Navaneetham Jun 2013

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Hare Krishna!
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NAVANEETHAM
1118 / 2013 JUNE
E-MAGAZINE OF GURUVAYUR DEVOTEES

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Om Vighneshwaraya Nama:
Om Namo Narayanaya:
Submitted at the lotus feet of Guruvayoorappan, Lord Krishna by Guruvayurappan Devotees

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Sri Gurupavanapura Divya Alaya Darsanam.

Shri. Nadukaveri Viswanathan (Continued from last issue of Navaneetham.)
Ch 3 Mohini Avataram Pillar No. 2
The devotee looks at the figure in Pillar No. 2 (also facing North) and wonders why Viswakarma has allotted a separate pillar for depicting Sri Mohini Avataram, Which should normally be covered under Sri Koorma Avatharam. After some thinking, his mind gets cleared of the doubt: 1. Viswakarma probably wanted all the Avatharams of Sri Maha Vishnu, starting from Sri Mathsya Avatharam till Kalki Avatharam in one row in chronological order, but at the same time did not want to drop Sri Mohini Avatharam, as this Avatharam is very important as far as the Kali Yuga devotees are concerned. 2. When Sriman Narayana came out of the Milky Ocean in the form of Bhagawan Sri Dhanvanthri, holding Amrutha Kalasam (Pot of Ambrosia), the Asuras suddenly snatched it from His hands.
The main purpose of Sri Koorma Avatharam was to churn the Milky Ocean, extract the Amurutham and distribute the same among the Devas, so that the Devas and Indra, their ruler, could become immortal and powerful. Once they became immortal, they could easily defeat the Asuras and regain the Swargaloka or heavens. Had the Asuras not behaved they way the behaved, perhaps Sriman Narayana would have given them, the Asuras too, a share of Amrutham! After all, He is Dharma Incarnate! Did He not as Sri Rama, allow Ravana to take rest and come back (the next day) for the fight? He showed Mercy even to His enemy!
In order to retrieve the Amrutha Kalasam, from the Asuras, Sriman Narayana transformed Himself as Mohini, or an enchantress nonpareil, and infatuated and enchanted all the Asuras and by His own, rather by Her own Maya or Illusive power, distributed the entire Amrutham among the Devas, leaving nothing to the Asuras, thus punishing them for their gross misbehaviour. One should not hastily conclude that Sriman Narayana was against all the Asuras .The devotees describe Him as Prahlada Priya. Prahlada, son of Hiranyakasipu who was an Asura by birth, but a great devotee of Sriman Narayana, embodiment of Dharma. Again, Vibheeshana was a Rakshasa but was blessed by Him, because he was a follower of Dharma! Reverting, on seeing the beauty and luscious gait of Mohini, even Lord Siva was enticed and embraced Mohini. As a result, they (Lord Siva and Mohini) begot a son, with divine brightness. He was named Shasta, whom the Kali Yuga devotees fondly address as Ayyappa http://group.yahoo.com/groups/guruvayur
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or Dharma Sastha.
Every year, the Ayyappa devotees observe strict celibacy from the beginning of Karthika or Vrischika month (roughly 15 th November) till the beginning of Makara month that is, till they have darsan of Makara Jothi from Sabari mala, (roughly on 14 th January). Devotees not only from various parts of India, but also from distant places such as Singapore, Kolalumpur etc., undertake this Sabarimala yatra (pilgrimage to Sabarimala) every year. Sabarimala derives its name from that great devotee of Sri Rama, Ma Sabari! Apart from material prosperity and good health, they get mental peace and self- control, which cannot be purchased by money. That is the Glory of Sabarimalai Dharma Sastha! They express their gratitude and namaskarams to Lord Siva and Sri Hari, by slightly changing Kalidasas famous sloka; thus: - Translit : Vagarthaviva samprukthou Vagartha Prathipathaye! Jagadapitharou Vande Partheepa- Rameswarou! Meaning: Just as a word and its meaning are bound together and the word cannot be separated from the meaning and vice versa, Parvathipa, Lord Siva and Rameshwara, that is Sriman Narayana are bound together. Our Namaskarams to these two parents of the world! (These two forms are together called Sri Sankara Narayana). Now, the devotee is very clear in his mind that Sriman Narayana, by assuming the Mohini Avataram, had the interest of His Kali Yuga devotees, even at the time of the Koorma Avatharam.! But for Mother Mohini, Kali Yuga devotees of Sri Ayyappan would have been deprived of their Sabarimala Yathra, and as a result deprived of their health, wealth, prosperity, self-control and above all, peace of mind! Only those who have performed this pilgrimage, at least once in their life time,observing all the austerities can appreciate or even realize the glory of Sabarimala pilgrimage. The devotee prays inwardly to Sri Ayyappan,thus: ! --
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Hari Hara putraya Vidmahe! Bhoothanathaya Deemahi!! Thanno Sastha Prachodayath!!!
With tears of deep devotion and profound gratitude,the devotee bows down to and praises Mother Mohini:
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Ya Devi saravabhootheshu mathru roopena samsthitha! Namasthasyai! Namasthasyaii! Namasthasyai!! ! Namo Namaha! He then proceeds to pillar No.3:
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Part - 3 Ch. 4: Once again Sri Ganesha! Pillar No. 3
After worshipping Mother Mohini, the devotee moves on to the next pillar No. 3 in the South East corner of the inner praakaram and is rather surprised to see, once again the image of Sri Ganesa thereon. He wonders: What has Sri Ganesa to do with the ten Avatharams? We have already seen two Moorthis of Sri Ganesa, one outside and the o ther inside the temple. Why a third one, now? Curiosity prompts him to look at the other extreme pillar on the North West corner of the inner praakaram and he finds the image of Sri Karthikeya thereon. Now all his doubts vanish. He reasons in the following manner: 1. Sri Viswakarma would have thought The temple of Sri Guruvayurappan is built on the bank of Sri Rudra Teertham, the Origin al Abode of Devi Parvathi and Lord Parameswara. If the two pillars, one carrying the image of Sri Ganesa in one corner and the other carrying that of Sri Karthikeya in the other corner, are positioned in the inner prakaram, their parents, nay, the Parents of this Universe might feel happy.
2. These two, Sri Ganesa and Sri Subramania will act like two guards of all the Dasavatharam Pillars and even the temple itself, against all external negative factors, for all times to come.
3. Again, was it not due to Sri Ganesa that the Moorthi of Sri Ranganatha was installed at Srirangam, between the two rivers Kaveri and Kollidam in Tamil Nadu? Had it not been for Him, Vibhishana, the King of Lanka would have carried the Moorthi, across the Ocean to Lanka? Sri Ganesas Bhagawath Kainkaryam (Service to the devotees of Sriman Narayana has been unique. Allusion: After slaying Ravana and crowning Vibhishana as the King of Lanka, Sri Rama returned to Ayodhya with Devi Sita, Sri Lakshmana, Sri Hanuman, Vibhishana, Sugriva and others, in the Pushpaka Vimanam. Kulaguru Mahrishi Vasishta and other Rishis crowned Sri Rama as the king of Ayodhya. There were so many personages, who attended the colourful coronation function from far and wide. After the coronation was over, all of them stayed there at Ayodhya, in the company of Sri Rama for some days and then left one by one, quite reluctantly for their respective capitals. Sri Rama gave each of them a suitable present. He presented Vibhishana, a beautiful Moorthi of Sri Ranganatha, to be taken by him to Lanka, with a warning that the Moorthi should not be kept on the ground on the way; otherwise it would stick to that place and could not be moved at all. Vibhishana accepted the present humbly and left Ayodhya thru the aerial route for Lanka. In the evening, he reached some place very near modern Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu). He wanted to break his journey for performing the evening Sandhya Vandanam. He looked around, here and there, for someone to hold the Moorthi till he finished the Sandhya vandanam. He saw a cow- herd at some distance. He called him and requested him to hold the Moorthi for some time till he came back and not to keep the Moorthi on the ground. The cow herd agreed, subject to one condition that he would call Vibhishana three times, within which Vibhishana should come back and receive the Moorthi from him, as it was getting late for him to go home. http://group.yahoo.com/groups/guruvayur
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The unsuspecting King Vibhishana agreed to this condition, handed over the Moorthi to the cow-herd and started his Sandhya vandhanam in the nearby river Kaveri. When he was performing Gayathri Japam, an integral part of Sandhyavandanam, the cow-herd called him thrice, in quick succession. Vibhishana did not and could not turn up, as he was engrossed in the chanting of Gayathri mantram. So, the cow-herd kept the Moorthi on the ground and went away. It stuck to the ground very firmly. After finishing Sandhya Vandanam, Vibhishana was shocked to see that the cow-herd had kept the Moorthi on the ground and gone away and that the Murthi had stuck to the ground firmly! He grew angry at the cow-boy and started chasing him to hit him. The cow-boy ran faster, climbed up the near-by hill and sat there on the top-most rock. When Vibhishana reached him and hit the head of the cow-herd, the latter in an instant turned himself into a beautiful stone image of Sri Ganesa! The cleft in the head of Sri Ganesa can be seen even today! Vibhishana realized Who the cow-herd was and repenting for his mistake, hit his own head with both his hands. Following his action, we too hit our head, although lightly, on the sides with both our hands, when we start praying to Sri Ganesa. The place where the Cow-herd kept the Moorthi on the ground is now known as Sri Rangam. The place where the Cow-herd vanished and assumed the image of Sri Ganesa is now known as Uchchi Pillaiyar Temple on the top of the hill and is a part of mode rn Tiruchirappalli town! The Allusion is now over. One more reason as to why Sri Karthikeyas Moorthi is sculptured on the last stone pillar in the North West corner is explained latter, when we come to it. ! !!! Om! Tatpurushaaya vidmahe! Vakratundaaya dheemahi!! Thanno danthi prachodyath !! Sree Haraye Namaha ! We shall move on to pillar No.4 (Mathsyavatharam)
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The school of sankhya
Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A.,Ph.D

The existence of Purusha the individual spirit is confirmed because the world and its objects made of three gunas must have an experiencer or enjoyer. Th very fact that they are perceived indicates a perceiver. There must be something other than the three gunas whch controls them as budDhi is also a product of the gunas. Also since the object of creation is to attain salvation there must be someone who is beyond budDhi and the rest who acquiring the jnana about the prakrthi and its evuolutes strives for salvation. Purusha is nana, various according to the body he occupies. But he is the witness self, a mere spectator devoid of agency of action which is purely due to the three gunas. Purusha and prakrthi are compared to the lame and the blind. Prakrthi is blind being insentient and Purusha is lame , unable for action in the form of enjoyment or emancipation without the help of prakrthi. With the same budDhi which engages him in worldly pleasures through identification with prakrthi and its evolutes, purusha is able to get the knowledge of the nature of prakrthi and its evolutes and about his own nature thus he is able to dissociate himself from prakrthi and attains salvation. Then as a dancing girlceases to dance after having exhibited herself to the spectators, the prakrthi ceases to operate after having exhibited itself to purusha. Thus in reality purusha is never bound nor emancipated. It is the absence of discrimination of purusha being quite different from prakrthi that creates the delusion of n bondage and liberation.The knowledge of truth about prakrthi and its evolutes produces the wisdom in the form I am not , nothing is mine, and not I. The sentence I am not means that I am the spirit and not the product of three gunas of which body, mind and intellect are made of. As all actions belong to the three gunas the sentence nothing is mine denotes the absence of agency. The sentence not I denotes that all actions and exerince belongs only to the body, mind and intellect which are the evolutes of prakrhi , tehr eal I being the Self is not these. After this perfect knowledge all attachments and sense of agency cease but the body continues to operate till it falls down like the potters wheel which continues to revolve for sometime even after the potter ceases to operate. This is the sankhya philosophy propounded by sage Kapila and was handed down through sishya parampara and IsvaraKrishna has sumerised it in his sankhya karika which is the only authentic work available in sankhya now.
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Ratha-Yatra (Puri)
Ratha Yatra or the Car Festival is a huge festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashad Shukla Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashad month). In 2012 it falls on the 28th of June. The festival commemorates Lord Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha mata's temple via aunt's home (Mausi Maa Temple which is near Balagandi Chaka in Puri). As part of Rath Yatra, the idols of Lord Puri Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in a procession to Gundicha Temple and remain there for nine days. Then the idols or Rath Yatra returns to Puri Jagannath temple. The return journey of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra is known as Bahuda Yatra.
The Festival
Three richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled through the streets of Puri called Badadanda. This commemorates the annual journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and their sister Subhadra to their aunt's temple, theGundicha Temple which is situated at a distance of 2 km from their temple. This is the only day when devotees who are not allowed in the temple premises such as non-Hindus and foreigners can get their glimpse of the deities. During the festival, devotees from all over the World go to Puri with an earnest desire to help pull Lords' chariot with the help of other priests pulling the chariots with ropes. They consider this a pious deed and risk their lives in the huge crowd. The huge processions accompanying the chariots play devotional songs with drums, tambourines, trumpets etc. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the mass chorus. The Rath carts themselves are some approximately 45 feet (14 m) high and are pulled by the thousands of pilgrims who turn up for the event; the chariots are built anew each year only from a particular type of tree. Millions of devotees congregate at Puri for this annual event from all over the country and abroad. It is also broadcast live on many Indian, foreign television channels as well as many of the websites telecast jagannath ratha yatra live.
(Ratha Jatra Festival in Puri, India. Painting by James Fergusson)
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From Group dicussions and knowledge sharing of Gurudevs. (Posted by regana9) Sweetness of Srimad Bhagavatham (3.25.25) p g nm m i o bhavanti h -k n k h j-jo p g -vartmani h i h k i n k mi i m of p e e o ee ; p g through the association; mama My; on e f l i i ie ; i by discussion of; bhavanti become; h o he he ; k o he e ; - n ple ing; k h the stories; of h ; jo l i ion; quickly; apavarga of liberation; m ni on he p h; h fi m f i h; i ion; h k i devotion; n k mi i will follow in order. In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin. Bh k i e n Ve B e m Bh g m by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta S mi P h p , Fo n e of he In e n ion l So ie fo K i hn Con io ne Krishna Hare Jaya!!
(Posted by Savitri Puram)

Hey Dayasheela, compassionate one! please be pleased with me in such a way that I will be able to chant Achyuthaananda Govinda, VishnO, MuraarE, HarE, Nathaa, Narrayana etc (your divine names)and (continuously) remember you with devotion. (Posted SRIRAM SUBRAMANIAN) Srimad Bhagavatam explains the greatness of the Mahat-sanga in the instructions of Jada Bharata to King Rahugana: Srimad Bhagavatam Skandha 5, Adhyaya 12, Sloka 12: rahgaaitat tapas na yti na cejyay nirvapad ghd v na cchandas naiva jalgni-sryair vin mahat-pda-rajo-'bhiekam it roughly means: The Absolute Truth cannot be attained by penances, by following the rules pertaining to Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa etc, by chanting of Vedic hymns, nor by worshipping the Gods of Water, Fire, Sun etc - unless one has the opportunity to smear his entire body with the dust of the feet (pAda-raja or pAda-dhooLi) of Great Ones, he cannot realize the Absolute Truth.
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KRishNa-Bhakti Readings -- 5: The flute player on the Yamuna shore

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yamun taa para ba vdana :
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, , 1 gvata gpla lla nk rga naa hai| cali r li dkhana, lyana lhu pkhana, hh suratar tara tain k taa hai|
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Darling GOpAla is singing. His chosen raag is "naT". Come, O girl, my friend, let us go and see that sight - the ultimate goal of a human eye -- to see BhagavAn. He is standing under the divine tree on the shore of Yamuna River.
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mracad cr sira, maju guj puja dhar, bani banadhtu tana h pta paa hai| mural tna taramga, mh kuramga bihamga, jhai murati tribhaga nipaa nikaa hai| 2| , , | , ,
| 2| On BhagavAn's head shines the colorful peacock feather, and on His neck are dangling KunnikkurumAla. There are beautiful, temporary tattoos on His body drawn with rock mineral colors. His body is wrapped in yellow clothes. Attracted by the music of His flute, animals and birds are surrounding Him and He is standing in the tRibhan*gi posture and the audience is standing very close to Him to see Him better.
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abara amara haraata baraata phla, snha sithila gpa gina k haa hai| tulas prabhu nihri jahm tahm braja nri, hag hh maga lim rt bhar ghaa hai| 3| , | , | 3| The watching Gods are raining sweet-smelling flowers on BhagavAn. The Gopi-s and the cows of VRajam are all excited by their Love for the Lord. The VRaja women were going to fill their pots with water from the river, but seeing KR^shNa BhagavAn they became enchanted and their pots remained mostly empty, and the women just stood there as if they were under a spell!
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Submitted at the lotus feet of Shree Guruvayoorappan. Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya! Om Namo Narayanaya:
May God Bless you all.
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E-MAGAZINE OF GURUVAYUR DEVOTEES

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Submitted at the lotus feet of Guruvayoorappan, Lord Krishna by Guruvayurappan Devotees

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

Submitted by K.V Gopalakrishna

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Monthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

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Sri Gurupavanapura Divya Alaya Darsanam.

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Hari Hara putraya Vidmahe! Bhoothanathaya Deemahi!! Thanno Sastha Prachodayath!!!

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Part - 3 Ch. 4: Once again Sri Ganesha! Pillar No. 3

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The school of sankhya

Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A.,Ph.D

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KRishNa-Bhakti Readings -- 5: The flute player on the Yamuna shore

: rachayit : r tulasdsa bhagavadpda

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