108 Dhivya Desams sung by the 12 AzhwArs : Content for the CD ROM under design

[Guest guest]

Dear BhagavathAs :

 

On update for you on the eve of Sri Raama Navami

on the status of the project :

 

A.FUND RAISING

***************

 

**** 35 BhagavathAs have pledged sofar a total

of $4,050 . Some of you have sent the

pledged funds to me or to India in Rupees.

I will be transmitting the funds sent to me

to India to cover the expenses of both the

Kaimkaryms underway.

 

**** We have another $ 1,450 to raise to meet

the target figure of $5,500. Please come forward

and pledge the remaining 26% left to reach

the target . Thank you in advance .

 

LINKS TO YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

****************************

 

**** Number of you have indicated your choices among

the dhivya dEsams , AzhwArs and their Paasurams:

 

AZHWAARS OPTED

***************

* The AzhwArs opted so far are : Andal , Thirumangai ,

KulasEkarar , Madhura Kavi, ThiruppANar ,BhUtham ,

pEy , Thirumazhisai and NammAzhwAr .

 

* The three AzhwArs needing links are: PeriyAzhwAr ,

ThoNdaradippodi and Poygai AzhwArs.Please "adopt"

them .

 

DHIVYA DESAMS OPTED

********************

 

**** Among the 108 dhivya dEsams sung by the 12 AzhwArs ,

NINE (ThiruviNNagar, ThiruvEnakatam, ThiruvallikkENi ,

Ashtabhujam , NaimisAraNyam , Thirukkadigai ,

Srirangam , Tanjai MaamaNikkOil & Thirukkudanthai )

have been spoken for as links by the 9 sponsors.

 

* Thus 35 bhagavathAs have chosen 9 dhivya dEsams only

so far. I request the rest of the 26 BhagavathAs

to choose your favorite dhivya desam(s) for links

in the sponsorship section of the CD ROM. All of You

can choose more than one Dhivya dEsams .The ultimate

goal is to have links to every one of the 108 dhivya

dEsams .

 

AZHWARS' OWN LEANINGS!

**********************

 

PLEASE REMEMBER THE SAME SRIMAN NAARAAYANAN

GAVE DARSANAM TO THE 12 AZHWAARS AT EACH ONE

OF THESE 108 DHIVYA DESAMS BE IT ON TOP OF

THE HIMAALAYAAS OR AT THE TIP OF THE SUB-CONTINENT .

 

**** To help you select , I will summarize what the AzhwArs

did regarding their own MangaLAsAsanams:

 

* Thiruvarangam (11 AzhwArs)

 

* ThiruvEnkatam and ThiruppARkkadal (10 AzhwArs)

 

* Parama Padham (8 AzhwArs)

 

* Thirukudanthai (7 AzhwArs)

 

* ThirumAlirumchOlai(6 AzhwArs)

 

* AyOddhi, ThirukkaNNapuram ,

ThirukkOshtiyUr, Dwaarakai,

Vada Mathurai & ThiruvehhA (5 AzhwArs)

 

* ThirukkuRunkudi, ThiruppAdakam ,

ThiruppErnagar & ThiruviNNagar(4 AzhwArs)

 

* Kacchi ,ThiruvallikkENi , AaipAdi ,

ThirukkOvalUr (3 AzhwArs)

 

* 21 dhivya desams have been sung by

TWO AZHWARS

 

* 67 dhivya dEsams have been sung by

ONE AZHWAR ( THIRUMNGAI ).

 

AZHWARS' PAASURAMS AS AN INDICATOR

************************************

 

AGAIN PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER OF

PAASURAMS IS NOT AN EXACT INDICATOR OF THE DEPTH OF

LOVE OF THE AZHWAARS HAD FOR ANY ONE DHIVYA DESAM:

 

*** Thiruvarangam and Thiruvenaktam (Over 200 Paasurams)

 

*** ThirukkaNNapuram, ThirunaRayUr and

ThirumAlirumchOlai ( betwen 100 and 200 Paasurams)

 

*** 49 dhivya dEsams ( between 11-100 paasurams)

 

*** 24 dhivya dEsams ( TEN paasurams)

 

*** 15 dhivya dEsams (2 to 9 pasurams)

 

*** 15 dhivya dEsams( ONE Paasuram ).

 

THE NUMBER OF DHIVYA DESAMS SUNG BY EACH AZHWAAR

*************************************************

 

Thirumangai(86), NammAzhwAr (36) , PeriyAzhwAr (19),

Thirumazhisai (17), pEy (15), BhUtham (13),AndaaL (11),

KulasEkarar(8),Poygai (7) ,ThoNDaradippodi(4)and

ThiruppANar (3).

 

IT IS ALL A JIGSAW PUZZLE FOR US TO SOLVE AS GAMES

AND QUIZZES IN THE FUN SECTION OF THE CD ROM .

 

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 108 DHIVYA DESAMS ACROSS INDIA

*******************************************************

 

ChOLa Naadu (40), Paandya Naadu (18), MalayALa desams(13),

Nadu Naadu (2), ThoNDai Mandalam (22),Northern Region(12),

Thiru Naadu (1).

 

We plan to have the map of India with locations

of the 106 dhivya desams . The remaining two are

not reachable by human beings during their earthly

existence. Travel directions wil be given . The images

of the PerumAL , ThAyAr will be included along with

pictures of uthsavam in still and video images.

 

THE HEART OF THE CD ROM WILL BE THE LIVES AND

PRABHANDHAMS OF AZHWAARS .

 

AS WE DESIGN THE CONTENT , WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUGGSTIONS.

PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT FEATURES YOU WISH TO BE COVERED

SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN OUR PLANS .

 

PLEASE HELP TO CLOSE THE GAP OF $ 1,450 THRU

INDIVIDUAL PLEDGES AS A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO

AZHWAARS AND THE DHIVYA DESAMS THAT THEY SUNG ABOUT

ON THIS SACRED RAAMA NAVAMI DAY EVE .THIS IS INDEED

THE FIRST RAAM NAVAMI FOR THIS MILLENIUM .

 

THANK YOU ALL WHO READ THIS POSTING AND MAY YOU ALL

HAVE A WONDERFUL SRI RAAMA NAVAMI AND TAMIL NEW YEAR

CELEBRATIONS ,

 

Sri Raamachandra parabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan ,Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan