SLOKA OF THE MONTH - JANUARAY 2012

Yam Palayasi Dharamam Tvam Dhruthya ca niyamena ca
Sa vai Raghavashardula Dharmasthvamabhirakshathu
Yanmangalam Sahsrakshe Sarvadevanamaskrute
Vruthranashe samabhavath Tattebhavatu mangalam
Yanmangalam Suparnasya vinataakalpayatpura
Amrutham Prarthayaanasya Tatte bhavatu mangalam
Threen vikraman vikramatho vishnoramihatejasaha
Yadaseenmangalam Rama Thatte Bhavatu Mangalam

The love showered by a mother towards her child is called vatsalyam. We can perceive this vatsalayam all over the world. We can notice this even in nature. If birds give birth to young ones , they build nests, bring prey for their young ones and place the prey into their small mouths. If a cow gives birth to a calf it automatically secretes milk on the very sight of its calf. The fish bring up their young ones purely by their very sight ( very look). The tortoise brings up its young ones by its very thought ( remembrance).
Thus we can perceive vathsalyam all around the world. A mother shows extreme affection even towardsa cruel son. If it be so it is imperceivable to measure the amount of affection Kousalya had for her son who was an Avatharapurusha Himself. Thus she cried bitterly when Rama left towards the forest. Rama consoled her telling her the principles of Dharma. She then blesses Rama that he be safe and sound in the forest. “ You have left the kingdom for the sake of dharma. Let that dhrama save you for which you have sacrificed everything. Vruthrasura was a huge demon. Devendran wanted to destroy him, mother of Indra- Adithi blessed him. Indra destroyed Vruthra. Rama killed Ravana the samew ay. Let those blessings come to you. Vinatha, mother of garuda blessed him on his journey to fetch nectar. Let that blessing come to you.Garuda got nectar. Rama got back Seetha. When Vaman Bhagavan started to measure the whole world Adithi blessed Him. Let those blesseings beget you. Vamana measured the entire world. Rama measured from Ayodhya to Lanka.

SAPTHAHAM AT HYDERABAD

HYDERABAD SAPTHAHAM

At Hyderabad Bhagavatha sapthaham was conducted at Veda Bhavan from Dec 2nd to 8th by Sri Hari Anna. On Sunday a grand unchavrithi, divyanamam and Radha Kalyanam were conducted. Veda Bhavan is a patashala where 100 and more students are being trained. All the vidyarthis participated in the sapthaham enthusiastically. Many devotees from the public too attended and enjoyed the programme. Sri Venkatrama Ganapadigal is a great noble person who is the founder of this institution.

PAST EVENTS

DASAMA SKANDA PRAVACHANAM- NANGANALLUR

Dasama sknadam upanyasam was conducted at Guruvayur temple premises by Akhila Bharatha Sadhu Samaj from Nov 17th to 22nd. Sri Hari Anna deliverd the lectures in full emotion and regaled the audience. Sri Anna graced the occasion on a Sunday, conducted Radha Kalyanam and delivered a lecture on Sri jayadeva.

UTHSAVAM OF THIS MONTH

UTHSAVAM : THEPPOTHSVAM
DATE: JAN 19TH
VILLAGE: PARANOOR

2) UTHSAVAM: KALYANOTHSAVAM
DATE: 26TH JAN
VILLAGE: SENGANOOR

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM
1) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 8TH JAN TO 11TH JAN
CITY: CHENNAI
VENUE: RATNAGIRISWARAR TEMPLE, BESANT NAGAR
TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM
TIME: 7.00 P.M

2) PROGRAM AT VIZHUPURAM
DATE: 21ST JAN TO 26TH
TOWN: VIZHUPURAM
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM
VENUE: VAIKUNTAVAS APERUMAL TEMPLE
TIME: 7.00P.M

EVENTS OF THIS MONTH JANUARY 2012

VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAM

PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 21ST JAN , 22ND JAN
VENUE: KAMARAJ HALL
TOPIC: SURDAS, GURUVAYURAPPAN LEELAI
TIME: 6.30 P.M
CITY: CHENNAI

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- JAN 2012

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2012
1) If Pruthu was indifferent towards the earth how would he then protect it?
2) Pruthu considered the earth as
a) His daughter
b) His wife
c) His sister
3)At the place where Pruthu conducted the Ashwamedha yaga
a)The Saraswathi river sprang up
b)Saraswathi river merged with the sea
c)The Saraswathi river froze.
4)“ Jaharashwam punarharihi”---- Who is Hari?
5)“ Mayi Bhakthirastu te”-----------Who said to whom?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2011
1) Yakshas
2) Badarikasramam
3) Dhruvan climbed up to the Vaikunta placing his feet on Mruthyudevatha’s head.
4) Uthkalan
5) Peramanent imperishable wealth

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2011

1) Radhakrishnan Ramamurthy---------------I------------42+10=52

2) Radhika Venkatraman----------------------I------------66+10=76

3) Karthik Venkatraman----------------------I-------------68+10=78

4) Sethuraman--------------------------------I-------------74+10=84

5) Padma Narayanan-------------------------I--------------46+10=56

6) Srinivasan Sujatha-------------------------I--------------70+10=80

7) Raja---------------------------------------I---------------28+10=38

8) Balaji-------------------------------------II---------------8

9)Srinivasan---------------------------------III-------------6

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2012

THIRUVITHTHUVAKODU
Ambarisha ruled the whole world with his base as Ayodhya. He was the son of Naabhaga. He was a great warrior and a true devotee. He used to listen to the divine stories of the Lord. Once he was on a teertha yatra to Kerala. There he asked the wise men as to how to please the Lord Vishnu. They replied that the best way was to follow the ekadesi vratham. Fasting on Ekadesi and offering payasam to the Lord on Dwadashi and then feeding the Brahmins one has to partake food on the dwadashi thithi. Ambarisha too came back to Ayodhya and began the vratha for a year. To conclude the vratha in the month of Karthika Shuklapaksha he went to Brundavan. Having bathed in the river Yamuna, doing the salagrama pooja, fasting and being awake all night, listening to the Lord’s tr anscendental stories and namasankeerthanam he spent the ekadesi. On the dwadashi day he bathed in the river Yamuna, worshipped Vishnu fed the brahmanas and sat down to eat. It was then that Sage Durvasha came to the spot. Ambaraisha atonce got up and requested the sage to do the parana there. The sage agreed and left for his bath at Yamuna but never came back for a long time. It was a fault to eat before the invited sage. It was also a fault if the parana was not done in the dwadashi thithi. Hence the king did jalaparana alone. ( drank a little water alone). Knowing this through his gnana drushti Durvasa discharged a ghost towards him. The Vishnu chakra killed the ghost immediately and followed the sage who ran for his life. The sage finally met Lord Vishnu who said “ Iam not independent. Iam a servant to my devotees. They are my swamis. I can forgive even hundreds of mistakes done to me but not even one done to my bakthas. Go and ask pardon from Ambaraisha.”
Durvasa came back to Ambarisha and asked forgiveness. Ambarisha prayed to Sudarshana and the chakra disappeared. After this incident Ambarisha left to Thiruviththuvakodu and did Vishnubhakthi. Those who pray to the Lord Vishnu at Thiruvithuvakodu will be relieved of ghosts and phantoms.
Note: It is a high co-incidence and the Lord’s anugraha that this has been written on Vaikunta Ekadasi.