Sri.Hari Anna: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

SHLOKA OF THE MONTH MARCH 2009

SARVESHAM HI SA DHARMATHMA VARNANAM KURUTHE DAYAM

CHATHURNAM HI VAYASTHANAM THENA THE THAMANUVRATHAHA

The citizens of ayodhya never tire the sight of Rama on Ayodhya streets. The streets are full of people.. It is filled with not only the citizens of Ayodhya but the others who have come to witness the pattabhisheka function too. The streets, the houses, the house-tops, the roofs, tree tops- people, people everywhere. Sri Rama’s chariot pierces the crowd. His glance is full of mercy. He smiled at some, shook his head at some others, bowed down to elders, he gave what the devotees wanted. There was no difference between the foolish and wise, rich and poor, Brahmin and others in front of Rama. Every one was satisfied that his glance fell on them. There is no boundary to His mercy. There is place for the highly born Vasishta and the low born Guha in Sri Rama’s heart. The gnani (wise) Anchaneya and the fallen Ahalya are treated alike by him. His mercy equally falls on deserving Vibheeshana ( prapanna sreshta) and an undeserving kakasura who knew not even to prostrate. His mercy alone is our only refuge, we being laymen.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH JAN 2009

BHAKTHA VIJAYA PRAVACHANAM

Poornakumbam to hariji

Hariji

Pravachnam

Audience

From Jan 20^th to 26^th Sri Hari anna stunned the audience at Ayodhya mandapam ( Ashwamedha mandapam) , mambalam, Chennai. Sri hari Anna’s resonant and emotive upanyasam was enjoyed by more than 700 devotees. The devotion of the bhakthas and the enormous compassion of the Lord was brought before the very eyes of the audience. Bhadrachala ramadasar’s staunch devotion, Purandaradasar’s vairagya, kabir’s gurubakthi, Ekanathar’s patience, Jayadeva’s gopibhavam was beautifully explained by Hari Anna. Sri Gurumoorthy made all the arrangements beautifully with great sincerity.

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH(MARCH 2009)

I UTSAVAM OF THIS MONTH (MARCH 2009)

UTSAVAM: Holi Utsavam

DATE: March 1 to 10
TOWN: Brindavan

II HARIANNA'S PROGRAM(MARCH 2009)

SRIMAD BHAGAVATA PRAVACHNAM SINGAPORE

DATE: FEB 25 TO MARCH 2
TOPIC:Srimad Bhagavatam
CITY: Singapore
VENUE: Sri Krishna temple,Waterloo street,Singapore
TIME: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

III VISHAKA HARI'S PROGRAM MARCH 2009

1.PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 1ST MARCH
TOPIC :Vibeeshana Saranagathy
CITY: Chennai
VENUE: Hamsadwany,Youth Hostel,Adayar
TIME: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

2.PROGRAM AT CHENNAI

DATE: 3rd March
TOPIC: Rukmini Kalyanam
CITY:Chennai
VENUE:Padmanabhaswamy temple,Adayar
TIME: 7 pm to 9 pm

3.PROGRAM AT TRICHY
DATE: 21 March
TOPIC: Sabary Moksham
CITY: Trichy
VENUE:R.R. Sabha
TIME:7 pm to 9 pm

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM MARCH 2009

RULES AND REGULATION:
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 FOR THE MONTH MARCH 2009:

1) After the mahabharatha yudha Yudhishtira did aswamedha yaga. How many times did he do so?

2) Ashwaththama discharged the asthra on pancha pandavas. How did Lord Krishna protect the pandavas from it?

3) How did utharakumari seek refuge?

4) “Namasye purusham”- Why is he called purusha?

5) “Vipadaha santhu naha” –Kunti prays for more and more accidents in life. Why is it so?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEB 2009:

1)Who is Gautamy?

Aswaththama’s mother.

2) Why do we call Arjuna as Paartha?

Kunthi is otherwise known as “Prutha”. Arjuna is called “Partha” because he is the son of Prutha.

3) What was Draupadi’s reaction on seeing Ashwaththama?

“ leave him, leave Him” thus said Droupadi and bowed before Ashwaththama.

4) “ harehe haardam”- what is meant by haardam?

“Hardam is the notion of the mind, i.e., sankalpa.

5) What kind of punishment did Arjuna give Ashwaththama ?

He took off the jewel on Aswathathama’s head and shamed him

FEBRUARY WINNERS:
1.Sethuraman-First - 100+10 pts.
2. Hari Gurumurthy-First-38+10pts.
3.Aravind Hariharan-First - 10pts.
4.Aparna Ganesh-First-82+10pts.
5.Thaila-First-32+10pts.
6.Sujatha Nanadakumar-First-8+10pts.
7.Karthik Venkatraman- Second-42+8 pts.
8.Radhika Venkataraman-Third-10+6points

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH MARCH 2009

SRI RANGAM PART IV

Brahma questions the Lord: “ Oh Supreme Lord of mercy, the All Knower and All- powerful Being please be kind enough to explain how to worship such an archa ( vigraha) form of yours. Who should worship you? How does one worship you? How should one not worship you? Repository of compassion we wait for your answers”

Sri Ranganatha continues: “There are three forms of worship 1) agama 2) vaidika 3) Tantrika. Agama is the form of worship where the temple pooja is done either through paancharatra type or Vaikhanasa type.( In Tirumala the worship is vaikhanasa and in Sri rangam it is paancharatram). Vaidika form of worship is prevelant in temples and houses. Taantrika is prevelant in Kerala type temples. There is the fourth type followed by Vidura, Shabari, the gopis, aandal and many more such devotees. This form of worship is the Prema pooja. The Lord declares “ For a devotee with unflinching devotion I accept all his offerings and instead I give myself to him.”

“ I belong to all. I have no distinction of caste or creed. But my pooja has to be done by those who have the right to do so since several generations. However every person has his won share of service in my temple.

1) The archakas ( priests) worship.

2) The Kings build my temples.

3) Women decorate my temple with rangoli, prepare garlands, clean my campus

4) The sculptors prepare my vahanas

5) Potters mould mud pots for my food

6) Tailors stich my clothes, washermen wash them

7) Artists sing and dance in my temple

8) Farmers plough on my lands, cowherds graze my cows

9) Even barbers have their share of service in my temple. They shave my devotees head.

10) Hundreds of poor eat at my temple. I provide them with free food.

Lakhs of families earn their livelihood with my temple as their means”

( To be continued)

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

Sri.Hari Anna