Temple Dance in Thanjavur-1000 Bharatnatyam Dancers

On September 25, 2010, 1000 dancers performed Bharatanatyam at the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur as an offering on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the temple’s consecration.

Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (President, ABHAI) choreographed three items and led from the front. The event was organised by the Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India (ABHAI), Chennai and Brhan Natyanjali Foundation, Thanjavur.

Through the efforts initiated by K.S. Sudhakar of Swathi Soft Solutions, who documented and helped web stream the event live, the unique Brihan Natya Yagna called Rajarajeswaram 1000 has entered the Limca Book of Records as "National Record 2012".

ABHAI and Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam have received citations.

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Guru Paduka Panchakam

 Guru Paduka Panchakam

                   (The pentad praising sandals of Guru)

                                              By

                       Adhi Shankara Bhagawat Pada,

                                     Translated by

                                  P.R.Ramachander

(These five verses is supposed to have been sung ay the Bhagawat Pada when he went first to meet his Guru Govinda Bhagawat Pada in the banks of Narmada. He  has also written another stotra called “Guru Paduka stotram”)

Jagajjanisthe ma layalayabhyam,

Aganya punyodhaya  bhavithabhyam,

Thrayee sirojatha nivedithabhyam,

Namo nama Guru padukabhyam.                          1

Salutations and salutations to the sandal of the Guru,

Which is the cause creation, upkeep and destruction of all the worlds,

Which can be attained only through limitless amount of good deeds,

And which is being talked about the Vedanthas.

Vipathamasthamo vikarthanabhyam,

Visishta sampathiha vivardhanabhyam,

Nama janasesha visesham dhabhyam,

Namo nama Guru padukabhyam.                          2

Salutations and salutations to the sandal of the Guru,

Which is the sun ,which dispels the darkness of  dangers,

Which increases more and more invaluable wealth,

And which blesses attainments on people who worship it.

Samastha dustharka kalanka banga,

Panodhana  prouda  jalashayabhyam,

Nirasrayabhyam  nikhilasrayabhyam,

Namo nama Guru padukabhyam.                          3

Salutations and salutations to the sandal of the Guru,

Which is the water in the lake that washes and cleans,

The stained knowledge created by false arguments,

Which is not dependent on any other thing,

And which is depended upon by every other thing.

Thaprayadhithya kararthithanam,

Chayamayeebhyam aathiseethalbhyam,

Aapanna samrakshana deekshithabhyam,

Namo nama Guru padukabhyam.                          4

Salutations and salutations to the sandal of the Guru,

Which provides shade which is very cool,

To those burnt by the three types of sufferings,

And which has assumed protection of those affected ,

By dangers as its primary duty.

Yatho giro aaprapya diya samastha,

Hriya nivrutha samameva nithya,

Thabhyamajesachyutha bhavithabhyam,

Namo nama Guru padukabhyam.                          5

Salutations and salutations to the sandal of the Guru,

Which makes all knowledge  retreat with shame,

When it tries to logically describe its greatness,

And which is being praised by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Ye paduka panchakamadarena ,

Padanthi nithyam prayatha prabhathe,

Thesham gruhe  nithya nivasa sheela,

Sri desikendrasya kadaksha Lakshmi.                       6

The king of teachers will live in their houses

And the mother of wealth will grace it with her glance

In the houses of  those who read this pentad on sandals,

Daily morning with devotion,

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Suprabatham

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Movie

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Hastamalaka

At Mookambika

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, a brahmana named Prabhakara approached Shankara with his seven year old son who appeared to be under-developed and behaved like an idiot, prefering to spend time alone without talking with anyone. When Shankara asked the boy who he was, the boy replied that he was one with the undivided Bliss free from the six states of grief, namely 

1. infatuation, 
2. hunger, 
3. thirst, 
4. old age 
5. disease and 
6. death; 

and also from the six conditions of 

1. beginning, 
2. continuance, 
3. growth, 
4. change, 
5. decay and 
6. destruction. 

In twelve verses the boy explained the doctrine of the Atman. Shankara found that the knowledge of the Atman was natural to the boy. 

The father of the boy was speechless with wonder at those words. But the Acharya said to him: `He has become your son because of his incomplete austerities. This is your good fortune. He will not be of any use to you in this world. Let him stay with me.' He bade him go back and, taking the boy with him, proceeded on his way. 

The disciples then asked him: `How did this boy attain the state of Brahman  

The Guru replied: `His mother left her two year old child in the care of a great and highly accomplished yogi who was practising austerities on the bank of the Yamuna while she went to bathe in the river with some women. The child toddled towards the water and was drowned. Out of his compassion for the disconsolate mother the sadhu forsook his body and entered that of the child. That is why this boy has attained this high state.' 

The boy became the famous disciple of Shankara, Hastamlaka, whose knowledge of Self was as natural as an Amalaka fruit in one's hand.

Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastamalakacharya 

Document
http://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/hastasans.pdf 

Tube 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hastamalaka

Navagupta

During his Digvijaya, passing through many places and propagating his philosophy, Shankara came to Kamarupa. There he defeated Navagupta, a follower of the Shakta school who wrote a commentary on the Vyasa Sutras. Being defeated, Navagupta resorted to black magic and inflicted a disease (rectal fistula) on Shankara. The disease was incurable and the attempts of the disciples to get it treated by physicians were of no avail. Incidentally Padmapada came to know that the desease was inflicted by black magic. He countered the magic with mantra which transferred the disease to Navagupta thus curing Shankara.

Compositions

- A -
- Ananda Lahari
- Anathma Vigarhana Prakaranam
- Aparoksanubhuti
- Atma Bodha
- Atma Panchakam

- B -
- Bhagavad Gita Bhasya
- Bhagavan Manasa Pooja
- Bhaja Govindam
- Bhavani Ashtakam
- Bhavani Bhujangam
- Brahma Jnanavali Mala
- Brahma Sutra Bhasya

- D -
- Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam
- Dasa Sloka (Nirvana Dasakam)
- Devi Bhujangam
- Dhayashtakam

- G -
- Ganesha Pancha Ratnam
- Gangashtakam
- Gauri Dasakam
- Guru Ashtakam
- Guru Paduka Panchakam

- H -
- Hanumath Pancha Ratnam

- J -
- Jyotirlinga Stotram

- K -
- Kala Bhairava Ashtakam
- Kalpa Shaki Stavam
- Kanaka Dhara Stotram
- Kasi Panchakam
- Kaupina Panchakam

- L -
- Lakshmi Nrisimha Karavalamba Stotra
- Lalita Pancha Ratnam

- M -
- Manisha Panchakam
- Mantra Matruka pushpa Mala Stavam
- Maya Panchakam

- N -
- Nava Ratna Mala Stotram
- Nirguna Manasa Puja
- Nirvana Dasakam (Dasa Sloka)
- Nirvana Manjari
- Nirvana Shatakam
- Nirvanashtakam

- P -
- Panchikaranam
- Panduragashtakam
- Prashnottara Ratna Malika

- R -
- Rama Bhujangam
- Ranganashtakam

- S -
- Sadhana Panchakam
- Sata Sloki
- Shakti Peetha Stotram
- Shanmuga Stotram
- Sarada Bhujanga Prayathashtaka
- Shat Padi
- Shiva Ashtakam
- Shiva Bhujanga
- Shiva Manasa Puja
- Shivananda Lahari
- Shiva Pratah Smaran Stotram
- Siddhanta Tattva Vindu
- Soundarya Lahari
- Subhramanya Bhujangam
- Svarupanu Sandhashtakam
- Swarna Mala Stuthi

- T -
- Tattva Bodha
- Tripura Sundari Ashtakam
- Tripura Sundari Sannidhya Sthavam

- U -
- Uma Maheswara Stotra
- Upadesha Sahasri

- V -
- Vakya Sudha
- Vakya Vritti
- Vijnana Nauka
- Vishnu Bhujanga Stotram
- Viswanathashtakam
- Vivekachudamani

Lalita Trishati

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