Update on the ThridhaNDa SamarpaNa Kaimkaryam at SriperumbhUthUr

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Dear AchArya RaamAnuja BhakthAs :

 

On Sep 12 , the day after Sri Jayanthi , AchArya RaamAnuja

accepted the humble SamarpaNam of 5 soverign gold-leaf-clad

ThridhaNDam from a group of BhakthAs from USA , Singapore

and India.The construction of this AbharaNam was completed

in October 2000 and yet had to wait until Sep 12 , 2001

due to some unavoidable circumstances. On this blessed day of

September 12 , 2001 the Moolavar accepted the AabharaNam

presented to Him by His dear devotees. At this sannidhi of

RaamAnujA at SriperumbhUthuR known for its "Tamar Uhantha ThiurmEni" ,

the ThridhaNDam shines now and from here on it will

adorn the hands of the Uthsavar , when His Archai

goes on procession outside the temple during His

uthsavams.

 

AdiyEn is told that the Moolavar /Uthsavar(?) ArchaI has Diamond

as well as pearl bedecked ThridhaNDams , which are used on

special occasions. AdiyEn also understands that the old

ThirdhaNDam of AchArya RaamAnujA exists still at SriperumbhUthur.

BhakthAs familiar with SriperumbhUdhur traditions can comment

further on these points.

 

AdiyEn visited AchArya RaamAnujA's sannidhi during

Feb 8, 2001 after my Prapatthi at the Sacred Thiruvadi of

HH The NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan . At that time,

the sannidhi archakar , Sri SampathkumAra Bhattar mentioned

that the ThridhaNDam resting then on the hands of Moolavar needed

urgent repair and suggested that a new ThridhaNDam be created

and presented to our ParamAchAryan to replace the one in use.

adiyEn took it as a command from AchArya RaamAnujar and on

return to States announced the kaimkaryam and recieved

the immediate support from number of bhakthAs . By Oct 2000.

The AabharaNam was completed and yet had to wait until

September 12 , 2001 (almost an year) prior to the acceptance

of our SamarpaNam due to some unavoidable complications.

 

The day of September 12 , 2001 was ThiruvAdirai ,

the Janma nakshathram day of September. AchAryA RaamAnujA

incarnated on a ThiruvAdhirai day at SriperumbhUthUr.

Every ThiruvAdhirai AchArya RaamAnujA's archai recieves

an elaborate Thirumanjanam ( many pots of Milk , Honey

et al). On this day of Sep12, 2001 close to 300 BhakthAs

had assembled to enjoy the Thirumanjanam for AchArya

RaamAnujA . The ThridhaNDham that had been consecrated

earlier through a Homam rested on the lap of AchAryan

and took part in the Thirumanjanam as well. After special

alankAram and TaLigai for the AchAryan , the ThridhaNDam

joined the right hand of Moolavar to take its permanent

residence . There it shines today like the cool rays of

the Full Moon and guides us to His sannidhi.

 

It is our BhAgyam to have presented this AabharaNam for

YathirAjAr ,who has every Isvaryam as Udayavar. During

Feb 2000 , this special group of BhakthAs had presented

the Golden SatarI to AchArya RaamAnujA at His Sannidhi

in ThirunArAyaNapuram ( ThAmm Uhantha ThirumEni).

 

During Sep 12, 2001 , the ThridhaNDam has been presented to

"Tamar Uhantha ThirumEni". The SatAri and ThridhaNDam is known

in our SampradhAyaam as Mudali AaNDAn . KurEsar is known

as the pavithram of AchArya RaamAnujar. Perhaps we will

have the BhAgyam of presenting such a Pavithram to

" ThAnEaana ThirumEni " at Srirangam in the year 2003

with our ParamAchAryan's anugraham !

 

adiyEn also requests the recommendation from Sri Thirumnajanam

SundararAjan Swamy of Srirangam for alternate suggestions

for samarpaNams to "ThAnEaana ThirumEni" based on his clear

awareness of and familiarity with the traditons of Srirangam

Temple in genral and AchArya RaamAnujA's sannidhi there .

 

Sri YathirAjar ThruvadigaLE saraNam ,

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan

on behalf of the International RaamAnujA Society .