06.08.2009 Thursday GAYATHRI JAPA SANGALPAM

Bramachaaris should first do samithaadanam and then do this japam.

1) Aachamanam (Achudaayanamaha, anandaayanamaha..)
2) Wear Pavithram and keep 4 tharpai under your feet and keep 4 along with pavithram.
3) Vinaayakar vandanam (Suklaam bharatharam vishnum sashivarnam charbujam... saandayey)
4) Pranaayaamam (om buuhu, om buuvaha... om buurbhuvashwarom , mamopartha, samastha.... prithiyartham
5) thatheyva lagnam suthinam thatheyva
thaarabalam chandrabalam thatheyva
vidhyaabalam thaivabalam thatheyva
lakshmipathey tey ankriyukam smaraami
abhavithrovaa sarvaavasthram kathobhivaa
yahsmareyth pundareekaaksham sabhaahyaabyandhara:
suchi, maanasam vaachikam paabam karmanaa samupaarjitham
sri rama smaraneynaiva vyapoohathi na samsaya:
Sri rama rama rama thithir vishnu: thathaavaara: nakshathram
vishnureyva cha yokacha karanam saiva sarvam vishnumayam jagadu.
Sri govinda govinda govinda adya sri bhavadha: mahaa purusyashya vishnu:
Aangyayaa pravarthamaanasya athyabrammana: thveetheeya paraarthey,
sveythavaraaha kalpey, vaivastha manvantharey, astaavimsathi thamey, kaliyuhey
prathamapaathey, jambudveepey, bharathavarshey,bharathagandey, meyroo:
dhakshineypaarswey, sakaapthey, asmin varthamaaney, vyavaarikey, prapavaatheenaam
sastya: samvathsaraanaam mathyey
viroodhi naama samvathsarey
dakshinaayaney
kreeshma rudow
kataka maasey
sukla bhakshey powrnamaasyaam (upto 6.48 in the morning)
if after 6.48 krishna bhakshey prathamaayaam
subathithow
guru vaasara yukthaayaam
sravana nakshatra yukthaayaam
aayusmaan naamayoha
pava
kowlava karana yukthaayaam
yeyvankuna viseysheyna visistaayaam
asyaam
pownamaashyam (6.48)/prathamaayaam
subathithow

midyaatheetha prayachithaartham thosavathsu apathaneeya prayachirthaanja
astothra
sahasra (1008) or satha (108)
sankyayaa
gayathri mahaamandra japam karisyey

pranavasya risheer brama (on head), devi gayathri chanda: (nose edge), paramaathmaa devatha (chest) ...

(On head) Pooraathi saptha vyaahrudheenaam athri pruhu kuthsa vasista gowthama kaashyaba
aankirasa rushya:

(On nose edge) Gayathri ushneek anustup pruhathee pankthee thrustup jagadya: chandaamsi

(On chest) agni vaayu arka vaakeesa varuna indra visveytheyvaa: theyvathaa:

THEN DO GAYATHRI JAPAM 1008 OR 108 TIMES ACCORDING TO YOUR SELECTION IN THE MANTRA

AFTER JAPAM

DO PRANAAYAAMAM 3 TIMES

THEN GAYATHRI UPASTHAANA SANKALPAM AS FOLLOWS:

Mamopaatha samastha
durithakshya dwaara
sri parameyshwara prithiyartham

praadas sandthyaa gayathri upasthaanam karisyey

Now stand and bend with ring finger touching the ground

uthamey sikarey devi bhumyaam parvatha murththani brahmaneypyo
hyanukgnam kachha devi yadaasukam (now stand straight)

Om mithrasya sarmanee dhrutha: sravo theyvasya saanaseem
sathyam chitra chravasthamam mitro janaan yaathayathi prjaanan
mithro daathaara pruthivee mudadyaam
mithra krusteera nimishaabhee sastey satyaaya havyam
gruthavath vitheym prasamidra marthoo asthu
prayasvaan yastha aathidhya sikshati vratheyna na hanyathey
na jeeyathey thvotho ninamakumho achnoth yanthitho na dhuraath

THEN REMOVE THE PAVITHRAM
DO AACHAMANAM
THEY SAY 'om thastat brahmaarpanamasthu

DO NAMASKARAM

JAPAM OVER

Hindu Time Calender

One day = sun rise to next day sun rise.
Krishna Baksham - 15 days from Pournami to Amaavasai.
Sukla Baksham - 15 days from Amaavasai to Pournami
Thidhi - Next day to Pournami or Amaavasai. Distance between Sun and Moon is called Thidhi.
One Muhurtham - 1 and 1/2 hours
Naazhigai - 60 Naazhigai = 1day = 24 hours (calculated from sun raise)
Chadur Yuga - Kritha Yuga, Threythaa Yuga, Duvabara Yuga, Kali Yuga.
one Kali Yuga = 4,32,000 years.
One Manvandiram = 71 times completion of Chadur Yuga.
One Kalpam = 14 Manvandirams = Bhrimaa's 1/2 day.
Jaamam = 3 hours.

Kritha-yuga = The golden age 1,728,000 years. The average life span at the beginning of the yuga is 100,000 years.

Threythaa YUGA -The silver age, 1,296,000 years. The average life span is 10,000 years

Duvabara YUGA - The bronze age 864,000 years. The average life expectancy is only 1000 years.

Kali YUGA - The iron age 432,000 years. The average life expectancy is only 100 years. By now already 5000 years of Kali yuga have passed and it is predicted that by the end of the yuga people will hardly be older than 20 years and their only food will be meat.

Stothram to increase your wealth.

This stothram is written by Shri Vasista Muni on Lord Siva. (Place : Thirucheyrai, Kumbakonam
Name of the Temple : Saara Parameyshwarar Temple. Lord: Runa Vimochana Lingeyshwar)

When pray with this stotram daily, all debts will vanish and wealth will grow - according to this Muni.

Daily I pray.









This is the Stothram.

Vishveshwara Narakaarnava Dhaaranaaya
Karnaam Rudhaaya sasisaykara Dhaaranaaya
Karpurakaandhi Dhavalaaya Jadaatharaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Gowripriyaaya Rajaneecha Kalaatharaaya
Kaalandhakaaya pujakaadhi paganganaaya
Gangaatharaaya gajaraaja vimarthanaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Bakthapriyaaya pavaroka bayobhahaaya
Ukraaya thurkapavasaakara dhaaranaya
jyothirma yaaya gunanaama suhrunyakaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Sarmaambaraaya chavabasmavilaypanaaya
Baalaykshanaaya manikundalamandi thaaya
Manjeerapaathayukalaaya jadaatharaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Panchaana naaya paniraaja vibhuushanaaya
Heymaamsukaaya Bhuvanathrya mandithaaya
Aanandha Bhuumivaradhaaya dhaamomayaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Bhaanupriyaaya bhavasaagara dhaaranaaya
Kaalandhakaaya kamalaasana bhujithaaya
Neythrathrayaaya shubalakshana lakshithaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Ramapriyaaya raghunaatha varaprathaaya
Naagapriyaaya narakaarnava dhaaranaaya
Punyeyshu punya parithaaya surraarchithaaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Muktheyshvaraaya palathaaya ganeshwaraaya
Geethapriyaaya vrushabeyshwara vaahanaaya
Maathangasarma vasanaaya maheyshwaraaya
Daaridriya Thukka Thahanaaya Namahachivaaya

Vasastey nakrudham stothram sarva roka nivaaranam
Sarva sambatkaram seekra puthra pouthraathi varthanam
Thrisandyam yeh pateyn nithyam
Sahi swarga mavaapnuyaath.

Idhi Shri Vasista virachitham dhaaridriya thahanam Sivastothram samburnam.
OM NAMACHIVAAYA.

According to Shri Vasista, if anybody reads this stothram daily 3 times, he/she's debts will be
cleared, will get good childeren, will have good health with prolonged life, will get all ishwaryam etc.

Temples - Kumbakonam

Recently I have visited Kumbakonam and the main purpose is to visit many temples in and around that city.

Even though I have missed many temples due to paucity of time I have listed most of the temples for your reference.

1) In Kumbakonam City a) Aadi Kumbeyshwar Temple b) Naageshwar Swamy Temple
c) Somayshwar Temple. d) Saarangapani Temple (Vishnu) e) Uppliyappan Temple (Vishnu)
f) Kaasi Vishwanathar Kovil (Sivan) g) Abhimukeyshwar Kovil (Sivan) h) Paanapureeshwar Temple (Sivan) i) Aadhikampatta Vishwanathar Temple (Sivan) j) Kaalahastheeshwar Temple (Sivan) k) Chakrapaani Temple (Vishnu) l) Ramasway Temple (Vishnu) m) Varaahaswamy Temple (Vishnu) n) Rajagopalaswamy Temple (Vishnu) o) Vedhanarayanaperumal Temple (Vishnu)

2) Thiruvisai Nallur (Sivan Temple)
3) Thirunaageyshwaram (Sivan)
4) Thiruvidai Marudhur (Sivan)
5) Thirukodikaaval (Sivan)
6) Aaduthurai (Sivan)
7) Govindapuram (Bodeyndrar Samadhi and Pandurangan Sannadhi)
8) Thennalakudy (Sivan)
9) Thirumangalakudy (Sivan)
10) Saakotai (Sivan)
11) Sivapuram (Sivan)
12) Marudhaanallur (Sivan)
13) Naachiyar Koil (Vishnu)
14) Azaghaaputhur (Sivan)
15) Thiruperundurai (Sivan)
16) Udayaar Koil (Sivan)
17) Koneryrajapuram (Sivan)
18) Naathur (Sivan)
19) Karuveli (Sivan)
20) Kudavaasal (Sivan)
21) Pateeshwaram (Sivan) & Durgai
22) Thiruchathi Mutram (Sivan)
23) Aavur (Sivan)
24) Nallur (Sivan)
25) Thirupaalathurai (Sivan)
26) Kottaiyur (Sivan)
27) Thiruvalanchuzhi (Vinayagar)
28) Innambur (Sivan)
29) Thirupurambayam (Sivan)
30) Thiruvijayamangai (Sivan)
31) Thiruvaikaavur (Sivan)
32) Thirundhudevankudi (Sivan)
33) Thirucheyenjaluur (Sivan)
34) Thiruvaapadi (Sivan)
35) Thirupanandaal (Sivan)]
36) Thirucheyrai (Vishnu)
37) Thirupullanbhoothankudy (Vishnu)
38) Kabistalam (Vishnu)
39) Naadan Kovil (Vishnu)
40) Thiruaadhanur (Vishnu)
41) Thiruvelliyankudi (Vishnu)
42) Harichandrapuram (Sivan)
43) Taarasuram (Sivan)
44) Muzaiyur (Sivan)
45) Udaiyaalur (Sivan)
46) Umayaalpuram (Sivan)
47) Arakaram (Sivan)
48) Swamimalai (Murugan)
49) Sundaraperumal Temple (Sivan)
50) Veeramaankudi (Sivan)
51) Ganapathi Agrahaaram (Sivan)
52) Thirukarukaavur (Garparakshambikai Amman)
53) Pattukudi (Sivan)
54) Aadhanur (Hanuman)
55) Uthamadhaanapuram (Sivan)
56) Karuppur (Sivan)
57) Kalkaanimandapam (Sivan)
58) Tiruvaikal (Sivan)
59) S.Puthur (Sivan)
60) Thirubhuvanam (Sivan)
61) Anakudi (Sivan)
62) Paruthikudi (Sivan)
63) Thirulokki (Sivan)
64) Cholapuram (Sivan)
65) Arasur (Sivan)
66) Kovilachery (Sivan)
67) Kadichambaadi (Sivan)
68) Pandhanallur (Sivan)
69) Thirumaandhurai (Sivan)
70) Sooryanaar Temple (Sun)
71) Aalankudi (Guru)
72) Ilandhurai (Sivan)
73) Putthakaram (Sivan)
74) Dhandattotam (Sivan)
75) Valangaimaan (Sivan)
76) Chandrasekarapuram (Sivan)
77) Thippirajapuram (Sivan)
78) Senbamkudi (Sivan)
79) Ammankudi (Durgai)
80) Kadhiraamangalam (Durgai)
81) Ayyavaadi (Prithiyankara)
82) Deyperumaanallur (Sivan)
83) Viswanathapuram (Sivan)
84) Thiruvaiyaar (Sivan)
85) Paabanaasam (108 lingams)
86) Thirumanancheyri (Sivan)
87) Srivaanchiyam (Sivan)
88) Koothanur (Saraswathi)
89) Thirumeeyachur (Lalithaambigai)