By the immense grace of Madhuri Sakhi sameda Sri Premika Varadan Thakur ji and our Guru Maharaj, GOD Satsang Orlando was blessed with the downpour of Satsangs in the August presence of Gadhadharan ji and Arvind Ji from August 9-11.
On August 9, Friday Gadhadharan Ji blessed the devotees with beautiful discourse on Andal Kalyanam. The event was held at the premises of Nagarajan Ji/Ranjini Ji. Gadhadharan ji took the devotees through beautiful journey of how Kodai expressed her bhakti towards Bhagawan since Her early days to how She eventually gets married to Bhagavan. The event was attended by more than 125 devotees.
On August 10, Saturday morning, we were blessed with the divine Padmavathi Kalyanam. The event started with the rendering of Thodaya Mangalam included Astapathis, Sampradaya Bhajans and culminated with specific kirtans pertaining to Padmavathi Kalyanam. The entire atmosphere was filled with vibrations of Nama, euphoric joy of celebration and awe at the divine Kalyanam. The devotees were enthralled the way Gadadharan ji and Arvind Ji conducted the event and explained some key aspects of the Kalyanam. The Kalyanam ended with the grand Prasadam and bhakshanam offered by numerous devotees. Approximately 175 to 200 devotes participated in the event and experienced the beautiful wedding of Padmavathi with Bhagawan. The event was conducted at the residence of Balaji Kottapak ji/Sujata ji.
On August 10, Saturday evening, we were blessed with the Charithram of Sant Nama Dev. Gadhadharan Ji took the devotes through the bhakthi filled life journey of Nama Dev and the numerous leelas of Panduranga . The devotees enjoyed the katha and were longing for more and more shravanam. Approximately 85 devotes attended the event, which was conducted at the residence of Gopi ji/Geeta Ji.
August 11, Sunday morning was also auspicious Swati Nakshatra day, and Gadhadharan Ji blessed the devotees with the divine Guru Mahima discourse. Gadhadharan ji spoke beautifully about compassion and mercy of several Gurus such as Lord Rama, Mahaperiva and our own Sri Guruji. On the same day, Arvind Ji blessed the new class of Gopakuteeram with some beautiful anecdotes on focus, faith and grace. Both Gadhadharan jj and Aravind Ji then prayed at the lotus padukas of Sri G for the new academic year for all the students. The event was conducted at the residence of Anand ji/Prajakta ji and about 80 devotees attended the event. Our immense gratitude to Bhagwan and Guru Maharaj for blessing us with various divine Satsang topics by Gadhadharan Ji.