ThiruvahIndhrapuram RatnAngi Kaimkaryam: XI

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

A dear aasthikA pointed out a typo in

the 52nd nAmam for Lord Garudan in the AshtOtthara

Satham that I posted earlier.I thank him for

catching this typo.

 

That 52nd nAmA should read :

 

(PraNavam) AruNa anantharAya Nama:

 

(One who was born after AruNan , the Charioteer of

Soorya BhagavAn. In deference to His elder brother's

request , Garudan did not kill the serpents , which serve

as the ropes to the Soorya ratham that AruNan drives .

Due to the natural enimity between Garudan and Snakes ,

Lord VishNu and AruNan had to seek the understanding of

Garudan to spare their favorite serpents (AadhisEshan

for Lord VIshNu ) and the 7 ropes of Sun's chariot

for the elder brother of Garudan , AruNan ).

 

The 52nd NaamA was typed mistakenly as "AruNAntharAya nama:"

That does not make much sense. Please replace it

with the correct version.

 

If any one needs these 108 Garuda NaamAs for archanai

at Garudan Sannidhi at home or at the temple , I will

be happy to send it to you .Please let me know about

mailing address .

 

SrI Garuuda Gaayathri is a powerful manthram

that you can recite. If you do not have upadEsam ,

Please meditate on Your own AchAryan and invoke

him as Guru to initiate this manthram and the PakshirAja

Mantram and start your japams.

 

Garuda Manthram was the family treasure of Swamy Desikan's

family and he recieved upadEsam of this powerful

manthram from his AchAryan , Swamy AppuLLAr (SrI AthrEya

RaamAnujAr) .

 

Another point I forgot to mention among the temples

where Garuda BhagavAn is famous for Garudan are :

 

SrIvilliputthUr , where Garudan ( Garuda amsam is

PeriyAzhwAr) stands on the yEka Peetam with SrI Ranga MannAr

and Our dear ANDAL. The gigantic Garudan at SrIrangam

and its replica at Lord RanganAthA's temple at Pomona , NY

are relevant in this context . At TherazhunthUr Garudan has

an exalted palce of honor in the garbha graham.He stands to

the left of PerumAL, while PrahlAdha AzhwAr stands to

the right of GhOsakan. At ThiruveLLiyankudi dhivya

dEsam , Garudan stands with Sanka-chakram at Kolavilli

Raaman Sannidhi.

 

At BadarikAsramam , One has the sevai of Garudan with

Nara-NaarAyaNAls and ThAyaar as well as with KubhEran.

At ThiruvallikkENi, He gives us His sEvai carrying

GajEndhra Varadhan in a Tani Sannidhi close to TeLLIya

Singham's Sannidhi ( Lord Narasmhan's sannidhi).

Similar gajendhra Varadhan Sannidhi is at Takkan Kulam

Bank at ChOLa Simha Puram for the benefit of ThoddAcchar

Swamy , a great rasikA of the Garuda Sevai at Kaanchi.

 

Speaking of Garuda Sevais , The ones that are famous

at various dhivya Desams are:

 

1. Kaanchipuram VaikAsi Garuda sEvai

 

2. Aani Garuda Sevai at srivilliputthUr

(para Tatthva NirNaya Sevai)

 

3.Aadi garuda Sevai at Kaanchi (GajEndhra Moksham)

 

4. SrIrangam Garuda SEvais (Thai, Maasi, Panguni

and Chittirai Maasa Garuda Sevais).

 

5. NacchiyAr Koil Garuda Sevai for VanjuLa Valli

NaTan ( ThirunaRayUr nampi) during Marghazhi.

NaacchiyAr Koil is known as a kshEthram , where

NeeLA DEvi has the highest recognition just as

Oppiliappan Koil has the specail recognition for

BhUmi DEvi.

 

4. The eleven Garuda Sevais in the month of Thai to honor

Thirumangai Mannan by the Eleven PerumALs in and

around ThirunAngUr:

 

** Maadhava PerumAL of Thiru ThEvanAr Thohai

** SrInivAsan of ThiruveLLakkuLam

** GopAla KrishNan of ThirukkAvaLampAdi

** Varada Raajan of ThirumaNikkooDam

** ParthasArathy of Thiru PaarthanpaLLI

** NaarAyaNan of ThirumaNi MaadakkOil

** PurushOtthaman of Thiru VaNN PuruDOtthamam

** Vaikuntha Naatan of Thiru Vaikuntha ViNNagaram

** Hema Rangan of Thirucchemponn Sey Koil

** SenkaNNmAl of Thiru TheRRiyambalam

** GopAlan of Thiru ArimEya ViNNagaram

 

To be there during this 11 Garuda Sevai and

witnes the MangaLAsAsaNam of Thriumangai AzhwAr

is a great BhAgyam.

 

5. Onpathu (Nine) Garuda Sevai at Nava Thiruppathis

in and around AzhwAr Thirunagari during VaikAsi assembled

for MangaLAsAsanam of Swamy NammazhwAr:

 

** Vaikuntha Naatan of SrI Vaikuntam

** VijayAsanan of VaraguNa Mangai(Nattham)

** Kaaycchina VEndhan of ThiruppuLiyankudi

** DevappirAn Of Tholaivili Mangalam

** Aravindha Lochanan of Irattai Thiruppathi

** MaayakkUtthan of PerumkuLam

** Vaittha Maanidhi of ThirukkOLUr

** Makara NedumkuLakkAthan of Tenn ThiruppErai

** Aadhi NaaTan of ThiukkuruhUr / AzhwAr Thirunahari

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr will ride on Hamsa Vaahanam

for this MangaLAsAsanam of the Nine PerumALs

on Garudan to recieve their SaThakOpan's

MangaLAsAsanams.

 

Maasi BrahmOthsava garuda SEvai at AhObilam is

also very important . At AhObilam , Garudan did

penance on a mountain (Gaaruda Sailam ) to have

the darsana soubhAgyam of Lord Narasimhan

as He appeared before PrahlAdhan at the time of

HiraNya SamhAram . Lord was pleased with

the Tapas of Garudan and appeared before Him as

JwAlA Narasimhan .

 

adiyEn concludes this special Posting on

Garuda BhagavAn with a reference to japam

of Garuda manthram that was recited by

Swamy Desikan to gain Garuda SaakshAthkAram

and HayagrIva manthrOpadesam from the Veda Moorthy,

VaynathEyan on OushadhAdhri at Thiruvaheendhrapuram.

 

PakshirAja Manthram has anga nyAsa , Kara NyAsams and

ashta dhig Bhandhams and is better to receive it as

Upadesams from those , who have been initated .

 

NamO SrI Garudaaya ,

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

P.S: With folded hands , adiyEn seeks your

particpation in the ThiruvahIndhrapuram

RathnAngi Kamkaryam to be celebrated on

October 5, 2003 (PUrattAsi SravaNam day

at ThiruvahIndhrapuram).