SRi HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS MAY, JUNE 2019

1) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE : 24TH MAY
TOPIC : SEETHA KALYANAM
VENUE: HAMSADWANI, ADAYAR YOUTH HOSTEL
TIME: 6.30 P.M

2) PROGRAM AT WASHINGTON -- MELA

SMT.VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS--- U.K, US VISIT

1)PROGRAM AT UK
DATE: 25th May
PLACE: Dartford Grammar school auditorium, Kent
TIME: 7 pm
TOPIC: Om Namah Sivaya

2) PROGRAM AT UK
DATE: 27th May
VENUE: Sivan Temple
TIME: 7 PM
TOPIC:  Murugan Vaibhavam

3) PROGRAM AT Phoenix, Arizona
DATE: 31st May
CITY: Phoenix
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: Veer Hanuman
Venue: Hamilton High School Auditorium

4) PROGRAM AT SACREMENTO
DATE: 1st June
TIME: 5 pm
VENUE: CAPISTRANO HALL
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Topic: Krishna leela

5) PROGRAM AT San Jose
DATE: 2nd June
PLACE: SIFA South Indian Fine Arts
TIME: 4PM

6) PROGRAM AT DALLAS
DATE: 6th, 7th June
VENUE: Grand Centre, Plano
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: Bharatham for today
ORGANISER : VEDANTHA SABHA

7) PROGRAM AT HOUSTON
Date: 8th June
Time: 4pm to7 pm
Organiser: Bharathi Kala Mandram
Venue: Westchester Academy, Yorkchester
Topic: Baaratha Saaram

8) PROGRAM AT PITTSBURGH
DATE: 14th June
VENUE: SRI VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE, Large Auditorium
TOPIC: SRINIVASA KALYANAM
TIME: 6pm

9) PROGRAM AT NEW JERSEY
DATE: 15th June
TOPIC: Triveni Ramayana Sundara Kandam
TIME: 3.30 P.M
Venue: CMANA, Carnatic Music Association of North America,
Community Middle School, Plainsboro

10)PROGRAM At BOSTON
DATE: 16th June
TIME: 3.00 pm
TOPIC:  Draupadi Sharanaagathi
Venue: Chinmaya Mission, 1 Union Street, Andover

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, JUNE, JULY 2019

THIRU ANBIL 

Enroute from Trichy to Lalgudi lies a small village, Anbil by name. Here is the Lord Sundaarajan who blessed Sage Valmiki. Tirumangaiazhwar’s mangalasasana “ nagaththanai” reads Anbil as Peranbil. The very reason for the name is that the Lord showers his bountiful grace, immense love ( Peranbu) on his bhakthas. The Lord Sundararajan and Sundaravalli shine in beauty as their very names suggest. The Tarakavimanam shines there in glory. This kshetra called Banapuram in Sanskrit has an interesting anecdote.

Ruksha, a hunter lived at anbil protecting his clan. He lived a cannibalistic life feeding on animals, killing passers-by. Once his wife Vanjula, pestered him for a nagarathna ( a jewel lying in the hood of the snake). Ruksha who loved his wife very dearly killed hundreds of sankes for the jewel but in vain. One night he happened to meet Naradha who was wearing a chain of rathnas. Ruksha immediately stopped him and questioned him:

Ruksha (R ): Oh sage How on earth did you come across this jewel?

Narada ( N ): Why? Kubera gave it to me. I have made it into a garland for my japa. Sometimes I also wear it around my neck.

Ruksha: Interesting, Snake jewel for a japa mala. You could use the tulasimala instead. You shall hand over this jewel to me.

N: How strane indeed. One is supposed to donate to Brahmins and not snatch away from them.

R: Enough of your preaching. I will kill you if you do nit hand it over to me.

N: You foolish hunter, it is a sin to thieve. You will beget hell.

R: No Not at all. I do not steal it for my sake. I steal for my wife’s happiness. So the sin is her’s.

N: No. You are wrong. The sin of a disciple is the sin of his guru. The sin of citizens belong to the king. The sin of the children belong to the parents’. Thus the sin of one’s wife is nothing but the sin of her husband’s. Also note Ruksha, the sin of the husband however does not reach the wife.

The hunter disblieveingly tied Narada to a tree and went back to his relatives. He questioned them about Narada’s statements.They confirmed it. None including his wife were ready to share his sin.

The hunter realized the transcience of the world. People are willing to share my happiness but not my suffering. What a selfish world. Of What use is my love towards them?

Ruksha went back to the sage, released him and asked him for salvation from his sins. Narada pacified him and gave him the Rama nama japa. Oh Hunter this mantra is called the Taraka mantra. It will obliterate one from all sins. It has no restrictions regarding time, place or state. The Vedas, smruthis, puranas all echo the greatness of Rama nama.

However Ruksha could not pronounce the word Rama. He lisped lama, lama instead. Narada intelligently advised him to chant instead Mara, Mara instead. Ruksha began:

“ Mara Mara Maramaramara Rama Rama Rama”

Mara became Rama

Ruksha became Valmiki maharushi.

Ruksha’s penance of rama nama japa was concentrated and severe. An ant hill covered him up. Yet his concentration did not fade. The very Lord Bruhma came to him very many years later. “ Arise Oh Ruskha. As you come from the valmika ( anthill) you will be called Vaalmiki from now on. You are a Brahmarushi. You are no more a hunter, no more Ruksha, no more a thief, no more a sinner.