Monday, November 12, 2012

నరసింహావతారం Narasimha avatharam

నరసింహావతారం      Narasimha avatharam

                               
పూర్వం హిరణ్యకశిపుడనే రాక్షసుడు బ్రహ్మను గూర్చి తపస్సు ప్రారంభించి అనేక సంవత్సరములు గడిచాయి. అతని తపోదీక్షకు సర్వలోకాలలోను మంటలు వ్యాపించి దేవతాదులందరు బ్రహ్మదేవ్ఞని వద్దకు పరుగెత్తి, అతని తపోదీక్ష మానిపించమని వేడుకున్నారు. ఎట్టకేలకు బ్రహ్మ ప్రత్యక్షమై, దానవేంద్రా! నీ తపస్సుకు మెచ్చాను. ఏంకావాలో కోరుకో! అన్నాడు. హిరణ్యకశిపుడు ఎంత బలవంతులైనా వరబల సంపను్నలైనా, తన పూర్వీకులైన రాక్షసులందరిని శ్రీహరి ఏదోవిధంగా చంపుతున్నాడని శ్రీహరి మాయోపాయాలకు లొంగని విధంగా ఉండేలా విచిత్రమైన వరాలు కోరాడు. అవి తాను నరులచేతగాని, పగలుగాని, రాత్రిగాని, ఇంటిలోగాని, బయటగాని, ఆకాశంలోగాని, భూమిపైగాని ఎవరిచేతా మరణం లేకుండా ఉండాలని కోరాడు. అలవాటుగా బ్రహ్మ తథాస్తు అని మాయమైపోయాడు. ఆ వరబల గర్వంతో విర్రవీగుతూ దేవతలను, సర్వలోకాలను వేధించసాగాడు దానవ్ఞడు. ఎవడురా మీకు దిక్కు, ఎక్కడరా శ్రీహరి. ఏడిరా చూపండి, అంటూ భక్తులను,మునులను వేధిస్తూ యజÑయాగాదులు ధ్వంసం చేయిస్తూ ఎల్లరకు కంటనిద్రలేకుండా చేయసాగాడు. కన్న కుమారుడైన ప్రహ్లాదుని సైతం హరిభక్తి మాను లేదా ఉంటే ఆ హరిని చూపమంటూ వేధించసాగాడు. హిరణ్యకశిపుడు హాహాకారాలకు  దిక్కులకు అధిపతులైన దేవతలు దిక్కుతోచక తలోదారి పరుగులెత్తారు. వైకుంఠం చేరి శ్రీహరిని చూసి, హిరణ్యకశిపుని బారి నుండి మమ్ములను రక్షింపమని వేడుకున్నారు.

నారదుడు సమయం దొరికినప్పుడల్లా హిరణ్యకశిపుని కనిపించి రాక్షసాధిపా! ఆ శ్రీహరికి నీకుమారుడు ప్రహ్లాదుని మీద నీకంటే కూడా ఎక్కువ ప్రేమ. తరచు అతడు నీకుమారుని దర్శించటానికి ఇక్కడికే వచ్చి నీ నగరంలోనే ప్రహ్లాదుని ముందు ఉంటాడు. అతనికోసం నీవ్ఞ ఎక్కడెక్కడో చూడక్కర్లేదు. ఇక్కడే నీ నగరంలోనే దొరుకుతాడు. నువ్ఞ్వ కన్న కుమారుడన్న ప్రేమ వదలి నీ కుమారుని దండించినట్లయితే ఆ శ్రీహరి జాడ నీకు ప్రహ్లాదుడే చెబుతాడు అంటూ పురి ఎక్కించసాగాడు. ఒకనాడు అలా శ్రీహరి పై ద్వేషంతో కన్న కుమారుడిని దండిస్తూ, ఎక్కడరా, శ్రీహరి ఇక్కడ ఉన్నాడా, అని ఎదుటనున్న స్తంభాన్ని గద ఎత్తి గట్టిగా మోదాడు హిరణ్యకశిపుడు. ఆనాటితో హిరణ్యకశిపుని ఆయుర్థాయం ముగిసిపోవడంతో ఆ స్తంభం పడదోసుకుని, పగలు కాని, రాత్రిగాని సంధ్యాసమంలో సగం నరుడు, సగం మ]గంగా రూపుదాల్చి జూలు విదుల్చుకుని నరసింహుడుగా మారి గర్జిస్తూ శ్రీహరి వింతరూపంతో ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాడు. హిరణ్యకశిపుని చేతులతో పట్టి పైకి ఎత్తి లోపలా బయటా కాకుండా గుమ్మం మీద కూర్చుని భూమి మీద ఆకాశంలో కాకుండా తొడలమీద పరుండబెట్టుకొని గోళ్లనే ఆయుధములుగా చేసుకుని పొట్ల చీల్చి చంపివేశాడు. శ్రీహరి ఆ దుష్టరాక్షసుని మరణంతో దేవతలు, మానవ్ఞలు, సర్వజాతులు, లోకాలు ఆనందంతో పొంగిపోయాయి. శ్రీహరిని వేనోళ్లతో కొనియాడారు. శ్రీవారి మీద పుష్పవర్షం కురిపించారు. అలా బ్రహ్మ వరాలకు భంగం రాకుండా హిరణ్యకశిపుని సంహరించి లోకాలకు మేలు కలుగజేశాడు శ్రీహరి. హిరణ్యకశిపుని చంపటానికి శ్రీహరి ఎత్తిన అవతారమే నరసింహం. అతడే నరుడూ-నారాయణుడు.  
Narasimha Avatar is the Half-Man Half-Lion Incarnation of Hindu God Sri Hari Vishnu. The story of Narasimha Avatar is associated with Vishnu’s incarnation as the boar or Varaha. To uphold dharma and save the Vedas, Varaha had killed the brother of demon Hiranyakashipu. 

To avenge his brother’s death, Hiranyakashipu performed intense austerities and was able to please Hindu God Brahma. When Brahma appeared before him he asked for immortality. But Brahma said he could not grant him the boon of immortality.
So Hiranyakashipu played a trick on Brahma and asked a series of boons all of which indirectly tried to avoid death.

Hiranyakashipu demanded the following boons –
He will not die in any type of residence or outside.
He will not die during day or night.
He will not die on earth or sky
He will not be killed by any weapon
He will not be killed by a human being of animal

After earning the boons, Hiranyakashipu defeated demigods and rulers on earth and announced that he was God and all prayers should be directed to him and not to Sri Hari Vishnu.

The entire kingdom followed his commands but not his young son, Prahlad.
The little boy Prahlad worshipped Sri Hari Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu tried all means to make the boy worship Him. But all this efforts failed. Then the demon tried to kill his sons but each time the little boy was rescued by Vishnu.

Fed up with his son’s Vishnu worship, Hiranyakashipu demanded to him to show him his Vishnu who is present everywhere. In a fit of anger pointing to a pillar, Hiranyakashipu asked whether Vishnu is present in it. Young Prahlad said yes and Hiranyakashipu took out his sword to cut the pillar. 

Suddenly, Narasimha broke opened the pillar and appeared before Hiranyakashipu. Narasimha then dragged him to the doorway of the palace and when the twilight period approached put him in His lap and killed him with His finger nails. Thus the boons failed to protect Hiranyakashipu.

















Thekkady in Kerala State , India 's largest wildlife sanctuary is a dream destination for any tourist visiting India . The 120 years old 'Surki' dam built across Peryiar, Poorna in Vedic parlance, is a major tourist attraction. This sanctuary is spread over an area of 777 Sq.Kms, surrounded by an artificial lake over an area of 25 Sq.Kms. The Country's sole Tiger reserve, Thekkady, with its bountiful treasures of tropical flora and fauna is the ultimate reservoir of many an endangered species and a rich tribal culture. Thekkady is a pleasant heaven on earth for those who love nature in its wild manifestations.

Thekkady in Kerala State


Thekkady in Kerala State , India 's largest wildlife sanctuary is a dream destination for any tourist visiting India . The 120 years old 'Surki' dam built across Peryiar, Poorna in Vedic parlance, is a major tourist attraction. This sanctuary is spread over an area of 777 Sq.Kms, surrounded by an artificial lake over an area of 25 Sq.Kms.
The Country's sole Tiger reserve, Thekkady, with its bountiful treasures of tropical flora and fauna is the ultimate reservoir of many an endangered species and a rich tribal culture.

Thekkady is a pleasant heaven on earth for those who love nature in its wild manifestations.


















Photos taken on tour to Thekkady

Monday, June 6, 2011

My holiday tour to Leh

The security check at Delhi for the morning flight from Delhi to Leh by Jet Airways was a little bit more serious . The flight took off exactly at scheduled time. The sight of Himalayas aboard the plane was breath taking with snow clad mountains and with barren lands at some places. It was told that Leh is cut off from the main land for a period of six months in a year because of heavy snow.
The snow is cleared only just before the month of may. Even the travel by flight from Delhi to Leh was fantastic and the pilot was good enough to show the beautiful wild nature below by bringing the flight to a lower altitude. At one stage we saw the mountains before the flight and we were afraid that unless the altitude is increased the flight may go and hit the mountains. But the pilot increased the altitude at the right time and we were all above the mountains Even the4 landing of flight at Leh was a pleasant one. The airport hidden among tall mountains all around the and the barren lands without much plantation was really something new to look at. Though it was small airport it still took some time to come out after the4 claiming the baggage. After coming out the agents of the travel agency welcomed us by holding the placards wearing our names. A separate vehicle was arranged for us for transportation to Hotel Bijoo. Thought it is a small town, the roads are congested enough making it a little difficult even for two vehicle4s coming in opposite directions. It is very much necessary at Ladakh to get yourself acclimatized and so the first day of stay in Leh should b spent in the hotel just relaxing and doing nothing. If you feel normal or better by noon you may venture out to the market place. It was told that in Sept 2008,

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Trip to Leh

Trip to Leh

These are the photos taken in Ladakh region:

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Leave letters that are funny

This is a collection of leave letters and applications written by people in various places of India ...


1. An employee applied for leave as follows:
Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.

2.From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son: "as I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."

3. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding: "as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."

4. "As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."

5. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows: "Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave"

6. An incident of a leave letter: "I am suffering from fever, please declare one day holiday."

7. A leave letter to the headmaster: "As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"

8. Another leave letter written to the headmaster: "As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."

9. Covering note: "I am enclosed herewith..."

10. Another one: "Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."

11. Actual letter written for application of leave: "My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".

12. Letter writing: "I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well."

13. A candidate's job application: "This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'...As I am both (!!) for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.

Monday, February 7, 2011

The importance of tradition and transformation

The importance of tradition and transformation

Tradition means an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom); a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable. Transformation means an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed which in turn means to change in composition or structure or to change the outward form or appearance or to change in character or condition.

In today’s world, it is the right time to talk about the importance of tradition and transformation which have a perennial impact on human life. The recent fallout of globalization which saw America had an impact of total transformation where the economy had gone bust and the world renowned banks and financial institutions fell like a pack of cards. Strangely India did not undergo this unwanted transformation only because of the great visionaries sitting in the central bank of the country that is the Reserve Bank of India. This is only because India has followed the golden median of tradition and transformation.

Going by these words, we can find an Indian techie well versed in all the latest languages of the computers having the picture of a god and a goddess as a screensaver on his desktop. But at the same time, we also can see a poor fisherman or a laborer using the mobile phone for the sake of communication. This is a beautiful example of tradition and transformation in India. Indian agriculture over a period of time has followed only a tradition and did not undergo transformation. The reason for this can be discussed at a different forum. But it is true to say that Indian agriculture is undergoing the doldrums only because it did not undergo the transformation needed for its development. Hence we can see still the bullock carts in the villages which have been the backbone of Indian agriculture some hundred years ago. The leaders of the country did not see a vision in development of agriculture and if the same thing continues it may not be a surprise that India may have to import food grains from foreign countries for feeding its huge population. It is for sure if the latest agricultural techniques are implemented in the field of agriculture, we can have another green revolution having its impact for the next hundred years. This is a great example of the importance of the median between the tradition and transformation.

It is said that India lives in its villages. But, the policy makers sitting in the power corridors without understanding the importance of agriculture in Indian economy have of late gone for SEZ (special economic zones) for converting the agricultural lands for establishing industries, the future of which is not definite which has been a cause for social skirmishes and thereby causing unwanted social disturbances. A livid example for this is Nandigram in west Bengal. If there are more Nandigrams like this there will be more skirmishes in the rural areas permanently spoiling the required peace and tranquility in the rural areas.

Even in personal life if somebody follows the tradition and undertakes the transformation that is required for development, he can never be a failure. In Indian tradition, gold is supposed to be the best investment and today you can see even the best financial consultant suggesting you to invest in gold or gold bonds or any other instrument that is laced with gold. The economy may go bust, the stock market may turn bearish, the bubble of sub prime lending may burst, but, the tradition of investing in gold will never make you loose.

More than 70% of India’s population lives in its 6 lakh villages.

चैक ट्रंकेशन


चैक ट्रंकेशन


हम सब जानते हैं कि समय के साथ साथ बैंकिं्रग का स्वरूप भी बदलता जा रहा है। उदारीकरण तथा भूमंडलीकरण ने बैंकिंग के प्रक्रियागत स्वरूप व बैंकिंग संकल्पना को एक नया मोड प्रदान किया और नित्य परिवर्तनशील सूचना व प्रौद्योगिकी ने तो बैंकिंग की मूल अवधारणा, उसकी परंपरागत सोच और उसकी क्रियाविधि में क्रांतिकारी परिवर्तन लाया है।

इसी संदर्भ में चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली बैंकिंग का एक अद्यतन विषय है। निकट भविष्य में भारतीय बैंकिंग उ़द्य़ोग में समाशोधन के संबंध में चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली का बहुत अधिक महत्व होनेवाला है। बैंकिंग के इस नए आयाम के बारे में आम तौर पर यही कहा जा सकता है कि इस प्रणाली का मुख्य उद्देश्य चैक के आहरणकर्ता द्वारा जारी किया गया भौतिक चैक आहरिती शाखा को भेज दिए जाने की प्रक्रिया को समाप्त करना है। इसके कारण चैक का समाशोधन एक ही दिन में संभव होगा। चैको के समाशोधन व निपटान के लिए बैंकों द्वारा कागजी चैक नहीं किंतु उनकी प्रतिकृति ;इमेजद्ध भेजी जाएगी।

चैक ट्रंकेशन एक ऐसी प्रक्रिया होती है, जिस में किसी बैंक में या बैंकों के बीच या बैंकों और समाशोधन गृह के बीच चैकों का भौतिक चलन कम किया जाता है या बंद किया जाता है तथा आगे के संसाधन और प्रसारण के लिए उन्हें उनकी विषयवस्तु को पूर्ण रूप से या आंशिक रूप से प्रतिस्थापित किया जाता है। अतः चैक ट्रंकेशन का मतलब यही है कि चैकों को उनके भुगतान के लिए एक बैंक से दूसरे बैंक में भौतिक रूप से भेजने के बदले अब सिर्फ उनकी प्रतिकृतियां संगत सूचना के साथ भेजी जाएंगी। इससे चैक संसाधन में अपेक्षित समय कम हो जाएगा, जब कि परंपरागत समाशोधन प्रणाली में इसके लिए 2 या 3 दिन लग जाते हैं। कुछ मामलों में तो स्थानीय चैको को छोड कर बाहरी चैको के लिए तो एक सप्ताह या उससे अधिक समय भी लगता है।

उदाहरण के लिए यदि इंडियन बैंक की मैलापूर शाखा में आप का एक बचत बैंक खांता है और आप को अपने दोस्त से केनरा बैंक का एक चैक प्राप्त हुआ है। अपने दोस्त द्वारा दिए गए चैक को आपने इंडियन बैंक की मैलापूर शाखा के अपने खाते में जमा किया है। इंडियन बैंक की मैलापूर शाखा अपनी तरफ से समाशोधन की प्रक्रिया में चैक का ट्रंकेशन करेगी। अपने दोस्त से प्राप्त केनरा बैंक का चैक इंडियन बैंक की मैलापूर शाखा में ही रहेगा। इंडियन बैंक की मैलापूर शाखा आप के चैक की प्रतिकृति लेगा और अपनी सेवा शाखा या समाशोधन गृह के जरिए अन्य संगत विवरण के साथ उसको भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक को भेजेगी। भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक केनरा बैंक से राशि वसूल करेगा और इंडियन बैंक को भेजेगा। अंत में चैक की राशि आपके खाते में जमा की जाएगी।

इससे बैंको के चल निधि समय में कमी तो जरूर होगी, लेकिन बैंको के लिए इससे बहुत फायदे होंगे। बैंको की चैक समाशोधन प्रणाली में काफी दक्षता हासिल की जाएगी व इस से संबंधित कार्य समय कम हो जाएगा। चैक ट्रंकेशन के कारण ग्राहक सेवा में वृद्धि होगी, चैकों की वसूली लागत में कमी होगी,, लेखा समाधान समस्या कम हो जाएगी तथा लाजिस्टिक्स की समस्या दूर होगी,। इस के कारण समाशोधन प्रणाली से संबंधित धोखेबाजी को भी कम किया जा सकता है। सेवा शाखा में या इन क्रियाकलापों को चलाने वाले स्टाफ की अपेक्षित संख्या कम हो जाएगी। इस प्रक्रिया में आटोमेशन या स्वचालन के कारण बैंक के लिए परिचालन लागत भी कम होगी।

भारत में चैक ट्रंकेशन एक अनोखा प्रयोग होगा, क्यों कि यहां चैकों का परिमाण बहुत अधिक होता है। वार्षिक तौर पर देश में 1़ण्2 बिलियन लिखतांे का संसाधन होता है। भविष्य में बडी कंपनियां और सरकारी अभिकरण जो बडी संख्या में चैकों में लेनदेन करते हैं, अपने बैंकों से एक गठबंधन कर सकते हैं तथा भौतिक चैंकों को भजने के बजाए, वे संबंधित शाखा को स्कैन की गई प्रतिकृतियां भेज सकते हैं, जो उन्हें भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक को उनके निपटान के लिए अग्रेषित करेंगे।

इसके अलावा, एटीएमों में भी चैक ट्रंकेशन किया जा सकता है। ग्राहक मशीन में चैक रख कर उसकी प्रतिकृति भेज सकता है। चैक को समाशोधन व निपटान के लिए संबंधित सेवा शाखा को भेज दिया जाएगा और ग्राहक को इसकी रसीद प्राप्त होगी।

भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली में पाइलट आधार पर इसे आरंभ किया है। उन्होंने चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली की सफलता को देखते हुए देश के अन्य केन्द्रों में इसका विस्तार करने का निर्णय किया है। वर्तमान के राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली में 70 प्रतिशत चैकों का समाशोधन चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली के जरिए किया जा रहा है। आगे चेन्नै में चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली का कार्यान्वयन आरंभ होनेवाला है।

आशा है कि निकट भविष्य में भारत के सभी स्थानों में चैक ट्रंकेशन प्रणाली का कार्यान्वयन किया जाएगा तथा बैंक व बैंक ग्राहक इसका भरपूर लाभ उठाएंगे।

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