V V N Stotaram.

 नवग्रहस्तोत्र 
 जपाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम्।. तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम्. 1. I pray to the Sun, the day-maker, and destroyer All sins, the darkness of the enemy, the greatness of brilliance, the descendant of KAshyapa, the one who shines like the japA flower. दधिशङ्खतुषाराभं क्षीरोदार्णवसंभवम् नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर्मुकुटभूषणम्. 2. I pray to the moon who shines coolly like curds or a white shell, who arose from the ocean of milk, who has a hare on him, Soma, who Shiva's hair is the ornament. धरणीगर्भसंभूतं विद्युत्कान्तिसमप्रभम् कुमारं शक्तिहस्तं तं मङ्गलं. 3. I pray to Mars, born Earth, who shines with the same brilliance as lightning, the young man who carries a spear. प्रियङ्गुकलिकाश्यामं रूपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम्।. सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं. 4. I pray to Mercury, like the millet of the bud, of unequal beauty, gentle and agreeable. देवानां च ऋषीणां च गुरुं देवानां. बुद्धिभूतं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि. 5. I pray to Jupiter, the teacher of the gods and rishis, intellectual incarnate, lord of the three worlds. हिमकुन्दमृणालाभं दैत्यानां परमं गुरुम्. सर्वशास्त्रप्रवक्तारं भार्गवं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥. 6. I pray to Venus, the utimate preceptor demons, all learning of the promulgator, who shines-like fiber of snow-white jasmine. नीलांजनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्।. छायामार्तण्डसंभूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्. 7. I pray to Saturn, the slow moving, the born Shade and Sun, the elder brother of Yama, The Offspring of the Sun, who has the appearance of black collyrium. अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चन्द्रादित्यविमर्दनम्।. सिंहिकागर्भसंभूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम्. 8. I pray to Rahu, having half a body, of great bravery, the eclipser of the moon and the sun, born SimhikA. पलाशपुष्पसंकाशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम् रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं. 9. I pray to Ketu, who has the appearance PalAsha flower, the head of stars and planets, fierce and terrifying. इति व्यासमुखोद्गीतं यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः. दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ दिवा. 10. Those who read the song sung by VyAsa, will be joyous, sovereign and powerful, and will succeed in appealing obstacles, occurring by day or by night. नरनारीनृपाणां च भवेद्दुःस्वप्ननाशनम्।. ऐश्वर्यमतुलं तेषामारोग्यं पुष्टिवर्धनम्॥. Bad dreams of men, women and kings alike will be destroyed and they will be endowed with unparalleled riches, good health and enhancing nourishment. ग्रहनक्षत्रजाः पीडास्तस्कराग्निसमुद्भवाः ताः सर्वाः प्रशमं यान्ति. All the pain, devastation caused by fire, planets and stars will be the past, so spoken VyAsa, emphatically. . इति श्रीव्यासविरचितं नवग्रहस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्.

adityayakilajagatam.

  सूर्यस्तोत्रं श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्यकृतम् 
 . श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः . ॐ श्रीमहागणाधिपतये नमः॥. ॐ नमो भगवते आदित्यायाखिलजगतां आत्मस्वरूपेण कालस्वरूपेण कालस्वरूपेण चतुर्विधभूत-निकायानां ब्रह्मादिस्तम्भ-पर्यन्तानां अन्तर्हृदयेषु बहिरपि चाकाश इव उपाधिनाऽव्यवधीयमानो उपाधिनाऽव्यवधीयमानो भवानेक एव क्षणलव-निमेषावयवोपचित-संवत्सरगणेन अपा मादान मादान विसर्गाभ्यां. 1 यदुह वाव विबुधर्षभ सवितरदस्तपत्यनुसवनं अहरहः अहरहः आम्नायविधिना उपतिष्ठमानानां अखिल दुरित दुरित वृजिनबीजावभर्जन वृजिनबीजावभर्जन वृजिनबीजावभर्जन भगवतः समभिधीमहि तपनमण्डलम्॥. 2 य इह वाव स्थिरचरनिकराणां निजनिकेतनानां मन मन-इन्द्रियासुगणान् अनात्मनः स्वयमात्मा अन्तर्यामी प्रचोदयति. 3 य एवेमं लोकं अतिकराल-वदनान्धकार-संज्ञा-जगरग्रह-गिलितं मृतकमिव विचेतनं अवलोक्य अनुकम्पया परमकारुणिकः ईक्षयैव ईक्षयैव उत्थाप्य अहरहरनुसवनं श्रेयसि स्वधर्माख्यात्मावस्थाने स्वधर्माख्यात्मावस्थाने प्रवर्तयति अवनिपतिरिव असाधूनां भयमुदीरयन्नटति. 4 परित आशापालैः तत्र तत्र कमलकोशाञ्जलिभिः परित. 5 अथह भगवन् तव चरणनलिनयुगलं त्रिभुवनगुरुभिर्वन्दितं त्रिभुवनगुरुभिर्वन्दितं अहं अयातयामयजुःकामः उपसरामीति॥. 6 एवं स्तुतः स भगवान् वाजिरूपधरो एवं. यजूंष्ययातयामानि मुनयेऽदात् प्रसादितः॥. 7 . इति श्रीमद्भागवते द्वादशस्कन्धे श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्यकृतं श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्यकृतं श्रीसूर्यस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् Note: This Stuti appears in the 12th Skandham (6th Adhyaya) of Shreemad BhAgavatham. Maharishi Yagnavalkya praised Shree Surya Through Bhagavan this Stuti, to earn his grace and gain till-then-unknown Shukla Yajurveda Mantras or AyAta-YAmam, as it is referred to in Shastras. This Stuti eloquently describes Surya Bhagavan single-handedly protects this entire cosmos by his never-ending To those of Loka Yatra and the Vedic religion and Bhagavan's unfailing grace who steadfastly follow the Dharma, as laid down in the Vedas / Shastras. 

Bhavantam

Achintya divyaadbhuta nitya yauvana
svabhaava laavanya mayaamritodadhim
shriyah shriyam bhaktajanaika jeevitam
samartham aapatsakham arthikalpakam. 1.

Bhavantam evaanucharan nirantaram
prashanta nissesha manorathaantarah
kadaaham aikantika nitya kinkarah
praharshayaami sanaathajeevitah. 2.

Viraajamaanojjvala peetavaasasam
smitaatasee soona samaamalacchavim
nimagna naabhim tanumadhyamunnatam
visaala vakshasthala shobhi lakshanam. 3.

Chakaasatam jayaakina karakasaih shubhaih
chaturbhiraajaanu vilambibhir bhujaih
priyaavatamsotpala karanabhooshana
slathaalakaabandha vimarda samsibhih. 4.

Udagra pinaamsa vilambi kundala
alakaavali bandhra kambu kandharam
mukhashriyakkrita poorna nirmala
amritaamsu bimbaamburuhojjvala sriyam. 5.

Prabhuddha mugdhaambuja chaarulochanam
Savibhrama bhrulatamujjvalaadharam
Suchismitam kamalagandam unnasam
Lalaata paryanta vilambitaalakam. 6.

Sphurat kirteetaangadahaara kanthikaa
maneendra kaancheeguna noopuraadibhih
rathaanga sankhaasi gadaa dhanurvaraih
lasattulasyaa vanamaalayojjvalam. 7.

1. You who are the nectar ocean of natural beauty, who have perpetual youth beyond all comprehension, You who are the fortune of the goddess of Fortune herself, are the sustaining force of the devotees, are the great helper in adversity and are a veritable wish yielding tree to the supplicants (when will I be able to serve you and be blessed.
2. Constantly (nirantaram) waiting (Anusaran) on you alone, having turned away from all other desires,(prashaanta nissesha manorathantharah) not having any other than you and serving you alone, (Aikantika nitya Kinkarah) having you alone as the Lord, when will I be blessed when will I reach you.(sanathajivitah)
3. One who is beautifully attired in shining yellow clothes, whose splendour is equal to that of a blooming black flower, who is endowed with a slender waist and a depressed naval, the shining srivatsa mark on his chest when will I be able to serve you.
4. You who shine with the four auspicious arms which reach upto the knees, which bear the rough scars of the bow strings, which speak of the contact with sri and have sweet smelling fragrance and which are holy when will I be able to serve you.
5. Whose conch like neck is adorned by the lustre of the earrings which are extending upto the large broad shoulders whose sheen of face surpasses the lustre of the full moon as also the glow of the red lotus, in full bloom when will I serve you and be blessed.
6.  Who has eyes which are beautiful like a lotus, who has graceful creeper like brows, shining lips which have a half smile, soft cheeks, prominent nose, curls hanging upto the forehead when will I serve You and be blessed.
7. You who are wearing a shining diadem, bracelets, a garland of pearls, a necklace, the kaustubha gem, the girdle and anklets, who has the five weapons, the conch, the discus, the sword, the club and the bow, who is wearing the garland of basil leaves when will I be able to serve you and be blessed,

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Sriyah pati or Sriman NARAYANA
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Goddess LAKSHMI or Sri.
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Sri Visvaksena
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Sri Sathakopan or Nammalvar
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Sri Nathamuni
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Sri Uyyakkondar or Sri Pundarikaksa
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Sri Manakkal Nambi or Sri Ramamisra
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Sri Alavandar or Sri Yamunacarya
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Sri Periyanambi or Sri Mahapurana
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Sri Ramanuja or Sri Emburumanar.

Sri Ramanuja synthesised and explained the various truths contained in the Brahmasutras in accordance with the spirit of the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Agamas, the Ithihasas, the Puranas and the Divyaprabhandas of Alvars. For this reason he is deemed to be the foremost propounder of the Visistadvaita system of philosophy, which is therfore called Ramanuja Darshanam even though the philosophy was expounded and fully developed during the times of Sri Nathamuni and Sri Alavandar. Sri Ramanuja's immediate disciples were Sri Kuresa, Sri Nadadur Alavan, Sri Kidambi Accan and Sri Thirukkuungaipiran Pillan who by virtue of their studies under Sri Ramanuja were founders of the following Paramparas.

Bhagavadvisaya Parampara.

Sri Kuresa    and   Embar
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Sri Parasara Bhatta
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Sri Nanjiyar
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Sri Nampillai
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Sri Vadakku Tiruvithi Piullai
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Sri Rangaraja                        Sri Pillailoka cariyar
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Sri Kesavaraya                      Sri Tiruvaymoli Pillai
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Sri Srinivasarya                     Sri Manavala Mahamuni or Varavara Muni
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Sri Adivan Sathakopa
Yatidra Mahadesikan.


Samasrayana Parampara.

Sri Nafdadur Alavan
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Sri Devaraja Perumal
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Sri Nadadur Ammal


Rahasya Parampara

Sri Kidambi Accan
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Sri Ramanujacharya
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Sri Rangaraja
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Sri Appullar (Atreya Ramanuja)


Sri Bhasya Parampara

Sri Tirukku rungiran Pillan
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Sri Engal Alavan
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Sri Nadadur Ammal
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Sri Appular
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Si Vedanta Desika
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Sri Kumara Vardachariar
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Sri Branhmantrntra Svatantra Svami
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Sri Varada Vishnuvarya
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Sri Ghatikasalam Ammal
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Sri Adivansathakopa Yatindra Maha Desikan
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My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.

I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.

There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

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A slice of life

A tale of teenage angst set in an urban contemporary milieu holds the reader’s attention.

Revathi Suresh’s Young Adult debut novel has no vampires but the author’s fascinating narrative of teenage angst, set in a contemporary urban milieu, holds the reader’s interest. What is it to be a moody, modern teen in a rather unstable family living in a metro?

Kaavya, the chief protagonist and voice of the book, is 16 and Barbie- phobic. She has a young brother named Dhrittiman, a brat who is her bane as well as responsibility, and whom she terms ‘ Dirtyman’. Their parents live apart, and both Kaavya and Dirtyman don’t go to school. That’s where the whole difference begins, and their apartment complex ostentatiously named ‘ Grand Canyon’ is full of ‘ normal’ folk; kids who at least pretend to go to school, and have a hectic social life. And there are a lot of tales floating around about Kaavya’s family and life, but the ‘ normal’ reader is pacified by the fact that the duo does prepare for exams by private study and, in short, appear better prepared for Life. Kaavya and Dirtyman deal with a mom who is depressed, strict, irresponsible and alone, a father who has lost contact with them, and an aunt and uncle who are also ‘ different’. Oh, and Kaavya has dimples, handed down from her Dad.

Kaavya also seems to have some friends, but whether they are friends or not is a story to be read through and the whole episode of Kaavya’s narrative starts with a ‘ Manisha Day’, her memories of her first- ever friend. What happened to Manisha is also one of the threads that keeps the book live. Kaavya’s life oscillates between ‘ bad Manisha days’ and her wish for ‘ good Kiran days’, the latter being a boy in the same neighbourhood on whom she and a whole lot of other girls have a crush. Kaavya has this overwhelming feeling that she doesn’t belong to any of these worlds and, in trying to be ‘ normal’, is caught in a labyrinth of apparently meaningless activity which seems to spin circles round her. I will stop short of the spoilers that threaten to leap in any moment.

The book is certainly sliceof- life, and showcases difficult relationships within families, between friends, among neighbours and exams and issues that every city teen transcends in a routine day. But what lifts it above the ordinary is the voice. Revathi scores high with the voice, it’s just right. The reader only needs to climb on to the narrative wagon and ride along with Kaavya; not once does the tone or mood stray away from that of a confused 16year- old. It stays amazingly on track, right down to the vocabulary of even teen thoughts.

What’s more interesting is the grip the book has on the attention of all age groups. While teenage readers are sure to identify with the situations and stresses of a contemporary ruthless world, adult readers will find themselves hooked to the story too. So are the rest of the characters, helped on by Facebook, chat, mail, text speak and Kate Perry songs and a lot of social activity, both virtual and real. Kaavya’s thoughts reach out to you from the pages of JCR with a wry humour and matter- offact tone that makes you laugh out loud; her vocabulary is surprisingly profound for a kid who doesn’t go to school; it’s amusing and exact for the observations she likes to make of Life as she sees around her. The totally non- didactic quality of the writing as it deals with the issues of adolescent anguish engages the reader right through the 173 pages of the book. What a relief to find an author who doesn’t talk down to you.