Sri.Hari Anna: December 2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016

PAST EVENTS- SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS

Sri Hari Anna's Bhaktha Vijaya upanyasams were held at Pondicherry. This was conducted by Sri Krishnapremika Bhajan mandali from Nov 7th to 13th at Sringeri Mutt , Pondicherry. Sri Hari Anna delivered beautifully lectures on Jayadeva, Purandaradasa, Tulsidasa, Ekanatha and such other devotees' lives extensively from Sri Anna's Vaishnava Samhitha. Hundreds of devotees were enthralled by these lectures. Divyanama, Unchavrithi and Radha Kalyanam were all performed with great joy and devotion. Everyday at the end of the lecture Dolothsovam was performed.

UTHSAVAM OF THE MONTH- DEC 2016

UTHSAVAM: KEERTHANAVALI UTHSAVAM ( DHANUR MASA UTHSAVAM)
DATE: 16TH DEC TO 25TH DEC
VILLAGE: PARANOOR

SRI HARI ANNA'S PROGRAMS-- DEC 2016

1) 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

2) 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

3) PROGRAM AT SALEM
DATE: 31st DEC TO 2ndJAN 2017
VENUE: IYYAPPAN TEMPLE, SALEM
TIME: 6.45 P.M
TOPIC: BHAKTHA VIJAYAM

SMT VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS- DEC 2016

S.NO. DATE VENUE TOPICS Time
(Two programs have been already conducted.)

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

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM- DEC 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.

QUIZ FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2016

1) Why is Prabhaasa called Shankodhdharam?
2) Which Devatha was cured of his disease in Prabhasa?
3) When are Kshatriyas allowed to drink Madhu ( alcohol)?
4) " Anyathra cha " , " Iha Cha"-- What does Sri Suka mean by the word "Anyathra"?
5) Who was Vishnuyashas?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016

1) Dharmam
2) Thirukovalur
3) There is no happiness or sorrow for aathma, the soul.
4) " Rathi syaath anapayini"--- The words spoken finally by udhdhava to the Lord were- " I need unflinching devotion towards you"
5) The Lord will give his paduka ( in substitute of him)to His premabhakthas ( loving devotees) who cannot be separated from him.

WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016

1) Sriram Krishnamurthy------------I---------------------68+10=78

2) Aishwarya Radhakrishnan-------------I---------------------30+10=40

3) LakshmiKumar----------------------------I---------------------66+10=76

4) Hema V-------------------------------------I---------------------66+10=76

5) N.Krishnan--------------------------------II-----------------------68+8=76

6) Srinivasan Sujatha S-----------------------II-------------------48+8=56

7) Padma Narayanan----------------------II------------------------48+8=56

8) Srividya Krishnan---------------------II---------------------------28+8=36

9) Lalitha Narasimhan------------------II--------------------------44+8=52

10) Ramakrishnan----------------------III---------------------------6

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH- DEC 2016

THIRUKALVANOOR

There is a temple of Bhuvarahaswamy at the banks of Nithyapushkarani at Tirukalvanur. There is a also a beautiful and huge Ashwaththa tree. The Ashwatha tree is considered to be Lord Vishnu Himself and the punya done under its shade attains effect immediately. If it is a Monday and Amavasa ( new moon day) then special poojas are conducted under this tree. The married women are sure to beget progeny by worshipping and circumambulating this tree.

There was a devoted woman in that village who used to worship this tree everyday. She was Sumathi and her husband was Durmathi. He fell into the hands of a prostitute and left Sumathi. He took to all evil deeds. He drank, merried, thieved and this caused immense agony to Sumathi. All she could do was only pray to the Lord Varahaswamy. One day a brahmachari boy of 12 years suddenly appeared before her and said “ You will beget a son like me”. Sumathi felt greatly consoled.

However Durmathi was caught by the police for having killed a miilionare and usurping his property. He was arrested and Sumathi had no other way than to run to the king. She begged for his release but the king refused. “ Dharmo rakshati rakshitaha”. Your husband is a criminal and is accused of killing a rich man. He who commits sin has to face its consequences.

Sumathi came back, all her efforts turning futile. Weeping incessantly she ran to Varahaswamy who took the form of a Brahmin witness. “ Oh King. I come from Kalvanur. My name is Bhuvarahachariar. My daughter is Sumathi and her husband is Durmathi whom you have arrested. Durmathi is not the culprit by the prostitute. It was she who killed the rich man for his riches and escaped quite easily blaming Durmathi. Your Highness. May you introspect into this case deeply.” The King noted down the convincing information provided by the witness and released Durmathi. Durmathi turned into a noble man and soon by the blessings of Varahaswamy and ashwatha vruksha pradakshina they begot a beautiful son.

Thus those who are in dire need of progeny may worship the ahwatha vruksha and by the blessings of Varahaswamy are sure to beget noble progeny.

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