Wishing one and all a very happy 163rd Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary celebration spree all over the world. The man of the millennium this world, especially India, has been blessed with for all that he did to uplift the downtrodden and less privileged sections of the society with his unparalleled works, writings, quotes, talks, social service and inner engineering preachings with practical and feasible approach, guidance, inspiration to one and all.

Wishing one and all a very happy 163rd Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary celebration spree all over the world. The man of the millennium this world, especially India, has been blessed with for all that he did to uplift the downtrodden and less privileged sections of the society with his unparalleled works, writings, quotes, talks, social service and inner engineering preachings with practical and feasible approach, guidance, inspiration to one and all. 

Amongst many other inspiring quotes, the below ones (attached to this post) that I read keenly in R.K.Mutt (lower tank bund) during 2007, have changed my life so much so that I always remain indebted to whatever R.K.Mutt has blessed me with...

The idea that I made my life is "Lord Shree Venkateshwara" after reading the dedicated middle page column pertaining to "Shree Taallapaaka Annamayya padakavitaa saahitya vaibhawa varnana" published in "Shree Ramakrishna Prabha" weekly magazine and since then studying and understanding the 'paratattwa praabhavam' propounded by the ShreeHariSankeertanaa yagnyam has become a great journey to fill myself with inner peace and true happiness....

Since times immemorial, our nation as such has been a very rich spiritual, philosophical and scientific library with vast and innumerable collections as per the metaphor 'you name it' / 'it has it' and swami Vivekanand under the tutelage of his guruji Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, essentially has served the role of being a strong vibrant torch bearer to show the same to the broader global world via his immaculate memory power and indomitable spirit of "Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached".

His 39 years' journey from "Narendranath Datta" to "Swami Vivekananda" has changed the perception of India on the global dias from a poor country of bullock carts and cows to a spiritually rich nation of immeasurable intellect and wisdom that has respected every other prudent nation.

May the glory of an eternal inspiration named Swami Vivekananda keep furling higher and brighter for several centuries to come so that India and the world at large too, thrives in harmony, peace of mind, intellect and wisdom filled fruitful journey.

Hail Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa... 💐

Hail Shree Shaaradaa maayi... 💐

Hail Swami Vivekananda...💐

The prayer below to Sri Shaarada maayi, the Holy Mother, written by Swami Abhedananda is sung at many centers of Shree Ramakrishna mission, as the fourth hymn of the evening prayer and is believed to bestow one with great peace of mind and wisdom...

प्रकृतिं परमामभयां वरदां नररूपधरां जनतापहराम्।

शरणागतसेवकतोषकरीं प्रणमामि परां जननीं जगताम्॥

गुणहीनसुतानपराधयुतान् कृपयाद्य समुद्धर मोहगतान्।

तरणीं भवसागरपारकरीं प्रणमामि परां जननीं जगताम्॥

विषयं कुसुमं परिहृत्य सदा चरणाम्बुरुहामृतशान्तिसुधाम्।

पिब भृङ्गमनो भवरोगहरां प्रणमामि परां जननीं जगताम्॥

कृपां कुरु महादेवि सुतेषु प्रणतेषु च।

चरणाश्रयदानेन कृपामयि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

लज्जापटावृते नित्यं सारदे ज्ञानदायिके।

पापेभ्यो नः सदा रक्ष कृपामयि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

रामकृष्णगतप्राणां तन्नामश्रवणप्रियाम्।

तद्भावरञ्जिताकारां प्रणमामि मुहुर्मुहुः॥

पवित्रं चरितं यस्याः पवित्रं हीवनं तथा।

पवित्रतास्वरूपिण्यै तस्यै कुर्मो नमो नमः॥

देवीं प्रसन्नां प्रणतार्तिहन्त्रीं योगीन्द्रपूज्यां युगधर्मपात्रीम्।

तां सारदां भक्तिविज्ञानदात्रीं दयास्वरूपां प्रणमामि नित्यम्॥

स्नेहेन बध्नासि मनोऽस्मदीयं दोषानशेषान् सगुणीकरोषि।

अहेतुना नो दयसे सदोषान् स्वाङ्के गृहीत्वा यदिदं विचित्रम्॥

प्रसीद मातर्विनयेन याचे नित्यं भव स्नेहवती सुतेषु।

प्रेमैकबिन्दुं चिरदग्धचित्ते विषिञ्च चित्तं कुरु नः सुशान्तम्॥

जननीं सारदां देवीं रामकृष्णं जगद्गुरुम्।

पादपद्मे तयोः श्रित्वा प्रणमामि मुहुर्मुहुः॥

Prakritim paramam abhayam varadam,

nararupa-dharam janatapa-haram

Sharana-gata sevaka-toshakarim,

pranamami param jananim jagatam.

Gunahina-sutanaparadha-yutan,

kripayadya samuddhara moha-gatan

Taranim bhava-sagara parakarim,

pranamami param jananim jagatam.

Vishayam kusumam parihritya sada,

charanam buruhamrita shanti-sudham

Piba bhringa-mano bhavaroga-haram,

pranamami param jananim jagatam.

Kripam kuru mahadevi suteshu pranateshu cha

Charana-shraya danena kripa-mayi namo’stu te.

Lajja-patavrite nityam sarade jnana-dayike

Papebhyo nah sada raksha kripa-mayi namo’stu te.

Ramakrishna-gata pranam tannama-shravana-priyam

Tadbhava-ranjita-karam pranamami muhurmuhuh.

Pavitram charitam yasyah pavitram jivanam tatha

Pavitrata-svarupinyai tasyai kurmo namo namah.

Devim prasannam pranatarti-hantrim,

Yogindra-pujyam yugadharma-patrim

Tam Saradam bhakti-vijnana-datrim,

daya-svarupam pranamami nityam.

Snehena badhnasi mano’smadiyam,

doshan-aseshan saguni-karoshi

Ahetuna no dayase sadoshan,

svamke grihitva yadidam vichitram.

Prasida matar vinayena yache,

nityam bhava snehavati suteshu

Premaika bindum chiradagdha-chitte,

vishincha chittam kuru nah sushantam.

Jananim Saradam devim Ramakrishnam jagadgurum

Padapadme tayoh shritva pranamami muhurmuhuh.