The premises of Dharmasangh (Mani Mandir), the holy place of Dharmasamrat Swami Karpatri Ji Maharaj, remained abuzz with various events throughout the day on the occasion of Gopashtami on Monday. Dharmasangh general secretary Pandit Jagjitan Pandey started the ritual worship at Swami Karpatri Adarsh Gaushala established on the campus in the morning hours. The rituals were performed by 11 Vedic Brahmins and 111 Batukas under the leadership of Acharya Ramanand Pandey in the Shodashopachara method while chanting the mantras of Shukla Yajurveda. First of all, Gauri-Ganesh and Aditya Surya worship were done. After offering prayers to Lord Vishnu, cow worship was done.
On the occasion of Gopashtami, hundreds of desi (indigenous cattle breeds) like Gangatiri, Gir, Sahiwal etc living in the cow shed, were given Panchagavya and Panchamrit bath in the morning, after which the cows were adorned with silk clothes, crown ornaments etc.
After the puja, all the cows were fed green fodder like cucumber, gourd, beans, greens, carrots, green peas etc along with gur, fruits and sweets. At the end, aarti was performed.
Speaking on the occasion, Pt Jagjitan Pandey said that we serve cow like our mother. “Cow is the provider of all happiness, the incarnation of cow has happened for the welfare of all. Serving cows not only brings happiness and prosperity but also opens the doors to salvation,” he said, adding that the cow is the nurturer of the entire world and in this form she has incarnated on earth. “Cow is the simplest, easiest and most beneficial to people,”he said.
The distinguished guests including Cantt MLA Saurabh Srivastava, Dr Ramnarayan Dwivedi, Dr Udayan Mishra, Abhishek Mishra, Pramod Mishra etc participated in the Gau Pujan (cow worship). Rajmangal Pandey welcomed the guests. Dharmasangh also felicitated the Gausevaks who are continuously active in the field of cow service.
Earlier, a pledge was taken to serve cows by donating lamps in 21 Akashadeeps (sky lamps) in the temple premises. On the occasion, the temple courtyard was decorated with colourful electric lighting arrangements. Entrance gate was decorated with flowers attractively.