how to do Saptah Parayan for Sai Baba?

[saibhakt_vi]

Me and My wife both are getting very much inclined towards doing one week of Saptah Parayan for Sai Baba.
Can someone please guide us the process or procedure of doing Saptah Parayan for Sai Baba.

Regards

[annushanu]

Hope following information helps


Parayan Procedure:



1. Devotees who wish to do weekly Parayan(Saptah) (complete the full book Sri Sai Satcharitra in 7 days) should start reading the book from Thursday .

2.After taking bath ,cleaning temple (home temple), lighting Diya ,Incense stick ,applying Baba’s sacred Udi should start the reading of Sri Sai Satcharitra.(called as Saptah Parayan)with complete devotion and faith in Baba.(If the devotees do not have a puja room, say for example devotees living in hostels, they can sit in a neat place, where there is no disturbance, and start their parayan). Similarly if one is not keeping good health or by any reason cannot take bath or light Diya ,taking Baba’s name they can still read the book .Hence there is no fast rule to follow .

3. Sai Satcharitra has total 51 chapters which can be divided into 7 chapters as per to 7 days and can be read by devotees as per to their convenience i.e. they can read all 7 chapter at one go or they can divide these 7 chapter into 3 chapter in the morning and 4 chapter in the evening. This purely depends on devotees how they wish to read these chapters in a day.

4. The chapters are divided in the following manner for ease of reading and completing in time.
Day 1 Ch 1-6
Day 2 Ch 7-13
Day 3 Ch 14-22
Day 4 Ch 23-28
Day 5 Ch 29-35
Day 6 Ch 36-42
Day 7 Ch 43-51

5. Every day some Prasad or navadiya should be offered to Baba like any fruit, dry fruit, sugar candy, raisins etc as per to convenience of the devotee .There is no hard and fast rule again.

6. By Wednesday evening Sai Satcharitra will complete.

7. After the completion of Sai Satcharitra Prashad (offering ) or Dakshina should be offered to Baba either in home temple or in Sai temple near to their home where they can go . If they cannot go than they can prepare anything at home or get readymade sweat dish and offer to Baba seeking his blessing for the parayan .Here again I would like to mention that it is not necessary if you cannot go or offer than, simple Pranam at Lotus feet of Baba shall also do, being in your own place. What ever the devotees eat can be offered as food, it can be veg or non veg food. .

[nitin_super]

Om Sai Ram
Annu Ji,

I started Baba's One Week Parayan. I want to one thing as there are some chapter suggested for single day. Should it be done together. Means as I had to come office early, so I couldn't complete all 6 chapter in morning. I read 1 and 2 chapter of Shri Sai SatCharit. I will complete rest 4 to 6 in evening. Is it fine. May Baba forgive me for this that I am not able to arrange time for reading at once.

Jai Sai Nath
You are so kind Baba, Please forgive me for my sins.
Anant Koti Brahmaand Naayak Rajadhiraj Yogiraj Parambrahm Sai Nath Mahraaj ki Jay....

[annushanu]

Hi,

Yes, you can do 3 chapters in the morning and rest 3 or 4 in evening as per your convenience...there is no hard and fast rule to read all the 7 chapters at one time...you can divide them. The only thing important is to complete all 51 chapters in 7 days. I myself read 3 in morning and 4 in evening or 2 in morning and 5 in evening.

May Sai bless you.