AakAsa Nagareesa Prapatthi :

[Guest guest]

Dear BhakthAs of Sri Vaikunta Nathan(ThiruviNNagarappan):

 

Now that Sri Bhumi Devi's MaaNiccka Kondai,

Maragatha KiLi and Golden Jatakothsu Kaimkaryam

has been completed , it is an appropriate time

to offer prapatthi to ThiruviNNagarappan .

There are eleven moving Prapatthi slOkams

that are recited before Oppiliappan by

His BhakthAs . I will take this opportunity to

summarize their meaning in this series of postings .

 

Let us seek now His blessings to complete the last

of the planned kaimkaryams (viz) ., the samarpaNam

of Mutthangis for the uthsava mUrthys ( Ponnappan

and BhUmi dEvi ) on Kaisika Ekaadasi of 1998 .

We need a total of 50,000 Rupees ( $1,400 )

to complete this Kaimkaryam . The contribution

of $35 by 40 BhakthAs would help to complete

this last of the present series of Kaimkaryam

to the SaraNya Sampathis , who received and granted

Prapatthi to NammAzhwAr .I pledge 10 % of the needed

funds ( $140 ) . That would leave $ 1,260 ,

which could be raised from $35 contributions each by

36 BhakthAs .

 

We have completed the taping of two tapes

realting to the Mahimai of Sri Oppiliappan .

One of them is a summary of AzhwAr's anubhavams

in Tamil . The second tape is a musical tribute

to Sri Bhumi Devi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan .

These two tapes will be presented to

the contributors to this kaimkaryam .

Sri sampath rengarajan has kindly offered

to help with the duplication and

distribution of these two tapes .

The individual items in the second tape are :

 

1. The GhantA Naadham (the peeling of the Big Bell)

of Thiruppathi temple ( Swami Desikan is revered as

the ghantAvathAram ) .

 

2. Naathasvaram piece: Bowlai Raagam

 

3. Gottu Vadhyam : Nava Raaga VarNam

of PattaNam SubramaNya Iyer

 

4. Nyaasa Dasakam rendering by Srimathi

SanthAnam Jayalakshmi

 

5. One Paasuram of Thirumangai by

VidvAmsini Srimathi Vedavalli

 

6. TWELVE Krithis on Oppiliappan by Vidvamsani

Padma Veeraraghavan -- Neethimathi

Raagam , 60th MeLa KarthA

 

7. ShaNmukha PriyA , 56th MeLa Raagam

 

8. VakuLabharaNam , 14th MeLa Raagam

 

9. AbhOgi Krithi

 

10. Navaneetham , 40th MeLa Raagam

 

11. Raaga Maalikai

 

12. ChArukEsi , 26th MeLa Raagam

 

13. Ranjani Krithi

 

14. Mohana Raaga Krithi

 

15. Desika MangaLam by VidvAmsini

Jayalakshmi SanthAnam

 

16. SaavEri Krithi

 

17. Svara SammELanam Krithi ( Bhajan )

 

18. Hemavathi , 58th MeLa Raaga Krithi

 

THE FIRST SLOKAM OF AKAASA NAGAREESA PRAPATTHI

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SANKALPA KALPA LATHIKAAM AVADHIM KSHAMAAYAA:

AAKAASA PURYAADHIPATHE: MAHISHEEM DAYAARDHRAAM I

VISVASYA MAATHARAM AKINCHANA KHAAMADHENUM

VISVAMBHARAAM ASARANA: SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

 

(MEANING):AdiyEn without any other source of

support offer my prapatthi to the Pattamahishi of

ThiruviNNagarappan , Sri Bhumi Devi .She is

the kalpaka creeper , who blesses the adiyArs

with all the boons that they seek . She is the

boundary of forbearance . She is the Mother of

the Universe . She is the divine KhaamadhEnu ,

who enriches all of her adiyaars with immeasuarable

wealth . AdiyEn without any other means of protection

surrender unto Her lotus feet .

 

THE SECOND SLOKAM OF AAKAASA NAGAREESA PRAPATTHI

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SRIMAN MRIKANDUJA MAHARSHI TAPOVIBHOGOU

BHOOMYAABHINANDHIDHA MAHAAMRIDHIMA SVABHAAVOU I

AAVISHTA DHUSHTA SAKATA PRAKATOGRABHAAVOU

BHUVALLABHASYA CHARANOU SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

 

(MEANING ) : I surrender unto the sacred feet

of ThiruviNNagarappan , who took the beautiful

form befitting that of the bridegroom of Bhumi

dEvi in response to the austere penance of

MaargandEya Maharishi . I offer my prapatthi

to The Lord who once showed his ferocious anger

at SakatAsuran (and kicked him out of existence ) .

 

Sri Bhumi Devi Sametha Sri Oppiliappan"s

ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

[Guest guest]

SANKALPA KALPA LATHIKAAM AVADHIM KSHAMAAYAA:

AAKAASA PURYAADHIPATHE: MAHISHEEM DAYAARDHRAAM I

VISVASYA MAATHARAM AKINCHANA KHAAMADHENUM

VISVAMBHARAAM ASARANA: SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

 

 

SRIMAN MRIKANDUJA MAHARSHI TAPOVIBHOGOU

BHOOMYAABHINANDHIDHA MAHAAMRIDHIMA SVABHAAVOU I

AAVISHTA DHUSHTA SAKATA PRAKATOGRABHAAVOU

BHUVALLABHASYA CHARANOU SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

 

Dear BhakthAs of than oppAr illpan, (ThiruviNNagarappan):

 

On this Maasi sravanam day (to day wednesday 25 feb, 1998 is also

the sravana vratham day. Incidentally a total solar eclipse is there in

some parts of world and partial in some parts of US ? what significance

for a Srivaishnava is an eclipse ?! Those who do uapavsam will appreciate

this info I guess !), I appeal to all of you to contribute for this once

in a life time kaimkaryam for Sri Boomi dEvi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan,

undertaken by Sri Sadagopan's family. Sri Sadagopan is kind enough

to release these tapes for bhakthALs. Please send an email to

Sri Sadagopan and myself, and mention your mailing address in it.

 

Sri Boomi devi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Sadagopan and Sri Rengarajan,

 

Please include our pledge for $35 for this kainkaryam. Please provide us

with the address to where this donation should be mailed.

 

It is nice to see a familiar name among those who put together the musical

tribute to Sri Bhumi Devi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan. Sri Santhanam and Smt.

Jayalakshmi are Madhuri's sister's in-laws. We received her tape of Sri

Desika Stotra-mAlai as a wedding gift.

 

adiyEn,

 

Mohan

 

mailing address:

 

Mohan R Sagar & Madhuri

1239 South Boston Street

Denver Co 80231