Maadhwaa Saint

Today is an auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Sathyapriya Theerthaa attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏.

Divine Discourse

A divine discourse on Shree Raam Kathaa by respected Chinmayaanandh Baapoojee  on Aashthaa TV Channel was spritually enlightening and soothed my troubled soul. Baapujee explained the wedding of Lord Shree Raam with Seethaa Devi. 

Shree Raam's wedding with Shree Seethaa Devi 

Baapoojee explained how King Janaka and his wife queen Sunainaa brought Seethaa Devi up. He mentioned how Queen Sunainaa instilled cultural values in Seetha Devi. 

Unfortunately some parents do just the opposite to satisfy their self centred interests.

In his discourse, Baapoojee was occasionally chanting "Wai Guru"; Sikh people chant this in their Gurdwaaraas. I visualise Baapoojee's chanting this as remembering our Lord Shree Krishnaa. I have seen Sikh people taking part in our Hindu Divine Discourses many times.

Chinmayaanandh Baapoojee

Jai Shree Raam🙏

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. This day is celeberated as Kaamadhaa Ekaadhashi. Devotees offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu on this day.

Devotees offering worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu🙏.

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Divine Discourse

As I  write this post, I am viewing a divine discourse on Hanumaan Chaaleesaa by Pundit Vijay Shankar Mehthaaji on Sanskaar TV Channel. He explained the relevance and significance of Hanumaan Chaaleesaa. He explained that when parents give any thing to their children, it is important to give  what they need inside than what they need outside. He said in Hindi "Bacchon me kyaa dethe hain" is more important than "Bacchon ko kyaa dethe hain".  

I think that today's parents need to take his advice seriously and implement it.

Jai Shree Raam🙏

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏

Shree Raam Fest

Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Mahaa Vishnu incarnated as Lord Shree Raam. According to our Uttaraadi Mutt, Shree Raam took birth as son of King Dasarathaa and Queen Kaushalyaa in Ayodhyaa 8 lakhs and 64 thousand years ago.  Lord Shree Raam's birth anniversary is celeberated as Shree Raama Navami every year.

Shree Raam with his parents King Dasarathaa and Queen Kaushalyaa

Being Friday, today is very auspicious as Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, wife of Shree Mahaa Vishnu, is the Presiding Deity of Fridays.

Shree Mahaa Vishnu and His wife Shree Mahaa Lakshmi 

Today is also auspicious as the anniversary of the day on which Shree Kavindra Theertha attained the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Arjuna worshipping Lord Shree Krishna incarnation of Shree Mahaa Vishnu 

Hare Raama Hare Raama 

Raama Raama Hare Hare 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare 

Let us go on a virtual pilgrimage to have dharshan of Lord Shree Raam and partticipate at  Shree Raam Navami celebration at Shree Raam Mandir in Ayodhyaa. 

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏

Jai Shree Raam🙏

Bhavaani Jayanthi

Today is an auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. It is the birth anniversary of Bhavaani, a manifestation of Paarvathi, wife of Lord Shree Rudra.

Shree Rudraa (Shree Shivaa) with Shree Paarvathi.

Lord Shree Rudraa and Shree Paarvathi are known as great devotees of Shree Mahaa Vishnu.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum 🙏.

Maadhwa Saint

Today is auspicious in the Maadhwaa calender. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Sathyadhaana Theerthaa attained the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishnaa.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏

Faithful dog: His Master's Voice

When was studying in high school, our English language textbooks contained many stories from abroad. One was about Hachiko, a dog in Shibuya near Tokyo in Japan. This dog was pet of a local person. This person used to travel to Tokyo for work daily. Hachiko used to see him off at Shibuya Railway Station when he left for work and receive him when he returned to Shibuya every day. On one day, he didn't return. Hachiko waited long after this, and passed away. 

As a gesture of respect, local people constructed a statue of this faithful dog in front of Shibuya Station.

Faithfulness of dogs is well known. Decades ago, there was a Gramophone Records Company (in New Jersey, USA) that made the painting of Nipper, a dog, listening to it's master, globally popular and coined 'His Master's Voice'.

Gramophone label

I was surprised to find Nachiko featured in this evening's episode of  'Dive in Tokyo'.

Nachiko

Tasty Tofu

Like chapathi in North India and dosa in South India, Tofu is very popular in Japan. Like chapathi or dosa, tofu is made in different forms in the country. This evening I had the small pleasure of viewing an episode of  'Seasoning the Seasons', a documentary on NHK WORLD JAPAN TV Channel. It is a custom among devotees to offer tofu to Bhudhdhaa in shrines in Japan.

Let me share the episodes here.

Sayanoraa.

World Water Day

Today is International Water Day. It is a well known fact that we abuse, waste and pollute water in different ways to fulfil our self centred needs. In my earlier posts I have described how self centered and greedy rogue business people drained ground water by using powerful machines to construct an apartment complex adjacent to the complex in which I resided. 

Like we do in our Indian culture, people in many cultures respect rivers and oceans. Unfortunately this respect is gradually and drastically decreasing.

It is high time that individuals, communities and Governments act to protect natural water resources.

Many years ago:

Today:

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today is a very auspicious in the Hindu Calender. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Mahaa Vishnu incarnated as Divine Fish trillions of years ago.

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Workplace pressure

This morning I  was viewing Money Mind on CNA TV Channel. It featured workplace toxicity and burnout in today's context. In spite of advances in Technology, workplace pressure is some thing that many employees are subjected too. I was no exception. I remember how except when working in PREPARE (A Chennai based NGO), Poorna Prajna High School, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Government of Cambodia, I  was subjected to unethical employer pressure leading to my resignation from the posts held by me.

I think that such TV Programs should be viewed and concepts implimented by employers and employees alike.

Modernity with traditional roots

Youngsters often think that being modern means abandoning our age old culture and traditions. This happened even in my college days during the late '60s.

I came across a very interesting and educative serial on DD National Channel. I think that the series is based on Shree Raama Charitha Maanas. It was nice to see Shree Raghavaachaareejee Maharaaj in the series. I tried to provide a link to the episode, but in vain.

Shree Raam's life history is very spiritual and educative.

Jai Shree Raam🙏

Lumumba's Africa

It was nice to be back viewing Lumumba's Africa on Russia Today TV Channel.  In today's episode, Prof Lumumba explained how western countries exploited African countries. He mentioned how in 1980s USA supplied Maize, that was not fit for human consumption. 

We had a similar situation in our country in the 1950s and 1960s. People of my age would remember USA's PL 480 etc. It was due to our own agricultural scientists such as Dr M S Swaminathan that our country's agrucultural self sufficiency improved significantly. 

The Western exploitation continues in all developing countries including India.  

Shree Raam Fest and Traditional New Year Day

Today is a very auspicious in the Hindu Calender. It marks the beginning of Shree Raama Nava Raathri. Today is also celebrated as Ugaadhi by people in many states in our country. 

Jai Shree Raam🙏.

ShreeMahaa Vishnu and Sage Fest

Today is a very auspicious in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. Being Wednesday, on which Shree Mahaa Vishnu is the presiding deity, devotees offer special worship to Him.

Today is the day on which Shree Sathya Santhushta Theerthaa attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Today being Amaavaasya, Brahmins perform ancestral worship after performing their daily religious rituals.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏

My niece's birthday

Today is the birth anniversary of Reshma, my niece; she is younger daughter of my beloved sister. She was born in 1992. She works as Electronics and Communications Engineer in a Multinational Publishing Company. She got married a few years ago. Satheesh, her husband is also an engineer.

My best wishes to her.

Following photo was taken on the eve of her wedding:

From L to R: 4th is Sushma, my beloved  sister's elder daughter, 5th is my beloved sister, 6th is Reshma (bride), 7th is Satheesh (bridegroom), 8th is Murali, my sister's husband, 10th is me, and 11th is Ramesh, my beloved brother.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏.

Back in my residence

Today I am glad to be back at my residence in Chennai after more than two and a half month's stay at my sister's house in Vellore after having fully recovered from my sudden and serious ill health. 

In summer, weather in Vellore is hotter than that in Chennai. However, as there was no powercut any time during my stay in Vellore, it wasn't difficult to handle the situation due to fans and AC. Since returning to Chennai, I experience frequent powercuts as before. 

I don't understand why the local MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) doesn't do anything to solve the problem.  These politicians are only interested in filling their pockets and spending Government financial reserves in giving gifts to people with the only nasty objective of gaining votes by hook or crook. Courts should intervene and punish these shamelessly filthy politicians severely, by ordering life imprisonment or death penalty. 

Let all corrupt and nasty politicians get lost for ever.

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today and tomorrow are very auspicious days in the Hindu Calender. These two days are Ekaadashi days. Devotees offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu on these two days. They observe fasting tomorrow.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏

My visit to the dentist

I had my final visit to the dentist this morning. He made some adjustments so that the dentures would fit perfectly well.

I am thankful to him, his dentist wife, paramedical staff, my niece Sushma (for taking me to the clinic and back), and my sister (for reminding my niece to take me to the clinic), for their kindness.

I was glad to send the following thanksgiving message to them:

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏. 

NXT Summit in New Delhi

This evening, Shree Narendra Modi, our Prime Minister inagurated the NXT Summit in New Delhi. As usual his speech centered on how our country has begun a new journey in today's world events. 

Today is the anniversary of the day on which Gandhiji led the famous Dandi march.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏.

Chaotic roads

Every sane educated person in our country knows how difficult it is to self drive on our roads with careless and arrogant drivers. Our roads have gradually becoming increasingly chaotic. Besides, current AI technology has added fuel to the fire. 

Senior citizens like me are abandoning self driving for obvious reasons, sell their fabourite cars and resort to calltaxi facility, like how I have done.

I and my car in the late 1980s.

A recent article on road chaos in Reader's Digest caught my interest; let me share the article here.

Raamaayana Insight

As every Indian knows, Raamaayanaa and Mahaa Bhaarathaa are two well respected Epics of our great country. 

All Maadhwaa Bramins know that Shree Madhwaachaarya, founder Sage of Maadhwaa Mutts, has given deeper insights into these epics in his contributions that considered authentic. One such contribution is Mahaa Bhaaratha Thaathparya Nirnayaa. 

In this work, he explains that the Seethaa Dhevee who is believed to have been abducted by demon king Raavanaa was a just a human image of real Seetha Dhevee and this image was not real Seetha Dhevee. According to Shree Madhwaachaarya, at the time of abduction and until meeting Lord Shree Raam, real Seetha Dhevee was in Kailaash worshipping Lord Rudraa. No one except Lord Shree Raam can even touch Seethaa Dhevee.

Shree Raam Jaya Raam

Jai Jai Seethaa Raam🙏

Maadhwaa Saint

Tomorrow is a very auspicious in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Udhdhanda Ramachandra Theerthaa.

Let me share a Utube video on this saint here.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏.

Children's misbehavior

According to a recent newspaper report, a 15 years old boy killed a classmate and injured several others in a school in Bengaluru.

Todays parents and grand parents seem to give too much undeserved lenience to their children with an absolutely wrong perception that it is a gesture of affection.

Such children not only develop bad behaviour but also hurt their spouses, inlaws, and others in house in different ways after they get married.

Our Governments should come up with strict measures to prevent this oddity. It is high time that parents and grandparents are educated rightly on this neglected aspect.

 

Lord Rudraa, great devotee of Shree Mahaa Vishnu

Lord Rudraa is well known to be a great devotee of Shree Mahaa Vishnu. All Scriptures have clearly mentioned this. ÌSKCON Attapur also mentions this Divine Fact in it's March 2026 Newsletter.

With heavy heart, I fondly remember my beloved brother who had been very devoted to Lord Shree Krishna.

My beloved brother.

I wish that the souls of my beloved parents and my beloved brother are at the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna and serve Him eternally.

My beloved parents.

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏.

International Women's Day

Today is celebrated as International Women's Day.

Let me share UNICEF's media report on this day here.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏.

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. It is celebrated as Ranga Panchami. Devotees offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu and His wife Shree Mahaa Lakshmi on this day.

Shree Ranganaatha Swaamy with Shree Devi and Bhoo Devi manifestations of Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, His Wife🙏.

According to Scriptures, Lord Shree Raam worshipped Shree Ranganaatha Swamy as His family God.

Shree Raam worshipping Shree Ranganaatha Swaamy.

There are 108 main Mahaa Vishnu temples in India. There is a famous Ranganaatha Swaamy Temple in Srirangam.

Jai Shree Mahaa Lakshmi sametha Shree Mahaa Vishnu🙏.

Maadhwaa Saint

Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Vyaasaraaja Theertha attained the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Shree Vyaasaraaja Theertha's Brindavan.

Shree Ganesha anthargatha Bhaarathee Ramana Mukhyapraana anthargatha Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Maadhwaa Saint

Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Vaadhiraaja Theerthaa attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Shree Vaadhiraaja Theerthaa.

Shree Krishnaa dancing on Kaalingaa, the demon serpent.

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏

Maadhwaa Fests

Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. On this day, Lakshmi Poojaa and worship of cows as part of Vyaasarajaa's Aaraadhanaa are performed.

Today is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Sudheendra Theerthaa and Shri Vijayanidhi Theerthaa attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏

My visit to dentist

This morning I had been to the dental clinic as follow-up. The dentist got my rotten tooth plucked out. He took updated measurements for my denture. My next visit is on Friday.

Although the clinic is just five minutes walk from my sister's house, as I still have some balance problem when I walk, I use a walker. When elderly people have balance problem, a common solution is to use a walker or assisted by any attendant in the absense of walker. Sushma, my niece, is very kind to accompany me to the clinic and back even when I use walker. She did M Sc Microbiology and B Ed.

Dr Naveen Joseph Muliyil, the dentist, Dr Merlin Muliyil, his dentist wife, and the paramedical staff at their clinic have been very kind and hospitable. The clinic is very patient friendly and excellently maintained.

A few days before I left Chennai and was suffering from severe ill-health, my landlord and his wife, both highly qualified engineers, about whom I have mentioned in my previous posts) were very kind in providing food, packing my luggage and arranging for calltaxi.

My sister has also been very kind although she has pain in the leg due to recent falls; she has been taking medicines for her high BP and diabetes.

I thank all these people. With heavy heart, I  fondly remember my beloved brother (six and a half years younger than me) who used to take me many times to Aravind Eye Hospital in Chennai to treat my cataract.

Krishnam Sarva Mayam🙏.

Maadhwaa Saint

Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. Today is in the middle of Aaraadana celeberation of Satyabodha Theerthaa, a Maadhwaa Saint who headed our Uttaradi Mutt  for nearly 39 years. His Aaraadana is celebrated from yesterday to tomorrow. 

Hari Sarvoththamaa Vaayu jeevoththamaa🙏

Lunar eclipse

Although lasting only for about 10 minutes, today's lunar eclipse was visible in many parts of our country.

Following diagram illustrates lunar eclipse. 

Lunar eclipse is explained here.

Although western almanacs predict and give detailed accounts of astronomical phenomena including solar and lunar eclipses, our Vedic Scriptures have done it much earlier than western almanacs as this article shows.

Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏.

Madhwaa Saints

Today is an auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the days on which Parashuraama Theerthaa and Sujnananidhi Theertha attained the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏

Bhaarathee Ramana Mukhyapraana anthargatha Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏

Shree Mahaa Vishnu Fest

Tomorrow is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calender. It is celebrated as Holi Pournimaa.

Tech assisted existence

It is an obvious global fact that our day to day living is closely related to the use od gadgets such as mobile phones. I think that although many senior citizens who are 60 plus may not actually like to keep using mobile phones and computers, they are forced by current circumstances to used these gadgets. They are left in dilemma. I am one among such senior citizens. 

I came across an interesting article on this issue a few minutes back. Let me share it here.