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Arya Prathinidhi Sabha and Arya Samaj Of Melbourne (APSASM) is a small group of people who are committed voluntarily in promoting the teachings of Vedas.

Our objective is to promote physical, spiritual and social good of every one. The purpose of the Samaj is:

- To propagate the ten principles of the Arya Samaj as propounded by Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

- To impart and promote the study of Vedas, Vedangas, ancient Sanskrit or other literature science and industry.

- To obtain the services of the Vedic preachers.

- To assist orphans and the poor.

- To promote physical, moral and social good of every one.

- To organise preaching of Vedas.

- To promote and direct meeting of members for their development as per Vedic teachings.

- To safeguard the present and future interests of the Arya Samaj with respect to humanity.

- To do all things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the objects of the Samaj.

13/09/2026

APSASM September 26 Satsang – 12/09/26

APSASM proudly hosted it’s September satsang. The program included:
• Agnihotram – led by Pt. Om Pal ji. Blessings were bestowed to our September born kids (Anvi/Bharat/Ayurdha),
• Tem principles of Arya Samaj recited by our kids,
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji,
• Kids program, which included:
- Bharat spoke on Ishwar (God) and its qualities,
- Prachet told a short story about Rishi Dayanand ji’s guru Dakshina to his guru (Swami Virjanand ji) upon attaining his knowledge. How Rishi ji offered cloves as a gift and his promise to his guru to spread the knowledge and wisdom of vedas to the whole community.
- Anvi and Ayurdha shared a small question and answer session where Ayurdha asked vedic related questions to Anvi, who eloquently answered all questions.
• Rishabh ji (our youth member) gave a detailed presentation on Pt. Mansaram ji – a great personality of arya world who dedicated his entire life to the propagation and expansion of the vedas and vedic knowledge.
• Shanka/Samadhan session was open to all attendees to ask questions, and Pt. Prashant ji eloquently answered all questions with examples.
• Shanti path and bhojan mantra recited by all kids.
Delicious dinner prepared by the hosts with some help from the APSASM ladies was enjoyed by everyone.
Many thanks to Neetu ji, Sanjeev ji, Bharat and Riya for hosting this satsang and providing us the venue for this event.
Thanks to everyone who attended this event and helped make it a success.
Special thanks to some new guests who attended – Joshua ji and his company, Ashneel ji and his family.
Well done everyone!!!
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam – Let us make the whole world noble.

27/06/2026

APSASM Virtual Ved Prachaar
Namaste All 🙏🙏
APSASM cordially invites you to a Virtual Vedic Prachaar
by Acharya Dr Jwalant Kumar Shastri Ji
on ADHYATAM (SPIRITUALITY)
🪔 Date: Saturday, 4 July 2026
🕙 Time: 6:30 PM – 8.00 PM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney) 🇦🇺
🕙 Time: 2:00 PM – 3.30 PM IST (Delhi/Mumbai) 🇮🇳
🕙 Time: 4:30 PM – 6.00 PM AWST (Perth) 🇦🇺
🕙 Time: 8:30 PM – 10.00 PM NZDT (Auckland) 🇳🇿
🕙 Time: 8:30 PM – 10.00 PM FJT (Suva, Lautoka) 🇫🇯
📍 Medium: Zoom
Zoom Details
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6749618053?pwd=T3RMNk41Vk1JTURwZURJSUw2TEZOZz09
Meeting ID: 674 961 8053
Passcode: 1111
💡 * Please submit any questions for discussion on this topic by writing to*:
📧 [email protected]

21/06/2026

APSASM June 26 Satsang/Workshop – 20/06/26
APSASM proudly hosted its June satsang & workshop on Dharm. The program included:
• Agnihotram – led by Pt. Om Pal ji
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji,
• Workshop on Dharm by Pt. Prashant Sharma ji, followed by Shanka/Samadhan,
• Kids program, which included:
- Introduction of Arya Samaj by Bharat,
- Truthfulness with practical examples by Anvi,
- Learning and knowledge by Aditi and Aditya,
- Equality and respect by Ayurdha,
- Good actions and service by Jayviel,
- Belief in One God by Prachet.
• Presentation on Pt. Ganpati Sharma ji by our youth Rishabh Sharma ji,
• Bhojan Prathana and Shanti Path by all APSASM kids,
• Vote of thanks by Neetu Saini ji.
Delicious dinner prepared by the host with some help from the APSASM ladies was enjoyed by everyone.
Many thanks to Ravi ji, Anjali ji, Ayurdha and Vishwani for hosting this satsang and providing us the venue for this event.
Thanks to everyone who attended this event and helped make it a success. Thank you to Pt. Prashant Sharma ji for eloquently taking us through the contents of Dharm. I hope everyone who attended the event learnt heaps from this workshop. Well done everyone.
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the whole world noble)

17/05/2026

APSASM May 26 Satsang/Workshop – 16/05/26
APSASM proudly hosted its May satsang & workshop on Karm; the program included:
• Agnihotram – led by Pt. Om Pal ji
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji,
• 10 Principles of Arya Samaj by all kids (led by Anvi & Bharat),
• Workshop on Karm/Karm Phal by Pt Prashant Sharma ji, followed by Shanka Samadhaan,
• Short story on Swami Dayanand Saraswati ji by Prachet,
• Vedic Bhajan by Bhawana ji,
• Vedic Bhajan by Sanjogita Mongia ji,
• Presentation on Pt. Shivshankar Sharma ji by Rishabh Sharma ji,
• Presentation on Arya Samaj by Pt. Om Pal ji,
• Shanti Paath & Bhojan Prathana by all kids,
• Vote of thanks by Sanjeev Saini ji.
• Delicious dinner prepared by the host with some help from the samaj ladies was enjoyed by all.
Many thanks to Kushiel ji, Ashni ji, Manish ji, Jaya bitiya and Jayviel beta for hosting this satsang and providing us the venue for this event.
Thank you to everyone who attended this event and helped make it a success. I hope everyone who attended the event learnt lots from the workshop.
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the world noble)

12/04/2026

APSASM April 26 – Sthapna Diwas Celebration (11/04/26)
APSASM members, family and friends proudly celebrated 151st Arya Samaj Sthapna Diwas.
The Program included:
• Multi-Kund Agnihotram
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma Ji
• 10 Principles of Arya Samaj by Kids (led by Anvi & Bharat)
• Kids Presentation on Five Teachings of Swami Dayanand Saraswati ji where the topics were split between kids as follows:
o Anvi – Narrator
o Ayurdha – spoke of the 1st teaching – Belief in One God.
o Riya – spoke on 2nd teaching – Vedas is the Ultimate Source of Knowledge.
o Jayviel – spoke on 3rd teaching – Service to Humanity.
o Bharat – spoke on 4th teaching – Importance of Self-realization.
o Prachet – spoke on 5th teaching – Universal Brotherhood and Education for all.
• Adult presentations, which included the below speakers and their respective topics:
o Kushiel ji – Why society needed a change in the 19th century
o Om Pal ji – Early supporters and leaders of Arya Samaj
o Medha ji – Arya Samaj in Modern Life
o Shareen ji – Rishi ji’s work towards Women Empowerment
o Rishabh ji – Life of Yogiraj Laxmananand ji
o Pt Prashant – Sangathan Sukta mantra and application in the samaj.
• Shanka Samadhan session – all questions were eloquently answered by Pt Prashant ji, assisted by Pt. Om Pal ji and Rishabh ji.
• Shanti Paath and Bhojan mantra and its meanings by all kids.
• Vote of thanks by Neetu Saini ji.
• Delicious dinner prepared by APSASM ladies was by enjoyed by all.
Many thanks to Om Pal ji, Anjali ji & family for providing us the venue for this event. Thank you to everyone who attended this event and helped make it a success. I hope everyone who attended the event learnt lots from all the presentations.

Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the world noble)

22/03/2026

APSASM March 26 Satsang/Workshop (21/03/26)
APSASM proudly hosted its March satsang & workshop on Agnihotram; the program included:
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji
• 10 Principles of Arya Samaj recited by all APSASM kids – led by Anvi beti and Bharat beta.
• Kids presentations, which included presentations by the following kids:
- Anvi Ghangas presented on Swami Shraddhanand ji where our bitiya took us through the life of Swami ji, his role in Arya Samaj and the good that he did.
- Bharat Sindhyan presentation was on 10 Lakshan (attributes) of Dharm where our beta touched on all 10 with examples.
- Ayurdha elaborated on the Arya Samaj principles 2, 3 & 4. Our bitiya used real life
examples to support her presentation.
- A story with Vedic moral was presented by Prachet Rajak.
• Presentation by Rishabh ji on Acharya Dr. Vishuddha Nand Mishra.
• Workshop on Agnihotram by Pt. Prashant Sharma ji where Pt ji explained:
- Scientific & Practical aspects of hawan covering Parmanus, Prakriti and Srishti.
- Elaboration on the Vedic mantras to use in Yaj – why we should recite on particular Vedic mantras and not all Vedic mantras?
- Pt ji highlighted the importance of sticking to the Agnihotram procedure as per Aaptas (Yogis).
- The hawan kund measurements, the size of the samidhas etc.
- Shanka/Samadhaan session followed the workshop where lots of questions were asked by the audience, which were eloquently answered by Pt ji.
• Shanti Path and bhojan mantra was recited by all kids.
• Vote of thanks by Sury Soni ji.
• Delicious dinner prepared by the APSASM ladies was enjoyed by all attendees.
Special thanks to Neetu Saini ji, Sanjeev Saini ji & family for sponsoring this satsang. Many thanks to everyone who attended this satsang/workshop- I hope you have taken away lots of Rishi ji’s teachings from the content that was presented and discussed.
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the world noble)

10/02/2026

APSASM February 26 Satsang (08/02/26)

The program included:
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji
• Nitya Agnihotra – led by Pt. Om Pal ji
• 10 Principles of Arya Samaj recited by Prachet
• A role play on Rishi Bodh Diwas by our kids – Bharat beta as Mool Shankar ji, Anvi bitiya as the narrator and Jayviel and Prachet as friend and priest respectively.
• Acknowledgment of Rishi Jayanti by Pt. Prashant ji.
• Discussion on Arya Samaj leaders followed by Shanka/Samadhaan by Pt. Prashant ji.
• Ved Prachaar committee got together and came up with a satsang structure to be followed for each satsang.
• Shanti Path and bhojan mantra recited by all kids.
• Prashaad and delicious lunch prepared by all samaj ladies was enjoyed by all attendees.
Many thanks to Prashant ji, Medha ji & family for hosting this satsang (first one for 2026). Thanks to those who attended this satsang and sincere thanks to Ashni ji for putting together the script for Kids role play and a thank you to all parents for supporting their kids and assisting in the preparation.

Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the world noble).

07/12/2025

APSASM December 25 Yaj/Workshop/Satsang (06/12/25)
The program included:
• Welcome by President Shareen Sharma ji
• Nitya Agnihotra – Led by Pt. Om Pal ji with Bharat beta as the Yajmaan
• Yaj Geet by all participants
• 10 Principles of Arya Samaj recited by Bharat and Prachet
• Workshop on Naitik Mulya (Moral Values) conducted by our youth Rishabh Sharma ji. Rishabh ji used the Vedas and Aarsh Granths as references for this workshop and made it a very interactive session by involving both kids and adults. There were lots of questions that came from the audience which, Rishabh ji answered eloquently with the help from Pt. Prashant Sharma ji.
• Small talk on Mul Shankar ji’s experience on the Shiv Ratri Day and his disbelief in idol worship by Ayurdha beti. Ayurdha bitiya also highlighted the three teachings of Arya Samaj, which included:
1) God is everywhere
2) Arya Samaj gives rights to Girl’s education
3) Instead of worshipping idols, Arya Samajis pray by performing Hawan (yaj)
• Small talk on Dandi Virjanand ji by Bharat beta. Bharat beta read about Virjanand ji and summarized his talk, which he shared in the satsang
• Shanti Path and bhojan mantra recited by all kids followed by meanings of both mantras recited by Bharat beta.
• Prashaad and delicious dinner prepared by all samaj ladies was enjoyed by all attendees.

Many thanks for Pt. Om Pal ji for hosting this satsang and a big round of applause to our Rishabh ji for his fantastic work on his very first workshop!
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Let us make the world noble).

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Melbourne, VIC

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http://www.aryasamajofmelbourne.com/

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