ORIYA PANDIT FOR SATYANARAYAN PUJA CONTACT SRIDHAR KUMAR DASH Benefits of Satyanarayan Pooja can be understood from the fact that Lord Satyanarayan is a God who is supposed to be a home name. A hero he must have been once, a saviour who saved all people from hunger and the diseases that come from hunger. The significance of Satyanarayan Puja arises from the fact that the recitation of the Satyanarayan Katha saved the hungry people from facing death due to hunger, thus the Lord is known to be an emanation of Lord Vishnu, the protector of the world. Hindus all over the world know Lord Vishnu as the Saviour of humanity, thus Satyanarayan Pooja at home, ensures the blessings of the mightiest one, someone who saved the entire world and people several times from facing extinction. According to the tales of Skanda Puran, Lord Narada had communicated the plight of the hungry people of Earth to Lord Vishnu who then had communicated this procedure of worship and feeding the needy back to Lord Narada. The observation of Shri Satyanarayan Arti in return, when translated to the people of Earth. After observing the Satyanarayan Vrat, the humans benefitted from it immensely and thus over the years this practice is widespread worldwide on specific Satyanarayan Pooja dates as found in the Lunar calendars and Luni-Solar calendars.