We created a kolam, inspired
by the sankeerthana "BRAHMAMOKKATAY PARABRAHMAMOKKATAY"
of the renowned telugu and sankrit
poet,composer and singer SRI ANNAMAACHAARYA
Born on the fullmoonday of vaisaakha
maasam in 1405A.D
in Thaallapaaka village, Kadapa
district, Andhra Pradesh, India,
he wrote 32,000 sankeerthanaas
on lord Venkateshwara of Tirupathi.
His 600th birthday celebratoins
are being conducted from 06.05.08 to 03.06.08.
Meaning of the first line -
"there is only one supreme God - LORD BALAJI".
The PANCHA BHOOTHAAS (EARTH,
WATER, AIR, FIRE AND SPACE)
are serving the universe justly
without having any expectations and
without any discriminations
of CASTE AND CREED, like the Lord himself.
We should also try to be like
pancha bhoothaas.
There are changes in the world,
but unchanged is THE PARABRAHMA.
Light
Kolam & text by Lakshmi
Raghu, Bharathi Bhaskar
ASATHO MAA SADGAMAYA
THAMASO MAA JYOTHIRGAMAYA
MRITHYOR MAA AMRITHAMGAMAYA
meaning of the second line is
"LEAD ME (US) FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT."
When the room is dark we can
not see anything, buy when we put on a light we are very comfortable. In
the same way our minds are darkened with desires, anger, greed, hatred,
pride and jealousy (kaama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and matsarya)leading
to our lives becoming miserable.
Therefore we should always offer
our prayers to the Lord for bestowing us with the light of knowledge.
