“Gaja turaga Sahasram Gokulam koti danam
Kanaka Rajatha patram Methini sagarantham
Upaya kula vishuttam Koti kanya pradanam
Nahi nahi bahu danam Annadanam samanam”
Donating 1000 elephants & horses, donating 10 million cows, donating any number of vessels of silver and gold, donating the entire land till sea, offering the entire services of the clan, helping in the marriage of 10 million women, all this is never ever equal to Annadaan, the feeding of hungry and needy.
India is the world’s second largest food producer and yet is also home to the second-highest population of undernourished people in the world. 200 million people in India go to sleep hungry, and 60% of them are women and children.
Annadaan is also one the mahadaan’s a person can undertake in Hindu dharma.
Annadaanam Mahadaanam is a very popular Sanskrit phrase.
In Bhagvad Gita, Bhagwan Shri Krishna said “annad bhavanti bhutani” meaning from food all beings are evolved.
In the Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, and Mahabharata during all yugas feeding a hungry person was considered as the greatest service one could do towards man.
Annam Para Brahma Swarupam; Food only can support the body to attain Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha. Anyone who participates in this sacred Annadaan, will be blessed by Bhagwan. Creatures cannot live without food, hence the donors of Annadaan are also considered as donors of pranadaan.
Annadaan is a sacred activity.it is said in Hindu sacred texts that good karma done by the people with the energy acquired by donated food bestows half its effect on the donor and the rest to the person committing the deeds.
Infact Annadaan is of such importance that Karna did not achieve moksha and was reborn because he did all mahadaan’s in his life except Annadaan.
Annadaan is shresta daan, we ensure that all donations made to us go only to the Patrata (those deserving of charity).
Annadaan program aims to address rural and urban food security issues by preparing food rations pakages that contain:
Our aim is to feed 50 thousand families every year, and increase this number each year with your support.