CHARANAM SHARANAM RAMAMBIKE
CHARANAM SHARANAM THRAYAMBAKE
BULLETIN NO 19
7-03-2004 (EVERY SUNDAY) TOTAL PAGES 4
RAMA SAKTHI MISSION
TRICHUR
SREE RAMADEVI MANDIR,
POOKUNNAM,
TRICHUR, KERALA.INDIA
680002
1.MRS.P.B.NAIR (PRESIDENT)
2.SMT V.K.SARASWATHI AMMA
(VICE PRESIDENT)
3.SRI.K.N.PARAMESWARAN
(SECRETARY)
CONTENTS
1.AMRUTHA VANI
2.TEACHINGS-POOJYA SREE
BHAGAWAN
3.RADHAKRISHNA BHAVAM
4.UNCUNDITIONAL
SURRENDER
5.LALITHA ASHTOTHARAM
6.MANDIR NEWS
(Divine Mother in Samadhi)
AMRUTHAVANI
“ On the summit of measurelessness, one’s prayer is only
adoration of God. But until you reach that stage, you
should pray to God according to the need of
circumstances. For strength to discharge duties, for
capacity to abide in dharma, for rising above attachment
and temptation and trial of prarabdha, you need the
divine aid and succour. In prayer, you are conscious of
your littleness, your utter dependence on the Supreme.
That paves the way to humility, which is essential for the
descent of grace and answer to prayer.”
-- Divine Mother Rama Devi
(Divine Mother Tara Devi garlanding Divine Mother Rama Devi)
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TEACHINGS OF
POOJYA
SREE BHAGAWAN
TRUE SANYAS-------------True sanyas is not leading a secluded life or
wearing colored robes and wandering around begging for one’s food.
The sanyasins shaved head stands for tyaga or renunciation of desires.
The river he bathes in signifies vairagya. The kamandalu symbolizes
the service he must render to humanity and the water in it is the love
with which he should serve. The guru robe is the symbol of the fire of
aspiration for self-realizations and the asana on which he sits signifies
prarabdha. When you surrender to Divine Mother, She takes the
responsibility of guiding you and you become a real sanyasin even
when dwelling in the world. Real sanyas comes in the wake of a change
in mental attitude by reposing faith in the Guru. Let us become real
sanyasins and work for humanity who are Mothers children and your
own brothers and sisters.
RADHA KRISHNA BHAVAM
Mrs.T.N.K.Nayar
(The scene is Divine Mother’s visit to Kerala varma’s palace, Trichur in 1950 during which
Mother had gone to Krishna Bhava)
“The very incarnation of Love in radiant beauty we saw Mother approaching and from the midst
of crowd with a single sweep of Her arms, Mother gathered Tharakka like a flower.
As for Tharakka she lost body consciousness at the touch of Mother the pupils of Her eyes fixed
upwards became totally invisible and her pure charming face reflected the radiance of Mother as
Krishna. Taking Tharakka in arms with effortless ease, the golden footsteps of mother hardly
touching the ground in that dance of ethereal beauty, the devotees saw an enchanting picture of
Radha and Krishna personified The lovely Lotus Feet appeared to dance merrily in the throbbing
hearts of all Bhakthas (devotees). Even now we feel a heavenly delight on remembering those
enchanted hours. Mentally and spiritually we were in Brindavan.We were like Gopis of that that
enchanted place, bound in that love, going beyond name and form, mind and speech. All the
Leelas of Krishna, the Bhakthas (devotees) had read in the Bhagavatam and contemplated for
years were enacted before us.
(This extract is taken from Mrs.T.N.K.Nayar’s book’ Mother and Bhagawan’. Smt.Prema Satish
of Trivandrum sent this extract and relevant photos. We are thankful to Smt Prema)
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WORDS OF WISDOM
1."Where does God dwell?"
"Wherever you let Him in."
-(Kotzker Rebbe)
2."What we want is muscles of
iron and nerves of steel. We
have wept long enough. No
more weeping, but stand on
your feet and be men" –
(Swami Vivekananda)
3. Everything has its wonders,
even darkness and silence, and
I learn, whatever state I may be
in, therein to be content." -- -(Helen Keller)
4. Remember: if you can cease
all restless activity, your
integral nature will appear. --(Hua Hu Ching)
5.I am only acting as a mirror
to your life, in which you can
see yourself as you are; then
you can throw away the mirror;
the mirror is not important.---(J. Krishnamurti)
6.He offers no ancestral
oblations; he praises nobody,
blames nobody, and is never
dependent on anyone. He has
no need to repeat the mantram;
no more need to practice
meditation. The world of
change and changeless Reality
are one to him, for he sees all
in God. (Upanishads)
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
This incident has a message to convey that our surrender
should be complete and not conditional. It is also from the
experiences of Sri.T.N.K.Nayar.
It was the time of construction of Mandir building in
Trivandrum.Sri.T.N.K.Nayar was supervising the construction
work. The inaguration was fixed for a certain date. It was rainy
season and the work was slow. The concreting work of the
main roof could not be done because of incessant rain .The
date of inauguration was fast approaching and at last Sri.Nayar
decided to inform Divine Mother who was in Mangalore, the
situation. . He contacted Divine Mother and said that if he
could get a day on which from morning 8-00 to night 8-00
without rain, he can complete the concreting of the main roof.
Divine Mother blessed him and asked him to go on with faith
in Mother.Sri Nayar was having deep faith in Divine Mother
and he decided to start concreting on a day. The rain was
torrential in the early morning, but Sri Nayar decided to start
work. Workers were little confused. Anyway they all came for
work. Exactly at 8-00 in the morning rain stopped and work
started. With maximum number of workers, he somehow
finished work before 7-00 in the evening Nayar was relieved
of tension and he went home. After reaching home he was
resting for sometime. It was exactly 8-00 in the night .The
roaring rain came and heavy downpour started..Sri Nayar
jumped up from the place where he was sitting .He ran out of
the house and called some people and somehow managed to
cover the roof where concreting was done.
Days after when he met Divine Mother he said to Mother
about this incident. Then Mother said,”Nayar, you have to
learn how to surrender. Your surrender was conditional .You
asked to Mother to keep away rain from morning 8 to 8 at
night. A real devotee’s prayer would be to keep away rain and
make the work successful.”
Sri Nayar learned a lesson from that incident.
--- K.N.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI
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LALITHA ASHTOTHRAM
2.Himalchala Mahavamsa Pavanai Namah!
Meaning: - I prostrate with mind and word that Devi who sanctifies the great lineage of sages who
is doing penance on the Himalayas. The mind of sages is as cool as snow and as strong as
mountain. It is that Devi who is Brahmavidya swaroopini sanctifies the lineage of those sages.
Yogasasthra says that for attaining Brahma Satkshatkara (to be one with Brahmam) inner cooling
is essential
MANDIR NEWS
REPORT OF VIGRAHA PRATISHTA CELEBRATIONS;
February29th (Poojya Sree Bhagawan’s Birth star):
There was Akhanda Nama Japam upto noon and Samaradhana also. In the evening there was
discourse by Brahma Sri Venamni Krishnan Namboodiripad.He explained in deatail a portion of
Bhagawata.It was very impressive speech and large number of devotees attended the discourse.
From 1st March onwards for three days There was discourse by Sri Vidwan K.Bhaskaran
Nair.With many wits and humour he explained the necessity of being spiritual in this mundane
world for getting peace and bliss.
4th March (Divine Mothers Birthday and Vigraha Pratishta Day)
Since Vigraha Pratisha day and Divine Mother’s Birthday coincided, it is a sign of
auspiciousness.
In Trichur Mandir main offering on Pratishta Day is Paraveppu-There were about 50 Paraveppu
(Para-the vessel used for measuring rice). There was another special Para also and it was with onerupee coins. Total 10,000 Rupees were used to fill the Para.There was Abhishekam on the Sacred
Padukas.Nadaswaram was played during Abhishekam and Arati.From 11-00 AM onwards there
was Samooharchana.
There was music concert also from 4-30 onwards by Kumari Vidya and Party.
. For kind attention of all devotees:Your valuable suggestions regarding this bulletin can be mailed to us in our email address. Those
suggestions will be published in the forthcoming issues.
Kindly send small articles on Divine Mother and Poojya Bhagawan.We will be publishing it.
Kindly send email addresses of more devotees so that we will be sending this bulletin regularly to
them also. Our aim is to propagate Divine Mother’s andPoojya Sree Bhagwan’s Teachings. We
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