Ratia, 6th August:- The third day of the seven-day Shiv Mahapuran Katha Gyan Yagya, which has been going on since 3rd August at Shri Ram Ashram Shiv Mandir, Tibba Colony, Ratia, was immersed in devotion and emotion today. Katha Vyas Shri Kuldeep Ji Shastri, Kalawali Wale, made the entire pandal Shivmay with his discourse.
Third Day - "Destruction of Ego, Victory of Surrender"
In today's Katha, the story of Maa Sati's self-sacrifice, the arrogance of Daksha Prajapati and the Rudra form of Lord Shiva was narrated.
Shri Kuldeep Ji Shastri said emotionally that when Daksha insulted his own son-in-law Lord Shiva, Maa Sati sacrificed her life by jumping into her father's Yagya. Enraged by this, Bholenath sent Veerbhadra and got that Yagya completely destroyed.
Vyas Ji gave the message: "Even in today's time, ego poisons relationships. Shiv Ji teaches us that bowing down is not weakness, but the greatest strength. One true 'Om Namah Shivaya' alone can get the boat of life across."
During the Katha, devotees continued to listen to Shiv Leela with full devotion amidst the chanting of "Har Har Mahadev". After that, Shastri Ji explained in detail about the importance of Rudraksha from one to fourteen Mukhi.
The temple was decorated with beautiful lights, balloons and flowers. During the Katha today, the birthday of Shri Khatu Shyam Mandir Trust President Rajkumar Singla (Raju Karandi) was celebrated by the present congregation by cutting a cake and singing congratulatory songs. In today's Katha, as chief guests, Rajkumar Singla (Raju Karandi), Sonu Mangla, Satpal Garg, Ramgopal Pal, Dr. Naresh Goyal, Raman Balana, President of Neelkanth Mahadev Kanwad Sangh, Kamal Arora, Pankaj Garg, Deepak Garg, Ashwani Garg, Atul Goyal, Vinod Jindal, Nitish Malik, Ketan and other dignitaries were present.
After the Katha, Maha Aarti, Bhajan-Kirtan and distribution of Prasad took place. Hundreds of devotees, including women, elderly and children, took advantage of the Katha.
Rajkumar Singla, the patron of the temple committee, said that "Shiv Mahapuran teaches us to unite, not to break. The purpose of this Gyan Yagya is to awaken Shiv Bhakti and human values in every house of Ratia. People are feeling a change in their lives after listening to the Katha from the mouth of Shri Kuldeep Ji Shastri."
The committee thanked all the sevadars and collaborators.
He said that the upcoming program, Gyan Yagya will continue till 9th August. In the end, the President of the temple committee, Vinod Bansal, made a humble appeal to all the devotees to come with their families daily from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM to this divine Katha.