METHOD OF DEVOTIONAL PARAYANA

If we read this book in a methodical way with devotion, we can easily evoke Sri Swamy's grace immensely. It is Datta tradition.

This book is prepared in such a way that any body can do Saptaha Parayana (completion of this book within a week) whenever they find time. During Parayana time, worshipping Sri Swamy's picture and offering Naivedya will help a lot in evoking the grace of Sri Swamy. At the end of each such Parayana it is good to offer Coconut and flowers to Swamy and feeding one or two people thinking that they are the replicas of Sri Swamy and offering dakshina to them.

Those who cannot afford so much, can leave plenty of food out side their house in the name of Sri Swamy and can send Dakshina to Golagamudi Ashramam according to their might.

During the time of periods, ladies should not read this book. If not grief stricken, myla (Sutakam due to the death of a person) is no bar for parayana.

If possible it is better to complete the parayana once in a week. Always it is good to do parayana in odd numbers. 
        
         It does immense good if we carry on the parayana at Golagamudi in the presence of Sri Swamy.   

Offering Seva during Aradhana time, that is, on 24th August every year is a good thing for devotees.

After Completion of a certain number of Parayanas of this book it will be beneficial to read the life histories of saints mentioned in this book. Completion of parayana before gurupoomima which fallsJn the month of July. and before Dattajavanthi which falls in the month of December every year and celebrating those festivals brings immense good to the devotees. Parayana of Sri Gurucharitra and Saileelamrutam before those festivals will be more beneficial. During that period if we read the verses in Gurugeeta, memorising the meaning of the verses, we certainly get the grace of Sadguru.

Special methods of Services to Swamy are explained in Sri Gurucharitra and Sri Saileelamrutam, and in Sri Sai Prabhodamrutam.

Original text in Telugu by Acharya Sri E. Bharadwaja

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