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// ========================================================== SRI RANGA SRI VOL.05 / ISSUE # 16 dated 27th April 2004 ========================================================== EDITORIAL IN THIS ISSUE: 1. TAARANA SAMVATSARA GREETINGS 2. IMPORTANT DAYS IN CHITTIRAI (MESHA) MONTH =============================================================== xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =============================================================== 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. ============================================================= xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================= 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 ================================================================== xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ================================================================== _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar ? get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/VkWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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