66th ThiruNakShatram Celebrations of Srimad Andavan of Srirangam Periaashramam at Maryland,USA

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SrimathE Sri Ranga RAmAnuja MahADesikAya namaha:

SrimathE vEdAntha RAmAnuja MahAdEsikAya namaha:

SrimathE SrinivAsa MahAdEsikAya namaha:

SrimathE NigamAntha MahADEsikAya namaha:

SrimathE BhagavathE BhAshyakArAya MahAdEsikAya namaha:

Sri RanganAtha Divyamani PAdukAbhyAm Namaha:

 

66th ThiruNakshatram Celebrations of Srimad Andavan of Srirangam

Periaashramam,

H.H. SRI RANGA RAMANUJA MAHADESIKAN

 

 

The spiritual wealth of our sacred land lies in the spread of pure

renunciation. Our great AchAryAs have preserved the traditions unbroken

through the ages and aglow with ever fresh revelance to changing

circumstances of contemporary times.

 

 

As SwAmi VEdAnta DEsika says in SlokA 2 of NyAsa Vimsati,

 

 

AgNyana DwAntha RoDhAth aga pariharanAdh Atma sAmyAvahatvAth

Janma pradhvamsi janma pratha garimathaya divya drushti prabhAvAth

NishprathyuhA nrusamsyAth niyatharasathayA nithya sEshitva yOgAth

AchAryA: sadbhira prathyupakaranadhiyA dEvavath sYAdhupAsya:

 

 

The slokA says that

 

" The spiritual preceptor should be worshipped like God by the virtuous with

a service of never being able to re-pay him."

 

 

SwAmi DEsikA repeats in slokA 38 of AdikAra sangraham,

 

 

YEtri manathEzhin gNana villakkai irul aNaitthum

MAtrinavarku oru kaimAru mAyanum kAnagillAn..

 

 

The slokA says that

 

" For that AchAryA who has driven away the darkness of ignorance and ignited

the light of knowledge in mind, even Sriman nArAyanA could not give a

suitable compensation."

 

 

As a pontiff of Srimad Andavan Periaashramam, His Holiness Sri Ranga

RAmAnuja MahADEsikan has uplifted many a soul to the holy feet of Lord

nArAyanA through SamAsrayanam and Prapatti to bring deliverance to thousands

of disciples from ever revolving samsAra.

 

 

The only little things we can do for all help we received are : Sing His

praise, remember His deeds in mind and spread His greatness.

 

 

His Holiness Srimad Andavan,s 66th Thirunakshatram is going to be celebrated on

Sunday June 4th, 2000 at Sri. Kesavan Kannan's residence, the

directions/address for which is given below. We will have Perumal

Thiruvaradhanam, grantha pArayanam of srimad rAmAyanam and paduka sahasram,

Sattrumurai, Theertham followed by recitations of all PoorvAchAryA Thanians,

Gadya Thrayam an Desika Stothrams. With the AchAryA's grace, we hope to

perform paduka aradhanam to the padukais of all the poorva AchAryAs of

Srimad Andavan Ashramam including our present AchAryA on that day. This is a

rare opportunity to have here in the US. Your are all invited to come WITH

YOUR FAMILY for this important event and celebrate our AchAryan's

thirunakshtram and get the grace and blessings of our AchAryAs. prasadam

will be offered after the theertham.

 

 

All the devout Bhagavathas are hereby requested to join in great numbers to

offer our profound homage and gratitude to his Holiness on this AUSPICIOUS

OCCASION and PRAY to Sri RANGANAYAKI THAYAR and SRI PERIYA PERUMAL to confer

long life and strength on our AchAryA for propounding the philosophy of

vishistAdvaita

 

 

Also it is customary to offer Sambhavanai to the AchAryAn on the

thirunakshatram day. Sri Ramanuja Mission is appealing to you to contribute

your mite as a sambhavani to your AchAryAn. These contributions will be

mailed to the Ashramam next week with the list of contributors and the

amount of contributions and acknowledgement with Srimad Andavan's Akshathai

will be sent from Srimad Andavan Ashramam. To take tax deductible benefit,

please write a check to Sri Ramanuja Mission Inc and mail it to 14433

Settlers Landing Way, N. Potomac, MD 20878

 

 

Adiyen,

Venkatanathan Sreenivasan

 

 

Program Schedule

 

June 4th, 2000

 

Venue: Sri. Kesavan Kannan's Residence

14433, Settlers Landing Way

North Potomac, MD 20878

Ph: 301-294-6206

 

Time:

6:00 - 8:00 AM

PerumAl ThiruvArAdhanam,

PAdhukA ArAdhanam with ThiruppallAndu,

ThiruppalliyEzhuchi, ThiruppAvai,

Upanishads, RAmAyanam

SAttrumurai PerumAl & AchAryAs sambAvanai

VAzhiThirunAmam, PeriyAndavan

VAzhithirunAmam, DEsikamangalam,

PEriyAndavan Mangalam,

Ashramam Danians,TheerthaviniyOgam

 

8:15- 9:15 AM

Gadyathrayam , PAdhukA sahasram,

DEsika SthothrAni , Prakrutham Andavan's Danian

 

Directions:

 

In the Washington area :

>From Points North :

Take I-95 South to 495 West ( College Park direction ).

Then follow common directions, provided below.

>From Points South :

Take 495North ( Bethesda or Rockville Direction )

Then follow common directions, provide below.

 

Common Directions :

 

Take 270 North ( Frederick direction ) to 370 ( Sam Eig Hwy).

The Sam Eig Hwy will end in a T-Junction/Signal.

Make a right on to Great Seneca Hwy.

Make a Left at Signal onto Muddy Branch Road.

Go past Route 28 West, also known as Darnestown Road.

3rd Left to Lake Winds Way.

2nd Right to Settlers Landing Way.

 

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