Thirumangai Alwar Thirunakshatra celebrations in Narsapur, AP

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Thiruvengada Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

Srimate Ramanujaya Namah

 

Sri yatirAjanAthavallI samEta AdikEsava parabrahmaNE namah.

 

Dear Bhagavatottamas,

 

namo narayana.

 

adiyen has been to Sri Adikesava Emberumanar Temple,a 300-year old temple in

Narsapur,AP, to attend Thirumangai Alwar Saatthu.

 

While it is a govt temple and celebrates all Srivaishnava festivals as per

calendar, Ubhaya Vedanta Sabha of Pentapadu (AP) has done some kainkaryams in

this temple during Sri Nammalwar's utsavam in 1999 and Thirumangai Alwar

utsavam in 2000.

 

The kanikaryams by the sabha inlude:

 

1. Pushpa kainkaryam : entire mandapam is decorated fully with flowers and

quintals of flowers are used.

 

2.Pravachana Kainkaryam: discourses in telugu by eminent scholars.

 

3.tadIyArAdhanam: for not only Srivaishnavas but all the devotees present.

 

These kainkaryams are done for five days concluding on Alwar's saatthumurai.

 

Adiyen was there on the day of saatthumurai i.e. Dec 10th. In the morning,

Thirumanjanam was done for Adikesava perumal with ubhaya naacchiyars,

Thirumangai Alwar and emberumanar. after this Sriman Kidambi Venkatacharya

swami, sthAnAchAryar of the temple, gave a discourse on nambillai's and

pillai lokAchAryar's vaibhavam. then sri Ramanujacharya swami spoke on the

activities of the sabha.

 

In the night, saatthumurai was done after UrEgimpu (procession) of Sri

Adikesavar with Thayars, Thirumangai Alwar and swami emberumanar. the divya

prabandha goshti was followed by nacchiyar goshti reciting Vishnu sahasram

with Thiruvilakku in hands.

 

I was very lucky to be in the association of parama Bhagavatottamas (who are

also parama vaidikas) for one full day.

 

Perumal's sesha vastrams from the following Divya desas were presented to

Alwar:

 

1. Ayodhya 2. Naimisaranya 3.Mathura 4. Vrindavan 5. Thirumalai 6.

Thiruvallikkeni 7. Thiruvallur 8.Thiruvidandhai 9. Thirukkadalmallai 10.

Thiruninravur 11. thiruneermalai 12. kanchi 13. attabuyagaram 14. Paramesvara

Vinnagaram - Vaigundha Perumal 16. thiruvaali 17. Srirangam and may be from a

few other places.

 

Great scholars who participated include (excluding hosts):

 

1. Sriman Vangala Venkatacharya swami, Narsapur, 2.Sriman Thoopurani Udayavar

swami, Vijayawada, 3. Sriman Krishnamacharya swami, Bhimavaram 4. Sriman

kandlakunta Seetharamacharya swami, Mahabubabad, Warangal Dist., 5. Sriman

Varada Harita Iyengar of Kanchipuram and several others.

 

Sri Srimannarayana Ramanuja China Jeeyar Swamivaru, Sri Ranga Ramanuja Jeeyar

swamivaru of Kakinada, Sri Ramachandra Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamivaru of

Bhimavaram, have given their mangaLASAsanams, by which the event was a grand

success.

 

Adiyen thanks and does namsakarams to Srimans K.G.Krishnan swami,

Anathapadmanabha swami, Thirumala Vinjamuri Venkatesa swami for the

kainkaryams they have done to the Alwar of the temple.

 

Alwar emberumanar jeeyar thiruvadigale Saranam

 

Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana

 

dasanudasan

Vishnu

 

 

 

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