Sloka and StotrAni

Ganesha PrArthana
suklAmbaradharam vishnu Sasi varnam cathurbhujam
prasannavadanam dhyAyeth sarva vighnOpa SAntaye

HanumAn stotram

Buddhir Balam Yasho Dhairyam Nir Bhayatvam Arogata
Ajatyam Vak Patutvam Cha Hanumat Smaranat Bhavet

By remembering Hanuman, one can gain wisdom, strength, success, courage, fearlessness, lack of ill health, lack of sluggishness, and Oratory skills. 

Saraswathi PrArthana
Ya Kundendu TushAra HAra DhavalA
Ya Shubhra VastrAvrita
Ya Veena Vara Danda Manditakara
Ya Sveta Padmaasana

Ya Brahma Achyutaha Sankara Prabrithibhih
Devai Sadaa Poojitha
Saa Maam Paatu Saraswathi Bhagavati
Nishyesha Jaadyaapaha

Hayagriva Stotram
GnyAnAnanda mayam devam
nirmala sphatikAghritim
AdhAra sarva vidyAnAm
hayagrivamupAsmahe

Guru stotram by Adi SankarAchArya
akhanDamandalAkAram vyAptamyena charAcharam
tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah ||

ajnAnatimirAndhasya jnAnAnjanashalAkAya
cakshurun mIlitam yena tasmai srigurave namah||

gururbrahma gururvishnuh gururdevo mahesvarah
gurureva param brahma tasmai sri gurave namah ||

sthAvaram jangamam vyAptam yatkincitsacarAcaram
tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah ||
 

kshamasva stotram
करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा ।
श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं ।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व ।
जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥Kara-Caranna Krtam Vaak-Kaaya-Jam Karma-Jam Vaa |
Shravanna-Nayana-Jam Vaa Maanasam Va-Aparaadham |
Vihitam-Avihitam Vaa Sarvam-Etat-Kssamasva |
Jaya Jaya Karunna-Abdhe Shrii-Mahaadeva Shambho ||

kara: hands 
carana:feet
kritam:done
Vaak:speech
Kaaya:body 
Ja:born,produced
Karma:action
Jam:born
Vaa:Or |
Shravanna:act of hearing
Nayana:seeing
Jam- born 
Vaa-Or
Maanasam:of the Mind
Va-Or
Aparaadham:offence|
Vihitam:Actions which are prescribed
(i.e. duties prescribed by tradition or allotted duties in one's station of life)
Avihitam:As Well as All other Actions which are Not explicitly Prescribed (i.e. actions done by self-judgement, by mere habit, without much thinking, unknowingly etc); 
Vaa Or
Sarvam-Etat-Kssamasva |
Jaya Jaya:victory
KaruNa-compassion
Abdhe - ocean
Shrii-Auspicious
Mahaadeva Shambho ||

Bhajans

शुक्लांबरधरं गणपति मन्त्रं नित्यं नित्यं जपो जपो 
विघ्न विनायक विद्यदायक वीर गणपति भजो भजो बाल गणपति जपो जपो (शुक्लां)
SuklAmbaradharam Ganapati mantram nityam nityam japo japo
Vighna vinAyaka vidyadAyaka Veera gaNapati bhajo bhajo
BAla gaNapati japo japo
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Sambho Sankara gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
Kumbodhbhavanuta gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
sAma gAna Priya gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
SomakalAdhara gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
KailAsAdhipa gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
Sailaadheekshaka gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
GhorAndhakAre gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 
Sri ramArchita gowreeSa siva Sambho Sankara gowreeSa 

जै  जै गणेश जै हो गणेश तेरी दया हो हं पर हमेश
तुम्ही हो माता पिता तुम्ही हो तुम हम  साबोङ्का पालन करदो
अनजान बच्छे द्वारे खडे है दर्शन दे दो तुम पर भरोसा

मोरय मोरय गणपति बप्पा मोरय
सिद्धि विनायक बुद्धि प्रदायक मङ्गल दायक
वरसिद्धि विनायक अतिबुद्धि प्रदायक शुभ्मन्गल दायक

Jai jai Ganesha jai ho Ganesha
Teri Daya ho ham par hamesha

Tumhee ho mAta pitA tumhee hO
Tum ham sabonkA pAlan karta(jai jai)

Anjaan bachche dwAre khaDe hE
Darshan de dO tum par bharOsa(jai jai)

Morya Morya gaNapati bappa Morya
(vara) siddhi vinAyaka
(ati) buddhi pradAYaka
(shubha) mangaLa dAyaka (Morya)
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एकदन्त एकदन्त एकदन्त एकदन्त एकदन्त एकदन्त गणपति नाम
लम्बोदर लम्बोदर लम्बोदर लम्बोदर  लम्बोदर लम्बोदर गणपति नाम
हेरंब हेरंब हेरंब हेरंब हेरंब हेरंब गणपति नाम

Gam gam bolo (6) gaNapati naam
Ekadanta (6) gaNapati naam
Lambodara (6) gaNapati naam
Heramba (6) gaNapati naam

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vaTa vaTa piLLayAr nalla kozzhukattai shuttu taruvene
kitta kitta vandiDuvai
ketta paapigaLai azhitiDuvai

shishtargaLai kaartiDuvai
patta kashtamelaam podumappa
pattuvetti katta taruven
inge tittamaha varavenDum

kuttikonDu kumbiDuven
onaku aval pori paDai tiruven
onaku anantha koti namaskaram
onaku anantha koti namaskaram

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Dhimiki dhimiki
dhimiki dhimiki dhim (2)
nache bolanath Om

Dhama Dhama Dhama Dhama Dhamaru bhAje
Dhimi Dhimi Dhimi Dhimi Mridanga bhAje
Ghana Ghana Ghana Ghana Ghanta bhAje
jhaNuta jhaNutha siva paayal bhAje (2)

hara hara bam bam bhola nAche
nAche bolanath

Om Shivam sivakaram sAntham
sivakAram sivotthamam
siva mArga prANaithaaram
prAnatosmu sadA sivam
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Jaya Bhagavati devi

Jaya bhagavathi Devi namo varade

Jaya pApa vinAshini bahu phalade 

Jaya shumbha nishumbha KapAla dhare

PraNamAmi tu Devi narArti  hare

Jaya Chandra divAkara netra dhare

Jaya pAvaka bhushita vaktra vare 

Jaya bhairava déha nilina pare

Jaya andhaka daitya vishOsha kare

Jaya mahisha vimardini soola kare

Jaya Loka samastaka pApa hare

Jaya Devi pitAmaha Vishnu nute

Jaya bhAskara Sakra sirovanate

Jaya shanmukha sAyudha eesha nute

Jaya sAgara gAmini Sambhu nute

Jaya Dukha daridra vinAsha kare 

Jaya putra kalatra vivriddhi kare

Jaya Devi samasta sarira dhare

Jaya nAka vidarshini Dukha hare

Jaya vyAdhi vinAshini moksha kare

Jaya vAnchita dAyini siddhivare 

Etat vyAsa kritam stotram yah pathen niyatah suchih

Grihe va shuddha bhavEna Preetha bhagavathi sada 

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jai jagadheeshwari mAta saraswathi
sharaNagata prati paalan haari (jai)

chandrabimba samavadana viraje
sheesha mukuTa mAlagaladhaari
veena vAma angme shobhe
sAma geetha dhvani madhura piyare (Jai)

shwetha vasana kamalAsana sundara
sanghsakhi shubha hamsa savAri
brahmanand me dAs tumhAro
de darshan parbrahma dulAri (jai)
 
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Oh be careful little eyes what you see (2)
For the father up above is looking down and down
Oh be careful little eyes what you see

Oh be careful little ears what you hear...
Oh be careful little nose what you smell......
Oh be careful little tongue what you speak......
Oh be careful little mouth what you eat.......
Oh be careful little hands what you do........
Oh be careful little legs where you go.......

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Happy New Year 2013!!

Everyone celebrates New Year differently. People light oil lamps and decorate their house with flowers, and rangolis. People get up early in the morning, take bath and wear new clothes. Many offer special prayers to Gods and Goddesses for health and wealth.  Often at the time of New Year, gifts and sweets are exchanged with each other.

There is also a very strong tradition to make New Year Resolutions. This is  usually done to get rid of old bad habits and adopt new and better ones. Some of the most popular New Year resolutions include:

• Learn something New everyday
• Spend more time with family and friends
• Be nice to each and everyone
• Help and provide service to the need

Happy Diwali!

Happy Diwali to Everyone!!

Lets do this Diwali word search:

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AYODHYA	CELEBRATION	DECORATED
DEMON	DIWALI	DIYA
DRAUPADI	EPIC	EXILE
FESTIVAL	FIRECRACKERS	FIREWORKS
FOURTEEN	HASTINAPURA	HINDU
HOMECOMING	KAURAVAS	KING DASHARATHA
LAKSHMANA	LAKSHMI	LANKA
MAHABHARATA	PANDAVAS	PRINCE
RAMA	RAMAYANA	RANGOLI
RAVANA	RESCUED	SITA

Welcome to Saadhanaa Baala Vatikaa!

This is a sister program of sAdhanA bhAratI, meant for educating and fine tuning the values instilled by the sanAtana dharma popularly known as hinduism). This program is directed by Mrs. JAnakI padmanAbhan, who has 50 years of experience in teaching the subject to youngsters. She worked in the past with the Chinmaya Mission in the development and execution of curriculum for students interested in sanAtana dharma. We hope that parents and students living in Howard County and nearby areas to take advantage of these resources provided by Mrs. PadmanAbhan. sAdhanA bhAratI (a program for adults) will continue to work with the bAlavATikA program and provide support as necessary.

-tEjasvinAvadhI tamastu mA vidviShAvahai!