Ugadi festival in English

 Yugadi:

The first and foremost festival of Andhras is Yugadi. This comes in the Uttaraayanam, Vasamta Rithu, Chaitra maas, Shukla paksh, and Paadyami thithi. Ugadi means time. From this time on wards I will do Kriyayoga meditation and fulfil the object of my life. To contemplate or taking this oath, this festival is intended.                

Propogation of Ashtaanga yoga of sage Patanjali through Gita by Srikrishna.

1)Yama(moral conduct):  Ahimsa, satyam, aasteyam, brahmacharyam and aparigraham.   

Ahimsa (noninjury to others) —ahimsaasamataa tushtihi     10—5                          

Ahimsaakshaantiraarjavam                                                  13—8

Satyam(Truthfulness)—atyampriyahitamchayat                      17—5                                                              

Aasteyam(nonstealing)—anapekshyasuchirlakshya                 12—16                      

Brahmacharyam(cellibacy)—brahmachaarivratesthitaha            6—14              Aparigraham(noncovetousness)—kaamam krodham parigraham vimuchya 18-53                                               

2)Niyamam—saucham, santhosham, tapas, swaadhyaayam, eeswarapranidhaanam.

Saucham (purity of body and mind)—tejah kshamaa dhritihi saucham.   16—3

Santhosham(contentment)—santusthahsatatamyogi—                          12—14                          

Tapas(penance)—tapomaanasamuchyate—                                         17—16 

Swaadhyaayam(selfstudy)—swaadhyaayaabhyasanam chaiva—             17—15 

Iswarapranidhaanam—maamekamsaranamvraja—                               18—66                                         

3)Aasanam(rightposture)—sthiramaanasamaatmanaha—6—11                                                        

4)Praanaayaamam(lifeforce control)—praanaapaanau samau kritwaa.     5—27                                                                                                          

5)pratyaahaaram(interiorization of attention)—yatoyato nischarati.         6—26                                

6)Dhaarana(To make the restless mind steady)— mayyena manaa adhatswa 12—8                                                    

7)Dhyaanam(to concentrate on God only)—Dhyaanenaatmanipasyanti   13—25                  

8)Samadhi(Ecstatic union with God)        — samaadhaavachalaabuddhi    2—53

Prem & Om

K.M. Sastry