SRI VEDAVYASA VANDANA (श्रीवेदव्यासवन्दना)

श्रीवेदव्यासवन्दना
कृष्णद्वैपायनं श्रेष्ठं वासिष्ठकुलभूषणम्।
वन्दे व्यासमुनिं देवं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्॥
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vāsiṣṭha-kula-bhūṣaṇam ।
vande vyāsamuniṃ devaṃ sarvasiddhi-pradāyakam ॥
I bow to the divine sage Vyāsa, the eminent Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana,
the ornament of the lineage of Vasiṣṭha and the bestower of
all accomplishments.
जय जय श्रीराधे

SRI ADI SANKARACHARYA PRARTHANA

लोकोज्जीवनकर्तारं वेदवेदान्तभास्करम् ।
महादेवस्वरूपं तं नमाम्यादि-जगद्गुरुम् ॥
Lokojjīvanakartāraṁ vedavedāntabhāskaram.
Mahādevasvarūpaṁ taṁ namāmyādi-jagadgurum. ॥
I bow to the primordial Jagadguru—who revives and uplifts the world, who is the Sun that illumines the Vedas and Vedānta, and
who is of the very nature of Mahādeva (Śiva).
जय जय श्रीराधे

MODERN STATE OF AFFAIRS (कलिताण्डव​:)

सत्यधर्मतिरस्कारः सद्गुरोर्वाक्यहेलनम्।
सदाचारबहिष्कारः सर्वे च कलिताण्डवाः॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

BHAGAVAN SRI VEDAVYASA GURU PURNIMA PRARTHANA

भगवान् श्रीवेदव्यास गुरुपूर्णिमा प्रार्थना
महाभारतकर्तारं महाकारुण्यसागरम् ।
वेदव्यासमुनिं श्रेष्ठं वेदमूर्तिं नमामि तम् ॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

NITYANANDA PRABHU - CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU PRARTHANA (नित्यानन्दप्रभु-चैतन्यमहाप्रभु प्रार्थना )

नित्यानन्दप्रभु-चैतन्यमहाप्रभु प्रार्थना

नित्यानन्दप्रभु प्रार्थना

श्वेतवर्णं दयासिन्धुं महाप्रभुप्रियं गुरुम् ।
कृष्णप्रेमनिमग्नं तं नित्यानन्दप्रभुं भजे ॥

चैतन्यमहाप्रभु प्रार्थना

महामन्त्रप्रदातारं माधुर्यभावसागरम् ।
मधुकृष्णस्वरूपं तं महाप्रभुं नमाम्यहम् ॥

जय जय श्रीराधे

SRI PRABHUPAD MAHARAJ JI PRARTHANA

SRI PRABHUPAD MAHARAJ JI PRARTHANA
लोकाचार्यं कृपासिन्धुं श्रीकृष्णप्रेमसागरम् ।
भक्तियोगप्रदीपं तं प्रभुपादं नमाम्यहम् ॥
lokācāryam kṛpāsindhum ṣrīkṛṣṇapremasāgaram ।
bhaktiyogapradīpam tam prabhupādam namāmyaham ॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

SRI MADHVACHARYA JAYANTI PRARTHANA

श्रीमध्वाचार्य जयन्ती प्रार्थना
दीनबन्धुं दयासिन्धुं द्वैतसिद्धान्तकेसरीम् ।
महाविष्णुप्रियं श्रेष्ठं मध्वाचार्यमहं भजे ॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

BHAGAVAN SRI VEDAVYASA GURU PURNIMA PRARTHANA

भगवान् श्रीवेदव्यास गुरुपूर्णिमा प्रार्थना
वेदपुराणदातारं विराट्विष्णुस्वरूपिणम्।
वेदान्तसूत्रकर्तारं वेदव्यासमहं भजे॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY SMT. KRUTHI BHAT PREMIERING ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2022 6.30 P.M. IST

CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY SMT. KRUTHI BHAT PREMIERING ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2022 6.30 P.M. IST
ARTS CULTURE INDIA FOUNDATION --- PRESENTS --- RAGATARANGINI
CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY SMT. KRUTHI BHAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zYxKcBmUK4
VIOLIN : Sri. VITTAL RANGAN
MRIDANGAM : Sri. GURU RAGHAVENDRA
जय जय श्रीराधे

GURU PURNIMA DISCOURSE --- SRI NANDALALA SATSANGA --- 24TH JULY 2021

GURU PURNIMA DISCOURSE ON SATSANGA
SRI NANDALALA SATSANGA 24TH JULY 2021

26 : 55 to 1 :11 :00
जय जय श्रीराधे

GURU PURNIMA PRANAM TO SRI VEDAVYASA MAHARSHI

धर्मे  अर्थे च कामे च मोक्षे च भरतर्षभ ।

यदिहास्ति तदन्यत्र यन्नेहास्ति न तत्क्वचित् ॥

Whatever is to be known regarding the four Puruusharthas constituting dharma, artha,  kama and moksha, all are available in the great epic Mahabharatam. Whatever is not seen here cannot be seen in any other sacred text.

Our Gurupurnima obeisance to the great Vedavyasa Maharshi who is the esteemed author of the priceless epic Mahabharatam and Puranas.

व्यासं वसिष्ठनप्तारं शक्तेः पौत्रमकल्मषम् ।

पराशरात्मजं वन्दे शुकतातं तपोनिधिम् ॥

व्यासाय विष्णुरूपाय व्यासरूपाय विष्णवे ।

नमो वै ब्रह्मनिधये वासिष्ठाय नमो नमः ॥

स होवाच व्यासः पा॑राश॒र्यः ।

--- तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम्

ॐ नम​: परम ऋषिभ्यो नम​: परम ऋषिभ्य​:।

जय जय श्रीराधे 

SRI RAMANUJACARYA JAYANTI

श्रीमते रामानुजाय नम​:

नारायणकृपापात्रं शेषावतारशेखरम् ।

वैष्णवाचार्यरत्नं तं यतिराजं नमाम्यहम्॥

दीनबन्धो दयासिन्धो निर्हेतुककृपार्णव।

पाहि रामानुजाचार्य रक्ष मां शरणागतम्॥

जय जय श्रीराधे 

WHETHER UPANAYANAM HAS TO BE PERFORMED ONLY WHEN THERE IS GURUBALAM?

The dharma SAstras prescribe age as the only criterion for performing Upanayanam. They have not mandated Gurubalam etc for performance of Upanayanam. There is  authority for performance of Upanayana even at the early age of five. We have to always keep in mind that in respect of any karma, dharma SAstras provide for multiple options and thus allowing from the age of five to sixteen for performance of Upanayanam with different associated benefits.

According to Manu, a BrAhmaNa who is desirous of brahmavarcas can perform Upanayanam at the age of five.
brahmavarcasa kAmasya kAryam viprasya pancame !
--- Manu
According to Angiras, a BrAhmaNa who is desirous of brahmaVarcas can perform Upanayanam at the age of five.
brahmavarcasa kAmasya pancame abde agrajanmanah !!
--- Angiras

Now the issue is that if some body strongly believes that Gurubalam is a must for this purpose, then it becomes a mental block for performance of Upanayanam within the age prescribed by SAstras. We need to understand that by Upanayanam one is drawn towards the Guru for study of Vedas. Hence Guru kataksham will be there for any one who undergoes Upanayanam.

 

But in the family if there is serious difference of opinion among the elders on this point, one can get it resolved by approaching one's own family Guru and act accordingly. If in the process the decision gets delayed, only the boy is deprived of the benefit of early study of Vedas.

The specific date for Upanayanam has to be fixed for the boy concerned based on PancAnga. One should not go by a common muhurta date as far as possible.

जय जय श्रीराधे

WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS NAMES OF BRUHASPATI GRAHA?

There are many names in samskrtam for Bruhaspati graha (Jupiter) in different contexts. These are presented below for ready reference:

• Angirasah
• bruhaspatih
• citraSikaNdijah
• dhishaNah
• goshpatih
• graharAjah
• guruh
• JIvah
• surAcAryah
• surapriyah
• surejyah
• vAcaspatih

SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU JAYANTI

SrI Caitanya MahAprabhu’s  Jayanti will be celebrated by the devotees across the Globe with special devotional fervor on Wednesday, the 27th March, 2013.
महामन्त्रप्रदातारं माधुर्यभावसागरम् !
मधुकृष्णस्वरूपं तं महाप्रभुं नमाम्यहम् !!

MahAmantrapradAtAram mAdhuryabhAva sAgaram !
MadhukrshNasvarUpam tam mahAprabhum namAmyaham !!

I offer my respectful obeisance to SrI Caitanya MahAprabhu,

The bestower of the MahAmantra,
The ocean of MAdhurya bhAva,
The honeyed form of SrI RAdhAkrshNa.

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे !

हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे !!
जय जय  श्रीराधे   

WHAT IS THE REAL ROLE OF A GURU, FATHER, MOTHER OR DEMIGOD?

The real role of a Guru, father,mother or demi-God is to redeem the dependents from the vicious cycle of births and deaths. One who cannot do so is not a real Guru, father, mother or demi-God.

Gurur na syat sva jano na sa syat

pita na sa syaj janani na sa syat !

daivam na tat syan na patis ca sa syan

na mocayed yah samupeta mrutyum !!