SHLOKA OF THE MONTH(MAY 2008)

SHLOKA OF THE MONTH(MAY 2008)

AAPADAMAPA HARTARAM DATARAM SARVASAMPADAAM l
LOKABHIRAMAM SRIRAMAM BHUYO BHUYO NAMAMYAHAM 11

AAPADAMAPA HARTARAM –Sri Rama is a savoir from all disasters. He protected the devas from Ravana’s disasters .He relieved the Maharishis of Dandakaranya from the disastrous Rakshasas like Khara and Dushana.He shielded Sugriva from the dangerous Vaali.

DATARAM SARVASAMPADAAM- Sri Rama is the bestower of prosperity. He gave the kingdom of Ayodhya to Bharata. Kishkinda samrajya was restored to sugriva by him.Vibhishana obtained Lanka samrajya by Rama’s grace.Sri rama indeed gave Mathura samrajyam to Satrugna.

LOKABHIRAMAM SRIRAMAM-Sri Rama is the store house of unparallel beauty. The citizens of Mithila,Ayodhya,the rishis of Aranya and even animals and birds were captivated by Sri Rama’s enchanting beauty .They were lost in the bliss of his beauty.

I bow to sri rama who removes all disasters, bestows all prosperity and entices the whole world by his beauty.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH APRIL 2008

EVENTS OF THE MONTH APRIL 2008
1.
RAMAYANA NAVAHAM,CHENNAI

Sri Hari Anna’s Srimad Ramayana pravachanam was celebrated grandly at Rathnagiriswarar temple ,Besant Nagar Chennai from April 3 to 11.Everyday almost 300 to 400 bhaktas’ participated. Sri Venkataramani, Sri Ramakrishnan and other committee members had made excellent arrangements.Hari Anna lectured on Sundara Kandam for 2 days in this Navaham. Day by day the crowd grew and on the day of Rama Pattabishekam almost 800 devotees had gathered.
2.
RAMAYANA NAVAHAM ,MUMBAI
From April 16 to 24 Hari Anna’s Srimad Ramayana Pravachanam at Murugan temple, Chemboor, Mumbai went on in a grand scale. There was Parayanam in the mornings. It was nectar to the ears. In this navaham, Hari Anna lost himself in Ayodhya kandam. Ramayanam is beautiful how so ever delivered. This time Hari Anna lectured on Ayodhya kandam for four days and briefed on the other kandas. A huge gathering listened to his navaham.

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH(MAY 2008)

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH (MAY 2008)

1.

UTSAVAMS OF THIS MONTH (MAY 2008)

VAMSHIDARAN –BRINDAVAN

UTSAVAM - RADHAKALYANAM

VENUE – PREMA MADURI KUNJ, SRI BRINDAVAN,MATHURA, U.P

DATE – 16 MAY TO 19 MAY

SRI SRI ANNA WILL VISIT BRINDAVAN AND CONDUCT THE UTSAVAM.

2.

HARI ANNA’S PROGRAM( MAY 2008)

TOPIC –SRIMAD BAGAVATAM

TOWN –RAJAPALAYAM

VENUE -154 A, MADASAMY KOVIL ST., (OLD PALAYAM),RAJAPALAYAM

DATE -23 MAY TO 29 MAY, 25 MAY RADHA KALYANAM

TIMING -7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM

3.

VISHAKA’S PROGRAM

TOPIC –SUNDARAKANDAM

CITY –BANGLORE

VENUE –RASHTRAKAVI KUVEMPU RANGA MANDIRA

OPEN-AIR AUDITORIUM

SESHADRIPURAM COLLEGE PREMISES,

SESHADRIPURAM, BANGLORE.

DATE- 11 MAY

TIMING -6:30 PM ONWARDS

Quiz On Srimad Bhagavatham [ May]

Quiz On Srimad Bhagavatham[May]

Quiz on Srimad Bagavatham

Rules and Regulations:

1. The answers should be mailed within 25th of the month to annahariji@gmail.com

2. Points will be alloted for the First, second and Third prizes.First - 10 Second - 8 Third - 6

3. The points will be cumulated every month if you get first, second or third.

4. The participants with the maximum points will be awarded first, second and third prizes at the end of the year.

5. The prizes will be distributed by Hariji at a grand function held at the end of the year.

Questions:[First Canto First Chapter]

1. To Which state in India does Naimisharanya belong?
2. What is the greatness of Naimisharanya?
3. How many MahaPuranas exist in our Religion?
4. What is the name of Sutha who preached Bhagavatham?
5. What is the name of the father of Sutha?

Answers for the mointh of April:

1. Who imparted the Vedas to Chaturmuka Bramha?
Sriman Narayanan
2. Define Maya.
To hide what is real and to expose the unreal as if real is Maya. The rope looks like a snake because of its curves. But what exists is only rope, not the snake. To show the non existent snake as if existent is Maya. So to say the world is seen in the Brahman. To cameflouge the existing Brahman and to show the non existing prapanjam as if existing is Maya.
3. Give one example for Maya from the first sloka of Bagavatham.
Mirage
4. What do the words Artheshvabignyaha and Swarat mean?
Artheshvabignyaha - All knowing - Omniscient
Swarat - Self ruler - independent
5. Nigamakalpataroho - What is the Kalpakavruksha mentioned here?
Veda

April Winners:
1. Sethuraman - First - 10points
2. AparnaGanesh[Srirangam] - Second - 8points
3. Lakshmi[Chennai] - Third - 6points

KSHETRA for this month[May 2008]

KSHETRA for this month[May 2008]Oppiliyappan[Thiruvinnagar]

Lord Srinivasa incarnated at Thirumala Tirupathi along with Padmavathy. Padmavathy Thayar the daughter of Akasharajan was none other than SriDevi herself. Bhoodevi now felt the pangs of seperation from the lord. She too decided to incarnate in the Bhooloka and marry the lord. Thus she chose sage Markandeya as her father. She grew up to be a beautiful girl with all good virtues. Sage Markandeya showered all parental affection on her. Bhoodevi regularly listened to the Bhagavath Guna lectures of her father. Thus her innate desire to marry the lord was kindled. Her father too prayed everyday that her desire be fulfilled.
One day an aged Vaidhika Brahmin visited thier house. The sage welcomed the aged brahmin and promised to give him anything that the brahmin asked for. Immediately that old man unhesitatingly asked his daughter's hands. Alas! The sage was`shocked beyond words. He was caught in a trap indeed. He replied with a voice choked with emotion -"My daughter is hardly five years old. You are an old man. How on earth will this marriage fit in? Last but not the least my daughter hardly knows to cook. She in fact does not know to prepare even salted food". The brahmin replied "Oh sage, I too know Dharma. It is not out of lust that I asked for your daughter. I'am an Agnihotri and it is to protect my Agni that I ask of her. I now promise that from this day I will forsake salt in my food. But I will not forsake your daughter. But if you refuse to give your daughter I will fast to death".
The sage shivered in fear - The fear of Brahmin's death and the fear of his promise. Meanwhile Bhoodevi on seeing her father's sad plight spoke as thus, "Father I shall accept this old man as my husband. It is my duty to make you an honest man. I shall serve this old man. Be it an old man, or a sick man or an unintelligent man or a poor man the husband is reverential for a wife.He is god to her. I shall serve him hence as I serve Hari. The sage Markandeya finally decided to give her in marriage to the old man. At the time of Panigrahana, during the marriage ceremony, at the junture when the sage gave his daughter to the old man, the old man vanished and the Lord appeared in His benevolent form with an ever smiling face, efflugent and blue in complexion, adorned with Shanka and Chakra, with Varadhahastha and showering his grace on all devotees. He himself married Bhoodevi to the sage's surprise. The sage immediately prayed that in this Kshetra the lord`should be ever present in His KalyanaKola[Marital form]. Those devotees who have His Dharshan will be bestowed with all prosperity. The unmarried will soon get suitable proposals on having SriOppiliyappan's Darshan. Oppiliyapan himself is a KalpakaVruksha. It is to be noted that even now salt is not included in the pooja of Oppiliyappan. The Azhwar concludes Oppiliyappan is not only Uppu illa Appan[Forsaking salt] but he is Oppu illa Appan[An Unparalled person]

Sloka for this Month [April]

Sloka for this Month
GururBramha GurrurVishnur Gururdevo Maheswaraha
Gurusakshath parabramha thasmai SriGurave namaha
Guru is Bramha. Guru is Vishnu himself. Guru is nevertheless Rudra too. The Guru is parabramhan. It is known to the world that Bramha creates, Vishnu protects, and Rudra destroys. The Guru bears similarity to all the three. He is the destructor of ignorance. The Guru thus imparts wisdom and to top it all he protects such wisdom. Hence he takes up the role of the creator, the protector and the destructor. This is the reason why the guru is extolled as Bramha, Vishnu and Rudhra.

Events of this month [April]

Vishaka's Programs:

Venue: SriRathnagiriswarar temple, Besant nagar, Chennai
Date: April 2nd
Topic: RamaJananam
Timing : 7.00 to 9.00P.M

HariAnna's Programs:

1.

Venue: SriRathnagiriswarar temple, Besant nagar, Chennai
Date: April 3rd to 11th
Topic: Srimad Ramayanam
Timing : 7.00 to 9.00P.M

2.

Venue: Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Cheddanagar, Chembur, Mumbai.
Date: April 16th to 24th
Topic: Srimad Ramayanam
Timing : 7.00 to 9.00P.M