Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

 ======================================================================== Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Hari Om. On the 10th day following Navaratri, Vijayadashami is the dawn of the supreme Knowledge. Mother is worshipped as Sri Sarasvati – the Goddess of Knowledge.  On this auspicious occasion, CIF Publications released the publication ‘Adi Sakti: Philosophy and Narratives of the Feminine Divine’,  a compilation of the lecture series conducted at Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth.  Vijayadashami is also the auspicious day of Vidyarambham or Aksharabhyasam, when toddlers are initiated into study. Swami Sharadanandaji initiated a few children by holding onto their index finger and drawing the alphabets, in Sanskrit as well as Malayalam and English, on a plate full of rice.  Later, on completion of the daily pujas Swamiji performed the udvasana-puja and moved the idol, praying to the Devi  Bhagavati to visit us again next year.  =====================...