Guest guest Posted January 14, 1999 Report Share Posted January 14, 1999 Dear Members: I have some basic questions that I am sure you can answer: 1) Why and when did the habit of offering sakkarai pongal as prasadam on koodaarai vellum day get started? Andal does not mention sakkarai pongal in her paasuram, nor does she even mention pongal (just paal sOru with ney). 2) Is it universal among Sri Vaishnavas to prepare puLiyOgarai on "maalE maNivaNNaa" day (day before koodaarai vellum) and thayir saadham on "karavaigaL" (day after koodaarai vellum)? Unrelated questions: 3) Is Arjuna present inside Sri Parthasarathy Swami sannidhi in Tiruvallikkeni? Are there any other divya desams where Arjuna is present with Krishna? 4) Does anyone know if there are old sculptures of Krishna doing Gita upadesam to Arjuna in any of our temples? Thanking you, Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 1999 Report Share Posted January 14, 1999 Sri: Dear Sri Mani and Sri Mohan, I think" Koodarai vullum " 27th Thiruppaavai paasuram refers to sakkarai pongal in words "paaR chORu mooda ney peudhu muzhangai vazhi vaara..." (paaR chORu means: milk rice ... sakkarai pongal...) Another nice thing: Koodarai vellum seer GovindhA! A lovely line: Govindhan who wins (either their hearts or the enemies) those who do not join Him; (True! It is all His grave and effort for any of our avtions towards reaching Him! NirhEthuka kataaksham!) NamO narayana Regards Narayana dAsan ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 1999 Report Share Posted January 14, 1999 I don't think that I can help much with the other questions, but since I am probably just as much an appreciator of prasadam as anyone else: Mani Varadarajan wrote: > > > 2) Is it universal among Sri Vaishnavas to prepare > puLiyOgarai on "maalE maNivaNNaa" day (day before > koodaarai vellum) and thayir saadham on "karavaigaL" > (day after koodaarai vellum)? Among the practicing SriVaishnava families in Andhra that I know of, my own included, this is the traditional practice. Andal seems to be a favorite (this is probably another universal aspect among our families) in both my wife's side and my side of the family, so we try not to skimp on whatever little tradition that we know in this regard. However - I have confirmed this with two of our experts in town on this, my mother and Sri C. S. Ramesh's mother - some families, both in Andhra and Tamizh Nadu, will prepare thirukannamadhu in place of sakkarai pongal on koodaarai vellum, and will also include kadamba sAdham on muppathu moovar. My mother also recalls that her mother used to prepare puliyOdharai (known as pulihOra or pulihAra among the Telugu speaking people) on nAyakanaay. It does not cease to amaze me, though, just how popular thiruppAvai and mArgazhi is for SriVaishnavas throughout the south. Andal, probably as much as Perumal Himself, has a special in all our hearts, unifying us as a community and as a tradition. adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan, Mohan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 1999 Report Share Posted January 15, 1999 As Sriman Mohan mentioned it is traditional practice in most of SriVaishnava families in Andhra to prepare thirukannamadhu (called aKKarasi or aKKarasai among Telugu speaking people) in place of sakkarai pongal on "koodaarai vellum", thayir saadham on "karavaigaL"and puliyOdharai on "nAyakanaay." adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan, Ramagopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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