Panguni Uttaram, contd.

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Dear Sri Muralidharan Swami:

 

thank you very much for this wonderful posting. Adiyen would like

to add adiyen's experiecne here.

 

Though in Srirangam there is a Serthi sevai for the

Dhivyadhampathigal, there is no such thing called Thirukalyanam

for the Divyadhampathigal. But in Thiruvali-Thirunagari (Sri

Thirumangai Mannan's Avathara Sthalam) wedding is performed for

the Divyadhampathigal. (And hence the Perumal's thirunamam here

is KalyanaRanganathan) So, it is a tradition to attend the

wedding at the Thiruvali-Thirunagari and go to Srirangam for the

Serthi sevai. The day before Panguni Uthiram adiyen went to

Thiruvali-Thirunagari to have the sevai of Vedupari Uthsavam. It

is needless to talk about the beauty of Sri Kaliyan here. At

Thiruvali-Thirunagari when archakas describe the beauty of Sri

Kaliyan with the apt pasurams of Visadhavak Sigamani Sri

Manavalamamunigal, even an atheist would fall into Sri Kaliyan's

feet. Sri Kalyanaranganathan will go to a place called

"Thirumanangkollai" with all the jewels and have the wonderful

wedding in the morning. By night around 7.00 pm Sri Kalyan will

take his horse (AdalMa Valavan) and go to the "Thirumanangkollai"

and try to take all the jewels from the newly married

Divyadhampathigal. That purappadu for Sri Kaliyan with huge

Dheevatees is a wonderful scene to see. After trying hard to take

the jewels, due to Bhagavadh Krupai Sri Kaliyan will become

Thirumangai Azhwar and the Ghoshti will start chanting "Vadinen

Vadi Varunthinen" pasurams. The uthsavam would take the entire

night and by early morning we could see the "very enlightened"

Thirumangai Azhwar along with Sri Kumudavalli Nachiyar. By

morning (on the day of Panguni Uthiram) me along with other three

Bhagavadhas took a bus to go to Kumbakonam. On our way to

Kumbakaonam we stopped at ThiruIndhalur (Sri Parimala Rangan) and

had the sevai of Theerthavari. By that afternoon we went to

Thirukudanthai to have the sevai of Aravamudhan and Komalavalli

Thayar serthi sevai. The big smile of Sri Aravamudhan along with

Komalavalli Thayar at the Serthi sevai is something one has to

hav e the experience. It is like a pure sweet. Even if I describe

this with 10000 words nothing is like experiencing. By that

evening we took a bus to go Srirangam and by the time we reached

it was the time for Gadhyatrayam Ghoshti. Thousands of people

were lined up for the Divyadampathigal's grace. By this time

Selvar (Nithyothsava Murthy) would be back from the Vada

ThirukKaveri after the Theerthavari uthsavam. When the ghoshti is

ready for the Gadhyatraya Satrumarai second Ekantham will be

offered for the Divayadhampathis. After that Thirumanjanam will

start for the Divaydhampathigal. 18 times Perumal's Kaili

(Lungi?) will be changed during the thirumanjanam. This is to

signify Swami Bhashyakarar's 18 times visit to Thirukoshtiyur to

get the Thirumanthrartham and other Rahasyams. During the

Thirumanjanam Arayars will sing the "Vasanthan Pattu."

Thirumanjanam will be over by early morning. After the

Thirumanjanam third Ekantham will be offered for the

Divyadhampathigal. Then Tha yar will go to her sannidhi and

Perumal will start a purappadu from the Panguni Uthiram mandapam

very slowly (as if does not want to leave Thayar sannidhi) for

the Gho Radham. But once he is out of Thayar sannidhi, he would

go so fast as if wants to finish the next one year very fast (so

that come back again on the day of Panguni Uthiram day). As we

know most of the practices in this SriVaishnavam's capital has

been formulated by Sri Ramanuja himself. No wonder SriRamanuja

is being praised as "ThenArangar Selvam Mutrum Thiruthi Vaithan

Vazhiye." Again adiyen could only narrate the events and not the

experience. It is beyond description. Similarly here in Pomona

Sri Ranganatha Temple is planning to celebrate this in a grand

and authentic way (as always) (details posted on the web site

http://www.ranganatha.org/events.asp). According to the web site

programs start at 7.00 pm tonight and will end up tomorrow

morning around 6.00 am. Please try to participate in this

once-a-year program and be blessed by the Dhivyadhampathigal.

 

Thanks,

Ramanujadasan Kannan