Exemplary young family

I hope that I don't bore readers when I write on non-spiritual things. 

As in most Senior Citizen Home dining halls, most of mini conversations confine to "Good morning, Have a nice day" etc.

This afternoon, when having my lunch, I saw a small family consisting of husband and wife and their two children (a girl and a boy). The husband seems like in his late thirty or early forty by age. He was in very traditional dress of Pancha kaccham and Anga vasthram. His wife was in traditional Bhaaratheeya saree, their daughter in tradional Bhaaratheeya skirt and Bhaaratheeya top, and son attired like his father. The father and son were wearing traditional Vaishnavite (Iyengaar) mudraa on their foreheads. Except the head of the family, they were having their lunch when I left the dining hall after finishing my lunch. As soon as I came out, I saw the young man (head of the family) performing his afternoon Sandhyavandhanam on the raised resting platform (known as 'thinnai' in Tamil) in front of a house. 

It seemed like an exemplary nuclear family.

Shree Krishnam Vandhe Jagadh Gurum🙏 

Saint Fest

Today is a very auspicious in the Sanaathana Dharmaa Calender. This is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Raaghavendra Swaameejee attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna. 

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Lizard menace

This afternoon I saw a  lizard crawling on the wall of my bedroom. Hence I have abandoned my hope of getting rid of these little monsters. I think that I do have to face this situation whether I like it or not. There is no other way.

Lizard menace

In yesterday's post, I shared my uncomfortable life with lizards in my house. This evening as I stepped in to my living room, I saw a 6 cm long lizard running past toward the back of the inverter placed at one corner. Immediately I opened the main door and the mosquito mesh door attached to it, as these were very near the cornered inverter. I took a long plastic broom and luckily let the lizard get out of my house. Honestly, I  felt like I 'achieved' something significant. I hope that the creature finds comfort outside and that there are no lizards in my house any more. 

I am not against lizards. However, like many people, I don't relish lizards' company in my house. That's all.

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today is a very auspicious in the Sanaathana Dharmaa Calender. Today is Friday on which Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, our Devine Mother is the Presiding Deity. 

Today is celeberated as Shree Hayagreeva Jayanthi. Devotees offer special worship to Shree Hayagreeva manifestation of Shree Mahaa Vishnu on this day.

Today, married women observe Varalakshmi Vratham and perform Varalakshmi Poojaa.

Today is the day of appearance of Lord Balaraam, elder brother of Lord Shree Krishna according to ISKCON Centre, Bengalooroo.

Today is also auspicious as the day of Yajurvedi Upaakarmaa; on this day Yajurvedi Brahmin boys and men replace their old yagnjopaveethaas (sacred threads) by new ones. It is a ritual of spiritual recharging. 

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Life with lizards

It is common for lizards to move about in our homes not only in India but also in other countries. I don't know whether others have the same disgust as I have on these creatures. If I haapen to see lizard faeces when eating, I immediately get nausea and vomitting. My current residence consists of a new building. But still lizards are common in all the houses in our Complex.  I tried different techniques to combat the problem, but in vain. One of my neighbours said that he engaged a local Pest Control Company that specialises in Liazard repelling spray. He said that he spent Rs 10000 to deep clean his house with lizard spray and suggested that the Agency may be of help to me. Hence I engaged the Agency to deep clean my house; I paid Rs 1000. Two hours after the process, two lizards were peeping out from a loft in my bedroom. One week after spending Rs 1000, I still see lizards in my house. 

Like most people, I use mosquito repellant daily. As there is an open ventilator without any wire mesh in my bathroom it is easy for lizards to move in. Hence I began using mosquito repellant there too. But contrary to my expectation, since then I see lizards more frequently than before. I don't know whether lizards like the mosquito repellant's smell. I am not a biologist or ecologist to study the lizard behaviour. Whatever I have described happen, provided the fact that I have placed lizard repellant cakes (ordered online) in different parts of the house.

In the late 1980s, there was an excellent article written by one Prof D Balasubramanian, a scientist, in the Science Supplement of THE HINDU, a popular Newspaper published from Chennai. The Science Supplement used to be published on Thursdays. The professor described how moquitoes like certain colours. He had written several interesting articles.

Probably lizards have similar likes and dislikes. I hope that a lizard specialist writes an article on this.

Entertainment artistes' deaths

According to media news reports Sowcar Janaki and Dolly Parton have passed away. I remember a few movies in which Sowcar Janaki acted. I also remember songs such as Jolene by Dolly Parton. Their contributions will be remembered by their fans. 

Our respected Guruji's Programme

Shree Satyatma Theertha Swaamiji, Chief Pontiff of our Uttaradi Mutt has been gracing Dharvaad, Karnataka, by being present for this year's Chaathurmaasya Vratham and delivering his revered discourses every day. 

On the 15th day, it was a pleasure to view the respects offered to him by Shree Prahlad Joshi (our Union Minister of Education and BJP MP from Dharvaad) and his wife. I heard that as a Cabinet Minister, Shree Joshi gives his daily interviews to people only after his daily morning Sandhyavandhanam. It is nice to see that Shree Narendra Modi and his team are trying to follow the righteous path led by Lord Shree Raam when He was King.

Let me share our Mutt's UTube video of the programme here.

Shree Gurubhyo Namaha🙏

Shree Parama Gurubhyo Namaha🙏

Shree Aananda Theertha Bagavadh Paadhaachaaryebhyo Namaha🙏

Jai Shree Seethaa Raam🙏

Hari Sarvoththamaa Vaayu jeevoththamaa🙏

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today is a very auspicious in the Sanaathana Dharmaa Calender. Shree Mahaa Vishnu devotees perform Shree Mahaa Vishnu Pavithrobhanam and offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu and His wife Shree Mahaa Lakshmi on this day.

Today is also auspicious as the day of Pradhosham and Mangala Gowri Vratham.

Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu 

and

His wife Shree Mahaa Lakshmi 

on 

Shree Aadhiseshaa, the Divine Serpent

in 

The Ocean of Milk

in 

Vaikuntam

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Mahaa Bhaarath info

This evening as I was listening to a Chaathurmaasya Divine Discourse by Shree Satyatma Theertha Swaamiji, Chief Pontiff of our Uttaradi Mutt on UTube, I learnt some thing which I guess, that many people don't know.

Our Swaamiji described how Yudhishtiraa the eldest sibling of The Paandavaas sought the blessings from Bheeshmachaaryaa and Dhronaachaaryaa of The Kauravaas at the beginning of the Mahaa Bhaarath war. Kauravaas and Paandavaas were opposing sides. 

Swamiji said that Yudhishtiraa shot an arrow each in front of the feet of Bheesmaachaarya and Dhronaachaaryaa as a gesture of his bowing himself down before them; Bheeshmaachaarya and Dhronaachaaryaa blessed Yudhishtiraa saying "Vijayee Bhava" meaning "May you be victoriuos". 

Last year in a UTube discourse by one of respected Maadhwaa spiritual speakers, I heard that before leaving to the battle field, Duryodhana asked for his mother's blessings; instead of blessing him specifically, she said "Whichever side is Dhaarmic (meaning righteous) will win the war". She didn't deviate from righteousness by succumbing to affection for her son, unlike her husband, with the fact that what all Dhuryodhana and his team mates did were sins.

Although Bheeshmaachaarya and Dhronaachaaryaa were in Kaurava side that served the wicked King Duryodhanaa, they were considered to be Shree Mahaa Vishnu devotees.

L to R: Bheeshmaachaarya on his death bed, Lord Shree Krishna 

and Arjuna

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏