Our SV Lotus Temple will perform Sudarsana Yagnam on the second Sunday of each month. Prior to the Yagnam the Sri Sudarsana Satakam filled with all Beajaakshara and composed by Sri KooraNarayana Muni, will be chanted consecutively every day for ten days and then conclude elevnth time chanting by performing the Sudarsana Homam.

The sponsorship amount is :

For one day parayanam: $116

For all days parayanam and homam: $1,116.

The Sri Sudarsana Satakam will be chanted from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM each day. The sponsorors and devotees are requested to participate in the listening or chanting.

The Sri Sudarsana Homam will start on second Sunday of each month at 9:30 AM and end by 1:00 PM.

It is planned to perform continuously for 108 months and we request all devotees to participate and get the blessings of Sri Sudarsana and Lord SrimanNarayana. Devotees can sponsor for a month yagnam or selectivey participate for a day or for the concluding homam each month. Please contact the temple management for sponsorship details.

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1)About SV Lotus temple Sri Sudarsana Yagam

We have commenced Sri Sudarsana Yagnam in March 2006 and performed the Sudarsana Homam on Ekadasi Day, March 25th. The chanting is conducted every month by our pancharatra agama pundits. Our temple will perform Sudarsana Yagnam each month by daily chanting the Sri Sudarsana Satakam filled with all Beajaakshara and composed by Sri KooraNarayana Muni. It is planned to perform continuously for 108 months and we request all devotees to participate and get the blessings of Sri Sudarsana and Lord SrimanNarayana. Devotees can sponsor for a month yagnam or selectivey participate for a day or for the concluding homam each month. Please contact the temple management for sponsorship details.

2)WHO IS SRI SUDARSANA?

Sri Sudarsana adorns the right hand of Lord Sri Venkateswara. Sri Sudarsana is being worshiped as Paramapurusha as well as Ayudhapurusha. As Parama Purusha, He is Srimannarayana Himself and as Ayudapurusha, He is the supreme weapon (divine discuss) in the Holy hands of Sri Krishna. Lord Srimannarayana incarnated as Chakrapani and a famous temple is dedicated to Sri Chakrapani in Tirukkudandai (Kumbakoonam in Tamil Nadu). All Alwars and Acharyas pray and praise Him in their pasurams/slokas.

3)THE PRAMANAM ON SRI SUDARSANA YAGNAM IN SASTRAS AND AGAMAS

The Sri Sudarsana Yagnam is being performed as prescribed in the Vaikhasana Agama and Ahirbudhniya Samhita of Sri Pancharatra Agama. Conducting one Sudarsana Yagna is equal to conducting 10 yagnas of any other kind dedicated to others-like Navagrahas. It removes all doshas like Sanidosham, Angaraka dosham, Rahu/ Ketu dosham etc. It is required according to agama sastra that any offering of fruits, flowers, water, Ksheerannam, etc is first purified by the Sri Sudarsana Maha Mantram before offering to Lord SrimanNarayana. Therefore Sri Sudarsana who has the divine quality to always serve and is ready to stand guard for the Lord Himself will quickly protect any devotee of SrimanNarayana.

4)The Significance of Sri Sudarsana Yagnam

The word “sudarsana” denotes one who shows us the right and clear path to attain moksham. Therefore Sri Sudarsana can bestow happiness by giving good health, wealth etc. Sri Sudarsana removes all evil and enemies and ultimately blesses by making Lord Srinivasa to accept us to his abode. Worshiping Lord Sudarsana through Sudarsana Homam is in practice for thousands of years to aid in acquiring knowledge, wealth, health, long life, and to remove obstacles in ones life. In the temples of Srirangam, Kanchipuram, Tirumohur, Srivilliputtur, Simhachalam, Badrachalam, and almost all the Vishnu temples, worshiping Sri Sudarsana by performing Homam, Abhisekam, and Archana is a very prominent practice. Sri Sudarsana is the Ayudha Raja that adorns the right hand of Lord Narayana. He is always engaged in rescuing deveotees. The episode of Ambareesha highlights this quality. Sage Durvasa who was angry with the Lord's devotee, Ambareesha for no reason, created a Shakthi from a tuft of his hair and hurled it on to Ambareesha. Lord Sudarsana saved the devotee by killing the Shakthi. The sage was also forced to ask for pardon from Ambareesha.

Whenever Lord took incarnations in this world Sri Sudarsana too took on Avatarams, sometimes visible and yet other times invisible. In Varaha Avatara he was present in the Lord's teeth and killed Hiranyaksha. In Nrushima Avatara he was present in the Lord's nails and killed Hiranyakasipu. When Lord took the form of Parasurama he hid in his axe and killed all the wicked kings on this earth. When Lord came down to this world as Sri Rama, Sudarsana was present in his bow and killed Ravana. He was visibly present as the discuss in Lord Krishna's hand and was used by Him in numerous occasions. Even during Vamana Avataram He was present in the Lord's 'pavithra' and blinded the rakshasa-guru Sukracharya when he tried to stop Bali from granting the Lord's wish.

Sri Periyalvar experienced the Lord with the Sudarsana in His hand that had blinded Sukracharya. Sudarsana also means 'the one who shows the good and right path that leads to the Lord'. Those who get his blessings are sure to attain Moksha. Even the Lord at times hands over the duty of taking care of the universe to Sudarsana. That shows the greatness and importance of Sri Sudarsana.

Sudarsana sathakam was composed by Koora Narayana Muni and Jeeyar who was a great disciple of Kurath Alwar. Once Sri Tiruvaranga Perumala Jeeyar Swami suffered from sickness and great pain. He used to recite Divya Prabandham at Lord Sriranaganatha's sannidhi. Seeing his unbearable pain, Koorath Alwar's wife asked Sri Koora Narayana Muni to use his manthra sashtra and remove his pain. As a result he composed this Sudarsana Sathaka ( 100 poems in praise of Sri Sudarsana).

There is another story which illustrates the greatness of the Sudarsana Bhagavan. The king of Srirangapattanam being jealous of Sri Ranganatha's Vaibhavam, ordered an evil black magician to relieve the Lord of His power. This magician started stealing the Lord's Vaibhavam in a stealthy manner. Seeing the Lord, people were perturbed and approached Sri Koora Narayana Muni for help. The black magician, as part of his procedure, ate the Baliharanams offered on the temple altar. The Muni having known this fact had the Baliharanam rice mixed with black pepper. The magician was caught red-handed the next day when the strong flavor of the pepper melted his eye-tex and he lost his ability of being invisible. The magician was forced to reestablish all the Kalas of the Lord and was killed to avoid any similar incidents in the future. The Jeeyar then recited these Sudarsana slokas and regained his Pavana Sakthi.

Sudarsana Bhagavan's grace will help devotees in attaining whatever they desire albeit good health, wealth or prosperity.