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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4 1 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2014

A Bi-monthly bulletin of Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation


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VIDYARAMBHAM

PROGRAMME AT DR PALPU ME-

MORIAL B.ED COLLEGE

DIWALI

SEMINAR AT ALUVA

KRIYAS FOR YOGA STUDENTS

MAN. EKNATHJI JANMA SHATI

PARVA

CHILDRENS DAY

SADHANA DIVAS

SPECIAL VISITORS AT

ANANDADHAM

YOGASANGAMAM

GANAPATHI HOMAM AND

OTHER REGULAR ACTIVITIES

Inaugurating the Birth Centenary

Celebrations of Late Eknathji at Delhi,

Honble Prime Minister recalled his memo-

rable association with Man. Eknathji, and

the minute lessons in organizational work

which he learnt from his mentor as a

Swayamsevak. It was a deeply moving in-

augural speech, rarest of its kind, as

though he was preparing a garland of

adoration for the departed leader. In con-

clusion he added that unlike many othersEknathji did not stop with just fulfillment

in his life, he added another dimension to

it and made it more meaningful and pur-

poseful through service to Motherland.

The message almost reflected the

inimitable message of Swami Vivekananda

"atmano mokshartham jagadhitaya ca".

We can equate the first half with fulfill-ment or saphalya and the second half

with purposefulness or sarthakata. Prime

Minister concluded his inaugural address

calling upon the assembled crowded

assembly of life workers, well wishers and

Editorial


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On 3rd October, Sandeepani Sishuvihar

children and other children from the neigh-

bourhood came in groups to prostate before

Mother Saraswati. Some of the tiny tots un-

derwent Vidyarambham at Didis hands.

Others sat in front of Mother and wrote HariSree Ganapataye on rice before they were al-

lowed to take their books and read them.

Prasadam distribution was there after the

programme. About twenty five to thirty par-

ticipants with their parents were present for

Vijaya Dashami programme.

Proper knowledge is most essential and this knowledge forms the

second landmark in the growth from the childhood to the adulthood .

Mananeeya Eknathji


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On the auspicious morning of Diwali, a new pro-

gramme has been started. Following the foot steps

of Swargiya Sreemad Swami Mathuranandaji of

Vellimalai who started the five year course

Sanatana Dharma study class all over Kanya-

kumari for interested children, V K Vedic Vision

too started the programme in three places under

the guidance of Didi. One group had Shri Santosh

and Smt Asha from Erisherrypalam with about

twenty students, Sri Udayan assisted by his wifeSmt Lajitha from Vinayakapuram and two senior

student assisstants along with twenty students

and Kumari Bindu of Anandadham and Smt

Sajitha Sunil with their group of twelve students,

were given first set of books to be referred to dur-

ing the year. A total of fifty students were en-

rolled.

Didi lit the lamp to inaugurate the programme. She

talked to the students about the importance of Indi-

an Culture. The same evening the whole campus

was lit with oil lamps. It was a beautiful sight .


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A forty five days yoga satra was held atDr Palpu Memorial College, Kodungallur for

the M.Ed students and another for the house

wives at Pallinada, Kodungallur. Both the

courses started simultaneously at two places

on the last week of September and concluded

on the second week of November. Both the

batches were invited for kriyas at Anandad-

ham. After kriyas they had an interaction ses-

sion with Didi and Sri Sudhakaranji a local

worker of Kendra, well versed in yoga texts.

Yogasanas is an energy storing process. One must practise pranayamaand meditation for the health of the mind.

Mananeeya Eknathji

Didi and Annaji were invited for a Seminar at

St Xaviers College for Women in Aluva in

connection Swamijis 150th Birth Anniversary

Celebrations sponsored by UGC. Didis topic

was Swami Vivekananda a Philosopher par

Excellence Annaji spoke on the topic: Swami

Vivekananda's Vision of Womens Education.


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Mananeeya Eknathji janma Shatabdi Udghatan Samaroh was held at Vignyan

Bhavan New Delhi on 9th of November. Prime Minister Nadrendra Modi was the Chief

Guest. Along with Didi who has been made as patron of the Samaroh, the others were

Su. Pramila Tai of Rastra Sevika Samity, Sri CV Ramalu Retired Justice of Andhra Pra-desh , Sri Dipok Borthakur, and Swami Govindadev Giri of Bharat Mata Mandir, Hard-

war. Didi along with the other guests was felicitated on the occasion by Mananeeya Ba-

lakrishnanji.

P.M. Modiji delivered a soul stirring speech recalling his association with

Mananeeya Eknathji which came from the depth of his heart embodying the love, ado-

ration and regards he had for Mananeeya Eknathji and Vivekananda Kendra. The pro-

gramme was broadcas live from the National Channel of Doordarshanand several other

channels, as well ,observing the Swacha Bharat call of our Prime Minister.

Children Day

Sishudivasam was celebrated in a different way

this year. All the tiny tots and their mothers and

grandmothers together with their teachers,

cleaned the surroundings of their classrooms. It

was a pleasant sight to see the tiny tots imitating

their mothers, weeding and picking up the dryleaves with their tiny hands and blissfully chit

chatting with their teachers during

shramanubhav. After their seva, they had a

good treat given by their Didiammuma. Much to

their delight!


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A short 3 hour programmeSmarananjaliwas organized at Anandadham in the eveninghours of 19th November, to pay homage to the

great soul Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade, on his onehundredth Birth Day. Mananeeya Rangahariji, asenior Sangha worker and a close associate ofMananeeya Eknathji during his days in RSS, wasthe Chief Guest.

About a hundred and fifty patrons and well-wishers were present . Didi gave a brief introduc-tion of the aim and objects of the year longEknathji Janma Shati Samaroha. She also narratedhow she was brought into the Kendras fold by

Mananeeya Eknathji. The children of Sishuviharrecited the thoughts of Mananeeya Eknathji, inMalayalam, dressed up as little Eknathjis!

Mananeeya Rangaharijis reminisences ofMananeeya Eknathji kept the audience spellbound!Narrating small incidences he could in a beautifulway, give a full sketch of the personality ofMananeeya Eknathji. There was a CD show too, onthe life of Mananeeya Eknathji. The programmeconcluded with Shanti Mantra.

Life is a gymnasium where you have to display the best that you possess within the

short time allotted to you.

Mananeeya Eknathji


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If the goal or destination is determined, we travel purposefully; otherwise it is a

meaningless, useless and worthless wandering only.

Mananeeya Eknathji

Thirty five year old youth, Tangaraj presently aworker of Vivekananda Kendra. He is working withVivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari from last 6years. His mother is an employee of VivekanandaKendra and he had the opportunity to grow up at Vi-vekananda Kendra. He is polio affected on both legsand cannot walk. During Sardha Shati Samaroh hemade an adventurous yatra from Chennai to Kanya-kumari and also from Kolkata to Kanyakumari on atricycle peddling with hands. This time for Ma.Eknathjis Birth Centenary he took up this yatra fromthe birth place of Mananeeya EKnathji TIMTALA toKanyakumari. The yatra was named as - Janmabhoo-mi to Karmabhoomi. This time he covered the dis-tance on a three wheeled SCOOTER. Tangaraj visitedKodungallur on his way to Kanyakumari viaKottayam and Thiruvanantapuram. He reachedKodungallur on the 16th. Tangaraj was introducedto the yoga varga and satra practitioners on the nextday morning, by Sri Sudhakarji. He interacted withthem after which he left for Kottayam on the same

day17th November.

Ananda dham had visitors from Switzerlandtoo. Shri Ardhendu Ganguli and Smt Pranathi visitedAnandadham and stayed with us for a fortnight .They had come for ten days Ayurvedic treatmentnear Anandadham and so apart from the time allot-ted for treatment they could spend the rest of thetime with the inmates of Anandadham. They left forKolkata, their native place on the 10th of December.


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28 Ladies and 9 gents werepresent in the Yoga satra Similarly10 ladies and 12 gents attended theYoga Varga classes held regularly

in the mornings. The principal ofthe Dr Palpu Memorial college

Smt Shyamala was present for theconcluding session of the Yoga Satra

for 45 days held in the collegecampus.

Ganapathi Homam with Srichakra Pooja washeld on every pounami days during the month of

October and November. The disciples of DrVijayan of Karumatra Centre performed the poojas.

Girishji conducted his regular classes

on Sri Lalitha Sahasra naama on the

29th and 30th 0f November.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES IN THE CAMPUS

We must remember the glorious past of our ancients and must make bold to reviveall those ideal virtues and values of life which we have lost and forgotten.

Mananeeya Eknathji


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In your life-mission, do your duty with zeal, enthusiasm and firmness, getting

neither elated by success nor dejected by failure

Mananeeya Eknathji

DIDIS OTHER PROGRAMMES DURING THE

MONTH OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

2ND SATSANGH IN ALUVA TO THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS OFEKAMBARAM BHUVANESWARI TRUST

3RD SAI VIDYA BHAVAN FOR VIDYARAMBHAM

5TH CHATTAMBI SWAMIGAL TRUST SATSANGH & GITA

CLASS AT ANANDADHAM7TH BHUVANESWARI TEMPLE KONATHUKUNNU SATSANGH

12TH TALK AT ANANDADHAM- SAHITYA SADASU MEETING

18TH TALK AT SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE POOPATHI

19TH TALK AT THRISSUR PUTHEZAN AWARD GIVING FUNCTION

26TH INNAUGURATION OF BHAGAVATHA SAPTAHAM AT A HOUSEAT THIRUVANCHIKULAM

27TH INNAUGURATION OF TALKS ON DEVI MAHATMYACHINMAYAMISSION, KOZHIKODE

29TH NATIONAL SEMINAR AT ST. XAVIERS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ATALUVA.

NOVEMBER

9TH AT DELHI TO ATTEND THE INNAUGURATION OF MANANEEYAEKNATHJIS CENTENARY CELEEBRATION

23RD RELEASE OF BOOK -VISHWAMITRAM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

19TH SMARANJALI PROGRAMME AT ANANDADHAM COMMEMORAT

ING MANANEEYA EKNATHJIS BIRTHDAY


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On November 19th fall the 70th

birthday of Mananeeya Eknathji

Ranade, the Master Builder of Viveka-nanda Rock Memorial and the spirit be-

hind the Vivekananda Kendra Move-

ment. In all humility, this small bou-

quet of thoughts is offered in his

revered memory.

As the cool gentle breeze of Mar-

gasirsha drives off the heat and dust of

Kartik and over above us in the heavensthe constellation of Jyeshta moves near-

er and nearer to the moon WE REMEM-

BER YOU. That was the time when the

Great Almighty chose to send you down

to do His work. And His work you did

all your life, never once thinking of

yourself.

Where is Timtala of Amaravathi

the place of your birth and where

Kanyakumari? Where all you trudged

and toiled before you came to this

Lands End at the end of your lifes jour-

ney to find your haven at Her Feet, to

complete the Yagna of your life and to

drink the elixir of your lifes fulfilment

thereof. Out of your lifes Yagna you in-

voked the fires of National Yagna!

What was Kanyakumari before you

started this Yagna here? A hamlet with

its temple, its priests, its tanks, a few pil-

grims and a host of fishermen who

reached out far into the sea everyday to

catch their means of livelihood. People

lived in a small narrow world of their

own. They hardly knew or cared aboutthe outside world. Yet here was the hal-

lowed spot which the Divine mother, in

aeons gone by, had chosen for her Tapas.

Another great penance also had added

glory to this place that of the great Pa-

triot Saint Swami Vivekananda, in the

year 1892, when for three days and three

nights he sat on the rock bearing the

Mother's foot print and out of his reali-

sation formulated a new plan for the re-

juvenation of our great Motherland.

What an event it was! Time is slowly un-

folding the marvel and purpose behind


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that great tapas.

It all started in a simple thoughta

monument should be erected on the

rock where Swamiji sat and meditat-

edbut that thought had latent within

it an entire Nation's love and respect

for the great Swami and their recogni-

tion of him as the great Saviour of our

country. In it was also the response of

this country to his clarion call.

Arise, Awake, stop not till the

goal is reached

It must indeed be the all pervad-

ing Power who drew you to do this

work and find in it your lifes glory

and fulfilment. How you must have

stood on the sea-shore, at the point of

confluence of the three mighty oceans,

with your eyes watching the emer-

gence of the Morning Glory yonder in

the eastern horizon but with your

mind already conjuring up another

vision, that of a man-made Glory on

the rock in mid-sea! Or a vision? Orthe ahuti of your life? Whatever it may

be, in it was the Divine Will.

Who helped you to create out of

nothing this perfection? Did Viswakar-

ma himself come to your help? He

must have, for what would have taken

a life-time was completed in just about

six years! Which Kubera opened up his

coffers for you? The people of the en-

tire country, Big and small, High and

low. Did Hanuman, Nala or Angada

build the Sethu for you? No, it was

your will, determination and discipline

that worked through a hundred handsand carried things across the sea. The

seven winds must have worked with

you to lift those mighty stones up

above the waves against the fury and

strength of the sea. The eight guardians

of the corners of the world would have

provided the protection so that no mis-

hap would touch you. Mother Earth

gave the stones and Did Indras Vajra

polish them? Wich Master Painter

made the drawings on the Stone? Sure-

ly some Gandharva must be behind

this symphony in stones! No wonder

that the Universal Spirit has found its

abode here.

Silently the miracle raised itself

above the waves. Stone by stone the

great edifice acquired its form incredi-


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bly fast through unbelievably orga-

nized and dedicated human effort, with

you as its fulcrum, catching the eye of

the people, ushering in a new era of

hope and light into the homes in the

hamlet. Old life styles changed. A new

sprightliness was noticeable every-

where. The atmosphere became sur-

charged with the ideal of the great Swa-

mi. The local people learned to open

their doors and receive others from out-

side, of different customs, different lan-

guages. As the whole country came

knocking at their doors professing their

love, appreciation and oneness with

them, they learned new languages and

their talk and behavior acquired a new

veneer. The face of Devi Kanyakumari

in the ancient temple shone with a

smile brighter and sweeter than ever

before. She was happy, it was goodsigh. Light was entering into their

homes. Goddess of Prosperity was

standing by.

Today, as the morning sun rises

above the waves in the east and its

golden rays spread the yellow garb of

day light over the magnificent Rock

Memorial WE REMEMBER YOU.

As the saffron flag with its im-

print of OM is hoisted up at sunrise

heralding a new day, we see in it the

ever bright flame of your dedicated

life and bow our heads in silent obei-

sance. Verily, you have ushered in a

new renaissance not only in the small

hamlet of Kanyakumari but in the

whole country.

As thousands of men, women,

and children flock in daily to this new

temple to pay their homage to theGreat Master, they find his spirit min-

gling with yours, charged with the

mission of waking up this dear Moth-

erland of ours. It was to this charge

that you truly gave your life.

You hid yourself totally behind

your work and naturally your work

took giant strides. Thus did you create

the new missionary order of Service

the unique service mission of Viveka-

nanda Kendra.

As men and women, tired of

their aimless wanderings through thelabyrinths of meaningless worldly

life approach us for succor and solace,

seeking a purpose for their lives with

hearts filled with gratitude. WE RE-


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MEMBER YOU for creating this haven

where Work is Worship and where

Renunciation and Service stand as the

guardian angels. It is your life breath

that flows through us today giving life to

all that we touch.

As new avenues for service open

up and as fresher and brighter laurels

come to us WE REMEMBER how you

shunned name and fame and returned

everything to the source, contented to

count yourself as a mere instrument.

In so many small ways you taught

us to service Man and God and in the

process also showed us the way to trans-

form our service into a sadhana to ele-

vate ourselves.

As our limbs tire of work and ours

wills get weakened, WE REMEMBERhow you worked without rest and re-

striction! Your limbs never knew any

weakness or tiredness and for you 24

hours were not enough in a day.

You left us before we could learn

everything from you. Or was it His Plan

that it should be so, so that each one

should do ones own Yagna, reach forones Soma through self-efforts and no

beaten track should be taken for granted

as the only one.

As the evening twilight descends on

the earth, as the birds return to their

nets weaving patterns across the sky

and the saffron flag with its OM is

being pulled down at sunset mark-ing the end of the day WE REMEM-

BER YOU and the last moments of

your earthly journey before the surg-

ing flames made you one with the

elements earth to earth, water to

water, air to air, fire to fire and ether

to ether. But fire could not consume

your spirit which is left with us and

it would forever remain in us in all

that we do.

As we stand before the Grand Me-

morial on the Rock which you havebuilt and see you in it, we realize

how small we are. Therefore we ask

of you this small blessing..

May your spirit ever abide with us in

all that what we do. May the Great

Master be pleased with our humble

efforts. May our work bring you ever

-lasting peace.


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