Daily Puja
✿ Samuhik Puja · Radha Krishna Temple of NC
Shri
Katha & Puja
A sacred vow of truth, gratitude and blessings — heard together, offered together, celebrated together as one temple family.
✦ Lord Vishnu as Truth
✦ 5 Sacred Chapters
✦ Prasad for All
☾ Purnima Vrat
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Deity
Lord Satyanarayan
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Scripture
Skanda Purana
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Observed On
Purnima & Blessed Days
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Venue
RKTNC, Apex NC
About the Puja
Shri Satyanarayan Puja is the worship of Lord Vishnu as Satyanarayan — the Lord who is Truth. Described in the Reva Khanda of the Skanda Purana, it is one of the most beloved observances in Hindu homes and temples across the world.
Families offer it in gratitude and in hope — at a griha pravesh, a wedding, the birth of a child, a new venture, or simply on Purnima. At its heart is the katha: five sacred chapters heard together, followed by aarti and prasad.
Read the five chapters →
सत्य
Satya
Truth that never changes
नारायण
Narayan
Refuge of all beings
कथा
Katha
The sacred story
व्रत
Vrat
A vow kept with devotion
I
Moved by the suffering on earth, Devarishi Narada asks Lord Vishnu how people may be freed from sorrow. The Lord reveals the Satyanarayan Vrat — a simple worship, offered with loved ones, that brings peace.
Devotion is the simplest path
II
A poor Brahmin of Kashi, guided by the Lord in disguise, performs the puja and his hardship lifts. A thirsty woodcutter sees it, vows to do the same — and with faith alone, both find prosperity.
The door is open to every soul
III
Sadhu the merchant vows the puja if blessed with a child. Kalavati is born, yet he delays — again and again. The forgotten vow returns as misfortune, and he is falsely imprisoned far from home.
A promise to God is kept
IV
His wife and daughter perform the puja and he is freed. But Kalavati rushes to greet her husband without taking prasad, and his boat vanishes — until she returns, honours the prasad, and he is restored.
Prasad is grace — receive it
V
A proud king refuses the humble prasad of cowherds and loses his sons and wealth. Humbled, he returns, worships beside them and accepts the prasad — and all that was lost is restored.
Before the Lord, none is high or low
← Swipe through the katha →
Spiritual Significance
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To worship Satyanarayan is to worship Truth. The vrat reminds every family that honesty in word and deed is itself the highest offering to the Lord.
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The full-moon day is held especially auspicious — many families keep the vrat every month.
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House-warmings, weddings, births and new ventures begin with thanks.
The sacred sheera is made with equal measures of five offerings and shared with everyone present — a sign that the Lord’s grace belongs to all.
Ghee
Sugar
Semolina
Milk
Banana
The Order of Worship
Our priests guide every family through the traditional sequence — whether this is your first Satyanarayan Katha or your hundredth.
1
Lord Ganesha is invoked to remove obstacles, and each family takes its sacred intention.
2
The kalash is established and the nine planetary deities are honoured.
3
Sixteen offerings with panchamrit, tulsi, flowers and naivedya.
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The katha is recited in full as devotees listen with folded hands.
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“Om Jai Jagdish Hare” and prasad shared with every devotee.
Before You Come
Please dress traditionally and arrive a few minutes early. Families are welcome to bring fruits, flowers or tulsi leaves as offerings.
Samuhik Puja · RKTNC
Register your family so our priests can prepare a place and puja samagri for you at Radha Krishna Temple of North Carolina.
23 Radhika Way · Apex, NC