Sri.Hari Anna: November 2016

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

SMT.VISHAKHA HARI-- DECEMBER CONCERT SCHEDULE

S.NO. DATE VENUE TOPICS Time
1) Dec 3rd------ Music Academy------ Thyagaraja Vaibhavam 9.15 a.m---
Note:cancelled due to cyclone-- 3rd morning alone as of now.

2) Dec 3rd------Chettinad Vidyashram--Sangeetha Mummurthy 6.30 p.m

3) Dec 10th------ Karthik Fine Arts------Sarvam BrahmaMayam--4.45 p.m

4) Dec 11th----------Max Media( Youth Hostel, Adayar)-- Kannane En Kan-
( A tribute to the handicapped devotees of the Lord)-------------------6.30 p.m

5) Dec 17th, 18th-----KrishnaGana sabha----Namah Sivaya----------9.15 a.m

6) Dec 25th--Parthasarathy Swami Sabha---Ramanuja Vaibhavam---9.45 a.m

7) Dec 30th---Vani Mahal------Sri Narayana Theertha------------------6.00 p.m

8) Jan 1st 2017-- NaradaGana sabha--- Hanumath Prabhavam---4.15 p.m

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

PAST EVENTS-- GURUVAAYUR SAPTHAHAM

From Aug 2nd to 9th 2016 Sri Hari Anna delivered Srimad Bhagavatha sapthaham atGguruvayur, Rugmini Regency, organised by " Sapthaha samithi". Many devotees heard the lectures and blissfully had Gutruvayurappan's darshan.

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM--NOV 2016

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 NOVEMBER 2016

1) What is the wealth of human beings after their death?

2) " DaaruMayi-- Which is the divyadesham sung by azhwars where the Lord is Darumayi?

3) Does the aathma have suka dukha anubhava? ( sorrow and happiness)

4) What were the last words spoken by Udhdhava to Krishna and Krishna to Udhava?

5) When will the Lord give his paaduka to his devotees.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2016

1) The essence of Bikshu Gita is that " Whoever keeps his mind in control shall be at peace always"

2) The inconquerable enemy is our mind.

3) Akaasha ( ether) and other five elements were created from the pancha bhuthas.

4) sathvam and rajas are the gunas of the jeevan.

5) Sathvikas live in the forest.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2016

1) LakshmiKumar--------------------I------------------56+10=66
2) Padma Narayanan----------------I-------------------38+10=48
3) Aisharya Radhakrishnan---------I-------------------20+10=30
4) Srinivasan Sujatha S-------------I-------------------38+10=48
5) N.Krishnan-----------------------I---------------------58+10=68
6) Hema V---------------------------II--------------------58+8=66
7) Sriram Krishnamurthy---------II--------------------60+8=68
8) Vishnupriya------------------------III----------------38+6=44

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

UTHSAVAMS OF THE MONTH- NOVEMBER 2016

UTHSAVAM: RASOTHSAVAM
DATE: NOV 14TH
VILLAGE: PARANOOR

UTHSAVAM: RASOTHSAVAM
DATE: 13TH, 14TH NOV
TOWN: BRINDAVANAM

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS- NOVEMBER 2016

1) PROGRAM AT PONDICHERRY
DATE: 7TH NOV TO 11TH NOV
VENUE: SRINGERI MUTT
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM
TIME: 7.00 TO 9.00 P.M
RADHAKALYANAM ON NOV 11TH

2) PROGRAM AT HARIDWAR
DATE: 15TH NOV TO 22ND
VENUE: PARAMARTHA ASHRAM, SAPTHASAROVAR, HARIDWAR
TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM
TIME: MORNING 7.00 A.M TO EVENING 7.00 P.M

3) PROGRAM AT BARODA
DATE: DEC 2ND TO 8TH DEC
VENUE: ISCKON TEMPLE, BARODA
TIME; 6.00 TO 8.00 P.M
TOPIC: SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTHAHAM

4) PROGRAM AT PERUNGALATHUR
DATE: DEC 19TH TO 25TH
VENUE: SRINIVASA TEMPLE
TIME: 7.00 P.M TO 9.00 P.M
TOPIC: SRI KRISHNA LEELA
RADHAKALYANAM ON 25TH DEC

SMT.VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS- NOVEMBER 2016

1) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 6TH NOV 2016
VENUE: NARADAGANA SABHA
ORGANISER: BHARATH UTHSAV
TIME: 4.00 P.M
TOPIC: RAMANUJA VAIBHAVA

2) PROGRAM AT PONDICHERRY
DATE: 12TH, 13TH NOV 2016
VENUE: SRINGERI MUTT, PONDICHERRY
ORGANISER: SRIKRSIHNAPREMIKA BHAJAN MANDALI
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: PANDURANGA LEELA, SRI ANDAL KALYANAM

3) PROGRAM AT BANGALORE
DATE: 19TH NOV 2016
VENUE: CHOWDIAH HALL
ORGANISER: GANJAM
TIME: 5.45 P.M
TOPIC: ASHTADASARS

4) PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: 20TH NOV 2016
VENUE: BHARATHIYA VIDYA BHAVAN
TIME: 6.00 P.M
TOPIC: KRISHNAM VANDE JAGADGURUM

5) PROGRAM AT THIRIVISANALLUR
DATE: 25TH NOV 2016
VENUE: SRIDARAIYYAVAL MUTT
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: NANDANAR CHARITRAM

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016

THIRUKANNANGUDI

Once there was a summit of alla sages who intended to perform a yaga. As they were performing the yaga at the banks of river Saraswathi Sage Narada came there. He enquired “ Who are you trying to appease by this yaga? Who is the Deva who gives the fruits for these yagas? If you perform yagas with complete knowledge of these then you will beget the fruits completely.

The sages said “ We wprship all the Gods as equal in the yagas. Who is the greater is an irrevelevant vichara.” Narada smiled and said “ One God orders the others . All other Gods are just kinkaras. Do you know amongst all these Gods which God has sathvaguna and is devoid of lust and anger/

On being questioned so Brigu, the sage left for testing the Gods as to who was superior amongst all. Each of them were found to be either with lust or anger but when he reached the abode of Vishnu, he smilingly welcomed him. Brugu, wanting to test him further kicked at his chest. Yet the Lord was full of compassion. Brugu came back to the sages and declared that Lord Vishnu was the best of all, filled with Sathva gUna.

Thenceforth all those belonging to the Bhargavagothra became Vaishnavaites. But Brugu was greatly pained that he had kicked the Lord of all Lords. Who was he to test the Lord? Hence he came to the Sravana theertha at chozhadesha and did severe peanance. The Lord appeared before him. Brugu wept for his sin and cried profusely.

The Lord appeared before him and said “ I look at the intention of a person alone and not at his activities. Since you wanted to prove my greatness to the world what you did is not a mistake.” Brugu was finally satisfied. Even today there is this kshetra where the Lord appeared for sage Brugu. It is called Thirukannangudi.

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