Srirasthu Subhamasthu Avignamasthu !

Dear Sai Devottees ,
Pranamam.. " Virodhinama Ugadhi Subhakankshallu " = " Happy Ugadhi / New Year "

Ugadi is the New Year’s Day for the people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is also celebrated in Maharashtra as Gudi Padwa. Sindhi people observe the same day as Sindhi New Year’s Day, Cheti Chand. Since the Saka calendar begins with the month of Chaitra, Ugadi is celebrated on the first day of the New Year.

Legends of Ugadi – Yugadi:The Yugadi or Ugadi observance has many legends or stories around it. Some of them are accurately describe the scene.

When KaliYuga has started – the beginning of KaliYuga:“Yesmin Krishno DivamVyataha, Tasmat eeva pratipannam Kaliyugam”, these Sanskrit verses of the great Sage Vedavyasa explains that Kali Yuga has started at the time when Lord Krishna passed away. Yugadi, pronounced as Ugadi, represents the beginning of a new Yuga (era). Some famous historians of India date the starting of KaliYuga to 3102BC.

As per the lunar calendar the time is computed in terms of -
Vighadiya = 6 times the time taken to flap the eyelid
Ghadiya = 60 vighadiyas
Jamu = 7 ½ Ghadiyas
Tithi=8 Jamus (equivalent to day)

And the whole time is categorised into four Yugas namely -
Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga with 17,28,000 years
Thretha Yuga with 12,96,000 years
Dwapara Yuga with 8,64,000 years
Kali Yuga with 4,32,000 years
This in fact is no new to us. They are nothing but the Golden Age, Silver Age, Copper Age and Iron Age - the four eras of major reference in those good old History lessons at School!
Samvatsara is a Sanskrit term for "year ". In Hindu tradition, there are 60 Samvatsaras, each of which has a name. Once all 60 samvatsaras are over, the cycle starts over again.
The sixty Samvatsaras are divided into 3 groups of 20 Samvatsaras each.. The first 20 from Prabhava to Vyaya are attributed to Brahma ,The next 20 from Sarvajit to Parabhava to Vishnu & the last 20 to Shiva

And the 60 years named as
Prabhava (1987), Vibhava (1988) ,Shukla (1989) ,Pramodoota (1990) ,Prajotpatti (1991) , Angeerasa (1992) ,Sreemukha (1993) ,Bhava (1994) ,Yuva (1995) ,Dhata (1996) , Eeswara (1997) , Bahudhanya (1998) , Pramadi (1999) , Vikrama (2000) , Vrusha (Vishu) (2001) , Chitrabhanu (2002) , Svabhanu (2003), Tarana (2004), Pardhiva (2005), Vyaya (2006),
Sarvajittu (2007), Sarvadhari (2008) , Virodhi (2009), Vikruti (2010) Khara (2011) Nandana 012) Vijaya (2013) Jaya (2014) Manmadha (2015) Durmukhi (2016) Hevilambi (2017) Vilambi (2018) Vikari (2019) Sharvari (2020) Plava (2021) Shubhakrutu (2022) Shobhakrutu (2023)
Krodhi (2024) Vishvaavasu (2025) Parabhava (2026) Plavanga (2027) Keelaka (2028)
Soumya (2029) Sadharana (2030) Virodhikrutu (2031) Pareedhavi (2032) Pramadeecha (2033) Ananda (2034) Rakshasa (2035) Nala (naLa) (2036) Pingala (2037) KaLayukti (2038) Siddhartha (2039) Raudri (2040) Durmati (2041) Dundubhi (2042) Rudhirodgari (2043)
Raktakshi (2044) Krodhana (2045) Kshaya (2046)

And the cycle starts all over again.

This year is celebrated as “Virodhi NamaSamvathsaram”.

Lets all remove virodham ( enemity) from our lives and spread the sense of friendship and humanity to the enitre Sai Prapancham (world).

Ugadi recipes pertaining to different tastes welcome the season of fragrance. Spring digs deep into our senses and the aroma of jasmine and the scent of mangoes titillate us. Ugadi Pachadi is an Ugadi recipe made from new Jaggery, Neem, Tamarind and Mango, which symbolizing the balance of all the emotions in life. This recipe also heralds a happy beginning for everyone.

We Wish U all a very Happy Virodhi Nama Samvathsaram !

“ Sai Blessings keep showering on us today & always “

Om Sri Sai Ram !

Sai ram
Sai & Asha Tayi