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Vedhanaadham - The Sound For The Soul - April 2012

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Dear Readers -Vedhanaadham enters into its 9th year of its publication. We eternally seek the blessings of our Guruji Amma and Guruji for the publication to continue for years to come


We also wish all our readers a very happy Tamil new year!

1. The Divine Message - Message From Poojyashree Shree Amma - The Ultimate Liberator Bestowed By Lord Shri Krishna!

RadheKrishna Coming shortly...

2. Mahatmas - New Bhaktacharitras Each Month

India is the holy land with so many bhaktas (devotees). When we go through the Indian history, there must be a bhakta in every period. That is the greatness of this sacred land. Bhaktas are the role model for all the bonded souls. They enjoy their life in a perfect way. Bhaktas surrender themselves to the Lotus feet of Lord. By hearing or reading bhaktas' divine story, the bonded soul is enlightened to come out of the worldwide bondages.

RadheKrishna! Sincere chanting and listening to the great stories of devotees will surely give a peace of mind to everybody, even in this 21st century. So many people think that listening to the devotee's stories is a waste of time and there is no benefit at all. If somebody wants to realize the power of bagawan, first of all they must listen bhaktha charithram [stories of devotees]. There are so many advantages in listening to baktha charithram.

Bharath is a very special land and contained within it are sacred places and rivers. Devotees born in this sacred Bharath ensure that they propagate bhakti in all corners of the country. This is the precise reason why the fragrance of bhakti can be felt all around our country. Our beloved Guruji has a special reverence for Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and in the coming issues, we will enjoy his bhakthi and the path of devoution that he had set an example for us to follow. 

Nimayee has transformed and shows to the world how a true devotee should be. Everyone thought that Nimayee is teasing them as usual but then they realise and proceed to bless him with true Krishna's devoution. In turn Nimayee washes all their clothes, applies oil on their heads as a true disciple will do and he does irrespective of the person who comes to the bank of Ganges. Even if a person calls out Krishna he proceeds to fall at the feet and such has become his state.


People become afraid when Nimayee falls at their feet as they are ordinary people and Nimayee himself is a great scholar. But Nimayee refutes all these and requests the people who called out Krishna to show the Lord to him. There have been many great devotees but none have longed for Krishna to the extent that Nimayee has longed for the Lord. Everyone complained to Srivasa Pandit, a friend of Nimayee's father, that Nimayee is putting up a show and he cannot get transformed in to a devotee in a matter of months. Little do people realise about the nature of the Lord, the nature of the devotee and the mercy of a true Guru.

 Leela continues...

3. Krishnam Vande Jagadhgurum - Extracts From The Holy Bhagawath Geetha

RadheKrishna.Hinduism is an ancient religion. All the things that have been spoken in Hindu religion can be applied in practical life. Although in 21st century till everyone can apply this in his or her daily life. The aim of Hindu religion is to provide total happiness to everyone at all times (or any point of time). The essence of Hinduism is told in "Bhagawad Gita". In order to realize what is said in Bhagawad Gita it is a compulsory (must) to have an unconditional faith on Bhagawad Gita. So many people have benefited in their lives because of the (by reading) shlokas of Bhagawad Gita. In Bhagawad Gita, Bhagawan Shri Krishna has told the way to lead a happy life in such an easy way that even a normal layman can easily understand. The slokas are so simple that anyone can understand and use it practically. In the coming months we will enjoy the 12th Chapter of Gita and the devoution towards the Lord as explained by our  beloved Guruji.


By constant Abhyasa (practice) the Lord says it will be possible to focus our minds on Him. Rathnakar was a theif until Sage Naradha met him and he questioned the sage on what sins are. Naradha explained that anything that the Lord does not approve is a sin and sin causes all the unhappiness in a person and makes his mind restless. Rathnakar finds out that nobody is ready to accept his sins and request Naradha for a way out. The sage requests Rathnakar to repeat 'Rama' 'Rama' to get devoution and to get rid of his sins . But due to his sins, he was unable to say Rama and so the sage requests him to say Maramaram. 


Rathnakar begins to mediate on Maramaram mantra and eventually he was able to focus on Rama.The constant efforts put by Rathnakar paid off eventually and this is called Abhyasa. Similarly Poonthanam incorrectly said Padamanabho Maraprabhu instead of Amarapprabhu. This constant meditation led Poonthanam to have the darshan of the Lord but NarayanaBhattatri corrected him and said to use Amarapprabhu. The same night the Lord appeard in Bhattatri's dream and said why he had incorrected when He is the Lord of both animate and inanimate objects and spoiled Poonthanam's delight. The next day NarayanBhattatri went to Poonthanam and requested him to recite as he pleased. The constant practice of Poonthanam led to seek the Lord.


You will find that Krishna leela being described in various ways in Bagawad, Azhwar's poems and in Meera's bhajans. But whatever the devotee enjoyed the Lord will ensure that those are established as facts by him.Krishna went in search of Samanthakamani (a jewel stone) and married Jambawathi and Sathyabhama in the process. Narayanabhattatri refused to accept that the Lord went in search of the stone and instead he was seeking the jewels Jambawathi and Sathyabhama to which the Lord nodded and approved although this was not the case.


Gita continues..

4. The Divine Songs - Dhivyaprabandhamm

Naalaayira Dhivyaprabandham

                                                  vanperu vAnagam uyya amarar uyya 

  maNNuyya * maNNulagil manisar uyya * 

 thunbamigu thuyar agala ayarvonRillAch 

  sugam vaLara * agamagizhum thoNdar vAzha ** 

 anbodu thenthisai nOkkip paLLi koLLum * 

  aNi arangkan thirumuRRaththu adiyAr thangkaL * 

 inbamigu perungkuzhuvu kaNdu * yAnum 

                          isaindhudanE enRu kolO irukkum nALE?        (656/1000/4000)

RadheKrishna  RadheKrishna..

Perumal Thirumozhi was as a result of Kulasekara azhwar longing to see and enjoy Lord Ranganatha. The Thirumozhi also results from the bhakthi of the azhwar towards Rama and Krishna and he begins with his longing for Lord Ranganatha. Everyone of us have so much of longing for the worldly affairs but the longing and the love for the Lord alone will help us achieve a good state.

Kulasekara azhwar enjoys Lord Ranganatha as Adisheshan in the first two pasurams or songs. Then he enjoys the Lord as enjoyed by Brahma. But the way Gopis enjoyed the Lord is considered to be supreme. This is because the not so intelligent Gopis were fully aware of the strengths of the Lord and believed that Krishna would save them. Of all the avatars,  Krishna avatar is considered to be the best and one that can easily be enjoyed. This was followed by Kulasekara azhwar enjoying how Narada and Tumburu enjoy the Lord. He continues further and sees how the devotees are enjoying the Lord and what items are safeguarding the Lord. Then the azhwar decides to mingle with the devotees and experience how it would be to be part of that group and enjoy the Lord.


To enjoy the various avatars of the Lord, all of the devas have to come down to India only. All of the planning only happens in Tiruparkadal but the execution all happens in India!All the devas come down to Srirangam because the Lord shows up in the way that we want Him to be enjoyed and this is precisely why a washerman shouted as Namperumal (My Lord, My Lord).
Though being blind the washerman was able to tell the clothes of the Lord by the mere water that was used to wash the clothes and this explains the mercy of  Lord Raganatha in Srirangam.


Kulasekara azhwars seeks due to his divine vision that all the 33 crore devas have descended in Srirangam.Even all the azhwars have established that Ranganatha is the Lord and despite that they will refer to Him the way that people will call out their children and such is the mercy of the Lord.The Lord is doing a variety of things at different points in time and in Prayala (destruction) of the world, He ensures that Brahma Lokha is protected so that the process of creation can begin again by Brahma.


India is very divine and unique because even the Lord has to come as Badrinarayana and meditate. He could not have done his meditation anywhere as it will not have yielded results.Today everyone is saying our country is poor and dirty but if you truly realize the  power of this country, you will be astonished. Every rock and grain of sand reflects devoution and the crops of devoution are constantly being harvested in our country. Devotees like Sankara, Ramanuja, Madhwacharya have come down in succession and have sown the seeds of devoution. All other places and religions have dearth of devoution but not in India!..


The pasuram continues next month..

5. Samarpanam

parithraanaaya sadhoonaam vinasaya cha dhushkrutham

dharma sansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge

Bhagawan takes avatar in each and every yuga mainly to safeguard the bhaktas and then to destroy the rakshasaas who trouble his bhaktas. So Bhagawan comes to this bhoomi from paRamapadham just for the sake of his bhaktas. Hence we come to know that bhaktas are very important to the Lord. Whenever Bhagawan comes to rescue his bhaktas, the other fellow people also reap the benefits. Our guruji amma gives high respect to all the bhaktas. Hence our Vedhanaadham's every issue will be dedicated to one bhakta. This issue we are dedicating to one of the great eternal devotees of the Lord namely 'Jadayu'

• The great bird who was a friend of King Dasharatha and is the son of Aruna, brother of Sampathi and newphew of Garuda
• The great soul who tried to save Sita from Ravana by fighting up with him despite his old age
• The great devotee of the Lord who informed Lord Rama and Lakshmana about the kidnapping of Sita and the direction in which Ravana had taken her
• The great soul for whom Lord Rama himself brought together seven holy rivers and did the last rites and helped the devotee bird attain Moksh

Note to Readers

You can see these seven rivers and the place where Jadayu was wounded and finally attained Moksha in the Nasik district in Maharastra in a village named Taaked.

Please check out Dhaasa Vedham to know about the pravachans and discourses being conducted by Guruji   

  

Weekly bhajans are held in Chennai, Podanur, Mumbai, USA and East Africa with Guruji Amma's abundant blessings.

Weekly bhajans and Nagara sankeerthanam are also being held regularly.  

Please refer to Vishesha Vedham for the monthly calendar and important Hindu festivals, data and Mahatmas birthday stars  

Poojyashree Shree Amma's

Vedhanaadham - The Sound For The Soul - Mar 2012

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1. The Divine Message - Message From Poojyashree Shree Amma - The Ultimate Liberator Bestowed By Lord Shri Krishna!

Radhekrishna coming soon

2. Mahatmas - New Bhaktacharitras Each Month

India is the holy land with so many bhaktas (devotees). When we go through the Indian history, there must be a bhakta in every period. That is the greatness of this sacred land. Bhaktas are the role model for all the bonded souls. They enjoy their life in a perfect way. Bhaktas surrender themselves to the Lotus feet of Lord. By hearing or reading bhaktas' divine story, the bonded soul is enlightened to come out of the worldwide bondages.

RadheKrishna! Sincere chanting and listening to the great stories of devotees will surely give a peace of mind to everybody, even in this 21st century. So many people think that listening to the devotee's stories is a waste of time and there is no benefit at all. If somebody wants to realize the power of bagawan, first of all they must listen bhaktha charithram [stories of devotees]. There are so many advantages in listening to baktha charithram.

Bharath is a very special land and contained within it are sacred places and rivers. Devotees born in this sacred Bharath ensure that they propagate bhakti in all corners of the country. This is the precise reason why the fragrance of bhakti can be felt all around our country. Our beloved Guruji has a special reverence for Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and in the coming issues, we will enjoy his bhakthi and the path of devoution that he had set an example for us to follow. 


VishnuPriya keeps Chaitanya's feet on her head and enjoys eternal bliss. Nimayee begins to sweat and VishnuPriya wipes the sweat off him. Then Nimayee proceeds to say to her to bless him so that he will have the darshan of the Lord. Nimayee forgets himself such that he does not know what he is saying to whom. Both Nimayee and Vishnupriya chant Krishna through out the night . At times Nimayee behaves like a child and cries for Krishna and at times he longs like an adult and nobody could make out the state that Nimayee was in.


In the morning Nimayee wakes up crying Hari Hari like a mad person and it is in this madness that he had slept through the night. He gets up and falls at this mother's feet and requests her to bless him with the sight of Krishna and the love for Krishna. It does not matter how long we live but those moments that we long for Krishna are alone considered to be our living moments.But Nimayee's mother begins to worry for him and his state. She has already seen her husband die and her elder son taking up a renounced order of life. It seems to be natural that those who give birth to devotees tend to lead a life of sacrifice.


 It is very easy for devotees to give up everything and move up but the parents and others have to bear the pain of separation. People begin to come up to Sasimatha and say that Nimayee has been affected by a disease and that it can be cured by medicines. When Nimayee goes to take bath in Ganga, he will fall at the feel of same people whom he had teased in the past and request them to be blessed so that he can enjoy the eternal love of Krishna



 Leela continues...

3. Krishnam Vande Jagadhgurum - Extracts From The Holy Bhagawath Geetha

RadheKrishna.Hinduism is an ancient religion. All the things that have been spoken in Hindu religion can be applied in practical life. Although in 21st century till everyone can apply this in his or her daily life. The aim of Hindu religion is to provide total happiness to everyone at all times (or any point of time). The essence of Hinduism is told in "Bhagawad Gita". In order to realize what is said in Bhagawad Gita it is a compulsory (must) to have an unconditional faith on Bhagawad Gita. So many people have benefited in their lives because of the (by reading) shlokas of Bhagawad Gita. In Bhagawad Gita, Bhagawan Shri Krishna has told the way to lead a happy life in such an easy way that even a normal layman can easily understand. The slokas are so simple that anyone can understand and use it practically. In the coming months we will enjoy the 12th Chapter of Gita and the devoution towards the Lord as explained by our  beloved Guruji.


As Arjuna was wondering how to submit the mind and surrender the intellect to live with Him, Krishna begins to answer to clear his doubts. Ordinary people who are thinking that everything that they have including wives and children as their own find it difficult to disown and think that everything belongs to the Lord. It is very difficult for people to leave their ego and accept that the Lord is taking care and doing everything. The Lord says that if the ego and ownership can be given up these surrenders are possible.


In case this is not feasible then the Lord says to continuously practice to attain perfection of renunciation. The Lord refers to this practice as abhyasam which means to constantly engage and work towards perfecting ourselves so that we can submit our minds and intellect to the Lord. There are a number of practices possible including doing yoga and pranayama, fasting with a purpose of attaining the Lord, doing yagnas, going to the temples to worship, reciting slokas and doing Abhishekam.


All these practices are not meant to please the Lord but for our intellect to stay focused on the Lord during that period or activities mentioned above. If we try to arrange a yagna or a sacrifice then we begin to collect various things, items and indirectly during the whole processes our minds get attached to the Lord.




Gita Continues..

4. The Divine Songs - Dhivyaprabandhamm

Naalaayira Dhivyaprabandham

                                                                                  Thooraatha manakkaathal thoNdar thangaL

                                         kuzhaamkuzhumith thiruppukazhgaL 

                                         palavum paadi aaraatha manakkaLippO 

                                         tazhutha kaNNeer mazhaisOra ninainthuruki 

                                         yEththi naaLum seeraarntha muzhuvOsai 

                                         paravai kaattum thiruvaranga tharavaNaiyil 

     paLLi koLLum pOraazhi yammaanaik

                                         kaNdu thuLLip poothalaththi lenRukolO

                          puraLum naaLE                            (655/1000/4000)

RadheKrishna  RadheKrishna..

Perumal Thirumozhi was as a result of Kulasekara azhwar longing to see and enjoy Lord Ranganatha. The Thirumozhi also results from the bhakthi of the azhwar towards Rama and Krishna and he begins with his longing for Lord Ranganatha. Everyone of us have so much of longing for the worldly affairs but the longing and the love for the Lord alone will help us achieve a good state.

Kulasekara azhwar enjoys Lord Ranganatha as Adisheshan in the first two pasurams or songs. Then he enjoys the Lord as enjoyed by Brahma. But the way Gopis enjoyed the Lord is considered to be supreme. This is because the not so intelligent Gopis were fully aware of the strengths of the Lord and believed that Krishna would save them. Of all the avatars,  Krishna avatar is considered to be the best and one that can easily be enjoyed. This was followed by Kulasekara azhwar enjoying how Narada and Tumburu enjoy the Lord. He continues further and sees how the devotees are enjoying the Lord and what items are safeguarding the Lord. Then the azhwar decides to mingle with the devotees and experience how it would be to be part of that group and enjoy the Lord.


The azhwar is wondering  that he is in Vanjikalam and the Lord is in Srirangam and whether he will be able to enjoy Him. No sooner did he think this way, the Lord manifests himself along with all the 33 crore demo gods or devas. The azhwar sees that all the devas surrender to the Lord and await His instructions. The Lord requests the devas to wait as pooja is being conducted and by the time one after the other darshan of the Lord ends the day concludes.


In the process the Lord forgets the sins that the people commit for which the devas were requesting the permission to be dealt with and such is the mercy of the Lord of Srirangam. The Lord along with His consort recommends to Yama and others to forget the sins committed by the people. This is similar to how the children exploit us by asking things when we are in real hurry where we just consent to what they say without having to give second thoughts. This rush is what makes Srirangam unique and this is not true in Vaikundam as there is no nature of time.


In this fast paced world, the Lord is also equally fast in ensuring that His mercy is showered on us as well! We must have this rush in  meeting the Lord like how Gajendra did. Most of us postpone bhakthi thinking that we can do it in our retired years or old age but the trouble is that we dont know when our life ends. It could be at 8 months or at 80 years and we are just pushing ahead without any knowledge of our life.


 The pasuram continues next month..

5. Samarpanam

parithraanaaya sadhoonaam vinasaya cha dhushkrutham

dharma sansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge

Bhagawan takes avatar in each and every yuga mainly to safeguard the bhaktas and then to destroy the rakshasaas who trouble his bhaktas. So Bhagawan comes to this bhoomi from paRamapadham just for the sake of his bhaktas. Hence we come to know that bhaktas are very important to the Lord. Whenever Bhagawan comes to rescue his bhaktas, the other fellow people also reap the benefits. Our guruji amma gives high respect to all the bhaktas. Hence our Vedhanaadham's every issue will be dedicated to one bhakta. This issue we are dedicating to one of the great eternal devotees of the Lord namely 'Haridas Thakur'

• The great soul was a muslim vashinavite and an ardent follower of Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
• The great devotee  recited the maha mantra 3,00,000 times a day before consuming any food
• The great soul converted a prostitute by constantly requesting her to wait till he completed chating and she became a devotee of Krishna named Haridasini
• The great soul for whom Chaitanya himself did the last rites and declared him to a be a great devotee
• The great saint who endured the beatings of the muslims and took it as a punishment of his ego on being a geat devotee of the Lord

Please check out Dhaasa Vedham to know about the pravachans and discourses being conducted by Guruji   

  

Weekly bhajans are held in Chennai, Podanur, Mumbai, USA and East Africa with Guruji Amma's abundant blessings.

Weekly bhajans and Nagara sankeerthanam are also being held regularly.  

Please refer to Vishesha Vedham for the monthly calendar and important Hindu festivals, data and Mahatmas birthday stars