Colloquium: Swami Gitanandaji Memorial Discourses – 24 May 2025
INVITATION
Special Lecture: Colloquium: Swami Gitanandaji Memorial Discourses – 24 May 2025
Type: Special Lecture – Colloquium
Event Date: 24 May 2025
Venue: Abhedananda Convention Centre, Belur Math
Campus: Belur Campus
Colloquium: Swami Gitanandaji Memorial Discourses
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Overarching theme of the Swami Gitanandaji Memorial Discourses:
Bhakti Yoga—its principles and practices
Sub-theme for the discourse on 24 May 2025:
The saving grace of Bhakti
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President of the meeting:
Most Revered Swami Bhajananandaji Maharaj,
Senior Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
(who has kindly consented to bless us with his holy presence)
Guest-in-Chief:
Revered Swami Divyanandaji Maharaj
Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
Free Registration Link: https://zfrmz.in/lDdUcxLeAi2BhV9Uwm6J
Program Schedule (4.00 PM—6.10 PM)
| Invocation | Chanting of Puruṣasūktam and Nārāyaṇasūktam by the Sanskrit students of RKMVERI Deemed to be University (15 mins.) |
| Chanting/singing: Bhāgavatam (Gopikā gītam) | led by Swami Shivapurnanandaji (20 mins.) |
| Address of Welcome: | Swami Atmapriyananda, Secretary, RKMVERI Centre (10 mins.) |
| Bhakti tradition in Ramakrishna Order and Swami Gitanandaji Maharaj: | Swami Devatwanandaji (15 mins.) |
| Collective (chorus) chanting of Bhagavad-Gita: (Chapter 12— Bhakti Yoga) | led by Swami Japasiddhanandaji (15 mins.) |
| Songs on Sri Krishna: Sundara lālā nanda dulālā.., Jaya śaṃkha- gadādhara… | Swami Vidyapradanandaji (10 mins.) |
| Collective chanting of some stotras (hymns): Ārtatrāṇanārāyaṇāṣṭakam, Bālamukundāṣṭakam | led by Swami Atmapriyananda (10 mins.) |
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Discourse in Bengali on: ‘Saving grace of Bhakti’ by the Guest-in-Chief Concluding Remarks |
Revered Swami Divyanandaji Maharaj (20 mins.) Most Revered Swami Bhajanandaji Maharaj (10 mins.) |
| Closing śānti mantra: | pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate …oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ |
| 6.15 pm: Tea and disperse | |
Activity Coordinator(s)
| Faculty/Staff Name | Details |
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| Swami Atmapriyananda (Primary Coordinator) | RKMVERI – Belur Campus |
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