Sri.Hari Anna: December 2011

Monday, December 5, 2011

SLOKA OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2011

Bartharam Nanuvarthetha saa cha papagathirbhaveth
Barthuhu Sushrushaya nari labhathe Swargamuthamam
Api Yaa Nirnamskara Nivruththa Devapoojanath
Susrushameva Kurveetha Barthuhu Priyahithe ratha
Our nation is full of pathivrathas. Many chaste women lived in the past as in the present. The chaste women consider service to their husband as their only goal in life. Hence they never leave their husband for any reason atall. It is not surprising if a wife serves a husband who is very favourable to her, handsome looking,, wealthy etc. She is indeed a chaste woman who serves even an ugly looking, characterless, sick, poor husband.
Kousalya was a great chaste woman. When Sri Rama left for the forest Kousalya did not admonish Dasaratha. Nor did she plead with him to make them stay at Ayodhya. She instead stayed by his side, fanning him and consoling him. Sita looked at this. She said atonce “ I learn from Kousalya what Sthree dharma is”.
Sri Rama took leave of Kousalya as he left for the forest. Kousalya requested that he must take her along with him as she could not live without him. Sri Rama advised that it was not righteous to leave Dasaratha and come with him. Those women who do not support their husband will not beget swarga. She might not serve the Devas or perform other rites. But she should definitely serve her husband.

PAST EVENTS

BHAKTHA VIJAYAM PRAVACHANAM, DUBAI
From Oct 30th to Nov 5th at Sindhi hall, Dubai Sri Hariji performed Bhaktha Vijayam discourses. Many people gathered and were delighted to hear the grand lectures. There was Dolothsavam everday after the pravachanam.

UTHSAVAM OF THIS MONTH- DECEMBER 2011

DATE; 9DEC
VILLAGE: PARANOOR
UTHSAVAM: RASOTHSAVAM

DATE; 17TH DEC TO 26TH DEC
VILLAGE: PARANOOR
UTHSAVAM: KEERTHANAVALI UTHSAVAM

HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM- DECEMBER 2011

I PROGRAM AT HYDERABAD

DATE: 2nd DEC TO 8TH DEC

CITY; SECUNDERABAD

VENUE: VEDA BHAVAN, CHANDRAGIRI COLONY

TIME:6.30 P.M

TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVTHA SAPTHAHAM

II PROGRAM AT MUMBAI

DATE; 25TH DEC TO 1ST JAN

CITY; MUMBAI

VENUE: VANI VIDYALAYA, MULUND

TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM

TIME: 7.00 A.M TO 6.30 P.M

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH- DECEMBER 2011

SMT. VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAM
No Date Venue Topic Timings
1) 15th Dec Chettinad Vidyasramam sabari moksham 6.30p.m
2) 17th Dec Krishna gana sabha Krishna leela 9.00 a.m
3) 18th Dec Krishna gana sabha Krishna leela 9.00a.m
4) 25th dec Parthasarathy swami Andal kalyanam 10.00 a.m
5) 27th Dec Bharath kalachar Bhooloka Vaikuntam 4.00p.m
6) 29th Dec Mylapore Fine Arts Nanadanar charitram 6.00p.m
7) 1st Jan Naradagana sabha Sita kalyanam 4.25p.m

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- DECEMBER 2011

QUIZ FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2011
1) Who are punyajanaha?
2) Which is Vishalapuri?
3) How did Dhruva climb the Vaikuntavimana?
4) Who was Dhruva’s son who was a Brahmanishta?
5) What did mahalakshmi give Pruthu?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2011
1) Suneethi said to Dhruva.
2) Compares it to the sun.
3) Madhuvanam has the Lord’s divinity always. It is the soil where the Lord placed His feet.
4) “Sthanuriva”- Dhruva did penance like Siva. The other meaning : Dhruva stood unmoving
5) like a wooden blog.
6) The Lord showers His grace on His devotee just like a cow secretes milk on seeing its calf.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2011

1) Sethuraman---------------64+10=74------------I prize

2) Karthik Venkatraman-----60+8=68-------------II prize

3) Radhika Venkatraman------60+6=66------------III prize

4) Srinivasan Sujatha----------64+6=70------------III prize

5) Raja-------------------------22+6=28------------IIIprize

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH- DECEMBER 2011

THIRUCHENKUNDRUR
Jagajjyothi vimanam, thiruchchitraru, seen by Lord Siva
At the banks of Sanga theertham lord Hari stands at Sonashailapuram ( thiruchenkundrur). Once upon a time there was a powerful asura by name Andhaka. He performed severe penance. Brahma bestowed on him a boon that he will not be killed by any weapon of the Devas. “ Indra’s vajrayudham, or Yama’s dandam, or Varuna’s pasam or Vayu’s gada,, Rudra’s parasu or Vishnu’s chakra, or Muruga’s vel ( trident) will not hurt you” said Brahma. But as he was of a vicious nature he began assaulting all the Devas. The Devas sought refuge under Lord Siva. As Siva fought a tough battle Andhaka disappeared from His sight. Even Lord Siva’s parasu failed to succeed. Siva came down to Malayadesham at the banks of sanga teertha and performed penance. The Lord appeared along with Durga, lakshmi and saraswathi. The Lord said ‘” Previously I took the avathar of Hayagriva and killed the asuras who took away the Vedas. I shall now give to you the same shoola which I used in that battle.” It was at that time that a girl who was the amsha of Lakshmi was born to a sage called Aprunar. She was named Sarawathi and wanted to wed me. In the Hayagrivaathar I married her. Andhakasura is Tamas embodied. Only the shoola which is wisdom personified can kill him. Brahmavidyaswarupini Durga killed Mahishasuran with this same weapon.” Having said thus the Lord ordered sarawathi and Durga to give the shoolam to Siva. Lord Siva inturn waged a war and killed Andhakasura.
Thus this kshetra has the deities of Siva, Durga, Vishnu( hayagriva and Saraswathi. Those who worship them at this ksehtra will beget longevity, health and success.

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