Ramanuja Jayanthi at Sri Ranganatha temple

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

Just wanted to share with you the events at Sri Ranganatha

temple last Saturday.

 

Bhasyakarar's Tirunakshatram was celebrated in a grand manner

at Sri Ranganatha temple (NY). After the morning tirumanjanam,

Udayavar, decked in garlands and looking striking beautiful,

was mounted on a pallak (palanquin) and placed before Perumal.

The gosthi then recited gadya-trayam, after which the assembled

bhagavathas (starting with Sri Venkat Kanumalla) spoke a

few words about the greatness of Yatiraja and the lessons

we all can learn from his divya-charitram.

 

Sri Vankat made a moving plea for all of us to come together

and help in the construction of Sri Ranganatha temple and

make the dream of Srimad Azhagiya singer come true.

Sri Jaganath Bharadwaj released the "Gadya-Trayam & Stotra-

Ratnam" cassette. More about this at the end of this mail.

 

'Akkaram-Arisil' in 100 cups was then offered to Perumal

by Yatiraja and the function concluded with the archa murthi

of Sri Ramanujacharya carried from one Perumal Sannidhi

to the next for 'mariyadai' (a silk shawl that was first

offered to Perumal and Thayar was then wrapped around Yatirajar).

 

Finally, when Udayavar was brought back to his sannidhi, it was a

delight to see him, sitting majestically and showering

his benevolence glance on all those assembled to celebrate his

tirunakshatram. Swami Desikan in his Yatiraja sapthathi has

equates Udayavar to the 'nayaka-ratnam' in the jewel that

represents our archarya paramparai and that adorns Sriman

Narayana. Such is the greatness of this acharya, who established

Vishsitadvita Siddhantam on a firm footing and opened to

prapatthi marga to Sri Vaikuntam, to all those who took

shelter under his holy feet.

 

Jaya Jaya Yatiraja!

 

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'Gadya-trayam & Stotra-ratnam' cassette has been recently

released. This is a join production by Sri Ahobila Muth Inc.

and Sri Ramajuna Mission (USA). The recitation is by Sri Saranathan

bhattar (of Pittsburgh SV temple) with introductory comments by

Sri Nadadur Madhava Dasan (of VA). This will most certainly

be an invaluable addition to your existing collection of tapes

and is brought to you at a very nominal rate (only $10.00).

 

** The proceeds from the sale of this tape will go directly

for the temple construction. **

 

We request you to purchase these tapes as soon as possible

and thus help in the temple construction. Please contact

Sri Dileepan (Dileepan) to place orders and pass on

this info to your friends. Thank you.

 

 

Bhasyakarar tiruvadigale saranam

 

dasan

ramesh