Gajendra Moksham Katha pravachanam discourse held in Sri City

Sri City : Gajendra Moksham Katha pravachanam (story telling) by Pandita Kavi Omti Ravi Bhagavatar was held on the premises of Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy mandir in Sri City on Saturday.

Sri City’s Spiritual and Literary Forum, Srivani, organised the event in an effort to promote Katha pravachanm, which is an Indian style of religious storytelling as part of its effort to promote traditional culture and art forms.

The Bhagavatar in an appealing manner portrayed Lord Vishnu’s unique generosity, compassion and magnificence while narrating the story from Srimad Bhagavatam and underlined how one may get out of misery and sufferings with God’s grace.

He concluded the narrative by emphasising that one should always remember God and seek his help, especially in times of great distress and that God will always come to the aid of those, who surrender to him with faith and devotion. The audience were spellbound and offered great encouragement to the artist, who exuded erudition and deep understanding of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Preceding the katha pravachanam, puja was performed to the Lord, followed by a mass chanting of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam, in which a team of women from Mallavaripalem (West) village took part. With the collective chanting, they enriched the spiritual ambience of the place. Dr Ravindra Sannareddy expressed happiness at the active participation of the public from neighbouring villages in the event. Madhu Reddy, Head, Horticulture & Landscaping and P Balaji coordinated the arrangements.