UttamUr Swamy Thirunakshathram celebration and Grand Finale of ThiruppAvai

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SrI:

SrImathe Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

We at Simhapuri had celebrated "abinava dEsika" Sri utaamUr Swamy

Thirunakshathram (Thai -sWathy) on the 7th of Jan at Sri Ramanujam's

residence and it was Maargazhi 23rd maarimalai muzhainjil..

 

With the usual recitation of podhu thaniyans, ThiruppaLLiyezhucchi and

ThiruppAvai the NAMA event began.

We recited a Tamil PAsuram of Utthamap pAmAlai written by Sri Seva Swamy

(published in Centenary malar) to pay our obeisance to SrI UttamUr Swamy.

(Let me write about this Great Utthamap pAmAlai later in a separate email)

 

Sri Hari spoke for more than 1-1/2 hours on Maarimalai muzhanijil mainly

elaborating on Sri UttamUr Swamy's ThiruppAvai commentary. He went into

great joy, when he mentioned that the entire ThiruppAvai is on Sri LakshmI

Nrusimhan (being an ardent devotee of Sri LakshmI Nrusimhan); He also

indicated that ANdAL wished and dreamt of marrying only Nrusimhan (arimukan,

achuthan en kaimEl kai vaiithu)- (arimukan- Lion faced)

 

The evnt ended with the recitation of VishNu sahasranAmam.

 

Also on 14th Jan, we had the Grand Finale of ThiruppAvai upanyAasam series

of Sri Hari and it was really a fitting finale for GodhAmrutham.

He explained very beautifully the phalasruthi pAsuram (vangakkadal

kadaintha).

 

The upanyAsam touched its crescendo when he very quickly and deeply

mentioned the sAram (essence) of ThiruppAvai comparing in its entirety to

Swamy Desikan's Srimad RahasyatrayasAram (RTS).. From one sAram to other

sAram it was marvellous. He took one by one adhikAram (chapter) of RTS and

highlighted how and where it is reflected by Sri ANdAL in ThiruppAvai.

 

He also touched upon the Great divine name of GodhA... describing few

slOkams from GodhAsthuthi of Swamy Desikan.

 

In short, Simhapuri is fortunate to have Sri Hari amidst us.

 

Regards

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn narayana dAsan madhavakkannan

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