Sri Rama Amrutam is designed to enable people understand the methodology of performing pooja as per agamas in a proper manner. It also address the need and importance of each and every upachara (steps in pooja) followed, thereby bridge the gap between reasoning and ritual, this will ultimately result in aiding the devotee to attain the true goal of life (eternal bliss).
Every sunday the entire set required to conduct pooja alongwith the statutes of Sri Seeta-Lakshman-Hanumat sahita Sri Ramchandra Parabramha are brought to the desired devotee house and abhishekam is performed as per agamas in the devotees house. After abhishekam, Sri vishnu sahasranam, Sri Rama Raksha Stotram, Sri Hanuman chalisa, Sri Nama Ramayanam and Sri Rama Nama sankertana are sung in the praise of Lord.


The ideology behind this program is to enlighten the need and significance of performing pooja, the importance of agamas and sastras, the joy in reciting lord's leelas and thereby helping people to lead peaceful and contented life.

SRI RAMA RAKSHA SARVA JAGAT RAKSHA

LOKA SAMASTA SUKINO BHAVANTU


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Monday, November 7, 2011

Sri Rama Amrutam Schedule (Fifth)

Host                     Ms. Jayanthi

Date                     20th November 2011

Venue                   Ameerpet

Timings                 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Telugu calendar:   Sri Khara Nama samvatsaram aa
                             Dakshinayanam, Sharad ruthu,
                             Kaartika Masam,
                             Krishnapaksham, Dasami Tithi,
                             Purva Phalguni nakshatram

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Sarvam Sri SeetaRamachandraparabramha aarpanamastu

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Kaartikamasam

Importance of Kaartikamasam
Kaartika masam is considered to be the most auspicious month. The Lord of the month is Damodurudu. The pujas, homas, japas, donations and fastings performed during this month will give immense results. During this month, wee hour (between 3:00AM to 4:00AM) head bath and lighting of lamps between 5:30PM to 6:30 PM in the evening are most important. During this month, the devotees have to wake up well before sunrise and after bathing wear rudraskha and vibhuthi and offer prayers to Tulasi plant. Daily fasting the whole day and partake food after stars are visible in sky and those who cannot do, can at least be on fasting on Mondays, Ekadasis, Poornima or Amavasya thithis and those who too cannot perform can at least be on fasting on Kaartika Poornima day to get more benefits. It may be noted that visiting of Shiva temples and recitation of Kaartika Puranam is important. During this month, it is advised to donate Saligramam, silver, cow etc. Regular recitation of Vishanushasranamam is also advised to seek His blessings. Recitation of Lalitha Shashranamavali will get financial benefits.

The daily guide is given hereunder for the benefit of the devotees.
Day 1 – Kaartikamasam Shuddha Padayami
Agnim trinetra murunam padamstam suklavaasam
Shaktipadmabhavahema Bhooshayatam bhaje

Day 2 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dwiteya
Om brahmane lokadhipataye raktavarnayordwalokapalakaya
Padamahastaya hamvahanayanamaha
om Kamalasanaya vidmahe padamhastaya deemahi
Tanmo Brahma prachodayat

Day 3 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Thriteeya
Sankata pradamam nam dwiteeyam vijaya tadha
Truteeyam kamda proktam chaturdam dukaharini
Sarvani panchamam namstakam Katyayani tadha
Saptamam bheemanayana sarvarogaharastakam
Namastakammitham punyam trisanyadyam sraddhayanwitha
yah pateetpatayedwasi naro muschetqa sankataat

Day 4 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Chavathi
Vignudwanta nivaranaika tarani righatavi havyava
Dwignavyala kulasyamatta garudo vignebhi pachanavaha
Vignotttunga giriprbhedana panirvignabdhi kumbodvavoam

Day 5 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Panchami
Namaste devadevesa namaste dharanidhara
Namaste sarvanagendra adishesha namostute

Day 6 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Shasti
On this day, we have to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. Fasting is advised. It is advised to donate Vibhoothi and perform Rudrahomam to ward of negative effects. By performing this, the devotees will witness improved financial position.
Sivva Dwadasanama Stotra
Pradhamastumahadevo Dwiteeyastu Maheswara
Truteeya Sankarogneyuschuturdo vrushabhadwaja
Panchamah Krukttivasacha shasta kamanganasana
Saptamo devadevesa srikantaschastama smutah
Eswaro navamogynyo dasama Parvathipathi
Rudra Ekadasaischava dwadasa Shiva vuchyate

Day 7 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha saptami
Saptabhogam subravarnam satyasamdham bhayamkaram
Shantipriyam sadanamdam dwijihwa teekashanadamshrinam
Sarvabhista pradataram jagadrakshana tatsaram
Nityannadhan samtustam Subramanyam namamyaham

Day 8 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Aastami
Adideva namastubhyam praseeda mama bhaskara
Diwakara namastubhyam prabhakara namostute
Yanmadalam deeptikaram visalam
Ratnaprabham teevaramanaadhimanadi roopam
Daridya dhukha kshayakaranam cha punatu mam
Tatsaviruneyam

Day 9 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Navami
Santakaram Bhujagasayanam padmanabham suresam
Viswakaram gagana sadrusam meghavarnam subhagam
Lakshmikantam kamalanayanam yogi hrudwangamyam
Vande Vishnu bhavabhayaharam sarvalokaika nadham

Day 10 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dasami
Yaasaa padmasanasta vipulakatitati padmapatrayatakshi
Gambheeravarthanaabhi stanabharanamita subhravastotrareeyaa
Lakshmirvidvapairamanihana khachitai snapita hemakumbhai
sa nityam padmahasta mama vasatu gruhe sarvamagalyayukta

Day 11 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Ekadasi
Krushanbharam krushnavarnam krushnagamdhanulepanam
Padmasanam sooladhara mindraneelasamadutyam
Keyoorinam mukutinam varadam grudhavahanam
Shanisacharam maham vande krushnabharana bhooshitam

Day 12 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dwadasi
Mastyam kurmam varaham ch vamanam cha janardhanam
Govindam pundaraksham madavam madusudhanam
Padmanabham Hrushikesam vaikuntam Purushottamam
Viswaroopam vasudevam ramam narayanam harim
Damodaram sridharamcha vedamgam garudadwajam
Anantam Krishna gopalam jpato nasti patakam

Day 13 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Tryodasi
Yanmulye saravateeeradhani yanmadye sarwadevataYadhagre sarvavedarcha tulasi twam namamyaham
Namsstulasi kalyani namo vishnupriye subhe
Namo mokshaprade devi namaha sampradayani
Vamamali gadee sareeja sanka chakri ch nandaki
Srimannarayano vishnurvwasudevobhirakshitu

Day 14 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Chaturdasi
Mangalo bhoomi putraschya runahardha dhanpradhah
Sthirasano mahakayo sarvakam phalaprada
Lohito lohitakshascha samaganam krupakara
Dharatmajaha Kujo bhowmo bhoomido bhoominandana
Angarakoyamasaichava sarvarogapharaka
Hrushe kartacha hartcha saravadaivicha poojita
Angaraka Japa mantra(108 times)
Angaraka Maheeputra bhagavan baktavastala
Namoostute Mamaasesha runammasu vimochaya

Day 15 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Pournami
Vande sambhu mumapatim suragurum vande jagatkaranam
Vande pannaga bhhoshanam mrugadharam vande pasoonam patim
Vande Suryasasanka vahinyananam vande mukunda priyam
Vande bhaktajanasrayam cha varadham vande sivam sanakaram

Day 16 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Padayami
Om Shivaya namaha – Dyanam samaprpayami
Om Paraneswaraya namaha – Avaham samarpayami
Om Kailsavasaya namaha - Ratnakhachita simhasanam samparpayami
Om Gowrinadhaya namaha - Padyam samparpayami
Om Lokeswaraya namaha - Ardyam samparpayami
Om Vrushaba vahanaya namaha - Snanam samparpayami
Om Digambaraya namaha - Vastram samparpayami
Om Jagannadhaya namaha - Yagnopaveetam samparpayami
Om Kapaladharine namaha - Gandham samparpayami
Om Sampoornagunaya namaha - Pushapam samparpayami
Om Maheswaraya namaha - Akshitan samparpayami
Om Parvathinadhaya namaha - Dhoopam samparpayami
Om Tejoroopaya namaha - Deepam samparpayami
Om Lokarakshaya namaha - naivadyam samparpayami
Om Trilochanaya namaha - Karpura neerajanam samparpayami
Om Sankaraya namaha - Suvarna mantra pushapam samparpayami
Om Bhavaya namaha - Pradikshana namaskaraadhi sarvopacharan samparpayami

Day 17 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Dweteyam
'Sarvamangala mangalye sive sarvardhasadhike
Saranye trayabake devi narayani namostute'

Day 18 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Tadiya
Saranagata deenarta paritrana parayane
Sarvaswarthi hare Devi narayani namostute

Day 19 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Chavathi
'Om bhavaya devaya namaha om sarvaya devaya namaha
Om Eesanayana devaya namaha Om pasupate devaya namaha
Om Vugrayan devaya namah Om Rudraya devaya namaha
Om Bheemaya Devaya namaha Om Mahate devaya namaha'

Day 20 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Panchami
'Aarthanam aarthihamtaaram bheetanam bhayanasanam
Dwishatam kaladamdam tam ramachandram namamyaham
Apadamaphartharam dataram sarvasampadam
Lokabhiramam Sriramam bhooyo bhooyo namamyaham'

Day 21 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Shashti
Nityannadana niritakhila roga harin
Bhaygapradana paripoorita bhakta kama
Srutyagama pravana vachya nijaswaroopa
Valllisanadha mamadehi karavalambam

Day 22 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula saptami
Pradamam tu harim vamdya dwiteeyam kesavam tadha
Truteeyam padmanabham tu chaturdam vamanam tadha
Panchamam vedagarbham ch shastam ch madhusudanam
Saptamam vasudevam ch varaham chastamam tadha
navamam pundareekaksham dasamam tu janardhanam
Krushnamekadasam prokatam dwadasam sridharam tadha

Day 23 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Astami
Shankamadye stitam toyam bharmitam kesavopari
Angalagnam munshyanam brahamahatyadikam dahet

Day 24 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Navami
Daridya nasaka Durgastuti
Durgesmuta harawsibheeti masheshajamto
Satai stutamati mateevasubham dadaasi
Daridya dukha bhayaharini katvadanya
Sarvopakara karunaya sadardhachitta

Day 25 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Dasami
Hanumanamjanaa soonu vayuputro mahabhala
Ramesta phalguna sakhi pingakshomita vikramam
Udadhikramanaischa seetasoka vinasaka
Lakshmana pranadasa cha dasagreevasyadarpaho
Dwadasitani namani sapeemdasya mahatmana

Day 26 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Ekadasi
On this day happens to be Bhahula Ekadasi. Recite Bhagavadgita on this day. Do not forget to parayana of Bhagavadgita during Kaartikamasam. Offer prayers with the Tulasi leaves to Lord Vishnu. Fasting is advised. Donate silver, gold or Saligramam.

Day 27 - Kaartikamasam Bahula Dwadasi
Yamaya Dharmarajaya mrutyaveechamta kayacha
Vaivaswataya kalaya saravabhootaya shayaayacha
Owdumbharaya dhadnaya neelaya parameeshtine
Vukrodaraya chitraya chitraguptaya te namaha

Day 28 - Kaartikamasam Bahula Tryodasi
Amboruham janmagruham bhavatya
Vakshastalam bhartugruham marare
Karunyata kalpaya padmavaase
Leelagruham me hrudayaravindam

Day 29 - Kaartikamasam Bahula chaturdasi
Nagendraharaya trilochanaya
Bhasmagaraya maheswaraya
Nityaya suddaya digambaraya
tasmai na karaya namasivaya
Mandakini sakila chandanacharchitaya
Nandeeswara pramadanada maheswaraya
Mandara mukya bahupushpa supujiataya
Tasmai ma karaya namasivaya
Sivaya Gowrivandanaravinda
Suryaya dhakshadwaranasanaya
Sri neelakantaya vrushadwajaya
Tasmai si karaya namasivaya
Vashishtakumbhodwa gowtamadi
Muneendra devaarchita sekharaya
Chandraka vaiswanara lochanaya
Tasmai va karaya namasivaya
Yakshaswaroopaya Jatadharaya
Pinakahastaya Sanatanaya
Divyaya devaya digambaraya
Tasmai ya karaya namasivaya
Panchaksharamidam punyam ya patechhvasannidow
Sivlokamavopontti sivena saha modite
Shankam chakram julookam dhadha dhamtrutaghatam chapi Dhorbhischtrurbhi
Sookshmaswachhati hrudyamsum parivilasanowsi mubhojaneetram
Kalambhodojwalamgam katitativilasacccharu peeambaradyam
Vande Danwantri ta nikhilagadhavan prodadavagnikeelam

Day 30 – Kaartikamasam Bahula Aamavasya
Arogyam pradatuno dinakara chandram yasonirmalam
Bhootabhoomisutaa sudaamsu tanayam pragyanam gururgavam
Kaanyakomala vaagvilasamutulam mundomudam sarvada
Rahurabhahubalam virodha samanam ketu kulstonnatim

Sarvam Sri SeetaRamachandraparabramha aarpanamastu

PRADAKSHINAM - meaning, purpose and methods

Meaning -
PRA -  The letter "Pra" removes all fears and worries
DA -    The letter "Da" blesses with moksha / renunciation
KSHI- The letter "KSHI" removes all kinds of diseases (Sarva vyadhi nivarana)
NAM - The letter "NAM" blesses with allround prosperity and wealth.

Purpose -
It is one among the upacharas in Shodasoupachra (16 steps of prayer), it symbolizes complete surrender to the lord and seek his blessings for fulfillment of the truth of life.

Method of performing pradakshinam -
The Pradakshinas must be started from the Dhwajastamba in clockwise direction. While observing this seva, one must walk or roll slowly chanting the lord's name (the deity for whom you are offering the  seva). Don't hurry or rush yourself while making pradakshinam. Generally devotees offer a minimum of 3, 9,11,  21 or sometimes 108 pradakshinams  depending upon their vow for wish fulfillment. 
While doing these pradakshinams, one must hold both hands together, as we do Namasthe/Namashkar. 
While doing prdakshinas, our thoughts should be mainly on God, thus we chant Ashtotra or any short verses on the Deity. It is also advisable to hold Haldi stick (Pasupu kommu) or Betel nut or flowers (When you are making 108 pradakshinas, hold 108 flowers or haldi sticks or any auspicious materials) for easy remembrance of the count. Otherwise our thoughts go around counting the pradakshinams and there is no point in doing such seva. 
Don't forget to include Dhwajastambha in the pradakshinams. After completion of each pradakshina, make Namaskara holding both hands together near Dhwajasthambha and proceed further.  Once you are done with Pradakshinams, enter the temple from the right side of Dhwajasthambha. While exit, use left side of the Dhwajasthambha.

Types of Pradakshinam -
1. Atma Pradakshina
After completion of vrata or daily pooja, one must do atma pradakshinam while chanting this sacred text:

"Yanikanicha papani janmanthara kruthanicha, tani tani pranashyanthi pradakshina padhe padhe
papoham papa karmaanam papatma paapa sambhavah trahimam krupayaadeva, sharanagatha vatsala"

In this type of pradakshina, we go around ourselves, The significance is that the ego which goes round like a whirlwind must get destroyed, and must get absorbed in Atma. That is Atma Pradakshinam.
2. Pada Pradakshina
In this type of Pradakshina, devotees walk around the temple.

3. Danda Pradakshina
In this type of Pradakshina, devotees take a step do Sashtanga Pranama, again take another step and do Sashtanga Pranama (Sa ashta anga meaning Eight parts of the body touching the ground).

4. Anga Pradakshina
In this type of pradakshina, devotees lie prostrate and roll around the temple. Generally this pradakshina will be done with wet clothes. This is the most powerful pradakshinam for wish fulfillment. This tradition is practised at Tirumala, Mantralaya and many pilgrim places.

Sarvam Sri SeetaRamachandraparabramha aarpanamastu

Siddha Mangala stotram


Srimadananta Sree Vibhushita Appala Lakshmi Narasimharaajan!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Sri Vidyadhari Radha Surekha Sreeraakhidhara Sreepadaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Maataa Sumati Vaatschalyaamruta pariposhita Jaya Sreepadaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Satya Rusheewara Duhitaanandana Baapanaaryanuta Sree Charanaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Savitrakaathaka Chayana Punyaphala Bharadwaja Rushigotra Sambhavaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Dho Chowpaatee Dev Lakshmi Ghanasamkhyaa Bodhitaa Sree Charanaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Punyaroopinee Raajamaambasuta Garbhapunyaphala Samjaataa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Sumateenandana, Naraharinandaana Dattadevaprabhu Sreepadaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Peethikaapura Nityavihaara, Madhumati Dattaa, Mangalaroopaa!
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Digvijayeebhava, Sreemadakhanada Sree Vijayeebhava!!

Shreepada Raajam sharanam prapadhye

Rudraksha suggested as per birth star

Ashwani : Nava mukhi
Bharani : Shanmukhi 
Krittika : Ekamukhi, dwadasha mukhi
Rohini: Dwimukhi
Mrigasira: Trimukhi
Arudra:  Ashtamukhi
Punarvasu: Panchamukhi
Pushyami: Saptamukhi
Ashlesha: Chaturmukhi
Makha: Nava mukhi
Pubba: Shanmukhi
Uttara: Eka mukhi, Dwadasa mukhi
Hasta: Dwimukhi
Chitta : Trimukhi
Swati: Ashtamukhi
Visakha: Panchamukhi
Anuradha: Saptamukhi
Jesta:  Chaturmukhi
Moola: Navamukhi
Poorvashada: Shanmukhi
Uttarashada: Ekamukhi or Dwadasa mukhi
Shravanam: Dwimukhi
Dhanista: Trimukhi
Shatabhishema: Ashtamukhi
Poorvabhadra: Panchamukhi
Uttarabhadra: Saptamukhi
Revati: Chaturmukhi