BIO DATA OF KUMARAGURUPARAR

NAME: KUMARAGURUPARAR

BORN : Srivaikuntam in Thirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India

PARENTS:  Sri. Shanmuka Sikamani Kavirayar

Smt. Sivakami Sundari Ammaiyar.

important events:

Sri. Shanmuka Sikamani Kavirayar

Smt. Sivakami Sundari Ammaiyar did not have child for long. After worshiping of Thiruchendur Mururgam and by the blessings of Lord Muruga they gave birth to a child which did not speak until five years old.

When the child was five years old,  they visited Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, at that time to everyones surprises the child started singing  in praise of Lord Muruga.. That is Kandhar Kali Venba.

His composed the following:

  1. Sakalakala Valli Maalai – on Saraswathi Devi
  2. Madurai Kalambakam – On Meenakshi Devi of Madurai
  3. Sivakami Ammai Irattai Mani Malai – On Sivakami Devi of Chidambaram
  4. Tiruvarur Nanmani Maalai – On Thiruvarur
  5. Muthukumara swamy Pillai Tamizh – On Muruga
  6. Meenakshi Ammai Pillai Tamizh – On Meenakshi
  7. Kandhar Kali Venba – On Muruga
  8. Needhi neri vilakkam

—- to be continued.

V.Meenakshi Jayakumar.

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Annapoorna Stotram

Namaste all.

SRI ANNAPOORNA STOTRAM..

—- Sri Adi Shankaracharya.

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Annapoorna Stotram:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do1k7L3itxQ

  1. Oh Mother Annapoorna, renderer of the support of compassion, the bestower of eternal happiness, the donor of gifts and protection, the ocean of beauty, the destroyer of all sins and purifier, the great Goddess,  the purifier of the family of Himavan, and the great deity of Kasi, Amma you kindly grant us alms.

(VMJ) Mother Annapoorna , the deity of Kasi,  the one who grants  happiness throughout our mortal life, the one who protects and grants us the gift of Her good thoughts, words   and actions throughout our mortal life.   The Daughter of Himavan, an ocean of beauty, who purifies all our sins and  is the support of compassion. She grants us alms to purify our thoughts, words and deeds.

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2. Oh Mother Annapoorna, renderer of the support of compassion, one who is adorned with ornaments made up of different kinds of gems, wearer of golden-laced dress, the space, in between whose breasts shines with the pendant garland of pearls, the beautiful-bodied, rendered and the presiding deity of Kasi, Amma you kindly grant us alms.

(VMJ) Goddess Annapoorna, the deity of Kasi, who is clean both on the inside and out, guide me to the path of cleanliness. the deity of Kasi,  a beauty who flaunts the  pearl garlands – which are as pure as  Her blessings – with a  variety of ornaments made of beautiful rare gems. She grants us alms to purify our thoughts, words and deeds.

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3. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, the giver of happiness obtainable through yoga, the destroyer of the enemies, the cause of people getting deep-rooted in righteousness, the possessor of the waves of splendour of the three worlds, the donors of all riches, the bestower of the fruits of penance, and the presiding deity of Kasi, Amma you kindly grant us alms.

(VMJ)  Goddess Annapoorna, the deity of Kasi, being the prime source behind our all actions and deeds, even our thinking, the thought process. She is the one who gives us happiness obtainable through yoga, she is the one who destroys our inner demons like, laziness, self pity, ego, selfishness, greed etc., oh the presiding deity of Kasi, Amma you kindly grant us alms.

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4. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, the resident of the caves of the Kailasa mountains, golden complexioned, oh Uma, the consort of Sankara, endowed always with maidenhood, the cause of our comprehension of the purport of the Vedas, whose basic syllable is the syllable “Om”, the opener of the doors of emancipation and the presiding deity of Kasi,  Amma, kindly grant us alms.

(VMJ) Goddess Annapoorna, the presiding deity of Kasi, who lives in the caves of Kailasa, Her complexion is Gold.  She is also called as Uma. She is the meaning of Pravana OM, the opener of the doors of emancipation. Without Her support no one can enter the world of Veda. Oh Mother Annapoorna, presiding deity of Kasi, Amma kindly grant us alms.

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5. Oh Mother Annapoorna the renderer of the support of compassion, the conveyor of the visible and invisible prosperity, the container of the primordial egg, the directress of the sportive drama of the world, the flame of the lamp of true knowledge, the source of the mental happiness of Sri Viswanatha, and the presiding deity of Kasi, grant us alms.

(VMJ)  Oh Goddess Annapoorna, you are the directress for all the three worlds. You are the sparking of the flame of the lamp of true knowledge ie. brahman eva satyam.  You are the source for the mental happiness of Sri Viswanatha. Amma you alone bring prosperity to all our lives.

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06. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, the maker of letters “a” to “ksha” the cause of the three acts of Sambhu, namely, the creation, protection and destruction, the wearer of saffron, the consort of the destroyer of the three cities, the consort of the three eyed lord, the governess of universe, the form of the goddess of night, the opener of the gates of heavens, and the presiding deity of Kasi, Mother Annapoorna grants us alms.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna, you are the cause and meaning of letters, words and sentences. You are the three acts of Sambhu, the G(creator) O(Operator-protector) D(destroyer).  You are the smile of Lord Shiva who through His smile destroyed three cities,.  You are the consort of the three eyed Lord. You are all three kalas. You are all 64 kalas.  Oh Amma, presiding deity of Kasi kindly grant us alms.

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07. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the rendered of the support of compassion, the form of the earth, the governess of all men, the cause of victory, the mother the ocean of compassion, the possessor of beauty, the daily food giver, the presiding deity of Kasi, oh Mother grant us alms.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna, you are in the form of earth, you are in the form of wind, you are in the form of fire, you are in the form of akasha, you are in the form of water. without your blessing and support, the earth cannot rotate. With your blessings only everyday we get good food in many forms. Oh Amma, presiding deity of Kasi, kindly grant us alms.

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08.Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, Oh Goddess, adorned with different kinds of gems, the daughter of Daksha, the most beautiful bearer of breasts, doer of good to all, endowed with good fortune, fulfiller of the desires of the devotees, doer of auspicious acts, and the presiding deity of Kasi, grant us alms.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna,  you are so beautifully decorated. you are the daughter of Daksha.  you are doing good to the entire universe.  You can only fulfill the desires of your devotees. Oh Amma, presiding deity of Kasi, kindly grant us alms.

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09. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, one who resembles crores and crores of suns, moons and fires, endowed with lips resembling the red pearl and the bimba fruit, bearer of ear ornament resembling the moon, sun and fire (in radiance), having a complexion of the gold, and the presiding deity of Kasi, kindly grant us alms.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna, your radiance is very powerful and you are so beautiful. you are decorated with many ornaments, you are ear ornament is very nice and resembles me of moon and sun and fire. Praising the ear so that my prayer is entered into your ear dear Mother. Oh the presiding deity of Kasi, kindly grant us alms.

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10. Oh Mother Annapoorna, the renderer of the support of compassion, the protector of the dominion remover of great fear, the Mother, the ocean of compassion, the cause of the happiness of all, the eternal doer of good, the consort of Visweshwara, the form of Lakshmi, the destroyer of the sacrifice of Daksha, one who makes us free from diseases, and the presiding deity of Kasi, grant us alms.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna, you are the destroyer of our enemy named hunger, because of which we get angry. Kindly destroy of hunger. Give us physical strength, mental strength and free from the cycle of death and birth. Oh Amma you are the consort of Lord Visweshwara. You are the one who makes us free from all diseases, as many diseases come to us through the form of food, that is what we eat. Kindly bless us with good food and destroy our diseases. Oh Amma, the presiding deity of Kais, kindly grant us alms.

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11. Oh Mother Annapoorna, Oh Devi Parvathi, Oh dear consort of Sankara, grant us alms for the sake of securing knowledge and detachment.

(VMJ) Oh Goddess Annapoorna, Oh Mother parvathi, Oh Devi of Sankara kindly grant us two important things.

  1. the food we intake must give us knowledge about myself that is Atman and yourselves Paramatman and
  2. Detachment from the materialistic world.                                                                   shivafamily    12. Goddess Parvathi is my Mother, Lord Maheswara is my Father, the devotees of Lord Siva are my relatives, and the three worlds are my own country.

(VMJ) My family is the entire universe. All devotees of Lord Siva are my relatives. My Mother is Goddess Parvathi and My Father is Lord Maheswara. All three worlds are my own country.

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One must always keep these things in their mind. Oh Amma, Mother Annapoorni, the presiding deity of Kasi, kindly grant us alms as your prasad.

PROF. V MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR

MUSIC – general knowledge question and answer

Namaste all

  1. Sudda mela of ancient Tamils corresponds to the modern mela?

(A) Natabhairavi

(B) Sankarabharanam

(C) Hanuma thodi

(D) Harikamboj

Answer: (D)

  1. Select the original name of Manika Vasagar:

(A) Vadavurar

(B) Tayumanavar

(C) Adiyarkkunallar

(D) Andal

Answer: (A)

  1. Composer of 72 Melaragamalika Tillana is

(A) Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer

(B) Patnam Subramanya Iyer

(C) Pallavi Seshayer

(D) Subbarama Iyer

Answer: (A)

  1. The name Sri comes in

(A) Sapta tala scheme

(B) Shodasa Swaras

(C) Bhutha Sankya

(D) Chappu Talas

Answer: (C)

  1. Bana-ma denotes the raga

(A) Maya Malavagavla

(B) Dheera Sankarabharanam

(C) Mecha Kalyani

(D) Kharaharapriya

Answer: (B)

  1. What was the ancient name for orchestra in India?

(A) Kutapa

(B) Brinda

(C) Grama

(D) Murchhana

Answer: (A)

  1. ‘Ninnukori’ Aditala varnam in Mohanam raga is composed by

(A) Swati Thirunal

(B) Ramanad Srinivasa Iyyangar

(C) Patnam Subramanya Iyer

(D) Pallavi Sheshayyar

Answer: (B)

  1. Select the Ubhayavakra ragam from the following:

(A) Begada

(B) Reethigavla

(C) Gavla

(D) Sri

Answer: (B)

  1. Who is Uthama Vaggeya?

(A) One who is author of both music and lyrics.

(B) One who is the composer of only music.

(C) One who is the composer of only lyrics.

(D) One who is the author of Lakshana Granthas.

Answer: (A)

  1. Tisrajathi Druvtala is having how many matras?

(A) 11

(B) 10

(C) 14

(D) 8

Answer: (A)

…. to be continued…

PROF. V.MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR

significance of symbols

Swami Vivekananda says:- If a man can realise his divine nature with the help of an image, would it be right to call that a sin? Nor even when he has passed that stage, should he call it an error.  To the Hindu, man is not travelling from error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lower to higher truth.  To him all the religions, from the lowest fetishism to the highest absolutism, mean so many attempts of the human soul to grasp and realise the Infinite, each determined by the conditions of its birth and association, and each of these marks a stage of progress; and every soul is a young eagle soaring higher and higher, gathering more and more strength, till it reaches the Glorious Sun..

So in every religion, there are three parts; philosophy, mythology, and ritual.  Philosophy of course is the essence of every religion; mythology explains and illustrates it by means of the more or less legendary lives of great men, stores and fables of wonderful things, and so on; ritual gives to that philosophy a still more concrete form, so that every one may grasp it.

Ritual is also called Karma; it is necessary for every religion, to explain its philosophy through Karma and to make understand the followers of that particular religion  and spiritual things till they acquire proper maturity spiritually.  Man is also a kind of symbol.  Words itself the symbols of thought.

All the symbols have very many reason behind them. There are some natural association between the humans and the symbols and even to Gods.  In fact, the symbols to represent ideas may be of two types.

  1. Sound symbol
  2. colour symbol.

When the five karma indriyas and five gnana indriyas working, they can choose whatever type of symbol they want. For example, deaf and dumb people will think of colour symbols, whereas blind people can think of sound symbols.  It is said that every though in the mind has a form as its counterpart ie.. with name and form.

so according to Swami Vivekananda, In religion we have first, symbols and forms; next, mythology; and last, philosophy.  The first two are for the time being; philosophy is the underlying basis of all, and the others are only stepping stones in the struggle to reach the Ultimate.

The sun and the lotus were the first symbols.
The importance of sun we all know.  The Lotus, the flower is closely associated with all Gods.

  1. Sun : In ancient days, it is believed that the Sun is the God of Justice. Surya is the Hindu God. The solar deity. The margam of praying to God Surya is called Saura tradition or Saura margam. Surya is an epithet for the mummoorthys Brahma, Vishna and Maheswara, that is the creator (GENERATOR – G) , the operator (OPERATOR – O)  and the destroyer (DESTROYER-D) THAT MEANS SURYA HIMSELF GOD..Surya is the dispeller of darkness, and He who empowers knowledge, the good and all life.
  2. Surya is the giver of life, light and energy from ancient times, in every land, the sun has been recognized and adored as the most patent symbol of the Supreme.
  3. Sage Agastya instructs Sri Rama to have the blessings of Surya. Sage Agastya boost up Rama to chant the Adityahiridayam, the hymn on the Solar deity.

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  1. The most powerful sacred mantra, “Gayathri” has been addressed to Lord Surya Narayanamoorthy, requesting Him to stimulate our consciousness.

  1. It is said that the seven horses are named after the seven meters of Sanskkrit prosody: Gayathri, Brihati, Ushnih, Jagati, Trushtubha, Anushtubha and Pankti.

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  1. it is also said that it is the seven colors of the sun light which reach us on our earth, give us warmth, balance our life and sustain the life.
  2. And also Horses, in Vasstu sastra, symbolizes success, progress and power.   Horse is a smart, loyal and brave, and has an air of nobility, grace and elegance, for which it is believed that the running horse statues bring good luck.
  3. The best example for One appearing as many is explained by the the simile of the one sun in the sky getting reflected as so many solar images in a number of water pots.  it is explained as the images may seem to disappear when the pots are broken, but the real sun i.e. Brahman is not affected in the least.

—- to be continued..

—PROF. DR.V.MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR