ThirukkalyANa Utsavam

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Srimathe Lakshmi Nrusimha Parabhrahmane Namaha

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Srimathe Nigamantha MahaDesikaya Namaha

Srimathe SrivaN Sadagopa Sri Vedanta Desika Yatindra MahaDesikaya Namaha

Srimathe SrivaN Sadagopa Sri Narayana Yatindra MahaDesikaya Namaha

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Sriman Narayana,

 

Dear Bhagavadottamas,

 

Sriman U.Ve. Sadagopan swamy had asked adiyen to share this writings with

the members of this forum. Today this Tirukkalyana utsavam of the divine

couple is being celebrated in Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater.

Incidently, today is also being adiyen's birth day (as per english calendar

though) and adiyen thought it would be a great pleasure if adiyen could not

only share the shloka which is referred by him (appearing at the end of this

message) but view divya dampati in mind in their thirukkalyAna kOlam as it

used to be in Bombay Dombivli Balaji Mandir.

 

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Lord Venkateswara with jaganmatA Padmavathi would be in the mahA mandapam

but behind the screen and eagely awaiting when the archakar would release

the screen to give the darshanam to the bhaktas. The other side of the

screen, hundreds of devotees would also be eager and wait for the first

glimpse of the rays that eminates from the akilAnda kOdi brahmAnda nayakan,

Sriman Narayanan, parama dayAlu Srinivisan with his consort mayA jagan

moginIm, sriyam dEvIm, asman mAtaram, Padmavati.

 

The archakar releases the screen with the karpUra hArati and the AzhvAr

AchArya gOshti reciting "Tad vishnO: paramam padagum sadA pasyanti sUraya:"

and this moment itself we would have had the janma sApalyam. Then the

archakar gets the anugraham for the Azhvar AchArya SriVaishnava gOshti to

perform the tirukkalyAnam.

"Asya dEvadEvasya bhagavatO vAsudEvasya AkilAnda kOti brahmAnda nAyakasya

Sri Srinivasa swamina: asyA: sriya: padmavatI mahalakshmya: rAja

rAstrAbivridyartam vaivahika mahOtsava karma kartum yOgyata siddim

anugrahana"

adiyen turn around to look ... is any one saying "tadAastu"? No, nobody.

why? May be they thought they are not elders. Looked right side to emperumAn

and yes, he says and mAta saying "astu" for their own tirukkalyAnam... to

bless us in that kOlam. Then he requests the lord and divine mother again.

 

Then the archakar comes to perform vAsudEva punyaha vAchanam to purify (the

mantras are different from our punyaha vachanam. it would be for the benefit

entire society like .... bhavatbhi: anug~natha: vAsudeva: punyaham

vAchayisye....... EtEsham, brahmanAnam, srIVaishnavAnam, gavAm gananAmscha,

rAshtramcha, kulamcha, dharmamcha, aharahara abhi vardhatAm. Etat

drithyartE) .... and it goes on. we wait patiently swallowing those mantras.

Then he purifies everything from the pious water and starts the pratisara

sUtra (the thread that we tie in our wrist as rakshA, our lord does not need

that but for our sake) AvAhanam with Sri Suktam and aparAjita mantram (one

should never miss the excelent mantra... which is little bigger than the

usual mantras... starting with asya sri aparajita mahamantrasya pradyumna

rishi: aditI chanda: viswarUpi nArayanO dEvata..... bhagavat pratisarabhi

mantranArtE japE viniyoga:... vAsudEva sankarshana pradyumna aniruddha .....

and all the dasavataram then ..... ending with .... sanka chakra gadadhara,

sarva bhUta namaskruta, sarva nAha pramardana, sarva asura utsAdana ........

sarva dhukka prasamana, sarva jvara vinAsana, sarva dusswapna nAsana, sarva

abhIsta pradayaka sri janArdana namOstu tE). Then finishes the pAlikA

upAdhanam with Oshadi sUktam (yA jAta Oshadi)

 

Then the usual stuff of Unjal (adiyen here someone from gOshti with

melodious voice singing "pAlalE kAl almbi pattadai uduttu), shodasa

upachAram and he ties the pratisara sUtram on the lord's and mother's wrists

with the Rig vEda vAkyam.

 

Then we see the archaka entering the yAga sala getting permissions from

dwara palas chanDan & prachanDa and reciting garuda mantram. The agni is

taken from the pakasala (madapalli. As per the kArigai, it could also be

taken from a house where the agni hOtram is performed daily). He says "agne:

jata dOsha shantyartE tilAn AgAra sammisran shOdasa AhutIn hOshyami" to

rectify any mistake that would have arised when agni was brought. Then he

starts to build the adhara sakti pIdam etc. for the lord's avAhanam ain the

agni. Then argya padya upacharan with ghee is performed to the lord in the

agni.

 

Now, the pravaram and pAnigrahanam. Archakar recites

kshirOda madanE yaasE pala rUpE madhudwisha:

nama: chandra sahOdaryai namastE amruta yOnayE

sarva lakshana sampannam sarva Abhrana bhUshitam

mahA lakshmIm imAm kanyAm tubhyam dAsyami vishnavE

gruhAna jagatAm yoga kshEmaya purushOttama

and makes the connection from Lord's hand to his consort's through darbham.

 

Then the yagam of purusha/sree suktam with every 4 sentence the ghee is

placed in the agni. Then the archakar performs all the karmas starting from

"agne: jAtakarma, nAmakarana, anna prAsana, chaula, upanayana, prAjapatya,

sowmyaka, vaishnava, sukriya, gOdana, upanishkramana, samAvartana vivahan".

 

Then the mAngalya dhAranam and he recites

samudra tanayE mAtha: lakshmim tvAm prartayamyam

mAngalya sUtram dEvEna yushmat kanTe samarpitE

niyOjitogam bhadnAmi gruhAna paramEshvarI

and there the most awaited sEvai of thAyar with mAngalyam. We are delighted

in the karpUra arati.

 

Then the AsirvAdam "AsastEyam yajamanOsau, AyuraAsastE ... Srinivasan

Padmavati kalyAna mahOtsavattile Akasa rajanudaya samarppanai padinAyiram

katti varAhan patram pushpam"

 

He comes back to the yaga sala and performs the additional hOmam on

different parts of agni (kAlyam, manOjavayAm, sulOhitAyam, sushUmnAyam,

sudUmrayam) with the dwadasha akshara mantram followed by sankarshana,

aniruddha, pradyumna mantras. Here he uses also different dravyam starting

from Samit, Ghee, Till, Lajam, Milk in that order. Archakar performs the

panchOpanishat mantra hOmam to make the hOmam full and to rectify any

mistakes during that.

 

Then two archakas in the form of Lord & mother sit for vAranamAyiram recited

by Azhwar Acharya gOshti:

vArana mAyiram sUzha valam cheithu

nArana nambhI nadakkindrAn en ethir

pUrana porkuDam vaitthu puram engum

tOranam nAttak kanA kanDen tOzhI nAn

 

tOzhI nAn kanda kanAvellam narkElai

en tOzhI sollai nI kanDa kanAvellam

 

Immaikum ......... and our heart is overwhelmed with the joy of the words.

 

Now the nAcchiyAr sambhAvanai after the pAsuram "Kumkumam appi kulir

sAntam".

"GrunahI grutavathi ...jagatO vishnupatnI. sUdi kodutha nAcchiyAr

sambhavana"

Then they the continue the last pAsuram "Ayanukkaga".

 

Oops. Now what happened.... the lord is again behind the screen. adiyen

guess it must be because He is preparing the prasAdam for us. And yes, here

He is back with His bright "kathir mati" face. The archakar recites the

swasti vAkyam .....

"Asya dEvadEvasya bhagavatO vAsudEvasya AkilAnda kOti brahmAnda nAyakasya

Sri Srinivasa swamina: asyA: sriya: padmavatI mahalakshmya: vaivahika

mahOtsava karmanIm madyE sampavita mantra lOpa, tantra lOpa, swara lOpa,

dravya lOpa, shraddha lOpa, vismruta vidyaparadEshu sarvam sri srInivasa

swamy krupaya yata sastram anushtitam bhUyastviti bhavanta: mahAnta:

anugruhnantu"

"Asya dEvalayasya garbha gruha, ardha mandapa, maha mandapa, chatustamba

mandapa, shOdasa stamba mandapa, dwAtrimsatsata mandapa, sadastamba manda,

sahastrastamba mandapa, yAga sala, pAga sAla, vastra sAla, kUpa sAla, bOga

sAla anEga mandapa, prasadaya gOpuradaya: bhUyastviti bhavanta: mahAnta:

anugruhnantu"

"Asya dEvalayasya nityOtsava, pakshOtsava, mAsOtsava, samvatsarOtsva,

adhyayanOtsava, pallavOtsava, pavitrOtsava, sri utsava, sikyOtsava,

brahmOtsava, bhakta bhimbOtsava anEga utsava: bhUyastviti bhavanta: mahAnta:

anugruhnantu"

"Ayam dEsa: mEgamAla suvrukshEna suvrusti: kAveryAdi mahA nadyA gala

galAyamana pravAha samyukta anEga tadakadhishu sampUrna udakAnicha

bhUyastviti bhavanta: mahAnta: anugruhnantu"

 

followed by "jitantE pundarIkaksha namastE bhaktavatsala, namastE asthu

hrishIkesa mahA purusha pUrvaja, vig~napanam idam dEvam srunutvam

purushottama ..........."

 

and we are speechless. Not just because of the melodious sweet voice of the

archakar but also our mouth is filled with the lord's prasadam "kshIrannam".

 

Krishnaarpanam.

 

dAsan

Vijayaraman

 

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Sriman U.Ve. Sadagopan swamy's anugraham

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You may wish to share them with the Bhakthi list members .

There are many Sri VenkatEsa and Sri HayagrIva

BhakthAs there .

Best wishes ,

V.Sadagopan

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Sriman Narayana,

 

Dear Sriman Sadagopan Swamin,

 

This is the year perhaps, adiyen did not have the bhAgyam of Thirukkalyana

utsavam. Back in India, (Bombay-Dombivli) on this day, we all were delighted

to have the divine couple (Srinivasan & Andal on Bhogi, Srinivasan &

Padmavati on Panguni Uttiram) on their Thirukkalyana kolam. Thanks for your

beautiful email, which brought them before my mind.

 

Perhaps no one was thinking anything else when the archakar recites the

pravaram (though not so lengthy as yours but in a simple form)

 

Vasishta gOthrOthbhavaya ,YayAthi varmaNE naphthrE ,

SoorasEna VarmaNa: PouthrAya ,

VasudEva VarmaNa: PuthrAya

Sri SrinivAsa VarmNE varAya

 

Athri gOthrOdbhavAm

Suveera varmaNE napthrIm ,

Sudharma VarmaNa: PouthrIm ,

AakAsa bhUpa VarmaNa: PuthrIm ,

Sri Padmavati nAmnim

imAm kanyAm lOka samrakshanArtham vriNimaHE.

 

or when he makes the prarthana like the one follows, sure there were tears

on many people's eyes:

 

vandE lakshmIpatim dEvam

sanka chakra gadhAdharam !

vidyA mUrtim hayagrIvam

sabdhaArtha gn~Ana labdhayE !!

 

amrutatmA da mEgAbham

amrutA haranam vibhum !

pAncha rAtra AgamAchAryam

vandE vaikunta bhUpatim !!

 

bhagavan dEva dEvasa

sanka chakra gadhAdhara !

udhvahaartham dEvasa

anugn~Am dEhi mE prabhu !!

 

bhagavatyamalE shrEstE

bhaktaanugraha rUpinI !

udhvaham karishyamyadhya

anugn~Am dEhi mE ramE !!

 

 

dAsan

Vijayaraman