Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi & Saakshath Swami Thirunakshthram Celebrations

[Guest guest]

Sri:

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Srimathe Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Namaha

Srimathe Baghavathe Bhashyakaraya Mahadesikaya Namaha

Sriranganatha Divyamani Padukabyam Namaha

 

Dear Bhagavathas:

 

Sri Ramanuja Mission of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Periyashramam

and

NAMA (NJ Chapter)

Invite you along with your family and friends

to celebrate SRI RAMANUJA JAYANTHI AND

THIRUNAKSHATHRAM OF SAAKSHATH SWAMI

 

ON SATURDAY, May 13, 2000

 

at Sri Venkateshwara Temple,

780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

 

Program Details:

08:30 AM: Suprabhatham

09:00 AM: Divya Prabhanda Parayanam (Nithyanusandhanam)

10:30 AM: Thirumanjanam and Alankaram for Sri Venkateshwara (Sponsored

by Sri Ramanuja Mission)

Recitation of Sri Ramanuja NooRRandhadhi, Sri Ranga Gadhyam by

the ghosthi

12:30 PM: Sattrumurai

01:00 PM: Prasadham

04:00 PM: Sri Godha Kalyanam (Sponsored by Sri Ramanuja Mission)

 

Sri Ramanuja considered Sri Andal as a dear sister and fulfilled Her desire

by offering 100 vattils of Akkara Vadisal to the Lord on Her behalf, as per

Her promise to the Lord for marrying Her. (Hence Goda is praised as

"Perumpoodur Maamunikku pinnaanaL (younger) Vazhiye!) This is the

significance of performing Goda Kalyanam, which is dear to the heart of Sri

Ramanuja, on this auspicious occasion.

 

Thirunakshathram of Saakshath Swami:

Sri Vedanta Ramanuja Maha Desikan called as Saakshaath Swami and Srirangam

Swami who lived over 300 years ago is one of the foremost acharyas of

Munithraya sampradayam. Srirangam Swami was the Acharya of HH Sri

Thirukudandai Desikan also known as Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan (1700-1782 CE)

of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam. Sri Saakshaat Swami's thirunakshatram

also falls on Chithirai-Thiruvadirai, which is the day of Sri Ramanuja

Jayanthi. Besides Srirangam Andavan, HH Poundarikapuram Andavan, Sri

Navalpakkam acharya and Sri Kethandipatti acharya also belong to this

Acharya's paramparai. Sri Saakshaath Swami composed a commentary on Thiruvai

mozhi of Nammalwar (Part of Nalayira Divyaprabhandham) called

ErupathiNalayirapadi (24,000 padi), which is based on the Thiru Araayirapadi

(6,000 padi) composed by Thirukurugai Piran Pillan under the guidance of Sri

Ramanuja. The ErupathiNalayirapadi (24,000 padi) is widely used in

Bhagavath Vishaya kalakshebam by Munithraya Acharyas).

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please contact Sri Shyam Sundar Sreenivasan at

Shyam.Sreenivasan or 732-393-9268 (phone).

 

PLEASE COME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION.

 

Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanamasthu!

 

Nadadur Madhavadasan

Sri Ramanuja Mission