Sri.Hari Anna

Thursday, February 28, 2013

SLOKA OF THE MONTH- MARCH 2013

“ Naathmana Kamakaarosthi Purushoayam Aneeshwaraha

Ithaschetharathaschenam kruthanthaha parikarshathi

Sarve kshayantha nichayaha pathanaanthaha samuthchrayaha

Samyoga Viprayogaantha maranantham thu Jeevitham

Nandanthyuditha Aadithye Nandanthyasthamithe Ravou

Aathmano Naavabhudyanthe Manushya Jeevithakshayam”

Ayodhyakandam explains the sacrifice of SriRama. His sacrifice is for the sake of truth.he was contended just by his sacrifice. Even though he lost his kingdom, he was happy in the thought that he did not go against dharma. Rama went to the forest. Bharatha came tro him crying and weeping bitterly. Sri Rama was calm and composed. Bharatha felt great peace on seeing Rama who was His guru too. He requested Rama to accept the kingdom again. Sri Rama refused.

He consoled Bharatha and told him the intricacies of Dharama. In this world none can achieve whatever he wishes. It is God’s will and not by our will. The life of a human is short-lived. All creations are in fact perishable. That which has a beginning has an end too. One who climbs up has to come down too. Those who unite too have to part too. Life is also temporary. Death might come at 30 or at 70.. In the womb, or in an accident, or at the hospital or of old age one might die. Before one’s end one has to use his life purposefully.. Indeed the birth as a human is a precious gift. It is a human who can follow dharma. Hence one should try to follow dharma and attain the feet of the Lord.

PAST EVENTS

Smt. Vishakha Hari performed at the Music academy for navothsavam, conducted by S.S International. She dealt with rare incidents from Srimad Bhagavatham on Krishna Leela. For example she illustrated the astamahishi vivaha of the Lord and the death of Narakasura at his hands with apt keerthans and pasurams. The first half was Govardhana leela, which soaked the rasikas in devotion and mellifluos music.The event was very well organised by S.S International and the crowd was a packed audience of more than a thousand

UTHSAVAM OF THIS MONTH- MARCH 2013

UTHSAVAM: HOLI UTHSAVAM
DATE: 17TH MARCH TO 26TH MARCH
TOWN: BRINDAVAN
VENUE: PREMA MADHURI KUNJ, BRINDAVAN

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM- MARCH 2013

1) PROGRAM AT KADAYANALLUR
DATE: 27TH FEB TO 5TH MARCH
TIME: 7.00 P.M
TOPIC: BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM
TOWN: KADAYANALLUR

2) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 15TH MARCH TO 20TH MARCH
VENUE: ASTHIKA SAMAJ, VENUS COLONY
CITY: CHENNAI
TIME: 6.30 P.M TO 8.30 P.M
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH- MARCH 2013

SMT.VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS- MARCH 2013

1) PROGRAM AT KADAYANALLUR
DATE: 3,4TH MARCH
TIME: 4.00 P.M TO 6.00 P.M
TOWN: KADAYANALLUR
TOPIC: BALA LEELA, RASA LEELA OF SRI KRISHNA

2) PROGRAM AT BANGALORE
DATE: 9TH MARCH
CITY: BANGALORE
VENUE: UDAKATHUR MUTT, ALSUR
TIME: 6.00 P.M
TOPIC: VOCAL DUET CONCERT WITH BROTHER SAKETHARAMAN

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- MARCH 2013

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE QUIZ

1) The answers to the quiz should be sent to the email idannahariji@gmail.com within 26^th 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 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes.

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013

1) Prahlada says “ A person asking for boons from the Lord is none but a .................... . Complete the sentence.

2) What boon did the Lord give Prahlada?

3) Why did narada call Dharmaputhra a fortunate person?

4) How many days can a sanyasi stay in a village?

5) Who si Upabarhanan?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013

1) Narada

2) Prahlada, Sanakadis, Brahma, Hiranyakashipu

3) Just as the decoration made for the bimba is as good as the one done for a parthibimba( reflection) so does the fruits of worship done to the Lord reach the jeevan again.

4) Prahlada fears samsaara. He does not fear Narasimha.

5) Prahlada does not want to enjoy the material pleasures enjoyed by the perishable sense organs. Instead he wishes for satsanga. He wishes for the satsangha of Narada.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013
1) Padma Narayanan-------------I--------------80+10=90
2) Raja-------------------------------I---------------88+10=98
3) Srividya Krishnan-------------II--------------74+8=82
4) karthik venkatrman----------II---------------96+8=104
5) Sethuraman---------------------II---------------96+8=104
6) Sruthi Suryaprakash----------II---------------40+8=48
7) N.Krishnan----------------------III--------------92+6=98
8) Srinivasan Sujatha-------------III--------------78+6=84
9) Radhakrishnan Ramamurthy--III------------70+6=76
10) Radhika Venkatrman----------III-------------94+6=100

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013

PULLAMBHUTHAMKUDI

There was a prajapathi by name Arishtanemi He had two wives. They were Vinatha and Kadru. Vinatha gave birth to Arunan and Garuda. Kadru’s children were the snakes. Arunan’s sons were Sampathi and Jatayu. Arunan was the charioteer of the Sun God. Jatayu and Sampathi wanted to see their father and flew up in the skies. Jatayu could not bear the heat. Sampathi protected him with his wings. Unfortunately Sampathi’s wings burnt in the heat and he fainted. He fell on top of the Vindhya ranges. Jatayu fell into the forests of dandakaaranya.. A sage by name Nishakara said Sampath’s wings would grow again if he served Rama by his speech. It was then that Ravana abducted Seetha. Jatayu fought a fierce battle with Ravana but alas he chopped of Jatayu’s wings with his sword by name Chandrahaasa. Rama went in search of Sita. He saw Jatayu dying. Yet Jatayu held his breath to bless Rama. He said “ My Dear Rama. Dont you worry. You will get back your lost Sita and the kingdom too. He died on the divine lap of the Lord. Then Rama did Brahmameda samskara for Jatayu. After this incident Sugriva sakhya took place. In gratitude towards Rama for having won him back the Kishkinda Rajya Sugriva sent a huge army of vanaras in search of Sita. Hanuman gave Rama the news of Sita’s finding. He started towards Lanka. When he crossed the river Cauvery he thought of Jatayu and wanted to a full fledged Sraddham. ( Anna sraadhdham). He thought of Sita for one needs his wife for the pithrukaarya. Sita came out from his Vakshasthala and cooked the food for the sraadham. Rama rested for a while there.That place became a punyakshetra. It was called pakshiBhuthapuram alias PullamBhuthangkudi. It is near Kumbakonam at the banks of river Cauvery. It is equivalent to Gaya. Those who do sraadham( rituals for ancestors) here will beget progeny by Rama’s grace.

SRISRIANNA - AN INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO THE GATEWAY OF A GLORIOUS TRADITION – THE PREMIKA SAMPRADAYA

SRISRIANNA – AN INTRODUCTION

SriKrishnapremi swamigal fondly called as SriAnna was born in Sanganallur, a small village in tamilnadu, India. Right from his early days he was a severe practioner of YogaSadhanas. This saint however wished to prove the world that the easiest way to attain the lotus feet of the Lord is nevertheless the path of Bhakthi. He revered SriBhagavanNama Bodendral as his Mansika Guru. He took to Srimad Bhagavatham as his pramana grantha [Authoritative treatise]. He founded a glorious sampradaya called PremikaSampradaya.[SriAnna is addressed as Premika].

SriBhakthaKolahalaKrishna is his Upasana deity. Paranur is a village near Villupuram. SriAnna built a wonderful temple for SriKolahalan in this small village. Thenceforth he started living there. He himself performed all the sevas to SriKolahalan right from Suprabhatham in the morning, the afternoon pooja, the evening rituals till dolothsavam in the night. Like SriThiyagaraja Swamigal who sang Utsava sampradaya keerthanas to his IshtaDaiva Lord Rama, SriAnna composed Uthsava krithis for the seva of SriKolahalan.[Suprabhatham to Dolothsavam]. Those Keerthanas are being sung till date during the pooja of the lord in Paranur. Besides this SriAnna has composed several Shathakas[A Shathaka consists of 100 Krithis] including 1. Raghava Shathakam 2. Radhika Shathakam 3. Yugala Shathakam 4. Govinda Shathakam 5. Ranga Shathakam etc. He has composed more than 1000 Krithis to date. It is definite that SriAnna visits Paranur every Ekadasi.There he follows `the Ekadasi Vratham in a strict manner, fasting, performing Abhishekam to Kolahalan, Pravachanam in the evening and Divyanama Sankeerthanam in the night. Gokulasthtami Utsavam is a grand affair in Paranur with 1000’s of devotees participating, Bhakthi overflowing through the streets. Navarathri Utsavam, Vasanthothsavam, SriRamanavami Utsavam, Keerthanavali utsavam, Thepothsavam are the othert festivals celebrated grandly at Paranur.

SriAnna has also established a VedaPatashala at Paranur. There is also a Goshala beautifully maintained by him. These have been established by a trust founded by him. The trust is named “SriKrishnapremi Swamigal Baghavatha Dharmam trust”. This trust is run exclusively by the efforts of SriAnna.

THE SPREAD OF BHAKTHI THROUGHOUT INDIA:

SriAnna wished to spread awareness about the importance of Bhakthi in the minds of the people of India. Hence he toured throughout the length and breadth of India from Kanyakumari to the Himalayas many times. He gave discourses on several topics in several cities including Srimad Bhagavatham, Srimad Ramayanam, Mahabharatham, Bhakthavijayam, Bhagavath Geetha, Azhwargal vaibhavam, Upanishads etc. He is an ocean of knowledge – a reservoir of wisdom. There is in fact no topic not dealt by him. He also founded and established an association called “Akhila Bharatha Sadhu Sangham” throughout India in several cities. The objectives of this institution are

Spread the awareness of “ The Greatness of the divine name – NamaPracharam”
To conduct Bhavatham, Ramayana discourses.
Renovation of DivyaDesa temples etc.

Akhila Bharatha Sadhu Sangam functions in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Tirunelvelli, Madurai, Pondicherry etc.

OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS: {ASHRAMS}

PREMA MADHURI KUNJAM – BRINDAVANAM, MATHURA, UP

SriAnna holds Brindavanam very close to his hearts. Hence he built an Ashram called PremaMadhuriKunjam in RadhaNivas, Goranagar colony, Brindavanam. Here he built an exquisite temple for SriRadhaVamsidhara Krishna. Here too like paranur the rituals take place according to Premika Sampradaya [ Suprabhatham to Dolothsavam]. The main festivals celebrated here are Radhasthtami, Rasothsavam, Holy, and RadhaKalyanam. Every year SriAnna visits Brindavanam four times for these Uthsavams.

KOORATHAZWAR BHAJANASHRAMAM, ALAGAR KOVIL, MADURAI

This Ashram is at Alagar kovil, Madurai. This picturesque Ashram captivates the heart of every viewer. The natural beauty of this Ashram with the green mountains behind it and flowers of various hues is the apt place for meditating on the lotus feet of the lord. Every Chithra Pournami Lord Alagar comes to this Ashram to the delight of several devotees. SriAnna conducts a Sapthaham during this time. This Ashram is being goverened by Akhila Bharatha Sadhu Sangam, Madurai.

KRISHNASURI BHAJANASHRAMAM, MELKOTE

Melkote is a kshetram near Mysore, Karnataka. SwamiRamanauja retrieved the deity of this kshetram from the Delhi Badshah, after great efforts. Here again a beautiful ashram has been established. Chellapillai - as the deity is popularly known as, comes to this ashram in every July. This ashram is maintained by Akila Bharatha Sadhusangam Bangalore.

PANDURANGAN TEMPLE, THIRUCHANANALLUR

There lived a saint by name Krishnasuri in Thiruchanganallur [Chenganur]. It is he who is called Periyavachanpillai in tamil. He has commented on the entire 4000 Divyaprabhandhams. SriAnna incarnated in his vamsa. Periyavachanpillai had earlier constructed a temple for Lord Srinivasa. SriAnna too has built a small but beautiful temple for Pandurangan in this village. Besides this he has constructed a Mutt for PeriyavachanPillai. Periyavachanpillai too was born on a Avani Rohini incidentally SriAnna too was born on a AvaniRohini[Rohini star – Tamil month of Avani]. Hence on that day there is a procession of Periyavachanpillai to that Mutt built by SriAnna. Also every year it is routine that on January 26^th the KalyanaUtsavam of LordSrinivas and Panduranga are conducted.

SRISRIANNA’S WORKS:

SriAnna has written innumerable works in Sanskrit. To my knowledge after Valmiki and Vyasa he is the only person to write 40,000 slokas. Some of the important works are SriVaishnavaSamhita, Divyadesa Vaibhavam, Brindavana Mahatmiyam etc.He also has written works in various languages such as tamil, telgu, marati and the like. He also runs a monthly tamil magazine called BagavathaDharmam.

BRAHMASABHA:

SriAnna established an association called Bramhasabha to spread BagavathaDharmam throughtout the whole world. Bhajans, Parayans, Pravachans etc are being conducted at USA, Dubai etc by Bramhasabha members.

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SRISRIANNA VISIT www.srisrianna.org