PeriyAzhwAr Thirunakshathram Celebration at SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE , POMONA , NY : JUNE 30,2001

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

Sri RanganAthA temple will celebrate the Thirunakshathram

of the Father-in-Law of Lord RanganAthA , PeriyAzhwAr ,

at Lord RanganAthA's new temple at Pomona , NY on June 30, 2001.

 

This will be the first AzhwAr Thirunakshathram to be celebrated at

this recently consecrated temple for Lord RanganAthA.

 

The schedule of events for the day is:

 

8.00 AM: Viswa Roopam

8.15 AM: NithyAnusandhAnam

9.00 AM: AzhwAr Prabhandha PaarAyaNam

10.00 AM: Thirumanjanam

12.00 Noon: SaaRRumuRai

13.00 PM: PrasAdham

 

Please join in this celebration and receive

the blessings of Sri VishNu Chittar/PeriyAzhwAr

and the Srirangam Dhivya Dampathis.

 

Background Information on PeriyAzhwAr

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PeriyAzhwAr of Srivilliputthur is the foster father

Of our ANDAL. He blessed us with 473 paasurams including

ThiruppallANDu , which is extensively used in NithyAnusandhAnam.

His enjoyment of the leelais of Bala KrishNan in his role as

YasOdhA PirAtti are housed in many decads of his Prabhandhams.

His valedictory address to ThiruvenkatamudayAn (SenniyOngu

Paasurams) and His NeerAttam/Thirumanjanam ,Poochhootal,

Kaappidal paasurams are some of the most moving paasurams of

 

the NaalAyira Dhivya prabhandham.

 

PeriyAzhwAr performed MangaLAsAsanam for 19 dhivya Desams:

 

(1)AyOddhi (2) Srirangam (3) Thiru AaypAdi (4 ThirukkaNDamkudi

(5) ThirukkaNNapuram (6)Thirukkudanthai (7)Thirukkurunkudi

(8)ThirukkOshtiyUr (9)SaaLIgramam (10)DhwAraki

(11)ThiruppARRkkadal (12)ThiruppEr nagar (13)BadrikAsramam

(14(ThirumAlirumchOlai (15)Thiru Vadamathurai

(16)ThiruveLLaRai (17)Thirupparama Padham

(18)SrivilliputthUr and (19) ThiruvEnkadam .

 

The recent articles prepared for the AzhwArs/Dhivya Desam

CD ROM project ( Jan 29, 2001 : Part I & II ) has a summary

of the Vaibhavam and Sri Sookthis of this AzhwAr ,

who is GarudAmsar:

 

Bhakthi Archives: Jan 2001/0209.html & Jan 2001/0219.html

 

The above two postings ( Jan 29,2001: Part I& II) have

references to other postings on PeriyAzhwAr's ThiruppallANDu

and other Prabhandhams.

 

Let us join together and recite these most sacred Paasurams of

AzhwAr on June 30 , 2001 at Lord RanganAthA's Temple and

receive the anugraham of Lord RanganAtha on this sacred day.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan

 

P.S: The Home pages conntain directions to the temple:

http://www.ranganatha.org