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Swaparaa bhaava roopoyam Dattaakhyo yo'dwaya prabhuh

who treats all beings eqttally, who does not distinguish between the para (next)
Datta Curu
and the apara (supreme), and who does not discriminate

between

the

things this.

is mine and that

is

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Men seek success in their undertakings" They want the happy consummation of their various enterprises. The means of achieving success is the worship of God. We should worship Him with faith and with devotion. The devotee may be a yogi or a house holder or a person who hos renunciated everything. Any type of devotee has to adore God in his heart. The adoration that issues from a pure heart is bound to get its due reward. Therefore we have to address ourselves to the worship of God. Let us worship Him in all the different ways' known to custom and usage. [.,et us glorify Him in all the numerous ways mentioned ir the scriprures. There is none greater than He. There is nothing whieh we cannot achieve by His grace. -Swamiji.

Monthly
Volume 2

News
May
1978

Magazine
No.
9

Sree Dakshina MoortY Stotram

viswam pasyati KaaryaKaaranatayaa swaswami sambandhatah bhe d atah I s i shyaach aary atay.aa . tathaiva pi tru p utraa dy a atmanaa Swapne jagrati vaa ya esha purushu maayaa paribhraamitah ll Tasmai Sri Guru moortaye namaidam Sree Dakshinaa moortaye

TotheAatmanwho,deludedbyMaaya,Sggs,injaagrat.or and swapna, the universe in variety, as cause and effect, as master to Him servant, as teacher and disciple, as father and son, and so on; facing who is incarnate in the Teacher, to Him in the effulgent Form the South, to Him (Siva) be this bow !

CONTENTS

Swamiji at GuruvaYur

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The Future Religion

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Four stories

Naarada bhakti sootras Daily prayer

A Visit to Datta-Audumbara
Hari vamsa katha sudha-XIII

Datta Jayanthi Programme

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SWAMIIKII

AT GURUVAYUR
(A Report)
r*

bhajana and pravachana, had just ended when he started. He and his followers left the Ashram at 6-15 in the evening.

With a small baitd of followers, Sri Swamiji left for Guruvayur on 19-2-78. It was 'a Sunday. The day's programme ' comprising of the usudl archana, homa,

The party reached Guruvayur via Calicut at about 2 A. M. on 20-2-79. Sriyuts Parasuram and G. G. Krishna l-ver
and a few others welcomed Sri Swarniji with [rcorna ]ltrmbha.

the idea. They were rather to drive on and reach Celicut as early as-possible. It was, they thought, too late. They drove on for about five miles, and then they were on a wrong tra-ck. Tliey discovered this after having coverecl another tcn miles. They dfove back'and set the car going again on the proper road to Calicut,
not quite like
eager

would

The half hour which they thought they

s&ve

had, however, been lost.

Swamiji remarked that they corrld not avoid that half-hour break, however they tried to
manage it.

Sri Krishna

Iyer

had made excellend

as

arrangements for Sri Swami.ii's stay as rvell ftlr that of his entourage

At 2 O' clock rn the early hours of the morning, Mondav, 20-2-jB, they were all ar Guruvayur. They rested until dawn. At 8 O'clock Sri Swarniii visited Sri Krishna Temple. The president and the
went to Sri Ruknini Kalyani Mandapam. He conducted archana there and distributed tirtam and prasadam.

'

trip to Guruvayur was in many rather interesting one. When half the distarice had been covered, Sri Swamiji began to entertain his followers wirh stoiies of a humorous turn and a didactic slant. This helped them overcome sleep as well as
The
ways a

Sri Swamiji

Members of the Temple Committee gave him a poorna kumbha welcome. The viSit over

the strain of the journey. (The stories

separateli,). When they were soon to reach Calicut, Sri Swarni-ii sLrggested that they ma.ke a stopover and rvalk about for hirlf an hour. The place where they were to halt was invitingly

wili be narrii.:,-d

elsewhere

caln and beautiful. But the follorvJrs did

At 3 in the afternoon, Sri Swamiji watched an elephant race (aane ottam). This is an event of traditional importance and draws people from various parts of the region. In {he past, the tradition avers. the temple of Guruvayu,rappiln dicl nol possess any elephants for temple service: Once, at a Krishna Festival celebrations, a tamed

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clephant came.frorn some-where, went round

the temple, and stood in front of it. Nobody knew how it happened. Every lpdy wondered at the "happening, however.

The practice using elephants all temple observances began at that tirne. To mark the o$asion, an elephant race is held
every

of

in

Sri Swamiji inaugurated the function by the singing of bhajans and a short speech. In his speech, he spoke of qualities attributed to God, and of His infinite powers. Words lag behind, he said, and they can never hope

year. All the elephants in the elephant

yard, a mile from the Krishna Temple, are made to run toward the Temple. Crowds of people line.along both sides ofthe track tp watch the race. Sri Swamiji was out-

side

the

temple, watching the

racin8

elephants

This year's title won by Raman Kutti

to pr"-.ioio.nre

was

annointed.

The.winning elephant is worshipped and It becomes installed as the temple

elephant for the year.

The temple authorities wanted to have the function inside the temple. But Sri Swamiji desired that it be held outside. He wanted to see and bless all the elephdnts

that had lost the race.

The race is quite unlike any horse-race. It is a race conducted for a godly purpose So said Sri Swamiji.

The Guruvayurappan Festival was to at 6-30 in the evening. Invocation by Smt. Sankam Neelakantan, welcome speech by Sri T. C. Balakrishna Nair, Administrative Officer or the temple, and Presidential. Address by Lt. Col. T. S. Nair, were thq principal items of
be inaugurated by Sri Swamiji the programme o,n the inauguration day.

to describe them adequately. God has myriadsof forms and 'myriads of names. Yet God is one. And bhakti is tbe only easy way of realizing Him. A life of bhaldi brings supreme' happiness. But to live such a life it needs, of course, much persistent effort, that is Sadhana, he added. Bhajan, bhakti, yoga are ways of winning Him. It is likely that men folget God, caught as they are in life's tr<rubles anel turmoils. They Lre also likely to forget Hirn in their happiness. Festivals and jayantis remind man of the need to turn to him and seek his avour. Worship and prayer, chanting and singing, dance and poetry are means in thi direction. 'Your observing this aane ottams every 3'ear', Sri Swamiji said, 'has a gieat significance. To the wild, self-willed elephrnt, the hook is applied, which works by sending' hirn"running along the road to the ternple. Similarly, man inqhis egoism is like the wild beast. Leaving aside his self-pride. he should ledrn to rush toward God. God is fuil of kindness. He is forgiving. He has an infinitude of names and forms. Men realise him in one form or in another. Such celebrations as the present one have been in vogue from times imiremorial. They help men to turn to God. Today .we inauguratg the festival with the kindling of this lamp. The lamp is God's chaitanya (soul) form. Physical disturb4nces, mental distresses, hard ships of life and spiritual anxieties are cleared by Him. Guruvayurappan has settled Him: self in this place for that very purpose.
Bhakthimala

You who have

.come

here

to

lvitness the

digested the

whole

of the

Bhagavata, and

festival are, indced, very tbrtunate.

effort. The fruits of intense bhakti are jnaana and vairagya' And Vairagya is a prelude to aanand. May you who have gathered here on this occasion be
determined
be a great success. May Narayana shower blessings on all those who sing his name'.

the only efficient Being. We in His hand. Let us lezirn to do His bidding with love and obedience' Bhakti is acquired through ceasel-ess.
'God is are puppets

sweet rignificancewill undoubtedly ha.r,e. guru darslratr'. Sri Parasurarn and Sri Kri.;hna lyer lTad afso accompained Sri Swamiii to Sri Na-mboodri's
has drunk the neetre of its house.

Until late aftsfnoon, Srvatn{i interviwed

onc after another sever&l pe',;ple who had come to see him. Among! jthem was a sadhu. The evening of the samc
rvas spent

blessed with aanand. Mav every item or the programme to be conducted in this Hall

day

in going rouud the

(22-2-78) importanl
his

lemples in the

region. Sri Swamiii and

The Inaugural Function was

effect on the

party were takes round in a van' arrangecl for the purpose by Sri;'ruts Krishna Iyer and

an

impressive ceremony. Swamiji's bhajan and his benedictory speech produced a great

gathering' The devotees were pleased. They experienced a sort of highly spiritual uplift rvhich was intoxicating.
After routine worship on the morning of Tuesdal', February 22, Sri Swamiji paid a visit to Sri Aniam Madhavan l'lamboodri'

Parasuram* The very first temole so visited was Sri. Parthasarati Temple. A Poorna Kumt'a swagatam was offered to Sri Swamiji at the ternple. The templ officials explained to Sri Swamiji the progress achived in the several items of work
undertaken by the temple authorities.

'They
the

had, at the time,

engageC

on

bhagavata. He has dedicated his life to the spreading of the cult of Narayana bhajan' He is a god-realised soul. This gleat saint is belived to have seen Gurtlvayurappan and talked to Him. He had a vision of Sri Swamiji reclining on a bed in the house in a meditative posture. As soon as Sri Swamiji entered the house Sri Namboodri welcomed him, crying aloud 'Guruvayappa' and 'Hari Narayan'. It was a moment of the Namboodri. supreme joy

Sri Namboodri is a great bhakta' a

construction of Parthasarati Mandir. They prayed to the Swamiji to bless this work,

so that it would be completed without delaying impediments. Sri Swamiji

declared that piece finish unimpeded.

of

cievoted rvork would

The next temple visited bv thern was Tiru Venkatachalapati Temple. Thev had
darshan of the god of the temple.

Tt the Swamiji and the others were being driven to Sri Namboodri's house,
As Swamiji had said

the midst of a thick wood. It was erected in those natnral and peaceful surroundings a long. long time ago.
This temple is in
The temple excels in its impressiveness and

beauty. But the idol in the temple

up the deity as having cast

shows

'He who has read and

off all

grandeur

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and as being in

tapas.

.. Then they went to the temple of Mammiyuru

Mahadeva, the resident deity of Curu_ vavayur Kshetra. Its lsau1y is of a unique kind. The lord of this temple, it is said, has made over to Guruvayurappan all his grandeur, and has chosen to live in seclirsion. Unwilling to let Siva live alone and away, Lord Narayana has come to abide with him there jn the same parthasarati

perfonnance

dune, granting interviews, Sri Swamiji could hear the music. He enjoyed

Chudamani and the "*;-;";;; uri,rr", came to where Sri Swamiji was and
darshan.

in the temple, Smt.

it. aft.,

tfr"

papa

had his

As he was

resolved

to

sitting there, Sri Swamiii instal a navagraha complex

(a temple dedicated to the planetary deities)

temple.

at that place.
The morning
engaged

Lord Krishira in child_form has come to be known as Guruvayurappan. In this guise the great Lord has .been-protecting
the world.

of

23_2_7g saw Swamiji

There are in front of Sri Rukmini Kalyana Mandapam a sand heap and, beside it, a lake. Sri Swamiji sat on the at 7 Ot clock in the evening, and went on until l0 O, clock. Among the interviewed w6re Sri Sankara
Narayan, a member of the Revenue Borad, Sri Balakrishnan, the Administrative Officer of the temple, and Sriyuts Radha Krishnan
sand and gave interviews to people who had come to'see him. This began

'Chudamani Papa and party gave a grand music performance during the archana. Thereafter a dance recital was offered to Sri Swamiji by Smt. M. R. Satyaraj of Madras, accompairred by her troup".
Sri

in the usual daily archana. Srnr.

Swamiji agreed to have thi! dance perform_ ance and Smt. papa Chudanrani,s
music

at Mysore Ashram during Datta Installatiorr

Week celebratio4s.

and Venkatakrishnayya, Secretaries of the

Parthasarati Temple.

Aftcr "granting interviews to d"uot.", from Guruvayur and Cochin, Sri Swamiji left for Calicut at about 1l A.M. He reached Calicut at l_30 ifl the aftemocn.
In Calicut Sri Sriranga Raj, an Income_ Tax.Officer, extenclejd to Sri Swamiji and his followers a warm welcome to his house and a sweet hospitality. Leavihg Calicut at 3_30 the sarne afternoon, Sri Swamiji r-eached
the

grand music recital offering to Lord Krishna in the temple. It lasted from 7 tct 9 P. M. From where he was on the sand_ 4

While Sri Swamiii was granting inter_ views, Smt. papa Chudamani was making

Ashram at 7-30.

Bhakthimala

flou, Storieo
(Continuecl from April issue)

Ramname.

He shall have

my gradfathei's
'

running

to him.

call nre, sir He shall

, Why did you what do you Want done ? '

He said

Wife-

She wanted sleep.

no argument. She

wani.ed

In the presence of the watchman, the old irresoluble quarrel over the name began de 4ovo. The watchmen listened patiently
and then said

'

Ramplease.

He shall be called Veeranna.

now

all, sir'

: .Why should you quarrel at

Wife- That's right. But sleep

Ram- Tell me how you will feel if rhe chill should, toddling about, seel< me a,rd
not you.

Tenali Ramakrishna- Don't ask mc to blame you bad better ask the man in the garret who has been a witness to this quarrel. (He pointed his finger in the direction of the thief in the garret)
who's
The thief was broug.ht

Wife- f can't, for I don't know.

Ram-- Can you guess how I feel if
should toddle towards vou
?

down.

He was

given the treatment that

was allowed
he

hc

deserved, and

to

go.

Wife- Tut, tut, what idle taik !

ofus but

away, what may we do,,then

Ram- If by chance he goes to neither goes out ofthe house and goes far
?

The thief was hoodwinked. The wife was unable to guess why her husbantl behaved in thg manner he had lhat nighr. It is so with regard to any and every happening jn life.

Though we may not sometimes understantl the reason behind any or some happening,
i

t is clear, however; that no event takes

it a purpose behind it.

Wife- What a dr""* world you are rearing ! I am fed up. It's high time you
slcpt.

place witho

ONE NIGHT STORY 2

A thiefentered the backyard ofa house, There was a well there and. beside it, a tulasi plant, tall and bush1,. 'the thief hid himseif behind it, and waited for an opportu-

Ram- That's nqf it. Wait. (He goes out and cries aloud). Veeranna ! Veeranna !
A watch'man by narne Veeranna
came

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nity to break into the house.

'Ihe master of the house came home late that night. He went to the backyard with a view to washing his hands and feet. He felt sure that there was a thief 'behind the tulasi bush.
He called his wife
When

to bring him
gargled

water.

with it. He then spat it out upon the thief behind the tulasi bush. It was obviously dorie wantonly. Hb asked for more water. He asked again and again. Every time he

it

was brought

he

the mouth

small crowd collected at the well. Everybody watched'the master of the house with a rather curious look. The man turned to the people and said : 'Gentlemen, she is my lawful wife. I spat upon her once. She could not tolerate it at all. Then how much more intolerable it should have been.to ths man behind the tulasi bush, I ask. He has suffered silently for quite a long time this

very treament, an almost endless spitting upon him ofpotfuls and bucketfuls ofwater.

spat upon the The poor fellow endured it all. He remained rnum all the while, obviously

gargled and spat, gargled and

The wife was agog with joy and admiration at the way her clever husband
handled the situation. The Thief was oaught.
Whatever happens

thief.

helplessly.

last, instead of a pot of wdter, she ,brought him a bucket full of water. He emptied it on the poor, helpless thiefbehind the bush. He asked fgr another bucketful. Now she began to help him with bucket after bucket of water drawn from the well. Each tim"
the man emptied the bucket upon spitting the water upon him. '

Tho wife became wild with rage as therc seemed to be no end to her man's demand fo1, and her supply of, water. At

is for

the good, is a

lcsson which one can draw from this storv.

STORY

the thief,

to go to langalore therefrom. He was still feeling drowsy when, in Bombay, he woke up to wash, 'dress and groom himself.
The

A certain m?n was travelling from Delhi on a Bombay-bound train. He was

toilet finished, he boarded the train.

All this while rhe thief had no suspicion that the master of the house knew of his
hiding behind the tulasi plant.

The man, gfter sometime, turned to gargling and spitting upon his own wife. This frightened her. She was now surr that her" husband had gone off his mind. She
shouicd aloud for help.

The seat number rvhich hacl been to him was unoccupied. He sat down there. He found the sleeping berth above also vacant. He climbed on to it and
assigned
slept off.

a while. IIe looked the lower berth. There was a passenger sitting. With a view to makinn friends with him, he aslreC him: .Whither
He woke after
down upon

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are you going

going to Delhi'.

?' He

answered:

I
h

rrin

advanced ! the lower berth goes and the upper to Bangalore !'

to

Delhi,

This was exciting. Our dunce of a

-ro

A focl is dull of comprehension.

wondered: 'Lo

! How fast has scit: rce

-A CV*;t tu 9ofta-,Jul.umLa,* , -A lll.upozt

RaChakrishna.

(Continued)

After a little while, the priest canre, and an abhisheka was made to Shivl'
chanting Rudra during. its perfortnance. Then we went to

him

prasada.

the five

rivers

Savitri, Gayatri and Guptagarnini. Gor:tg out, Sri Swarniji stood enjoying the bearity of nature there. He found a quiet delilht in the scene before him, which made him
forget himself. By then five tourist buses had drawn up
before him, and the tourists werc alighting one by one. As each of them saw Swamiji'

the holy confluence of Krishna, Vennakoyna,

ranges, which werc a veritable.feast for the eyes, we came to the

Seeing the Sahyadri

'

dam where the waters of the rivers taking at Mahabaleswar, are stored. On either side of the dam are hillocks, which

their rise

Swamiji described as
Anasuya, his 'vife.

Atri, a rishi,

and

From there we .iourneyed back to Kolhapur, via Satara. All along the way
rve occupied ourselves in singing bhajans. We had a feeling that a satsang rneet was therc, and that we contrary to all natural laws' were flying across the skies. Such was the efl'ect of the namasankirtan:I upon us.In that state of mind we returned to I(ollhripur at 8-10 in the evenirrg.
excitinq jour ey in tht' company of a Sadguru, and the joy that we all shared, will be cherished by us in life after life.

he carne to him an'J calling him 'sadhul Maharaj' protsrated before him.

by there was a man standing. He begged Swamiji to visit his house and accept his humble hospitality. Swarniji went there. After a light repast in that
Near
house, Swamiji and his followers rested there for a few minutes, which rnade the gentle man very happy. A certain bns conductor who was there sought Swamiji's blessing.

"flie

Sri
v,
a

Srvamiji

blessed 'him and

gave

the long, long journey, Sri Swamiji did not appear to be tired at all.
Even after

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At 8-j0

he went

," Bata Avadhuta Mandir. a O""i'Unu;u, .Tur in progress at that time. He sar listening for a short while, and then went into sleep.
On February 2,...after the usual daily .worship, Sri Swamiji left for N"r"ri"rt"_ wadi, in Sangli distric. It is t0 mil;;__ Jaisingpur and is on the banks of the Krishna. It was 9-30 when *, plae, and tbe local officers ,"".n.a iO" *"rc"nr"i'", and took us to Datta p;;; "";;:'":- . offerings

Puri. And at

PadaRuja. Then he visited ,h; ;;; Sri Vasanta Rao Sindhe "; uno s.ini.l-nu,
9_30

at Shahapuri, where was

to Sri Sripati

to

Rao,s hous.

be given

p.M he ,irrJ*

The bhaktas of Narasimhawadi gave y".9,t: Sri Swamiji that they *oufJ'U"nn, lhe holy earth from Datta peeta to the Mysore Ashram at the tinre ;-il ,o'rruu_ ation of Sri Dattatreya in the temple
there.

The feeling that is generated there

In that place there were beggars, f"O" ,r*_ ber of_them. They went " about chantlng iui Gurudeva Datta' or ,Datta nig"ri"ri l"i,
invisibte,
and business transactions,

Sri Swamiji walking down ther bazaar was an impressive sight. ai,ilr,. place too had an unearthly quutity uUout'it.

street

The

they were carried

entire area seemed

,,* "-*[",;[ti; ";f - ?;'u; on with due adoration.

chaiged

ii-lr-r*". thar ptace I::thetis inor sea. a r;ent tnai wl, never on land Sri S$r;iji ,p"t" in an impressive way, and it "f this wa; a very
convincing way, indeed.

1l*gt shops

is Datta, is a reatity. Tl";-;*

Shraddha a.nd bhakti.

*lrn

the Datta peeta Sri Swamiji fhad a little consultation with the p.irrt *il"iu, 1l.p one. of the! trustees of Narasimha Sarswati Tiust which, administers the peeta Then he sang a few bhjaqs. il-;.i;;; t!u, Dattatreya waf there with us all though in invisibte foim.

Sri Dattatreya.

The Kshetra has, Sri Swamili saia, a tranquil little plac;-;i ,hr* centuries. It owes this to tfre Utesringr;f
remained

From there we returned to Kolhapur and to the lodgings at about l_30 p.M.
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Sri

was thus doing penance ihere appeaied some evil spirits with dreadful features. They were shooting arrows

Whcn

Sri Krishna

bits of flesh making terrific uoise. He was pricking fresh corpses with the

point of the trident and scattering them. In this way

the spirit was enjoying his sport.

in all directions, driving dogs and acrrying fire

brancls

in

their hands. They looked very

terrible and wicked

were conspicous by

too.

Among them two

their repulsive 'appearance. Their faces were distorted' They had protruding teeth and broad' jarvs' Daggers' were dangling from their waists' Their eyes wore viscous' looks' Their noses were flat. hairs thick and shoulders high'
They had sunken stomachs and were hunch-

The second spirit also held by his teeth a human corpse and a skull in his hands. He had torn thc corpse into two parts and rvrapped one round his waist like

a belt.

There was

garland

of

human

skulls around his neck. He had smeared

his body with fresh blood and flesh and held

blunt swgrd

in one hand. Grinding

his brotherpenance Sri

his teeth he was accompanying

backed. Their fingers were long and legs

spirit. Though

immersed

in

bent. They were shrieking and moving

ike strange inachines.

Krishna heard the noise made by

the spirit-

twins and yet remained undisturbed.

Then the two spirits who were gulping

Of the two, one wore human intestines in around his neck like a garland and held
his hand a human skull

filled with

human

brain pulled out just then' He was picking hairslfrom it and throwing ihem out' Now and' then he was licking ! the blood,

hot blood and shouting that Sri Krishna should be made to drink the blood, came
near the Lord and began to recite His names. " Murahari, O friend of the They said

drippingfrom the hairs'- He tras sprttrng

devotees, Damodara,

havd PitY on
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us.

are imnrense. Destroy our sjns and shorv us ttre right path ". In this ntannL.r rhey praised the
O.
.

Sri Hari"

tr'or-ir po\vers

L,ord in many ways"

When the spirits savr

that Sli

Krishna

the words of the spirits, Sri Hari concluded that they were His devotees and said " O Spirits, I am born in the Yadu dynasty on this earth. people call me Krishna, Kanna etc. I am the
On hearing

w-rs unmoi'ed, they rained questions on Him. They asked - '. O son, whose sofl are You ? From where have you come ? Why are You sitting here ? Who feeds

Lord of

the universe.

Therefore punishing

the wicked and protecting

the good are my

duties. I have a desire to be fulfilied a-n,l therefore am propitiating Parameswara.

consort
here

? _Are You not afiaid to be herc ? Will not the ivild beasts harm you ? If anything were to happen to you, your mother will tre sad. We shall c;rrry you from here and throrv you away. Why are You so handsome ? Who is the object of
You

Parvati, through penance heie. Now who are you ? Why have you conrs

of

? . This calm and

serene place where

tapasyins.dwell should not be hunted by you.

The maharsis are doing penance here with

concentrated minds. There should be no

it Lord Siva ? Do ]'ou wish, to.conquer all the lvoi-lds ? From Your lbrm You appear ttl be closelv' relaied
Your penance

Is

to the celestial beings. Truly

you

must be

to save us. You are ceitainly the Lord sf

Vaikuntha. Somehow or other save us and emancipate us frorn our present dreadful
forms and.protect us from

Hari Flimself and have come here

here. Your actions appear to be very cruel. A person like Me cannot tolerate them, Behind ycur sweet words is hidden a cruel heart. I shall therefore consume you by the fire of my anger. If you fove your lives get away from here ". Warning the spirits thus Sri Krishna became silent.
noise

all of

our sins".

(to be continued)

Punctuality
also the.

is the

politeness
.

of kings. It
necessity

ls

gentlemen and men of business-Smiles.

duty

of

the

of

Bhakthimala

10

THE FUTURE RELIGION

(An excerpts frotn Sri Swamiji's discourse)
Veclanta teaches us that we need not go

out of ourselves to know the

truth. All the

past and all theftrture are here in tlte present' This present is all that is. One nroiuent in i uflnite time is quite as comirlete ancl all inclusive as every other moment.
is and was and

We are rhe same as any other man or animal. It is one body, one mind, one soul through
brotherhood but universl oneness.

out, Spirit never dies. The

are one.
rvalks with

apparent

All

that

death is only an internal change. All minds

will be is here in the present.

TheY

are God's mind.

God

We, with five senses, look uPon this world and find it gross, having colour, form, sound and the like. When we go beyond
the power of the senses, appears as spirit

all feet. He speaks through all mouths. He resides in every body. But we
able

have not been'

to

feel

it

because

of

the whole

univefse

what they

seem. i

and God. Things are not

individuality. Generally people. think that men arc mortal and that theY become irnmortal by going to heaven and see God death. But if we'cannot see God here, we cannot see him after death. Immortality is knowing ourselves a: one with all, living
after

All the heavens and everything are here , now,. and they really are nothing but appearances on the Divine presence. This presence is much greater than the earths and heavens. Some persons imagine that this worlcl is bad and imagine that heaven'is sorne where else. This wolld is not bad.

in all bodies, perceiving through

all

minds.
and to

It
feel

is hard to give.

up ,ni, Uoa,

in

other bodies. Vedanta says not to

give

it

up but

to

ranscend

it.

When we

practise enjoying through the whole univeise,

It

is God

Himself,

if

we realise

it.

Even the

the whole universe becomes our body.

all God, perfect God. It is very hard to understand this but can be
worst person is
understood.

. We create whatever we dream and think of. Think good and great thoughts, we
great. The univbrsal mind is always behind our lives. But pecple feel that they
become
.

Vedanta formulates not only universal

11

Bhakthimala

are sinners. When the whole universe is full of the presence of God. where is the place for sin or hell ? These are only our
assumptions; Why can we not assume good
things and heaven instead
hell.

To realise God that is truth, is the en of human life. According to Vedanta God
is principle not person.

- The absolute

God

ofevil thingi

and

oftheuniverse, the creator, preserver and destroyer of the uriiverse, is impersonal principle. All the beings in the universe

afraid. They should. not be laiy. They should not depend on others for any help. Thev shorrld 'learn and earn by doing" MerE listening to others and reading books does not help. Practising the truth hclps us to iealise the truth. The

People nead not be

Gods. The worsliip of personal Gods is the worship of our own selves'
are personal

Men have to wash off until they are cleansed' of all the superstitions. The Lord is ali

blissfulness. that exists.

He is the reality behind all

He
is

great teachers and prophets show us only the

to truth and reality. Help does not come frorn outside. Security, strength,
way

wisdom and happiness should come from with in. Men have to strive continually, pull themselves out of difficulties, and save themselves. To depend on others for he!p,
is no good.

the goodness, the truth in every thing. The beings are His incarnattons. That is what 'is glorious' The nearsr we are to Him, the less we wil have occasions to cry or weep. The farther we are from Him, the grore will long faces come. The more we know in Him, thc
more misery vanishes.

(to be continued)

"$g

Be ray of light wherever you go.

Ptuy a, if everything tlepantrs

everything depands on you.

on God, Work
Swamiji

as

if

Bhakthimala

t2

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(continued)

(Sri Swamiji's discourse)

16

Poojadishwanuraaga

iti

paarasaryah I

examples for such There are number perfect expreesion of Bhakthi.

of

According to Vyasa, the son of paraasara, Bhakthi expresies itself in

devotion to acts of worship and the like.

2l

Yathaa Vraja GoPikaanaam.

11

Kathaadishuriti Gargah I

The Gopikas Bhakthi

of Vraja

had that kind

of

sage Garga has said Bhakthi is devotion to sacred talks 'and the like.

The

22

Tatraapi

na

maahatmYa jnaana

.'

vismrutYaPavaadah I Even thcre, the oharge that they

recognise

18

Aaatmaratyavirodheneti Saandilyah I

The sage Sandilya expressesthat Bhakthi is a stage where there is no prejudice to the delight in the Aatman.

did not the divine glory of the Lord, does

not hold good.

23
'

TadviheenamJaaraanaamiva.

19

Naaradastu tadarpitaakhila chaarata tadvismarane paramavyaakulateti cha I

Bereft of that love to the Divine Lord, their love would be equal to that of harlots'

But Narada says that the essential

characteristics of Bhakthi are the consecration of all activities, by self-surrender to God and

24

NaastYeva Tasmin Tatsukha-

sukhitwam

extreme angirish
forgotten.

if He were to be

In that profane love of the mistress for her lover, her happiness does not at al'
consist in the happiness of others.

20

Astyevamevam.

It

is by divine grace that desire

to

know Advita

born in man's mind.'

13

Bhakthimala

Sri Ganapathi Sachchidanandaashram

Daily Qroyu,
Shiveti shoureeti gajaananeti Skandeti deveeti raveeti. vaayum lt Archanti bhaktya bhuvibhaaratesmin Tameka devam sharanam vrajaamah
Yadaajnayaa vyomni ravih prabhaati Y adaajnayaagnirdahati prakaamam

tl

il

Alleti naamnaa jina deva naamnaa

.

Y adaqjnay aa vaati sadaagatisoha Tanneka devam sharanann vraiaam s"l1

I )tl

Buddheti naamnaa cha yamaahvayanti Vadanti yam Goditi praachya lokaah

Tameka devam sharanam Vrajaamah rBeiiballu madhyetha kuri,ana madhye Sastreshu vedeshu puraana varge ll Ya.tkeerti rekaaviratam sushushtaa Tameka devam sharanair viaidanian
Igi rju-m asj id a-srlmand ireshu
n

tl

6n

Jala swarupam dahana swarupam Prithvi qy,"4.ruppm ngnu vaayu rupam tl Vadanti yam vaa gag?na swarupaln Tameka devam shafanam vrajaamah-x 3lr madhye giri thunga sringe rAranya Nadee tate vaatha tataka madhye Gehaantare yorchita eka eva

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Samrakshakq vaa kathitatr puraanah
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Dhte and

-Dty of ' 'l

th.e Week
)

Dharmic _ Prggrammes .a "M;rning

8.30 Procession 'of the Datta idol to be newly instalied, Ganga Pooja, Deeparadhana.

et:

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e,

" I. ,
:'

Vi;aka bahula

4-6-78 chathrudashi sunday

A.M

:, .

: .
.

. ''

Evening:-Prayer. Pravesha bali, . I lomas, paravagni Karena, Govasam.

j-6-78 i :. . :" ',

Visirka bahula Amayasya

Morning 9.00
_

A M.
Dhani pooja'
Gana

, Monday

Rutvigvhrana; Goptja' Eveni.ng-

.: . / .\
-

)y:::ii**nan4. Draveslta. ..
,l Mornirrll
:

Ankurarpana, yagashala_

i ,t :

6-6-79
Jyeshtha Suiila padayam

, I',.etOqV "

'

Japa l)ara_vanas, Kalasa Sthdpana, . Agni Pratishtafbna, Agni Vibhajana,' Poorna

Kunrbha Homarn

;-r:.E;..*",. :.,1. , ,

,! ,t .

Evening

i.,,r
7-6-75
Jyeshtfa Sukla,?witeeya
'. r -i-', WF4qgsdaY'

Yaga.,pooja, Jaladhivasam, :.Homas in. Co:rnegtiqn wirir it - Maha, Mangalarathi. r

"

Morning 8. 00 A.M Japu poiuyunur, Yaga pooja, Bimbashuddhi,. Dhanyadhivasam, Homas Connection

with

it.

in
"

'

Maha mangalbrathi.

Evening

'Beginniiig Homas in

of

pooja,

Skheeradhivasam.

::angalarathi.

Connection'

with it, Mahi

Release of Sookti Bo'ok lets and blessings' disconrses'

Evening 4 p.m.

Cultural Programmes

t 2

tnauguration
ceremony.
Release of the

of the

Installation

Clarionett Sri A' K' c' Natarajan

"u

oiill;;nanapa'i

' lrindu.

booklet, " VAIDIKA " PRARTANAMRUTA " .Sookti Sudha

lr{rudangam by Chi ll V. G' Suresh Kumar s/o Sri V. R. GoPalan, Madris.

Benedictory speech

Sri Visvesha Tirtha Sripadauglavar

Pejav-ara

by His Holiness of Udipi

Mult.

Release

of Upanishad

Bindu

His 2 Benedictory Holiness Sri Sri Srimadabinava Ramanujf

"

"

Sookti Sudha

Instrumental trio

Flute

speech by

Veena

::-

Dr. B. R. Shlanlachar Vidwan Sri R. N. Doreswami

Vidwan Sri iakariYa

Vlolin:-

Brahmatantra Parakala Swavnigalu b' Parakala Mutt, Mysore.

Release Sudha Bindu

of "

the book '; Dasl,

Sookti

Music recital

by

Sri Rama IYer of

Mysore

Benedictory speech

by
of

Ramananda Teertha Swami'

Sree matha

Sri .. :. Sri \

Hariharapura, Chickmagalur Dt.

. . t.,.

I 2

Release

of

the

book,

Sislrtachara

Benedictory speech by Acharya Sri Buddha Rakkhita Tera, president, Maha

bodhisangha, Bangalore.

Satakam

Music recital by Sri Srirangam. R. Kannan Karnatak music, Professor

Benaras Hindu University.

'

Date and Day the Week

of

Dharmic programmos

8-6-78
Jyeshtha Shukla Truteeya

Morning 8-00 A.M. . Vcdicarchana, Japa parayana, pushpadhi-

Thursday

yasam, Homas, Maha

Mangalarathi

Stoopi sayyadhivasam" Evening :Stoopi pratishrha during Godhooli Lagnam, Tatwarchana, Sayyadhivasam, Tatwa Homam, Ratnanyasgm, Chakra. pratishtha_ pana, Mahamangalarathi Installation of the idol during the night.

9-6-78
Jyeshta Shukla Chaturthi

Morning 4.A.M.

F'riday

Kala Homa, Nadi Sandhana, Maha poornahuti, Yatradaana poorvaka Kala_

sodwasana, praanaprathishta and Kumbha_ bhisheka by Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda

deepa darshana, Mahamangalarathi, Blessings for the nation, Discourse and

blessings

Swamiji before 6.A.M.

Dhanu-Dhenu

of Sri Swahrji, Mangala. Evening:-

Sahasrananarchana, Ashtavadhana Seva.

Jyeshthrshukla

saturdav

10-6-78 Pauchami

to

Inauguration of

Maharnandalabhisheka

Sri

Dattatreya, chendihoma, Maha-

il:::ll'"$;;ilillTj:,:,'lffi,li"illi
Suvasini pooja, yaga phata sweekara,

Release of Sookti Book lets and blessings,

discourses

cultural Programmes

Release

of the book, " Sarvajna

Flute recital by Sri N' Ramani

rvagaruianorMadras'

and

I"*"11;;:J#uvachanamby Sri no-uuju Jaina Mathadheesha Swasti Sri Devendra

Keerti Bhattaraka Pattacharya, Humacha Shimoga Dr.

I 2

Release

Vachana

" of

of the

book, "

Sharana Tilaka

Music recital by vidwan

Gopalakrisnan of

Benedictory Speech by Rajaguru

,Datta

Jagatlguru

H.H.Sri

Swamigalu

Sri Sivaratri Rajendra directed by Sri Swanriji, Suthuru Veera Simhasana

Sri T,V. Madras. . goopaka, _ A Music roopaka

:

Mutt,

Mysore.

Music recital by vidwan Sri Ayalur' Conference of All-India Satsanga I InaugurationbyMahamandaleswala Krishnan, Madras. 2 'Kunti-Karana' .-A Geetha roopak . Bhagavatha Charitha Vyasa Sri Sri Ramachandra Maharaj of Buddhanr, Bapatla ' produccd by Gamakakalapraveena Vidwam Sri B.S.S. Kaushik. Taluk, Guntur District, A P.' Release of the book, .,Geetha Sookthi"
Sabhas,

U. oxecuted with iaU tne activities of Sri Datta Installation Vidwan Agamika Sri A. V. Ramaohandra Deekshit of Kollegala, with
I

iitt

the

blessings of the Co.operation

l-6-78

Sri Sri Swamiji's 37th Birth day and special

Poojas and Homas.
J

Jyostha Sukla Pinehhmi

.Sunday

Dranr Dram Dathathreya

Dram Diam D;thath:eya

Dram Dram Dathathreya

Dr:nr l).'am Datfiathreva

Dram Dr'um Dathaihreya

Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji by Agamacharya Aghora Sivam Veda Sivagama

of Vedic scholars and panditsl

Release

Vijayam

pratibha prasuram, Madras, Srimatparamahamsa Swamy Sri

"-

of the book " Dattatreya

by Sri
Natarajan for by Sri

t' 2 3

Saxophone-

by vidwan Sri

M.S.

collected

Gopal Krishnan

of Moodabidirl".. Flute by vidwan Sri T.N. Krishnan,

Sankarananda Theertha of mudiyanur, Kolar Dt, and Discourse by him.

Vice-president, Gnana Bodha Sabha, Madras

'and Kumari

Viji

Ktishnan.

Srimatplrarnatansa Swami Sri Narasimha Theertha the disciple ofSri Sri Sankarananda Theertha.

Discourse

by

roopaka produced and directed by Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji.

'Saptarshi Ramayana'

-A

Sangeota

Sri

Sri

Dram Dram Dathathreva

Dram Dram Dathatherya

Dram Dram Dathathreva

Dram Dram Dathathreya

Dram Dram Dathathreya

NITYA SEVA-DAILY SEVA

I 2 3 4 Negaswera Suprabatham Maha Sankeertsna Bhajens
Pancha Vadya

Vidwan Sri Nagaraj and party

Sri B. S. S. Kausik sri Ramadas, disciple of Sri Avadhutendra l:rraswathi Swami, Anthra.

Gamaka kala praveena Vidwan

l) Seva

Bajan Mandalis. of Mysore and Bangalore,

Gnana Bodha Sabhas. 2) Sankari-Suka. Brahma, Madras. Kerala party.

Speeches

I 2 ' 3 rf 5 6

Sri V. G. Ramachandran, Advocate, Madras. Sri pattabi Rama Sastry, professor

University.

of Sa'skrit Benares Hindu

Sri Kailasam, Delhi. Sri p. N. Wanchoo, Srinagar. Sri S. K. A. Bhagavath, ,Mysore S.G.S. Ashram. Sri V. Balarathnam, Advocate. Bangalorc

Other prominent persons participating in the programmes

1 2 3 4

Sri Chandra Swamiji Maharaj Sarva Dharma Sambhava Kendra, Delhi. Mahamandaleswara--sri Swami veda vyase'anc{a sarswathi Maharai, Chancelloi, Rushikula University, Haridwar" sri Rajanarayan-Minister for Hearth and Family planning. Govt of India. srimathi Muthatlrar, professor of music, Delhi u'iversitv.

Note:-

2 3

I As in the previous years, this year arsb, literary, cultural, sports and other competitions will be herd from 2a-5-7g to 25-5-7g. Detairs can be had from the organiser Sri G. S. Seetharam & B. p. Shivaraman.
All other programmes except Dharmic programmes are subject

and when necessary.

to the changes as
of
Dattatreya

You are requested to donate liberally for the construction and upkeep temple and for the installation funotion of Sri Dattatreya.

rf you have not yet registered your name for Avadhoota ,Dattapeeta, you are requested to enrol yourself as a member for Avadhuta Datta peeta, by payinc Rs r0r/ = The time is fast approaching. Hurry up. M. Krishna Murthy
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