Daily Kriya
The Shree Gurudev Datta Mandir opens at 6.30 AM every morning. The garbhagudi opens at 8.30 AM daily after the Pandit comes. The temple stays open until 12 noon on normal days and until 1.30 PM on Thurdays. The temple doors are opened again at 5.30 PM. The temple closes at 8.30 PM on normal days and at 9.30 PM on Thursdays. On special occasions such as festivals and punyatithis of Avatari Satpurusha the temple stays open till late.
Aarti is performed twice a day, firstly after the madhyan puja and secondly after the daily bhajan in the night. The bhajan karyakram starts daily at 7.30 PM and goes on till 8 PM after which the aarti is performed. On Thursdays, the bhajan starts at 7.30 PM and goes on till 8.30 PM after which the aarti is performed.
Aarti is performed twice a day, firstly after the madhyan puja and secondly after the daily bhajan in the night. The bhajan karyakram starts daily at 7.30 PM and goes on till 8 PM after which the aarti is performed. On Thursdays, the bhajan starts at 7.30 PM and goes on till 8.30 PM after which the aarti is performed.
Nitya Bhajan Karyakram
Normal Days
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On Normal Days the following bhajans/aarti/stotras are recited:
Bhajans:
Bhajans:
- Dattatreya Dashanamavali
- Shree Guruvandanam Deep Namaskar (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Shree ShankarNarayan Geetam (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Karuna Tripadi (By Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati)
- Anandashtak (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Shreepad Ashtak (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Tuzala Mi Sharan Shreepad Dattaraj (By Shree Krishnadas)
- Trigunanche Paha Ek He Nidhan (By Sant Dnyaneshwar)
- Satgurunath ShreeGurunath, Mi Aparadhi Ghya Padarat (By Shree Vishnudas)
- Guru Maharaj Guru Jai Jai, Parabrahma Satguru (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Manas Puja (By Shree Eknath Maharaj)
- Chanting of "Om Dram Dattatreyaya Namah" 108 times
- Siddha Mangal Stotra
- Shree Siddhivinayak Aarti (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Shree Dattatreya Aarti (By Shree Eknath Maharaj)
- Shree Maruti Aarti (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Shree Gurudev Dattatreya Pushpanjali
- Pradakshina and Namaskar
- Devi/Devata Gayatri
- Mangalpad
- Manache Shlok (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Pasayadan (By Sant Dnyaneshwar)
- Shantipath
Thursdays
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On Thursdays the following bhajans/aarti/stotras are recited:
Bhajans:
Bhajans:
- Dattatreya Dashanamavali
- Shree Guruvandanam Deep Namaskar (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Shree Datta Dhyan
- Bavan Shloki Shree Gurucharitra
- Shree Gurupaduka Ashtak
- Shreepad Shreevallabh Narhari Tari Tari Mazala
- Shree Dattatreya Stotra (From Narada Purana)
- Bhavatarak Hya Tujhya Paduka Gheun Mi Matha
- Datta Bavani (Translated by Shree Karandikar Maharaj from Shree RangAvadhoot Maharaj's Gujurati version)
- Shree Datta Avatar Smruti
- Karuna Tripadi (By Shree Vasudevanand Saraswati)
- Dattatreya Sharanashtak (Dattatreya Tava Sharanam)
- Anandashtaka (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Shreepad Ashtaka (Recited at Chitrapur Math)
- Tuzala Mi Sharan Shreepad Dattaraj (By Shree Krishnadas)
- Trigunanche Paha Ek He Nidhan (By Sant Dnyaneshwar)
- Satgurunath ShreeGurunath, Mi Aparadhi Ghya Padarat (By Shree Vishnudas)
- Guru Maharaj Guru Jai Jai, Parabrahma Satguru (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Manas Puja (By Shree Eknath Maharaj)
- Mahalakshmi Stotra (Composed by Indra)
- Chanting of "Om Dram Dattatreyaya Namah" 108 times
- Siddha Mangal Stotra
- Tulsidal Samarpan to Lord Dattatreya by reciting Dattatreya Ashtottar Shatanamavali
- Shree Siddhivinayak Aarti (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Shree Dattatreya Aarti (By Shree Eknath Maharaj)
- Shree Mahalakshmi Aarti
- Shree Maruti Aarti (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Shree Gurudev Dattatreya Pushpanjali
- Pradakshina and Namaskar
- Devi/Devata Gayatri
- Mangalpad
- Manache Shlok (By Shree Samarth Ramdas)
- Pasayadan (By Sant Dnyaneshwar)
- Devi Kavach
- Arghala Stotra
- Kilaka Stotra
- Mahishantakari Sukhtam
- Aparajita Stotra
- Narayani Sukhtam
- Devyaparadh Kshamapan Stotra
- Kumkumarchan done by five suhasinis to the recital of 108 names of Shree Durga, Shree Mahalakshmi and Shree Saraswati
Devotional Programmes
At the Shree Gurudev Datta Mandir, a number of devotional programmes are conducted for the benefit of the devotees. The details are as follows:
- Balopasana conducted every Sunday morning from 8 AM to 9 AM by Shree Siddhakala Bhajani Mandal who are followers of Shree Kalawati Devi, Belgaum.
- Discourse on Shreemad Bhagawat Geeta by Pandurand Shastri Athawale organized by members of Swadhyay Parivaar every Wednesday from 9 PM to 10 PM.
- Bhajan on Fourth Saturday of the Month, by Shree Satya Saibaba Bhajan Mandal from 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM.