Nagpur Camp

 Uttar Bhārat Yātrā of H.H. Shrīmat Sadyojāt Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī
March 5th to April 1st 2025
āgpur Camp (28th March – 1st April 2025)  N

Inputs by Shilpā Mudūr 
 

28th March 2025
Nāgpur
After a deeply fulfilling yātrā to the sacred tīrtha ks͟hetra-s of Mathurā, Ayodhyā, and Vārāṇasī, H.H. Swāmījī, accompanied by a small group of volunteers, began the last leg of the yātrā towards Nāgpur. Most sādhaka-s returned home from Vārāṇasī cherishing their spiritually enriching pilgrimage experience.


28th March 2025
Pūrṇa-Kumbha Swāgata

 

 

 

 

 

Late that evening, H.H. Swāmījī and His entourage arrived at the Shrī Kāshī Mat͟h Veṅkaṭesh Bālājī Mandir in Nāgpur, where they were welcomed by President of the Nāgpur Local Sabhā, Vinay Kalyāṇpur Bhaṭ mām, and received with Pūrṇa-Kumbha Swāgata by sādhaka-s of Nāgpur Local Sabhā.


29th March 2025
Ekānta

Since Ekānta was being observed by H.H. Swāmījī, the morning program was simple with Suprabhātam and Shrī Gāyatrī Anus͟ht͟hānam.

In the evening, Dharmaprachāraka, Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h – Dr. Chaitanya Gulvāḍy mām, enthralled the audience with an inspiring presentation on the 2001 Kailās Mānsarovar Yātrā and the divine event of the Ātma Liṅga being brought by H.H. Swāmījī after intense tapas.


 

30th March 2025
Swādhyāya

 

 

As dawn broke, ushering in the new Vishwāvasu Saṁvatsara, devotees gathered in the temple hall for Swādhyāya. They were blessed with the auspicious darshana of our Pūjya Guruvarya as H.H. Swāmījī entered the hall around 7 a.m.  After Deva Darshana of the deity, Shrī Varāha Veṅkaṭesha, H.H. Swāmījī conducted an enriching Swādhyāya on the Shrī Gurubhajana Stotram, elaborating on the 12 aspects of the Gurushakti and the sacred Guru-shis͟hya sambandha.

 

Anus͟ht͟hāna

 

Post breakfast, the purus͟ha varga devoutly performed the Shrī Gāyatrī Anus͟ht͟hānam, led by Dr. Chaitanya Gulvāḍy mām. This was followed by Shrī Devī Anus͟ht͟hāna Prashiks͟haṇa in which both men and women eagerly learnt the process of performing the Anus͟ht͟hānam.

 

Mahāpūjā

 

At 11 a.m., amidst sacred chants, Lord Bhavānīshaṅkar was ceremoniously seated on the silver pīt͟ha and Mahāpūjā was performed by the vaidika-s.

 

 
Swāgata Dharma Sabhā 

 

 

 

The Swāgata Dharma Sabhā began at noon with the welcome address by Ashok Gokarṇ mām, followed by a talk by Shrī Jeetendra Nāyak of Nāgpur Shrī Kāshī Mat͟h on the annual activities conducted at the mandir. A special initiative supported by their dedicated volunteers was showcased through a touching video that highlighted the life-changing, free surgeries performed on children with severe congenital conditions by doctors from around the world who visited Nāgpur once a year.

 

Vimochana

 

This was followed by vimochana of the Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h calendar for Vishwāvasu Saṁvatsara at the Divine Hands of H.H. Swāmījī. During the Āshīrvachana, H.H. Swāmījī invoked the Blessings of Shrī Varāha Veṅkaṭesha to uplift us from the ocean of saṁsāra, just as He once rescued the Earth in His Varāha rūpa. While praising the doctors and volunteers for the noble service rendered and acknowledging the deep sense of fulfilment expressed by them in the video, H.H. Swāmījī gently reminded everyone that personal upāsanā is essential to make sevā meaningful and truly enriching

 

Shrī Pādukā pūjana and Tīrtha Vitaraṇa

 

For the sādhaka-s, it was a truly divine start to the new Saṁvatsara - beginning the day with the divine darshana of their Beloved Guru, soaking in His profound teachings, and then being blessed with the opportunity to perform Shrī Pādukā pūjana and receive Tīrtha from H.H. Swāmījī – indeed a perfect way to usher in the new year.

 

              
Pañchāṅga Vāchana and Presentation on Kailās Mānsarovar Yātrā

 
 

In the evening, there was Pañchāṅga Vāchana by Ved. Jagadīsh Bhaṭ mām, followed by an engaging presentation giving an overview of the various projects and activities of Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h by Dharmaprachāraka, Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h - Dr. Chaitanya Gulvāḍy mām. 

 


Shrī Shiva Pūjana

 

 

 Later, after Dīpanamaskāra, devotees participated in the divine Shrī Shiva Pūjana performed by H.H. Swāmījī.

 


31st March 2025
Bhajana-s

 

Next morning, as the sādhaka-s who had gathered for Swādhyāya in the temple hall were taking in the beauty of the rising sun, Ashok Gokarṇ mām’s soulful bhajana-s filled the air, awakening devotion in every heart.

 

 

Swādhyāya 

 

In the second Swādhyāya session, H.H. Swāmījī spoke about the vātsalya of the Guru and how the Guru guides the shis͟hya through the stages of spiritual development – eventually releasing the shis͟hya into his own Shivaswarūpa.

 

Shrī Devī Anus͟ht͟hānam

 

 

 

The morning continued with Shrī Devī Anus͟ht͟hānam devoutly performed by all sādhaka-s. Then followed a lively Sanskrit Sambhās͟haṇa session where participants joyfully exchanged sentences in Sanskrit and enjoyed the game of mūkābhinaya.       


Concluding Dharma Sabhā
 

 

 

 

 

During the concluding Dharma Sabhā, held in the evening, the sponsors, volunteers of GSB Sabhā Nāgpur and Shrī Kāshī Mat͟h were felicitated. In the Āshīrvachana, H.H. Swāmījī explained the profound meaning of the shloka ‘Shiva tava paricharyā ….’ from Shivānandalaharī. Later, all the sādhaka-s were blessed with phalamantrāks͟hata and a photograph of our Parama Guru-H.H. Shrīmat Parijñānāshram Swāmījī III.
After the evening āratī at Shrī Varāha Veṅkaṭesha Sannidhi, sādhaka-s quickly finished their dinner and gathered once again for an informal interaction with H.H. Swāmījī. Volunteers and sādhaka-s of Nāgpur shared their feedback and experience. They recalled memories of the last one-day visit in 2006 and expressed their immense gratitude for the opportunity to host H.H. Swāmījī after so many years.


  

Ābhāra Prakaṭana

 

The retinue members and volunteers who accompanied H.H. Swāmījī, also expressed deep appreciation for the excellent arrangements made by the Nāgpur Sabhā and particularly praised the delicious meals and Koṅkaṇī delicacies prepared with so much love. The success of the camp was attributed to the united efforts of the volunteers of both Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h and Shrī Kāshī Mat͟h.

Jointly organized by Shrī Chitrāpur Mat͟h, Nāgpur Local Sabhā, GSB Sabhā Nāgpur, and Nāgpur Shrī Kāshī Mat͟h, the Nāgpur camp saw a beautiful confluence of volunteers from both the Mat͟h-s working together in harmony.

 

1st April 2025
After a refreshing sojourn at the last camp at Nāgpur after a month long yātrā, H.H. Swāmījī and retinue set out for Kārlā on the morning of 1st April, carrying with them the love and devotion of the Nāgpur sādhaka-s.