Words of the week

Apr 17: pushpaka vimaanam; ayodhyaa; pattabhiShekam; raamakathaa
Apr 10: indrajit; raavaNa; sanjIvinI parvatam; agni;
Apr 03: indrajit; sarpaastra; garuDa; kumbhakarNa
Mar 20: vibhIShaNa; raavaNa; indrajit; maNDodarI
Mar 13: jambumaalI; aksha; indrajit; vibhIshaNa
Mar 06: hanumaan; raama mudra ungura; mainaaka parvatam; surasaa
Feb 27: kiShkindaa; vaali; sugrIva
Feb 13: shabarI; Rushyamukha parvatam; sugrIva; vaali; dundubhi; maayaavi
Feb 06: kabandha; jaTaayu
Jan 30: dharma; adharma; puShpaka vimaana
Jan 23: sUrpanakhaa; khara; dUShaNa; maarIcha
Jan 09: agastya, shUrpanakhaa
Dec 19: paaduka; chitrakUTa; jaTaa; parNakuteera
Dec 05: kaavaDa; shabdavedI baaNa; shaapa
Nov 21: sumantra; guha; dharma
Nov 14: paraShuraama; viShNu dhanus
Nov 07: mithilaa; swayamvara
Oct 17: ahalyaa; gautama rishi
Oct 10: taaTakaa; danDakaaraNya; maarIcha; subaahu
Oct 03: raama, lakShmaNa, bharata, shatrughna; maharShI vishvaamitra
Sept 26: maharShI vaalmIki; ayodhyaa; dashratha; vasiShTha

Sri Sadguru Aarati

aarati shri chinmaya sadguru ki
divyaroopa mooruti karunaa ki…. aarati shri...

charano me unake shaanti samaaye
sharanaagath ki bhraanti mitaaye
paap taap santaap haran ki….. aarati shri...

ved upanishad geetaa ko gaayaa
dharm sanaatan phir se jagaayaa
shuddh neeti preeti shankar ki…. aarati shri...

siddhabaari ke tapobhoomi me
nitya viraaje guru hamaare
bhakta hridaya aanand srota ki…. aarati shri...aarati shri..

raamaH vadati

रामः वदति... (raamaH vadati...) - raama says...

उपविषतु (upaviShatu) - sit
उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiShThatu) - stand
उत्पततु (utpatatu) - jump
धावतु (dhaavatu) - run
नृत्यतु (nRutyatu) - dance
तरतु (taratu) - swim
गच्छतु (gachChatu) - go
आगच्छतु (aagachChatu) - come
पठतु (paThatu) - read
लिखतु (likhatu) - write
निद्रां करोतु  (nidraaM karotu) - sleep

What did I learn from raamaayaNa?

  1.  Obedience, calmness, composure - like raama
  2.  Love for siblings - like raama, lakShmaNa, bharata, shatrughna
  3.  Respect for elders and teachers – like the 4 brothers
  4.  Using my own judgment – unlike kaikeyI
  5.  Not cooking evil plans against others – unlike mantharaa
  6.  Trusting and serving my parents and elders – like shravaNa, shabarI
  7.  No lying or being greedy for what is not mine – like bharata; unlike shUrpanakhaa or raavaNa
  8.  Thinking with my head and heart – unlike kabandha
  9.  Not to be devious, arrogant, greedy, jealous, adamant, etc. – unlike raavaNa
10.  Being brave and confident, even when in trouble – like sIta, jaTaayu
11.  Being a good friend – like sugrIva, hanumaan, jaambavaan, jaTaayu, sampaati
12.  Listening to good counsel from others – unlike raavaNa
13.  Speak up for myself – like vibhIShaNa
14.  Not to brag; speak, work and think clearly – like hanumaan
15.  Humility, even when strong and able – like hanumaan