Sanctification during ThiruvArAdhanam

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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya namah:

Dear Sri Madhusudhan,

 

You had asked:

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Respected Srivaishnavas,

 

I had read in a book that before performing

aradhanai we should cleanse the water in the thirukaveri meant for

performing aradhanai by chanting the moola mantram 7 times. It was

mentioned in the book that by doing this the water from Viraja river

flowing out of the left toe of Lord Sriman Narayana flows into the

thirukaveri thus cleansing the water in thirukaveri.It is this water

that we use for aradhanai. I have an insignificant doubt here. Forgive

me again for asking silly doubts.Can we use the water which has been

cleansed by water flowing out of the Lord`s toe for performing

aradhanai(snAnAsanam,alankarasanam,and other asanams) to the lord.

 

adiyEn

Madhusudhan

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You have asked a good query. At the outset, we encourage each and everyone

of us to ask any doubt they may have. Do not feel shy or emabarassed to ask.

No question is silly. (answers can be:-))

 

You must have read that from the book on Sri Vaishnavism, An elementary

treatise for Beginners" -Sri Visishtadvaita Research Centre, Madras.

 

The Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan is always present in saaLagraamam.

There is no need of AvAhanam (or consecration) like one does for a mUrthy

vigraham. The OppAril appan, the unparalleled Supreme Lord who is at Parama

Padham with His Divine Consorts and with all His Paraphrenelia stoops

Himself with such SOWLABHYAM (easy accessibility) for all of us, and houses

Hismelf in SaaLagraamam ("vandharuLi en nenjidankoNda vaanavar kozhundhE-

pOl).

 

We need to do ArAdhanam as if we have received a Young Prince or the King at

our home. We will be excited and proud of His visiting us, but with a tinge

of fear, naturally, so that we follow all protocol.

We need to have the devotion and mood/respect while doing Bhagavath

AarAdhanam.

 

The saasthras have presecribed the protocol to follow during ThiruvArAdhanam

and has been clearly described in Nithyam/ Ahnikams. That's what scholars

say.

 

As you said, we need to be pure and cleanse ourselves before even entering

into the PerumAL sannidhi at our home. The vessels, the sandal paste, the

fruits and mroe impotantly ourselves need to be "made" pure. As all of us

know, the ThiruvashtAksharam has tremedous powers and manthra siddhi.

 

That's why one takes the uddhruNi full of water in lef palm; close with

right palm. Assume the Paramapadha nAthan (who is already there in

SaaLagraamam) with all His paraphrenelia; Assume also the Divine VirajA

nadhI (the Line of Control between Leela vibhUthi and Nithya vibhUthi) in

your mind; Utter ThiruvashTAksharam and invoke the water (as if it has

sprung from virajA to the Lotus feet of the Lord into your palm.. and

through your palm into the vessel, after sprinking on oursleves, the vessel,

fruits, thuLasi etc..

 

When the four faced brahmaa, washed the Lotus Feet of the Lord (during

TrivikramAvataar) (Brahmma katikina paadhamu- sung by SrI NNAmacharyar) the

waters (cleansed just by being touched by His Thumb nail) became the Pure

river Ganges and the Parama BhAgawathan Rudran held that water

on his locks before letting it flow to the earth. And perhaps that's teh

reason why we need to contemplate the same for making our uddhruNi waters

too as pure as Ganges and enact the same.

 

Thus invoking virajA is in accordance with saasthrAs and also it is more of

an anubhavam to intensify our devotion, Dear Sri Madhu.

It is only to cleanse us, the Paathrams, and other materials and sanctify

them for ArAdhanam.

 

And It is not to sanctify the saaLagramaam.

 

Hope I have not confounded your confusion.

Erudite scholars may please add /supplement.

 

Regards

Narayana Narayana

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

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