The following is a detailed guide to conducting a bhav satsang.

Namaskar,

    I, ……… (The conductor introduces himself / herself – his name, center where he is rendering seva) welcome you all to this Bhav Vruddhi Satsang. [For English speaking seekers, can say, spiritual meeting for generating and increasing seeker's spiritual emotion.]

    [You are all aware that distress of negative energies to our seekers who are engaged in the noble cause of establishment of divine kingdom is increasing with every passing day. We have been receiving direct help from the deities in our fight against the distressing energies. As ‘God resides where there is Bhav’, deities will shower Their Grace on us only if we possess Bhav. The sole aim of this bhav-vruddhi satsang is to increase the Bhav of seekers towards the Lord. (This text may be used only in the new Bhav-vruddhi satsang. It need not be repeated in every satsang.) ]

     In order to be able to derive maximum benefit out of this Satsang, let us piously pay our obeisance at the Holy Feet of H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj and H.H. Dr. Athavale and pray as under :

“Let this satsang which aims at increasing Bhav and intense urge of all seekers for realisation of the Lord be conducted as per Your expectations.”

     Before we start the Bhav-vruddhi satsang, let us pay our deep sense of gratitude to Them for their august presence at this satsang as also for providing us this opportunity to derive maximum benefit from the satsang. Now we shall pray to all the deities to protect the seekers present here from the distressing energies and to create a protective cover around the satsang. (Allot half a minute here.)

    If the satsang is from 10 a.m. to 12.05 p.m.:

10.00 a.m. to 10.05 a.m. : During the next five minutes, we shall bring before our vision the form of our deity of worship (Whose name one has acquired through the experiment of seven names) as if He/ She is in front of us and with a most heart-rending appeasing manner, we shall pray to Him/ Her as under :

Let the obstacles in my spiritual practice be removed.
Let me do continuous efforts to reduce my defects and to inculcate divine virtues in me.
Let my intense urge (Talmal) for realisation of the Lord increase.
Let my mind, intellect and ego get dissolved while performing every seva during the day.
Let my faith in the Lord enhance tremendously.
Let my every action of the day become Bhavpurna.
Let my prayers, chanting of name and gratitude become increasingly Bhavpurna.
Let my spiritual emotion (Bhav) towards my Guru and the Lord go on enhancing ceaselessly.
Let me have a constant and endless flow of Grace of my Guru.
Let my fighting spirit (kshatravrutti) increase and remain active for 24 hours.
Let me get strength for my mission of protection of nation and establishment of Righteousness (Dharma).

    (One should try to complete as many prayers as possible within 5 minutes. The remaining prayers, if any, may be taken at the next prayer session.)

10.05 a.m. to 10.20 a.m. : We shall devote these 15 minutes to intensely do the chanting of ‘Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha’ and ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ in a 3 x 3 alternate mode collectively.

|| Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha | (3x)
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (3x) ||

    (Note on pronunciation: emphasis the bold letters and speak softly, with devotion, the italicized letters.)

10.20 a.m. 10.25 a.m. : Let us devote five minutes for prayers as we have been told in the beginning.

10.25 a.m. to 10.40 a.m. : We shall now again do the collective chanting of Sri Ganapati and Sri Krishna in 3 X 3 alternate mode. The collective chanting will be started with the following verses of Sri Ganapati and Sri Krishna. (The verses are in Sanskrit.)

Vakratunda Mahakay Sooryakoti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kurume Deva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada ||

Krishnay Vasudevay Haraye Paramatmane |
Pranatklesha Nashay Govinday Namo Namah ||
Vasudevasutam Devam Kansachanoormardanam |
Devaki Paramanandam Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum ||

10.40 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. : Let us devote five minutes for prayers to our deity of worship as has been told in the beginning.

10.45 a.m. to 11.05 a.m. : I now request Sri/ Ms. ____ (Name of seeker) to guide us on the topic of Bhav-vruddhi. [Only if seeker giving guidance different from original conductor.]

(The following text should be completed before the guiding
seeker comes and takes the seat.)

    Before this, we shall pay our obeisance at the Holy Feet of the Seven Deities, H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj and H.H. Doctor and pray, “Let this guidance be comprehended by us not only on the level of mind and intellect but also at the level of spiritual consciousness and let all of us seekers put it into action.” (Allot half a minute here.)

(The seeker takes the seat and gives guidance.
After the guidance is over, the following will continue.)

11.05 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. : Now we shall see the anubhutis of seekers during the last week in respect of Bhav-Jagruti.

11.15 a.m. to 11.20 a.m. : Let us pray for five minutes to our deity of worship as has been told in the beginning.

11.20 a.m. to 11.35 a.m. : Let us do the collective chanting of 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' for fifteen minutes.

11.35 a.m. to 11.40 a.m. : Let us pray for five minutes to our deity of worship as has been told in the beginning.

11.40 a.m. to 11.55 a.m. : Let us do the collective chanting of name of Shri Krishna. We shall start the chanting with the following verses :

Krishnay Vasudevay Haraye Paramatmane |
Pranataklesh Nashay Govinday Namo Namah ||
Vasudevasutam Devam Kanschanooramardanam |
Devakiparamanandam Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum ||

11.55 a.m. to 12.00 noon : Let us pray for five minutes to our deity of worship as has been told in the beginning.

12.00 noon to 12.05 p.m. : We shall devote five minutes for expressing our deep sense of gratitude at the Holy Feet of our deity of worship – “Every action during the day is happening due to Your Grace. Let us have a constant Bhav in our mind that You are only getting everything done from us.”

    We shall close today’s Bhav-Vruddhi Satsang with a prayer to Sadguru :

Jya Jya Thikani Man Jay Majhe |
Tya Tya Thikani Nij Roop Tujhe |
Mi Thevito Mastak Jya Thikani |
Thethe Tujhe Sadguru Paya Donhi ||

Sri Gurave Namaha | Sri GuraveNamaha | Sri GuraveNamaha ||

    (Instructions, if any, may be given and the Satsang may be declared as closed.)