Shri Raghavendra Swamigala Aradhane at Livermore temple on 8-20-2005 (Saturday) from 9AM - 5 PM in California......

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|| Sri Harihi Om |

|| Shri LakshminarasimhAya namaha ||

|| Shri MoolarAmo Vijayathe ||

|| Om Shri RaghavendrAya namaha ||

 

Dhyaana Sloka:

 

Poojyaya Raghavendraaya Sathyadharma Vrataayacha|

BhajathaM Kalavrikshaaya, NamathaM Kamadhenuve||

 

DuRvadiDhwaamtharave VaishNavendhivareemdhave|

Sri Raghavendra Gurave NamO Athyamtha Dayaalave ||

 

|| Hari Sarvotthama || || Hare Srinivasa || || Vayu Jeevotthama ||

 

Dear Shri Krishnabhatas,

 

By the grace of Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu we will be

celebrating the Aradhana mahotsava of Shri Raghavendra Swamigalu on

August 20th, 2005 at the community hall(behind the temple) from 9AM - 5PM,

an all day function. This aradhane celebration is declared as an official

temple function by the temple for the last 5 years and as in the previous

years we want to celebrate in a grand scale.

 

Program:

 

9 AM - 10.30 AM : Stothra Pathana

Shri Venkatesha stotra, Shri Harivayustuthi parayana,

Guru parampara taratamya shlokas, Shri Raghavendra

ashtottara (108 times - if 12 people join - recite 9 times),

Shri Vijaya kavacha.

 

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM - Pravachana on Life and works of Shri Raghavendra

Swamigalu

 

11.15 - 11.45 AM - Shri Raghavendra Swamigalu + granthas rathotsava

around the temple premises in the temple ratha.

Bhajane in front of the rathotsava by devotees

- dressed in Haridasa attire.

 

11.45 - 12.00 noon - Abhisheka by temple priests (madhu, organic milk,

sakkare

balehannu, mavina hannu, - no mosaru (vratha),

archane,

mangalarathi

(Prasada viniyoga to temple devotees separately

prepared by the temple cook)

 

12:00 - 12.45 PM - AlankAra pankthi to temple priests and Madhva elders

 

- Recitation of Devaranamas on Shri Raghavendra

Swamigalu

on the dias (in parallel)

 

12:45 - 3:00 PM - Theertha prasada to devotees - served on the floor

in the community hall

 

3:30 - 5:00 PM - Taratamya bhajane, mangala, mangalrathi

 

We will be starting food preparation at the temple kitchen from 7 AM. We

need volunteers in GOOD NUMBERS for this effort. Please come in proper

attire (men : reshme maguta/shalya, wemen : reshme saree). Please join

by 7.30 AM at the community hall. Please let us know if you want to

volunteer

by calling (408)887-0473 or send email to mssn.

 

Please attend and get the blessings of Shri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu. We are

collecting a contribution of $51 per family for the expenses (groceries,

dakshine to priests, custodians for cleaning (dishes & kitchen) and setup

of the hall etc).

 

Please bring madhu(honey) organic milk (in small quantity) for abhisheka,

and flowers for pooja, decoration of dias and ratha. Please attend and

get the blessings.

 

Shri KrishnArpanamasthu.

 

- SVBM/VMS

 

PS: We are planning to leave for Los Angeles to attend the grand celebration of

Shri Raghavendra Swamigala aradhane at Shri Krishna Brindavanam, Shri

Puttige

Mutt in Las Angeles (Aug 21st function in LA) after our function on the

20th.

Details of the program and venue has been sent in an earlier email.

Please let us know in advance by Aug 16th if you want to join by calling

(408) 887-0473 or send email to mssn

 

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21st Aug , Sunday DWITIYAAM

(ShraadhDha Thithi Dwitiyaam) IST

 

Thithi : Dwitiyaam (19.18)IST

Vaara : Ravi vaasara

Nakshatra : Poorva Bhadra (55.34)IST

Yoga : Sukarma

KaraNa : Taitila

 

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMiJI's ARAADHANA

(1578- 1671) (Mantraalaya)

 

Great men are born now and again in all parts of the world and in all walks

of life and when they depart they leave behind them a rich legacy for future

generations to enjoy. One such is Sri Raghavendra Thirtha, an avatar of

Prahlada and a saint of Sri Madhwachary's lineage.

 

*His works are:

 

1,Vedatraya Nivruti = 3

2.Panchassokta Vyakhyaana = 5

3.MantraaRtha Vivarane = 2

4.Upanishat prasthaana = 10

5.Sootra Prasthaana = 6

6.Geetha Prasthaana = 3

7.Puranaa Prasthanna = 1

8.DashaprakaraNa teeka

Vykhyaana = 10

9.Other vyakhyanna = 4

10.Swatantra GranthagaLu = 7

 

His main works are:

 

1) Parimala on Nyaya Sudha,

2) Tantra dipika on Bramha Sutra bashya.

3) Bhava deepa on Tatwa Prakashika

4) Tatwa Manjari on Anu Bashya

5) Gita vivriti on Gita Bashya

6) Khandartha on each of the ten Upanishad bashyas,

7) commentaries on Tatwa Sankyana and karma NirNaya

8) Chandrika Prakaasha on Chandrika

9) Nyaya Muktavali

10)PrathaH Sankalpa Gadya.

 

Sri Raghavendra Thirtha's greatness is manifested by a number of superhuman

incidents. The Swamiji is very much present in the VRINDAVAN. Some fortunate

Bhaktas have seen him and many other devotees have seen him in their dreams.

Hundreds of swamiji's devotees can testify from their personal experiences

that the swamiji has kept his word ever since, even to this day and that his

devotees are amply rewarded according to their Bhakti and deservedness. He

was the second to enter Brindavanam alive. Sat in Yogasana and as per his

instructions it was covered on Virodhi samvatsara Shraavana shuddha bidige

at Manatralayam at the site on the banks of the river, the Thungabhadra,

which he selected to be the very same spot where Prahlada had performed a

yajna in his days. The stone covered was a piece on which Sri Rama was

believed to have rested during his sojourn in Dandakaaranya. His mahima in

the Brindavan would last for 700 years. Appanacharya's Raghavendra stotram

is sufficient to understand the mahimas of great Raghavendra. Thousands of

books on Him are available in various languages.

 

In the Shree Raghavendra Stotram sloka 16 says if Japa is conducted by

chanting with devotion “ Sri Raghavendraya NamaH” all the desired wishes

will be fulfilled. The potency of this is enhanced if PraNava (Om) is

suffixed to this since Om signifies Sri maha VishNu, who is PoorNa and full

oof auspicious qualities Manadala Bhagwan VishNu.

When the word OM represents Sri MahavishNu,Sri Raghavendra represents Sri

Ramachanadra since al the kings that have come in the lineage of Raghu are

known as “ Raghavas” and among them, Indra (means one who is outstanding)

is Ramachanadra. So this mantra no doubt is also Rama Manatra by such

derivation.

The name Rghavendra could also be applied to vayu who is known as Jeevothama

Raghavh: Indra-swami yasya sa : Raghavendra: which means-one who has Sri

Rama as his Lord. That is Hanuman.

The name Raghavendra also connotes Sri Madhwacharya for Sri Vyasa Raja in

his work Tatparya chandrika calls Madhwa Bhashya as Hanumad Bhashya: if

derived RagO: AyaM; Raghavah: means, the Supreme devotee of Raghava is

Hanuman, and his avatara is Sri Madhwacharya. By such a derivation also, it

suggests Sri Madhwacharya and a host of other gurus that followed him.

So by chanting one Mantra Om Sri Raghavendra NamaH, you are invoking the

blessings of Sri Rama, Hanuman, Madhwacharya, Jayatheertha,Vyasaraya,

Raghavendra, and other Gurus.

[Courtesy: Sri Madhwacharya Seva Sangha, Chennai-93. News letter.XI(8) Aug

2005]

 

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