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aSRI GURUBHYO NAMA:SRI KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETAM - KANCHEEPURAMVOICE OF KANCHI MUTTVol. 17 No. 2 April 2010 (For Private Circulation Only)A NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE KANCHI MUTTAA JhjLrq AA,dS'o;sZs fLFkrks·fi iz.krcgqQys ;% Lo;a d`fRroklk%dkUrklafeJnsgks·fi vfo"k;eulka ;% ijLrkr~ ;rhuke~ Av"VkfHk% ;L; d`RLua txnfi ruqfHk% fcHkzrks ukfHkeku%lUekxkZdksduk; O;iu;rq l o% rkelha o`fRreh'k% AAMay that Lord (Siva) – who, though abiding in sole supremacywhich yields manifold blessings to his devotees, is himself cladin skin (i.e. elephant-hide); who, though his body is united withthat of his beloved, stands above ascetics who have commendablealoofness from the objects of the world; who is free fromany pride in his powers, though he supports the entire worldwith his eight forms – remove your state of ignorance so that youmay pursue the path to perfection.- Kalidasa's MalavikagnimitraPujyashri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal performsSwarnabhisheka to his Guru, Pujyashri Jayendra SaraswathiSwamigal on the occasion of 41st Jayanthi of the former.VOICE OF KANCHI MUTT wishes its readers A HAPPY TAMIL NEW YEARKanchi-Apr-10-final.pmd15/21/2010, 3:51 PM

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QUESTIONS TO PONDERQ. What is called an idol?A. Idols are made of eight elements or granitestones and are personifications in bodily formof the various incarnations of God in the yugasprevious to our Kaliyuga. They are installed afterproper invocation with mantras.Q. Will God not incarnate in this Kaliyuga?A. God will incarnate at the end of Kaliyuga.Q. What are the occasions when God hasincarnated?A. God incarnates in every yuga. In the KritayugaHe incarnated as Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise),Varaha (pig), Narasimha (man-lion form) andVamana (dwarf); in the Tretayuga He incarnatedas Rama and Parasurama, and in theDwaparayuga He incarnated as Balarama andKrishna. In the Kaliyuga He will incarnate asKalki.Q. In the Kaliyuga, will there be an avatar orincarnation other than the Kalki incarnation?A. In the Kaliyuga, there will be no incarnation otherthan the Kalki incarnation.Q. Today there are many persons who callthemselves God. What do the shastras say inthis regard?A. According to the shastras, only ten incarnationshave been accepted. Today there are peoplewho are siddhas, jnanis, tapasvis, viragis (thosewho have renounced) and mahatmas. When Godincarnates, He does so for three reasons, forprotecting the saintly and good people, fordestroying the wicked and for establishingdharma. The saintly or holy men are there onlyto give their blessings to people.Q. Today there are many people who by exhibitingmagical or such powers call themselves God.What do the shastras say in this regard?A. God can exhibit His magical or other powers. Aperson who has acquired such powers from Godcan also exhibit magical or other powers. Someasuras and rakshasas had acquired throughpenance the capacity to exhibit such magical andother skills. A person who exhibits such magicalor other powers is called as one who is adept intantras and mantras, but he cannot be calledGod.PRASNOTTARA-RATNA-MALIKABy Adi Sankara BhagavatpadahWho is not to be trusted?One who as a rule utters lies.On what occasions, is even a lie sinless?That which is uttered for the sake of protectingrighteousness.What is righteousness?That which has been practised by the virtuouselders of the family.What is the strength of the good?GodWho is good?One who is always contented.What is divine?The good deeds.Who is the doer of good deeds?One who is praised by the virtuous.Who is the friend of a householder?His wife.And who is a householder?One who performs sacrifices.What is sacrifice?That which is ordained by the scripture and is forthe welfare of people.Whose action is fruitful?Of one who is of good conduct and refined.Who is the refined?One who has accepted the Vedas as authority.Who is the one that gets killed?One who has fallen from his religious duties.Who is blessed?One who has renounced.Who is esteemed?One who is wise and good.Who is to be worshipped?One who gives freely.Who is the giver freely?One who gives satisfaction to the needy.What is good fortune for those who have body?Health.Kanchi-Apr-10-final.pmd45/21/2010, 3:51 PM

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Our Sage SpeaksIf a medicine is brought and kept without use for some time, it loses its potency. Similarly, if the Veda is notrepeatedly studied, the power of its mantras will diminish. In order to regain for it the power, along with pujaand homa, the mantras should be repeated many a time. For all lapses, what serves as the sure recompenseis the repetition of Gayatri.Did you know ?Sage Veda Vyasa classified the Veda into four: Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharvana. He taught the fourVedas to four sages (rsis), one to each, so that the Veda would be in vogue from generation to generation,each hearing the Veda and reciting with the proper intonation, and thus transmitting it without a break. Thefour sages were: Sumantu, Paila, Jaimini, and Vaisampayana. Vyasa entrusted the four Vedas as follows:to Jaimini Sama-veda; to Vaisampayana, Yajur-veda; to Sumantu, Rig-veda; and to Paila, Atharvana-veda.Sri Sankara Jayanthi MahotsavamThe JAYANTHI MAHOTSAVAM of SRI ADI SANKARACHARYA, the incarnation of Parameswara, the Lordof knowledge, is to be celebrated at Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram from Friday, the 14 th May2010 to Tuesday, the 18 th May 2010, the Jayanthi day. Veda parayana, Bhashya parayana, bhajans, slokaparayanas, discourses, etc. are to be conducted and the celebrations include Rudrabhishekam to Sri Acharyalon 18 th May 2010, the Jayanthi day. All devotees and disciples of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam are requestedto participate in all the functions and receive the blessings of the Acharyas and Sri Tripurasundari SamethaSri Chandramouleeswara Swami.Laksha Avarthi Gayatri Maha YagnamWith the blessings of Acharyals of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, it is programmed to perform a LakshaAvarthi Gayatri Maha Yagnam on the day of Akshaya Trithiyai, Sunday, 16th May 2010 from 6 a.m. onwardsat Sankara Matam, Girivalam Road, Thiruvannamalai. All devotees are requested to participate and get theblessings of Sri Devi Gayatri Mata and that of our Gurus. Arrangements have been made for the stay andfood from 15.5.2010 evening onwards. Contact: 9444674446.Pujyashri Acharyas at Sri Maha Periyaval's 16th AradhanaASARC Lecture SeriesAdi Sankara Advaita Research Centre conducted its second lecture in 2010 at Sri Varasiddhi VallabhaGanapathy Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai on Friday, the 16th April 2010. Prof. T. N. Ganapathy, Director,Yoga Siddha Research Centre, Chennai, delivered the lecture on SIDDHAS.Kanchi-Apr-10-final.pmd65/21/2010, 3:51 PM

In Adoration of the Mokshapuri - KanchipuramThere are seven sacred cities in our land which grant salvation. They are:v;ks/;k eFkqjk ek;k dk'kh dk×ph vokfUrdk Aiqjh }kjorh PkSo lIrSrs eks{knkf;dk: AAThe city of Kanchi (kacchi) has been praised in the following words in Perumpanatruppadai oneamong the ancient works in Tamil Sangam Literature.kyh; jiy cyfj;Js;Sk; gyu; bjhH tpHpt[ nkk;gl;l gHtpwd; \J}u;[ghz; - 410-411]The city of kacchi is an ancient one (mudur) in the world whose excellence isenhanced by festivals celebrated by the followers of various faiths.Nacchinarkiniyar comments on the above thus:gy rkaj;jhUk; bjhGk;go vLj;j tpHhf;fspnyVid efu;fspd; nkyhd btw;wpapid cila giHa Cu;Kacchi an ancient city preeminent because festivals of various faiths arecelebrated there.Appar refers to kanchi as a place of boundless learning in his Tevaram relating to Tirukkacchi – Tirumetrali.bry;tpia ghf'; bfhz;lhu; nre;jid kfdhff; bfhz;lhu;ky;ypiff; fz;zpnahL khkyu;f; bfhd;iw R{of;fy;tpiaf; fiuapyhj fh";rp khefh; jd;Ds;shy;vy;ypia tps';f epd;Au; ,y';Fnkw;wspadhnu (4-43-8)He has beloved Parvati sharing half his body; He has sendan (Subrahmanya)as His son: the fair-eyed Ganga adorns His head, and konrai flowers light upof his face; He shines in Tirumetrali in Kanchi noted for the boundlesslearning of its scholars is contrast to the surrounding ignorance.In a reference to Aravana Adigal in the Manimekhalai, the expression Kacchimanagar is used:jtbewp mutzd; rhw;wf; nfl;ldd;M';f td;whDk; epd;dwj;jpw;nfJg;g{';bfho fr;rp khefu; Mjypd;kd;wk; khefu; khjtd; bgau; ehd;bghw;bwho jhaUk; mg;gjpg; glu;e;jdu;(kzpnkfiy. fr;rpkhefu; g[f;f fhij/ tupfs; 150-154).Kanchi is the appropriate place for your ascetic practice: and, for your sakeyour mother and Sudhamati accompanied Aravanan to that place.Sivajnanamunivar in his Kanchi Purana refers to Kanchi as the navel region of Goddess Earth who wears thesea as Her garment and who shines as the Supreme akasamiz ahy; gug;g[Ez; gpkhfp mUl;gu btspaha;j;jpfGk;miz fly; cLf;if epykfl;Fe;jp !@jhdkhk;. (tPuhl;lfhrg;glyk;-31)THE ACHARYAS OF SRI KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETAMSRI KRPA SANKARENDRA SARASWATI(28 A.D. – 69 A.D.) (Ninth Pontiff)Known as Gangesopadhyaya before sanyasa, he was a native of Andhra Pradesh. Heattained mukthi at a place near Vindhya region.Kanchi-Apr-10-final.pmd75/21/2010, 3:51 PM

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