thiru adhyayana uthsavam - At newyork - A Summary (part9)

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Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Rangarajan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

"idi" or thunder failed to match this kOsham. The entire hall was

vibrating. It sounded as if the the roof was all giving its way.

It was as if several powerful explosions began to occur in a

synchrnosied way simultaneously for the next 45 minutes. Every

one were walking slowly as Sri nammAzwAr's ascendance on the

silver lining of the path continued slowly in oyyAra nadai. The

bearers held the pallakku in their hands and not on shoulders to

symbolise kaitthAngal sEvai. As each and every line was thundered

in muzhakkam, even iron heart started to extract water in their

eyes. "irumbAna ithayangaL kooda eeram kasinthathu ippOthuthAn".

Slowly the ascendance was inching and there were wet eyes

every where. For some the words will not come out their mouth and

instead the water was pouring from their eyes. Even those who do

not know tamil cried. There were so many water falls from so many

eyes as everyone of them was pouring and making niagara falls

smaller. The patthARu made upto 64 feet and there was a left over

portion of the path uncovered. adiyEn threw my shAlvai to cover

the last few feet of the silver path prior to ascendance. As

the ascendance reached towards the last but one pasuram of the

last pathigam, the gOshti was stopped and "thirai" or screen was

put.

 

Sri nammAzhwAr was now within half feet from perumAL. Even after

the gOshti was stopped the water in the eyes of many could not.

The outpouring continued for many with "thEmal" and words would

not come out. Some were shell shocked and words will not come out.

Inside the thirai Sri nammAzhwAr first did prostration for

perumAL. Then his head was kept on the feet of Sri namperumAL.

5 cartons of thulasi arrived during the whole day. Thanks to

many volunteers from Boston, california, Florida, canada etc..Sri

nammAzhwAr was covered with "thulasi" completely. Some of the

bAgawathAs put thulasi inside the thirAi on Sri nammAzhwAr. The

heap of thulasi mountain came upto the hip of Sri namperumAL.

After this the thirai was opened. Now SrinammAzwAr was completely

covered and it was as if he has vanished.

 

Sri bAlAji bhattar appealed the aruLappAdu as "Sri Ramanuja

adiyAr's vinnappam. for lOka kshEmam SrinamperumAl must give us

back Sri nammAzwAr". He pleaded a few times. Then Sri namperumAL

pronounced "thanthOm, thanthOm thanthOm". Three people hiding

behind perumAL gave this divine voice and it sounded as if these

voices are actually coming from SrinamperumAL HIMself. The screen

or "thirai" was put and the perumAL and others were covered again.

Sri nammAzhwAr was erected vertical, clearing all the thulasi and

was seated at the feat of perumAL. The thirai was opened. The

aitheekam was such that Sri nammAzwAr was performing a vishEsha

ArAdhanam at Srivaikundam. A vishEsha arAdhanam was performed on

behalf of Sri nammAzwAr to Sri namperumAL. Now, the thulasis that

covered Sri nammAzwAr were given in heaps to all the bAgawathas

as a special and vishEsha prasAdham. This time an aruLappAdu was

issued to the gOshti to bring back Sri nammAzhwAr. Sri nammAzhwAr

was mounted on the pallakku again quickly. As a mark of his visit

to Sri viakundam he was adorned with the thulasi malai of Sri nam

perumAL for his return journey to boolOgam. The gOshti began the

thaniyan and then kanninum sirutthAnmu pathigam. The gOsthi was

this time breaking the skies and dEvas were all assembled to see

this kan koLLak kAtchi of Sri nammAzhwAr coming back to boolOgam.

 

will continue......

 

Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Rangarajan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

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