Monday, March 13, 2017
SMT.VISHAKHA HARI'S PROGRAMS- APRIL 2017
PROGRAM AT HYDERABAD
DATE: APRIL 8TH, 9TH
VENUE; KEYES HIGH SCHOOL
TIME; 6.00 P.M
TOPIC; THYAGARAJA VAIBHAVAM, PANDURANGA LEELA
PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: APRIL 10TH
VENUE; AYODHYA MANDAPAM
TIME; 6.45 P.M
PROGRAM AT CHENNAI
DATE: APRIL 14TH
VENUE; KAPALEESHWARAR TEMPLE
TIME: 6.30 P.M
TOPIC: KAKKUM DEIVAM KAPALIYE
PROGRAM AT KARUR
DATE: 26TH APRIL
VENUE: NARADA GANA SABHA, KARUR
TIME: 6.00 P.M
TOPIC: SADASHIVA BRAHMENDRAL CHARITRAM
PROGRAM AT BENGALURU
DATE: 28TH APRIL
VENUE; SRI RAMA SEVA MANDALI, FORT HIGH SCHOOL,CHAMRAJPET
TIME; 6.00 P.M
TOPIC: ASHTADASAR-- ENGLISH
PROGRAM AT BENGALURU
DATE; 29TH APRIL
VENUE; KUVEMPU KALAKSHETRA AUDITORIUM ( opp GAYANA SAMAJ)
ORGANISER: SRI RAMA LALITHA KALA MANDIR
TOPIC: RAMANUJA VAIBHAVA-- ENGLISH
TIME; 6.00 P.M
PROGRAM AT THRISSUR
DATE: MAY 17
VENUE: PUSHPAGIRI RAMAR TEMPLE,PUNKUNNAM
TIME: 6.00 P.M
PROGRAM AT COCHIN
DATE: MAY 30TH
VENUE: MATTANCHERY
TIME: 6.30 P.M
QUIZ FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017
RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR THE QUIZ
1) The
answers to the quiz should be sent to the email idannahariji@gmail.com within 26th 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 1st,
2nd and 3rd prizes.
QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017
1) What boon did Maarkandeya ask from Lord Shiva?
2) Why did Shiva give Markandeya the title " Puraanacharya"?
3) What is the thathva behind Garuda?
4) " Poothanaasupayaph paanam"-- What are the two meanings for this line?
5) " Naanyathrasyaath rathih kvachith"-- One who revels in Bhagavatham will not get satiated by any other sastra. Why is it so?
ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEB 2017
1) Yajurvedam
2) Bruguvamsham
3) Manasapooja
4) revelling in Brahma swarupa
5) Gnani ( the wise), Bruhmam
WINNERS
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2017
1)
Rupa Karthik---------------------------I-----------------------10
2)
Aishwarya
Radhakrishnan-------------I-------------------60+10=70
3)
LakshmiKumar----------------------------I-------------------96+10=106
4)
N.Krishnan---------------------------------I---------------96+10=106
5)
Srinivasan
Sujatha-----------------------I------------------76+10=86
6)
Hema
V-------------------------------------I------------------96+10=106
7)
Padma
Narayanan----------------------I-------------------74+10=84
8)
Ramakrishnan----------------------------II----------------18+8=26
9)
Vishnupriya------------------------------III----------------52+6=58
KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH- MARCH 2017
THIRUMEIYAM
Once Indra was seated on the throne along
with Sachi Devi at Amaravathi. He was surrounded by all the other Devas, kinnaras,
Kimpurushas, apsaras, Gandharvas. Vishnu too was in that sabha. Just then Sage
Narada entered and praised Lord Vishnu with his sweet music. Indra questioned
Narada “ I have heard that
Truth is the greatest theertha
Truth is the greatest penance
Truth is the greatest merit
Tuth is the greatest vratha.
Those who lie even casually will beget
hell. Please tell me who at present in this world is a staunch follower of this
truth?
Narada said “ there is a hill by name
Sathyagiri ( Thirumeiyam) at the banks of Pushpabhadra river.There is a banyan
tree by name Bhadravatam and a stone by name Chakrashila. There a sage by name
Sathyamedas does penance. He is the most truthful of all.”
Having heard the words of Narada Vishnu and
Indra wanted to test the sage. Vishnu took the form of a varaha and Indra
disguised as a hunter came to the sage. The hunter came chasing the pig and the
pig sought the help of Sathyamedas. The sage in turn hid the pig in his own
ashrama. The hunter who came searching for it questioned sathyamedas “ Oh Dear
Sage Where is that pig which I have been chasing all along. Me and my family
have been starving for many days and that pig is my prey. Tell me where it is.
Did you see it” Sathyamedas was caught in a fix. If he said he didn’t know about
it, it would be a lie. And if he did tell out the truth the pig would be killed
by the hunter. He then diplomatically answered “ You ask me if I have seen the pig. Who is the
perceiver? What is to be perceived? What is meant by sight? May you understand
by thinking about these three truths.”
Having heard this wise yet true reply Vishnu
and Indra appeared in their original form. Looking at Sathyanarayana and Indra
the sage extolled the Lord beautifully “ Lord,You are the origin of truth,
repository of truth, path of truth, protector of Truth. Truth both in word and
conscience ( Rutham) are your eyes. One is truthful only when one acts as per
his conscience. Rutham is protected by sathyama and vice versa. As you are the
antharyami you know each person when he lies. By your maya the true athma looks
as if untrue and the untrue world looks as if true. May you show me the exact
truth. Those who speak nothing but the truth attain great peace and happiness.
Those who speak the truth are mostly silent and speak very less.”
The Lord highly please by His words blessed
him saying “ This hill will be named
after you and I shall show my presence here. Those who speak untruth
especially in the court will be punished by me duly. Those sinners who truly
repent will also be forgiven by me.”
Thus those devotees who truly realise their
folly and worship sathyanarayana swamyt at Sathyagiri will be relieved of their
sins.
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