Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (“DJJS”) with the divine grace of Shri Ashutosh Maharaj Ji (Founder & Head, DJJS) organized 7 day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha Gyan Yagya in Anand Yatra 2024 at Shri Jagannath Puri Tirth Dham, Puri, Odisha from 8th to 14th January, 2024. Shri Jagannath Puri Temple is one of the Dham (Holiest of the holy places) out of four Dhams in India. It is a marvelous temple in the Indian State Odisha, constructed by the famous king of Ganga Dynasty Ananta Varman Chodaganga Deva dating back to 12th century at the seashore Puri. A day before the Katha, a peace march (Kalash Yatra) was organized on 7th January, 2024. Hundreds of women devotees carrying holy kalash on their heads, participated in the march, raising slogans that generated social awareness and knowledge of ultimate goal of life.
The orator of the Katha, Sadhvi Aastha Bharti Ji, preacher disciple of Shri Ashutosh Maharaj Ji flawlessly narrated the katha with slokas from the scriptures and decoded the deep spiritual text from scriptures in simpler language. She said that Shri Krishna belongs to everyone and is role model for people of all age groups. Although he faced endless difficulties right from his childhood, yet he was ever smiling in the face of adversities. He fulfilled all his responsibilities as a son, king, father, spiritual mentor in the best possible way and led the world to the path of eternal devotion. He taught the world as to how one can fulfill worldly duties and at the same time remain detached and enjoy the bliss of eternal peace. There are many myths prevalent in the society about Shri Krishna, the biggest being that he knowingly did not stop the war of Mahabharata, however, he was the only one who tried all possible ways to stop it. He tried to make a treaty with Duryodhana, he even showed him his eternal true self, but Duryodhana was in complete denial mode and made a mistake of ordering his soldiers to arrest Shri Krishna. The orator put forward many facts related to Shri Krishna and refuted various notions prevalent in the society.
Shri Krishna taught mankind the art of living through “Shrimad Bhagavad Gita”, which is also considered as one-stop-solution for all problems of human life. In the beginning conversations between Arjuna and Shri Krishna, as mentioned in Gita, one can easily figure out how depressed, lost, full of anxiety Arjuna was. Shri Krishna pulled Arjuna out of his suffering by enlightening him with the eternal knowledge.
Today, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj Ji is disseminating the same seeds of eternal knowledge (Brahm Gyan) as mentioned in scriptures, which has been bestowed by true spiritual mentors to their disciples, in all times and ages. Millions have reaped innumerable benefits from regular practice of Brahm Gyan. On socio-spiritual level they can easily dive in their internal ocean of peace, which is the much-needed asset in today’s time of wars, crimes, hatred, depression, anxiety, etc. Various renowned personalities also attended the event.
The orator successfully concluded the program by delivering the divine message of scriptures to people in simplified language so that they can gain insight in the inner world of peace and divinity. She also stated that doors of DJJS will always be open for seekers of Truth and devotees of beloved God. The attendees appreciated unique and beautiful presentation of the Katha by DJJS’s team, the soul soothing devotional bhajans and references from scriptures which are relevant in today’s time.
