Sri.Hari Anna: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

SLOKA OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2011

Na Vanam GanthuKamasya Thyajathascha Vasundharam
Sarvalokaathigasyeva lakshyathe Chiththavikriya
Gnanis and Karma Yogis consider joy and sorrow equally. Joy, sorrow, prestige, censure, fortune, loss are allfor the body and not the soul.The soul is always Aanandaswarupi. They always concentrate on the soul and not the body. Hence a gnanyogi is able to perceive happiness as equivalent to sorrow. A karmayogi serves without expectation of fruits. Those who expect fruits only will expect profits. A karmayogi does not expect fruits, hence he is able to percieve fortune and loss equally.
Sri Rama considered joy and sorrow equally. Just the previos day Dasaratha called Rama and informed him that He will be coronated as Yuvaraja.Sri Rama was happy then. However there were no signs of He becoming excited by begetting this huge fortune. The very next day The coronation was cancelled. Dasratha called him and said’ The Coronation will not take place. I have given Kaikeyi 2 vows. You cannot earn on our own either. You have to go to the forest for 14 years. The fortune was lost and Rama had to face two huge problems of loss of fortune and life in the forest. Yet He was calm and happy as ever. He was not anxious, nor angry nor sad. He considered the joy of rajyalabham and the sorrow of vanavasam equally. He was highly virtuous and was intent on fulfilling His father’s promise. He was not keen on attaining the kingdom. “Be it whatever I shall not forsake Dharma” was Rama’s policy. Hence He was able to perceive joy and sorrow equally.

PAST EVENTS

PROGRAM AT SRIRANGAM

The Seetha kalyana Mahothsava Committee conducted Sri Hari Anna’s upanyasam at Gorathamoolai, Srirangam on June 7,8 and 9th. Sri Hari Anna delivered lectures on Shabari moksham and Sundara Kandam. There was good response and the audience enjoyed every bit of it.

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH- AUGUST 2011

I UTHSAVAM OF THIS MONTH

UTHSAVAM: GOKULASHTAMY UTHSAVAM
DATE: 22NDAUG TO 31ST AUG
VILLAGE: PARANOOR
II HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM

SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM, GURUVAYUR

DATE: JULY 31ST TO AUG 7TH

TOWN: GURUVAYUR

TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM

TIME: 7.00 A.M TO 6.30 P.M

VENUE: RUKMINI REGENCY, EAST NADA

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- AUGUST 2011

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011
1) Devahuthi served Kardama Prajapathi. Whom does Sri Sukar compare Devahuthi to in this context.
2) What is the name of Pulasthyar’s wife?
3) Who was Vyasa’s friend?
4) What are the 24 thatvas that kapilaVasudevar preached/
5) “ Naikathmatham Me Spruhayanthi Kechith
The Saints:
a) Will not expect even swargam
b) Will want wordly life
c) Will not be devoid of devotion even when they attain moksham.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2011
1) Vidura
2) Darbam
3) 13 ( 6th canto of Srimad Bhagavatham deals with daksha’s second janma. Third canto deals with daksha’s first janma. Answer is to be given from the third canto only. Some have answerd from the 6th canto. One mark has been awarded for such answers however.)
4) He came walking, as He put His hands on Garuda.
5) They stopped Mahalakshmi.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2011
1) There is no lust or anger in Sri Vaikuntam. For the purpose of playing His divine sports He has created LeelaVaikuntam.The Sanakadis cursed JayaVijaya at this LeelaVaikuntam only.
2) Shatharupa
3) Barhishmathi. At this kshetra Lord Varaha moved His body. When doing so some hair fell down from His body.
4) Sri Naradar
5) Good Qualities- “ Thasmai Gunaganaadyaya.” In this sloka Sri Suka says Kardama Prajapathi’s wealth is his virtues.”

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2011

1) Girija Sitaraman------------I prize------6+10= 16 points

2) Radhika Venkatraman------IIprize-----16+8= 24

3) Karthik Venkatraman------IIprize------16+8 =24

4)Gopika Sampath------------IIprize------16+8=24

5) Sethuraman----------------II prize------20+8=28

6) Srinivasan Sujatha---------IIIprize------20+6=26

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY

1) Srinivasan Sujatha---------I prize--------26+10= 36points

2) Radhika Venkatraman-----II prize-------24+8= 32

3) Karthik Venkatraman------II prize-------24+8= 32

4) Sethuraman----------------II prize-------28+8 =36

5) Girija Sitaraman------------III------------16+6=22

6) Gopika Sampath-----------III------------24+6= 30

7) Padma Narayanan---------III------------18+6=24

8) Raja-----------------------III-----------6 points

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011

SRIKURMAM

On the banks of the Bay of Bengal is a kshetra called SriKurmam. Here the Lord is in the form of a salagramam. During the pralaya Brahma incarnated on a lotus of his own. He atonce began questioning the origin of this world and its creation. He came to a conclusion that He is the Creator of the entire universe. It was then that he saw a small tortoise playing in the pralaya waters. “ Who are you? “,He questioned. “Iam the Creator of this universe and and you too.’ Brahma was surprised “ How come I have four heads and you are so small. How is it that you proclaim yourself as the Creator. ?”. The Lord immediately said ‘ I have come in the form of a kurma, in order to play with you. Look atmy transcendental form. Immediately the Lord showed His Huge celestial form with thousands of eyes and hands. Brahma extolled the Lord who said to Him “ You are Nadaswaroopa and youir wife saraswathi is Vakswaroopa. You both pervade the whole world. Know that Iam the base for this entire world. I bear this entire universe on my back.” This is the reason why the world is stable. This Aadikurma murthy was worshipped by Swetharaja and Sulochana.

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