Adiyen's Sowbhagyam.

[Guest guest]

It was adiyen's eternal sowbhagyam that I had the opportunity to be at Sri

Ranganatha Temple, Pomona during last weekend. At the temple we celebrated two

important Thirunakshatrams, which are very dear to all the Sri Vaishnavas.

They are Andal's ThiruvadipPooram (August 3) and Swami Alavandar's Adi Uthiradam

(August 13). In Sri Villiputhur, the huge Chariot (ThiruTher) used to take lot

of days to come to its original location (Nilai). No matter what the day that

would be the day the entire Sri Vaishnava Ghoshti will recite "Inro

ThiruvadipPooram" of Swami Manavala Mamunigal (Upadesa Rathina Malai). Where as

here in USA, as everyone knows we observe all the Azhwars and Acharyas

Thirunakshatrams according to our convenience, that is preferably in a weekend.

It is due to Emberuman's eternal mercy, he accepts everything, especially in the

Archa Avadharam. No wonder Archa form is known as "Mikka Irai Nilai" said in

Thiruvaimozhi. Even Swami Emberumanar and Swami Nammazhwar Thirunakshatrams were

celebrated in this same way, here in Pomona. At that time we had a wonderful

Nalayira Adhikari from Washington DC, Sri Srinivasa Gopalan. With his guidance

in May we celebrated both these Thirunakshatrams with the recitation of entire

Thiruvaimozhi. For this weekend we started the Ghoshti on Saturday (August 12)

in the afternoon around 3.00 pm. In that new huge hall of the temple, it was

great to listen to the melodious recitation of Azhwars' Arulicheyal. First

Nithyanusandanam was recited. This Nithyanusandhanam consist of all the

prabhandhams about Sri Rangam by various Azhwars. Srimadh Azhagiyasingar has

given his divine consent to this Nithyanusandhanam. After that we recited Siriya

Thirumadal. When we recited Siriya Thirumadal, adiyen remembered the excellent

Ghoshti of Triplicane, where they use to recite this for every week Thayar

Purappadu on Fridays.

After the madal, we recited Koil Thiruvaimozhi and Iramanusa Nootrandhathi. Just

listening to Iramanusa Nootrandhathi itself is a great experience. With Sri

Andal's Vazhi Thirunamam we concluded that day's event. On 13th, it was Adi

Uthiradam, that is Swami Alavandar's Thirunakshatram. Sri Venkat Swami conducted

Thirumanjanam to Sri Perumal and Sri Adhivan Sadagopan. After the Eeravadai

Theertham we started with ThirupPallandu followed by Nithyanusandhanam. After

the Nithyanusandhanam we recited "Chathusloki" and "Sthothra Rathnam."

In this regard, adiyen would like to request all the Sri Vaishnavas to come for

such occasions to Sri Ranganatha Temple. We have the plans to conduct the

Ghoshtis for Sri Adhivan Sadagopan's Thirunakshatram (Purattasi Kettai) and

Swami Desikan's Thirunakshatram (Purattasi Sravanam). For both these occasions

my humble request is to recite entire Nalayiram. Adiyen is very sure we can do

this if we recite for two weekends (total four days). As we all know for Sri

Ranganatha nothing is more dearer than Azhwar's Arulicheyal.

Adiyen

Ramanuja Dasan Kannan

 

 

 

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