam platform at Tirumala on Sunday evening.

In the Parayana Yagnam taken up by TTD seeking divine intervention to safeguard the entire humanity during the Covid pandemic, Garuda Purana began on January 2 early this year and lasted for six months and concluded on July 2. Renowned Vedic Scholars from Dharmagiri Veda Vignana Peetham, Sri Satyakishore and Sri Kumara Swamy explained the essence of each shloka and rendered shlokas respectively from Garuda Purana for over 180 days which is being telecasted live by SVBC between 6pm and 7pm everyday.

On the last day, both the Vice-Chancellors of SV Vedic University and National Sanskrit University in Tirupati participated and appreciated the proficiency of both the narrator and shloka reciter on the occasion.

While Sri Satya Kishore who narrated the shlokas said, Sage Vedavyas compiled the Astadasa puranas to draw the attention of the reader or its listener towards the ultimate goal of Dharma and the Supreme Lord. He said the entire epic of Garuda Purana is in the form of a wonderful conversation between Garuda and Lord Vishnu regarding the meaning of human life. Uniqueness of Garuda Purana lies in the fact that it is the only sacred text that talks about the life after death, the journey of the soul, death and its aftermath, rebirth or reincarnation. 

He thanked TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy who has given him the opportunity to narrate a challenging subject like Garuda Purana. “There is a misconception and doubts among devotees to listen to the Garuda Puranam due to its contents. It took us almost a month to convince them that how essential it is to know the contents to lead a pious and sin-free life. Reading or listening to Garuda Purana will definitely change the mindset of an evil-doer or a sinner. Garuda Purana is a great and mystical book that contains information that enlightens us to know the true journey of life”, he maintained.

Later Vishnu Panjara Stotram and Vasudeva Stotrams were also recited.

Earlier, Smt Chinnama Devi of SV College of Music and Dance presented the famous Annamacharya Kriti, “Itu Garudanu Neevekkinanu” at the beginning of the programme. 

CEO SVBC Sri Shanmukh Kumar felicitated both vedic scholars and presented them the portrait of Sri Venkateswara Swamy and prasadams at the end of the programme.

ISSUED BY TTD PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI