Thursday, February 4, 2016

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS- FEB 2016

1) SAPTHAHAM AT MUMBAI
DATE: 2ND FEB TO 8TH FEB
CITY: MUMBAI
TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM
VENUE: SRI MURUGAN TEMPLE, NERUL, NAVI MUMBAI
TIME: 6.30 P.M

2) PROGRAM AT SINGAPORE
DATE: 22ND FEB TO 27TH FEB
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM
VENUE: SHIVAN TEMPLE, GEYLANG
TIME: 6.30 P.M

SMT VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS- FEB 2016


1) PROGRAM AT KUMBAKONAM
DATE: 7TH FEB
TIME: 6.45 P.M
TOWN: KUMBAKONAM
VENUE: NEW DABEER STREET
ORGANISER: ILAIGNAR BHAJAN SAMAJ
TOPIC: SRI KRISHNA LEELA IN MAHABHARATHAM

2) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 11TH FEB
TIME: 6.00 P.M
CITY: CHENNAI
VENUE: ADAYAR PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE, ADAYAR
TOPIC: AMBAREESHA CHARITRAM

3) PROGRAM AT BANGALORE
DATE: 13TH FEB
TIME; 3.30 P.M
CITY: BANGALORE
VENUE: NEW HORIZON ENGINEERING COLLEGE AUDITORIUM,
OUTER RING ROAD, SHADJAPUR
ORGANISER: SRI RANJANI FINE ARTS
TOPIC: SRI THYAGARAJA RAMAYANA- ENGLISH

4) PROGRAM AT MAYAVARAM
DATE: 21ST FEB
TIME: 6.30 P.M
VENUE: MAYAVARAM
ORGANISED BY; RADHA KALYANA COMMITTEE

5) PROGRAM AT SRIRANGAM
DATE: 24TH FEB
TIME; 6.30 P.M
VENUE: GORATHA MOOLAI, NORTH CHITRA STREET
TOPIC: THYAGARAJA RAMAYANA

6) PROGRAM AT SINGAPORE
DATE: 28TH FEB
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: THYAGARAJA CHARITRAM

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- FEB 2016


RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE QUIZ
1) The answers to the quiz should be sent to the email idannahariji@gmail.com within 26th of each month.
2) Every month the answers will be evaluated and marks shall be given as points. These points shall get cumulatively added each month.

3) The highest score winner of the year ( April to March) will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEB 2016

1) Two lessons of justice are exemplified through the destruction of the Yadava race. What are they?
2) What is the difference between saamanya Dharma and Bhagavatha Dharma?
3) " Smaaritho Bhagavan Adhya Devo Naarayano mama"--- Narada says " Now alone I am reminded of the Lord". Does that mean sage Narada had forgotten the Lord all these days.?
4)" Vaikuntapriyadarshanam"-- What are the two meanings associated with this phrase?
5) " Evam Vrathaha"-- What is the vratha for a devotee?

ANSWERS FOR JANUARY 2016

1) The consequences would be bad if the undeserving are rewarded.

2) a) Patience b ) To be a servant of the rishis ( dasa)

3) a) He went to Varunaloka to rescue Nandagopa.
    b) He went to Swarga to give back Adithi her kundala.
    c)  He went to Naraka to bring back His guruputra.
    d) He went to Kailasa with Arjuna for Shivadarshana.
    e) He went to Vaikunta with Arjuna to restore the sons of the Dwaraka Brahmin.
    f) He visited Suthala to bring back Devaki's sons.

4)Arjuna vowed that he would eneter fire if he could not save the sons of the Brahmin.

5) generally people like to see their reflection in the mirror. So did Vaikuntapathi want to see Krishna as Krishna was His reflection.


     WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JAN 2016
1)      SriVidya Krishnan------------------I--------------------------74+10=84
2)      Aditi Venkateswaran--------------I---------------------------82+10=92
3)      Aparna Venkat---------------------I---------------------------80+10=90
4)      Hema V------------------------------I--------------------------74+10=84
5)      LakshmiKumar--------------------I---------------------------86+10=96
6)      N. Krishnan------------------------I---------------------------78+10=88
7)      Lalitha Narasimhan--------------I----------------------------78+10=88
8)      Sriram Krishnamoorthy------------I--------------------------82+10=92
9)      Hariharan. R. Iyer------------------II--------------------------8
10)   Srinivasan Sujatha S-------------II---------------------------70+8=78
11)   Vishnupriya------------------------II--------------------------50+8=58
12)   Padma Narayanan--------------II------------------------------70+8=78
13)   Aradhana Anand---------------III------------------------------72+6=78
14)   Hari--------------------------------III----------------------------52+6=58

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH- FEB 2016

                                               
                                                                  THIRUVITHTHUVAKODU
Ambarisha ruled the whole world with his base as Ayodhya. He was the son of Naabhaga. He was a great warrior and a true devotee. He used to listen to the divine stories of the Lord. Once he was on a teertha yatra to Kerala. There he asked the wise men as to how to please the Lord Vishnu. They replied  that the best way was to follow the ekadesi vratham. Fasting on Ekadesi and offering payasam to the Lord on Dwadashi and then feeding the Brahmins one has to partake food on the dwadashi thithi. Ambarisha too came back to Ayodhya and began the vratha for a year. To conclude the vratha in the month of Karthika Shuklapaksha he went to Brundavan. Having bathed in the river Yamuna, doing the salagrama pooja, fasting and being awake all night, listening to the Lord’s tr anscendental stories and namasankeerthanam he spent the ekadesi. On the dwadashi day he bathed in the river Yamuna, worshipped Vishnu fed the brahmanas and sat down to eat. It was then that Sage Durvasha came to the spot. Ambaraisha atonce got up and requested the sage to do the parana there. The sage agreed and left for his bath at Yamuna but never came back for a long time. It was a fault to eat before the invited sage. It was also a fault if the parana was not done in the dwadashi thithi. Hence the king did jalaparana alone. ( drank a little water alone). Knowing this through his gnana drushti Durvasa discharged a ghost towards him. The Vishnu chakra killed the ghost immediately and followed the sage who ran for his life. The sage finally met  Lord Vishnu who said “  Iam not independent. Iam a servant to my devotees. They are my swamis. I can forgive even hundreds of mistakes done to me but not even one done to my bakthas. Go and ask pardon from Ambaraisha.”

Durvasa came back to Ambarisha and asked forgiveness. Ambarisha prayed to Sudarshana and the chakra disappeared. After this incident Ambarisha left to Thiruviththuvakodu and did Vishnubhakthi.  Those who pray to the Lord Vishnu at Thiruvithuvakodu will be relieved of ghosts and phantoms.