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Dear Friends,

 

For the most auspicious occasion of Sri Rama Navami, I wish to share with you

Sri Kulashekara

Perumal's Anubhavam of Lord Rama from the tenth decad of Perumal Tirumozhi.

Kulashara

Azhwar shared the Nakshatram of his Abimana Daivam, Lord Rama. His devotion

and

concern for Lord Rama are unparalleled. During the recitation of the Ramayana,

the narrator

presented the episode of Lord Rama singlehandedly taking on the fourteen

thousand demons at Janasthana. Greatly concerned for the Lord, Kulashekara

Perumal immediately ordered his

army to rush to the help of the Lord. Only when the narrator said that the Lord

returned victorious

from his battle, did the Azhwar calm down. In this set of ten Pasurams the

Azhwar eulogizes

Lord Govindaraja of Tiruchitrakootam as his abhimana daivam, Lord Rama.

 

1. There was a town known as Ayodhya surrounded on all four sides by beautiful

and tall forts. One who made Ayodhya a dazzling beauty in the whole world; one

who was a guiding light in the dynasty of the sun; one who had the valor to

protect devas; was L

ord Rama with lotus-like eyes and a body like a dark cloud, and He is now in

Kaliyuga at Thillainagar also known as Tiruchitrakoota in archa-roopa. When will

I have the opprotunity to see the Lord, the cause of the whole Universe to my

heart's content.

2. In Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakoota with beautiful shady gardens of chanpaka

trees with fully bloomed flowers amidst buds, some 3000 Srivaishnavas praying to

the Lord seated on an aasanam (throne) studded with precious gems. Is it not

this Lord who as a

youngster ripped apart the chest of Thataka who attacked him, the flood of blood

oozing from her solidified like a hill; who, by the use of a single arrow,

killed string rakshasas to protect the sacrifices of sage Vishwamitra - a master

of mantras and ved

as.

3. One who broke the bow of Lord Shiva (One who rides the wild bull) to win

the hand of the red complexioned and beautiful Sita with dark big eyes; one

who conquered the axe-wielding Parasurama by taking from him the powerful and

attractive bow (Vishn

u Danus); one who displayed his valor by destroying all wicked persons ; is Lord

Rama holdingin his broad hand the unconquerable bow at Thillainagar,

Tiruchitrakootam with tall walls and buildings all round creating fear in the

minds of enemies. I bow at

the of those praying to the Lord.

4. One who left the traditional family town (Ayodhya) respecting the words of

Kaikeyi with curly hairs wearing fully blown flowers; one who used the services

of the devoted Guha to reach the other shore of Ganga; one who entered the

forest; one who gave

the Bharata the Padukas and the kingdom; One who stayed at chitrakoota (in

North India); that Rama today lives in Thillainagar in Tiruchitrakootam. The

eyes can see Him to full satisfaction. Are not the Bhaktas in this world equal

to Nityasuris in Sri Va

ikuntam?

5. Lord Sri Rama who killed Virata stretching his heavy and long arms to

destroy his enemies; who took the sacred bow from sage Agastya, the promoter of

pure Tamil; who maimed the nose the demoness Soorpanaka desirous of displaying

her charm; who killed

demons Kara And Dooshana; who killed the golden deer (Maaricha) using the bow;

that Sri Rama is now in Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam in arch-roopa. People

moving about after praying to him with bent heads and folded hands has made this

earth sacred.

6. Lord Rama who experienced agony due to the separation from Sita with

breasts; who sent Jatayu to Vaikunta; who made fiendship with the King of

monkeys (Sugriva) hiding in forests; who killed Vali; who had Lanka burnt by

Hanuman to humble the arrogan

ce of Ravana, the King of Rakshasas; is now in Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam in

a beauitful archa form. How proud I am to sing the praise of the feet of those

praying Lord Rama.

7. Lord Rama who made the roaring sea repent by the use of a fearful arrow and

subsequently built a bridge through which he recahed the other shore; who killed

fiery Rakshasas holding big spears and the King of Lanka; who gave the kingdom

to Vibheeshana

; who got the wealth of reuniting with Sita; is now ruling Thillainagar. The

kingdom of placing His lotus feet on my head is the only kingdom. All others, I

do not consider as kingdom.

8. One who was seated on throne in Ayodhya with multi-storied building

beautifully decorated with precious stones and gems administering the Kingdom;

who listened directly from sage Agastya, the prestigious stories of his earlier

deeds like killing Ravan

a and others; who listened to his own story from the mouth, resembling a red

coral, of children (Lava and Kusha) born to Him and Sita; that Lord Rama is now

in Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam. Those who experienced the story of the Lord

with tears in their

eyes will even consider nectar as being worthless.

9. My Lord Rama, who searched for Samvaka doing penance and killed him (for

violating the rules of varnashrama); who saved the life of a brahmin vedic

scholar; who wearing a precious diamond necklace got Lavanasura by his brother

Shatrugna; who got separ

ated from the invincible and valiant Lakshmana as a result of the insistence of

sage Durvasa; is now staying permanently at Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam. We,

whose minds are permanently set in Him, will not have future miseries.

10. Lord Rama, who then made every sentinent and insentinent being reach Sri

Vaikuntam; who after defeating Rakshasas claim the strong Garuda - the enemy of

snakes (to go to Vaikuntam); who shone with his four strong and victorious

hands; who after bein

g received by those in Vaikuntam sat in hIs place. ThisLord today, to bring

forth His glory has permanently stayed at Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam to

enable us to surrender to Him. Oh Bhaktas! By praising Him in this way or in any

other way everyday, yo

u will always be blessed.

11. In Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam, Lord Rama along with valiant Hanuman is

residing permanently. The story of this Lord with immeasurable benevolent

qualities starting from His incarnation as the Son of Dasaratha, and ending with

His return to Sri

Vaikuntam was composed in sweet and chaste Tamil by Kulasekhara Azhwar, King of

Kolli, possessing sharp and bright sword; King of Urayur; honored by white

umbrella. Those who recite with understanding these 10 poems will the benevolent

feet of Lord Naray

ana.

 

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Dear Devotees,

 

I just wanted to let you know that I had a very interesting Rama Navami

this time. Right on the day of Rama-navami we opened the package sent by

Anand karalapakam's father. That package had the beautiful picture of

"Tiruvallur Viraraghavan". I think our Acharyas and Sri Kanakavalli sametha

Viraraghavan enjoyed that day's aradhanam (ie. sunday) very well because of

the feelings and experiences of God I had while doing Aradhana. (Please

note that I am a lowly person with no merit. Probably, I mistake whatever

auspicious thoughts that come to me during Aradhana, as messages from God;

or even if my mind is very calm and can concentrate on God with deep

bhakti, that itself, I think was possible due to the grace of God and feel

that He is actually interacting with me.)

 

Today I get this post from Murlidhar which made my day reminding me of Lord

Seetha Rama and their unique avatarams.

 

If anyone knows about the meanings of the Tulsidas bhajan sung by : Veena

Sahasrabuddhe

 

kahan ki patit kahan kinuhe gamanva

kaun gram ke naam ke vaasi

 

ke karan tum tyajo he bhuvanva..

 

(this is my free translation of selected verses

 

A passer by notices these three young people walking in the forest who

looked divine; they had royal bearings in their personage yet they wore

wood barks and were walking in the crude roads of the forest. Some one

asks them " who are you and where are you from; you look so pure and noble;

where are you going and why are you not at home?"..

 

( note: Rama was probably about 17 years with young wife Sita and Brother

Lakshmana.. going through the tough life of surviving in the forest.

Compare it with the life we lead in USA)

 

Then it seems, Rama explains that they used to live in a big palace in

Ayodhya and that he had to leave for the forest due to the promise his

father made to his mother Kaikeyi.

 

Then the Grama-women folks ask Sita " how come you are moving around with

two men? who is your husband, the dark one or the fair one!!? " Then it

seems that Sita smiles (Siya Muskaye) and says : it is the dark one! and

the fair one is the brother-in-law. The women exclaim " Oh." with

surprise. (They were, I guess content with enough news for gossip for that

day!)

 

This song depicts how such an all powerful GOD of the universe was forced

to undergo difficult times almost all alone in a forest and be even the

object of gossip and interaction with the village folk. This also

indicates the "Saulabhya" of Perumal to give such divine darshans to those

folk. THis song as sung by Veena Sahasrabuddhe is out of the world.

 

I just thought I would share these ideas with the group.

 

adiyen Krishna Kalale.

 

 

>

>For the most auspicious occasion of Sri Rama Navami, I wish to share with you

>Sri Kulashekara

>Perumal's Anubhavam of Lord Rama from the tenth decad of Perumal Tirumozhi.

>Kulashara

>Azhwar shared the Nakshatram of his Abimana Daivam, Lord Rama. His devotion

>and

>concern for Lord Rama are unparalleled. During the recitation of the

Ramayana,

>the narrator

>presented the episode of Lord Rama singlehandedly taking on the fourteen

>thousand demons at Janasthana. Greatly concerned for the Lord, Kulashekara

>Perumal immediately ordered his

>army to rush to the help of the Lord. Only when the narrator said that the

Lord

>returned victorious

>from his battle, did the Azhwar calm down. In this set of ten Pasurams the

>Azhwar eulogizes

>Lord Govindaraja of Tiruchitrakootam as his abhimana daivam, Lord Rama.

>

>1. There was a town known as Ayodhya surrounded on all four sides by

beautiful

>and tall forts. One who made Ayodhya a dazzling beauty in the whole world;

one

>who was a guiding light in the dynasty of the sun; one who had the valor to

>protect devas; was L

>ord Rama with lotus-like eyes and a body like a dark cloud, and He is now in

>Kaliyuga at Thillainagar also known as Tiruchitrakoota in archa-roopa.

When will

>I have the opprotunity to see the Lord, the cause of the whole Universe to my

>heart's content.

>2. In Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakoota with beautiful shady gardens of chanpaka

>trees with fully bloomed flowers amidst buds, some 3000 Srivaishnavas

praying to

>the Lord seated on an aasanam (throne) studded with precious gems. Is it not

>this Lord who as a

>youngster ripped apart the chest of Thataka who attacked him, the flood of

blood

>oozing from her solidified like a hill; who, by the use of a single arrow,

>killed string rakshasas to protect the sacrifices of sage Vishwamitra - a

master

>of mantras and ved

>as.

>3. One who broke the bow of Lord Shiva (One who rides the wild bull) to win

>the hand of the red complexioned and beautiful Sita with dark big eyes; one

>who conquered the axe-wielding Parasurama by taking from him the powerful and

>attractive bow (Vishn

>u Danus); one who displayed his valor by destroying all wicked persons ;

is Lord

>Rama holdingin his broad hand the unconquerable bow at Thillainagar,

>Tiruchitrakootam with tall walls and buildings all round creating fear in the

>minds of enemies. I bow at

>the of those praying to the Lord.

>4. One who left the traditional family town (Ayodhya) respecting the

words of

>Kaikeyi with curly hairs wearing fully blown flowers; one who used the

services

>of the devoted Guha to reach the other shore of Ganga; one who entered the

>forest; one who gave

> the Bharata the Padukas and the kingdom; One who stayed at chitrakoota (in

>North India); that Rama today lives in Thillainagar in Tiruchitrakootam. The

>eyes can see Him to full satisfaction. Are not the Bhaktas in this world

equal

>to Nityasuris in Sri Va

>ikuntam?

>5. Lord Sri Rama who killed Virata stretching his heavy and long arms to

>destroy his enemies; who took the sacred bow from sage Agastya, the

promoter of

>pure Tamil; who maimed the nose the demoness Soorpanaka desirous of

displaying

>her charm; who killed

>demons Kara And Dooshana; who killed the golden deer (Maaricha) using the

bow;

>that Sri Rama is now in Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam in arch-roopa. People

>moving about after praying to him with bent heads and folded hands has

made this

>earth sacred.

>6. Lord Rama who experienced agony due to the separation from Sita with

>breasts; who sent Jatayu to Vaikunta; who made fiendship with the King of

>monkeys (Sugriva) hiding in forests; who killed Vali; who had Lanka burnt by

>Hanuman to humble the arrogan

>ce of Ravana, the King of Rakshasas; is now in Thillainagar,

Tiruchitrakootam in

>a beauitful archa form. How proud I am to sing the praise of the feet of

those

>praying Lord Rama.

>7. Lord Rama who made the roaring sea repent by the use of a fearful

arrow and

>subsequently built a bridge through which he recahed the other shore; who

killed

>fiery Rakshasas holding big spears and the King of Lanka; who gave the

kingdom

>to Vibheeshana

>; who got the wealth of reuniting with Sita; is now ruling Thillainagar. The

>kingdom of placing His lotus feet on my head is the only kingdom. All

others, I

>do not consider as kingdom.

>8. One who was seated on throne in Ayodhya with multi-storied building

>beautifully decorated with precious stones and gems administering the

Kingdom;

>who listened directly from sage Agastya, the prestigious stories of his

earlier

>deeds like killing Ravan

>a and others; who listened to his own story from the mouth, resembling a red

>coral, of children (Lava and Kusha) born to Him and Sita; that Lord Rama

is now

>in Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam. Those who experienced the story of the

Lord

>with tears in their

> eyes will even consider nectar as being worthless.

>9. My Lord Rama, who searched for Samvaka doing penance and killed him (for

>violating the rules of varnashrama); who saved the life of a brahmin vedic

>scholar; who wearing a precious diamond necklace got Lavanasura by his

brother

>Shatrugna; who got separ

>ated from the invincible and valiant Lakshmana as a result of the

insistence of

>sage Durvasa; is now staying permanently at Thillainagar,

Tiruchitrakootam. We,

>whose minds are permanently set in Him, will not have future miseries.

>10. Lord Rama, who then made every sentinent and insentinent being reach Sri

>Vaikuntam; who after defeating Rakshasas claim the strong Garuda - the

enemy of

>snakes (to go to Vaikuntam); who shone with his four strong and victorious

>hands; who after bein

>g received by those in Vaikuntam sat in hIs place. ThisLord today, to bring

>forth His glory has permanently stayed at Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam to

>enable us to surrender to Him. Oh Bhaktas! By praising Him in this way or

in any

>other way everyday, yo

>u will always be blessed.

>11. In Thillainagar, Tiruchitrakootam, Lord Rama along with valiant

Hanuman is

>residing permanently. The story of this Lord with immeasurable benevolent

>qualities starting from His incarnation as the Son of Dasaratha, and

ending with

>His return to Sri

>Vaikuntam was composed in sweet and chaste Tamil by Kulasekhara Azhwar,

King of

>Kolli, possessing sharp and bright sword; King of Urayur; honored by white

>umbrella. Those who recite with understanding these 10 poems will the

benevolent

>feet of Lord Naray

>ana.

>

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Dear devotees

 

According to SK Ramachandra Rao's Pratima kosha and Shalagrama kosha

(Kalpatharu Research Academy, Bangalore), the Pancaratra lists all the

dasavatara's appearance days. He produces those dates but does not give the

reference for the specific Pancaratra. Rama is noted as having appeared in

Chaitra sukla 9. Does anyone knows the Pancaratra reference for this or for

the other one mentioned by Mani?

 

Gerald Surya

 

 

 

In a message dated 3/26/99, 11:11:42 PM, bhakti-errors writes:

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Unrelated topic but important issue:

 

I just found out that pAncarAtra SrI rAma navami is actually

next month. Some members of our list (particularly those

in the Thengalai sampradAyam) will be observing SrI rAma navami

next month.

 

Can someone explain why there is this date difference?

I apologize for not noting this discrepancy earlier.

 

Thanks,

Mani>>