Sunday, May 10, 2020

review.

Its almost quarter of the year gone by and its time to review the new year resolutions. What was meant to be started. what actually has and the progress made what changes you need to make and what adjustments. what has been achieved. is it satisfactory. actually the major portion say 40 to 45 % must have been accomplished.as time goes by other things not anticipated will take over the time and then by the year end you will find very little time for what you had programmed.nothing lost if little progress is made in the area of new learning you have ample time to start even now but it must be on war footing. dedicated to discipline and timing at regular intervals let us see what good progress has been made to learn the srinivasa gadyam i am able to read it quiet fluently now. may not be able to by heart but can atleast follow on audio now. try to squeaze in more work for sure. wake up on time do not be lazy. take the example of great leaders.
old entry few years ago but worth the review now too.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

some memories

Almost all temples are situated close to a water body or a few kms away. when we first moved into this house way back in 2005 i was glad that we had a terrific view of the sea as our house was situated on the mouth of the river bed where the river adayar meets the sea. soon we had a good family friend Suresh who got us the idol of thayar made to order from Kumbakonam. what a blessing it turned out to be at the official house warming when we had the Sudarshan Homa preceding the house warming, The great devotee Malola Kannan got his almost 300 year old  Perumal idol to pair with our Thayar how blessed we felt. But after the festivities he took his Perumal back and I missed the Lord. by the grace of Thayar she found her pair at the cottage industries exhibition where our Perumal was. the Lord seemed to enjoy himself and blessed us plenty with little hurdles we crossed many a testing time but the larger picture was the joys and blessings which came rolling in. after the initial tension of friends and relatives telling us the old house was good etc as Narsim fell ill soon after we moved to this house. we who did not believe in Vastu got the vastu for the house read and were told it had a very good vastu and that only good would follow and so it did. our climb and joys took multi leaps and we saw in a couple of years the children married business growing and general joy and happiness multiplying leaps and bounds but before every major change there was a equal fearful period of gloom. but some how we seemed to have breezed through all the troubles that looked or loomed large today in the great canvas of life those gloomy periods were only stepping stones to the great joy that was behind. it taught us important lessons in life to lie low till the tide crosses great and happy times must arrive. stay positive and be thankful for what has fallen on your palm/lap etc. The house is a blessing and the Lord seems to like it. previously i had only a single pair of Lord and thayar and saw the Srirangam, Kanchi and Tirumala perumal in the same idol. but they all wanted to be represented here and so it happened through Nandhini and Navnith who decided to move in. Then to live with us came the Lords of Kanchi, Tirumala Melkote and Guruvayur. atleast i mentally think so they are not replicas of these Gods but to my minds eye they seem to represent them she had such beautiful idols that soon they settled into my house she also had a great Mandapam which they had. it looks so grand. Krishna Nathana adinar on Adhisesha which to me is Guruvayur perumal is not in the picture. the Tirumala perumal is flanked on either side by Thayars. the one originally i had is Sriranga perumal with Ranganayaki Thayar. next in height is Kachi Vardaraj perumal with Perundevi thayar. then the sitting Narasimha with Thayar sitting on his lap is Melkote  Narasimha perumal on the little hill the visit a few years ago led us to much happiness. Krishna dancing on adhisesha is a reminder of Guruvayur appan. and each has a smaller utsava murthy. i will not be suprised if the grand children will have perumal and thayar utsavams in the house itself.






ever thirsty

No amount of reading and learning can satisfy the ever thirsty. there is no ultimate all all know being for each of us its just a stage in life. lessons are being given every day its for us to be open to them and accept it. there is no bench mark of reaching a stage it can happen to any one any time the effort should be sincere for every moment is a learning experience. every being however large or small it is immaterial, rich or poor does not matter. every moment one has to perform consciously. for we are all doing his behest let us work as we pray for work indeed is the bodys best prayer to the Divine. Sri Aurobindo.

love comes unseen we only see it go.

Infuse your life with action do not wait for it to happen. Make it happen make your own future. Make grace happen.

Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It the smile of a child, The love of a mother, the Joy of a Father, The togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of Man the victory of a just cause the triumph of truth.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your Life. Be happy now do not wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is happening to you now it has no power to stop you from having a amazing future. If you will walk by faith in God. God loves you he wants you to live with  victory so you can possess his promise for your life today.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you are going to live your life.

that was a catch in the title. make the difference you wish to see.

Q A

1. What is the name of goddess Saraswati's Veena?  

2. What's the name of the gadha of Mahavishnu? 

3. What's the name of Sri Rama's bow?


4. What's the name of Indra's horse?


5. What was the name of the cow owned by Vashisht rishi? 

6. What is the name of Karna's bow?


7. What is the name of the weapon used by Arjuna to kill Karna?

8. What is the name of Yudhishtira's conch?
9. What is the name of the Bow of Lord Shiva?

10. What is the colour of Surya's horse? 

11. Which month (Hindu) month do we celebrate Naraka Chaturdashi?

12. What is Agni's vahana?


Kacchapi
Koumodhaki 
Kodanda or sharanga
Uchaishrava
Kamadhenu calf is Nandini
Vijaya
anjalika astra
 Ananthavijaya
 Pinaka or kodhandam
White
 Iypasi
Ram


Friday, May 8, 2020

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.