As It Strikes Me

TO MY LOVELY SATSANG FAMILY

Radhe Radhe!!

May this New Year bring in bountiful goodness and prosperity your way!

The Kalpatharu Day Mass Prayer took place in a very grand and festive manner at the Kotai Mariamman Temple Ground at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. More than 10,000 devotees took part in this grand gathering. As the entire audience raised their hands and clapped blissfully to the tunes of the melodious and sweet Mahamantra, it was a sight to behold! It was as sweet as honey to the ears and my heart was overjoyed.

500 years back, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘He is indeed the most fortunate, who chants the Mahamantra even once in his lifetime.’ He said ‘Nama is the only way’. There are many suffering till date without understanding the truth in these words. We are extremely blessed and fortunate that we are treading this path.

My kith and kin in all parts of the world, have risen early every Margazhi dawn, and chanted Mahamantra in the streets of their cities and villages, gathering and motivating everyone in their neighbourhood, with the sole intent of making me happy and pleased. My blessings to each and everyone of you!!

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BEST REWARD

It is human nature to expect recognition and appreciation for the smallest good deed. In such a situation, if one feels there is no one watching his deeds, one will not feel like doing anything good, since that may not be appreciated or even noticed. One has to realize that God is constantly
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TWO KINDS OF BHAKTAS

Two brothers ran towards their home, after work. One ran at such a fast pace since he was being chased by some thieves. The other ran because he was longing to see his parents after being away from them the whole day. Similarly, there are few who are extremely frightened of the worldly pleasures
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MAHANS- SACRED RIVERS

The path shown by great sages and bhaktas like Prahlada, Narada, Parasara, Pundaleeka, Vyasa, Ambareesha, Shuka, Saunaka, Bhishma etc, is the path of Bhagavatha Dharma. A river takes its own course as it flows towards the infinite ocean. Some people come to the river to quench their thirst. Some
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APACHARA SANKATAM

We all know what ‘Dharma Sankatam’ is. When there are two ‘Dharma-s’ or righteous acts that need to be done, and if a confusion arises as to which needs to be done, then that goes by the name ‘Dharma Sankata’! In Srimad Bhagavatha, King Ambarisha undertook the Dwadashi Vrata in Mathura.
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LEAVE THE BAGGAGE- NEW YEAR 2017 MESSAGE

A man once set out to the temple. On the way, his slippers tore. He did not find a cobbler to fix them. He was skeptical about leaving them outside the temple, for fear of someone stealing it. He removed his slippers, and put them inside the bag he was carrying. As he entered the temple, he was
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FOUR CONVERSATIONS- PART 1

In a freely flowing conversation, Sri Swamiji answers four vital questions on our sampradayam (tradition) to a devotee, who questions ‘pariprashnena sevaya’, with humility and simplicity. Devotee: Sri Swamiji, I have a question… it is about our sampradaya. Should we, as Krishna bhaktas,
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FOUR CONVERSATIONS- PART 2

Devotee: Is our sampradaya in line with Sri Adi ShankaraBhagavadpada’s or Sri BhagavatRamanujacharya’s or Sri Madhvacharya’s sampradaya? Sri Swamiji: I totally understand what you are asking. All these, at the current time, are very big precepts (“periyavishayam”). If you ask what our
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FOUR CONVERSATIONS- PART 3

Devotee: Respected Sri Swamiji, many people who are in the same path of Krishna bhakti call Sri Adi ShankaraBhagavadpada as a ‘mayavadi’… Sri Swamiji: They speak this way because they have not understood the great Acharya properly. I believe that they have not gone really in depth into the
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FOUR CONVERSIONS- PART 4

Devotee: Dear Sri Swamiji, can you please summarize our sampradaya in a sentence? Sri Swamiji: Our Guru is Paranur Mahatma Sri Sri KrishnaPremi Maharaj. Our Guru Maharaj is himself a sampradaya sthapakacharya (an Acharya who has established a sampradaya). The sampradayam is PremikaSampradayam. If
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GAMNHIRA SRINIVASA- A MATCHLESS PROCESSION

Senganur Sri Srinivasa Perumal blissfully adorned the spectacular, white yaanai vahanam (white elephant carrying the Lord) during the recent Brahmotsavam. The procession was a beautiful spectacle amidst bhajans, auspicious rendering of nadaswaram (a traditional wind instrument), and recital of
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