Swamigal engages himself in the worship of Chandramoulishavara, Tripurasundari and in Sadhana for the upliftment of mankind. The Matham runs a Veda Pathashala for children of the region. The main subject is Veda Adhyayanam of Shukla Yajur Vedam – Madhyandina Shakha, which is the prominent Shakha of North India.
Through engagement with the Government of Chhattisgarh, Shukla Yajur Vedam is recognized as a subject of study, and along with English, Hindi, Science and other subjects, Vidyarthis of the Pathashala are able to obtain SSLC certificates from the Chattisgarh State Board. This enables students to pursue degrees in Sanskrit and allied subjects like Vyakarana, Jyotisha. The Matham also runs a rural school based on Chattisgarh State Board for the children of nearby villages.
The Pathashala has 70 Vidyarthis and the school has 100 students. All Vidyarthis are housed in a hostel in the Matham’s premises. The school children are day scholars, but the Matham provides them with food during the day. Chattisgarh has strict laws against cow slaughter. As a result, barren cows are smuggled to other states for slaughter. The Matham has intervened in this matter and is running a gaushala with 20 aged and abandoned cows.
The Matham also supports destitute families in the surrounding villages with support for basic life events – births, marriages and deaths. All activities are conducted entirely from the Matham’s finances, with no support from the Government or corporate entities.
welfare activities
12 Villages around the Ashram have been adopted by the Matham and the following welfare programs are being run:
- Regular Eye Camps for surrounding villages.Kanya Vivah Initiative – Many of the families in the region are below poverty line and find it hard to conduct marriages in a timely manner. The Matham identifies deserving families and gives a grant of Rs 5000 and vessels for the young couple to start their lives.
- Deserving families are helped with all samskaras of live – Samashti Upanayanam, Marriage and even support in conducting last rites for bereaved families.Gifts for struggling families to help them celebrate traditional festivals – Deepavali, Holi and Navaratri.
INITIATIVES
- Shrividya Veda Pathashala – A traditional Veda Pathashala in Bilaspur where 63 Vidyarthis are pursuing Shukla Yajur Veda Adhyayanam in the Madhyandina Shakha
- Kamakshi Goshala – 46 cows, that have been rescued from slaughterhouses are being taken care.
- Sri Sachhidananda Vidyalaya – a school with classes from the 6th to the 12th Standard, affiliated to the Chhattisgarh Education Board, with 100 students and 7 teachers. It has classes in the Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Medium, with all regular subjects prescribed for 10th and 12th Standard.
