Premika Bhavanam: New Year as per English Calendar
1st January 2004
His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji blessed the devotees with darshan at Premika Bhavanam from
8.00 a.m. to 12 noon and later
from 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Visit of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadipadi His Holiness Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal
2nd January, 2004: Premika Bhavanam
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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipathi His Holiness Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal visited
Premika Bhavanam on the 2nd instant around 10 a.m. His Holiness
Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal was received warmly by His Holiness
Sri Sri Swamiji along with Sri Mallikãrjuna Sarma, ‘Mukhya Adhyãpak’ of our Mission
Veda Patalasa (Sandeepani Gurukulam) with ‘poorna kumbha’ and garland amidst chanting of the
Vedas by the Patasala students. The esteemed Pontiff of Kanchi Kamkoti Peetam visited
Sri Srinivasa Perumal ‘sannidhi’ at Premika Bhavanam. His Holiness Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati
Swamigal blessed all the devotees present with darshan.
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Vaikunta Ekãdasi
3rd January, 2004: Mathurapuri Ashram
His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji performed special ‘abhishekam’ to Premika Varadan-Mãdhuri
Sakhi. His Holiness then
blessed all devotees with ‘teerta prasad’.
6.00 p.m. Sahasranama pãrãyana
7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Premika Varadan-Mãdhuri Sakhi were taken on procession on
‘Garuda vãhana’ to
Sri Kalyana Srinivasa Perumal Temple.
Special Thirumanjanam was performed to Sri Kalyana Srinivasa Perumãl in the morning.
Special ‘alankãram’ was
done to the Perumãl.
9.00 p.m. to 3.00 a.m. Divya Nãmsankirtan was performed by His Holiness
Sri Sri Swamiji along with the
Satsang Bhãgavatas.
5th January 2004 - 10th January, 2004: Madurai Camp
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His Holiness performed ‘upanyas’ of Bhakta Vijayam at Sri Madanagopãlaswãmy Temple,
West Mada Street, Madurai, for six days from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Every evening His Holiness blessed devotees in and around Madurai with darshan at His camp
site from 3.00 p.m to 4.30 p.m.
His Holiness visited Kãraikudi as also many homes of devotees in and around Madurai.
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Kãrtika deepam, Premika Bhavanam
8th December, 2003
In view of ‘Kãritika deepam’ lamps were lit in Premika Bhavanam. Lady devotees,
led by Smt. Jayanti Jãnakirãman and Ms. Sangeeta Jãnakirãman,
performed bhajan.
Celebration of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi Jayanti by Nanganallur Ramana Kendra
11th January, 2004: Nanganallur, Chennai
7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. In view of the above His Holiness performed ‘Upanyãs’ on
Bhagavãn Ramana Maharshi at Modern Higher Secondary School, Nanganallur.
Excerpts from Sri Swamiji's Upanyãs
8.40 p.m to 8.55 p.m. His Holiness visited the Ganesha Temple, Nanganallur and
blessed the devotees with a brief ‘anugraha bhãshanna’.
Excerpts from Sri Swamiji's Upanyãs
9.10 p.m. to 9.20 p.m. His Holiness visited the Ardanãreeshwarar Temple,
Nanganallur. His Holiness blessed the gathered devotees with ‘anugraha bhãshana’.
Excerpts from Sri Swamiji's Upanyãs
9.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. His Holiness next visited Pongi Amman madam, Nanganallur.
His Holiness then visited the homes of several devotees in Nanganallur and blessed the families.
16th January, 2004: Mathurapuri Ashram
In the evening, His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji performed ‘Go puja’ to the Holy cows at
the Ashram ‘gosala’.
17th January, 2004: Mathurapuri Ashram
His Holiness blessed devotees with darshan from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Ekãdasi
18th January, 2004 (Morning): Mathurapuri Ashram
His Holiness performed special Ekãdasi ‘abhishekha’ to Premika Varadan-Mãdhuri
Sakhi from 7.00 a.m. His Holiness then blessed the devotees with ‘teerta prasad’.
Evening: Malleswaram, Bangalore.
His Holiness inaugurated the ‘Bhakta Vijaya Upanyãs Mela - 2004’ at Sri Rama
Mandiram, Malleswaram, Bangalore.
‘Abhang Bhajans’ at Shri Venugopala swamy temple, Malleswaram, marked the beginning
of the programme. His Holiness
Sri Sri Swamiji was seated before a huge portrait of Lord Pãnduranga, decorated with
various flower garlands and Tulasi.
Sri Nãmananda Giri Swamigal was also present during the occasion. The local
Bhagavatas and Sants performed Nãma Sankirtan.
Around 5.30 p.m. amidst ‘Abhang Bhajan’, Lord Pãnduranga was taken in procession from
Sri Venugopala Swamy
Temple to Sri Rama Mandira.
On reaching Sri Rama Mandira, His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji and Sri Nãmananda Giri
Swamigal were welcomed
with ‘poorna kumba’. The inaugural function commenced with ‘Veda gosha’ followed by invocation.
Sri Kãmãkshi
Sharada Peethadeeswarar Sri Narayanasrama Swamigal of Hebbur discoursed in Kannada.
Sri Nãmananda Giri Swamigal inaugurated
the year long ‘Bhakta Vijaya Upanyasa Mella - 2004’, which would culminate in a grand
Srimad Bhãgavata Sapthaha,
Abhanga Bhajan and Radha kalyanam at Pandarpur on January 2005.
His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji, in his ‘anugraha bhãshanna’ spoke on the glory of
Nãmasankirtan. His Holiness pointed out, “Nãmakirtan is the easiest way to
attain the Lord. As sung by Adi shankara, 'Parabramha lingam bhaje Pãndurangam',
Lord Pãnduranga is a Deity who can be attained through Nãmakirtan alone.”
His Holiness also spoke about the glory of Pandarpur and the bhakti of the common
people there - “In every home people
performed Nãmakirtan as a part and parcel of their day to day living. Even shopkeepers
would take the cymbals and do
Nãmakirtan when there were no customers around. If a Sadhu were to pass by singing
kirtans, the shopkeeper would at once close
down the shop, rush to the Sadhu, garland him and join the Nãmakirtan. He would return
to his shop only after the Nãmakirtan
came to an end. It was amazing to see even toddlers recognizing Sadhus. Such is the glory
of the soil of Pandarpur. All other
‘Kshetrãs’ (Holy places) are famous due to one or two Mahans. But Pandarpur has the
distinction of having innumerable
Mahans and the most striking feature is that none of them was a Sanyasi. When one sees
the life and Bhakti of the people
of Pandarpur one realizes with wonder that Kali has not been able to hold its sway here
in this Kshetra!
His Holiness said that throughout the year we have the opportunity to listen to the lives
of great Mahans who lived here, in Pandarpur, and thus develop a deep yearning to visit
Pandarpur.
22nd January, 2004: Vellore/Gudiyãtham
3.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji visited Dhanalakshmi Krishnaswami
Mudaliar Women’s College, Vellore.
7.00 p.m. ‘Upanyãs’ was performed by His Holiness at Sri Veera Ãnjaneyar
Temple, Gudiyãtham.
23rd January, 2004: Gudiyãtham
7.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji performed the ‘Kumbabhishekam’
of Sri Veera Ãnjaneyar Temple.
25th January, 2004: Chrompet, Chennai
5.30 p.m. His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji visited Sri Dhanushkoti Kothandaramar
Koil at Dr. Rajendraprasad
Road, Nehru Nagar, Chrompet, Chennai.
6.00 p.m. His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji visited SRDS Vivekananda Vidayalaya near
Kumaran Kundram, Chrompet, Chennai.
SRI KALYAANA SRINIVAASA PERUMAAL PRATISHTTA DIN:
26th January, 2004: Mathurapuri Ashram
8.00 a.m. Special ‘Thirumanjanam'
6.00 p.m. His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji’s upanyãs
9.00 p.m. Divya Nãmasankirtan
28th January to 30th January, 2004: Camp at Sri Vaikuntam
His Holiness camped at No.2, Sannidhi Street, Sri Vaikutam and along with devotees visited
Nava Tirupathi.
