Lyrics of Pavamana

Pavamana .. Pavamana ..

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana jagada prana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana | pa |
ShravaNave modalAda navavidha Bakutiya
tavakadindali kodu kavijana priya | apa |

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

hema kacchuthaa upavitha dharipa maruta
kAmAdivargarahitA ..kAmAdivargarahitA ..

vyOmAdi sakala vyAvRutA sakala nirbItA
rAmachaMdrana nijadUta yAma yAmake ninAradhipudake
kAmipe enagidu nEmisi pratidina I manasige suKastOmava
tOruta pAmaramatiyanu nImANipudO || 1 ||

vajra SharIra gaMBIra mukuTadhara durjanavanakuThAra
nirjaramaNi dayA pArA vArA udAra sajjana ragha parihAra
arjunagolidandu dhvajavAnisi niMdu mUrjagavarivaMte
garjane mADidi hejje hejjege nin abja pAdadoLi mUrjagadali
Bavavarjita nenisO || 2 ||

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

prana apAna vyAna udAna samAna Ananda Bharathi ramaNa
nIne SharvAdigIrvANAdyarige jAnadhanapAlipa varENya
nAnu nirutadali EnEnesaguve mAnasAdi karma
ninagoppisidenO prANanAtha sirivijayaviThalana
kANisikoDuvudu BAnuprakASa || 3 ||

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

ShravaNave modalAda navavidha Bakutiya
tavakadindali kodu kavijana priya | apa |

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

Pavamana Pavamana ....Pavamana

First day of Badrinath/Kedarnath Yatra

Sept 19th , 2009 : The first day of our yatra started with the Jet Airways flight from Bangalore to Delhi departing at 7:20 AM on Saturday , 19th sept , 2009. We reached Delhi and immediately could feel the differance between Bangalore and Delhi weather. It was humid and quite hot , but due to the recent rains, it was bearable.
After checking into our hotel at KarolBagh and lunch , we went to Akshardham. We took the Delhi Metro from KarolBagh to TransYamuna. It was a good experience. Look forward to the Namma Metro making commuting easy in Bangalore.
Akshardham is Swami Narayan temple on banks of Yamuna and its an amazing temple. All details could be found in the web. So wouldnt be repeating them here.Enjoyed the musical fountain at 7:30PM.We were left spellbounded by the amazing synchronisation of the music , and colourful water fountain show for the theme "Brahma , Vishnu and Maheshswara".

Fathers day

June 21st is celebrated as Fathers day. For me and rest of my family, the concept seems somewhat alien. We believe in celebrating festivals and birthdays and each day with parents and family. Marking a seperate day as Fathers day means that other days are not special. I dont buy this concept.

However , yesterday was different. I made it a point to spend some time with my son. So , took him out to the playground and played with him. Also the two of us visited a restaurant at Vijayanagar and had good time. After this , next came spending time with my father. I took my father out and bought him a new mobile phone. He felt happy and so did we.

YHAI Trek- Bheemeshwari

24th of May,09, Sundary morning, 6:30 AM , Majestic - Chandru had asked us to assemble at this date , time and place to start our one day trek from Soligere to Bheemeshwari. Chandru did a fantastic job organising the event , communicting with the team and getting the permissions from Forest dept folks. It turned out to be most enjoyable and also a very tiring ( atleast to me ) trek experience. Being a first time trekker didnt help too much , but the tips from other experienced trekkers like Krishna, Sreepathi and Chandru pulled me along the 15kms stretch. There were other first timers like me out to make the most on this day. For me , I wanted to experiment if my back could take the load. Touch-wood , I returned in good shape at around 10PM to watch the final clash of IPL2- Deccan Chargers beat RCB.

I have posted the snaps I took at http://picasaweb.google.com/prashanthbr07/SolegereBheemeshwariTrek#

The Three Rules by Dr Mary Morgan

At present , I am reading a book - "Leadership Begins With You " by author Dr Mary Morgan

There are three rules explained - Everyone Contributes , No Put-downs and Keep Agreements.

I am liking the content of this book.Its very simple and effectively persented.

There are lots and lots of examples or case-studies. Have read the book almost half way.

It makes one introspect and am able to relate many of my personal experiences.

A good book to add to our home library.

#2745, 12th main road,Subramanyanagar

#2745,12th main at Subramanyanagar in Bangalore. Fantastic memories are made of this nostalgic place and the small house we had at that time. It was more like a cottage as one of my uncles used to comment whenever he visited our home. This was where i grew up from birth till 95. The vast kitchen with an extra exit door which lead to the well and the spacious garden. The tulsi katte which amma worshipped each day and with more decoration on festivals like Tulsi habba and Deepavali. The broken compound wall where we spent some of the best times of our life. The tiled roof which housed some mice we used to chase. Outside area where there were many stones left from a long time. The sweetest water from our well which we used to share with the entire neighborhood when there was a water supply shortage from BWSSB. The single hall and single room where my parents accommodated each and every guest with utmost care, many times , sacrificing personal space, time and feelings for the benefit of the entire family.
There are many moments and things associated with this home where i have spent the first 23 years of my life.

Inspiring quote by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered:
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives:
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful , you will win some false friends and some true enemies:
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you:
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy it overnight:
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous:
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow:
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough:
Give the world the best you have got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God:
It was never between you and them anyway.

Insights from a cab driver

April 28,2009, 9:30 PM , Banglore. The economy slowdown has hit really hard. Realised this time and time again this summer.One instance is today. After a long day at office , was going home in the cab at 9PM. The driver was in a conversation with another individual on the impacts he has seen to his community due to the recession. Many cab drivers are suffering as their business has really dried up. Mine was only the second pick up of the evening and the first for this cab.On a usual day , it would have been 6th or 7th.Many cab owners are not able to sustain and are selling off their cabs for peanuts.Many cabs are seized by banks due to non payment of EMIs.He offered to sell a cab for 10K , which has a due of more that 2.5 laksh loan not payed.Some of his friends are ready to work anywhere which pays them a fixed monthly salary instead of driving a taxi.I had been a silent listener to the conversation.
Felt a deep sense of gratitude for whatever I have and silently promised to put in more efforts into my projects.

Superb evening at Ashram

April 18,2009. It was a bright saturday afternoon that we decided to go to the AOL ashram. A phone call to AOL confirmed that Guruji would indeed be physically present at the satsang that evening.We set out on our way. There were couple of DVDs that i had promised as a birthday gift that we bought at the Divine Store. The Satsang was arranged in the amphitheatre in front of the VM. As Guruji walked in , the usual crowd of devotees thronged the steps near the stage. Bhajans were on full swing, guess it was Srinivasji leading the group. Some time later Guruji opened the QA sessions. There were many questions from devotees. I have tried to capture some of the gyaan which came from the Master. This is my first attempt at this, more like a reminder to me about the knowledge.
Q: Can we take a sankalpa to change somebody elses behaviour ?
Guruji: Yes, do it. Take it up. But ensure that its not for your motive. You should take the sankalpa with intention that the change in behaviour is for the good of that individual, not for your good.
Q: My father is an astrologer and whatever he has predicted has become true. He has predicted that i would be mentally ill after few years. Am worried.
Guruji: Please remind your father that every problem has a remedy in astrology. Ask him what is the upaya for this problem. When you do sadhana , meditation , seva and satsang , that will take care of you. That is the upaya. Chant "Om Namah Shivaya". This mantra has the power to solve any problem.
Q: After doing SudarshanKriya, i used to feel a "high" earier. But when i do the kriya regularly, this feeling is not there. If a stop for some days in between and then do the kriya , i feel the "high" again.
Guruji : It seems you have lots of free time. Involve in Seva and continue the sadhana.

summer vacations round the corner ..

Summer vacations round the corner and Gautham can hardly wait for his exams to get over.In the midst of the exam days , there was a Parents meeting yesterday. We went to meet the head mistress and submit the admission forms. (met Darshans father , Mr Umesh). We were discussing on whats the best thing for kids to do during the summer time. Looks like there are couple of options we are considering - Cricket camp , Arts camp , Swimming classes. On the mention of the word cricket camp yesterday, Gauthams face lighted up like a thousand watt bulb. Looking at his enthusiasm yesterday night , me thinks its cricket this summer.

Gauthams new bicycle

check out the birthday boy on new bicycle he received as gift from Anna and Amma

Lu's quote

When am right , I dont need to be angry.
When am wrong , I dont have a right to be angry.

Gauthams "rangapravesha"

On Jan4th,2009, Gautham played his first keyboard performance for an audience of around 50 people. The venue was a new year party organised by children attending tuitions at relatives house in Vijayanagar. The party was great and the 6 songs Gautham played on the keyboard was appreciated by one and all. Will try to post the pics some time.

Udupi, Shringeri and Marwanthe

Dec 25th,2008
At 10:30 PM , boarded the sleeper bus at Navrang without a clue of the about-to-come Movers-n-Shakers experience enroute the ride to Mangalore.

Dec 26th:
Around 11 AM, reached ( atlast !! ) Udupi. Within few minutes was able to locate SriRam Residency and checked in. The rooms are quite comfortable and the advance booking we had made for the AC rooms came as a blessing considering the afternoon heat and humidity at Udupi.I didnt expect that it would be so hot in December end. Post lunch, all of us ventured out in the hot afternoon to have a Darshan of Lord Krishna at the famous Krishna temple.As things turned out , there was a long queue and couldnt muster the courage to withstand another couple of hours in the sun ( the night travel had drained me out ).All I needed was an hours rest. Maybe the afternoon rest was the turning-point as after that , all went well. At around 4PM , went to Malpe beach and had a wonderful time there.Was lucky to watch the sunset with family. At around 7:30PM, we were back at the temple. By then , there was not much of a crowd and we managed to have an excellent darshan of Lord Krishna.
Also fortunate to see the seer perform the tottalu-seve with singing of songs.This was a very good experience for all of us.
One good thing we did was to book a taxi for the next days visit.

Dec 27th :


At 9AM, started towards Shringeri. The drive from Udupi to Shringeri is via Agumbe. This is a very picturesque place. At Shringeri , Sharadamba temple is by the river side and is a fantastic place. We were again lucky to be at there at lunch time as the food serverd at the the temple is very delicious.The drive from Shringeri to Marwanthe is via many small towns and we reach Kundapur back on the National Highway leading to Goa.Marwanthe is very near to Kundapur. Marwanthe beach is awesome as its a long stretch of fine sand on one side of the highway. On the other side , there is a river and lush green vegetation. Marwanthe beach is very clean and is not yet commercialsed to a large extent.

Hope it stays that way for a long time.