Shri Geetha Jayanthi & Vaikunta Ekadashi Celebration in SF Bay area, California...

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|| Shri Harihi Om ||

|| Shri Rukmini SathyabhAma sametha Shri VenugopalakrishnAya Namaha ||

|| Shri HanumaBheemaMadhvAya Namo Namaha ||

 

vasudeva sutham devam kamsa chAnura mardhanam |

devaki paramAnandam Krishnam vande Jagadgurum ||

 

|| Hari Sarvotthama || Vayu Jeevotthama ||

 

Dear Krishnabhaktas,

 

With Shri Hari, Vayu, Gurugala prerane we will be observing

" Vaikunta Ekadashi " and " Shri Geetha Jayanthi " on this Sunday Dec 15th, at

the clubhouse of Evelyn Gardens Apartment Clubhouse in Sunnyvale. Please

attend the function on time (as it is Sunday night) and get the blessings.

 

-SVBM/VMS

 

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Program :

5.00 - 6.00 PM - Stotra patana

6.00 - 7.30 PM - tAratamya Bhajane

7.30 - 7.45 PM - Srimad Bhagavadgita pArAyana (Chapter 15)

(Please bring a copy of Srimad Bhagavadgita book)

7.45 - 8.30 PM - " ekAdashi Mahatme " & " Srimad Bhagavadgita " - Brief Discourse

8.30 - 9.15 PM - HarivAna seve

9.15 - 9.30 PM - Mangala & Mangalarathi

 

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Directions & Address:

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Harish & Sandhya

Evelyn Gardens - Clubhouse

1055, E Evelyn Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Ph : (408) 241-VAYU/(408) 241-8298 (Home)

(408) 656-3914 (Cell)

>

> From US-101 NORTH:

> Take the exit towards LAWRENCE EXPY

> Turn Left onto N LAWRENCE EXPY

> Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto REED AVE.

> Turn RIGHT onto E EVELYN AVE

> You have gone too far if have gone past Aster Ave.

>

> From Lawrence:

> From N LAWRENCE EXPY

> Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto REED AVE.

> Turn RIGHT onto E EVELYN AVE

> You have gone too far if have gone past Aster Ave.

>

> From Sunnyvale:

> from ElCamino Real, make a left/right on to Wolfe

> Rd

> Start out going North on S WOLFE RD

> Turn RIGHT onto REED AVE

> Turn LEFT onto E EVELYN AVE.

> You have gone too far if have gone past Aster Ave.

>

> Parking :

> Sorry, only on the curb side. The club-house is

> right next to the pavement ( & the leasing office).

> Its in corner @ Evelyn/Aster.

>

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Excerpts from the posting by Sri G.R.Raghunatha Rao "

<grrrao on dvaita list

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15th Dec, Sunday EKAADASHYAAM

(ShraadhDha Thithi ShraadhDha Bhaava)

 

 

i) VAIKUNTA EKADASHI ( MOKSHDHAA)

 

In Kerala, they call it as " Guruvayoor Ekadashi "

It is believed that the Gates to heaven open on this day-People fast

completely this day-They break their fast the next day morning on the

occasion of Mukkoti Dwaadashi.

It is believed that 3 crores of waters join the Swami PushkaraNi at

Thirumala on this day

 

ii) Geetha Jayanthi- Geetha paaraayaNa-

GLORY of the GEETHA:

The sacred day - Tha Bhagavad Geetha contains divine words emanating from

the lips of God Himself-Its glory is infinite, unlimited- Sri Bhagawad

Geetha though imparted to Arjuna by Sri Krishna is meant to the entire

mankind, so it is divine in origin, purpose, import and composition.(

Geethopadesha) - The Getha alone should be sung, heard, recited, studied,

taught, pondered and assimilated properly and well. For the Geetha has

emerged directly from the lotus-like lips of God VishNu Himself.

 

 

The Bhagavat Gita has not only attained the status of classics in

literature but also accepted as the pre-eminent scripture.

The fact that it has attracted numerous commentaries by many saints

exhibits that it is the philosophy of perennial nature.

The word Gita itself would mean nectar.

It is interesting to note that the cannons of interpretation of the Gita

reflect the nine doctrines of the philosophy of Acharya Madhwa and

conversely the nine doctrines of the Acharya find a striking support of the

Gita.

And this is reflected in the Dasaru Pada Hariae Mathave Hanumana

Mathau, Hanumana Mathave Haria Mathau.

 

TheBaghavat Gita scores a point over the vedhas for the following reason.

 

The vedhas praise the Lord Krishna and therefore the paramatma is superior

to the vedhas. Gita being the essence of the vedhas is the word of the

Lord and hence the conclusion

 

Next we note, in Varahapurana, the great glories of Gita recitation and

its merits.

 

If half of the Gita is recited (9 chapters) one gets the benefit of Godana.

 

If one third of the Gita is recited (6 chapters) the benefit of Somayaga

pala is obtained.

 

Recitation of one sixth of the Gita (3 Chapters) results in Gangasnana

pala.

 

If two chapters are read daily , one enjoys the benefit of spending one

kalpa years in Indraloka

 

If one chapter is read daily one can derive the pala of spending many years

in the Rudraloka

 

If one half or one fourth of a chapter is read ,one gets the benefit of

spending many years happily in Suryaloka.

 

If a minimum of 10,7,5,3,2 or even with half of a sloka recitation one gets

the benefit of happily spending ten crore years in the Chandraloka.

 

In the last days who ever hears the Gita recitation or dicusses the meaning

of the Gita certainly attain moksha.

 

At the time of performing ceremonies to the ancestors, due to the recitation

of the Gita hell will be averted for them.

 

So let us chant the Gita everyday and earn the blessings of the Sarvothama

Hari.

[Courtesy: Gururajan Madhava Rao, President, Sri Madhwacharya seva Sangha,

Chennai-78]

 

 

In Guruvaayur, thousands of devotees go through out the day to have the

Darshan of Lord Sri Krishna. The music virtuoso late Chambai Vaidyanatha

Bhagavathar has constructed a Hall inside the temple wherein, music concerts

by various musicians are arranged like Thayagaraja Aradhana celebrations,

the whole day, singing in praise of Lord Sri Krishna, in different

languages..

One could observe here that all male musicians and male accompanists will

sing/ render accompaniment respectively, wearing a Uttareeya( Shalya) /

Ponnadai like Chambai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar . The Tiruvananathapuram TV

Station normally telecast these programmes live.

 

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