Srimad Paundarikapuram Ashramam Kainkaryam

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Dear Friends,

 

This is a short note to thank all the contributors for their generous

donations for the above mentioned Kainkaryam. A total of $300 was

received by Jaganath and myself from members of our group. Srimans

Sampath Rengarajan, Anbil Ramaswamy and myself directly remitted our

respective contributions to the Ashramam. I am pleased to report that

the one week long celebration of the Purvacharya Tirunakshatram

(Aug 9-16, 1997) was a grand success. Several learned scholars

participated in the Sadas. The conference proceedings containing

articles in five languages (Devanagari, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and

English) will be released shortly. Another publication containing

several important Nitya Aradhana Krama Mantrams was released

on the occassion of the 151st Tirunakshatram of Sri ViNNaRRangarai

Srinivasa Mahadesikan, the founding father of the Ashramam.

 

The Ashramam has 54 Salagramams for which H.H. Srimad Andavan Swamigal

performs daily Aradhanam. Such a place is equivalent to a Divya

Desham, where Azhwars have rendered Mangalasasanams. The publication

mentioned above contains several Mantrams recited by Swamigal while

performing Salagrama Aradhanam. During my recent visit to India, I

was blessed with the good fortune to attend the morning Tiruvaradhanam

on a Dvadasi day, when the asterism of Rohini was in the ascendant.

Rohini, which is the Janma Nakshatram of H.H. Srimad Andavan Swamigal

(Panguni Rohini), is sacred because it is the Janma Nakshatram of Lord

Krishna and Tiruppan Azhwar. It was delightful to witness H.H. Srimad

Andavan Swamigal perform Aradhanam for the Salagramams to the

accompaniment of Vedam and Prabandha Parayanam. Desika Mangalam

recitation is an important feature of the Tiruvaradhanam. The

publication mentioned above contains several Mantrams recited during

Tiruvaradhanam at Srimad Paundarikapuram Ashramam. Receiving Perumal

teertham and Teertham offered to the Padhukas of Purvacharyas

made me feel blessed and wonder what I was doing on this side of the

Atlantic.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

Muralidhar Rangaswamy

 

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