Sunday, July 31, 2011

SLOKA OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2011

Na Vanam GanthuKamasya Thyajathascha Vasundharam
Sarvalokaathigasyeva lakshyathe Chiththavikriya
Gnanis and Karma Yogis consider joy and sorrow equally. Joy, sorrow, prestige, censure, fortune, loss are allfor the body and not the soul.The soul is always Aanandaswarupi. They always concentrate on the soul and not the body. Hence a gnanyogi is able to perceive happiness as equivalent to sorrow. A karmayogi serves without expectation of fruits. Those who expect fruits only will expect profits. A karmayogi does not expect fruits, hence he is able to percieve fortune and loss equally.
Sri Rama considered joy and sorrow equally. Just the previos day Dasaratha called Rama and informed him that He will be coronated as Yuvaraja.Sri Rama was happy then. However there were no signs of He becoming excited by begetting this huge fortune. The very next day The coronation was cancelled. Dasratha called him and said’ The Coronation will not take place. I have given Kaikeyi 2 vows. You cannot earn on our own either. You have to go to the forest for 14 years. The fortune was lost and Rama had to face two huge problems of loss of fortune and life in the forest. Yet He was calm and happy as ever. He was not anxious, nor angry nor sad. He considered the joy of rajyalabham and the sorrow of vanavasam equally. He was highly virtuous and was intent on fulfilling His father’s promise. He was not keen on attaining the kingdom. “Be it whatever I shall not forsake Dharma” was Rama’s policy. Hence He was able to perceive joy and sorrow equally.

PAST EVENTS







PROGRAM AT SRIRANGAM

The Seetha kalyana Mahothsava Committee conducted Sri Hari Anna’s upanyasam at Gorathamoolai, Srirangam on June 7,8 and 9th. Sri Hari Anna delivered lectures on Shabari moksham and Sundara Kandam. There was good response and the audience enjoyed every bit of it.

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH- AUGUST 2011



I UTHSAVAM OF THIS MONTH
UTHSAVAM: GOKULASHTAMY UTHSAVAM
DATE: 22NDAUG TO 31ST AUG
VILLAGE: PARANOOR
II HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM

SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM, GURUVAYUR


DATE: JULY 31ST TO AUG 7TH


TOWN: GURUVAYUR


TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM


TIME: 7.00 A.M TO 6.30 P.M


VENUE: RUKMINI REGENCY, EAST NADA

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- AUGUST 2011


QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011
1) Devahuthi served Kardama Prajapathi. Whom does Sri Sukar compare Devahuthi to in this context.
2) What is the name of Pulasthyar’s wife?
3) Who was Vyasa’s friend?
4) What are the 24 thatvas that kapilaVasudevar preached/
5) “ Naikathmatham Me Spruhayanthi Kechith
The Saints:
a) Will not expect even swargam
b) Will want wordly life
c) Will not be devoid of devotion even when they attain moksham.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2011
1) Vidura
2) Darbam
3) 13 ( 6th canto of Srimad Bhagavatham deals with daksha’s second janma. Third canto deals with daksha’s first janma. Answer is to be given from the third canto only. Some have answerd from the 6th canto. One mark has been awarded for such answers however.)
4) He came walking, as He put His hands on Garuda.
5) They stopped Mahalakshmi.


ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2011
1) There is no lust or anger in Sri Vaikuntam. For the purpose of playing His divine sports He has created LeelaVaikuntam.The Sanakadis cursed JayaVijaya at this LeelaVaikuntam only.
2) Shatharupa
3) Barhishmathi. At this kshetra Lord Varaha moved His body. When doing so some hair fell down from His body.
4) Sri Naradar
5) Good Qualities- “ Thasmai Gunaganaadyaya.” In this sloka Sri Suka says Kardama Prajapathi’s wealth is his virtues.”


WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2011

1) Girija Sitaraman------------I prize------6+10= 16 points

2) Radhika Venkatraman------IIprize-----16+8= 24

3) Karthik Venkatraman------IIprize------16+8 =24

4)Gopika Sampath------------IIprize------16+8=24

5) Sethuraman----------------II prize------20+8=28

6) Srinivasan Sujatha---------IIIprize------20+6=26


WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY

1) Srinivasan Sujatha---------I prize--------26+10= 36points

2) Radhika Venkatraman-----II prize-------24+8= 32

3) Karthik Venkatraman------II prize-------24+8= 32

4) Sethuraman----------------II prize-------28+8 =36

5) Girija Sitaraman------------III------------16+6=22

6) Gopika Sampath-----------III------------24+6= 30

7) Padma Narayanan---------III------------18+6=24

8) Raja-----------------------III-----------6 points

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011

SRIKURMAM

On the banks of the Bay of Bengal is a kshetra called SriKurmam. Here the Lord is in the form of a salagramam. During the pralaya Brahma incarnated on a lotus of his own. He atonce began questioning the origin of this world and its creation. He came to a conclusion that He is the Creator of the entire universe. It was then that he saw a small tortoise playing in the pralaya waters. “ Who are you? “,He questioned. “Iam the Creator of this universe and and you too.’ Brahma was surprised “ How come I have four heads and you are so small. How is it that you proclaim yourself as the Creator. ?”. The Lord immediately said ‘ I have come in the form of a kurma, in order to play with you. Look atmy transcendental form. Immediately the Lord showed His Huge celestial form with thousands of eyes and hands. Brahma extolled the Lord who said to Him “ You are Nadaswaroopa and youir wife saraswathi is Vakswaroopa. You both pervade the whole world. Know that Iam the base for this entire world. I bear this entire universe on my back.” This is the reason why the world is stable. This Aadikurma murthy was worshipped by Swetharaja and Sulochana.