Update: Sree Narasimha Jayanthi – May 23rd 2013

Narasimha Jayanthi celebrated on May 23rdth  2013

This day signifies the appearance of Lord Narasimha on the planet. Lord Narasimha is the fourth and the greatest incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is believed to have appeared to protect his devotee, Prahlada, from his father Hiranyakashyapu .

If you listen to the song ” Narashima Nembo davana” posted on youtube, there is a paragraph which explains how Lord Narashima came from the pillar. Hiranyakashyapu pointed out at a pillar in his palace and asked Prahalada whether Lord Vishnu was present in it pillar. Prahalada who was a great devotee said yes. Next, you know Hiranyakashyapu uses his Gadha and broke open the pillar and there emerged our Lord Narasimha who than slained  Hiranyakashyapu using his sharp paws.

The day signifies the triumph of good over evil and the eagerness of the lord to protect his devotees from evil.

When my Parents visited us last year, my Father recited the “Bhagavatha Purana” for three weeks at my place. The way my Dad explained this part of the Purana, brings tears to my eyes every time I listen “Narashima Nembo Devana”. The greatest mistake I made was to not record the purana. Hopefully will record the next time my Father visits us.

Here is the link for the song Narashima Nembo Devana on Lord Shri Lakshmi Narashima

ಮಾಧವ ಮಾಮವ ದೇವ – Madhava Mamava Deva Lyrics

Composed by : Narayana Teertha
Lyrics on : Lord Krishna
Contributed by : Ms. Bhavana Damle

ಮಾಧವ ಮಾಮವ ದೇವ
ಯಾದವ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಯದುಕುಲ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ||ಪ.||
ಸಾಧು ಜನಾಧಾರ ಸರ್ವಭಾವ
ಮಾಧವ ಮಾಮವ ದೇವ ||ಅ.ಪ.||

ಅಂಬುಜಲೋಚನ ಕಂಬು ಶುಭಗ್ರೀವ
ಬಿಂಬಾಧರ ಚಂದ್ರಬಿಂಬಾನನ
ಚಾಂಪೇಯ ನಾಸಾಗ್ರ ಲಗ್ನ ಸುಮೌಕ್ತಿಕ
ಶರದ ಚಂದ್ರ ಜನಿತ ಮದನ ||೧||

ಕಪಟ ಮಾನುಷ ದೇಹ ಕಲ್ಪಿತ
ಜಗದಂಡ ಕೋಟಿ ಮೋಹಿತ ಭಾರತೀ ರಮಣ
ಅಪಗತ ಮೋಹ ತದುದ್ಭವ ನಿಜ ಜನಕ
ಕರುಣಯಾ ಧ್ರುತ ಸ್ನೇಹ ಸುಲಕ್ಷಣ ||೨||

ಕರ್ಣಕುಂಡಲ ರವಿಮಂಡಲ ವಿಕಸಿತ
ನಿಜಜನ ಮಾನಸ ಪಂಕೇರುಹ
ಕರುಣಹಾಸ ಸುಧಾನಿಧಿ ಕಿರಣ
ಶಮಿತ ಭವ ತಾಪಸ ಜನ ಮೋಹ ||೩||

ಮುರಳೀ ಗಾನ ರಸಾಮೃತ ಪೂರಿತ
ವ್ರಜ ಯುವತೀ ಮಾನಸಾರ್ಣವ ಭೋ
ಸರಸ ಗುಣಾರ್ಣವತೀರ್ಣ ಭವಾರ್ಣವ
ಸತತ ಗೀತ ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಮಂಡಲ ಭೋ ||೪||

ಶಂಖ ಚಕ್ರ ಪದ್ಮ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗ ಗದಾ ಖಡ್ಗ
ವೈಜಯಂತೀ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಾದಿ ಭೂಷ
ಸ್ವೀಕೃತ ಬುಧ್ಯಾದಿ ತತ್ವ ಸಮನ್ವಿತ
ದಿವ್ಯ ಮಂಗಳ ಗೋಪಬಾಲಕ ವೇಷ ||೫||

ಆಗಮ ಗಿರಿ ಶಿಖರೋದಿತ ಸತ್ಯ ಚಿದ
ದ್ವಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ ಸುಖ ಭಾನೊ
ಭೋಗಿ ಕುಲೋತ್ತಮ ಭೋಗ ಶಯನ
ದುಗ್ಧ ಸಾಗರರಾಜ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮ್ಯಾಢ್ಯ ತನೋ ||೬||

ಇಂದಿರಯಾ ಸಹ ಸುಂದರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
ಪುರಂದರಾದಿ ವಂದ್ಯ ಪದ ಕಮಲ
ನಂದನಂದನ ಯೋಗಿವರ್ಯ ಧುರಂಧರ
ನಾರಾಯಣ ತೀರ್ಥ ಮತಿ ವಿಹಾರ ||೭||

mAdhava mAmava dEva
yAdava kRuShNa yadukula kRuShNa ||pa.||
sAdhu janAdhAra sarvabhAva mAdhava mAmava dEva ||a.pa.||

aMbujalOchana kaMbu Subhagreeva
biMbAdhara chaMdrabiMbAnana
chAMpEya nAsAgra lagna sumouktika
Sarada chaMdra janita madana ||1||

kapaTa mAnuSha dEha kalpita
jagadaMDa kOTi mOhita bhAratee ramaNa
apagata mOha tadudbhava nija janaka
karuNayA dhruta snEha sulakShaNa ||2||

karNakuMDala ravimaMDala vikasita
nijajana mAnasa paMkEruha
karuNahAsa sudhAnidhi kiraNa
Samita bhava tApasa jana mOha ||3||

muraLee gAna rasAmRuta poorita
vraja yuvatee mAnasArNava bhO
sarasa guNArNavateerNa bhavArNava
satata geeta keerti maMDala bhO ||4||

SaMkha chakra padma SAr~gga gadA khaDga
vaijayaMtee koustubhAdi bhooSha
sweekRuta budhyAdi tatva samanvita
divya maMgaLa gOpabAlaka vESha ||5||

Agama giri shikharOdita satya chida
dvaya lakShaNa sukha bhAno
bhOgi kulOttama bhOga Sayana
dugdha sAgararAja lakShmyADhya tanO ||6||

iMdirayA saha suMdara kRuShNa
puraMdarAdi vaMdya pada kamala
naMdanaMdana yOgivarya dhuraMdhara
nArAyaNa teertha mati vihAra ||7||

Update: Significance of Akshaya Tritiya

Update: Please check the below link to see Gandhaleepana at Mantralaya:

• http://www.raghavendramutt.org/stories/akshaya-triteeya-gandhaleepana-mantralayam-2013

A very nice article I read about the significance of Akshaya Tritiya on SRSMutt.ORG. Link attached below:

• RaghavendraMutt.org

A song appropriate for this event contributed by Ms. Bhavana Damle.

http://sahityam.net/w/index.php/Gandhamu_puyyaruga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T0aH7oR8c

ಮಾಧವ ಮಾಯಾ ಮಾನವ – Madhava Maya Manava Lyrics

Composer: Sri Papanasam Sivan.
Contributed by: Ms. Bhavana Damle
rAga: haMsAnaMdi tALa: Adi

mAdhava mAyA mAnava rUpa vAsudEva mathurApuri nAyaka ||pa.||

yAdava kuladIpa rAdhA manOhara yashOdA tanaya sudhAkara murahara ||1||

naMda kumAra gOviMda dayAkara bRuMdAvanacara kanakAMbaradhara ||2||

dInajanAvana dhRutakara kaMkaNa dEvakI naMdana bhakta parAyaNa ||3||

shrI madhusUdana gOpikAramaNa rAmadAsa vaMdita muraLIdhara ||4||

ರಾಗ: ಹಂಸಾನಂದಿ ತಾಳ: ಆದಿ

ಮಾಧವ ಮಾಯಾ ಮಾನವ ರೂಪ ವಾಸುದೇವ ಮಥುರಾಪುರಿ ನಾಯಕ ||ಪ.||

ಯಾದವ ಕುಲದೀಪ ರಾಧಾ ಮನೋಹರ ಯಶೋದಾ ತನಯ ಸುಧಾಕರ ಮುರಹರ ||೧||

ನಂದ ಕುಮಾರ ಗೋವಿಂದ ದಯಾಕರ ಬೃಂದಾವನಚರ ಕನಕಾಂಬರಧರ ||೨||

ದೀನಜನಾವನ ಧೃತಕರ ಕಂಕಣ ದೇವಕೀ ನಂದನ ಭಕ್ತ ಪರಾಯಣ ||೩||

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧುಸೂದನ ಗೋಪಿಕಾರಮಣ ರಾಮದಾಸ ವಂದಿತ ಮುರಳೀಧರ ||೪||

ಜಯ ಜಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನ್ ಜಯ ಜಯ – Jaya Jaya Swamin Jaya Jaya Lyrics

Composer : Shri NarayaNa Teertha
Lyrics on : Lord Ganesha
Contributed by: Ms. Bhavana Damle
ಜಯ ಜಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನ್ ಜಯ ಜಯ
ಜಯ ಜಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನ್ ಜಯ ಜಯ |ಪ.|
ಜಯ ಜಯ ಜಿತವೈರಿವರ್ಗಪ್ರಚಂಡ
ಜಯ ಜಯ ಗಜಮುಖ ಜಯ ವಕ್ರತುಂಡ ||ಅ.ಪ.||

ಮೂಷಕವಾಹನ ಮುನಿಜನ ವಂದ್ಯ
ದೋಷರಹಿತ ದಳಿತಾಸುರಬೃಂದ
ಶೇಷಭೂಷಣ ಶೈವ ವಾರಿಧಿ ಚಂದ್ರ
ಪೋಷಿತ ಪರಿಜನ ಪುಣ್ಯೈಕಕಂಧ ||೧||

ಅದ್ರಿಸುತಾಸುತ ಅನವದ್ಯ ಚರಿತ
ಭದ್ರ ಭಕ್ತ ಭವ ಭಯಹರ ಮುದಿತ
ರುದ್ರೋದಿತ ಋಜು ಮಸ್ತಕ ಸಹಿತ
ಸದ್ರೂಪ ಸರಸಿಜ ಸಮುದಿತ ವಿನುತ ||೩||

ಲಂಬೋದರ ಧೀರ ಲಾವಣ್ಯ ಸಾರ
ಕಂಬು ಸುಧಾನಿಧಿ ಕರ್ಪೂರಗೌರ
ಸಾಂಬಸದಾಶಿವ ಸತ್ಕೃತಿ ಚತುರ
ಸಾಮವೇದ ಗೀತ ಸಕಲಾಧಾರ ||೪||

ಶಕ್ರಾದಿ ಸುರಗಣ ಸನ್ನುತ ಚರಣ
ಶಾತಕುಂಭ ಮಣಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾಭರಣ
ಧಿಕೃತ ಘನ ವಿಘ್ನ ತಿಮಿರಾವರಣ
ಧೀರ ನಾರಾಯಣ ತೀರ್ಥ ಸುಕರುಣ ||೫||

jaya jaya swaamin jaya jaya
jaya jaya swaamin jaya jaya |pa.|
jaya jaya jitavairivargaprachaMDa
jaya jaya gajamukha jaya vakratuMDa ||a.pa.||

mUShakavaahana munijana vaMdya
dOSharahita daLitAsurabRuMda
shEShabhUShaNa shaiva vaaridhi chaMdra
pOShita parijana puNyaikakaMdha ||1||

adrisutAsuta anavadya charita
bhadra bhakta bhava bhayahara mudita
rudrOdita Ruju mastaka sahita
sadrUpa sarasija samudita vinuta ||3||

laMbOdara dhIra laavaNya saara
kaMbu sudhaanidhi karpUragaura
saaMbasadaashiva satkRuti chatura
saamavEda gIta sakalaadhaara ||4||

shakraadi suragaNa sannuta caraNa
shaatakuMbha maNi divyaabharaNa
dhikRuta ghana vighna timiraavaraNa
dhIra naaraayaNa tIrtha sukaruNa ||5||

Tomato Utappam – Tomato Dosa

Tomato Omelet it is usually called. I changed the name so as to not give a heart attack to the many visitors who are very traditional. This dosa has no EGGS. However, it has onions. Very healthy, very tasty, takes a little longer to cook when compared to regular dosa if you want it crispy. I used to make this dosa regularly when I first got married. After Sneha was born things changed, and I prepared dishes which she liked and this dosa went away.

Last week, I had just 1 cup dosa batter which wasn’t enough for making dosa for two people. I could have made Onion uttapam, but seeing red ripe tomatoes decided to make Tomato Utappam/Tomato Dosa or Tomato Omelet. Of course, you can make it even without left over Dosa batter. I have ingredients listed for both batters below.

Ingredients using left over Dosa Batter:

• 1 cup left over Dosa batter
• 2 cups Besan flour
• 3 tomatoes chopped finely
• 1 large onion chopped finely
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
• 4-5 green chillies (adjust to your taste)
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Salt to taste

Ingredients for regular Tomato Dosa:

• 1/2 cup Rice flour
• 1/2 cup fine sooji rava
• 2 cups Besan flour
• 3 tomatoes chopped finely
• 1 large onion chopped finely
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
• 4-5 green chillies (adjust to your taste)
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Chop the tomatoes, onion, coriander and green chillies finely.
• the smaller you chop, the crispier the Dosa
• Mix all the ingredients, with enough water to make dosa batter.
• Heat one griddle(Tava), and put the batter.
• Cover the dosa, so it gets cooked properly on one side
• Flip over and cook on other side as well
• On another stove, heat another griddle(Tava). When it is done on both sides, transfer to other griddle(Tava)
• Let it cook on low heat until the Dosa is crispy.
• This dosa takes quite a while to become crispy because of the Tomatoes and Besan.
• I used two Griddles (tava), so I could make them faster and crispier.
• Serve with Pickles, Chatni or just eat them plain like we did.

Updated Post: Akshaya Thritiya ಅಕ್ಷಯ ತೃತಿಯಾ – May 12th 2013

Akshaya Tritiya ಅಕ್ಷಯ  ತೃತಿಯಾ is the most important day in the hindu calendar.  Akshaya means growth and tritiya is the third day of the month in Vaishaka Masa. They say that in order to perform any major function like marriage, gruhapravesha you don’t even have to check your horoscope for finding a good Muhurtham. Any ritual or religious function performed on this day leads to growth.

The Uttaradi matta panchanga also mentions it is very important to apply gandha ಗಂಧ to the Lord. So, if you have access to the same, please do that as well.

On this day, many ladies give thambula including blouse piece, and other items. Any thing you give or donate they say becomes akshaya. Meaning infinite or one that never diminishes.

So, if you have decided to do anything new this year, this is the right day to get started.