Sep 20, 2010

Gananayaka ashtakam

Lord Ganesha is adored by various names as Vigneswara, Vignaraja, Vinayaka, Pillayar, Ganapathy and more. He, The Almighty is the God of knowledge and wisdom. One who surrenders to Him is freed from all vikanas(miseries) of early birth's sins and bad deeds and becomes a great scholar. This Gananayaka ashtakam, is a very slokam to utter that gives us success in all our activities and frees us from all our bad times.

ekathantham mahakayam thapthkaanchjanasannibam |
lambodaram visalaksham vande aham gana nayakam ||

mounjjikrushnaaJoonatharam naagayakgnoba veethinam  |
baalendu sagalam moulou vande ahamgananaayakam ||

chithrarathna visithraangam chithramaala vibushitham |
kamaroobatharam devam vande aham gana nayakam ||

gajavakthram sureshtam karna saamarabooshitham |
paasankusatharam devam vande aham gana nayakam ||

mooshikoththamaaruhya devasura mahahave |
yoththukamam mahaveeram vande aham gana nayakam ||

yakshkinnara kandharva siddha vidhya thraisSathaa |
sthooyamanaam mahabaheem vande aham gana nayakam ||

ambikahruthayaanantham maathrupir pariveshtitham  |
bakthapiriyam mathonmaththam vande aham gana nayakam ||

sarva vignaharam devam sarva vignavivarjitham |
sarva sithi prathadaaram vande aham gana nayakam ||

ganaashtagamitham punyam yaapadeth sathatham nara:
sithyanthi sarvakaaryaani vidhyaavaaN thanavaan bavathi ||



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Sep 16, 2010

Calendar for September 16-30, 2010

nakshatra
good time
thithi
subh muhurth
vratham





The hindu calendar based on panchangam with specifications of sub muhurtham, vratham, thithi, nakshatra and good time are given in respective order for September first half as follows:
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16-09-10 -navami - nanda navami - moolam - 10.45 to 11.45am ; 12.15pm to 1.15 pm
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17-09-10 - thasami - gajalakshmi vrathampooradam - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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18-09-10 - thasami - uthiradam - 10.45 to 11.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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19-09-10 - ekadesivamana jayanthi, sarva parivarthana ekadesi - thiruvonm8.15  to 9am ; 3.15pm to 4.15 pm
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20-09-10thuvadasi - pradosham - uthira gowri vratham -avitam - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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21-09-10 - thiriyodasi - kathali gowri vratham-  sathayam 7.45 to 8.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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22-09-10 - chathurthasi - anatha vrathamsthayam - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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23-09-10 - powrnami - umamaheshwari vham -  poorathathi - 10.45to 11.45am ; 12.15pm to 1.15 pm
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24-09-10 - pradma uthiratathi - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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25-09-10 - thuvithiyai - revathi 7.45 to 8.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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25-09-10 - thuvithiyai - revathi 7.45 to 8.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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26-09-10 - thrithiyai - sankatahara chathurthi - asupathi 6.15 to 7.15am ; 3.15pm to 4.15 pm
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27-09-10 - chathurthi - barani - 6.15 to 7.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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28-09-10 - panjami - karthikai vratham -  karthikai 10.45 to 11.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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29-09-10 - shasti - rohini 9am to 9.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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30-09-10 - sabthami - mirugasheeridam -10.45 to 11.45am ; 12.15pm to 1.15 pm
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Sep 6, 2010

Calendar for September 1-15, 2010

nakshatra
good time
thithi
subh muhurth
vratham





The hindu calendar based on panchangam with specifications of sub muhurtham, vratham, thithi, nakshatra and good time are given in respective order for September first half as follows:
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06-09-10 - pradosham - thiriyodasi,Sivarathiri - ayilyam - 6.15 to 7.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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07-09-10 - chaturdasimagam - 7.45 to 8.45am ; 1.45pm to 2.45 pm
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08-09-10 - Amavasya - pooram - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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09-09-10 - kalki jayanthi - pradma - uththiram - 10.45 to 11.45am ; 12.15pm to 1.15 pm
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10-09-10thuvithiyai - hastham - 12.15 to 1.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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11-09-10 - Ganesh Chaturthi- thirithiyai chithirai 8.15 to 9am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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12-09-10Mahalakshmi vratham - chaturthiswathi - 8.15 to 9am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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13-09-10 - Shasti, samba shasti- panjami visagam - 6.15 to 7.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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14-09-10 - saptami - anusham - 7.45 to 8.45am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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15-09-10 - Ashtami, Durvaashtami, jeshtashtami, laxmi vrathamkettai - 9.15 to 10.15am ; 4.45pm to 5.45 pm
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Sep 1, 2010

Gokulashtami

Gokulashtami or Krishnajayanti is the day celebrated by Vainavas or Vaishnavas (followers of Lord Vishnu) as the birth day of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu who played the major role in Mahabaratha. This day falls on Rohini nakshatra in Sravan month in ashtami thithi. This year it falls on September 1 while in Northern parts of India some celebrate on September 2.

On this day, puja starts by putting legs ( waves made using rice flour ) from home entrance to puja room and favourite sweets of krishna - Burfi, beeda, His favourite butter, snacks - seedai ( the one which is too hard to crush with teeth) all are homemade and offered a prayer. The snack seedai is made as Kamsha - the rival of Lord Krishna gnashed his teeth when he heard the birth news of Sri Krishna. Also naval pazham or Black plum (Jambolan) is also offered during prayer as Lord krishna offered all wealth to an old lady who was selling black plum offered Sri krishna all her fruits.

It is believed that Sri krishna visits to everyone's house despite of richness when one called him from heart. And on this auspicious day chanting the below slogan relieves everyone from evils, illness, poverty and be blessed with all enlightenment that is necessary for this worldly life. He is the Jagathguru who presented Bagavat Gita to us - the way to lead life, the meaning of life...

Chant this sloka and admit yourself at His paduka to be freed from all miseries and lead a righteous moral life.

vasudevasutham devam
kamsasaanoora marthanam |
devaki paramaanandam
krishnam vande jagathgurum ||

athaseepushpa sangaasam haaranoopura sopitham |
rathna kangana keyooram krishnamvande jagathgurum ||

gudilaalaga samyuktham poornachandra nibaananam |
vilaasa kundalatharam krishnam vande jagathgurum ||

manthara kandha samyuktham saaruhaasam chathurpujam |
parhipignjava soodaangam krishnam vanthe jagathgurum ||

uthpulla padmapathraksham neela jeemuthasannibam |
yaathavaanaam sirorathnam krishnamvanthe jagathgurum ||

rukmani keli samyuktham peethambara sobitham |
avaptha tulsikantham krishnamvande jagathgurum ||

gopiganaam kusathvanthva kunkumaangitha vakshasaam |
sreeniketham maheshvaasam krishnam vande hjagathgurum ||

sree vathsaangam mahorasgam vanamaala viraajitham |
sanga chakram devam krishnam vande jagathgurum ||

krishnaashlagamitham punyam
praatharuththaaya ya padeth |
kodijanmakirutham papam smaranena vinasyathi ||

Gokulashtami Special

On the birthday of the Paramathma Sri Krishna, I am herewith something about the Almighty.
  1. Do you know the siblings of Krishna born before Him to Vasudev and Devaki ? They were Smaran, Uthgeetha, Pareeshvanga, Pathanga, Kshoothrapiruth, Kiruni. The six who were children of Mareeshi, Oornanai were cursed by Lord Brahma to be born to Vasudev and Devaki and be killed by Kamsha. The seventh one is Balram who was later placed in Rukmani's womb.
  2. Of Lord Krishna's children, 18 of them were famous for their humanity deeds. They were Prathyumna, Aniruth, Deepthimaan, Baanu, Saamban, Madhu, Pruhathbaanu, Chitrabaanu, Virugan, Arunan, oPushkaran, Vedhabaahu, Sruthadevan, Sunandanan, Chitrabaahu, Viruban, Kavi, Niyakrothan.
  3. Those who perform true prayer to Balakrishna will also be blessed by Lord Guber - the God of wealth as once Krishna had removed the curse on Guber's two children who were trees to resume their real form. So being grateful to Lord Krishna, Lord Guber blesses all the devotees of Sri Balakrishna with all the wealth.

Sri Krishna in pictures

Here I have tried to picturise the story of Lord Sri krishna in pictures collected from web.

Birth of sri Krishna
It is said that Krishna as soon as being born to Vasudev and devaki in prison spoke out to parents immediately of addressing Who He is and why he was born. He was then taken away from prison by his father to Gokulam in a basket. While he crossed the river aathisesha came behind them for protection from heavy rain.


Krishna with Yasoda
Krishna in his childhood

Krishna declaring the great Mhabaratha war against Gouravas

Sri Krishna the paramathma reciting Bagavath Gita to Arjuna

Gist of Bagavath Gita 

Whatever has happened is for good

whatever is happening is going on well

whatever will happen that will also be good

Why you are repenting for whatever you have lost?

Have you brought anything with you which you have lost?

Have you produced any thing that is destroyed?

Whatever you have gained, you obtained from here

whatever you gave you have given here

Whatever belongs to you today yesterday belonged to some one

it may belong to someone day after “change is the rule of nature”

~Lord krishna~