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23/3/2001 to 2/4/2001
Marudhanallur Sadguruswamigal Mutt, Marudhanallur
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Under the auspices of Sri Swamigal Sri Rama Navami celebrations were held in Marudhanallur as
a nine day event.
Morning :Srimad Ramayana Moola Pãrãyana.
Evening : Ramayana Upanyãsa.
were performed by Sri Swamigal’s disciple, Brahmasri Balaji.
Sri Swamigal participated in the event on 01-04-2001.
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02/04/2001 - Sri Rama Navami
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Sri Rama Navami was celebrated in Premika Bhavanam on the evening of 2nd April.
Amidst chanting of the Sãma Veda Sri Swamigal performed ‘Thirumanjanam’ for Sri Srinivasa Perumal.
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Sri Sumanth Bhagavata chanted Rama Nãma from 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Premika Bhavanam was filled with devotees.
Sri Murali Bhãgavata rendered a few songs of Bhadrachala Ramdas and Thiagaraja Swami .
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At the behest of Sri Swamigal, little Ishwarya sang,
Thiagaraja Krithis -‘ Nagumomu …. ‘ (ãberi),
‘Maurkelarã…..’ (Jayantasri),
‘Nee daya rãdã ..’ (vasanta bhairavi),
Arunachala Kavirãyar’s
‘Kanden Kanden Seethaiyai’ (Bhãgesree).
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This was followed by renderings of Thiagaraja Krithis by Balaji, Sattanãthan and Pammal Balaji.
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From 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Sri Swamigal led Divya Nãma Sankeertanam.
Sri O.S. Sundar Bhãgavata and Mallikarjuna Bhãgavata participated.
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03/04/2001 - Morning
Dr. Subrahmanya Sastrigal, at the request of Sri Swamigal, spoke on the ‘gunas’ of
Sri Rama - “None can equal Lord Rama in that He refused to see any ‘dosha’ (fault) in others
but saw only the ‘gunas’ (the good merits)! He was an ocean of compassion.”
04/04/2001 - Ekãdasi
Sri Swamigal performed Thirumanjanam to Madhurisakhi-Premika varadan.
7.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. - Sri Swamigal spoke on the glory of Sri Rama.
Click here for the entire discourse
05/04/2001 - Malaipattu Ashram
Sanskrit sloka competition was held for the Veda patasala students. Sri Subrahmanya Sastrigal and
Sri Mallikãrjuna Sarma evaluated the competitors and selected Manohar Sarma, Bhuvanasundar and Tatvamasi as winners in different categories. Dr. Subrahmanya Sastrigal and Sri Mallikarjuna Sarma then addressed the Students. Dr. Subrahmanya Sastrigal stressed the importance of incessant chanting of Vedas
to attain perfection. He also spoke on the greatness of Sanskrit.
13/04/2001 - Friday
Madhurisakhi-Premika Varadan were placed on the ‘Oonjal’ (swing) decorated with flowers.
Radhika Shatakam was rendered by Sri Swamigal and His devotees.
14/04/2001 - Tamizh New Year's Day - Saturday
‘Vishu Varusha’ was born on this day of 14th April, 2001.
Sri Swamigal performed ‘Thirumanjanam’ to Madhurisakhi-Premika Varadan, in Premika Bhavanam.
Sri Swamigal then performed ‘archana’ to Sri Srinivasa Perumal and blessed all the devotees with
‘Theertha prasada.’ At 11.15 a.m. ‘Panjãnga Patanam’ (reading of the year’s calendar) was
performed by Dr. Subrahmanya Sastrigal. He pointed out that while the ‘grahas’ (Planets) ruled a man’s life it was
the Sadguru who ruled a devotee’s life. So, one who was under the roof of a Sadguru have no fear of being thrown off
boat in the ocean of his life.
Sri Swamigal blessed all with ‘panchãngam’ and a five-rupee coin.
Evening : Vishnu Sahasranãma parãyana was performed.
Radhika Shatakam was rendered by the ladies, led by Sri Swamigal. Sri Swamigal blessed with darshan the whole day through.
15/04/2001 - Sunday
Sri Swamigal left Premika Bhavanam for the Ashram in Malaipattu Village. Sri Swamigal will be in the Ashram for a year.
Akshaya tritiyai - 26/04/2001 - Thursday
On this day the devotees were blessed with Sri Swamigal’s darshan in Premika Bhavanam.
Sri Swamigal performed ‘Thirumanjanam’ and archana to Sri Srinivasa Perumal.
Sri Swamigal then blessed all the devotees with ‘thirtha prasad’.
The devotees chanted
“Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!”
and Srimad Bhagavatam was read.
Sri Swamigal, later in the afternoon, spoke a few words:
“Human birth is meant only for the purpose of attainment of Bhagavãn.
Let’s say you are on a hijacked aircraft. What are your feelings then? Does anything other
than your life matter to you then? Is anything - your wealth, your learning, family and friends
of any help to you then? A fervent prayer is on your lips and in your heart. The intensity of
your prayer is at its deepest, for, you are in the most precarious situation. Well! Your life
is similar to this. Even as we look around we find the world filled with various kinds of
sorrows - diseases both physical and mental, financial problems, strained human relationships
even amongst immediate family members, poverty, corruption, disloyalty, dishonesty. Countries
wage war with each other. There is distrust between nations. Thus this material world is not of much worth.
Anyone of the above can hit you any moment Yearn for freedom from this shackle of life just as you would yearn for safety/freedom while caught in a hijacked aircraft. The intensity of your prayer should be that of a person on hijacked aircraft who has no other thought but the one thought of getting out of that particular situation.
Chant Bhagavan Nãma. Make best use of the Satsang. Listen and assimilate the words of the Guru. Only a Sadguru can lead you to light. A man may perform rigorous spiritual practices but if it is done without the help of a Sadguru it will all be a wasteful exercise. The reason for this is it is only a Sadguru who can destroy your ‘ahankara’ (the Ego).
That Guru is greater than even Bhagavãn is shown in Prahlada’s charitra. Lord Nrisimha takes Prahlada on to His lap and pets him. Narada, Prahlada’s Guru appears at the scene. Immediately Prahlada leaves the Lord’s lap and rushes to his Guru! The Lord pulls the child back to His lap but Prahlada again rushes to his Guru! Prahlada desires the proximity of his Guru and not the lap of Bhagavãn! ”
