Shri Dhanvathari Jayanthi- Strengthen Dhanvathari Nidhi to help all the needy madhvas to get better healthcare solutions.

November 24, 2008

Hare Srinivasa,

namaskAra

24th Monday - Karthika Bahuka Dwadashi - also celebrated as " Dhanvathari Jayanti".

Let us all pray Lord Dhanvathari to bless all the sajjans with good health thoughout. -- "sarve santhu niraamayaah"

As dasarayaru says, "saadhana shareeravidhu nii dayadi kOttaddhu"..... But along with the shariira we need to have good health also. What is the use of a long life without good health?. You all know "Health is wealth", "aaroogyavE bhaagya" - one needs to have good health to make use of this wonderful body to do saadhana for "iha" and "para" purushaartha. A sound mind always shelters in a sound body and it would be almost impossible to do any saadhana without a healthy body, even if one has jnana, bhakthi, vairagya...... So let us all pray Lord Dhanvathari to bless us with good health to make use of this "saadhana sareera". There are few prayers by dasarayaru about Lord Dhanvathari and some more details are given at the end of this mail.

MYP has created "Dhanvathari Nidhi" to help the needy madhvas with the healthcare problems. We were doing this on a ad-hoc basis last 3-4 years and helped few needy madhvas, especially students, but the need is growing day by day. As you know most of the students in the Vidyapeeta are not in a good position financially, and any major medical treatment would be really an 'impossible' case for them. These students are dedicating their life for upholding Shri Acharya's teachings and is it not our duty to help them a little during their bad time??.

We have few requests coming now & then and we are trying our best to support and help. By Lord's grace, madhva bhandus from all corners of the globe are respecting our appeal every time and generously contributing. But is it possible to repeat the same song everytime? Can we not think of some better way to manage such crises.???.... Instead of “fire fighting" in the last moment, some of our volunteers thought of creating a permanent solution for such emergencies, and the result is "Shri Dhanvanthari Nidhi.”

A team of volunteers from MYP Core team would take care of the activities of the Nidhi. Shri Haridasa Bhat, Principal, Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta would be "mentor" the team and see that Nidhi would help the needy in the right time. The team is desiring to establish a corpus fund of Rs10.00 Lakh so that by the interest earned we can take care of medical emergencies of all students of all the vidyapeeta & their dependents. With the generous contribution and strong support from all of you, we would like to extend the same to the deserving pandits, Achars, purohits and archakas in the coming days.

By Lord's grace, most of us are in a better position and can afford to spare few rupees to help those students in the Vidyapeeta who are torch-bearers of Shri Acharya's teachings. I would like to request all of you to volunteer for contributing to this Nidhi on the auspicious day of Shri Dhanvathari Jayanthi. A monthly/ quarterly / half yearly contribution of Rs 10 / 25 / 50 from each one of you would be really a big help to us and we can realise our dream in no time........ You are also most welcome for one time lump sum donation, in the name of your nearer / dearer. You are also most welcome with any suggestion to strengthen our efforts to provide healthcare solutions to all the needy madhvas.

The contributions may be credited to "MADHWA YUVA PARISHAT TRUST" s/b account at State Bank of Mysore .

S/B ACCOUNT NO: 64032713316

BRANCH : R.T.NAGAR

BRANCH CODE :40617

Please help us with a by email whenever you send the contribution.

On this holy day of Dhanvathari Nidhi, we are handing over conribution to the parents of Chi Guruprasadh Aithal and let us all pray Lord to bless this boy with a good health so that he can puruse his study of Shri Madhva Shastra and propagate the same.

May Lord Karthika Damodhara bless all of us with more strength and determination needed to continue to help the noble causes by all means thoughtout our life....to help our own people and thus serve HIM.

namaskAra

B.Gopalakrishna VarnaEmail: bgkvarnaMobile : 9448851628

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Dhanvathari Jayanthi - Some more details. Courtesy : Dvaita.org

( from Shri Raghunath Rao's postings)

Lord Dhanwantari is the physican of the gods, the promulgator of the Ayurveda who arose at the time of the churning of the ocean of milk, holding the Kalasa of Amrita, the life-giving elixir. Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the keeping Amtiy Kalasa, Skanka,Chakra and Jalauka each one in his four hands.The best chanting Mantra of Dhanvantari is:"O Lord Dhanvantary, I bestow before you. You have power to keep away the people of this world from Miseries, diseases, ailments, oldness, fear of diseases. O God, give me many medicine and medicinal tactics to cure the sick huminity."

In Tamilnadu, in the courtyard of Shri Ranganath swami temple, Srirangam, there is a Dhanvantari Temple, where daily worshipping of the Lord is performed according to tradition. Tthere is an 'Ingraved Stone' stands, which is believed to be round about 12th Century. The writing of the ingraved stone containing the details that Garud Vahan Bhattar who was a great Ayurvedic Physician, established this statue inside the temple. As a 'Prasad' or 'Teerth', a decoction of the herbs is given to the visitors. Peoples worship the lord for cure of their ailments.Similarly another Dhanvantari Temple is present in the Kanchi Vararajaswami temple. Some Statues of Lord Dhanawantary is in the Collection of the archeological seurvey of India Museum

The biggest, beautiful and great Temple is in the Kerala State in Nelluvayi. Nelluvayi is situated in between Palakkad and Trishur and is away 15 Kilometers from Vadkanchery. The main Lord of this Temple is Dhanvantri. From very remote areas and remote places of the country, the sick and ailed peoples come here,stay for weeks and months, serve the Lord and when get cured, returns to their native places. It is believed by the sick person that by visiting, seeing and worshiping Lord Dhanavantary inside the Temple, they will be certainly get cure /relived from their ailments and diseases. A large number of visitors every day visits to these temples.In North India side, only the Ayurvedic Practitioners, worship Lord Dhanavantary Photo, keeping inside their clinic.In Kerala, a couple of "Ashta Vaidya" are very famous and traditionally are providing Ayurvedic and Siddha treatment to the sick. Some family members have built

temples inside their home, while some have built proper Temples and thus worshipping Lord Dhanwantari. It seems that tradition of Lord Dhanwantri worshpping is regularly persisting in the families to families in Kerala.See also: · Kalyan Hindi monthly magazine,March 2001 issue,Geeta Press,Gorakhpur,UP·Lord Dhanvantari· Hindu God Dhanwantari: The promulgator of Ayurveda.· Does Ayurveda begin with Dhanvantari, the ancient physician? By D.P. Agrawal· Dhanvantari in the Bhagavata PuranaThe scriptures mention the divinity called Dhanvantary emerging from the churning of the ocean with a container (kalash) filled with Amrit (drink that confers immortality). Hence the tradition of praying to Lord Yama (god of death) on this day to win his favours (for long life).It is also believed that the main divinity of Ayur-Vignan (knowledge of life) called Dhnvantary first manifested on this day. Hence the importance attached to

this day for the healing profession practising the disciplines of Vaidya (practitioners of Ayur-Veda). All over India, the Vaidyas organize joyful celebrations of the annual Dhanvantary festival.Lord Dhanvantari in His four-armed form holding the wheel (Sudarsana Chakra) and Conch (shankha) in the upper right and lefts hands as do most Vishnu incarnations. In the other two hands, there are the nectar pot (amrta-kalasha) and a herb. According to the Prapancha-sara sangraha, the Lord holds a leech (jalauaka) in place of the herb in His fourth hand.

"Obeisances unto the Supreme Bhagavan known as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari, the holder of the Kalasha full of nectar of imortality, who removes all fears, who removes all diseases, the well wisher of the three worlds, and sustainer of the three worlds, He is Vishnu swarup, by the name Dhanvantari empowered to heal the Jiva souls."

1) Shree Vijayadasaru has composed a beautiful “SulAdhi" on Vaidya Moorthy, the God of Healing, “Dhanvantari” indicating the benefits of reciting the sulAdhi to get “Phala”

“ Ayur Vridhdhiyaaguvudhu, Yashassu Baruvudhu\Kaaya NiRmaleena KaaraNavaaaguvudhu|Maayaa Himdhaaguvudhu, Naanaa Rogadha BeejaBeyisi KaLevudhu Veegaadhimdha.|YeLuvaagali Maththe ThiruguvaagaliBeeLuvaagali, nimdhu KuLLiruvaagaliHeLuvaagali VaaRthe KeLuvaagali, KaredhuPeLuvaagali, Poogi SathkaRma maaduvaagaBaaluvaagali, Bhojan Naanaa Shadrasa SameLavaagali Maththe Putraadhi gaLodane KheLavaagali, Manuja Mareyadhe OMME Thanna Naalige Koneyalli DHANVANTARI emdhuKaala Akaaladhalli Smarisidha MaanavageVyaaLe VyaaLege Baho Bhava Bheeja ParihaaraNeela MeGha shyaama Vijaya VittalareyaVaalaga Koduvanu mukthara Samgadhalli||Dham Dhanvantari emdhu praNava PooRvakadhimdhaVamdhisi neneyalu Vijaya Vitala Oliva ||

2) There is another composition on Deva Dhanvatri by Sri Gopaaladasaru.

Ava rOgavo enage dheva Dhanvamthri | pallavi |SaavaDhaanadhi kaiya pididhu nee nOdayya | Anu pallavi|Hari moorthigaLu kaaNisavu enna kamgaLigeHariya Keerthane keLisadhenna kivigeHari mantra stotra baaradhu enna naligegeHari prasaadhavu jihHege saviyaagadhayya | 1 |Haripaadha sEvegenna HasthagaLu chalisavuGuru HiriyaramGrige Shira baagadhuHariya NirmaalyavaaGraNisadhu naasikavuHariyaathregaLigenna KaalELadhayya | 2 |Anaatha Bhamdhu GopaalavitalarEyaEnna Bhaagadha VAIDYA neenaadheAnaadhi kaaladha BhavarOga KaLeyayyaNaanemdhigoo Mareye nee Maadidhupakaara | 3 |This is a prayer from Sri Gopaladasaru on Deva Dhanvanatari.In this keerthana the “kalpane” of BhavarOgi and Dhanvanthari seem to havebeen explained in a fine manner.( Courtesy:

Sri Gopaaladaasara KrithigaLu edited by Dr T N Nagarathna, Kannada Adhyana Samsthe, Mysore University, Mysore 1977. Page 12 )

3) There is yet another Keerthana on Dheva Dhanvatri by Sri Gopaladaasaru offering specific prayer on the Lord for the speedy recovery of Sri Srinivasacharya ( Sri Jagannatha Daasu)“Enna Binnapa keLu Dhanvanthri dhayamaadu”--- On Thu, 11/13/08, GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA <bgkvarna wrote:

GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA <bgkvarnaRe: Karthika Hunneme - Laksha deepotsava - Please Help Chi Guruprasad Aithal, 5th Std, PPVP to regain his health.MadhwaYuvaParishat , "Jignaasa" <jignaasa >, "svbm " <svbm >, "VMS-" , vijayavittala Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:25 AM

Hare Srinivasa,

namaskAra

Further to the details given already, you may contact Shri Raghavendra Aithal, uncle of Chi Guruprasad on 9341260140 for further details.

Shri Raghavendra Aithal is also ex-student of PoornaPrajuna Vidyapeeta who has completed his Sudhamangala almost 6-8 years back. He lives in Konanakunte and accessible on his mobile.

We are getting more and more of healthcare related problems and I feel it is hightime we think of health Insurance schment to take care of shastra learning students and pandits. If any of you have any contact with Health Insurance agents or any employee with any agencies, please let me know. Let us try to collect some basic data on the scheme and see how we can join hands to cover the needy people under the umbrella of Health Insurance. You may kindly email to me or call me to convey the details of agent, office or scheme.

B.Gopalakrishna VarnaEmail: bgkvarnaMobile : 9448851628

November 24, 2008

Hare Shreenivasa,

Shree Krishnaya Namah,

That is very nice. We appreciate the great service of MYP to our community.

Please note that I have sent an email today to u where I wrongly mentioned the name of Shree Guruprasad Aithal as Gururaja Achar!

Very nice to know that the contributions are getting handed over to his parents on an auspicious day(today). We all pray for his speed recovery.

Namskaragalu

Rao.

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:34 AM, GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA <bgkvarna wrote:

Hare Srinivasa,

namaskAra

24th Monday - Karthika Bahuka Dwadashi - also celebrated as " Dhanvathari Jayanti " .

Let us all pray Lord Dhanvathari to bless all the sajjans with good health thoughout. -- " sarve santhu niraamayaah "

As dasarayaru says, " saadhana shareeravidhu nii dayadi kOttaddhu " ..... But along with the shariira we need to have good health also. What is the use of a long life without good health?. You all know " Health is wealth " , " aaroogyavE bhaagya " - one needs to have good health to make use of this wonderful body to do saadhana for " iha " and " para " purushaartha. A sound mind always shelters in a sound body and it would be almost impossible to do any saadhana without a healthy body, even if one has jnana, bhakthi, vairagya...... So let us all pray Lord Dhanvathari to bless us with good health to make use of this " saadhana sareera " . There are few prayers by dasarayaru about Lord Dhanvathari and some more details are given at the end of this mail.

MYP has created " Dhanvathari Nidhi " to help the needy madhvas with the healthcare problems. We were doing this on a ad-hoc basis last 3-4 years and helped few needy madhvas, especially students, but the need is growing day by day. As you know most of the students in the Vidyapeeta are not in a good position financially, and any major medical treatment would be really an 'impossible' case for them. These students are dedicating their life for upholding Shri Acharya's teachings and is it not our duty to help them a little during their bad time??.

We have few requests coming now & then and we are trying our best to support and help. By Lord's grace, madhva bhandus from all corners of the globe are respecting our appeal every time and generously contributing. But is it possible to repeat the same song everytime? Can we not think of some better way to manage such crises.???.... Instead of "fire fighting " in the last moment, some of our volunteers thought of creating a permanent solution for such emergencies, and the result is " Shri Dhanvanthari Nidhi."

A team of volunteers from MYP Core team would take care of the activities of the Nidhi. Shri Haridasa Bhat, Principal, Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta would be " mentor " the team and see that Nidhi would help the needy in the right time. The team is desiring to establish a corpus fund of Rs10.00 Lakh so that by the interest earned we can take care of medical emergencies of all students of all the vidyapeeta & their dependents. With the generous contribution and strong support from all of you, we would like to extend the same to the deserving pandits, Achars, purohits and archakas in the coming days.

By Lord's grace, most of us are in a better position and can afford to spare few rupees to help those students in the Vidyapeeta who are torch-bearers of Shri Acharya's teachings. I would like to request all of you to volunteer for contributing to this Nidhi on the auspicious day of Shri Dhanvathari Jayanthi. A monthly/ quarterly / half yearly contribution of Rs 10 / 25 / 50 from each one of you would be really a big help to us and we can realise our dream in no time........ You are also most welcome for one time lump sum donation, in the name of your nearer / dearer. You are also most welcome with any suggestion to strengthen our efforts to provide healthcare solutions to all the needy madhvas.

The contributions may be credited to " MADHWA YUVA PARISHAT TRUST " s/b account at State Bank of Mysore .

S/B ACCOUNT NO: 64032713316

BRANCH : R.T.NAGAR

BRANCH CODE :40617

Please help us with a by email whenever you send the contribution.

On this holy day of Dhanvathari Nidhi, we are handing over conribution to the parents of Chi Guruprasadh Aithal and let us all pray Lord to bless this boy with a good health so that he can puruse his study of Shri Madhva Shastra and propagate the same.

May Lord Karthika Damodhara bless all of us with more strength and determination needed to continue to help the noble causes by all means thoughtout our life....to help our own people and thus serve HIM.

namaskAra

B.Gopalakrishna VarnaEmail: bgkvarnaMobile : 9448851628

----------

Dhanvathari Jayanthi - Some more details. Courtesy : Dvaita.org

( from Shri Raghunath Rao's postings)

Lord Dhanwantari is the physican of the gods, the promulgator of the Ayurveda who arose at the time of the churning of the ocean of milk, holding the Kalasa of Amrita, the life-giving elixir. Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the keeping Amtiy Kalasa, Skanka,Chakra and Jalauka each one in his four hands.

The best chanting Mantra of Dhanvantari is: " O Lord Dhanvantary, I bestow before you. You have power to keep away the people of this world from Miseries, diseases, ailments, oldness, fear of diseases. O God, give me many medicine and medicinal tactics to cure the sick huminity. "

In Tamilnadu, in the courtyard of Shri Ranganath swami temple, Srirangam, there is a Dhanvantari Temple, where daily worshipping of the Lord is performed according to tradition. Tthere is an 'Ingraved Stone' stands, which is believed to be round about 12th Century. The writing of the ingraved stone containing the details that Garud Vahan Bhattar who was a great Ayurvedic Physician, established this statue inside the temple. As a 'Prasad' or 'Teerth', a decoction of the herbs is given to the visitors. Peoples worship the lord for cure of their ailments.Similarly another Dhanvantari Temple is present in the Kanchi Vararajaswami temple. Some Statues of Lord Dhanawantary is in the Collection of the archeological seurvey of India Museum

The biggest, beautiful and great Temple is in the Kerala State in Nelluvayi. Nelluvayi is situated in between Palakkad and Trishur and is away 15 Kilometers from Vadkanchery. The main Lord of this Temple is Dhanvantri. From very remote areas and remote places of the country, the sick and ailed peoples come here,stay for weeks and months, serve the Lord and when get cured, returns to their native places. It is believed by the sick person that by visiting, seeing and worshiping Lord Dhanavantary inside the Temple, they will be certainly get cure /relived from their ailments and diseases. A large number of visitors every day visits to these temples.

In North India side, only the Ayurvedic Practitioners, worship Lord Dhanavantary Photo, keeping inside their clinic.In Kerala, a couple of " Ashta Vaidya " are very famous and traditionally are providing Ayurvedic and Siddha treatment to the sick. Some family members have built temples inside their home, while some have built proper Temples and thus worshipping Lord Dhanwantari.

It seems that tradition of Lord Dhanwantri worshpping is regularly persisting in the families to families in Kerala.See also: · Kalyan Hindi monthly magazine,March 2001 issue,Geeta Press,Gorakhpur,UP·Lord Dhanvantari

· Hindu God Dhanwantari: The promulgator of Ayurveda.· Does Ayurveda begin with Dhanvantari, the ancient physician? By D.P. Agrawal· Dhanvantari in the Bhagavata PuranaThe scriptures mention the divinity called Dhanvantary emerging from the churning of the ocean with a container (kalash) filled with Amrit (drink that confers immortality). Hence the tradition of praying to Lord Yama (god of death) on this day to win his favours (for long life).

It is also believed that the main divinity of Ayur-Vignan (knowledge of life) called Dhnvantary first manifested on this day. Hence the importance attached to this day for the healing profession practising the disciplines of Vaidya (practitioners of Ayur-Veda). All over India, the Vaidyas organize joyful celebrations of the annual Dhanvantary festival.

Lord Dhanvantari in His four-armed form holding the wheel (Sudarsana Chakra) and Conch (shankha) in the upper right and lefts hands as do most Vishnu incarnations. In the other two hands, there are the nectar pot (amrta-kalasha) and a herb. According to the Prapancha-sara sangraha, the Lord holds a leech (jalauaka) in place of the herb in His fourth hand.

" Obeisances unto the Supreme Bhagavan known as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari, the holder of the Kalasha full of nectar of imortality, who removes all fears, who removes all diseases, the well wisher of the three worlds, and sustainer of the three worlds, He is Vishnu swarup, by the name Dhanvantari empowered to heal the Jiva souls. "

1) Shree Vijayadasaru has composed a beautiful "SulAdhi " on Vaidya Moorthy, the God of Healing, "Dhanvantari" indicating the benefits of reciting the sulAdhi to get "Phala"

" Ayur Vridhdhiyaaguvudhu, Yashassu Baruvudhu\Kaaya NiRmaleena KaaraNavaaaguvudhu|Maayaa Himdhaaguvudhu, Naanaa Rogadha BeejaBeyisi KaLevudhu Veegaadhimdha.|YeLuvaagali Maththe Thiruguvaagali

BeeLuvaagali, nimdhu KuLLiruvaagaliHeLuvaagali VaaRthe KeLuvaagali, KaredhuPeLuvaagali, Poogi SathkaRma maaduvaagaBaaluvaagali, Bhojan Naanaa Shadrasa SameLavaagali Maththe Putraadhi gaLodane KheLavaagali, Manuja Mareyadhe OMME Thanna Naalige Koneyalli DHANVANTARI emdhu

Kaala Akaaladhalli Smarisidha MaanavageVyaaLe VyaaLege Baho Bhava Bheeja ParihaaraNeela MeGha shyaama Vijaya VittalareyaVaalaga Koduvanu mukthara Samgadhalli|| Dham Dhanvantari emdhu praNava PooRvakadhimdhaVamdhisi neneyalu Vijaya Vitala Oliva ||

2) There is another composition on Deva Dhanvatri by Sri Gopaaladasaru.

Ava rOgavo enage dheva Dhanvamthri | pallavi |SaavaDhaanadhi kaiya pididhu nee nOdayya | Anu pallavi|Hari moorthigaLu kaaNisavu enna kamgaLigeHariya Keerthane keLisadhenna kivige

Hari mantra stotra baaradhu enna naligegeHari prasaadhavu jihHege saviyaagadhayya | 1 |Haripaadha sEvegenna HasthagaLu chalisavuGuru HiriyaramGrige Shira baagadhuHariya NirmaalyavaaGraNisadhu naasikavu

HariyaathregaLigenna KaalELadhayya | 2 |Anaatha Bhamdhu GopaalavitalarEya Enna Bhaagadha VAIDYA neenaadheAnaadhi kaaladha BhavarOga KaLeyayyaNaanemdhigoo Mareye nee Maadidhupakaara | 3 |This is a prayer from Sri Gopaladasaru on Deva Dhanvanatari.In this keerthana the "kalpane" of BhavarOgi and Dhanvanthari seem to havebeen explained in a fine manner.

( Courtesy: Sri Gopaaladaasara KrithigaLu edited by Dr T N Nagarathna, Kannada Adhyana Samsthe, Mysore University, Mysore 1977. Page 12 )

3) There is yet another Keerthana on Dheva Dhanvatri by Sri Gopaladaasaru offering specific prayer on the Lord for the speedy recovery of Sri Srinivasacharya ( Sri Jagannatha Daasu)"Enna Binnapa keLu Dhanvanthri dhayamaadu"

--- On Thu, 11/13/08, GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA <bgkvarna wrote:

GOPALAKRISHNA.B VARNA <bgkvarnaRe: Karthika Hunneme - Laksha deepotsava - Please Help Chi Guruprasad Aithal, 5th Std, PPVP to regain his health.

MadhwaYuvaParishat , " Jignaasa " <jignaasa >, " svbm " <svbm >, " VMS- " , vijayavittala

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:25 AM

Hare Srinivasa,

namaskAra

Further to the details given already, you may contact Shri Raghavendra Aithal, uncle of Chi Guruprasad on 9341260140 for further details.

Shri Raghavendra Aithal is also ex-student of PoornaPrajuna Vidyapeeta who has completed his Sudhamangala almost 6-8 years back. He lives in Konanakunte and accessible on his mobile.

We are getting more and more of healthcare related problems and I feel it is hightime we think of health Insurance schment to take care of shastra learning students and pandits. If any of you have any contact with Health Insurance agents or any employee with any agencies, please let me know. Let us try to collect some basic data on the scheme and see how we can join hands to cover the needy people under the umbrella of Health Insurance. You may kindly email to me or call me to convey the details of agent, office or scheme.

B.Gopalakrishna VarnaEmail: bgkvarnaMobile : 9448851628