The First Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavm at Lord RanganAtha Temple at Pomona , NY : Dec 22-31, 2001---PART I

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SrI:

 

AzhwAr AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

Sri RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

Dear RasikAs of AzhwAr's dhivya prabhandhams:

 

On December 22 , the First Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam at

the Sri RanganAtha Temple would start . Elaborate preparations

are underway.Authentic recitation of the Prabhandhams along

with special events are planned duirng this time .

 

We need your financial support (any amount ) for

covering the expenses of this important festival, which

might be attended by few hundred people on peak days like

Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi, Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham ,

Mohini AlankAram days. Please refer to the program at

the web site : http://www.ranganatha.org/ We need

support for the coverage of travel expenses of

the two invited AdhyApAkAs , PrasAdham distribution ,

TuLasi, Pushpam and other MaryAdhais for AzhwArs

and Dhivya Dampathis.

 

I will be writing every day until Dec 21 on topics related to

Dhivya prabhandhams : Overviews , specific items et al to

keep thinking about these treasures bequeathed to us by

the 12 AzhwArs .

 

I am ready to give away audio tapes on Vedam , Carnatic

Music concert by famous artists of the golden days from

my music library for those , who wish to contribute

some funds towards the coverage of the expenses for

the Thiru adhyayana uthsavam. Please let me know of

your interests .

 

Today , I will write about a general overview for those

who might not be familiar with the AzhwAr contributions

for our upliftment and fundamentals of anushtAnam for

VaishNavites . This is intended for youngsters , who may

not be too familiar with the sampradhAyam . Knowledgable ones

are requested to bear wiht me. Recently , I prepared some notes

for telephone talk for the NaamA Society chapter of Detroit.

I will cover that topic;later I will plan on going to a higher

level of discussion .There are plenty of archived material in

the Bhakthi list and intersted bhakthAs will be referred to them.

 

Today's topics in Q&A form are :

 

A. Factual Information:

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1. Who are the 12 AzhwArs? Where were they born?

What amsams of Lord are they?

 

2. What are the 25 dhivya prabhandhams associated

with the 12 AzhwArs and other evolved souls?

 

3. Where are the dhivya dEsams sung by the 12 AzhwArs?

How are these 108 dhivya desams divided geographically?

 

4. What are the poses of the archa Moorthys at

these dhivya dEsam ? How many kinds of Sayanam

are there at these Uhandhu aruLina NilankaL?

 

5. How many paasurams did each of these 108 dhivya dEsa

PerumAls recieve from the 12 AzhwArs?

 

B. What Sources & doctrines do the AzhwAr Paasurmas relate to?

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1. PrasthAna Thrayam

 

2. Grantha ChAthushtyam

 

3. Tatthva Thrayam

 

4. Artha Panchakam

 

5. What are the observances to be done by

a Sri VaishNava and knowledge to be acquired ?

 

** Pancha samskAram

 

** Tathva Jn~Anam

 

** Hitham : Bhakthi or Prapathti yOgam

 

** PurushArtham : Moksham

 

** UpAya VirOdhis

 

6. Representative Paasurams of Individual AzhwArs

 

7. AzhwAr Paasurams on Lord RanganAthA

 

8. References: Postings on archives and

Books/Monograpphs for further study on

the AzhwAr AruLiccheyalkaLs and 108 dhivya desams.

 

 

Please do not forget Your individual support for

Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam and please send your

Tax Deductible contributions to:

 

Sri RanganathA Temple

125 Ols Route 202

Pomona , NY 10970

 

Please join the Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam

and recite the AzhwAr Paasurams and recieve

the blessings of the Srirangam Dampathis

on this occasion. Listen to the VeeNA Ekaantha

Sevai concerts and the Nruthya samarpaNams

on individual days.

 

(To Be continued )

 

Sri RanganAyaki SamEtha Sri RanganAtha parabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan, Oppilaippan Loil VardAchAri SatakOpan