Contributions to Sri Yathothakthakari Swamy

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Srimade Ramanujaya Namaha

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

This is an appeal for your esteemed participation in the renovation

of Perumal Sannadhi Vimanam of SRI YATHOKTHAKARI SWAMY TEMPLE,

Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu ,India.

The Lord in this temple has the Tamil name SONNA VANNAM SEITHA PERUMAL;

the shrine is known as THIRU VEHHA and is one among the 108 Divya Desams

of the Shri Vaishnava worship.

The antiquity of this temple dates back to the Sangam period of

Tamil literature.

The Sangam poet Nachinaarkiniyar refers to this temple as THIRU VEHHA.

The word "Vehha" in literary tamil means a location surrounded by beautiful

thick forest. The Lord is reclining on the serpent.

The Avatara Sthalam of POIGAI ALWAR, one among the trinity of the

pioneering Alwars propagating the Bhakti margam in lyrical Tamil,

is located just 100 yards to the right of the temple. This is a tank

(POIGAI) and the Alwar was born on a lotus flower. The sannaddhi of

POIGAI ALWAR is located with in the temple. Each year in the month of

Aiyppasi on Thiruvonam day the Avatara Utsavam is celebrated.

The fourth in the chronology of the Alwars,THIRUMAZHISAI PIRAN,

had an intimate association with Shri Yathokthakari. It was at the

dictate of this Alwar that the Lord folded His serpent bed and left

Kanchi following the Alwar and his disciple Kanikannan when the latter

was extradited by the local ruler. This plunged the country in darkness

and the ruler begged the Alwar and party to return to Kanchi. The Alwar

agreed and on his request the Lord also returned emphasizing the

greatness of the Bhakta. He is known as SONNAVANNAM SEITHA PERUMAL

henceforth.

Poigai Alwar, Peyalwar,Thirumzhisai Alwar, Nammalwar and Thirumangai

Alwar have sung in praise of the Lord here. KOMALAVALLI thayar is the

consort. Shrimad Vedantha Desikar has composed his VEHHA SETHU STOTRAM

in praise of the Lord here. Manavala Mahmunigal gave discourses on

Shri Bhashyam in this temple for a year. Here alone this saint is

found in his preaching posture

A service sabha -Sri Yathothakthakari Swamy Kainkarya Sabha- has been

instituted in 1991. This sabha, with public support, has installed a

new flag staff with copper cladding in place of the earlier one

damaged in a cyclone. Again in 1994 this sabha managed with public

support to renovate and perform prokshanam of the Thayar Sannaddhi

and Vimanam. Now the sabha is undertaking the renovation of the Vimanam

over the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord. The religious preliminaries

have been completed during August-September of 1996.

 

This appeal is to the devotees and philanthropists for their liberal

contribution to successfully complete the sacred task. Donations in

the form of cheque/Money order drawn in favour of

" Sri Yathothakthakari Swamy Kainkarya Sabha" may please be sent

to: Mr.V.M.Varadarajan ,Secretary,S Y S K sabha, 9,

T.P.Koil street ,Triplicane ,Chennai 600 005, India. or a

cheque (in favour of Sri Yathothakthakari Swamy Kainkarya Sabha) or

cash can be sent to me at the following address: Bhashyam Nallappa,

5408 Tripolis Court, Burke, Va - 22015. If someone wants further

clarification or information you can reach me at 703 425 - 2405.

 

I also promise to give all the people who send me the

contribution a receipt issued by the Sri Yathothakthakari

Swamy Kainkarya Sabha.

My last personal appeal is to all the bhaktas, irrespective

of whether they contribute or not, to visit this holy shrine on

their trip to Kanchipuram.

And before I finish, I would like to thank Mani and all the people

on this group who have enlightened me on various topics.

 

Sincerely

Bhashyam Nallappa