SASWATHA, ANNADANAM
SCHEME
ANNESRITHANI BHOOTANI ANNAM PRANAMlTI SRITHIH I
TASMADANNAM PRADATAVYAM' ANNAMHI PARAMAM HAVIH II
- Dh-arma Suthra of Bodhayana
Vedas, Upaniihadi and ,DharmasastrJaspreach us "Annadanatparam
danam Na bhootam na bhavishyasi
-
Annamparabrahma Swaroopam'. Food
is the basic need of all the living beings. Such
food is bestowed
by goddess
Annapura and she is none
other than our holy mother Durga.
She is
better half of
Lord Siva, she bestows food to all every day. She only
could
offer food to Lord Siva once who was crying with
hunger. Like this, serving food to the hungers and deserved people is
very much interested deed to goddess Durga. We should treat all the hungers on
this earth as the forms of Lord Siva. Those who treat like this, they become
none other than the forms of Annapurna who will eradicate hunger. Hence, all the
devotees of goddess Durga should donate food to the deserves in the premises of
Durga Temple.
By
this, they can attain the
constant growth of money, wealth, suns and grandsons for multiplied seven
generaÂtions. Based on this holy idea, devasthanam has started permanent food
donation programme (Saswatha Annadana Scheme Pathakam).
Devotees may pay
Rs.1,116/-. This will be deposited in the bank and with the interest gained by
it,
8 people
can be fed on one particular day desired by the donar. If these devotees pay Rs.
5,116/-, 35 people
will
be fed on one particular day in
a year. Devotees may give donation to this Annadaha Mahayagna .in the form of
money & article and in unlimited quantity. Names list of permanent donors will
be exhibited
in the dining hall. Donors can
enjoy free entry facility into Durga Temple and other sub-temples on that
particular donation day
Income tax exemption is also
there for the donations given to this Annadana Seva. All the donors should give
D.D. or Cheques in favour of The Executive Officer, Saswatha Annadanam Trust,
Sri Durga Malleswaraswamy Varia Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada along
with the following details:
1) Full Name & Address of the Donor
2) Name of the person on whom Annadana should be offered
3) Date and month on which day Annadana should be offered
4) Gothra of the Donar
5) Total Sum of the donation