Sri Rama Stotram

Sree raamachamdrah Strita paarijaatah samastakaLyaaNa guNaabhiraamahseetaamuKhaamBoaruha chamchareekoa niramtaram mamgaLa maatanoatuhSreeraaGavam daSaradhaatmajamapramaeyam

seetaapatim raGukulaanvaya ratnadeepam

aajaanubaahum aravimda daLaayataaksham

raamamniSaacharavinaaSakaram namaami.

Limgaastakam

brahmamuraari suraarchita limgam - nirmala bhaasita Soabhita limgam

janmaja duKah vinaaSaka limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

daevamuni pravaraarchita limgam - kaamadahana karuNaakara limgam

raavaNa darpa vinaaSaka limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

sarvasugamdha su laepita limgam - buddhivivarthana kaaraNa limgam

siddhi suraasura vamdita limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

kanaka mahaamaNi bhuuShita limgam - PhaNipativaeshTita Soabhita limgam dakshasuya~m~na vinaaSana limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

kumkuma chamdana laepita limgam - pamkajahaara suSoabhita limgam

samchita paapa vinaaSana limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

daeva gaNaarchita saevita limgam - bhaavairbhaktibhi raevacha limgam

dinakara koaTi prabhaakara limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

ashTa daLoapari vaeshTita limgam - sarvasamudbhava kaaraNa limgam

ashTadaridra vinaaSana limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

suraguru suravara poojita limgam - suravana pushpasadaarchita limgam

parama padam paramaatmaka limgam - tatrpaNamaami sadaaSiva limgam

limgaashTaka midam puNyam yah paTHae cChivasannidhou

Sivaloaka mavaapnoati sahamoadatae

Guru Dhyanam

Gururbrhama gururvishNuhu

gururdaevoa maheaSvarah

guru ssaakshaatpara brahma

tsmai Sree guravaenamah

Guruvu (Teacher) is Bhrama guru is Vishnu
guruvu is the maheshwarah
guruvu is the great God himself
we offer our obeisance to you.

Guruvu (Teacher) is revered greatly by us as he is a wealth of knowledge. And by offering our sincere obedience to him we expect to gain knowledge from him.Master or Teacher is the one who would direct us to the path of enlightment, and save us from the darkness of ignorance. Hence Teacher should be given profound honour and respect.

You might remember the common saying

మాత్రు దేవో భవ

పితృ దేవో భవ

ఆచార్య దేవో భవ

There by offering him a position right after our parents.

In hindu mythology Guru Dhrona, of Mahabharatha is considered the best teacher, he taught the Pandav and Kaurava brothers, who became great warriors. Arjuna is considered to be his best and most favorite student, though when people talk about student and teacher relationship always the story of Ekalavya, a tribal boy, and Guru Dhrona comes to mind. Ekalavya venerated Dhrona as his idol, even though Guru Dhrona rejected him as his student Ekalavya learned by worshipping the mere image of Guru Dhrona.

Such is the story of a great teacher and his student.

Neeve Krishna

neavae tallivi tamDrivi
neavae naa toaDu neaDa
neavae saKuDowneavae guruDavu daivamu
neavae naa patiyu gatiyu nijamuga kRshNaa!

You are my mother and father
You are my companion my shadow
You are my friend,teacher my lord
You are my ruler my destiny truly Krishna!

Prayer for better learning

But before we start learning the language, let us pray that we learn it well

వాక్కు, అర్ధం... ఒకదానినొకటి విడిచి వుండవు. ఆ విధంగా కలసి వుండే పార్వతీ పరమేశ్వరులు ఈ జగత్తుకు తల్లిదండ్రులు.వాక్కు, అర్ధం సమృద్ధిగా సమకూరటానికిఆ పార్వతీ పరమేస్వరులకు నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను.

Word, meaning... never remain different

the same way as Lord Shiva and Devi Parvathi are the parents of the world.

To learn word and meaning properly let us pray to Lord Shiva and Devi Parvathi

Dutifully Offering Our Obeisance

We start every endevour with our hearty salutations to Sri Vinayaka, lord of 'Buddi' (wisdom).
Praying to Vinayaka will help us in overcoming any obstacles we might face when we start any work.