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IN THIS ISSUE

Hindu Satsang Newsletter, January 2021

नम�ते

Dinkar Tiwari Niranjan Kataria

Happy Anniversary Month Jharna &

Gitesh Shah

Sharda &ManoharSharma

Roma & NeilBhagat

Vijay & NishaGoyal

Shubh &Ramesh Malhan

Laughter is the best medicine: Vaali is arguably the mostpowerful character in the Ramayana. Vaali had a boon - whoeverfights with him, gets half of his opponent's power added to him.

Happy Birthday Month to our Satsangis born in January

Sadhana &Rajesh Tiwari

Tripta & BrumPal

Birthday Smile:Birthday Smile:Birthday Smile: You know you'reYou know you'reYou know you'regetting old when yougetting old when yougetting old when youhave more candleshave more candleshave more candleson your cake thanon your cake thanon your cake thanfriends at yourfriends at yourfriends at yourbirthday party.birthday party.birthday party.

Arushi Singh

Binish Choksi

Newal Agnihotri

Nina Gandhi Richa Agnihotri

Serena Raheja

Shana Bhagwat

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Ajay Gupta

Amisha Shah

Aroon Pal

Aruna Sharma

Gunjali Mittal

Karuna Uppal

Kushal Sareen

Manju Goel

Neeraj Kataria

Payal Dhingra

Preeti Kalra

Promila Dhar

Rishi Salgia

Rohini Bahl

Ruchi Kapoor

Satya Pal Kalra

Reena Sood

Sudha & HansUpadhyay

Rajesh Tiwari

Surendra SalgiaSuresh

Ambegaoker

SubhashSharma

Sudha Parikh

Sujata Sharma

Surbhi Agarwal

Ajay Buti

Raman Noharia

Richa Bhargava

Shikha Malhotra

Sonia Gunya

Vinod Gandhi

Vipin Malhan

During the Kaliyuga as well,whoever fights with their wife,gets half of their powertransferred to their wife. Thatits why the wife is called "GharVaali”.

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अ�युतम केशवम कृ�ण दामोदरम

�ग� जय जय माँ

कोई कहे गो�व�द कोई गोपाला

भवानी तेरा भवन सजाया हैजागो

मोहन �यारे

चलो बुलावा आया है

अ�युतम केशवम कृ�ण दामोदरम

इक तेरी दया का दान �मले एक तेरा सहारा �मलजाये

यह जीवन तु�हारा तु�ही कोहै अप�ण लगा दो �कनारे इसे मेरे भगवन

गाइये गणप�त जगवंदन

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Neelan Chokshi - Gayeye Ganpati Jag

Vandan ( गाइये गणप�त जगवंदन )

Anushka Sabharwal -Achitam Keshavam

Krishna Damodaram ( अ�युतम केशवम कृ�ण दामोदरम )

Kavya Nangia - Shlokasand bhajan -

Durge jai jai ma (�ग� जय जय माँ)

Guest SpeakerPandit Shri Ram

Prasad Ji

Guest MusicianDr. Prerna Arya

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In the past few Hindu Satsang newsletters, we havelearned and quizzed about Vishnu avatars from thefirst avatar to the ninth. Today we’ll explore the10th (and the last) Vishnu avatar.

Collectively known as Dashavatar or tenincarnations, the preserver of the universe(Vishnu), descends to earth whenever mankind is indanger or when evil and tyranny overpowersrighteousness as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita,Chapter 4, Verse: 7-8:प�र�ाणाय साधूनां �वनाशाय च ��कृताम्।धम�सं�ापनाथा�यसंभवा�म युगे युगे।।Pronouncing the above-mentioned shloka inEnglish:paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritamDharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yugeEnglish translation: In order to deliver the pious andto annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablishthe principles of righteousness, I advent Myself epochafter epoch.

Hindi translation: साधु पु�ष� के र�ण, ��कृ�य करने वाल� केनाश, तथा धम� सं�ापना के �लये, म� ��येक युग म� �कट होता �ँ।।

Dashavatar: We have heard and seen so manyinstances whereby every modern-day concept /invention is already hinted at in the Vedas andPuranas. Some devout believers even assert thateverything is derived from Vedas and there ishardly anything that is not touched by the Vedas.Can the sequence of the avatars be taken to signifyvarious stages in the modern-day evolution of life?

1st Avatar – Matsya (Fish) – Beginning of lifeform,creatures that only live in water.

2nd Avatar – Koorma (Turtle) – Creatures thatcould survive both in water and land (amphibian).3rd Avatar – Varaha (Boar) – Creatures that liveon land (with the ability to swim).4th Avatar – Narasimha (The half-lion and half-human) – A stage between Homo sapiens andanimals (Tiryaks).5th Avatar – Vaamana – The Homo sapiens withshort stature.6th Avatar – Parasurama – The rough and toughhuman (Rama with the axe).7th Avatar – Sri Rama – The perfect civilizedhuman (Rama with a bow & noble practices).8th Avatar – Balarama – The human withoccupational techniques (Rama with the plow -farming).9th Avatar – Sri Krishna – The Superhuman!10th (Final) Avatar – Kalki – The apocalyptic (Theone who would end this Mahayuga!).

Kalki Avatar: It is believed that Vishnu hasalready completed the nine avatars and the lastavatar is expected to appear by the end of KaliYuga (the current yuga). Kalki will appear on theearth to rid the world of oppression byunrighteous rulers. This description of Kalki avatar is found in theSrimad Bhagavata Purana 12.5.19–20:अ�माशुगमा�� देवद�ं जग�प�त: ।अ�सनासाधुदमनम�ै�य�गुणा��वत: ॥ १९ ॥�वचर�ाशुना �ौ�यां हयेना��तम�ु�त: ।नृप�ल��दो द�यू�को�टशो �नह�न�य�त ॥ २० ॥

English Translation: Kalki, the Lord of theuniverse, will mount His swift horse “Devadatta”and, sword in hand, travel over the earthexhibiting eight mystic opulences and eightspecial qualities of Godhead. Displaying Hisunequaled effulgence and riding with great speed,He will kill by the millions those thieves who havedared dress as kings.

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About Yugas:The four great epochs in Hinduism are SatyaYuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga, and Kali Yuga.The first 3 of these yugas - Satya Yuga, TretaYuga, Dwapar Yuga - have passed. We arepresently living in the fourth one, the Kali Yuga.Sages have interpreted that these yugas orepochs of time represent the degree of loss ofrighteousness in the world: Satya Yuga: in this age people do not sin orharm others, nature is in perfect harmony, noaccidental deaths.Treta Yuga: In this yuga, there was a milddecline in divinity in humans. But there wascomplete peace, harmony, contentment, andhappiness.Dwapar Yuga: The vices like lust, anger, greed,attachment, and ego started casting theirshadows on humans. Kali Yuga: World plagued with impurities andvices. The ordinances of the Vedas reducegradually as time passes. There is a steadydecline in the number of people possessingnoble virtues. In this age, floods, famine, disease,and war are prevalent, as are deceit anddeception. Differences of opinions and conflictsbegin to increase. The souls in this age areoverpowered by vices and darkness ofignorance. Emphasis is on the pursuit ofmaterialism, this age has been termed the Age ofDarkness — an age when we have lost touchwith our inner selves, an age of profoundignorance. There are communal and sectariandifferences. Nature becomes instrumental incausing distress to man. Evil and dishonesty have therefore graduallyreplaced truth in the last three yugas. The peoplehad all fallen prey to delusion and all pious actshad been swallowed by greed. The ordinances ofthe Vedas disappear gradually in everysuccessive age.

What are the 4 yugas or epochs in Hinduism?Which is the only avatar out of 10 Dashavatarwho have not descended to earth yet?What is the name of Kalki avatar’s horse? What weapon does the Kalki avatar carry? When is the Kalki avatar expected to descendto earth? What yuga did each of the Vishnu avatarsbelong to?

a. Satya Yuga, b. Treta Yuga, c. Dwapar Yuga,and d. Kali Yuga. Kalki Avatar Devadutta SwordDuring the last phase of Kali-yuga. Avatars and their yugas:

According to Hindu cosmology, it is prophesiedthat Vishnu will incarnate as Kalki by the end ofthe Kali Yuga, Shiva will destroy the universe. Afterthe dissolution, Brahma will recreate the universe,and humankind will become the beings of truthonce again. With Satya Yuga, the cycle of yuga willstart once again.Here is a quiz to test your wits:Quiz

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a. The first 4 avatars descended to earth in SatyaYuga – Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, and Nrisimhab. The next 3 avatars in Treta Yuga – Vaaman,Parasurama, and Sri Ramac. The next 2 avatars in Dwapara Yuga – Balaramaand Krishnad. The last avatar will descend to earth in Kali Yuga– Kalki

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We wish Sh. Ramesh &

Smt. Shubh Malhan a Very Happy Golden(50th) Anniversary.

About ISSA (International Society for SpiritualAdvancement)

ISSA (International Society for Spiritual Advancement)was established 24 years ago under the guidance ofDr. Ramanand Dwivedi. ISSA performs spiritualprograms throughout Chicagoland and NorthAmerican cities.

In this difficult time that plagues the entire world, ISSAcontinues to spread the message of spirituality byperforming Online Sunderkand Path and Ram CharitManas Path recitation over Zoom meetings. On oneside the pandemic has isolated humanity and on theother hand, the online path has brought devoteestogether from all around the world.

The primary objective of ISSA is to spread spiritualawareness and ignite the love and connection withLord Ram, especially within the youth and little kids.This connection acts as a protective kavach thatprevents us from getting distracted, stay the path, andgive us strength during difficult times. As Sant TulsiDas ji says in Ram Charit manas: "Payi Na Kehi GatiPatit Pawan, Ram Bhaj Sun Sath manaa".

January 2021 Congregation Details

Hindu Satsang Newsletter, January 2021

Agenda:

Convener: Sh. Hersh Sabharwal10:00 am: Vedic Pooja

10:10 am: Sundar Kand by ISSA

11:50 am: Announcements followed by 'Arti' at noon.

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