Ashweejamasa shuklapaksha calendar 10-10-99 to 24-10-1999

October 4, 1999

MADHWA CALENDAR

Sri Pramaathinama Samvatsara DakshinaayaNe,

Sharad Rutu, Ashweeja Maase, Shuklapakshe

Maasa Niyaamaka: Shri PadmanaaBhaaya Namah.

Navaratri: Navarathri celebration has a distinct message to convey, i e to

bring eternal bliss to every jeeva through " Sadhana " . These 9 days are

special days of Shakthi pooja. The various forms of goddess Durga are

worshipped on the nine days.

" Durga destroys evil and so on the first three days she is worshipped .If

done, good qualities of head and heart grow automatically when Mahalaksmi is

worshipped during the second part of Navarathri. Such a " Sathvic " person

with pure conduct seeks to go on the spiritual path through divine knowledge

or Jnana. This stage is attained by devout worship of Saraswathi, the Godess

of knowledge, on the last three days. A Jnaani later becomes an Aparoksha

Jnaani and ultimately experience eternal bliss. This is the esoteric meaning

of Navarathri " .- from News letter Oct 99- Sri Madhwacharya Seva Sangha,

Chennai-78.

During these days, is also performed Saraswathi Pooja, Ayudha pooja, worship

of elephants, horses and weapons, machine, Tools etc and so on also .

Special worship is conducted in the Chamundi Temple of Mysore city. On

the day of the Uttara Bhadra star, after the days of Navaratri, a car

procession is held for the goddess.

When the royal family, reigned in Mysore, the Navaratri days were celebrated

at the Dasara festival which had attracted attention from the world over for

its glitter and pomp. In north India, Durga Pooja is an important part of

the Navaratri festival. Just like people in the south and Maharashtra make

an icon of Ganesha and celebrate the Chathurthi, the northerners,

particularly, the Bengalis, make an icon of Durga, worship her, take her out

in a procession and finally immerse her in the water of the Ganges.

10 Oct Sun Padya

1)Sharannavaratri ArambhaM-

2)Deepa Samyojana

3)Sacshaastra PaarayaNa-

4)Sri Venkatesha PuraNa Arambham-

5)Bramhin SantarpaNa-

6)Chandra DaRshana

Navaratri- from Ashweeja padya to Navami- One should do Homa, ParayaNa of

sarva moola Grantha- Shastras etc- If he is unable to perform himself, he

must make arrangements to have done from a Brahmin- It should be done on

padya, Trithiya, panchami- Saptami OR start from Ashtami and end on navami

day- The Mantra, japa, Snana, dana during Navaratri gives Ananatha Phala-

Satpaatra-Pancharaatra Utsava- starting from Trithiya, Panachami- Saptami

days OR TriRatrotstva- starting from Ashtami, Navami and dashami days

As per usual custom, normally one would arrange for Sri Venkataesh Mahatme

PuraNa

Oct 10 to Oct 16- Wild life Refuge Week

11 Oct Mon Dwithiya

Oct 11 to Oct 15 PET PEEVE WEEK

12 Oct Tues Trithiya

13 Oct Wed Chatur

UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

14 Oct Thur Panchmi

1)Upanga Lalitha Vratha,

2)PancharatrotstvaArambham

3)Sri Shuka Maharshi Janmotstva

4)Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sri Vidyavachaspathi Theerthara Janma Dina.

5) World Standards Day

15 Oct Fri Shasti

a) World White Cane Day (Guiding the blind)

b) Saraswathi Awahane

(till 12-30pm as per Uttaradhi Mutt)

Saraswathi Sthaapane( at Moola nakshatra)- @Visarjane(at ShravaNa

Nakshatraon 19th Oct)

Moolethu Staapaye DeviM Poorvaashaadasu PoojanaM|

Uttaraasu baliM dadhyaath ShravaNe thu VisaRjayeth ||

Mooladou StaapayadeviM ShavaNaamthe VisaRjeyet| (Vishnu Thrithyam)|

At Moola Nakshatra- the sacred books are kept on the PEETA- Avvahane is done

to these books along with Sri Vedavyasa devaru, Parashurama devaru.

Avahane is also done to the disciples of Sri Vedavyasa in the place of Ashta

Dikpaalalkaru, who are, Baadari,

Jaimini, Sumanthu, Vyishampaayana, Ashvaratha, Paila, Kaashakruthsna,

Lomasha-

Right from Bramhaadi sakala devatha, Saraswathaadi sakala Devathaa Srees,

together with Sriman Madhwachaarya and all his disciples- Avvahana-

Avaahanaamganaadi pooja to be done at Moola Nakshatra-

Special Pooja to be done to Sri Vedavyaasa at PooRvashaada Nakshatra.

Balidaana, that means special neivedya to be done at Uttaraashada Nakshatra-

Evening Special pooja to be performed to Sri Vedavyaasa-

Tamboolam to be given Brahmins- at ShRavaNa Nakshatra VisaRnaamga Pooja is

performed and VisaRjane is done-

c) Sri Vairaaghyanidhi T.P.D

Brindavan at MuLabaagal

28th in the line of Sri Sripadaraja Mutt

Charama Sloka:

Sachaasra Bhodha chathuraaN NrusimhathatavaasinaH|

Sri Vairaaghya Nidhin Seve Nruhari Dhyaana Sampadah:

16 Oct Sat Saptmi -

a)Triratritstva Arambham

b) Sri SathyParaayaNa T.P.D

Brindhavana - Santhe Bidanur on the banks of Uttara Pinaakini river

31st in the line of Sri Uttaradi Mutt-

Vedhaantha Samraajya Kaala [1841- 1863]

He asked the donor Mr. ThimmaNa Nayaka to take the money out of Bhikasha-

Padapooja . This was in order to wipe out the loan taken by his Guru.

Whereas Thimmana Nayaka, after studying Sudha etc and while doing Sudha

mangaLa gave all the receipts as GuruDakshiNe to the Swamiji- This

YatigaLu has written commentaries on RamayaNa, Jayanthi NiRNaya-

RamaShaBdaRtha etc.,

Charama Sloka:

Sathya amthuShta vaaraasheH jaatha Sathya paaraayaNaH|

ChimthaamaNi sadaa Bhoyaat SathaM Chimthitha Sidhdhiye||

c) Sri Kashyapa Rushi Janmotsava.

d) World Food Day.

e) Mahishaasura Samhaaram.

f) SWEETEST DAY

g) BOSS DAY

17 Oct Sun Ashtami -

i) Saraswathi POOJA-

ii) Durgashatami- Durga pooja

iii) Sri Sathyaparaakrama T.P.D

Brindhaavana at Chittapura

34th in the line of Sri Uttaradhi Mutt-

Vedhaantha Saamraajya Kaala [1871-1879]

Composed " Lakshmi Damdaka Stotra " on the spot while having Mahalakshmi

DaRshan- Famous for doing Anna SamtharpaNe in the Mutt-

Charama Sloka:

Sathye Ishtaarya SamnaaThadhubdutho AdBhutha DaRshana|

Naashayet Hridayadwaatham Sathya Paraakrama Kausthubha ||

Oct 17 to Oct 23., PHARMACY WEEK

18 Oct Mon Navami

1)Mahanavami-

2)Shastrashra Bhandaraadhi Pooja-

3)Evening Vedavyaasa Mangalaarathi

4) Ashwapooja, Gajapooja, Chandikaadhi Thammasa devatas pooja- Ayudha pooja-

5)DuRgaadhi Sathvika Devatha Pooja- Vrata- dana- thapassu etc are performed-

Phala= Vidya Praapthi and Lakshmi Praapthi

6) At Bhagamanadala in Coorg District, KAVERI TheeRthoDhBhava.- Tula

SankramaNa-

7) Kaaveramma's Teppotstav at K R Sagar (Brindavan Gardens)

19 Oct Tues Dashmi

1)Vijayadashami-

Sri Uttaradhi mutt celebrates Sri Madhwa jayanthi to day.

2)Sri Venkatesha mahatme PuraNa ManagaLa-

3) Shami Pooja.

4) Bhagavad pooja- feeding Brahmins - may bring Koti PuNya- Shatru Jaya-

Papaparihaara resulting in Bhagavad Preethi-

5)Aparaajitha Shami pooja- - @Saraswathi Visarjane-

6) Annual VaRshikotstav at Sri Guru SaRvaBhauma Samskrit Vidhya Peeta at

Mantralaya

7) Buddha Jayanthi

8) Saraswathi VisaRjana till 2-34pm as per Uttaradhi mutt.

In the afternoon, going towards Shami Vrikasha in the NorthEast direction in

the Grama- one should perform Shami Pooja, reciting the following Sloka:

AmangaLaanaaM ShamaneeM ShamaneeM Dushkruthasya cha|

DhuKhaH PraNaashineeM DhanYaam prapadhyeehaM Shameem ShuBHaaM|

Then pray:

Shamee Shamayathe Papam Shami Lohitha Kamtakaa \

Daritray Arjuna BaaNaaNaaM Raamasya Priyavaadi ( DaRshi)nee||

KareeshyamaaNa YaatraayaaM YathaakaalaM SuKhaM mayaa\

Shatru NiRvignakatRi thwaM Bhava Shree Raama Poojithe||

Shamee Shamiyathe Paapam Shami Shatru Vinaashini\

Arjunasya DhanuRDhaari Ramasya PriyadaRshini||

Shami Kamala patraakshi Shami Kamtaka HaariNi\

Avarohamthu me PapaM AAYUH PraaNaMsturakshathu||

After sunset, when stars are just seen Or during daytime is called Vijaya

Muhurtha.

During this Vijayamuhurtha, all auspicious Karyaas could be performed-

But as said in specialty of this Maasa, Chaoulaadhi,

Deva Prathishtaapannadhi are NOT done-

One can perform Pattabhisheka to any Raja.

20 Oct Wed Dashami

i) SHREE MADHWA JAYANTHI( as per Rayar Mutt)

Special Pooja to Sriman Madhwa Chaaryaru

" He is the saint who installed the idol of Sri Krishna at Udipi in

Karnaataka. The philosophy he preached was previously known as Tatwawaada.

Now known as DWAITA- He lived seven hundred years ago. He boldly said to a

Muslim King: " By whatever name you may call, God is one. " The Acharya's

knowledge, scholarship and achievements made him a great savant " - Bannanje

Govindacharya.

" The supreme specialty and uniqueness of Sri Madhwachaarya and the Dwaitha

vedantha philosophy are so marvelous that it is impossible to say in few

words. Or even by a book.

After reading the two works of Sri Madhwacharya on Gita, one can be happy

and healthy in this world, in thought, culture and peace of mind. The

happiness, which is promised in Heaven, can be enjoyed here, if these two

unique works are read and understood as per one's capacity. Sri Madhwacharya

is a great healer and helper of mankind. This aspect can be appreciated and

enjoyed by these commentaries under each and every verse- The uniqueness of

Sri Madhwacharys as Guru, Acharya, Preacher, Writer, Follower and Thinker,

is UNPARALLEL. " - Vidwan Mr T.S. Raghavendran

" Sri Madhwacharya by being a staunch, theist opposed atheism, worship of

plural Gods, and merging of Gods into one another very vehemently. He

expounded, based on the Vedas, the GOD is one. Since He is the father of the

universe and Chathurmukha Bramha. He is called " Jagatjanaka " " He rules,

controls and destroys at the end. The very essence of Vedaantha is that He

is the cause for everything. As the greatest power He controls all Jeevas'

desire to live by being within them. By being in the inanimate He regulates

them as their Antharyaami. He pervades in Aprakritha form in every object

and propels it to perform its assigned activities. Without His order even a

blade of grass cannot move. So he is the sovereign of all He surveys.

According to Sri Madhwa, God is not a mass of Sath, Chit and Ananda, but

made up of qualities such as Janma, Itcha, Kriya. As potter He made this

world by making use of certain thing and so He is called Nimitha Kaarana.

Just as Jeeva is different from the body , God by being in this world is

different from the world. He is not the world nor the world is God. In

other words He is not Upadana KaaraNa. Mandukopanishad says, " He is the

Ruler of all. He is omniscient. He is the inner controller of all. He is the

origin of all s he is the cause of the birth and destruction of all beings. "

Sri Bhagavad Geetha says (13-28: 18-61) that He is present in the soul of

every being and in everything that He has created in this Universe. He

pervades and makes them what they are, by being in every body. He hears,

sees, listens, thinks, speaks and by being in the heart of hearts, guides

and leads. He has no birth or death. His body is divine, imperishable and

not made up of the usual five elements such a body is Aprakritha. He is

light and bliss. He is MahaVishNu in this world. He is Sarvoththama. He is

personalized with countless auspicious qualities and a vault of Supreme

virtues. He is kind and derelict of defects. Human weakness like incapacity,

sorrow and attachment are not found in Him. He is capable of doing, undoing

and accomplishing even the most impossible,(Karthum, Akarthum and Anyadha

Kartham).

Sri Madhwa extolled Sri Vishnu's Sarvothvamathwa and preached that He alone

sanctions Mukthi and its relation is through Jnana and Bhakthi. In the line

of Devathaas He is on the top of all. His qualities are infinite times

greater than those of the human and the Devathas. He is not bound by Karma.

He is the LORD of all our Karmas. Everything moves according to His will

though he is not the cause for HIM, He is the cause for all of us. He is the

creator, controller and destroyer of this creation. So Paramaathma is the

paramount power, regulating the Jeevas and Gods, transcending the power of

Prakrithi pervading the entire space, abiding in all things in Suprenal

forms.

May this message of Sri Madhwacharya whose Jayanthi falls on 19th

OCT,1999, permeate the entire humanity and drive them forward towards

Divinity " .

- Sri Madhwacharys Seva Sangha (Regd) KK Nagar, Chennai-78.

Sloka:

AbrahmaraM BhangarahithaM AjadaM VimalaM Sadaa|

Ananada TheeRthaM AthulaM Bhaje TaapatrayaapahaM||

Bramhaanthah GuruvaH Saakshaat IshtaM DaivaM ShreeyaH pathi|

Achaarya Shreemadaachaarya Samthu Me Janma Janmani ||

2) Tirupathi Srinivasa Devara Rathotstva ( Bramhotsava)

3) Sri Sukrutheendra T.P.D.

(Brindavan at Nanajangud on the banks of the river Kapila)-

33rd in the line of Rayar Mutt-

Vedhantha Sammraajya kaala (1903-1912)

PooRvaashrama Name= VeNugopaala charya.

Charama Sloka:

Suvidvatkamalolla SamaaRthaamdaM SuguNaakaaraM|

Sachaashatrasaktha HridhayaM Sukrutheendra GuruM Bhaje ||

21 Oct Thurs Ekadshi Paashaanmusha

1) Ekadashi- Upavasa-

2) Ksheera Vrata samaapthi-

22 Oct Fri Trayodashi

I)ParaNe-

ii) Ksheera Daana-

iii) Dwadashayam Trayodashi as per Uttaradhi Mutt- Alpa Dwadashi till

6-52am.

iv) DwidhaLa Vratha Arambham- till KaRtheeka Shuddha Dashami

Samkalapa:

KaaRthikehaM DwidalaM DhaanyaM VaRjayishye sadaa Hare|

Imam Karishye Niyamam NiRvignaM kuru Keshava ||

23 Oct Sat Chathur

a) Sri Ramathirtha T.P.D. - 1584

Brindavan at Nava Vrindaavana

14th pontiff of Sri Vyaasaraja Mutt

Charama Sloka:

RamatheeRtha Guru vamdhe Raama PaadhaaBhja Bhaajakam|

Sama JnaasaDhareshaanaam Raama paaramya SaaDhakam||

b) Sri Chaamundeshwari Ratha.

24 Oct Sun Poornim -

I)Sharad Poornima-

2) Sri Vaalmiki Jayanthi-

The RamaayaNa remains a marvel in the literature of the world. Valmike was

the sage who gave the world this storehouse of realism, wisdom and

compassion.. The saint who wrote " RamayaNa " and taught to Lava-Kusha was

valmiki.- It is a great epic. This was the very first " Kavya " in sanskrit.

Therefore it is said as " Adhi Kaavya " and Valmiki is called " Adhi kavi " .

Valmiki RamayaNa could be sung- When sung it sounds like the sweet voice of

the cuckoo- Therefore Valmike is called " Kavi Kogile "

After deep discussion with Naradha Maharshi, he was imagining Ikwaashu

vamsha Thilaka Rama who was the only one who had all the noble qualities

described by Naradha MahaRshi. He was taking bath in the river Tamasa with

Shishya Bharadwaja with him and saw two " Krauncha Pakshi " , being shot by a

hunter and instantly, without any thinking, gave the curse

" Maa Nishaadha PrathiShtaan Twamagamh ShaaShwathih Samaah||

Immediately repented for the first sloka to have come like that. He came to

the Ahram and started meditating. He felt bad for his action, anger. He

felt that he should have exercised restraint. Then Brahmha appears before

him and consoles him saying that intention was behind this sloka and to

start composing Maha Kaavya.

He was in a dilemma:

(1) what to write

(2) how to write.

He remembered that Brahmah himself had taught the way.

Kuru Raamakathaam PuNyam Sloka Bhadhdhaam Manoramaa-The whole truth is

behind in these three words. Valmiki felt again a doubt as to how long his

Kavya would sustain. Bramha says about the life of Ramakatha:

Yavath Sthaasyamthi Girayah|

Sarithaashchyamaheethale||,

So long as the mountains are there, so long the rivers flow in this world,

that his Kavya would endure. His Kavya and he are remembered as an

immortal Rishi. One can imagine the amount of happiness Valmiki had at that

time.

The story of Valmike has deep inner meaning. By associating with good/

learned people, one would learn, practice and become wise. He was

himself an example to others and his life was pure. Association with

Naradha, he became BramhaRshi. He wrote the spelendid epic and people

couldn't forget his great work. People could learn and adjust their

life/attitude by reading the RamayaNa- We cannot forget him for giving this

great epic. The stories of such great men shed light on our path. All offer

their respect to this Rishi Kavi, on his Jayanthi.

Koojantham Raama Raamethi Madhuram Madhuraaksharam|

Aruhya Kavithaashaakam vandhe VALMEEKI Kokilam||

Valmeekermunisimhasya kavithaavanachaariNam|

ShruNvan Raamakathaanaadham Ko na yaathi paraam gathim ||

3) Sheegi HuNNime-

4)Lakshmi Pooja

5)Indra Pooja-

6)Aksha Kreedaa-

7)JagaraNe-

8)Jeshta pathya Neeraajina-

9)KaRtheeka Snana Arambha-

10)AgrayaNeshti Navaanna BhakShaNe-

11) Nakshatra Deeparambham

12)Ko Jagara Vratha-

After sun-set, place Lakshmi Prathime in Padmasana Bhanghi in a silver

bowl filled with rice. Start reciting as

" OM Lakshme namaH "

and perform Shodopachaara pooja-

Perform pooja with flowers reciting:

Namasthe saRvadevanaaM Varadaasi Haripriye|

Yaa gathi stvatprapanna NaaM SAA ME BhooyaatvatchaRdhanaatha||

Pray Lord Indra and reciting the following sloka, perform Shodopachara to

him saying " Indraaya namaH " putting Akshata on the heap of Rice kept in

the bowl.

Chathrdantha Samaaroodo VajrapaaNiH PuranDharaH||

Shachi pathischa Dhyatvyo Naana BharaNa BhooshithaH|

Now perform Pushanjali pooja

Vichitrai ravathastaaya Bhaasvatkulisha paaNiye |

Poulomyalingithaangaaya Sahasraakshaayathe namaH||

Thus one should perform Pooja to Mahalakshmi and Devendra- Do neivedya with

" YeLaneeru and Avalakki "

Distribute this to banDhu baLaga-

Then perform JagaRaNa the whole night playing Chess-

Lakshmi has given a wording that whomsoever spends the whole night on this

day doing JagaraNa and playing Chess, that she would fulfill all their

ISHTAARTHA.

13) U N DAY

14) . MOTHER -IN- LAW DAY

15) KaRthika Masa Snana arambha- Navaanna Bhakshane-

till KaRtheeka Shkla PooRnima-

a) Everyday early morning, one should do snanam in Thirthas:

b) Give Argya reciting the following:

NamaH KamalanaaBhaaya Namasthe Jalashaayine|

Namastheesthu Hrishikesha GrihaNaRgyaM Namo sthute ||

:

c) Then, doing Snanam reciting the following sloka

KaaRthikeyaahaM karishyaami pRaathah SnaanaM JanaaRdhana|

PrithyaRthaM tava Devesha damooDhara Mayaa saha||

DhytvaahaM TwaaM cha Devesha Jalesmin Snaathu mudhyathaha||

Tava PrasaadhaatphapaM me daamodhara vinashyathu||

d) Later give Argya reciting the following slokas:

Nithya Naimiththike Krishna KaaRthike Papanaashane\

GrihaaNaRgyam Mayaa dattam Raadhayaa Sahitho Hare|

VrathinaH KaRthike Maasi Snaathasya vidhivaNama|

GrihaanaRgyam MayaadataM Raadhayaa Sahito hare||

e) In this month, those who perform pooja, snanam like this, eating

havishyanna and observing Bramhacharya paalana would be rid of all sins.

Performing Snanams at Kurukshetra, Ganga,pushkaraadhi Thirthas is considered

to be sacred- - One should get into the pond or river or lake dipping

himself up to the TRUNK level remembering Soorya, Bhaageerathi, Vishnu,

[More details about this , please refer NIRNAYA SINDHU]

f) Those who are unable to perform snanam like this for a month can restrict

to last three days.

g) Perform pooja with tulasi leaves, rear tulasi plants during this month.,

touch at least tulasi with your hands, or perform Shradhdha under its

shadow., ancestors would get Moksha- Before sunrise, performing pooja of

damodara would fetch 1000 Godhana Phala- Go to Vishnu temple where there

are Tulasi plants, or if they are not there, under the shadow of Pepal tree

(Ashwatha Vrikaha) or Tulsi

shadow- perform dance praising LORD or sing Hymns, KeeRthanas, or play

instruments-

i) It will fetch you, 1000 Godhana Phala-

ii) Those who donate in the form of kind or money would be honoured;

iii) Those who simply stand and OBSERVE without par- taking would get PuNya

Phala to the extent of one-sixth ratio.

iv) Even seeing Vishnu Bhakatas, Brahmins or performing Ashwatha , Banyan

Tree sevaas would fetch the same puNya Phala.

h) During this month one should do DEEPA Daanam-

i) In all the months, on Saptami days one should not eat AMLA(Nelli Kayi)

and Yellu (Thil)

j) And on Sundays one should not eat Nelli Kayi.,

And Ashtami days, coconuts-

k) Ladies should put rangavalli before God without forgetting, as they

would get eternal Saoumanglya Phala.

l) Akaasha Deepa:

In front of the house, a big pole of 8 feet height is erected. After sunset,

a lantern is kept atop the pole and smaller lights around it. Reciting the

following sloka:

Dadodaraaya NaBhasi ThulaayaM Dolaya saha|

Pradeepamthe prayachchaami Namo Ananthaaya vedhase ||

m) By so doing one would get Sampat Praapti.

Important dates in October

(Please consult your family astrologer)

Griha Pravesham - Nil

Male Nakshatra 11 (Chitta), 24 (Swaathi)

Marriage, 11,13,15,27

Upanayanam Nil

Amavasya 9th

PooRNime 24th

Ekadashi 5, 21

Sankranthi 27

SankramaNa 18th

Pradosha 6, 22

Masa shivaratri 7

Sri KrishNaaRpaNa masthu

END

October 5, 1999

There is a misinformation by one of VMS members about Madhwa Navami. According

to Udupi panchAnga madhwa navami comes in January after Makara Sankranti. It is

celebrated in Udupi as a row of 3 event - raTha sapthami, BEshmastami and maDhwa

navami. Please correct this.

-

G.R.Raghunatha Rao

Monday, October 04, 1999 11:28 AM

Ashweejamasa shuklapaksha calendar 10-10-99 to

24-10-1999