Sri.Hari Anna: July 2015

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

PAST EVENTS

PONDICHERRY---KRISHNA LEELA BY SRI HARIJI

Sri Hariji delivered scintillating lectures on Sri Krishna's uththaradrdha leela from June 15th to 21st at Sringeri Mutt, Ellaipillai Chaavadi, Pondicherry organised by Sri Krishnapremika Bhajan Mandali. Dolothsavam, Unchavrithi, Divyanamam, Radha Kalyanam were also conducted in a grand manner. Thousands of devotees attended the lectures and Radha Kalyanam. On June 22nd sangeetha upanyasam on Paanduranga leela was delivered by Smt Vishakha Hariji.

RAJAGOPAL HARI'S UPANAYANAM

The upanayanam of Rajagopal Hari, the grandson of Sri Anna, son of Shri Hariji and Smt. Vishakha Hariji was celebrated in a grand manner with the grace of Sri BakthaKolahalan at Paranoor. Vidwath sadas of great vidwans was organised on 31st May 2015 both morning and evening. On June 1st was the upanayanam. Shri Saketharaman rendered a brilliant concert on that evening. The function was during the Vasnthothsavam of Shri Kolahalan. Hence the next day culminated with rasam. Rajagopal Hari had the fortune of being Vamana in the rasam. Rajagopal Hari also gave a short upanyasam on Krishnaavatharam on 2nd June, by the blessings of Sri Anna to the delight of the bakthas.

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS

1) SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM AT GURUVAYUR
DATE: 18TH JULY TO 25TH JULY
VENUE: RUGMINI REGENCY, GURUVAYUR
TIME: 7.00 A.M TO 12.OO P.M AND 2.00 P.M TO 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM

SMT.VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAM

1) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 3,4,5TH JULY
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: DASAVATHARAM
VENUE: AASTHIKA SAMAJ, VENUS COLONY,ALWARPET
CITY; CHENNAI

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM-JULY 2015

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.

QUIZ FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2015

1) Why did Shri Krishna deserve the agrapooja?

2) Dharmaputra delegated the duty of giving away gifts to Karna. Which virtue does this show?

3) Dharmaputra gave away the keys of his treasury to Duryodhana. What does this show?

4) Krishna washed the feet of all the sadhus who came for the sacrifice. Then all of them together worshipped Krishna in the agra pooja. What message does this convey to us?

5) Sri Vyasa repeats the story of Rajasuya that he had said in the Mahabharatha again in Srimad Bhagavatha. Why?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2015

1) Jarasandha had arrested 20000 kings in Girivraja for sacrificing their lives to Kalabhairava. The Lord protected them. After Jarasandha’s death these kings would have wanted to vent out their vengeance against his son, Sahadeva. Krishna wanted these kings to be devoid of hatred or anger towards Sahadeva. Hence the Lord asked Sahadeva to worship these kings.

2) A kshatriya is qualified to do a rajasuya yaga.

3) One who rules a region alone is a king. A chakravarthy is one to whom all kings of all regions pay taxes.

4) One can do a raajasuya yaga only if all kings accept to pay taxes and surrender to him.

5) Varuna

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2015

1) N.Krishnan---------------------I------------------------20+10=30

2) LakshmiKumar----------------I------------------------20+10=30

3) Lalitha Narasimhan ---------I------------------------18+10=28

4) SriVidya Krishnan------------II------------------------20+8=28

5) Aradhana Anand-------------II------------------------20+8=28

6) Padma Narayanan-----------II------------------------20+8=28

7) Aparna Venkat---------------II-------------------------20+8=28

8) Adithi Venkateswaran-----II--------------------------20+8=28

9) Hema V------------------------II--------------------------20+8=28

10) Srinivasan Sujatha S--------II---------------------------20+8=28

11) Raja----------------------------II----------------------------20+8=28

12) Sriram Krishnamurthy-----II---------------------------20+8=28

13) Vishnupriya------------------III-----------------------------20+6=26

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2015

NILATHINGALTHUNDAM

The Lord of Kasi, Vishwanatha wanted to see Varadaraja swamy of Kanchipuram having heard of its vaibhavam. There was a mango tree at the banks of river kampa. ( Kampa is river Saraswathi also known as Veghavathi. As she flew with great speed Lord Vishnu wanting to reduce its speed lied down and the river began to shiver in fright. ( Kampa- is shivering). Hence the name Kampanadhi. This mango tree gave a huge shadow and Lord Vishwanatha began his penance under it. Hence he got the name Ekambranaathar. The Lord appeared in front of him and praised Him.

“ Oh Vishwanatha,

1) It is you who drank the poison ( Halaahalam) and saved the Devas.

2) You burnt Manmatha into ashes ( The God of Lust)

3) You saved Markandeya and kicked the Lord of Death.

You, being such a great person have come to see Me. How can I serve you?”

Lord Shiva smiled and replied

“ Oh Varadaraja, you Have been hiding your prowess and praising me as if I have done all these.

1) It was your will to make me an instrument in your hands, to save the Devas from the fearful poison.

2) As BadriNarayana you had already conquered Manmatha.

3) And to Markandeya it was You who gave the darshan of pralaya and as Vatapathrashaayi.

Whereas I have been worshipped by Kubera, Ravana and Banasura to beget wealth, you have been worshipped by true devotees to beget salvation. Wealth can be usurped and snatched away, but not liberation. I only wish to give all men true wisdom. But laymen do not wish for wisdom and salvation. It is you who should give a solution to this.

The Lord then said “ Oh, Siva, You speak as if you do not know the real solution. You give salvation to every soul departing in Kasi. The only way is the Tharakamantra. Rama Nama is the only refuge in Kali. Those who have earned great merit ( punya) in the previous yugas will be devoted to you and Me and such people will chant the Rama Nama. In this kaliyuga it is very difficult to attain vairagya ( detachment from worldliness). Whatever desire is in the mind will surface during death. If such people chant the Rama Nama they will overcome desires slowly and I shall bless my devotees with salvation. May you chant the Taraka Mantra during that time in their ears. This will inturn give them wisdom. Just as in Kasi may you do so in Kanchipuram too.

Thus Lord Siva ( Ekambranathar- as he sat under the mango tree) began chanting the Tharaka mantra in the ears of all those in Kanchipuram too. Lord Vishnu in the form of Rama as TarakaBrahma blesses all with their desires.

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