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Contents – With Page Numbers Editor’s Page------04

From the desk of -Dr. V. Sadagopan------06

- வில்லியம்போக்கம் மகோவிந்ேேோஜன்------09

ꯁல்லாணி பக்கங்கள் –தி쏁ꯍபதி ர埁ퟀரதயாள்------12

- ( . . )------15.

Ekadasi- Tamarapu Sampath Kumaran------16.

ஆழ்வோர் போகவேம்.-வளையꯁத்鏂ர் தட்ளை பிரசன்ன வவங்கவைசன்------21

நோ羿 நோ羿 நோம் கண்翁 சகோண்ம ோம் 7 - கீதா ராகவன்.------25

埁ட்羿க்கவேகள். வே.வக.சிவன் ------27

தசமஸ்கந்த பாராயணம்-----நவ ீன பாணியில்.------30

யாதவாப்뿁தயம்—கீதாராகவன்------32

DHARMA STHOTHRAM - Arumbuliyur Jagannathan Rangarajan------39

Yadhavaapyudham – Dr. Saroja Ramanujam------41

毁ந்தர காண்ைம்.-வ கவே毁ேர்சனம்------43

கண்ணன் ீேோன போ ல்கள்-108- ன்வன போசந்ேி------44

Thirupavai -Sow. Bhargavi (Swetha) & Smt Vijayalakshmi Sundaram------47

ஐய்யங்கோர் ஆத்鏁 ேி쏁 வ ப்பள்ளியிலி쏁ந்鏁--வழங்埁பவர்கீதாராகவன்.--60

போட்羿 வவத்ேியம்.------61

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Bhagavath Geetha------64

Ivargal Thiruvakku------65 4

SRIVAISHNAVISM

அநந்தனின் அவதார ரகசியம்

பபாய்ளகய羿யான்

சீைர்க쿁ைன் காஞ்சீꯁரம் தி쏁ம்பிய யாதவப்ரகாஸர், ஒ쏁நாள் பப쏁மாள் வகாயிலில் ராமாꏁேளரக்கண்翁, ஆச்சர்யப் பட்ைார். பிற埁 இளையாழ்-வா쎿ைம், “ உன்ளனக்கண்翁 மிக மகிழ்ச்சியளைகிவறன். அந்தக்காட்羿-லி쏁ந்鏁 எப்ப羿த்தப்பி வந்தாய் ? “ என்쟁 வகட்க, ராமாꏁே쏁ம் நைந்தளவ-களை விவரமாக் 埂ற, இளதக்வகட்ை 埁쏁 இவன் அதிவமதாவி மட்翁- மில்ளல, பதய்வ அꏁக்ரஹ믁ம் ꯂர்ணமாக வாய்க்கப் பபற்றவன் என்쟁 உணர்ந்தார். பிற埁 믁ன்வபால் தம்மிைவம வந்鏁 வவதாந்தம் வாசிக்க வரச்பசான்னார். ராமꏁே쏁ம், அதற்埁 சம்மதித்鏁 믁ன் வபால் அவ쎿ைம் பாைம் கற்கச் பசன்றார்.

ஒ쏁சமயம், சில ஸ்ரீளவஷ்ணவர்கள், ஸ்ரீரங்கம் பசன்쟁, ஸ்ரீஆைவந்தாளர, த쎿சித்தனர். ஆைவந்-தா쏁ம் அவர்களை ஆசீர்வதித்鏁விட்翁, அவர்-களைப்பற்றி விசா쎿க்க, அவர்க쿁ம் தங்களை-ப்பற்றிக் 埂றிவிட்翁, பிற埁 ராமாꏁேளரப்பற்றிய விவரங்களை뿁ம் 埂றினார்கள். அவற்ளறக் வகட்ை ஆைவந்தார் ராமாꏁேளரக்காண ஆளசப்-பட்ைார். பிற埁 காஞ்சீꯁரம் எ폁ந்த쏁ைினார். தி쏁க்கச்சி நம்பிக쿁ம் அவளர எதிர்பகாண்翁 அளைத்鏁 வகாயி쯁க்埁 அளைத்鏁ச் பசன்쟁, பப쏁மாள் வசளவ பசய்鏁 ளவத்தார். பிற埁 அவர்கள் பிரதக்ஷணமாய் வ쏁ம்வபா鏁, ஆைவந்தார், “ ராமாꏁேர் யார் ? “ என்쟁வகட்க, நம்பி뿁ம், யாதவப்ரகாஸ쏁ைன் இ쏁ந்த சீைர்கைில், சிவப்பாக, ஆோꏁபாஹூவாக இ쏁ந்த ஒ쏁 பிள்ளைளயக் காண்பித்鏁 அவர்தான் ராமாꏁேர் என்쟁 埂ற, ஆைவந்தா쏁ம், இளையாழ்வாளர கண்埁ைிரக் கைாக்ஷித்鏁,

“ நம் ஸம்பிரதாய ஸ்தாபகராவான் “ என்쟁 埂றி-விட்翁 எம்பப쏁மாளன வநாக்கி, ஸ்ரீராமாꏁேர், விசிஷ்ைாத்ளவத சித்தாந்தத்தின், நிர்வாஹராக வவண்翁பமன்쟁 சரணாகதி பண்ணினார். ஆனால் அந்த믁ளற அவர் ராமாꏁேளர சந்திக்காமவல மீண்翁ம் ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ꯁறப்பட்翁ச் பசன்றார்.

காஞ்சி மன்னனின் மகளை ஒ쏁 சமயம் ப்ரஹ்ம ராக்ஷஸ் ஒன்쟁 பற்றிக்- பகாண்ை鏁. பலர் 믁யன்쟁ம் அளத விரட்ை 믁羿யவில்ளல. சிலர் யாத- 5

வப்ரகாஸர் ஒ쏁வரால்தான் அளத விரட்ை믁羿뿁ம் என்쟁 埂ற, மன்னன் ஆட்களை அꟁப்பினான். அளைத்鏁ச்பசல்ல வந்தவர்கைிைம், “ அந்த ப்ரஹ்மராக்ஷஸிைம் நான் வபா埁ம்ப羿 பசான்னதாகப் வபாய்ச் பசால்쯁-ங்கள். அ鏁 வபாய்வி翁ம் என்றார் “ அவர். தி쏁ம்பிச்பசன்ற அவர்க쿁ம்

அதனிைம் அவர் 埂றிய鏁வபால 埂றவவ, அந்த ப்ரஹ்மராக்ஷஸ், “ அவளர நான்-வபாகச் பசான்னதாகப் வபாய்ச் பசால்쯁-ங்கள் “ என்ற鏁. அவர்க쿁ம் அவ쎿ைம் பசன்쟁 埂ற, அவர் சீைர்க쿁ைன் அரண்-மளனக்埁 வந்தார். அங்埁, அவர் அளத விரட்ை மந்திர ேபங்களை உச்- ச쎿த்தார். ஆனால் அ鏁 அவர்믁ன்பாக இ쏁கால்களை뿁ம் நீட்羿க்-பகாண்翁 உட்கார்ந்鏁ைன், “ நீர் வபான ேன்மத்தில் ம鏁ராந்தகம் ஏ쎿யில் ஒ쏁 உ翁ம்பாக இ쏁ந்தீர். அங்埁 வந்த சில ஸ்ரீளவஷ்ணவர்கள் உண்ை மிச்சத்ளத நீ உண்ைதால் இந்த ேன்மாவில் பிறவிளயப் பபற்றீர். நாவனா வபான ேன்மாவில், ப்ராஹ்மண ஸ்வரஸ்ஷைனாக இ쏁ந்வதன். ஒ쏁 யாகம் பசய்뿁ம் வபா鏁 வநர்ந்த சிறிய தவ쎿னால் இ鏁வபால் மாறிவிட்-வைன்.ஆகவவ நீ வபாகச்பசான்னால் வபாகமாட்வைன். உன் சீைரான ராமா-ꏁேர் பசான்னால் வபாவவன் என்ற鏁. “ மன்னன் இளையாழ்வா쎿ைம் வவண்ை அவ쏁ம் அதனிைம்,” ப்ரஹ்மராக்ஷவஸ நீ என் பசால்ப羿 வகட்ப-தாக இ쏁ந்தால், உைவன இந்த பபண்ளண விட்翁ச்பசன்쟁 வி翁. அதற்埁 அளையாைமாக ஒ쏁 மரத்ளத வ ீழ்த்திவிட்翁 பசல். “ என்쟁 埂ற, அ鏁ퟁம் அவர்埂றிய鏁 வபாலவவ ஒ쏁 மரத்ளத சாய்த்鏁 விட்翁, அகன்ற鏁. மன்ன-ꟁம் அ쏁கிலி쏁ந்தவர்க쿁ம் ராமாꏁே쎿ன் மஹிளமளயப் வபாற்றிப் ꯁகழ்-ந்தனர். யாதவப்ரகாஸ쏁ம், சீைர்க쿁ம். தங்கள் இைம் வந்鏁 வசர்ந்தனர்.

வைக்கம்வபால், யாதவப்பிரகாஸர் உபநிஷத் வாக்யங்க쿁க்埁, அர்த்தம் பசால்லிக் பகாண்翁 இ쏁ந்தார். அப்வபா鏁 அவர், “ ஸர்வம் க쯁 இதம் ப்ரம்ம “ என்ற உபநிஷத் வாக்யத்திற்埁 அத்ளவத மதப்ப羿 அர்த்தம் 埂றி-னார். ஆனால் இளையாழ்வா쎿ன் மனம் அளத ஒப்பவில்ளல. அவர் விசிஷ்ைாத்ளவத சித்தாந்தத்தின்ப羿, பபா쏁ள்埂ற, 埁쏁விற்埁 வகாபம் வந்த鏁.

“ இனி நீ இங்埁 இ쏁க்க வவண்ைாம். உனக்埁 உகந்த இைத்ளதத் வதர்ந்鏁 பகாள் “ என்쟁 埂றிவிைவவ, ராமாꏁே쏁ம் தம் வ ீட்羿ற்埁த் தி쏁ம்பினார். அவ쏁ளைய தாயா쏁ம், “ நீ ப羿த்த鏁 வபா鏁ம், பப쏁மா쿁க்埁 ளகங்கர்யம் பசய்鏁 பகாண்羿쏁 “ என்쟁 埂றிவிைவவ, இளையாழ்வா쏁ம் தினம் சாளல-க்கிணற்றிலி쏁ந்鏁, வபர쏁ைாைꟁக்埁 தீர்த்தம் பகாண்翁வ쏁ம் ளகங்கர்ய-த்ளதச் பசய்鏁 பகாண்翁 வந்தார்.

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SRIVAISHNAVISM

From the desk of Dr. V. Sadagopan

|| Name of Godhai, given by Swami Desikan to AndAL ||

SRI BHATTANAATHA SUREENDHRA MANASAAMBHOJA VAASINEH I SRIMADH VATAMAHAADHAAMA SWAMINEH NITYA MANGALAM II

After this salutation to VaTapathra Saayee, we will offer our salutations to AndAL's illustrious father , who established that Sriman NarayaNA as the supreme Tattvam (Para Tattvam) in the court of the king:

SREEDHANVEE NAGARAADHEESA MANGALAASAASINOH ANISAM I NIRNEENATHA PARATATVAAYA VISHNUCHITTHAAYA MANGALAM II

On this seventh day of Marghazhi, let us reflect on greatness of the names of Godhai , given by Swami Desikan to AndAL .

Sri Summapatti KrishNa Iyengar has written an insightful article on this subject and I will base this posting on many points assembled by him in his essay.

GodhA Devi ************

In an earlier posting, I referred to one interpretation of Her name as " GAVAADHEEYATEH IDHI GODHAA ." That interpretation indicated that She was the one yielded by Bhumi Devi . This reference is associated with her birth under the Tulasi plant in the Nandavanam of VishNuchitthar at Srivilliputhur. I referred to her birth as being simiar to that of SeethA Devi , who was discovered by king Janaka, when he ploughed the field to prepare for the Yaga SaalA at Mithilai. HanumAn has described SeethA's avathaaram as " UtthithA medhineem bhithvA " and saluted Her arrival as a result of splitting of the earth and SeethA arising out of that clevage of Bhumi Pradesam.

GodhA's name in this context has again been interpreted as "GHAANDHYATHEETHI GODHAA". The word "Ghandhyathethi" is equivalent to "Bhithvaa" or splitting of the earth. Here again GodhA's origin as the one arising from the clevage of earth as the incarnation of Bhumi Devi is indicated.

Vedic Origin of Godha's name ***************************

Earlier I referred to the Taittiriya SamhitA manthram , " GruthEna SeethA-- " as being connected with Seetha and also GodhA because of their birth on the track created by the plough (Laankala Paddhathi or kalappai uzhudha vazhi).

The second association of the name GodhA with the Vedic text arises from her Prabhandhams , which sanctifies the jeevarAsis through Her AnushTaana Purva Grantham , Thiruppavai. In this context, The Name Godha has been understood as "GAA: DHADHAATHI IDHI GODHAA " . The Vedic context, the word "GAA: " stands for Vaak and Vedam. Rig Vedic passage celebrates this divine Vaak giving power this way:

" UPA NA : SAVANAAGMAHI SOAMSYA SOMAPAA: PIBHA I GEETHAA IDHEVATHO PADHA : " --Rig Vedam 1st ashtakam, 1.7

In Svapadesam, this passage is connected to Thiruppavai Nonbhu of GodhA, which is identical to the Soma Yagam of Vedic seers. The end is the Kshemam of the Universe. GodhA Herself states in Thiruppavai, "SELVA THIRUMAALAAL ENGHUM THIRUVARUL PERRU INPURUVAR". She helps the devotees of Her Lord receive the bounteous gifts and divine wisdom and wealth as spontaneously as ripe fruit from a loaded branch of a fruit tree. This thought is housed in yet another passage of Rig Vedam:

EVAAHY ASYA SUNRUTHAA VIRAPSI GHOMATHI MAHEE I PAKKAA SAAKHAA NA DAASUSHEH II -- Rig Vedam 1.8. 8

AndAL's Thiruppavai is indeed a ripe and delicious fruit bursting with fragrance and nourishing values for spiritual upliftment. One Taniyan for AndAL in this context salutes Thiruppavai as the seed of all VedAs (Vedam anaitthukkum vitthaahum).

The observance of Thiruppavai Nonbhu and the continued prayers of GodhA in NacchiyAr Thirumozhi to unite with Govindhan as her Consort again has vedic significance and provides additional evidence to the Vedic connotation of the Name GodhA . In the ancient text of Rig Vedam , two pasages have been identified as being close to the Vratham of AndAL to obtain the blessings of the Lord as her husband.

One passage prays to Agni Devaa to accept the Vedic seer's prayer just as the (eternal) youth accepts the prayerful wishes for union with Him by young ladies of marriageable age (STHOYAM JUSHETHAAM YUAVASEVA KANYAANAAM VISVEHA DEVAOU SAVANAAYA GACCHATHAM). 8

Another Rig Vedic passage has the echo of the prayerful wish of sporting with the Yamunai Thuraivan through Jalakreetai. AndAL's indirect prayer is " Koodiyirunthu KuLirnthElOrempAvAi ". The Vedic passage refers to a Devan by the name of Soman (Govindhan) playing with the young women (Gopis) in the waters of the river:

YAABHI: SOMOH MODHATEH HARSHATEH CHA KALYAANIBHIRYUVATHIBHIRNAPARYA: I THAA ADHVARYOH MODHATEH APOH ACCHAA PAREHI YAHAASINCHAA OSHADHIBHI: PUNITHAATH II ----RIG VEDAM , 7TH ASHTAKAM, 7.24 RK

The Connection between GodhA and Soodi Koduttha NAcchiyAr ************************************************************

The Syllable "GOH" has also the meaning of Koondhal or the tresses of Hair of a lady. DHAA means one who gave. AndAL of beautiful black tresses of Hair wore the garlands prepared by her father and then gave it to Vatapathra Sayee to wear it. In the grammatical context, "DHAA" also is connectable to " Dhaip Sodhaneh ". That leads onto a meaning of pure , sacred and beautiful (Thooymai , Azhagu ). Swami Desikan salutes this "Soodikkoduttha NaacchiyAr" at number of places in his GodhA sthuthi:

1. DHATTEH NATHENA SIRASAA TAVA MOWKTHI MAALAAM 2. SOWBHAGYA SAMPADHABHISHEKHA MAHAADHIKAARAM 3.MOWLISRAJAA TAVA MUKUNDHA KIREETA BHAAJAA

Hence, the name " Soodikkoduttha gandham kamazhum Thirukkuzhal NaacchiyAr " is an appropriate name for GodhA Piratti.

GodhA: One who has been sanctified by Vedic way and given as Kanyaa Dhaanam by PeriyAzhwAr : ********************************************************************************************

The name GodhA also stands for " Odhi KodukkapattavaL ". The word "Odhi " means sanctified by the Veda Manthraas. AndAl herself describes her VivAham to Govindhan in the proper Vedic Way in the VaraNamiyaram section of Nacchiyaar Thirumozhi this way:

1. " YENNAI MAGHAL PESI MANTHIRITTHU " --NT 6.3

2. VAAI NALLAAR MARAI ODHI MANTHIRATTHAAL PAASILAI NAANAL PADUTTHU PARIDHI VAITTHU KAAICHINA MAAKALIRANAN YEN KAI PARRI THEE VALAM SEYAA KANAA KANDEHN -- NT 6. 7

Here she refers to the Kanyaa VaraNam, PaaNi GrahaNam and the SEVEN STEPS around the fire as described in the Rig Vedic section ( X .32.1 and X . 85)

May the Veda MathA , GodhA guide us further into the understanding of Her divine AruLiccheyalkaL.

Srimathyai GodhAyai NamO nama:

Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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From ꯁல்லாணி பக்கங்கள்.

ஸ்ரீ தயா சதகம்

ஸ்ரீ:

ஸ்ரீ மே ேோ ோꟁஜோய ந :

ஸ்ரீ ேங்கநோயகி ேம ே ஸ்ரீ ேங்கநோே பேப்ேஹ் மணந:

ஸ்ரீ பத் ோவேி ேம ே ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீநிவோே பேப்ேஹ் மண ந :

ஸ்ரீ நிக ோந்ே ஹோமேசிகன் ேி쏁வ羿கமள சேணம்

தனியன்

ஸ்ரீமாந் வவங்கை நாதார்ய: கவிதார்க்கிக வகஸ쏀 வவதாந்தாசார்யவர்வயா வம ஸந்நிதத்தாம் ஸதா ஹ்쏁தி

ஸ்ரீ தயா சதகம் – 54, 55.

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SRIVAISHNAVISM PANCHANGAM FOR THE PERIOD FROM –Thai 07th To Thai 13th.

20-01-2014- MON- Thai 07 - Chathurthi - S - PUram. 21-01-2014 - TUE - Thai 08 - Panchami - A / S - Uthram. 22-01-2014 - WED- Thai 09 - Sashti - M / S - Hastham. 23-01-2014- THU - Thai 10 - Saptami - S / A - Chithirai. 24-01-2014- FRI - Thai 11 - Ashtami - S - Swathi. 25-01-2014- SAT – Thai 12 - Navami - S - Visakam. 26-01-2014- SUN – Thai 13 – Dasa / Ekadasi - M - Anusham.

22-01-2014 – Wed – KUrathazhwar Varshikam

Koorathazhwan was born as Kuresan in a small hamlet 'Kooram' near Kanchipuram, in the year of 1010 A.D (Sowmya year, Thai month, Hastham star) in an affluent family. He belonged to the clan of 'Harita', who were popular landlords. Koorathazhwan was married at a young age to Andalamma, a devoted and pious lady. Both of them led a happy and peaceful life. They were deeply devoted to Lord Varadaraja Perumal. The pious couple were very famous in the holy town of Kanchi, for their unstinting philanthropy and kindness. Their son was Parasara Bhattar. Dasan, Poigaiadian

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SRIVAISHNAVISM Ekadasi

By: Tamarapu Sampath Kumaran

Guruvayur Ekadasi: Of the 24 Ekadasis a year, the Vrischika Ekadasi (Shukla Paksha) is celebrated in the Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple.

Ekadasi is the most sought after festival of temple town Guruvayur and devotees from all around throng the famed Sree Krishna temple to participate in the much popular festival. The Ekadasi festival coincides with the Mandala season and also at a time when temples in Kerala begin to reverberate with the festival tunes. And each year thousands of devotees from across the State congregate at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple to take part in the Ekadasi celebrations.

It’s believed that it was during the Suklapaksha Ekadasi day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam that Lord Vishnu was reincarnated as Ekadasi Tithi in the form of a Devi. This day is also observed as Holy Gita Day as it was on this auspicious day that Lord Krishna imparted the teachings of Gita to Arjuna.

Yet another legend says that Adi Sanakaracharya was flying over the Sree Krishna temple on this particular day. Since he did not bother to attend the Ekadasi Ezhunellippu that was going on in the temple premises, all of a sudden he lost his supernatural powers and fell flat in front of Lord Guruvayoorappan. There are still indications of Sankara’s body found on the ground in the temple.

Nirjala Ekadasi also known as Pandav Bhim Ekadasi is also an important and significant Ekadasis, and devotees do not even drink water on the day.

Legend has it that Bhima, the second of Pandava brothers, wanted to observe Ekadasi still ate food, since fasting was not possible. Sage Vyasa advised Bhim to observe Nirjala Ekadasi fasting which falls during the waxing phase (Shukla Paksha) in Jyeshta month as it has the benefits of observing all the 24 Ekadasis. Thus Bhim was able to get the benefits of all Ekadasis by observing Nirjala Ekadasi, without even drinking water.

Nirjala Ekadasi is one of the strictest fast in Hindu religion and among all Ekadasis. Nirjala means ‘without water.’ Staunch Vishnu devotees who undertake this fast does not drink water while fasting on the day. No food is also consumed on the day. It is believed that observing Nirjala Ekadasi is equal to going on pilgrimage. It is believed that after death people who have observed Nirjala Ekadasi are received by messengers from Vaikunta, abode of Vishnu, and not by Yama, the god of death.

Kaisika Ekadasi: Belief is that those who undertake fast, and listen to Kaisika Puranam, on Kaisika Ekadasi will attain Vaikunta Moksham. 18

Kaisika Puranam revolves round Nampaduvan, belonging to the Baanar family, his unflinching faith in Lord Nambi and how he was instrumental in liberating a Rakshasa from a curse.

Caught by the demon, Nampaduvan pleads with him to allow him to go to the temple and observe the Ekadasi ritual that of singing the Lord's praise.

Unable to convince the Rakshasa, Nampaduvan talks about Sathya Sankalpam: “The world was created through ‘promises' and continues to exist as a result of trust in each other.”

Nampaduvan makes 18 promises that night to the Rakshasa. Through these promises, narrated beautifully in the Kaisika Puranam as part of this lengthy discussion between Nampaduvan and Brahma Rakshasa, one comes to know of the basic values in life.

It is the eighteenth promise that finally moves the demon. It goes thus: “Swarva Swamiyum Moksha Pradhaana Sriman Narayananaiyum Devathai Galaiyum Samamaaga Bhaavikiravan Yaavaroruvan, Avanai Poley Nithya Samsaari Aaven.” (“If I do not return, I would have committed the biggest sin that exists – that of comparing and equating Lord Narayana with others. And I will become a sinner who will never get liberation from this cycle of births.”)

This extraordinary promise moves the Rakshasa and he lets Nampaduvan go,

Wanting the fruits of Nampaduvan's devotion, for his own liberation. Nambaduvan shares with him the ‘Kaisika' verses, which he had sung that very night in front of Lord Nambi. Just listening to these verses helps the Rakshasa attain Vaikunta Moksham. Kaisika Puranam, which is a part of Varaha Puraanam, showcases Lord Narayana as the supreme force. Parasara Bhattar, son of Koorathazhvaan, took up the story of a complex Kaisika Puranam (in Sanskrit) and wrote the vyakyaanam, in Tamil, in a simple, easily understandable language.

Devsayani Ekadasi: Ashadh Shukla Paksha Ekadashi is known as Devshayani Ekadasi. It is said that Lord Vishnu goes to sleep on this day and wakes up after four months on Prabodhini Ekadasi. Lord Krishna explained the significance of Shayani Ekadasi to Yudhisthira. The story is about a dedicated King - Mandata. The pious king’s kingdom had faced drought for three years. In order to please the rain gods he met sage Angiras. The Sage advised King to fast on Devshayani Ekadashi with the people of his kingdom. Following the sage’s advice the King along with his people observed fast. And by the blessings of Lord Vishnu, there was a heavy rain. This Rain brought an end to all their miseries. Hence observing fast on Devshayani Ekadashi is considered to provide prosperity and happiness. 19

Mal Masa (Padmini) Ekadasi

The Ekadasi of Malmasa or Purushotam Maas (Adhimasa) is called the Padmini Ekadashi. On this day, fast is observed and Puja of Shiva-Parvati and Radha-Krishna is performed. This Ekadashi has a special significance, since it does not occur every year. Person should perform full day fasting on Padmini Ekadashi. And, performing Jagran in the night is really significant, on this worshiping Lord Shiva, offering water, Bel-leaves, Datura and flowers to Shiva Linga.

The story of Padmini Ekadasi is related of Ravan, the king of Lanka. Once, Ravan went for Digvijay (getting victories in all directions). In this journey of victory, he got defeated by Kartavirya Sahastrarjun. On getting defeated, he had to stay in prison of that king for many years. Finally he got free by the grace of Agastya Rishi. God Narad was very happy by the imprisonment of Ravan and he asked Rishi the reason behind Ravan’s defeat.

Then, Rishi said that Kartavirya Arjun can be defeated only by Lord Vishnu, Because, his mother Padmini and father Kartavirya performed strong meditation in a wish for a child. And, as told by Mahasati Anusuiya, both of them observed the fast of Padmini Ekadashi. Pleased by their devotion, Lord Vishnu appeared before them and, blessed them with a heroic son.

Papankusha Ekadasi is the Ekadashi which falls on shukla paksha of Ashwin month. Because of the power of eradication the sins, it is called ‘Papankunsha Ekadasi’. This auspicious ekadashi is also known as Ashwina-shukla Ekadasi. Fasting and observing silence vow on this day eliminate all sins.

The Story is about a hunter named Krodhana who lived in the city of Vindhyachal. He was engaged in all the wicked deeds like theft, killing animals, torturing others etc. He continued this malicious act till the end 20

of his death. At the final moments, Lord Yama sent his representatives down to the Earth with the command of bringing him to hell. Krodhana was miserable with the fear of death; he approached Sage Angira – one of the Saptharishis. The Sage advised Krodhana to observe fast on the day of Papankusha Ekadashi which would fall on the very next day and worship Lord Vishnu. Krodhana faithfully observed Papankusha Ekadashi and the austerities advised by Sage Angira. Finally, he attained Salvation at the Feet of Lord Sriman Narayana.

Parivatini Ekadasi is the Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadasi and worshiping Vamana avatar on this day is equivalent to the worship of Trinity Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. Like other Ekadashi this one also holds a unique story and great significance. Besides freeing you from Sins this Ekadashi also fulfills your wishes. Parivartini Ekadashi is also known as Parshva Ekadasi, Jal Zilani Ekadasi or Vamana Ekadashi. Story of Vamana or parivartini Ekadasi is about King Bali and Lord Vishnu’s Dwarf Avatar - Vamana avatar. King Bali was very rich, honest, compassionate, justice loving and. above all he was a great devotee of lord Vishnu. Due to the power of his worship he started ruling the position of Indra. As a result Indra approached Lord Vishnu to save his kingdom.

Lord Vishnu took the form of Vamana – a dwarf Brahmin and went to King Bali who was conducting a huge Yajna. King Bali was performing Daan, when and the young Vamana asked for three steps of land. King Bali accepted this small request. After that, Lord Vishnu increased his size. With his first step he covered the entire Earth, the second took the entire universe and when no space was left for the third step, King Bali offered his head. As soon as he placed his foot over the head of Bali, he got pushed deep to the Patal Lok.

Satisfied with King Bali’s devotion, Lord Vishnu blessed him that he will live constantly with King Bali.

Bhishma Ekadasi is observed in the Magha Masa which will come during the January and February.

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ஆழ்வோர் போகவேம்.

-வளையꯁத்鏂ர் தட்ளை பிரசன்ன வவங்கவைசன் ஸ்ரீ கி쏁ஷ்ணோவேோே வவபவம். ப埁ேி-7

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VAARAM ORU SLOKAM Sundarakaandam of Valmiki Ramayana.

सागरस्योओ셍मजि ालानामुरसा शैलवर्षमणि ाम ् |

अ셍ि慍नंस्तु महावगे ः पुꥍलुवे स महाकपपः |५-१-६९

69. saH mahaavegaH mahaakapiH = that great monkey with great speed; pupluve = flew; abiGhnan = striking; urasaa = with his chest; uurmijaalaanaam = series of waves; saagarasya = of the sea; shailavarshhmaNaam = with a body like that of mountains. That great monkey with great speed flew in the sky striking with his chest series of waves which had a great body like that of mountains. कपपवातश्च बलवान ् मेघवातश्च ननःसतृ ः |

सागरं िीमननघोषं क륍पयामासतुिशिृ म ् || ५-१-७०

70. balavaan kapivaatashcha = wind from the mighty Hanuma; meghavaashcha niHsR^itaH = wind released from the clouds; kaMpayaamaasatuH = caused to shake; bhR^isham = a lot; saagaram = the ocean; bhiima nirGhoshham = with a fearful sound. Wind from the mighty Hanuma and the wind released from the clouds caused the ocean with a fearful sound to shake a lot.

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தசமஸ்கந்த பாராயணம்-----நவ ீன பாணியில்-10.

ளவ埁ண்ைவாசி உபய வவ. வக.ரங்கஸ்வாமி ஐயங்கார் , மிகச் சிறந்த ஆன்மீகத் பதாண்ைராகச் பசய்தி쏁க்埁ம் "பா毁ரப்ப羿, பாகவதத்தில் " தி쏁வாய்ப்பா羿ளயப் பற்றிச் பசால்쯁ம்வபா鏁, இப்ப羿 பசால்லியி쏁க்கிறார். " வாங்கக் 埁ைம் நிளறக்埁ம் வள்ைல் பப쏁ம்ப毁க்கள் , நீங்காத பசல்வம் நிளறக்க, பவள்ைிமளல இ쏁ந்தால் ஒத்த பவண்ளணளயத் தாயர் மனங்கள் த羿ப்ப, உைம் 埁ைிர அ믁鏁 பசய்鏁, விரவலா翁 வாய் வதாய்ந்த பவண்பணய் கண்翁, ஒைியா பவண்பணய் உண்ைான் என்쟁, உரவலா翁 ஆய்ச்சி, ஒண்கயிற்றால் , விைியா ஆர்க்க , ஆப்ꯁண்翁, விம்மி அ폁鏁, பபாத்த உரளலக் கவிழ்ந்鏁, அதன் வமவலறித் தித்தித்த பா쯁ம் தைாவினில் பவண்ளண뿁ம் , பமத்தத் தி쏁 வயி쟁 ஆரவி폁ங்கி, சீரால் யவசாளத அன்ꯁற்쟁 வநாக்கி, அ羿த்鏁ம் பி羿த்鏁ம் அளனவர்க்埁ம் காட்ை, ஊரார்கள் எல்லா쏁ம் காணக் கண்ணிꏁண் சி쟁த்தாம்பினால் கட்翁ண்翁, பப쏁மா உரலில், பிணிப்ꯁண்翁 இ쏁ந்鏁, விண் எல்லாம் வகட்க அ폁鏁, எைில் பகாள் தாம்ꯁ பகாண்翁 அ羿ப்பதற்埁 எள்கி...... "

ஆயர்பா羿ப் ப毁க்கள், வள்ைல்கள்; கறக்கக்கறக்க, 埁ைம் 埁ைமாகப் பால் பசா쎿뿁ம் ப毁க்கள்; இதனால், ஆய்ப்பா羿யில் எல்லாச் பசல்வ믁ம் நீங்கா鏁 நிளறந்鏁 இ쏁க்க, (கண்ணவன பசல்வம் தாவன! அவனி쏁க்埁மிைத்தில் பசல்வங்கள் யாퟁம் நிளறந்鏁 நீங்கா鏁 இ쏁க்கக் வகட்பாவனன் ? )பவள்ைிளயப் வபால மிꟁமிꟁத்鏁 , மளலளய ஒத்த பவண்ளணளய, தாயான யவசாளத யின் மனம் , மற்쟁ம் தாளய ஒத்தவர்கைின் மனங்கள் கனக்க, ( தாயான யவசாளதயின் அகமனம், ꯁற மனம் ஆகிய மனங்கள் கனக்க ), கண்ணன் தன்ꟁளைய உள்ைம் (மனஸ் ) 埁ைிர, பவண்ளணளய அ믁鏁 பசய்鏁 , வபாக்யமாகச் சாப்பிட்翁, அந்த பவண்பணய் எப்ப羿 காக்ஷி அைிக்கிற鏁 பத쎿뿁மா, விரவலா翁 வாய் வதாய்ந்鏁 ---கண்ணனின் ளகவிரல்கைி쯁ம் பவண்பணய் இ쏁க்கிற鏁; கண்ணனின் வாயி쯁ம் பவண்பணய் இ쏁க்கிற鏁---- அல்ல鏁, விரல்கைில் இ쏁க்埁ம் பவண்பணய் ,கண்ணன், விரல்களைத்தன் வாயில் ளவத்தி쏁ப்பதால் , விரவலா翁 வாய் வதாய்ந்த பவண்பணய் ---வதாய்வ鏁 என்ப鏁 இளையர்கள் 埁லத்鏁க்வக உ쎿த்தான பசால்----பாளலத் வதாய்ப்ப鏁----பக்埁வமான 毂ட்羿ல் உள்ை பாளல, பகாஞ்சமாக வமார் வசர்த்鏁, அ鏁 , தயிர் ஆவதற்காகச் பசய்뿁ம் பசயல்; ஆய்ச்சியர் பசய்뿁ம் பசயல். இங்埁 விரவலா翁 வாய் வதாய்ந்த鏁 ( இளத, ரஹஸ்யார்த்தமாக, காலவக்ஷபமாகச் பசால்வ鏁தான் நல்ல鏁 ) யவசாளத இளதக் கண்翁, ஒைித்鏁ளவத்தி쏁க்埁ம் பவண்ளணளய உண்翁விட்ைாவன என்쟁, 31

அங்கி쏁ந்த உர쯁ைன் , பபா쏁த்தமான கயிற்றால் கட்羿வி翁வவன் என்쟁 சினத்鏁ைன் வபச, அகப்பட்翁க்பகாண்ை( பபா鏁 அர்த்தம் ), கண்ணன், விம்மி விம்மி( வயி쟁 எக்கி, அ羿க்க羿 믂ச்ளச உள்வை இ폁த்鏁, பவைிவய விட்翁, பாசாங்埁ைன் ) அ폁鏁, வகவிக் வகவி அ폁鏁, உரலின் பள்ைமான பாகத்ளத கீவை கவிழ்த்鏁, உரலின் வமல் ஏறி நின்쟁 , தித்திப்பாக இ쏁க்கிற ( 毁ளவ뿁ைன் 埂羿ய ) பாளல뿁ம், அண்ைாவில் உள்ை பவண்ளணளய뿁ம் , பமன்ளமயான" தி쏁 வயி쟁 " அꟁபவிக்க நிளறய வி폁ங்கினான்; அன்ꯁம், பாச믁ம் பகாண்ை யவசாளத, அவளனப் பார்த்鏁ம், அ羿த்鏁ம், அவளனப் பி羿த்鏁ம் , அங்埁 திரண்羿쏁ந்த அளனவர்க்埁ம், கண்ணனின் லீளலளயக் காட்ை , ஊர் வகாபர்கள், வகாபிளககள், ( ஊரார்கள் என்ப鏁, ப毁க்埂ட்ைம், கன்쟁கள், மரங்கள் யாퟁம் ) எல்லா쏁ம் பார்க்க, பமலிதான , சிறிய கயிற்றினால் கட்ைப்பட்翁, உரலில் பிளணக்கப்பட்翁 இ쏁ந்鏁, ஆகாயத்தில் உள்ைவர்கள் 埂ை வகட்埁ம்ப羿 , "ஓ" பவன அ폁鏁, ப毁க்களைக் கட்翁வதற்காகவவ உள்ை கயிற்றால், யவசாளத , அ羿ப்ப鏁வபால் பாவளன பசய்鏁, வ ீட்翁க்埁ள்வை வபாக .... ( இ鏁 பபா鏁வான அர்த்தம். பதம் பதமான விைக்கவமா, வ்யாக்யானவமா அல்ல ) பா毁ரப்ப羿 பாகவதம் , இப்ப羿ப் வபாகிற鏁. ------

பாளல뿁ம், தயிளர뿁ம், பவண்ளணளய뿁ம் பகா翁த்鏁, 埁翁ம்பத்鏁க்埁 வவண்羿ய பபா쏁ட்களை வாங்கி, இல்லறம் நைத்鏁ம் வகா埁லத்鏁 மங்ளகயர் அளவகளை, யா쏁ம் காணா வண்ணம் எ翁த்鏁ச் சாப்பிட்翁, ( வகாபர்கள், 埁ரங்埁, ꯂளன இவர்க쿁க்埁ம் பகா翁த்鏁 ) வகாபியர்கைின் வகாபத்鏁க்埁 ஆைா埁ம் கண்ணன். வ ீட்羿ல், யவசாளத, ஒைித்鏁 ளவத்த பவண்ளணளயச் சாப்பி翁ம் கண்ணன் அளதக்கண்翁, பாசத்鏁க்埁ம், வகாபத்鏁க்埁ம் ந翁வில் திண்ைா翁ம் யவசாளத; கண்ணனின் பபால்லாத்தனம் , விம்믁தல், பபாய் அ폁ளக, விண் எலாம் வகட்க அ폁ளக. கண்ணிꏁண் சி쟁த்தாம்பினால் ,உரவலா翁 கட்翁ண்ை எைிளம அவசாளதளய அஞ்சி வநாக்கல், அ폁ளக, பதா폁ளக ஆரண믁ம் வத翁ம் காரணா! ꯂரணா ! கண்ணா ! உன் லீளலகளைக் வகட்பவத அ羿வயாங்கள் வாழ்ퟁ உன் தி쏁வ羿கவை , அ羿வயாங்க쿁க்埁ப் ꯁகல்

------பின் 埁றிப்ꯁ நிளறகிற鏁. இனி அ翁த்த அத்யாயம் .10 வ鏁 அத்யாயம்------பதாை쏁ம்

உ쏁ப்பட்翂ர் சசௌந்ேேேோஜன்,அꟁப்பியவர்: ேி쏁 ேி.சேண்யோ 32

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யாதவாப்뿁தயம்.

ஸ்ரீமததꎿகமாந்தமஹாதத殿காயநம: ஸ்ரீகힿைா쏍க்垿கம்ஹயஸ쏍ைைந்த்ரைைந்த்ரய ஸ்ரீமத்வைங்கடநாயகயவைைாந்ைாசா쏍யயயாைைாப்யுையக்ரு鎿ஷு

10 யோேவோப்뿁ேயம் (ேர்கம் )

71. மே3வகீ ேꏁஜஸ்鏂ணோ

ேி3வ்யம் ேோ4 வ்ேஜோங்க3ணம்

ே ோ ேோேோ4ேயச்மசேி

ேோசி மப4வே3ர் ந பி4த்யமே

10/71. உன்ꟁவ ய பிற மேவிகியிமலல் இேணியன்鏂ண்

உன்ꟁவ ய鏁 பே பேம் அ鏁வல்மலல் இவ ய쎿ல்லம்

உன்ꟁவ ய இல்லத்ேோள் இலக்埁 ியிமலல் ேோேோேிகள்

இன்னவன்ன மபேங்களோல் இவல뿁னக்埁 ோ쟁போம ! 33

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72. நியந்ேோ ேர்வꯂ4ேோநோம்

நியந்ேவ்வய: நியம்யமே

பிேோ ஹ믁வக: ꯁத்쏀

ꯁத்மேோேி ோயயோ

10/72. அவனத்鏁யிவே뿁ம் ஆள்கின்றநீ அவவ뿁ன்வன ஆளவவக்கிறோய்!

உன鏁ந்ேியில் மேோன்றிட் உன் கவோம் பிே ன்믁ேல்

எவன뿁ட்ப அவனவவே뿁ம் உன் க்களோய் உவயவன்நீ

என鏁 கன் ஆகிய鏁ன் எண்ணவியலோ ோவயயினோல்! 34

, .

. !

73. ஹேோ த்வத்பமே3வநவ

ோ쏁ேி ந்யோயம் ஆச்쎿ேோ:

நிஸ்ேேந்த்யசிேோத் ேந்மேோ

鏁3ஸ்ேேம் ப4வேோக3ேம்

10/73. ோண்ꯁ ி埁 நினேிவணய羿 னேி쯁ற்쟁 ோ쏁ேிமய

ேோண்羿னமன க ல்ேன்வன! நின்ꟁவ ய ேி쏁வ羿வய

மவண்羿நின்쟁 믁னிவசேலோம் வவேயற்ற பவக்க வலத்

ேோண்羿யேோய் நின்பேத்வே சீக்கிேம அவ கிறமே!

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74. அஹிமேோே3ந்வத் ஔர்வோக்3னிம்

அமசமஷோத்கர்ஷ ோேேம்

ப4வவப4 ேேீம் ப4க்ேிம்

ப4ஜந்ேி த்வயி ேோே4வ:

10/74. பவக்க வல உட்சகோள்쿁ம் சப쏁믂ழித் ேீயோ뿁ம்

எவற்வற뿁ம் ஈன ோக்埁ம் ஏற்றத்ேிற்埁க் கோேண ோ뿁ம்

பவவோழ்வின் 믁羿வோன வப ேேியோம் இேவோகퟁம்

உவவ யற்ற உன்பக்ேிவய சகோள்கின்றனர் சோ鏁க்கள்!

, ,

. ( . .)

75. ப4ேந்யோேோச்வ 뿁க்மேந

போ4வமவக3 ப்ேேோ4விநோ

மநோேமே4ந க3ந்ேவ்ய:

ேோேேிச்ச ப4வோந் ேேோம்

10/75. சபோ쟁ப்ꯁேவன ச ர்ப்பிக்埁ம் பிேபத்ேி எꟁம்ப쎿வய

இ쟁க்க ோக ஆழ ோன அன்ꯁநோணோல் கட்羿விட்翁

உ쟁ேியோன நல்மலோர்ேம் உள்ளச ꟁம் மேர்ேன்வன

விவேந்மேோட்翁ம் சோேேிநீ! அவ யப்ப翁ம் கேி뿁ம்நீ!

( ) ,

, !

76. வயம் 鏁 ப4வேோ க்3ேோஹ்யோ

வோேநோ 鏁ர்கமப4ேிநோ

நோகி3வ ே믁த்3மபோ3த்4ய

ோ ꯁநர் 믂믁ஹத் ப4வோந்

10/76. சகட் ேோன எண்ணங்கவளக் 埁வலத்சேறி뿁ம் நீசயவ 뿁ன்

கட்羿ல்சகோள மவண்翁 ய்யோ! சகோ翁க்கமவண்翁ம் எங்க쿁க்埁

சற்றோவ鏁 சேளிퟁேவன! ேி쏁ம்பퟁம் எங்கள்ேவ

சகட் நிவனவில் மபோகோ ல் கோப்போற்றி மவண்翁வ யோ!

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77. ஹேோம் அபி நிஷ்கம்போ

ꏁஷ்யத்வ ேி: த்வயி

த்쏁 லக்ஷிே சிந்ஹோநோம்

ேி3ங்ம ோஹ இவ 鏁3ர்ே3 : 37

10/77. னிேனிலன் என்பேவன ிகக்கோட்翁ம் அறி埁றிவயக்

கணம்கண ோய் உன்னி த்ேில் கண்翁ள்ள சோன்மறோர்ேம்

னங்க쿁மள சேளிவில்லோ யக்கங்கள் கோேண ோய்

னிேன்நீ என்கின்ற ேிவயவி இயலோமே!

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78. 鏁3ேந்ே ேுக க2த்4மயோேம் 鏁:கோந்ே4 ே ேோவ்쏁ேம்

நிமஜவநவ ப்ேகோமசந நிசீேம் உப쏁ந்த்4ேி3 ந:

10/78. இன்னலிமல 믁羿கின்ற இன்பத்鏁ளி கள்மபோன்ற

ின் ிꟁக்埁ம் ஒளிப்ꯁள்ளிகள் ிகவோன போழ்நள்ளி쏁ள்

அன்னவோன எங்க쿁வ அகலோே ந翁நிசிவய

உன்ꟁவ ய சப쎿ேோன ஒளிேன்னோல் ஒழித்ே쏁ள்வோய்!

79. சகோந் இவ ோேங்க3:

கம்ச믁க்யோந் இ ோந் க்ஷிபந்

யேி3 விஸ் ய நீயஸ்த்வம்

விஸ் மய கிம் ந விஸ் ய:

10/79. கயம்மபோன்ற வலி ிக்க கண்ணன்நீ சகோ毁மபோன்ற

கயவர்களோம் கம்சவன뿁ம் 埁폁வினவே뿁ம் வவேத்ேேவன

வியப்போசேனில் அவ்வோ쟁 வியப்சபோன்쟁 மேோன்றியமே

வியப்போகத் மேோன்றி翁மே என்சறனக்மக! விந்வேேோமன!.

80. நக லீலோ விேோ3ர்மயஷு

நோமேஷு விꯁ3ே4த்3விஷோம்

ப쎿ஷ்கேண பர்யோயோ:

பஞ்சோபி ேவ மஹேய:

10/80. ிகப்சப쎿ய அேக்கவே뿁ம் விவளயோ翁ேல் மபோமலயோய்

நகத்ேோமல கிள்ளியப羿 ந쟁க்சகன்쟁 சகோன்쟁வி翁ம்

ேகퟁவ ய உன்றꟁக்埁 சங்埁சக்கே வில்கவேவோள்

ஆகவவந்鏁ம் ஆ뿁ே ிவல! அணிகலன்கள் ஆ埁 ன்மறோ!

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கீதாராகவன்.

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DHARMA STHOTHRAM

Part 194. Srigarbhah,Paramesvarah

The perfect and dear to Sriman Narayana is said to be, one who is free from malice towards all beings, who is freely as well as compassionate, who has no feeling of me and is aloof from egoism ,to whom joy and sorrow one alike, and who is forgiving by nature, who is ever content and mentally united to HIM, who has subdued in Him in mind, body and speech and has a firm resolve ,who has surrendered his mind, and intellect to Him by reciting His Namas, meditating and worshiping for ever. The word Krishna means everlasting immortal and eternal joy. More utterance of Krishna namas, the divinised humanity burns to ashes the accumulated sins. Hence nama sankeerthanam may be considered as Nithya karma. Actions below dignity of man's evolutions are Nishidha karma. Actions prompted by personal desires and lusts are Kamya karma. Daily duties that are to be fulfilled by all is nithya karma. Special divine that come to us in special situation are naimitya karma. The duties are to be performed for family relations, community, country and the world at large. It is said everyone must fulfill all obligatory duties as best as possible with a spirit of non-attachment joy and dedication. Hence utterances of Krishna or Rama namas often makes one to do his nithya karma, and easily pave way for getting His blessings. Now on Dharma sthothram.

In 376th nama Srigarbhah it is meant as Sriman narayana has Sri Maha lakshmi always with Him in His sport. He is one in whose abdomen, ccontaining all glories within. It is said as Aisvarya of Sriman Narayana is the universe and this universe resides in Him. All 40

powers and glories that are manifested in the universe are also ever in Him. Andal in Thiruppavai ,concuding pasuram says as' Selvat thiruamalal engum Thiru arul petru inburuga ' as Let all be prosperous and be happy in both present and future births with Glorious Sriman Narayana's bountiful grace. .In the same Thiruppavai 25th pasuram as thiruthakka selvamum sevagamum ,by singing the excellence of Sriman Narayana in the company of Sri Maha Lakshmi with His wealth, prosperity, skill and courage ,everyone is sure to be free from worries and be happy for ever. Sri Vaishnavites call srimanNarayana as Sriyapathi ,Lakshmi narayana ,. Vaishnava Agamas also describe Him as being ever with Sri Maha lakshmi, who is dsignated as Vishnu sakthi. Nammazhwar in Thiruvaimozhi 1.5.5 says as Harbouring Lakshmi with deer vision like eyes in your heart of divine nature as maan aye nokki matavalai maarvil kondai mathava . In 9.10.10 Alli maathar amarum Thirumarbinan as Sri mahalakshmi seating in lotus flower is residing in the chest of Sriman narayana. Agalakillen iraiyum enru alarmel mangai urai marba in 6.10. 10 pasuram on Thiruvenkatamudayan also Nammazhwar says that Alarmel Mangai never wants to leave from Him and ever resides in His chest. Thus Srigarbha is Sri Maha Lakshmi sametha Sriman Narayana.

In 377th nama Paramesvarah, it is meant as The Supreme (Parama) Lord (Isvara). Sriman Narayana is the Supreme Consciousness whose expressions are all the deities”. The term Isvara indicates both might and glory and as one who is Omnipotent and All- glorious. Sri Rama is said as a Supreme personality in Sri ValmikiRamayana as one who has the greatest moral power ,not having the slightest trace of selfishness or fear ,who considers himself as a mere instrument in the hands of God and who wishes to serve god can only give unconditioned protection to anyone who surrenders and this is what ri Rama exemplifies here. He is the supreme ruler, inseparable from His consort Sri Maha Lakshmi.In Gita 13.27,' samam sarvesa bhutesu tristantam paramesvaram ' informs that the supreme being who dwells alike in all beings. Sriman Narayana is one and yet He is certainly all pervading. By His inconceivable potency, He is in one form. He is present everywhere, as the sun appears in many places at once. In Gita 10.20, says as "aham atma Sarva bhutasya sthitha , whichmeans as Sri Krishna declares that He is seated in the hearts of all living beings ,He is the beginning middle and end of all beings. In Brahma Samitha 5.47, Sriman Narauyana is said as the beginning, of this universe maintainer of the universal manifestation and the end of all energy., Sriman Narayana is paraman, who deivered Geethopadesam in Sri Krishna Avatharam ,and instructs all jeevarthmas to worship Him, to do kainkaryam and to go in the path of prabhathi . Nammazhwar was totally surrendered only before Paraman Sriman Narayanan. Nammazhwar in Thiruvaimozhi 10.4. uses the term Paramparan in 3 pasurams, forinforming the supreme personality of Sriman Narayana. It is said as . Pani nenje naalum parama paramparanai,is one with full consciousness pray Paraman,,and then Sriman Narayanan is sure to save us from no more births. Andal in Thiruppavai second pasuram says as Paiya Thuyinra paraman adi padi .Sriman Narayana is Supreme personality who is sleeping in Thirupparkadal. Andal tells as oozhi muthalvan, devathi devan manthukkiniyan, uthaman ,Hence He is Parameswara.

Tobe continued..... Arumbuliyur Jagannathan Rangarajan

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Chapter 4

17.tharangithaanuSravagandhamaadhou The first speech of Krishna with his friends the gopis, which was wonderful and contained the fragrance of thasyaadhbhutham samlapitham sakheebhiH the Vedas, was like the first lesson on svara, varna and mathras. varNa svaraadhivyavasaayapoorNaa adhou samlapitham- the conversation of Krishna in Sikshaavidhaam SikshaNam agryam aaseeth the beginning 42

adhbhutham – which was wonderful falling again and giving a beautiful smile with his teeth just grown freshly. thrangitha anusravika ganDham- with the fragrance of the Vedas appearing as waves nandha pathnee-yasodha the wife of Nanda varna svaraadhi vyvasay poorNa- was full of the sameekshya – seeing aspects of Vedas, such a svarna, svara and metre etc. tham – him aaseeth – and became sanaathaneem dhrshtim- who is the eye of the universe ( ancient eye) SikshaNam- a lesson aaraath- near her agryam – in the beginning esahdhutThaaya- getting up a little Sikashaavidhaam- to those who are well versed in Vedas nileenam- and falling

It was as though he was teaching even those who dhanthaankura chaaruhaasam- with lovely smile from knew the Vedas. His freshly grown teeth

18. thameeshadhutThaaya nileenam aaraath ananyadhrshtiH- with no eyes for anything else

samprekshya dhanthaankura chaaruhaasam aalokatha- was looking at him

sanaathaneem dhrshtim ananyadhrshtiH saanandham- with joy

saanandham aalokatha nandhapathnee .

Yasoda, without eyes for anything else, was delighted looking at him, who was the eye of the whole universe, near her who was getting up a liitle and

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毁ந்தர காண்ைம்.

வ கவே毁ேர்சனம்

ஆஞ்சவனய쎿ன் வ쏁ளகக்காக இக்களரயில் வானர வ ீரர்கள் ஆர்வத்வதா翁 காத்தி쏁ந்தார்கள். வானிவல ஆஞ்சவனய쎿ன் கர்ேளனக்埁ரல் வகட்கவவ, ோம்பவான் பசான்னார்.

" நல்ல பவற்றிச் பசய்திவயா翁, ஆஞ்சவனயன் வ쏁கிறான், இல்லாவிட்ைால் இப்ப羿க் கர்ேிக்க மாட்ைான்," என்றார். உைவன வானரர்கள், மரங்கைி쯁ம், 埁ன்쟁கைி쯁ம் ஏறி, பறந்鏁 வ쏁ம் ஆஞ்சவனயளன ஆவவலா翁 எதிர்பகாண்ைார்கள். எல்வலா쏁ம் ஒன்쟁 埂羿 ஆஞ்சவனயளன 毂ழ்ந்鏁 பகாண்ைார்கள்.

" அꟁமவன பசால்!!. சீதா வதவிளயக் கண்ைாயா? எப்ப羿யி쏁க்கிறார்", என ோம்பவான் வினவ, அன்வபா翁ம், அக்களரவயா翁ம் விஷயத்ளதக் வகட்கத்鏁羿க்埁ம், வானர வ ீரர்கள் மத்தியில் ஆஞ்சவனயன் வபசத்பதாைங்埁ம் 믁ன் சீளதளயத் மனத்தால் தியானித்鏁க்பகாண்翁, வபச ஆரம்பிக்கிறார். தான் மவஹந்திர மளலயில் ஏறி கிைம்பிப் வபானதில் இ쏁ந்鏁, இளையில் ஏற்ப்பட்ை, தைங்கல்கள், மற்쟁ம், சீளதளயக் கண்翁 வபசிய, அத்தளனவிஷயங்கள், இலங்ளகயில் நைந்த இதற விஷயங்கள், அத்தளனளய뿁ம், ஒன்쟁 விைாமல் ஆஞ்சவனயர் 埂றி, வானர வ ீரர்க쿁க்埁, ஒ쏁 மகிழ்ச்சி வி쏁ந்ளதவய அைிக்கிறார். "வால்மீகி ராமயணத்தின், ஒ쏁 வரப்பிரசாதம் என்னபவன்றால், சமயம் கிளைக்埁ம் வபாபதல்லாம், ராம களதளய, யார்,வாயிலாவ鏁, தி쏁ம்பத்தி쏁ம்ப பசால்லி, வதவாமிர்தம் பளைத்鏁 வி翁வார் வால்மீகி 믁னிவர். அளதத்தான், இப்வபா鏁, நாம், ஆஞ்ச்சவனய쎿ன் வாயிலாகக் வகட்翁க்பகாண்羿쏁க்கிவறாம்...... (...பதாை쏁ம்)

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Mannai Pasanthi 47

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Thirupavai.

Sow. Bhargavi( Swetha ) & Smt. VijayalakshmiSundaram.

Thirupavai Pasuram 5

After Andal instructed the deity of rain to bless the surrounding areas with good shower, her friends felt that their prayers will not be fulfilled. Andal was surprised to hear them say so as the deity of rain had agreed to provide good showers to fulfill the prayers of the villagers. She asked her friends to explain the reason why they felt that their wishes will not be fulfilled.

They answered that, ‘we cannot trust Krishna! He has sent the deity of rain to pull wool over our eyes! He will say that He has fulfilled our wishes by providing good rainfall and escape from giving Himself to us! We need Him not just rain!’

Andal asked the girls, ‘Why aren’t you able to trust Krishna completely? Why do you feel that He will cheat us?’

‘Of course we trust Him but we are afraid that our karmas might stand in our way. Because of the multitude of sins we had committed in the past we won’t be able to attain Him. Krishna will not come to us because He will blame our past karmas and say that He cannot bless us!’

One of Andal’s friends narrated an incident from Mahabharata, ‘Have you heard about the meeting between Udhankar Maharishi and Dwarakadeesha? After the Mahabharata war Lord

Krishna went to the ashramam of Udhankar. The Maharishi asked Krishna why Perumal didn’t try to prevent the war. Lord Krishna replied that He tried His best and even went as a messenger to Hastinapuram but Duryodana refused to pay heed to His advice. The Maharishi asked why Perumal did not control Duryodana and force Him to listen to the good advice. Lord

Krishna avoided answering the Maharishi’s question and said that He had come to provide a boon to Udhankar. The Maharishi then asked Krishna to provide relief for his thirst whenever the

Maharishi felt tired and thirsty. Lord Krishna agreed and returned to Dwaraka. Perumal then instructed Devendra to provide the rishi with a cup full of amrutham whenever the rishi felt tired.

Devendra agreed but did not want to comply with Krishna’s request. Very soon Udhankar felt 49

very thirsty and he meditated upon Lord Krishna. As per Perumal’s instruction Devendra came with amrutham but he came in the guise of a Chandala and gave amrutham to the rishi in a cup made out of a dog’s hide. Devendra said that he had come per the instruction of Perumal’s instruction and requested the rishi to accept the drink. The rishi did not believe Devendra and refused to accept Amrutham. He once again meditated upon Dwarakadeesha. Lord Krishna appeared before the rishi and asked him if he felt refreshed. The rishi asked Krishna why he had played such a mean trick on him by sending a Chandala to give him drink out of a cup made out of dog’s hide. Lord Krishna then explained about Devendra’s ploy and rebuked the rishi stating that the rishi should have accepted the drink as Devendra said that he had come per Krishna’s instruction. Perumal was upset that the rishi did not believe in Him completely and had missed out on the opportunity to drink amrutham. He then blessed the rishi that whenever the rishi felt thirsty it will rain and asked the rishi to collect the rain water and drink. Krishna thus outwitted even a Maharishi like Udhankar therefore how can we trust Him?’

Andal replied that, ‘Udhankar did not have “Maha Vishwasam”. He did not trust Perumal completely; if he had trusted Krishna he would have accepted amrutham from Devendra. We are not like Udhankar. We believe that Perumal will definitely save us. We have a weapon to prevent the sins from even coming near us. This weapon is His nama sankeerthanam! If we perform saranagathi and surrender to Him, He will make sure that we accept Him when He comes to us. If we surrender to Him, we will not react like Udhankar when he refused amrutham. His nama sankeerthanam will remove the obstacles in our path which prevent us from reaching Him.’maayanai mannu vada madhurai maindhanai(th)

Andal says that Krishna is a “mayan”; He does try to pull wool over the eyes of people but He does not trick those who surrender to Him and are His Bagawathas. He acts as a mayan in order to protect His Bagawathas from the harm caused by others. 50

In Vishnu Puranam Parasarar Maharishi tells us the following story of Prahaladan. Prahaladan was a great devotee of Perumal. He wished that his father Hiranyakaship would treat him with affection. Perumal wanted to make Prahaladan’s wish come true. As Hiranyakashipu hated

Prahaladan because he was always chanting the names of Lord Narayana, Perumal came in the guise of Hiranyakashipu. He showered affection upon Prahaladan so that Prahaladan should think that his father Hiranyakashipu was treating him with love. After many such years of treating Prahaladan with affection, when the right time arrived, as Lord Narasimha, Perumal killed Hiranyakashipu. Perumal acted as “mayan” by even disguising Himself as Hiranyakashipu in order to please His dear devotee Prahaladan!

He as “mayan” confused Kamsa a lot when He incarnated as Lord Krishna. The Lord commanded Yoga Maya to transfer Devaki’s seventh child to the womb of Rohini. Thus the people thought that Devaki’s pregnancy had been terminated. Kamsa felt confused because he was unsure if he had to count this pregnancy as the seventh child or not.

The Lord also chose midnight to incarnate. According to the Chandogya Upanishad, we the jeevatma are the self of our body; the jeevatmas also have a self which is none other than the

Supreme Brahman. Thus the real self of our body is the Supreme Self within us the jeevatmas.

Thus when we sleep we are in union with our real self. Our Lord metes out punishment to certain wrong-doers by taking away their ability to fall asleep. The people who do not deserve sleep are as follows.

a) Those who steal others wealth

b) Those involved in illegal activities

Our Lord thus punished Kamsa by incarnating at midnight thus disturbing Kamsa’s slumber.

Kamsa had not been able to sleep as he was anxious about the Lord’s incarnation. He spent months suffering from chronic insomnia. For the first time since the time he had heard about 51

Devaki’s pregnancy, he fell into a deep slumber overcome by the powers of Yoga Maya. This slumber would be cut short soon and Kamsa would spend the rest of his life unable to sleep.

Krishna arranged for Yoga maya to inform Kamsa that Perumal had incarnated thus making life filled with worry for Kamsa.

Mayan also refers to the dark complexion of Krishna as in Tamil “Maa niram” means dark complexion; therefore, Mayan means the one with dark complexion.

Perumal has five states which are Para, Vyuha, Antaryami, Vibhava and Archai. The first four pasurams refer to one of the five states. The first pasuram talks about Para Vasudevan, the second about Vyuha Avataram as Sheerabhdhi Nathan; the third pasuram is dedicated to

Vibhava avataram and the fourth to Antaryami. The fourth pasuram speaks the glory of those people who meditate upon the Antaryami. This fifth pasuram speaks about Archavataram referred to by “vada Mathurai mannum mainthanai” i.e. He is always present in the Divya

Desams like Vada Mathurai. Perumal is very fond of Mathura and of water from Yamuna. thooya peru neer yamunai(th) thuRaivanai

Andal calls Yamuna as pure to compare her qualities with River Godavari. Lord Rama lived on the shores of Godavari for twelve years with Sita Piratti and Lakshmana. When Ravana kidnapped Sita Piratti, Piratti requested Godavari to inform Lord Rama. Godavari was afraid of

Ravana and hence failed to pass on the message to Lord Rama. Thus she lost her sanctity.

Whereas, Yamuna flowed in the backyard of Kamsa; yet she made way for Vasudevar to pass with the divine child unaffected by her flood waters. Thus Yamuna became very pure.

Anyone who does not stand up to support truth and dharma is not pure just like river Godavari.

For example, if a man does not ask his wife to stop tormenting his aged parents he becomes impure.Andal sang this pasuram as a gopi. How could a gopi known that Yamuna allowed

Vasudevar to cross the river since even Kamsa did not know about this? Nanda Gopan assumed Krishna to be his own son and only became aware of the fact that Krishna is the son of Vasudevar when Akrurar informed him. Therefore how could a gopi know these things? The gopi girls came to know of these secrets because River Yamuna shared her secrets with them!

River Godavari was very upset that she lost her sanctity. She pleaded with Goda Nachiar

(Andal) to help her. Nachiar asked her not to worry since River Godavari shared the first half of her name “Goda” with Nachiar thereby regaining her sanctity! aayar kulaththinil thOnRum aNi viLakkai(th) thOnRum aNiviLakkai could be split as thonrum maNiviLakkai or as thonrum aNiviLakkai. maNiviLakkai means like a lamp made out of rubies that shines beautifully. Krishna incarnated with brilliant effulgence. A lamp made out of precious gems shines because of reflecting the gem’s radiance. It is not required to add oil to this lamp or even to clean it. Bagawan is like this self-illuminating lamp. The lamp made out of precious gems shines without oil; like this, Krishna blesses us even if we do not offer Him anything. aNiviLakai means, Krishna incarnated as the decorative lamp of Thiruvayarpadi.

Bagawan is unable to show His quality of compassion at Sri Vaikuntham as all the Nityatmas and Muktatmas are always happy. He incarnates to show His quality of compassion which makes Him shine like a lamp in a dark room that dispels darkness. thaayai(k) kudal viLakkam seydha dhaamOdharanai(th)

Lord Krishna blessed more women than men during Krishnavataram.

As soon as He incarnated as a child with four arms, Devaki said, ‘Please, let Kamsa not find out that you have arrived. Let not his evil gaze fall on your beautiful form today!’

Devaki continued, ‘You are the sustainer of this and other Universes. You are beyond comprehension and because of your grace towards us; we have been blessed by you to behold this beautiful form of yours! Still, our mind is agitated for we fear that Kamsa will rush in any moment and behold you! We pray to you to appear as a normal infant.’

The Lord said, ‘I will conceal my divine form as per your wish. You must carry me to the house of Raja Nanda. You must leave me in his house and bring his new born daughter here.’

He concealed His form to obey His mother Devaki. At the age of 24, Lord Rama obeyed his father’s wishes and left for the forest; but, this divine child obeyed his parents within few minutes of his appearance and concealed his divine form! Lord felt very bad that He had not listened to the words of His mother Kausalya when she urged Him not to go live in the forest. According to the Vedas, if the mother gives instructions which contradict the instructions given by ones father then that person must choose to obey his/her mother’s words only. Lord Rama was unable to obey the commands of mother Kausalya. As soon as mother Devaki requested Him to hide His divine appearance He did not argue with her. He could have argued that He was capable of 54

destroying Kamsa then and there itself but instead He appeared instantly as a normal human child. He felt happy that He could obey the words of His mother!

To dispel His mother’s fear of Kamsa, He appeared with only two arms till the time when Kamsa was killed by Him.

To obey His foster mother Yashoda, He let Himself to be tied to the mortar by Yashoda. thooyOmaay vandhu naam thoomalar thoovi(th) thozhudhu thooyOmaay vandhu does not just mean physical purity but also refers to approaching Perumal with the intention of seeking His company and not for getting our wishes granted. When we go to temples we should ask Bhattar to perform archanai in Perumal’s name instead of asking him to perform archanai for our benefit by telling him our gothram, nakshatram etc.

Picture Ref: back2godhead.com thoomalar means offering Perumal flowers grown by us in our Yard. If we are unable to grow flowers then we should buy flowers but we should never steal flowers from the garden of our neighbours to offer Perumal. 55

Thoomalar also refers to controlling our senses and not harming other people/living beings by our mind, words or deed.

Dhama pushpam, sama pushpam and satyam ashta vidha pushpam are the Lord’s favourite flowers. Dhamam pushpam is living without ego or superiority complex. Dhmama pushpam is obtained when we do not try to get credit for every deed we do or we do not try to be always the centre of attention.

Samam pushpam is treating everyone equally.

Satyam ashtavida pushpam is always speaking the truth which is beneficial for others. vaayinaal paadi manaththinaal sindhikka(p)

This line tells us to sing His nama sankeerthanam and meditate upon Him. Even if we chant His names or slokams mechanically without paying attention to their meaning/words eventually we will start to focus our mind to think about Him. pOya pizhaiyum pugudharuvaan ninRanavum theeyinil thoosaagum cheppElOr empaavaai

Our past sins as well as new sins which try to cling to us because of the errors committed by as or destroyed when we chant His divine names. The sins are destroyed like dust burnt by fire.

Alternate Meaning:

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The first pasuram spoke about the glories of an Acharyan, the second about getting an

Acharyan’s thiruvadi sambhandham, the third about chanting the names of Acharyan with devotion, fourth pasuram teaches about the proper way to approach an Acharyan. In the fifth pasuram Andal tells as that by chanting the names of Acharyan and staying devoted to him the obstacles in our path to reach Perumal are removed automatically. maayanai mannu vada madhurai maindhanai(th)

Acharyan is a jeevatma like us but still saves us from samsara. They can even change the worst of the people to turn a new leaf and are hence Mayans. They live in Divya Desams like Vada

Mathurai performing Kaimkaryams to Perumal. thooya peru neer yamunai(th) thuRaivanai

They are like sacred water bodies and can purify us by just glancing in our direction. aayar kulaththinil thOnRum aNi viLakkai(th)

Ayar kulam refers to Aryar kulam. To make the lyrics sound poetic, poets often leave a letter in a word. For exampl in the following pasuram sung by Thirumahizhai Azhwar, “vari Kesane” is used by Azhwar instead of “vari Kesavane”.

thaayai(k) kudal viLakkam seydha dhaamOdharanai(th) thaay refers to manthrams. Acharyans regularly chant manthrams, protect the meaning of the manthrams and pass it on to us through mantropadesam. 57

thooyOmaay vandhu naam thoomalar thoovi(th) thozhudhu

We should approach Acharyan with bakthi with the intention of performing Acharya kaimkaryam. vaayinaal paadi manaththinaal sindhikka(p)

We should regularly chant Acharyan’s taniyan and their glories. We should think about the good qualities of the Acharyans and the anushtanams performed by the Acharyans with awe since we are unable to live like them. pOya pizhaiyum pugudharuvaan ninRanavum theeyinil thoosaagum cheppElOr empaavaai

All our past sins accumulated in the sanchita karma account, most of our prarabhdha karma along with any sins waiting to cling to us in the future will all be destroyed when an Acharyan performs samasrayanam just like the way by which cotton is destroyed in fire.

Based on, Thiruppavai - A discourse in Tamil by Sri U.Ve. Karunakaran Swamy

(Any errors or inconsistencies in the following series are due to the mistakes we made while taking notes.

Copies of the CDs can be obtained from Sri Karunakaran Swami’s website http://www.nadadoor.org/ .

This series is for the benefit of people who do not understand Tamil. Those of you who understand Tamil very well must definitely obtain a copy of Swami’s Upanyasam. You can do so by contacting

Nadadoor.org. Swami also renders discourses in English but we are not sure if Thiruppavai discourse is available in English. The experience of listening to Swami’s upanyasams could never be obtained by reading the following series. We have done our best to take notes with due diligence. I apologize for any errors that I have made while writing this series.

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பல்毁வவவி쏁ந்鏁‏ .

Periakoil Nithya Kalyana Varadar 2nd Samvatsara Utsavam

Adiyen,

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1. Vaira Kreedam Samarpanam to Sri Andal In Gold Mandapam Sri Ahobila Mutt - Samarpanam for Boghi Pandikai & Sri Andal Thirukalyana Day in all Srivaishnava Kshetrams - Ubhayam Sri Ramani of Chembur Sri Ahobila MuttPhotos of Vaira Kreedam are attacched.2. Link to Listen Thiruppavai Upanyasams Pasurams (29 & 30 ) by Smt.Prabha Senesh at Bengaluru http://www.mediafire.com/listen/rdj5pck2klrkv61/Thi4ruppavai+Pasurams%2829%2630%2 9+Smt.Prabha+Senesh+edit.mp3 ,Upanyasam Pasurams 27 & 28

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SRIVAISHNAVISM

ஐய்யங்கோர் ஆத்鏁 ேி쏁 வ ப்பள் ளியிலி쏁ந்鏁.

விளோம்பழ போனகம்

வழங்埁பவர் கீதாராகவன். மேவவயோன சபோ쏁ட்கள்:

நன்埁 ப폁த்ே விளோம்பழம் – 2 ; சவல்லம்– 100 கிேோம் ; உப்ꯁ– ¼ ஸ்ꯂன் ; ஏலப்சபோ羿– சிறிேளퟁ ; ேண்ண ீர்– மேவவயோன அளퟁ ; எ쯁 ிச்சம்பழம்– ½ 믂羿 ; 毁க்埁ப்சபோ羿 – சிறிேளퟁ

சசய்믁வற:

1) ிக்ேியில் விளோம்பழ வி폁鏁, சவல்லம், மசர்த்鏁 நன்埁 வ ய அவேக்கퟁம். அத்鏁 ன் மேவவயோன அளퟁ நீர் மசர்த்鏁 உப்ꯁ, ஏலப்சபோ羿, 毁க்埁ப்சபோ羿, அவே믂羿 எ쯁 ிச்வச சோ쟁 மசர்த்鏁 ஒ쏁 毁ற்쟁 毁ற்றி எ翁க்கퟁம். 2) இவேமய சவல்லத்ேிற்埁 பேிலோக சர்க்கவே அல்ல鏁 கற்கண்翁 மசர்த்鏁 போல் கலந்ேோல் விளோம்பழ ில்க் மஷக் சே羿. அேற்埁 எ쯁 ிச்வச மேவவயில்வல 3) மவசறோ쏁 விேத்ேி쯁ம் வித்ேியோச ோன மஷக் பண்ணலோம். கவ களில் கிவ க்埁ம் பிளோக் சோல்ட் இ쏁ந்ேோல், உப்பிற்埁 பேில் அவே மசர்த்ேோல் அ쏁வ யோக இ쏁க்埁ம். 4) சற்மற வித்ேியோச ோன இன்சனோ쏁 வவக. ꯁேினோ அல்ல鏁 சகோத்ே ல்லி ேவழ சகோஞ்சம். இவே நன்埁 அலசி ிக்ேியில் வ ய அவேக்கퟁம். இத்鏁 ன் விளோம்பழவி폁鏁, சர்க்கவே(ஜீனி) அல்ல鏁 நோட்翁ச்சர்க்கவே ( சவல்லச்சர்க்கவே) இஞ்சித்鏁ண்翁, சிறி鏁 பிளோக்சோல்ட், எ쯁 ிச்வச சோ쟁 மசர்த்ேோல் அ쏁வ யோன விளோம்பழ ிண்ட்羿埂லர் சே羿. வயிற்쟁ப்சபோ쏁 ல், அஜீேணம், வோய்கசப்ꯁ எல்லோவற்றிற்埁ம் அ쏁 쏁ந்鏁 இ鏁. 5) சவயில்மவவளகளில் அேீே ேோகத்ேிற்埁 அ쏁 쏁ந்鏁 இ鏁. 6) போ쯁க்埁 பேிலோக ம ோ쎿ல் கலந்鏁 உப்ꯁ சீேகப்சபோ羿 மசர்த்鏁 அ쏁ந்ேலோம் 7) சவல்லத்ேிற்埁 பேிலோக பனங்கற்கண்翁 மசர்த்ேோல் இன்ꟁம் 毁வவயோக இ쏁க்埁ம். போ쯁க்埁 பேில் மேங்கோய்ப்போ쯁ம் மசர்க்கலோம்.

SRIVAISHNAVISM

போட்羿 வவத்ேியம்.

By 毁ஜோேோ. ப ப ப ப ப . ப ப ப . ப ல ல ல . ல ல ல .

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SRIVAISHNAVISM SRI NARASIMHA DARSHANAM – 187.

BY.Sri.JEGANNAATHAN.K.S. DHARMAPURI(AP) SIXTY SECOND VERSE OF PEY AZHWAAR VINNAGARAM VEHHAA VIRI TIRAI NEER VENKATAM MANNAGARAM MAAMAADA VELUKKAI--MANNAHATTHA TENKUDANTHAI TENAAR THIRUVARANGAM TENKOTTI TAN KUDANGAI NEER YERRAN THAAZHVU Here, Pey Azhwaar pays tribute to the sowlabhyam and Sowseelyam, two of the Lord's Anantha Kalyana Gunas. The Azhwaar reveals that the Lord of infinite accessibility to the lowliest and the highest (Sowlabhyam) and limitless virtuous qualities (Sowseelyam) is resident in the Archa form at Thiru Vinnagar, Thiru Vekhaa, Thiru Venkatam known for its beautiful waterfalls and springs, ThiruvELukkai famous for its tall spires, beautiful Thirukkudanthai, Srirangam with its honey-laden flowers abundant in the groves and Thirukkotiyur. The key words in this pasuram are “Tan Kudangai Neererran Thazhvu”. The Lord is the owner of everything because of His Paratvam. Inspite of it, He begged for three steps of Land from Maha Bali and received the Daanam water on His hands to seal the transaction. Such is His Sowseelyam and Sowlabhyam says the Azhwaar here. Courtesy : http://www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook8.htm Sri KaamAseekAshtaka StOtram

The Lord Narasimha is Lord of Dharmapuri. A large number of devotees, daily 1,000 on an average, visit the sacred shrine of Lord Narasimha to pay their homage to Him. Hindus believe Lakshmi Narasimha to be a half man, half lion form of Vishnu. The story behind this is that the a local being, named Hiranya kashyapa had obtained from God Bramha immunity from attack from "man or beast". This person then began abusing his powers and began forcing others to worship him, as if he were a God. Among those abused was his own son, Prahlada a staunch worshiper of Vishnu. In order to surmount Bramha's condition, Vishnu assumed a form that was neither man nor beast, but a combination of both, and then went on to finish off this person with his nails. At that time he was very furious and called as UGRA NARASIMHA and subsequently the saints and Gods prayed him to be cool and Narasimha came to Dharmapuri and undergone a deep meditation with yoga mudra and was called Yoga Narasimha. At the same place a shrine was constructed by then king of Dharmapuri, Dharma Varma by whom the town was called as DHARMAPURI. Dharmapuri is called after the name of King Dharmavarma who was a staunch devotee of Lord Narasimha, is known for its rich culture and and produced many artists in the disciplines of theatre, classical music and poetry. The town is well located on the banks of Holy River Godavary and by virtue of this it is called as Dakshin Kashi. The trishataka kartha Kavi Sheshappa hailed from this place only. A Vedic school and sasnskrit college are the boosting sanathana dharma and Vedic culture and transmitting in its vicinity. It is located in District Karimnagar of north Telngana of Andhra Pradesh of South India. It is nearly 220 KM from State capital Hyderabad And 65 km from the district Headquarters. It is also called as a great HARI HARA Kshetra with the presence of Lord Shiva in the form of Ramalingeshwara. The Following Nitya Sevas are perfomed in main shrine of the Devastanam. Name of Daily(Nitya) Seva Time Suprabhata Seva 5.00 A.M. Abhishekam,Nitya Archana, Nivedana and Neerajana Manthra Pushpam 6.00 A.M.to 8.00 A.M. Sarva Darshanam and Archana 8.00 A.M.to 9.00 A.M. Sahasra Namarchana 9.00 A.M.to 10.00 A.M. Sarva Darshanam and Nitya Kalyanam 10.00 A.M.to 12.00 A.M. Maha Nivedana and archana 12.00 P.M.to 1.00 P.M. Closed 1.00 P.M.to 4.00 P.M.

SRIVAISHNAVISM

Srimadh Bhagavad Gita

CHAPTER: 11. SLOKA –24 & 25

nabhah-sprsam diptam aneka-varnam vyattananam dipta-visala-netram I drishtva hi tvam pravyathitantar-atma dhrtim na vindami samam ca visno II

Translation

O all-pervading Vishnu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.

damstra-karalani ca te mukhani drishtvaiva kalanala-sannibhani I diso na jane na labhe ca sarma prasida devesa jagan-nivasa II

Translation

O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing thus Your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered.

RIVAISHNAVISM Ivargal Tiruvaakku. Gar da’s readiness to ser e

When the question arose who the Supreme One was, the Devas claimed the honour as theirs. Indra said that since he was the king of the Devas, he was the Paratva. Brahma felt that since he was the creator, he represented Paratva. It was Garuda who put a stop to these disputations saying: “The one whom I carry around on my hands, is the Supreme One.”

When the Lord battles Narakasura, Garuda joins in. When Satyabhama wants the Parijaata tree, it is Garuda who carries it on his back. When the elephant Gajendra’s foot is seized by the crocodile, the elephant tries his best to extricate himself, and when he is unable to, he calls out to Lord Narayana for help. The Lord is anxious to rush to the elephant’s help. Garuda insists that he will take the Lord to the elephant’s side, because only then the elephant will feel assured that the One who has come is indeed the Lord. Thus Garuda is always anxious to serve the Lord and to establish His Paratva, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. The Lord, anxious to rescue Gajendra, presses down on Garuda with His foot, urging him to move faster. Thus it is Garuda who brings the Lord to help those who call out to Him in distress.

Garuda is the embodiment of the Vedas. He is the vaahana of the Lord in the Nitya Vibhuti and in the Leela Vibhuti. He is also called Suparna, because of the beauty of his wings. He is the king among birds (Pakshiraja). When Rama and Lakshmana are hit by the naga pasam, it is Garuda who brings them out of their daze. Periazhvar, Andal’s foster father, was born the amsa of Garuda. At Theruzhundur divya desam, Garuda is seen standing very close to the Lord. At Ahobilam, Garuda’s penance earned for him a darshan of Lord Narasimha as Jwala Narasimha.

Swami Nammazhvar composed verses imagining himself as Parankusa Nayaki, a girl in love with the Lord and pining for Him. In one verse, he accuses Garuda of not allowing the Lord to be by the side of Parankusa Nayaki, but hurrying Him on His way. Later, when the Lord is beside Parankusa Nayaki, Swami Nammazhvar praises the same Garuda for having brought the Lord to her side. Thus it is Garuda who takes the Lord to wherever He wants to go.

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Matr imonial

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Match for Sow. R Krishna Priya (Legally separated) Date of Birth : 6.9.1986 Star: Hastham Vadakalai- Srivathsa Gothram Qualification : B.C.S Complexion : Wheatish Father's profession : Vaideeham( Vadhyar) Place of residence: Mylapore-Chennai Address: 9/19, Solaiyappa Street Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 Ph: 24956441

Daughter's Date of Birth : 15-01-1983

Gothram: Bharadwajam , Sec & Subsect : Iyengar, Vadakalai.

Birth Star: Utthiradam 4th Padam; Height: 5' 4" ; Qualification: BE, MS (USA)

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Preferences: Preferably from the same subsect(Vadakalai), Qualification: Phd, BE-MS , BE-MBA, age difference within 3 years, employed in USA/India, India preferably Bangalore / Chennai. Seeking Professionally qualified,well employed Vadagalai 30-34 age group bridegroom from USA/India. Our daughter has had a sound academic background and has maintained an excellent record throughout , studied in prestigious institutions. Our daughter, is a well-mannered, confident and independent girl who honors tradition and religious values. Parents are presently at Bangalore & were lived at Chennai earlier .

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Name : Dr. KAUSALYA .V, MBBS, M.D. Occupation : Junior Resident (1st year), Department of Anaesthesiology and critical care, JIPMER. Date of Birth : 23.09.1988. Place of Birth : Mayiladuturai. Father’s Na e : N. EN TE N. Occupation : Deputy Station Superintendent, Southern Railway. other’s Na e : V. VIJAYALAKSHMI. Occupation : HOME MAKER. Younger Brother : V.SRIVATHSAN, B.Tech., M.E. Address : 27/A- Railway Quarters, Puducherry – 605001. Contact Numbers : +919443616755, +919487436698 Height : 174 cm. Interested in playing VIOLIN. Looking for vadakalai doctor(except BDS,MDS) Name: Jyotsna , Sub sect : Vadakalai / Srimad Andavan sishyas, Gothram : Shadamarshana / Star : Uthradam (4th Padam), Date / Place of birth : 16 May 1990 / Chennai, Height : 5'3 / Fair / good looking / Education : BDS (Doing Internship in college) ; Expectations of groom : 26 - 28 yrs / Vadakalai (only) Profession : Doctor / Professionally well qualified, Residing in India (preferably) / Abroad ; Income : 7- 8 lakhs/annum, Family should be good followers of Sri Vaishnavism Contact Number : 94453-93097 / e-mail : [email protected]

1. Father - PV Ravi (Native of Purisai Village,, North Arcot District) 2. Mother - Late Latha Ravi (Native of Madurantakam) 3. Daughters Name - R.Archana (only daughter - No son/daughter for me other than her)Qualification - M.B.B.S, Present position - Doing DNB (MD) in Anesthesia in Bangalore- presently getting a stipend of ₹.25000/- per month 4. Date of Birth - 29.07.1985 (age 27 years), Star – Moolam, Rasi - Dhanusu 5. Gothram - Srivastam (Vadakalai)- Srimad Andavan Asramam 6. Height - 5 2, Complexion – Fair, Skills - she is multilingual knows -Hindi, Malayalam, Bengai, Nepali, French, Tamil - of course English, Expectation - The Groom should be a Medical professional (MD/MS) preferably settled in South India. Kalai no bar 7. Contact Address: P. V. Ravi, Finance Officer, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Collectorate Annexe, Thanjavur Road, Thiruvarur-610 004 (Tamil Nadu)- Mobile 9688214030 Others: Simple and decent marriage

Details : Vadakalai Iyengar ; Gothram: Bharadwaj Natchathiram: Bharani ; Height: 5 ft 5 inches (165 cm) Complexion: Very fair ; Built: Slim Education: MS (Biotechnology); Employment: Management Consulting Company in USA Extra-curricular: Well-trained in Carnatic music vocal Other: Good balance between traditional/cultural values and modern outlook; grew up in North America Partner Preference: Well-educated (mostly in the US), teetotaler, musically inclined, Tamil speaking, lived significant period of life in USA Parental Contact: [email protected]; +1 713 Date of Birth: October 1988 ; Place of Birth: India ; Heritage 397 4455

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WANTED BRIDE. My son’s biodata (vadakalai) His name is J.Madhaven, date of birth is 22/06/1983 and time of birth is 8.00am at chennai.We are kousigam kothram and star is visakam 3 padam.His qualification is DECE AND PGDBA.He is working as senior manager in AGS logitech technoloy.He is wroking in chennai.His monthly salary is rs 40000.We re require a decent girl either graduate /diplomo.She may be a working girl or not calai no bar.I am retired manager from cooperative bank pudukkottai.I am having a house at pudukkottai.and another at chennai.My address is s.jagannathan s1 plot no 5 parthasarathy apartments,sundarnagar,poonnamalli chennai 600056.I am having one more son who is a BE graduate who is working in Abu dhabi..I have no daughters Regards S.jagannathan 9976125732

Name : M Srivatsan ; Father’s Name :L Muralidharan ;

Father’s Occupation: Working as Manager in TVS Group

Mother’s Name : V Sumathi ; Mother’s Occupation: House Wife - Retd (VRS) TN Govt

Date & Time of Birth: 21st August 1987 5.45am; Place Birth :Tambaram Chennai

Star / Gothram : Punarvasu 2nd patham / Bharatwaja;; Rasi & Lagnam : Simha Rasi / Mithuna LAgnam; Siblings :NIL ; Height : 5.10” ; Caste / Sub sect / Sampradhayam Iyengar – Vadakalai – Ahobila Mutt ; Educational Qualification B Tech – ECE ; Occupation Technology Analyst in Infosys

Address for communication : 29 Majestic Colony, Valasaravakkam, Ch 600087

Email id : [email protected]; Contact Numbers :9444212707 / 9551086931

NAME C.R. BALAJI -

DATE OF BITH 17-07-1981

STAR UTHIRADAM 1ST PADAM

GOTHRAM BHARADWAJAM

QUALIFICATIONS 10TH

OCCUPTATION JUNIOR TECHNICIAN – PRODUCTION IN MNC COMPANY, CHENNAI

SALARY 1.75 LACS PER ANNUM

HEIGHT 5.11

COMPLEXION FAIR

CONTACT CELL NO. 9444279811 DETAILS

044-22681811

EMAIL ID [email protected]

FAMILY DETAILS FATHER RETIRED FROM BINNY ENGINEERING

MOTHER BANK EMPLOYEE

ONLY ONE SON

OWN HOUSE IN NANMANGALAM, CHENNAI

SLIGHTLY AUTISTIC BOY

Name: Raghavan ( a) Vivek ; DOB : 26-04-1985 ; Qualification MS ( USA) ; Btech venkateswara engineering college, Chennai, Place San Francisco, USA ; Ht : 6.1”Complexion: V Fair ; Caste : Vadakalai Iyengar ; Star : Punarpoosam ; Gotram : KausigamSister : 1 married and settled in USA ; Father ; Rtd Manager MNC, Muscat and settled in Chennai . Mother : Rtd, Vice principal ; Contact : 9445560485 / 9840427285 ; E mail Id : [email protected]

********************************************************************************************************** Name: Chi. K S Sriraman DOB: 31.3.1981 Star & Gothram: Thiruvonam, Vadakalai, Athreyam Qualification: CA Profession : Finance-in -charge of a MNC in Chennai Height: 5.9" Contact details: Shri. M S Seshadhrie 11, Golden Avenue Main Road Velachery, Chennai. Ph: 22590106.

Name: P.V. Badrinarayanan; Gotram: Srivatsam; Star: pusshyam vamsam: nadathur; D.O.B.: DEC.,1976 ; quali: BSC., (biotech), MBA (systems) Gold Medalist. Presently working in Bangalore, Monthly salary. Inr200,000 p.m; Father name: P.R. Varadadesikan. Mother name: komala. Brothers.: 1 elder married,2younger awating. Native: purisai. Kancheepuram, Caste:iyengar vadagalai. Father profession: retd Tvs employeee, purohitam/vaitheekam mother: home maker, Address for contact: plot no 39,brindavan nagar 3rd st, valasaravakkam,chennai-600088 ph:044-24869696 we are Andavan Ashramam Shishyas. expectation: girl should be qualified. From decent iyengar family. our father side purisai, mother side Navalpakkam. . . Match for Chi. A Sampath Kumar Date of Birth:15.1.1971 ; Star: Makam 4th Padam Vadakalai-Bharadwajam ; Qualification : M.Com., Profession : Own Business in Computer Hardware, Sale and service of Inverters,etc. Residing at : Nanganallur, Chennai. Own house. Father retired from State Bank of India. Address: 5/1, Lakshmi Flats. Ram Nagar 6th Street, Nanganallur, Chennai 600 061 Ph: 22672525 ****************************************************************************

Match for Chi. A Vijaya Raghavan Date of Birth: 4.7.1973 Star: Makam 4th Padam Vadakalai-Bharadwajam Qualification : DME, AMIE Profession : Senior Maintenance Engineer with a MNC, Chennai Residing at : Nanganallur, Chennai. Own house. Father retired from State Bank of India. 73

Address: 5/1, Lakshmi Flats. Ram Nagar 6th Street, Nanganallur Chennai 600 061 Ph: 22672525

Match for Chi. D Balaji Date of Birth: 4.8.1977 Star : Aswini 2nd Padam Vadakali- Koundinya Gothram Education : +2 Profession : Catering Contractor Address(Sister): G18, Dynamic Flats 9th Street, Nanganallur Chennai 600 061 Ph: 22673567

Qualifications: HND-Marine ( U.K ) ; H.D.S.E( APTEC ) ; B.B.A ( Alagappa ) At present working as a Marketing Executive in a BPO at Chennai Height: 175 cms; Complexion: Fair Family Background: Only son of Nadadhoor V.Rangaramanujam, Retd. Senior Manager of a nationalized bank and Revathy. Needs of the family: A suitable Srivaishnavaite Brahmin bride either employed or unemployed.Kalai is no bar. Contact Name & Address: V.Rangaramanujam, New no. 3/14, RAMS Apts,3rd Main Road,Gandhinagar,Adyar,Chennai – 600020. Phone no – 24424002 / 9176862992. Email – [email protected] பபயர் v ஸ்ரீராம் ; த埁தி : யேுர்வவதம் கனாந்தம் பிறந்த வததி 03 09 1981 நக்ஷத்ரம் ஸ்வாதி 03 09 1981, வகாத்ரம் ஸ்ரீவத்சம் , வ쏁மானம் 25000(மாதம் ), பதவி வவதபாைசாளல அத்யபகர் வமற்ப羿 வரꟁக்埁 வ鏂 வவண்翁ம் விபரங்க쿁க்埁 கனபா羿 வகாவிந்தராேன் வ翁ퟂர் பசல் 9443448834; 9443973810

Name: Adityan Krishna Srinivasan , Gothram: Bharatwaja Nakshatiram: Poosam Date of Birth: 11-03-1987 / 16:40 PM. Height: 5 ' 8" , Education: MS ( ECE ) from Georgia Tech. Atlanta. Country of residence : USA. Place: Austin Tx. Email: [email protected] *************************************************************************************************

Name NARASIMHAN.R.V Gothram Mouthalya Star Barani Date of Birth 31.12.1987 Edu. Qualification B.Com., M.B.A Employment Wipro Chennai Height 153 cm ; Mobile No. 9840341221

1. Name : N. BARATHWAJAN ; 2. Date of Birth 13-12-1980. 3. Gothram Srivatcham Gothram, Vadakalai Iyengar ; 4. Rasi Kumbam ; 5. Star Sadayam ; 6. Service Working with Metro Scientific, Chennai ; As General Manager , Salary=3.5 Lakhs ; 7. Age 33 years. ; 8. Height 6.1” ; 9. Weight 60 Kg. ; 10. Qualification BBA ; 11. Skin tone Wheatish ; 12. Father A.D. Naraishman, Occupation- Cattering 13. Mother : Mythili ( House Wife), 14. Siblings 1 Sister Married; 15. Preference Looking for Good Girl. 16: Contact : V. MUKUNDAN S-2, 2ND FLOOR, MAPLE APARTMENTS, NO:48, 3RD MAINROAD,PURUSHOTHAMAN NAGAR, CHROMPET, CHENNAI-44. PHONE –9176047590 / 9444488216 / 22230914

NAME;G. UPPILI SRINIVASAN ; DOB:29/12/1971 STAR: KRITHIGAI 3rd PATHAM, GOTHRAM: BHARATHWAJAM ; EDN QUALIFICATION: Phd., OCCUPATION: ASST.CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION ; SASTHRA UNIVERISTY, VALLAM(THANJAVUR) SALARY: RS.40,000/- ; OUR EXPECTATIONS: The Bride should be a graduate. Age: 36 to 39. Belief in traditional values. kalai no bar. contact details: G.Ranganaathan(Elder Brother) Mobile No:9486628775

R.Govindarajan(Father) 044-222461(Chidambaram)

Name of the Bride Groom Deepak K Vasudevan

Father's Name Vasudevan S

Mother's Name Jayalakshmi V

Address 5 Vasantham Sri Vidya, Gurunathar Street

Maruthy Nagar , Rajakilpakkam

Chennai 600 073

Tamil Nadu. INDIA

1) BE (Computer Science and Engineering)

2) MBA (Systems)

Scholastic Skills

Work Tech Architect in Mumbai

Annual Pay 9.5 L

Date of Birth 10 November 1977

Time of Birth 20:50 hours

Place of Birth Pulgaon, Wardha, Maharastra

Marital Status Issueless Divorcee

Contact Numbers 1) Parents: 98400 26014/94449 62839

2) Groom: 9423 9478 56

D E T A I L S.

1. Name VATHSAL RAVI.

2 Date of Birth 27-02-1988.

2. Gothram Athreya Gothram, Vadakalai Iyengar

3. Rasi Mithunam

4. Star Thiruvatharai – 4TH Padam.

5. Service Working with WIPRO , Hyderabad As Senior Software Engineer. Salary=5L

6. Age 25 years.

7. Height 5.4”

8. Weight 65 Kg.

9. Qualification BE – Computer Science with MBA in Project Management.

10. Skin tone Wheatish

11. Father Late S Ravinarayanan

12 Mother Lakshmi Ravinarayanan Occupation-PS to Commissioner of Income Tax, Vadodara, Gujarat 13. Siblings Y.Brother-Studying Btech 2nd year 14. Preference Looking for working girl in Pvt. Or Govt. Sector. Should know Hindi well.

 Name: V. Ramanujan.  Address: Flat no- 106, Devgiri Residency, SR. No-50/11/11,Mahadev Nagar, Wadgaonsheri, pune-411014, Maharashtra. India; Landmark: Near ayyappa temple, Wadgaonsheri.  Education: Bcom, pursuing IInd year PGDBM.  Designation: Employed for the past seven years in Infosys Ltd Pune & recently joined WNS(MNC) Pune as a Lead Analyst.  Place of Job: PUNE. ; Date Of Birth: 06/04/1981; Height: 6’2”  Salary: 35000 pm ; Sub Sect: Vadakalai ; Gothram: Srivatsa  Star: Aswini ; Complexion: Wheatish Brown  Contact Person Name with Address: D.K. Venkatesan, Flat No-48, IInd Floor, Ganraj Aangan, Somnath Nagar, Wadgaonsheri, Pune-411014.  Mobile: 09011045736/ 08956662176 / 09011045734  Poorvigham: Nadathur Kizneerkunnam. Srimath Aandavan Sanathi  Requirements: Fair looking girl with good family values, graduate and preferably employed or willing to work after marriage.  Desirable: Liberal and free thinking girl is expected. Should be willing to transfer to Pune after marriage. Name: P.T.SRIVATSAKUMAR (a) DEEPAK ; Gothram: Srivatsa ; Birth Star: Bharani 2, RASI : Mesham, LAGNAM : Magaram ; D.O.B: 19 November 1983 (@ 11.55 AM / Saturday) ; Place of birth: Kumbakonam, 77

Caste: Iyengar Sect: Thenkalai ; Achariyan : Mudhaliyandan swamigal Height: 5’ 9”, Qualification: B.E. Mechanical Engg. Occupation: Senior Testing Engineer in MNC, Father: P.T.Kasturirangan, Retired. Native place : Cuddalore. Mother: S.Vatsala, Retired. Native Place : Kumbakonam. Residence: T .Nagar. Siblings: ONE Younger Brother studying B.E. (ECE) in Chennai. EXPECTATION KALAI No bar. Contact: 9600095438 / 9003237774 Email: [email protected]

athreya gothram/vadakalai-subsect no bar/ dec 1987/rohini/6'1" b.tech-chemical+ pgd in ind.safety(anna university) working in L&T chennai as process engineer/ 6 lacs pa prfr e: working girl/salary between 2 lacs and 4 lacs pa/ aqge 21-24 if u require any other particulars, pl advise tks/rgds seshadhri 9840675000

QUALIFICATION: BBA OCCUPATION : GENERAL MANAGER IN M/S. METRO SECENTIFICS, CHENNAI SALARY : 2,50,000 Per Annam CONTACT ADDRESS: S-2, 2ND FLOOR, MAPLE APARTMENTS,NO: 48, 3rd MAIN ROAD, PURUSHOTHAMAN NAGAR, CHROMPET, CHENNAI - 600 044. PH:9444488216 / 9176047590 / 22230914

Name : R Vasan ; D O B: 19.07.1985,Gothram : kondinyam ; Star: : Aayilyam ; Height : 166 cm ; Employment : Oracle India pvt ltd. Chennai. Salary : 9 LPA. Family particulars : native of Hanumanthapuram , Near kumbakonam , Father: Ramaswamy. Retired , from Indian Airlines chennai, Mother : late Nirmala. SRF LTD,Chennai. Contact details : Anugraha flats , 3, 13th street , Nanganallur chennai 600061 Phone : 09840800501 ; 09952992793 Expectation : well educated preferably employed.. and blend of traditional and current values, family oriented...

Name : Shree Charan G N , Mother : Vijayalaskhmi G N DOB : 17-Jan-1985 ; Sect: Vadakalai Iyengar, Gothram : Srivathsam ; Star: Anusham ; Qualification : BE (Computer Science), Height : 5’5’’ ; Salary : 7.5 Lakhs ; Employment : Team Lead at Inauxtix Technologies Ltd, Family: Elder brother Married.Father No more Contact Details : 21/8, Flat 2D Nu-tech Apts, 3rd Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai -20, Phone : 044-24402802 / 99410-45381, E-mail id : [email protected] Expectation : Iyengar girl - preferably employed

Name : Chi. Balaji ; Date of birth : 22-07-1982 ;

Gothram /Subsect : Vadoolam / Vadakalai Iyengar ; Birth Star : Aayilyam (3rd Padam) ,Height : 5'8" ; Qualification : M.Com., ACA

Employment : AVP in MNC Bank at Mumbai ; Expectations : Preferably professionally qualified girl, good soft natured with high moral values and clean habits from a respectable family. Family Details : We are a moderate family of four.Contact : Mr. R.Sampath ( Mob: 91- 9870439948), father.

E Mail : [email protected]

1. name : K.Ashwin ; 2. address : GA , KG Oakside -I , #1,1st Street , Sivagamipuram , Chennai - 600041

3. date of birth : 16-09-1982 ; 4. Gothram : Naithruvakashyapa 5. nakshatram : Magam ; 6. Padam : 1 7. Sec / Sub _ Sect : Vadagalai ; 8. Height : 6' 1" 9. qualification : B.E(CSE) ; 10.occupation : Senior system Analyst , MNC , Chennai 11. expectations : Qualified & preferably employed 12. contact details ; a. phone : 044-24527865 b. mobile : 9884833627 / 9444796582 c. email; : [email protected]

Name: K Vijay ragahavn ; DOB : 21.1.1975 ; sub caste: vadakalai Iyengar Gothra: Nytraba Kashyaba ; Birth star: Bharani I padam ; Education : BE, MS (USA) ; Job: Sr software analist MNC USA (Georgia) Greencard Holdder, getting citizenship , salary : USD 100,000 plus per annum , Height: 5 ft 10 in ; Complexion : very fair ; MARTIAL STATUS : NEVER MARRIED ; Photo: will be forwarded on request ;Expections: 32-36 Iyengar/Iyer girl of Tamil/Kannada either working in USA or India;Family: Native of Poundarikapuram ( Opiliappan koil, Tamilnadu); Parents : Father Retd PSU exe Mother : House wife ; Younger Brother : BE MS(USA) IIM Bangalore married and working in Bangalore, contact: [email protected]

Name.K.Srivathsan. ; Star.visagam ; 13 12 1982 ; 5..10 ; B.Com M.B.A.... Asst manager m.n.c.Chennai ; sadamarshna gothram vadakalai.; Native place Thiruvahindra puram Annual income 4.5lakhs ; Sibilings ; Elder Brother 1 unmarried ; Younger sister 1 married Father RetXired Teacher , Mothre House WIFE ANY DEGREE WORKING NON WORKING KALAI NO BAR, CONTACT N0 9841391852. e MAIL VASUDEVSK56AT G MAIL.COM ALL SMALL LETTER lIVING WITH PARENTS AND BROTHER IN SEPARATE OWN HOUSE THIS VAINAVA PATHRIKA VERY VERY USEFUL WE KNOW MANY THINGS THANKS K.HEMALATHA.

DETAILS OF RAJIV CHAKRAVARTHY

DATE OF BRITH: 25th June 1987, Thursday ; HEIGHT: 5’10 ; BUILD: Well Built ; COMPLEXION: Fair ; NATURE: Calm and soft spoken HOBBIES: Passionate about Biking, spend weekends in social activities ; CULTURE: Religious values and adjusting to modern day living. ; EDUCATION: Diploma in Tool and Die Making, GTTC Bangalore.Diploma in Advanced CIM, IGNOU Delhi , Advanced Diploma in CIM, IGNOU Delhi , B.Tech in Mechanical Engg, IGNOU Delhi ; CURRENTLY PURSUING: MBA in Supply Chain Management at IIMM, Bangalore. Job Details – Working as “Sourcing Specialist for India & Middle East” with Leggett and Platt Global Services having HQ in Chicago, US. Placed in India HQ – (Bangalore Office) ; GOTHRAM: Sri Vatsam, Vadakalai, Sri Rangam Srimadh Andavan AshramamThiruvadi Sambandam:- Samashreyanam under prakrutha Srimadh Andavan (Srimushnam) Sri Ranga Ramanuja maha desikanSTAR: Mrugashirsham 1st padam, Vrushaba Rasi FAMILY DETAILS: FATHER: C D Sudarshan – Builder MOTHER: Ranjini – Home maker. SIBLING: One younger sister- Vidhyashree, B.Sc Bio Tech, MLA College, Bangalore. Currently pursuing Post graduation in Performing Arts, KSOU. OTHER DETAILS:Native-Bangalore, Details of father’s side: 5 elder brothers and 3 elder sisters. All are well settled & living separately in their own properties.Details of mother’s side: 1 younger brother, working in BOSCH as Manager-R&D. 2 Younger sisters married and well settled and employed in MNC. Sister’s husbands one working in SBM, Bangalore & another civil engineer. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: #271, “Vasthushree”, 67th Cross, 17th A Main, 5th Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore – 560 010. CONTACT DETAILS: Sudarshan – 0 98457 47613, 94498 31184, Ranjini – 0 98455 23891m ; Mail id- [email protected]

Name: Chi. DESIKAN M. SETLUR ; Date of Birth: 1988 ; Height: 168 cms ; Features: Handsome , FAIR complexion ; Education: B.Com, Employment: Employed As Marketing Head for Asian Countries for a Sharjah / UAE based Organization 80

FAMILY DETAILS : Father: Setlur Mukundan, Senior General Manager for a leading Trading Company in India. Mother: Sow LAKSHMI MUKUNDAN ,B.A. Corp. Secy ship, Hindi Pundit, Housewife. Brother: Younger. Chi ShravanKumar, studying in XII aspiring for Engineering. Address for comm.: ‘ ri Laksh i Niwas, 15 14 New No:17 , NGGO Nagar, 2nd Main Road, Tiruninravur, Chennai – 602024.Phone 9003056455 , Pl contact: Mr Mukundan(93802 43123) or Sow Lakshmi (9003056455), Email: [email protected],[email protected] , Community: Vadagalai Iyengar Acharyan: Prakritha Srimad Sri RangaRamanuja MahaDesikan of Sri Rangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam.

1. name : V. Govindarajan ; 2. address : S/o. G. Varadhan, No.8/431 Pillaiyarkoil Street, Pozhichalur, Chennai-600074 - TamilNadu - India. 3. date of birth : 26-10-1981 ; 4. Gothram : Vathoolam; 5. nakshatram : Chithirai ; 6. Padam : 1st padam; . Sec : Iyengar / Sub Sect: Thengalai ; 8. Height: 5’9” ;9. qualification : B.E. (ECE) ; 10.occupation: Solution Architect – U.S.A. ; 11. expectations: Software line ; 12. contact details , a. phone: 044- 22630659 b. mobile: 9962214764, c. email: [email protected]

Name: Sriram s/o (Late) S Aravamuthan ; Mother: Smt. Geetha ; Date of Birth: 30th June1986 Time of Birth: 22:44 Hrs (10:44 PM IST) ; Place of Birth: Chennai ; Gotram: Haritham Nakshatram: Ashwini (1st Paadam) ; Acharyan: Sri Mudaliandan ; Height: 172 cms Education: B. Tech (CSE), IIIT-H Present Employment: Sr Software Engineer, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chennai Siblings – 1 elder sister – married and settled in the USA - Smt. Vidhya, Double MS from Penn State University, Home maker and a mother to a 1 year old boy. - Brother in law, Sri Narayanan, is a Research Scientist in Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Expectations - Kalai no bar. Horoscopes must match. Must be spiritually inclined simple hearted and should be able to treat the family as her own. Contact Information: 044-2499-7099. 94451-15652, [email protected]. Those interested are requested to share the girl's horoscope/profile over e-mail.

NAME : S.SRINIRANJAN ; KALAI : THENGALAI GOTHRAM :BHARATHWAJAM ; STAR : KIRTHIGAI-1 PATHAM(RASI: MEASHAM) ; DATE OF BIRTH : 06/11/1987 ; HEIGHT : 180 CMS QUALIFICATION : B.E CSE; EMPLOYMENT : SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN TCS CURRENTLY ,

AT USA; SALARY : US $ 55000/ ANNUM; ADDRESS : A6 HOUSING UNIT , SRI KOLANJIAPPAR KOIL, MANAVALANALLUR POST, VRIDDHACAHALAM,606001 CONTACT NUMBER: 9486483808 EXPECTATION: B.E AND KALAI DOES'T MATTER