SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.05 / ISSUE # 16 dated 27th April 2004
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EDITORIAL
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. TAARANA SAMVATSARA GREETINGS
2. IMPORTANT DAYS IN CHITTIRAI (MESHA) MONTH
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1. HAPPY TAARANA SAMVATSARAM!
May the Divya Dhampatis shower their blessings of peace, prosperity and
mutual amity upon all humanity. Let us all be happy, healthy and prosperous
and engage in greater kainkaryam to Bhagavaan and Bhaagavatas in the year
ahead.
Due to my absence away in India, I could not send the greetings earlier.
Though belated, I hope you will accept my heartfelt greetings on the dawn of
the New year.
Sri Seva Swamigal has composed a Stotra, ?Akshaya Aaraadhanam? in which he
has used the names of all the 60 years of our almanac to pay tributes to
Swami Desika. Here is the one dedicated to ?TaaraNa Samvarsaram.
Prataarak prataaraNas samastha taaraNO guru:
Vibhaati kaaraNa pradarsanEna nirNayam vadan /
Nivaarayan nijOktibhih parOkth dooshaNaanyahO
Niroopayan visishTathaam namaami dEsikOttamam //
The word ?TaaraNa?: has several meanings. One is ?crossing over?. Another is
?trick?.
Seva Swami employs both in this sloka thus:
?Desika would trick the tricksters; But, he would also help all (including
the tricksters) to cross the ocean of Samsaara. by explaining not only the
?what? and ?how? but also more importantly the ?why? of things and thus
clearly establishing the correct interpretation of our Siddhanta. He removes
faults, if any, pointed out by others. I bow to this outstanding Achaarya,
Swami Desika who is indeed Guru par excellence?
The traditional Panchangams, of course, give their ?veNbas? that do not
instill much of sanguine prognosis of the year ahead. More often than not,
the frightening prospects or the more welcome scenario predicted therein
normally do not come true. But, one thing is certain. The prayers to Swami
Desika as contained in Seva Swami?s Akashaya Aaraadhanam? are sure to
guarantee us a worry free and pleasant future. So, we are not referring to
the traditional VeNbaa? in our New Year greetings.
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2. IMPORTANT DAYS IN CHITTIRAI (MESHA) MONTH
DateIndian/English/Day/ Star/ Event/
01/ 04/13 Tues TaaraNa year begins
03/ 04/15 Thurs KrishnaPaksha Ekadasi
06/ 04/18 Sun Revati PeriyaperumaL
07/ 04/19 Mon Amavasya &
Solar eclipse(Not visible in India)
Aswini Vaduga NambigaL
10/ 04/22 Thurs Krittigai UyyakkoNDaar
11/ 04/23 Fri Rohini Vanamaamalai PerumaaL
EngaL Aaxhwaan
13/ 04/25 Sun Tiruvadirai EMPERUMAANAAR
Koil SomayaajiyaaNdaan
14/ 04/26 Mon Punarvasu MudaliyaaNDaan
16/ 04/28 Wed Aslesha ILayavalli Aachaan
19/ 05/01 Sat Sulapaksha Ekadasi
20/ 05/02 Sun Hastam KiDaambi Aachaan
21 05/03 Mon Chittirai MADURAKAVI AZHWAR
NaDaadur AmmaaL
Tiruttaazvarai Daasar
Tirumalai Anataazhwaar
Periya Tirumalai NambigaL
Ranganatha YMD (AH)
Viraraghava YMD (AH)
22/ 05/04 Tues CHITRA POURNAMI
Chandra GrahaNam
28/ 05/11 Tues SravaNam SravaNa Upavaasam
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