maa ayyagaru

Friendz  dears,
I like these parijatha flowers for their 'heavenly' smell and 'divine' appearence.
In my childhood, I used to get up in the early morning and after brushing, my first duty was to go to one of my nearest friend's house to collect the above flowers for my amma, Smt.Puttaparthi Kanakamma.
As the SUN rises, all the flowers from the above tree generally fall down very soon. It looks loke a flowery bed underneath the tree.That scene was very favorite one  of mine in those days, ofcourse till now even.
During festival days, and specially in NAVRATRI days, there was much of competition among children who used to collect flowers from their hose for puja. If one gets up a bit late, there was no chance of getting flowers for that day. 'cause that was the only nearest 'PARIJATHAM' tree for most of our friends.
I was getting up very early by 4.30am itself and after brushing teeth, running fastly to their house even before their back-doors were open to facilitate the children for 'flower-picking'. I was waiting near the doors to open and the first rays of 'DAWN' to fall on tree for flowers to bloom completely and fall from the tree. It was also a worth seeing scene to see the flowers falling from tree even.
I was returning home with basket full of flowers for 'NAVARATRI PUJA' in my house. 
AS I became elder, I came to know about 'ADI SANKARA CHARYA's 'Soundarya Lahari' through maa ayyagaru's 'VALMIKI RAMAYANAM PRAVACHANAMS' and asked my mother to tell more about it. She told me that SOUNDARYALAHARI is full of BEELAKSHARAMS of DEVI and one should do the parayana with great devotion and dedication.
With her advice, I started the above slokas. First day I used to do the first sloka for 108 times followed by rest of the slokas. The 2nd day 2nd sloka 108 times, 3rd day 3rd sloka 108 times and it goes on like that.
Of couse, I am continuing that practice now also at the back drop of  the mild and divine smell of parijatha flowers.
Friendz dears, I think u also like the PARIJATHA flowers...