Guest guest Posted March 21, 2000 Report Share Posted March 21, 2000 namaskaram to all the bhakti list members I would like to perform the shastiabdha poorthi of my father. I initially wanted to perform it at home but i heard from a friend and also some other people that performing in thirukadugavur temple is very auspicious. (please forgive me if i did not spell the name of the temple correctly) so, i just wanted to see if any members have performed this fucntion in the temple and what do i have to do so that i can make arrangements at this temple for my parents. I would be extremely grateful for the information provided. adiyen Anand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2000 Report Share Posted March 21, 2000 Dear Sri Rangarajan : You probably are referring to ThirukkadavUr Temple near Mayavaram (MyailaaduthuRai) . This temple is famous for Lord ShivA for protecting the Young MarkandEyA from akaala mruthyu according to sthala PurANam .This temple is famous as a site for performing Mruthunjaya Home , when there is concern for one's life or for prolonging of one's life (to conquer Mruthyu). The consort of the Lord ShivA here is AbhirAmi Devi , who is dear to Sakthi worshippers . AbhirAmi Bhattar composed AbhirAmi AnthAdhi here. Strict Sri VaishNavAs will not elect to perform their Shasti Abdha Poorthi at ThirukkadavUr. Please do not misunderstand me on this observation . I am citing the traditional practises of Sri VaishNavAs . A KshEthram linked tightly with Sage MarkaNDEyA, Oppiliappan Koil , is a popular place for many prArthanAs including Shasti abdha poorthi. Bhumi Devi incarnated here as the foster daughter of Sage MarkaNDEyA at this KshEthrma according to sthala PurANam . Other temple associated with Sage MaarkaNDEyA is NacchiyAr Koil. Tradionalists celebrate this 60th birthday with Veda PaarAyaNam ,Srimath RaamayaNa PaarAyaNam at their houses and conclude the celebrations with Udaka Saanthi and ceremonial pouring of the consecrated water on their heads for long life and continued service to the dhivya Dampathis.That sacred water is sprinkled by the observer on their children realtives and friends after their abhishEkam . SathAbhishEkam is the name for the celebration of the completion of the 80 years .Satham normally means 100 . SathAbhishEkam stands for the completion of 80 years, when one is supposed to have seen 1,000 PourNamis (Full Moons ) .An year has an average of 12.5 moons and 80 times 12.5 gives us the number of 1,000 . For my father's sathAbhishEkam , I returned to my village ( Oppiliappan Koil ); four Vedams were recited in our house for four to five days, Srimath RaamAyaNam was read in its entirety , maryAdhais (Maalai ) were received from the temples, ManthrAkshathai was received from Ahobila matam Jeeyar (AchAryan ) and the ceremonies concluded with MahA abhishEkam in the consecrated water . A grand tadhiyArAdhanam was performed at the conclusion of the celebration. Annual Thirumanjanam for ThiruviNnagarappan was established on that day as a vow to be carried out by future generations on the day after the Lord's ThirukkalyANam in Iypaasi . The Veda PrAyam is 100 and these days unlike Among VaishNavite AchAryAs of India , the great ones like Naatha Muni, AlavandhAr , RaamAnujA , KurEsar, Swamy Desikan , PiLlai Lokaachaar lived well past the Vedic sanctioned age of one hundred due to their AchAram and anushtAnam . In our MaadhyAhnika SandhyA vandhanam , we pray for this Veda prAyam of One hundred years daily . V.Sadagopan At 01:16 PM 3/21/00 -0800, you wrote: >namaskaram to all the bhakti list members > >I would like to perform the shastiabdha poorthi of my father. > >I initially wanted to perform it at home but i heard from a friend and >also some other people that performing in thirukadugavur temple is very >auspicious. > >(please forgive me if i did not spell the name of the temple correctly) > >so, i just wanted to see if any members have performed this fucntion in >the temple and what do i have to do so that i can make arrangements at >this temple for my parents. > >I would be extremely grateful for the information provided. > >adiyen > >Anand > > > >------ > - SrImate raamaanujaaya namaH - >To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list (AT) eGroups (DOT) com >Visit http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/ for more information > >------ >FreeLotto wants to give you a brand new Mazda Miata. Plus >tonight and every night you can win $1,000,000. Sign up >today to win! Drawing will be held on March 22, 2000. play for FREE! >http://click./1/2301/2/_/716111/_/953673589/ > >-- Easily schedule meetings and events using the group calendar! >-- /cal?listname=bhakti-list&m=1 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2000 Report Share Posted March 21, 2000 Dear BhakthAs : Please forgive me for a typo in the following para of my posting . The para below should have read like this. ( Sorry for the oversight on not removing " Unlike these days --" .That would suggest an entirely different meaning that was not intended . One can not do enough editing of one's postings ). Correct Version for your reading : ********************************* >The Veda PrAyam is 100 . >Among VaishNavite AchAryAs of India , >the great ones like Naatha Muni, AlavandhAr , >RaamAnujA , KurEsar, Swamy Desikan , PiLlai >Lokaachaar lived well past the Vedic sanctioned >age of one hundred due to their AchAram and >anushtAnam . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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