Sri.Hari Anna: May 2013

Saturday, May 4, 2013

SLOKA FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013

“ Dusheela Kaamavrutho va Dhanairva parivarjithaha

Sthreenam Aarthaswabhaavaanam paramam deivatham pathihi

Kimpunaryo gunaslagyaha saanukroshaha Jithendriyaha

Sthiraanuraago Dharmaathma Mathruvathpithruvathpriyaha”

A chaste woman is always focussed on serving her husband. Very noble women believe they serve their husband in this world and the outer. A wife shares in her husband’s happiness and sorrow. She consoles her husband in sorrow. As an example Sita comes along with Rama during his exile and serves him there too. She shares his sorrow.

Sri Rama sent away Bharatha with his paduka. After Bharatha left Rama also left Chitrakoota. Rama heard of the difficulties the sages were experiencing due to Kara and Dhushana. He left Chitrakuta with the aim of helping theses sages. He came to the ashrama of Athri who showered his affection on Rama. Anasuya happily welcomed Sita. Both were highly chaste women. Only a noble lady can truly undersatnad the high mindedness of another chaste woman. Hence Anasuya appreciated Sita’s chastity. Anasuya said “ whether a husband is of good character or not, whether he is rich or not he is truly a Lord for a wife. Your devotion towards your husband is truly appreciable. You followed him even in exile, thus she extole Sita.

Sita replied” Who will not love Rama? He is full of virtues. He is full of compassion. He has controlled his senses. He loves all. He is a righteous man. He loves me too. Who will not love such a person? “ Anasuya praised Sita for following Rama to the forest. Sita inturn surrenedered the praise too at the feet of Rama and said “ he is the reason for me being so’.

PAST EVENTS

SRIMAD RAMAYANA NAVAHAM, PUNE

Hari Anna conducted Ramayana Pravachanam from April 6^th to 14^th at Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Pune. SeethaKalyana mahothsavam was celebrated on 14^th April. Many devotees gathered and enjoyed the programmes.

UTHSAVAMS OF THIS MONTH

UTHSAVAM: RADHAKALYANA UTHSAVAM
DATE: 18TH MAY TO 24TH MAY
KSHETRA: BRINDAVANAM

UTHSAVAM: VASANTHOTHSAVAM

DATE; 15TH MAY TO 24TH MAY

KSHETRA: PARANOOR

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAM

1) PROGRAM AT SRIRANGAM
DATE: 13TH TO 15TH MAY
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM
VENUE: GORATHA MOOLAI, NORTH CHITRA STREET
TIME; 7.00P.M

EVENTS OF THE MONTH- MAY 2013

1) PROGRAM AT BANGALORE
DATE: 12TH MAY
CITY: BANGALORE
VENUE: FORT HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS
TOPIC: GAJENDRA MOKSHAM
TIME: 6.00 P.M

2) PROGRAM AT BANGALORE
DATE: 13TH MAY
VENUE: SRINIVASA TEMPLE, DEVAGIRI, BANASHANKARI
TOPIC: SRINIVASA VAIBHAVAM
TIME; 6.00P.M

3) PROGRAM AT SRIRANGAM
DATE: 16TH MAY, 17TH MAY
VENUE: GORATHA MULAI, NORTH CHITRA STREET
TOPIC: NARADA BHAKTHI SUTRAM
TIME; 7.00P.M

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- MAY 2013

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE QUIZ

1) The answers to the quiz should be sent to the email idannahariji@gmail.com within 26^th of each month.

2) Every month the answers will be evaluated and marks shall be given as points. These points shall get cumulatively added each month.

3) The highest score winner of the year ( April to March) will be awarded 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes.

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013

1) “Thathchcha sadhorvibhushanam”—Which is an ornament for sadhus?

2) Parijatham fulfils the wishes of all. Likewise who else satisfies the desires of all?

3) What did samudraraja give to Lakshmi who arose from the ksheerabdi?

4) What is the colour of Lord Dhanvanthri?

5) The Lord punishes ( hit) Swarbhanu a) with His Hand b) with the spoon serving nectar

c)Severed his head with the sudarshana chakra.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013

1) Thrikootam, ksheerabdi

2) Both the words refer to nimiththa karanam, upaadhana karanam. Brahmam represents both.

3) Arupaya- is Nirakara Bruhmam

Ururoopaya- Saakara Bruhmam

4) Garuda Bhagavan is Veda Swarupam

5) As Gajendra called out the words “ akila Karanaya, Aadimoolam( the primordial source)”, the Devas like Indra, Agni, Yama, Varuna hesitated to rescue the elephant as they wre not the origin of all. Henceforth Lord Narayana saved the elephant thus exhibiting the Vishnu parathva.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013

1) Sethuraman---------------------I-----------------10

2) Radhakrishnan Ramamurthy-----I-----------------10

3) N.Krishnan---------------------I------------------10

4) Raja----------------------------I------------------10

5) Radhika Venkatraman----------II------------------8

6) Srividya Krishnan---------------II------------------8

7) Srinivasan Sujatha--------------III-----------------6

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013

KADAMBAVANAM- UTHTHAMARKOVIL

There is a kshetra called Kadambavana ( uththamar kovil). It is to the north of Srirangam. There was a sage by name Kadamba rishi who did Cauvery snanam at the banks and did severe penance. He was engaged in Ashtaksshara japam. Once many sages came to the ashrama of Kadambamuni. Those sages included Athri, Chyavanar, vasishta, markandeya, Brugu, Marichi, Kashyapar, Kanvar, Yagnavalkyar,z, narada, Vishwamithra, Gowthamar, Daththathreya, Sukar, Parasara etc. They were engaged in the discussion of the parathathva. Kadamba muni addressed this august gathering “ may you all research the Vedas, smruthis, shastras and come to a conclusion regarding the parabruhma.

Brahma said “ since the Vedas sing sukthas on all Devathas like Indra, Yama, Vishnu, Siva it is difficult to come to a conclusion regarding the nature of Parathathva.

Yagnavalkya said “ The Lord is one. The devathas are but angas ( parts) of this one Lord. He is formless and nameless. He is immortal . Hence he is aksharaswarupa.

Vyasa said” The Vedas definitely extol narayana as the supreme Being. Other Devas are but forms of this Narayana.

Markandeya says ‘ I doubt it. I feel the mumoorthy ( Bruhma, Vishnu and Siva) are all parathathvas.

Brugu says “ Creation, sustenance and destruction are carried out by one and the same Lord . The Vedas talk of the creation of Bruhma. Shathapadabrahmanam talks of creation of Siva. But there is no creation of Vishnu being spoken about. Hence He is the primordial energy.

Athri says “ Why waste our time over arguments ? Lets do penance here wishing to see the Lord who is the source of all.

All of them thus sat for penance along with Kadamba muni. The Lord appeared along with Bruhma and Siva.

Kadamba Muni says “ Oh Lords, please tell me who is the Best ( uththaman) among the three of you and please tell me your specialities. Then Bruhma and Siva extolled the transcendental qualities of the Lord and Narayana too spoke high of Brahma and Siva. Narayana said ‘ Those who differentiate between us and think low of any one of us is indeed a lowly person. I reside in the heart of Siva and Bruhma. Even the devathas get high posts only because of Brahma’s mercy. Siva on the other hand is the controller of mruthyu ( death) and has conqured th inconquerable Kama ( lust). Thus all of them have their own specialities. Brahma then said “ Of course yes. But I, Brahma have been born out of His nabhi and Siva , out of my mukha. But Vishnu does not have an origin. He is the moola vasthu and giver of moksha. Hence He is Purushothama.”

Thus it was concluded that Vishnu is Purushothathama, the Uthama of all. Those who worship Him in Karambanur beget moksha.

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