Thiru Adhyayana uthsavam

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Sri AMR Kannan wrote:

> Because, Sri Thirumangai Azhwar started it, the day before the

> Pagal Paththu Uthsavam first day, Namperumal listens to

> ThiruNedunthandagam of Sri Thirumangai Azhwar. So, originally

> started as ten days festival by Sri Thirumangai Azhwar and was

> later modified as Twenty one day (+one day for

> ThiruNedunthandagam) by Swami Emberumanar.

 

Dear Sri Kannan,

 

Thanks for your very informative note. As per my understanding,

it is only in Srirangam that there is a "thirunedundhaaNdakam

thirunaaL", which occurs a day before the beginning of the

pagal patthu utsavam. This does not occur in other Divya Desams

for the following reason.

 

Sri Parasara Bhattar, in the process of defeating the great

Vedanti Madhavacharyar of Karnataka in debate and convincing

him to join our sampradAya, used the truths contained in the

thirty verses of Thirumangai Alvar's "thirunedundhaaNdhakam".

Upon Bhattar' triumphant return to Srirangam, Periya Perumaal

Lord Ranganatha asked Bhattar how he was able to defeat as

great a scholar as Madhavacharya. Bhattar explained that it

was through the thirunedundhaaNdakam, and Perumaal immediately

asked Bhattar to recite those verses in front of Him. It

happened to be one day before the pagal patthu Arambham, so

in Srirangam alone, there is a special recitation of the

thirunedundhaaNdakm before the regular adhyayana utsavam

begins, because of Bhattar's great service in converting

Madhavacharyar into "Nanjeeyar".

 

This is what I have heard Sri Velukkudi Varadacharyar Swami

say in an upanyAsam on the thirunedundhaaNdaka divya shastram.

 

adiyEn raaamaanuja daasan

Mani

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Sri:

 

Last year, Tirumalai-Tirupathi Devasthanam released

Nalayira Divya Prabandam audio cassettes (70) for Rs 2000.

The package in a suitcase includes Nalayira Divya Prabandam,

Upadesaratnamalai and Thiruvoimozhi nootrandathi pasurams and

a book containing the text. There is also description of Sevas

in Tirumalai and Tirupathi in the book. From the book, adiYen

want to write only about Adyayana Utsavam in Tirumalai.

 

Adhyayana Utsavam used to be held for 23 days in Tirumala. This is

usually held from the night of AmAvAsya preceding Vaikunta Ekadasi

in Dhanurmasa. After evening Thomala Seva and neivedyam, Malayappaswami

with His Consorts will be placed in Tirumamani Mandapa, facing east in the

Divya Simhasanam.

 

In the absence of Nammalwar's idol in Tirumala, the vigraha of Nammalwar's

Acharya Sri Senapathi Alwar will be placed facing south near Simhasanam. Sri

Ramanuja also will be seated facing south in that Mandap. After nivedya, Jeer

Swami and Adyapakas recite the first hymn and last two hymns in each Andadi.

i.e., from Mudal Thiruvandadi to Tiruviruttam.

 

Pagal Pathu

 

 

Day Morning Night

 

1st Recitation of Iyarpa in full Tiruppallandu, Vannamadangal

2nd Perialwar Tirumozhi

first, second decad Senniyongu

3rd Remaining hymns in Perialwar Vinnelamelappu

Tirumozhi

4th Tiruppavai,Nachiar Tirumozhi Ooneru Selvathu

5th from Perumal Tirumozhi to Vadinen, Taye Tandi in

Kanninumchiruththambu Peria Thirumozhi

6th 1st, 2nd centum in Peria Tirumozhi Vadamarudhidai

7th 3rd, 4th centum ,, ,, Pandainanmarai

8th 5th,6th,7th centum ,, ,, Thelliyeer

9th 8th, 9th centum ,, ,, ,, Kadil Kadipittu

10th 10th &11th centum ,, ,, Tirukurunthamdakam

Tirunedumthandakam

Sattumurai in Perialwar

Tirumozhi, Peria Tirumozhi &

Tirunedumdandakam

 

 

Erappathu (Evening Session)

 

During Erappathu, beginning with Thiruppallandu, each decad from Thiruvoymozhi

will be recited, and on 10th night sattumurai will be held. The next day - night

Kanninumchiruththambu will be recited separately. The next night Ramanuja

Nootrandadi and Upadesaratnamalai and in Sathumurai, Iyalchattu, Vazhi

Tirunamam will be recited. With this Adhyayana Utsavam comes to end.

 

Hence, Malayappaswami will have Adhyayana Utsavam for 23 days. The very next

day, Adhyayana Utsavam for Varahaswami will be done by reciting Koil Thiruvoy-

mozhi.

 

Namo Narayana !!

 

dAsan

Govindarajan