SLOKA OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER 2010

“Thasyam Puryam Ayodhyayam vedavith sarvasangrahaha
Deergadarshi mahatheja pourajaanapadapriyaha
Ikshvaakunamadhirathaha Yajva darmaparo vashi
Maharshikalpo Raajaarshisthrishu lokeshu vishruthaha
Balavan nihathamithro mithravan vijithendriyaha
Danaischa samchayaischaanyaihi shakravaishravanopamaha
Yatha manurmahatheja lokasya parirakshitha
Thatha dasharatho raja lokasya parirakshitha”
The prosperity of a nation depends on the availability of water. The water in turn will be available perennially only if there are frequent showers of rain. That in turn depends on the satisfaction of the Devathas. Devathas are pleased only if people live virteous. If people have to be virteous their leader( the king) has to be virteous. Thus the prosperity of the entire nation completely depends on the king, its ruler.
The Ikshvaku rulers ruled Ayodhya. They earned wealth so that they could donate it in charity. They never used to talk much fearing falsity.They conqured several kingdoms to earn fame. In their old age they retired to forests and did penance. Finally they left their lives through yogagni. Out of all such rulers Dasharatha was a mahathma. The Lord Himself chose him as His father. Dasaratha was highly effulgent, knew all the Vedas.
“ Pourajaanapadapriyaha”- All people liked Dasaratha. It was vice versa too. Dasaratha too loved all his subjects. He did not himself coronate Rama. He called all of them and asked their opinion about Rama’s coronation. He respected the citizens so much. This shows the respect he had for them.
“ Darmaparo”- dasaratha was a Dharmika, a staunch follower of truth. He gave boons to kaikeyi. He very well knew that he would die if Rama left for the forest. Still he stuck to his principle of truth.
Dasaratha was also a great warrior. His chariot went in all 10 directions and hence the name Dasaratha. He conquered all his senses. He was almost equal to rishis. He even helped the Devas to conquer Sambharasura. Even Indra praised him for his valour. Like Manu he protected all the subjects.

PAST EVENTS-

SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM- NANGANALLUR

Sri Hari Anna’s sapthaham was a grand event at nanganallur Guruvayur temple witnessing large crowds inspite of heavy rains. From Nov 15th to 21st Akhila Bharatha Sadhu sangam Trust, nanganallur conducted the sapthaham in a very organized manner at the Narayana Pravachana mandapam, inside the temple premises. The hall overflowed with people thronging to listen to his sapthaham which was emotionally packed and flowed with soul elevating substance.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2010

I HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS- DEC 2010

1)Srimad Bhagavatha sapthaham- Pune

Date: 12th Dec to 18th Dec

City: Pune

Topic: Srimad Bhagavatham

Venue: Shri Adya Sankara mandir, sarasbaug, Pune

Time: 6.00p.m to 8.00 p.m

2) Srimad Bhagavatha Sapthaham- Mumbai

Date: 25th Dec to 31stDec

City: Mumbai

Topic: Bhagavatham

Venue: vani Vidyalaya, J. N Road, Mulund

Time: 7.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m

II Smt Vishakha Hari's program

DATE VENUE TIME TOPIC
1) 15Th Dec Chettinad Vidyashram 6.30p.m Krishna Leela
2) 18th and 19th Dec Krishna Gaana sabha 9.30a.m Paduka Pattabhishekam and
Sundara kandam
3) 21st Dec Bharath kalachar 6.00p.m Thyagaraja panchartanam
4) 23rd Dec Nungambakkam 7.00P.M Surdas
Cultural Academy
5) 25Th Dec Parthasarathy Swami sabha 9.30a.m Kunthi sthuthi, Bheeshma sthuthi
6) 27th Dec Padmanabhaswamy temple 7.00 p.m Gajendra moksham
7) 29th Dec Mylapore Fine Arts 6.00p.m Shabari Moksham
8) 31st Dec Brahma Gaana sabha 7.00p.m Parvathi kalyanam
9) 1st Jan Maruthi Bhaktha Jana Samaj 6.30 p.m Sundara Kandam

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- DECEMBER 2010

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2010
1) Who was the person who was completely devoid of ego though having a kingdom, wife, children, house, wealth, relatives etc?
2) Which is the leela which the kavis ( saints) think as unimaginable.?
3) “ Gunamsthu prakruthehe- what are the gunas of prakruthi?
4) What is it that removes the kalmasham( sin) of the people?
5) How do the kirarthas, hunas etc get sanctified?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2010
1) Those who listen to Bhagavathgunas are purified and obtain bhakthi, gnana, vairagyam. Thus they get liberated and attain vaikuntaloka and are seated close to the Lord’s feet. The others enjoy the Lord only from a distance.
2) Parikshith
3) Through Sadhusangham
4) Please tell the shrishtivaibhavam- the miracle of creation of the Lord admist all His miracles.
5) Hrusheekesha- is the one who rules over the senses.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2010
1) Girija Seetharaman- I-- 68+10points
2) Gopika Sampath----I---62+10 points
3) Srinivasan Sujatha-I----64+10 points
4) Padma narayanan--II---48+8 points
5) Radhakrishnan Ramamurthy--III- 38+6 points

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH- DEC 2010

THIRUVANVANDUR
Once sage Narada and Lord Vishnu walked through a forest. As they conversed with each other at the banks of river pampa. The Lord said “ narada, it is indeed difficult even for Brahma and Shiva to conquer my maya. Narada smiled and said “ But I have. I Have indeed succeeded in conquering your maya.” The Lord just smiled and said. “ Yes. By my grace my devotees alone can victor over my maya. Just look at that pond over there. May you take bath in it and sanctify it through your tapas.” Narada did as said and immediately was turned into a woman by name Naradi. This Naradi wandered in the forest lonely devoid of any relatives. At that time the king of kerala seeing her beauty was struck by it. He married her and begot two children. The children in turn were married off to deserving grooms. Suddenly the ruler of Karnataka declared war on Kerala and killed both the king and his son. Fearing death naradi too ran away to a forest to safeguard her life. There at the banks ofPampa river again she wept for a long time thinking of her misfortune. A sage appeared there and consoled her saying the samsara, this entire worldly life is very transient and all happiness has to end in sorrow. The man with a balanced mind neither frets sorrow nor rejoices in happiness. Go and take a bath at the holy river of pampa and get sanctified of your sins, he said. Naradi as she took her bath in the pond became Narada again and saw the Lord sitting on the banks.He was ashamed of his act and acknowledged to the Lord that indeed his maya was inconquerable. The Lord smiled , gave his veena back and asked him to sing again. Narada resumed his songs on the Lord and both left happily.
This is life. This is life. This is life. This is the Lord’s lesson for one and all.
This lesson was taught at thiruvanvandur- the divyadesha. This divyadesha has the mangalashasanam by Nammazhwar.