thoo nilA muRRam - part 23 - kumbakOna vAsam

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thoo nilA muRRam - part 23 - kumbakOna vAsam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

The holy temple city kumbakonam has so much to offer. If a

city is so spiritual, famous, and popular, what can one say about

the nagar vAsis of thiru kudanthai. The references from purAnAs are

presented about those "kumbakona vAsis". DEvAs, munis, yakshAs,

ghandharvAs are always worshipping those who are living in

kumbakonam. The following slOkam quotes this and ask us what else a

man can think of as his strenght is he has to be worshipped by all

these celestial demigods ?

 

"Sri kumbakONE vasathAm narANAm kimasthi vakthavya balam subancha

namanthidEvA munaya: cha yakshA: ghandharva mukyAs sathatham

muneechvara"

 

--- 58 th chapter, kumbakona mAhAthmiyam

 

People may live in this temple city, even for a very small

amount of time such as either a "kshanam" or "arai kshanam", ie., a

split second or a second and pray to Sri ArA amuthan and Sri kOmaLa

valli thAyAr and surrender to the divya dampathis. It is said

that even such "Arai kshana vAsis" will get the punniyam of getting

an AchArya sambandham through which they will become eligible for

the mOksha sAmrAjyam.

 

"kshaNam kshaNArtthamabivA kumbakONE vasanthihi

mukthi sthEshAm hastha kAhi kimuthAkilasambatha:

--- 52 nd chapter, kumbakona mahAthmiyam

 

There is a simple reason for all these. If one may recall

the explanations presented earlier on Sri Boothatthu AzhwAr's

pAsurams on "kuda mookkai kOyilAy koNdu", it is explaiend that Sri

ArA amuthan descended down here and assumed the whole city as HIS

temple. 33 billion dEvAs and all the rivers and indrAs, brahmAs,

rudrAs and many are constantly worshipping HIS holy feet. If this

whole city is a temple, only a demigod who is an adiyAr of Sri ArA

amuthan or an adiyAr who has done so muany puNNiyams in their

previous janmAs can get the kumbakona kshEthra vAsam.

 

"janmAthara thabOyOgAth thathvAsObavEth nruNAm"

--- chapter 2 , kumbakona mahAthmiyam

 

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amudhan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

 

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Where to Send Donations

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INDIA:

 

Members of the group in India, Europe, Bahrain, Kuwait and Rest

of the Middle East, and elsewhere in boolOgam may send their

donations to:

 

Cheques are payable to

"The Secretary and Treasurer",

 

mail to :

Tiruppani committee",

Sri L.Rajagopalan, MABT,

Retd Pricipal,

(Committee member)

12, Besant Road,

KUMBAKONAM 612 001

 

 

UNITED STATES & CANADA:

(please note the change in address from today)

Checks should be made payable to

"SMSA, Inc"

 

Sri Vaishnava Seva Samithi

c/o Sri Rajaji

2612 Regatta Drive

Plano, TX 75093

 

Please write "Sarnga Pani kainkaryam" on the cheque.

 

All donations are elegible for tax deductible in their

respective countries where applicable

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