Narayaneeyam for the wealth of health !!

Happy New Year to all ! இனிய ஜெய வருடப்பிறப்பு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் !! വിഷു ആശംസകൾ !!!

"If you take one step towards Guruvayurappan, he takes 100 steps towards you !" 

"Ever since your goal found out that you were traveling towards it, it has been running towards you " - Paulo Coelho !  (A "not so religious" equivalent for that) !! 

Ever since I took interest in Narayaneeyam, any search on the internet, and the events around me lead me to Narayaneeyam. Probably, I was struck by the history fact that the author himself got cured of his 'vaadam' (arthritis so severe that he was paralyzed) when he finished writing the 100 dashakams on Lord Guruvayurappan.

I have tried everything for my slip disc / back-neck pain other than surgery - chiropractor, 3 different physical therapy centers, accupunture, Ayurveda centers both in the US and India, steroid shots from time to time. Thanks to all the wonderful therapists and my genuine well wishers who provided me with the resources to get to these and other specific stuff like certain Yoga poses, Baba Ramdev Yoga, vaazhga valamudan exercises and this book called '8 steps to a pain-free back'  by Esther Gokhale and of course valuable advice. All work  to manage the pain better but the annoying pain is just not gone and gets frustrating and limiting pretty regularly. 

When everything else fails, Faith prevails !!!   

So want to take up Narayaneeyam as a  challenge for this year -  to write or recite Narayaneeyam completely ( at least once to set the expectations low). Hoping to use this blog space to share my experiences and progress with Narayaneeyam ! 
Here is my video on youtube - Intro to Narayaneeyam.

My Narayaneeyam References:

Text

Meaning

Prabhashanam Playlist

Text with recitation (based on  meter and set to specific ragas)

FAQ on Narayaneeyam 

Audio source of my favorite recitation rendered by Dr. A. Sukumar ( Like this chanting the best to listen to - it immediately transports me to the temples of Kerala).

Youtube playlist of the same audio uploaded by user ramyagiri

Jazzercize - A healthy indulgence !

Regular exercise is just one of the things that takes a really hard drive but doing it in a group can be highly motivational. Combining physical exercise routines with hit music, dance and the happy spirit that is contagious from fellow exercisers, Jazzercise fits the bill perfectly.

Had enrolled myself into Jazzercise last summer. Could not do justice to the exercise part personally but  am doing too much to the jazz - have become a regular of 106.1. Cannot stop appreciating the modern philosophy in some of the lyrics ;) that is the ones that I get ! The rest are either hard to hear in the heavy beats or the ones that I will keep away from (the words)!

Love it all...Roar..., Let her go, Lorde ... Queen bee...., hips dont lie....
"Everything that kill me makes me feel alive" from Counting stars is just genius.  Love the line  like a daily prayer!

Here is a playlist of my favorites with the lyrics 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCrJMse5oAh5ixE0OgMVo8UDnLnA7ILj
Enjoy!!

Hoping to fix my back, become fit enough and join back soon for health and happiness!!
As a challenge to myself, will comment back when I complete one whole month !

Chottanikkara Amme Jagadambike

This is one song that gives me peace whenever I hear it . There is something magical about this song, not sure if it is the tune or the simple  words or the voice Ganesh Sundaram and party or because it is on chottanikara Bagavathy. It just lingers on

Chottanikkara Amme Jagadambike song on Youtube

My kids have also listened to it when I heard it first a couple of years back. And surprisingly they still remember a couple lines from it.

So, now when I found  a Tamil version with the same tune on "Aadhi Parashakthi", I was thrilled to make a shorter version of the same with lyrics for my kids and their friends to learn to perform for a Adhiparasakthi Guru Birthday. Here is the : Adhiparasakthi thiruvadi saranam 

And here is a short version of Chottanikkara amme also that I have made an attempt and uploaded on youtube.

Hope you like it !!