Birthday of Sree Raghvendra Swamy – 29th Feb 2012

I have been posting about giving a Birthday gift to our beloved Gurugalu every year. This year also, I received the email early today morning, and what a coincidence it was Thursday.

Below are the details to recite “Sree  Raghavendraya Namaha” 16,000 times. Since it is not yet November, we should definitely be able to recite 16,000 times with no problem at all.

Details below:

BIRTH DAY GIFT TO “SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY” ON THE

OCCASION OF HIS BIRTH DAY

(PHALGUNA SHUDDHA SAPTAMI : Wed : 29-02-2012)

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Phalguna Shuddha Saptami is the

BIRTH DAY FESTIVAL

of

“SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY (GURURAJARU)”

It is customary that one gives out a gift to the beloved on the occasion of the Birth Day

The most liked item or the choice of Sri Raghavendra Swamy is the chanting of

“SRI RAGHAVENDRAYA NAMAHA”

When we chant “SRI RAGHAVENDRAYA NAMAHA”, it is in turn offered by

Sri Raghavendra Swamy

to

SRI VAYU DEVARU and SRI RAMA DEVARU.

Hence, chanting of

“SRI RAGHAVENDRAYA NAMAHA”

is not only liked by

“Sri Raghavendra Swamy”

but it also fulfils the desires of the devotees because it is delivered to

SRI VAYU DEVARU and SRI RAMA DEVARU

So, here is a great opportunity to the devotees to

participate individually in this program by chanting

“SRI RAGHANVENDRAYA NAMAHA” 16,000 times.

Devotees can commence the chanting and complete the same

before 29-02-2012

and once you have completed the chanting inform the matter to:

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Archaka Parimalacharya

Sri Raghavendra Saptaha Karyacharana Samithi

Mantralaya – 518345

Phone: 08512-279446

Cell : +91 99864 95989

Email: info@saptaaha.com

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Upon receiving your information before 29-02-2012,

the total chanted numbers from all the devotees will be offered as a

BIRTH DAY GIFT to “SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY (GURURAJARU)”

on 29-02-2012 – Phalguna Shuddha Saptami – Wed

on the

BIRTH DAY FESTIVAL OF ‘SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY (GURURAJARU)”

Tiruvallur(Near Cheenai) during the

Raghavendra Swamy Saptaha Mahotsavam

 After completion of japa please fill this form 

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHpucUt1Q3NILVQ5VWNLdWVoVnJzX3c6MQ

or go to www.saptaaha.com and fill the form

Rayara Sandesha on your mobile register to saptaaha

Please Click this link

http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/saptaaha

or

Send a SMS like below

ON (give one space) SAPTAAHA

09870807070

Special Note: Japa done at morning and evening both time. There is no extra rule for this japa

Line Art Picture of Sree Raghavendra Swamy

Mr. Sridhar Kumsy of Syndey has shared this rare line art displayed of our beloved Rayaru in Jaganmohana Palace. Drawn during the reign of Sri Krishna Raja Wodiyar III of Mysore Dynasty. Thanks so much, Mr. Sridhar.

Sree Raghavendra Swamy Birthday Celebrations – Update

It has been exactly one week since our beloved Gurugala birthday celebrations. Like I mentioned before, we visited Sree Krishna Vrundavana , Edison NJ. We left at around 6.30 PM Friday night, and reached NJ around 11.30 PM. The Friday night traffic was just awful.

We woke up early in the morning on Saturday, and left to the temple around 9.00 AM. We took some fruits and gave for Kanakabhishekha for Rayaru. None of us, including my daughter even had coffee or milk. We went empty stomach to the temple. The pooje was just awesome, we saw every minutest detail from start to finish. The birthday celebrations were over by 12.30 PM, and we took thirtha and went to have food.
Thefood was just amazing and so very well prepared. It included rice, saru, huli, pineapple gojju, kosambari, beans palya, chitraanna, appi karidi Payasa ( our Rayaru’s favorite), Jaelebi ( my favorite), Mysore Pak ( my husband’s favorite), Ambode (my daughter’s favorite), and Majjige. It was served by volunteers.
The day and the food will be remembered for ever. If not for the distance, we would have gone there for all major festivals.
We left NJ around 3.00PM and reached home by 6.00 PM just in time to get ready for packing so my daughter could go back to UNC, Chapel Hill on Sunday early morning.

It was a great weekend, and we would like to thank one and all of Sree Krishna Vrundavana and all volunteers for such a great day.

I have uploaded photos and videos of the celebrations on Picasa. Take a look at your leisure.

krishna-vrundavana

Visiting Sree Krishna Vrundavana, NJ

Tomorrow is the birthday of our beloved Gurugalu. I hope you all sent your japa count to saptaaha.com.

This week my Daughter Sneha is home for Spring break. She will be leaving to Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday. And tomorrow Saturday being Our beloved Gurugala Birthday, I didn’t want to force my family members to travel to NJ, which is close to 200 miles from our home.

My Husband seeing my enthusiasm in collecting the Japa count from everyone in my family and my in-laws family sat next to me and said” Meera, I want to give you something”. At that moment, I was like in a dilemma because I know he keeps asking me to buy something or the other.

However, he said” I know how much you like this, why not we go to NJ and visit the temple and get the blessings”? I was still hesitant and said” No, we will go some other time. We have to drop Sneha early Sunday morning, drive back home the same day. I have to prepare several dishes for her to carry”. He was adamant, and went to Sneha and asked her. She was like ” Yes, lets go and do this for Amma’s sake”.

I kept telling eveyone at home here, and in India that Rayaru wanted us to come see him and seek his blessings. And that’s why he gave the mind to my Husband to take us there. We will be driving today evening, staying in a nearby hotel, and go to the temple early morning, and drive back around noon.

So, if you happen to visit the temple tomorrow, please stop by and lets meet and greet.

I will post all the details when I come back sometime Monday or Tuesday.

I will pray for one and all. May Shree Raghavendra Swamy bless everyone with his choicest blessings.

You can find all the details about the temple here:

http://www.krishnavrunda.org/NE_upEvents.htm

Update: Birthday of Sree Raghavendra Swamy

This is just an update to everyone who has been doing the Japa “Om Sree Raghavendraya Namaha” to send their count to saptaaha.com.

Details can be found here:

• Details to send

Sri Raghavendra Saptaaha Mahotsava-LIVE WEBCAST

I am attaching the contents of the email I received from saptaaha.com. Thought it be beneficial for the 1.25 million visitors of this blog. Email attached below as is…

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chant  SrI rAgavEMdrAya namaH

kRushNA kRushNA ennalu kaShTavoMdiShTilla kRushNA enabAradE

(if we utterkRushNA kRushNA , there is not an ounce of kaShTa (miseries), why dont you utter the name of kRushNa)

rAma nAma bhajisidavage uMTe bhavada baMdhana

(is there bondage of rebirth for the one who sings the name of rAma)

In this manner, there are ample number of sayings in shAstrAs ,purANAs,mythologies and haridAsa’s compositions which explains the grandeur of chanting the name of Supreme Lord.

Similarly haridasaru glorify the same by saying “nInyakO ninna haMginyAko ninna nAmada balavoMdiddare sAkO”

SrI rAghavEMdra gurugalu is the world famous great personality who has chanted such name of sri hari in every birth.Just like the name of SrI rAma, chanting “SrI rAghavEMdrAya namaH”  will fulfill all the wishes of his devotees.

SrI rAghavEMdrAya namaH ityaShTAkShara maMtrataH |

japitAdbhAvitAnnityaM iShTArthasyurnasaMshayaH ||

SrI Appannacharya proclaims that by either chanting the 8 letters of “SrI rAghavEMdrAya namaH” or by meditating upon it, all the wishes will be fulfilled, there is no doubt about it.

“rA” enne rAshi dOShagaLa dahisuva

“Ga” enne Gana j~jAna bhakutiyanIva

“vEM” enne vEgadi janana maraNa dUra

“dra” enne draviNArtha shRuti pAdyana kAMba

he will burn heaps of our faults when we say “rA”

he will grant us with immense devotion filled with knowledge when we say “Ga”

saying “vEM” drives away  the cycle of birth and death

and by telling “dra” one will get to see the draviNArtha shRuti pAdya

In this manner Sri Gopaladasaru has indicated that , every letter in Sri Gururaja’s name fulfills wishes. Along the same lines, Sri JagannathadAsaru says:-

gururAjashTAKSharaM syAt mahApAtakanAshanam |

EkaikamakSharaM cAtra sarvakAmyArtha siddhidam ||

Which means the 8 letters of “SrI rAghavEMdrAya namaH”  destroys all the mighty sins, every letter in this name, will result in fulfillment of all the wishes, JagannAtha dasaru also composed a separate work named “shrI rAghavEMdra aShTAkShara stOtra” which describes the results of chanting each letter of SrI rAyara name as below :

chanting of “ra” relieves one from all the diseases,

Chanting of “Ga” enhances longevity, glory and strength of the person

chanting of “va”  will result in gain of worldy riches

chanting of “dra” will drive the sins of person chanting

he who chants “ya” will not be troubled by yama

chanting “na” will bestow higher positions

by chanting “ma” one will be blessed with riches equalling that of dEvEMdras.

rAghavEMdraneMba rUpa tAneyAgi |

rAghavEMdraneMba nAma irisikondu |

rAghavEMdrarinnu mADidaMta puNya…..

above words of Sri GOpaladAsaru has a very deep hidden meaning.

No entity in this creation is independent. MukhyaprANadEvaru, and the Supreme Lord within him resides in each one of the souls and takes care of their business. In the same manner, MukyaprANa devaru and SrI rAmachandra in him resides in rAyaru and fulfills the wishes of devotees. This fact is proven in shAstras. gurugala name “rAghavEMdra” encompasses the meanings of these shAstras.

Chanting ‘rAghavEMdra” actually results in chanting the names of  SrI rAma,hanuma and Sri guru rAghavEMdra. if we describe the word rAghavEMdra as the most revered person in raghuvaMsha then SrI rAma is “rAghavEMdra” , if we describe the same word as he who has Sri rAma as his lord, then hanuma is rAghavEMdra , and if describe him as the one who cleanses the sins of his devotees and protects them, then we are chanting the most renowned lord of mantrAyala Sri rAghavEMdra. Words of dAsaru which incldes such descriptive meanings are

Itanoliyalu prANanolivanu |

vAtanoliyalu hariyu oliva |

Ita sakalake mukhya kAraNanAgi irutippa ||

Meditating upon the name of SrI guru rAghavEMDra swAmigalu who is the most benevolent and  who has been blessed with special grace of Sri hari and vAyu  , is like kalpavRukSha and kAmadhEnu to the devotees of guru which fulfills all their wishes.

Let all of us be receivers of rAyara blessings by chanting this mantra.

rAghavEMdra rAghavEMdra rAghavEMdra pAhi mAM |

rAghavEMdra rAghavEMdra rAghavEMdra raksha mAM ||

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Sankalpa Seva for Sree Raghavendra Swamy

Since many of you have asked to do seva for Sree Raghavendra Swamy, attached below is a link from srsmutt about how to do seva to our beloved Gurugalu. Thanks to webmaster from srsmutt for posting this detail and assisting all the devotees.

Read the link here:

• Sankalpa Seva of Sri Raghavendra Swamy

In paragraph 10, it clearly states other ways of offering seva to Rayaru as such:

10.Are there other ways of performing Seva to Rayaru?

Yes. As stated before, if one is sincere and devoted to Hari, Vayu and Rayaru, there are many ways of performing Seva to Rayaru. The following section lists some of the main ones:

a) Sitting in one place and reciting Sri Raghavendra stotra 108 times.

b) Hejje namaskara (going around the Brindavana advancing one foot at a time and performing namaskara for each stride)

c) Urulu Seva – rolling on the body and going around the brindavana. This is forbidden for women.

d) Reciting Sri Raghavendra stotra 108 times while performing abhisheka for Rayara Brindavana with cow’s milk.

e) Going through religious works composed by great gyaanis; some of the popular ones are Sudha, Parimala, Sri Madhva Vijaya,Sri Raghavendra Vijaya etc.

In all of the above cases, the main ingredient is sincerity, pure heart and intense devotion.