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Rajasooya Yajna 2006
Part Three
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seed of desire, or iccha shakti, is inherent in us. We are born because
of desire, we live steeped in desire, and desire is at the root of each
and every act that we perform. If we did not have desire, we would stagnate
and perish like the cauliflowers and potatoes that lie on our kitchen
shelves.
This is why yajnas are most important for us, because they have the power
to accomplish each and every one of our desires, whether it be artha, kama,
dharma or moksha, depending on one's frequency of mind. The highly specialized
ritual of yajna is able to touch all dimensions of our life, because the
power invoked is a divine deity who can grant all of our desires, from the
sublime to the ridiculous.
 Therefore,
yajna is not to be understood merely as a ritual of offering oblations into
the sacred fire. Of more important value is the spirit behind the ritual,
which is the means of bringing about the unity of devatas and human beings.
These devatas, or luminescent, shining beings, are invoked to descend from
dyuloka, the shining region, to preside over the ritual, and even though
invisible to the naked eye, as the soul in our bodies, they operate on us
in an immensely profound and everlasting way.
One can easily say that these are not tall claims as they have been verified
over the past ten years of the Sat Chandi Mahayajna. Each year you have
been making abundant offerings to the deity of the yajna, which are distributed
as prasad to all the neighbours of Sri Swamiji. It is because your wishes
are fulfilled that you make this significant contribution and offering
to the yajna. This itself is proof, for if your sankalpas were not fulfilled,
you would not be so extravagant.
 Last
year the Sat Chandi Mahayajna and Sita Kalyanam at Rikhia, which are a part
of a greater event, the Rajasooya Yajna, was a runaway success. It was attended
by people from over forty countries as well as from all states and corners
of India. Before the yajna commenced, Swami Satyananda graced the yajnasthal
with his presence and blessed everyone present, saying that an opportunity
to participate in yajna is granted only to extremely fortunate souls.
Explaining the importance of yajna in the transformation of man's awareness,
right from primitive man to present day modern man, Sri Swamiji sanctified
the entire yajnasthal with his speech and presence. He spoke of Devi and
how this force will be embodied through the medium of the kanyas who would
be worshipped on the last day. He ended by saying, "Let us experience
this yajna like these little children, with innocence, purity and spontaneity."
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