Guest guest Posted February 22, 2000 Report Share Posted February 22, 2000 Dear HariBhakthas, Shri Purandara Dasaru has composed a devara nama describing the power of Hari nama sankeerhta as follows " kaliyuga dolu hari nAmava nenedare pulokotigalu uddarasuvavU..... " . This has been reiterated in many other songs by Shri Purandara Dasaru and other dasaru also.This 'nama sankeerhthna' is important part of our 'Aradhana' and is being practiced everywhere including in Udupi Krishna Temple. This Nama sankeerthane is observed as a festival in and around Koteshwar,(30 Km from Udupi) where a big community of madhwa families reside. Koteshwar consists of many small villages and each village has got a temple. Each temple celbrates Nama sankeertha Uthsava every year. It will be of one full day non stop bhajan. It starts in the morning with " Deepa sthapana " , (installing kamba deepa) and ends on the next day with " Deepa Visarjana " . In some temples this function will be preceeded by bhajanas in the evening hours for 7 days or 12 days and the on the final day it will be round the clock. Each village has got a team of devotees and they visit all the other villages for bhajans. The bhajan will be done in a classical way, with team circling around the " Deepa " , placed in the center of the hall, singing the songs with 'thala', 'chitike' etc. The special part of these bhajans is the 'dance'.(Some of you might have seen a form of this, in Udupi Shri Krishna Temple or here is Washington DC or Detroit when Shri Vageeshachar demonstrated this and taught to others. It is only very y preliminary dance) The whole team dances in tune with the 'thala'. The dance starts with slow steps and reaches a peak and sometimes it will be non stop for half an hour. Some teams wear uniform dress and perform " koolata " also. There are some special dance styles and special songs, patents of each team. The whole temple will be decorated beautifully and the whole day will be spent in sangeetha seva and narthana seva. The whole village assembles there for this function. People from outstation also come for this function. Special Mahapooja will be done in the noon and in the evening and next day also. There will be big feast on next day for the whole village. It is a unique style of Bhajans and dance. The people from this place have started local teams in other places also like Chinthamani, Tumkur, Arasikere etc. If you happen to visit this place during Jan - March, you may look for an opportunity to witness this grand festival. " neen-yako ninna hangyako ranga | ninna namadha bala ondhidhdhare saaku " Shri Hari Priyatham B.Gopalakrishna Talk to your friends online with Messenger. http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2000 Report Share Posted February 22, 2000 Dear Sir, Good Mail. I gave Two lectures on 4th feb at sri Raghavendra Seva Samithi Sanajayanagar and on 5th Feb at sri Raghavendra seva Samithi, Jayanagar T Block in connection with sri Puranadara Dasara aradhana on the subject " Sri Puranadara Daasara sahithyadhalli Harinaama " and stressed all the points you have indicated now , a collection of his Keerthanas on Harinama Mahime, How it is sung in groups, or individually, how one should make his Janma Saphalya etc. singing both the songs cited by you. Two days, different aspects of life, as propogated by Sri Puranadara, were touched with reference to Sri harainaama SmaraNe Iit was well received. I stressed the point that atleast 10 mts should be earmarked in a day ,in meditation remembering Sri hari thanking him for the Janma he gave proving " Maanava Janma Doddadhu " . Regards GRRRao. Copy to Devotees of Sri Vishwamadhava Sangha for information please. > " GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA " <bgkvarna >VMS > Hari nama sankeerthane. >Mon, 21 Feb 2000 15:50:39 -0800 (PST) > >Dear HariBhakthas, > > Shri Purandara Dasaru has composed a devara nama describing the >power of Hari nama sankeerhta as follows > " kaliyuga dolu hari nAmava nenedare pulokotigalu uddarasuvavU..... " . > > This has been reiterated in many other songs by Shri Purandara >Dasaru and other dasaru also.This 'nama sankeerhthna' is important >part of our 'Aradhana' and is being practiced everywhere including in >Udupi Krishna Temple. > > This Nama sankeerthane is observed as a festival in and around >Koteshwar,(30 Km from Udupi) where a big community of madhwa families >reside. Koteshwar consists of many small villages and each village has >got a temple. Each temple celbrates Nama sankeertha Uthsava every year. >It will be of one full day non stop bhajan. It starts in the morning >with " Deepa sthapana " , (installing kamba deepa) and ends on the next >day with " Deepa Visarjana " . In some temples this function will be >preceeded by bhajanas in the evening hours for 7 days or 12 days and >the on the final day it will be round the clock. Each village has got a >team of devotees and they visit all the other villages for bhajans. >The bhajan will be done in a classical way, with team circling >around the " Deepa " , placed in the center of the hall, singing the songs >with 'thala', 'chitike' etc. The special part of these bhajans is the >'dance'.(Some of you might have seen a form of this, in Udupi Shri >Krishna Temple or here is Washington DC or Detroit when Shri >Vageeshachar demonstrated this and taught to others. It is only very y >preliminary dance) The whole team dances in tune with the 'thala'. The >dance starts with slow steps and reaches a peak and sometimes it will >be non stop for half an hour. Some teams wear uniform dress and perform > " koolata " also. There are some special dance styles and special songs, >patents of each team. The whole temple will be decorated beautifully >and the whole day will be spent in sangeetha seva and narthana seva. >The whole village assembles there for this function. People from >outstation also come for this function. Special Mahapooja will be done >in the noon and in the evening and next day also. There will be big >feast on next day for the whole village. > > It is a unique style of Bhajans and dance. The people from this >place have started local teams in other places also like Chinthamani, >Tumkur, Arasikere etc. If you happen to visit this place during Jan - >March, you may look for an opportunity to witness this grand festival. > > " neen-yako ninna hangyako ranga | ninna namadha bala ondhidhdhare >saaku " > >Shri Hari Priyatham >B.Gopalakrishna > > > > > >Talk to your friends online with Messenger. >http://im. ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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