A STUDENT’S PRAYER!

Academic year is gone thanks to CORONA only online classes and exams sitting at homes. Here is a student’s prayer  on the occasion.

Oh! Goddess of knowledge and wisdom!
Many born with me have no source
To pursue education with resource
Which I am blessed thanks to my parents
Who sacrifice all their money and comforts
To make me well read with quality
So that I may serve them and society!

Help me concentrate on my goal
In all sincerity with my heart and soul!
Knowledge is precious wisdom more
That help me locate what is core
In life with the guidance of my Master
Whom I revere as your Messenger!

With CORONA ruling the roost, classes and examinations

With technological advancement, are all on line- admiration

For the organizers. Let me do them with all seriousness

And come out successful to be complimented by my parents!

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ROSE DAY- 22nd September.

For those who believe there are three distinct Lord Almighty
Creator, protector and destroyer! Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
In Hinduism  and naturally who believe! Cancer
Indeed is a killer disease.-my better half a victim years six ago!

World Rose Day is today September twenty second-as done
Every year to support cancer patients and make them aware
So that they can face the disease with strong willpower and spirit.

The awareness programs on this Rose day also make people
Aware of the importance of being cautious about cancer.
This in fact was the prayer of that cancer patient:

My Lord, the Almighty, creator of the Universe
What pleasure you find in making me suffer adverse
With the deadly, killer disease named CANCER-the monster
Death instant is less cruel than stifling sufferings-booster!

Chemos and radiations my Lord! Unbearable to the last
Expenses apart, sufferings mental and physical vast
Pain here and there all over-unable to bear my Lord!
Am I such a sinner to deserve this at Thy hands my God?

Thee know well I am a person of clean habits
Never irregular in anything even in bits
How and why I fell a victim Thee alone know
Spare every one from this torture, kindness please show!

Have some pity and relieve me of my woes for long
Relieve the world from this scourge of cancer, the killer strong
Let me suffer and let me be the last patient to suffer
“Let there be no more cancer patient” is my prayer!

With me let the cancer die-leave the world quite free
Let the young and old, men and women, rich and the poor
Get not the killer cancer- cause unknown, why and how-sure
None knows all over the universe-make the people free-pure!

 

 

International Day of Peace- September 21st.

सर्वेषां स्वस्तिर्भवतु ।
सर्वेषां शान्तिर्भवतु ।
सर्वेषां पूर्नं भवतु ।
सर्वेषां मड्गलं भवतु ॥

Sarvesham swasthir bavathu
Sarvesham jyothir bavathu
Sarvesham shanthir bavathu
sarvesham mangalam bavathu
Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanti!

May there be happiness in all
May there be peace in all
May there be completeness in all
May there be success in all

Peace! Peace! Peace!

TWENTY FIRST SEPTEMBER today- International Day of Peace
Every  year the International Day of Peace  observed around the world
UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening
Ideals of peace, observing twenty four hours of non-violence and cease-fire.

This year, it is clear that we are not each other’s enemies.
Our common enemy is a tireless virus that threatens our health,
Security and very way of life. COVID-19 has thrown our world
Into turmoil and  reminded us that what happens in one
Part of the planet can impact people everywhere.

In March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on all
Warring parties to lay down their weapons and focus on the battle
Against this unprecedented global pandemic. While the message is  for
Armed parties, solidarity and cooperation across borders, sectors and
Generations are also needed to win this new fight against
The worst public health crisis of our time COVID 19 pandemic.

A mass in a Church!

Great Christianity, faith and belief of Christians on MASS SERVICE

Ordained by Jesus! Sunday service their well designed own practice !

Here is something noble and novel for those who cannot on a Sunday!

Holy Mass is returning to St Mungo’s, on Saturdays at 10 am and 6 pm, Sundays 9.30 am, Tuesday and Friday10 am and Wednesday 7pm.

Places at Mass may be booked through Eventbrite

Owing to high demand, no guarantee of spare places  to people

Turning up on the day. Although people’s plans can change unavoidably, They must try to attend if booked as places are extremely limited.

If one has to cancel , he has to do well in advance to release

That place for someone else!.

Everyone entering the church must wear a face covering and make
Use of the hand sanitiser, and register and provide contact details to the steward at the door. Movement within the church and seat allocation
To be directed by stewards. Toilets will  be available only for emergency.
Attendance at any Mass in the week will fulfill the Sunday obligation.
Baskets will be available for offertory donations.

Obeisance to LORD VIGNESHWARA- 22nd August

Sarada’s self made Vinayaka with maida, turmeric and a little sugar powder for today’s pooja at Bangalore.

Vinayaka Chathurthy at Ramnath’s house at Bangalore.

Of all the Hindu pantheons, Lord Ganesha occupies prime
Otherwise called VIGNESHWARA-the dispel-er of all vignas
Hurdles and hiccups! Ganesha the Hindu deity reached foreign
Lands! Ganesha by Hindus outside India made others to follow!

Acceptance of Hindu ideas in ancient times still
Continue today in world religions.Vigneshwara was a deity
Particularly worshiped by traders and merchants,
Who went out of India for commercial ventures.

Ganesha is considered FIRST FULL GOD in India-the son of
Eashwara! Any thing good to commence HE is propitiated!
Today is Ganesh Chathurti let us all pray and invoke HIS
Blessings for the welfare of humanity as a whole!

Sri Ganesha is adored and worshiped across the world and throughout time. In Egypt sculptures of Lord Ganesha were found in excavation sites, …

Vinayaka Chathurthy at Lakshman’s home at US.and Ramnath’s at Bangalore are the above photos.

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(2, 61, 000) from more than 219 countries around the world on the 2034th day and 2102nd post, thanks to your support and encouragement. Kindly continue.

 

ALL GLORY TO ALLAH!

எல்லாப் புகழும் இறைவனுக்கே

Today is a sacred and holy day BAKRID to all Muslim fraternity in Pakistan and all over the globe. My “ID MUBARAK” to all of them.

Great national poet Mahakavi Bharathiyar has written a verse in praise of Allah in Tamil which is given hereunder along with my translation into English for non-Tamil knowing friends from 175 countries in the world who are the viewers of my ENVIUS THOUGHTS here.

ALLAH!

Allah, Allah, Allah!

1 Thousands and thousands, crore and cores of worlds

In all directions in the outer space without bounds

Life and living go on and on sans let or hindrance

Thanks to the disciplined grace of Allah-the bright

Beyond the reach of words and minds-great light!

(Allah, Allah, Allah)

2. Though uneducated, though utter no truths

Though mischievous and does no prayers

Though not going by the words of HIS wisdom,

All are made to come and adore Allah

And are relieved from the fear of death!

(Allah, Allah, Allah)

 அல்லா!

பல்லவி

அல்லா, அல்லா, அல்லா!

சரணம்

1. பல்லாயிரம் பல்லாயிரம் கோடி கோடியண்டங்கள்

எல்லாத் திசையிலுமோ ரெல்லை யில்லாவெளி வானிலே

நில்லாது சுழன்றோட நியமஞ் செய்தருள் நாயகன்

சொல்லாலும் மனத்தாலும் தொடொரொணாத பெருஞ்சோதி!

(அல்லா, அல்லா, அல்லா)

கல்லாதவராயினும், உண்மை சொல்லாதவ ராயினும்

பொல்லாதவராயினும் தவமில் லாதவ ராயினும்

நல்லாருரை நீதியின்படி நில்லாதவ ராயினும்

எல்லோரும் வந்தேத்து மளவில் யமபயங் கெடச் செய்பவன்!

(அல்லா, அல்லா, அல்லா)

 

March 8th- Chinmayananda Jayanthi

Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive but to be young was very heaven
To be the Secretary of Chinmaya Mission Thanjavur was indeed a bliss
At  young age of twenty two-it was all HIS blessings still green memories!
Attended Geeta Gnana Yagnas-great spiritual experience and that is bliss!

Thanjavur Mission Branch at my home in North Main Street has seen
Weekly Study classes,  library and mission members meets!
Geetha Gnana Yagyas in Big temple premises for almost a decade!
Monthly Sathsangs, quarterly Sadhana camps annual yagyas !
Bissful period in my life! Still I ruminate at age to enter eighty in a days few!

More than Geeta- “MY six thirty means six thirty neither six twenty nine
Nor Six thirty one! My eight means neither seven fifty nine nor eight not one!”
Such a punctualist to the core not to come across any longer
My refrain in my training classes used to be a subject of discussion on this
With a quiz “Can you tell me a Barrister turned spiritual head?”
As a clue poorvashrama name started with ‘B’ sanyashrana name started with ‘C”!

Eighth May is today a holy day! Guru purnima day!Swamiji’s jayanthi day!
Chinmayananda Saraswati born as  Balakrishna Menon born on Eighth May
Ninteen Sixteen, entered God’s feet on Third August Nineteen Ninety Three
A Barrister at Law turned spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the
Formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation,
And spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, non-dual system of thought
In the Upanishads, which epitomize the philosophical teachings of Vedas.

Swami taught Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Scriptures
For four decades and more, led a global Hindu spiritual  Cultural renaissance
And popularized religion’s esoteric scriptural texts, teaching in English
All across India and abroad His greatness indeed!

Inspired  formation of Chinmaya Mission program  by his disciples
And led by him, a spiritual, educational, and charitable  organization
In more than three hundred centers in India and internationally. authored
Ninety five works  commentaries on the major Upanishads and  Gita.
Visiting professor of Indian philosophy at  American and Asian universities-
Conducted university lecture tours in many  countries. India’s greatest son!

Visited Sandhipani Sadhanalaya- College of Hinduism at Powai, Mumbai!

NARASIMMA JAYANTHI -May 6th

In the Hindu pantheon several Gods and Goddesses are found
Embracing all faiths and practices!One is Lord Narasimma Swamy!
Today May Sixth is a sacred day- Narasimha Jayanthi!
Faith and belief  a must for  prayer and appreciation of all!

Narsimha Jayanti an important festival among the Hindus
And is on Vaisakh Chaturdashi (14th day) of the Shukla Paksh.
Narsimha is the fourth incarnation of  Lord Vishnu -HE
Appears as a man-lion that is the face like a lion and
Trunk  like a man. He had killed demon Hiranyakashipu on this day.

All Lord Vishnu devotees  observe fast on this day.
It is known that Narsimha appeared during the sunset on Chaturdashi
And  the puja is performed during evening hours.
Narasimha Jayanti is to remove adharma and to follow the path of dharma.
Dharma is to perform correct deeds and not harm anyone.

 

 

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VASAVI JAYANTHI-May second!

All the religions in the world aim at social peace and harmony
Make the people live in joy and happiness in a noble manner.
Hinduism has its own greatness and pantheons and philosophy
That makes India that is Bharath our sacred homeland holy!

May second today is VASAVI JAYANTHI! for all to pray to Mother.
Sri Vasavi Maatha is hailed  for promoting peace and Ahimsa
During the Eleventh century. She averted war and saved many lives
Through logic and reason and overcame brute force. She taught the world
Harming others is not the way forward but bringing a change of heart
Is what matters in averting wars.She is placed in heavenly stature

As a goddess she is “Kula Daivam” . She is the caste goddess
For the Arya Vyshya, Kalinga Vaishya, Arava Vysyier, Marathi Vaishya, Beri Vysya and Trivarnika Vysya community says Vasavi Puranamulu in Telugu.
We venerate her as Shanti Matha Vasavi who promoted
Ahimsa for the benefit of all mankind and averted warfare and
Loss of life through peace and reason. Her actions brought a change of heart
In the King who  became a Jain Monk handing over his kingdom to his son
On this holy day let us visit her nearby temple and offer prayers!

Kanyaka Parameswari temple in Parrys- Chennai-Tamilnadu

RAMANA IS* 41

IS 41 * Indian Saint 41

Our holy Motherland has blessed this Land India that is Bharath
With great and noble saints and seers in all  faiths and religions!
One  such noble soul is from Tamilnadu-Ramana Maharshi
Born on December thirtieth Eighteen Seventy nine and lived
Up to Fourteenth April Nineteen Fifty Hindu sage and jivanmukta.

Venkataraman known as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Born in Tiruchuli,  attracted by the sacred hill Arunachala and
The  Nayanmars sixty three  aroused in him, to be in Thiruvnnamalai.
He left his uncle’s home in Madurai, and journeyed to the holy mountain
Arunachala, in Tiruvannamalai, where he took on the role of a
Sannyasin  and remained for the rest of his life.

Ramana and Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu.

Ramana’s Ashram in Thiruvannamalai