Fwd:[t'venkatam] Report on Purattasi Sravanotsavam - Kuwait-5 Oct'03

[Guest guest]

--- Rajagopalan Raghunathan <raghunathan_r

wrote:

> Dear Bhagavathas,

>

> Adiyen along with other members in Kuwait had

> celebrated the Purattasi Sravanotsavam in a very

> befitting manner.

>

> Part I

>

> The celebrations started on 27th September at Sriman

> Kethandipatti Chakravarthy Narasimhan’s house.

>

> The Prabhandha peers in Kuwait (Sriman Kooram

> Veeravalli Sudharsan and Sriman P.T.Narayanan) took

> us

> through the song sequences of Nithyanusandhanam,

> especially on Thiruvengadamudaiyan pasurams. This

> was

> followed by rhyming Thirumaalai and Siriya

> Thirumadal.

> Sriman Isti Venkata Krishnamachari’s students also

> participated in all the recitations, in particular

> the

> rhymes in Siriya Thirumadal.

>

> Being a local holiday, the dedications started at

> around 10:30 in the morning, which ended at around

> 1:00pm, with a final touch of five course lunch by

> Mrs. Mythili Narasimhan.

>

> Sriman Madabusi Sudharsan quenched the sravanam

> thirst

> of the Bhagavathas by giving a short explanation on

> the “Vedanool pirayam nooru…. “ Pasuram in

> Thirumalai.

>

> These celebrations attracted Sriman Chari at the US

> to

> advance his return to Kuwait to celebrate the

> Purattasi Sravanotsavam at his apartment.

>

> Part II

>

> Yesterday’s (05.10.2003) Sravanam celebrations was

> unique of its kind in Kuwait, as this was the first

> time we had the Vedha and Prabhandha periya

> Sattrumurai on Purattasi Sravanam day, which is a

> rare

> occasion to experience even in India.

>

> Against all odds on a working day, the recitations

> started at around 6:30pm. An apt start on

> Vijayadasami

> day with the Hayagreeva Stotram, followed by

> Dasaavatara stotram, Bhagavaddhyana sopanam,

> Gopalavimsati, Daya satakam (part) were part of the

> Desika Stotra maalaa renditions. Mrs. Revathi,

> Master

> Sridharan and Kumari Lakshmi, the family members of

> Sriman Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan added colors to

> the

> recitations.

>

> A unique opportunity was given to us by Sriman

> Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan in digging out selected

> verses from “Paduka Sahasram”, which was in a

> booklet

> given to us by Sriman Madabusi Sudarshan. The

> selection goes by all the 12+1 vowels of Tamil

> script,

> which is a must read for every bhagavatha in this

> materialistic world. All the members followed in

> reciting these verses.

>

> This was followed by Mahanaryanopanishad (part)

> chanting by Sriman IVK Chari and his pupils.

>

> Then came the turn of the Tamizh marai. Once again,

> the Prabhandam peers (Sriman P.T.Narayanan and

> Kooram

> Veeravalli Sudharsan) took us to a different world.

> The recitations included Thiruppallandu, Senniyongu,

> Kanninun Siruthambu, Thiruvaimozhi (selected

> verses-Uyarvara, Ulagamunda Peruvaya, Muniyae

> Naanmugane) and Adaikklapathu from Desika

> Prabhandham.

>

> Time for preparation of Aaradhanai, which used to be

> filled with Garuda dantakam recitation by Sriman

> Madabusi Sudarshan was filled differently this time.

> Kumaris Shredha and Shreya the twin daughters

> (7years

> young) of Sriman D. Shankar and Smt. Maya Shankar,

> filled the slot with immaculate presentation of the

> Sudharsanashtakam, with all others joining them for

> the “Jaya Jaya Sri Sudharsana…” Thanks to Smt. Maya

> Shakar for her good preparatory work.

>

> The grand finale-Periya Saatrumurai started….

>

> All the Veda Saatrumurai by Sriman Chari,

> Tatriyopanishad Saatrumurai by all the veda class

> members, Narayanopanishad, Ramayanam, Bhagavatham,

> Bhagavat Geeta, Geeta Bhashyam were followed by the

> Prabhandha saatrumurai, in a very grand manner,

> which

> included the Sattrumurai pasurams from Periya

> Thirumozhi, Thiru Kurunthandakam, Thiru

> Nedunthandakam, Thiru Virutham, Kanninun Siruthambu

> (the traditional mun pin recitation-which was an

> attraction to listen to), Thiruvaimozhi, Ramnusa

> Nootrandhadhi and Adaikkalapathu.

>

> This was followed by the traditional Perumal

> Sambhavana and Acharyan Sambhavana.

>

> The Saatrumurai concluded with the apt “Thirunaal

> Paatu”, with all the members joining to recite

> “Uthamamaana Purattaasi ThiruvoNamenum naaLae”

>

> The veda class students took the blessings from

> their

> teacher Sriman Chari on the Vijayadsami day.

>

> Smt. Revathi Sathyanarayanan coordinated with all

> the

> other ladies-Mrs. Subbu, Mrs. Bala, Mrs. Rajagopal

> and

> others to arrange a very good feast of traditional

> prasadam on the occasion.

>

> It was almost 10:15pm when we all completed

> celebrations, enjoying it thoroughly.

>

> Heard in the gossip was “we have Prbhandha Goshti to

> precede and Vedha Goshti to follow, but we are only

> missing the Perumal Veedhi Ula, in Kuwait”. It was a

> very nice celebration altogether and I felt I am

> blessed to be in the midst of all these in the

> Middle

> East.

>

> Dasaanu dasan

>

> Vilakkudi Paravastu Rajagopala Raghunathan

 

 

______________________

India Matrimony: Find your partner online.

Go to http://.shaadi.com

[Guest guest]

--- Rajagopalan Raghunathan <raghunathan_r

wrote:

> Dear Bhagavathas,

>

> Adiyen along with other members in Kuwait had

> celebrated the Purattasi Sravanotsavam in a very

> befitting manner.

>

> Part I

>

> The celebrations started on 27th September at Sriman

> Kethandipatti Chakravarthy Narasimhan’s house.

>

> The Prabhandha peers in Kuwait (Sriman Kooram

> Veeravalli Sudharsan and Sriman P.T.Narayanan) took

> us

> through the song sequences of Nithyanusandhanam,

> especially on Thiruvengadamudaiyan pasurams. This

> was

> followed by rhyming Thirumaalai and Siriya

> Thirumadal.

> Sriman Isti Venkata Krishnamachari’s students also

> participated in all the recitations, in particular

> the

> rhymes in Siriya Thirumadal.

>

> Being a local holiday, the dedications started at

> around 10:30 in the morning, which ended at around

> 1:00pm, with a final touch of five course lunch by

> Mrs. Mythili Narasimhan.

>

> Sriman Madabusi Sudharsan quenched the sravanam

> thirst

> of the Bhagavathas by giving a short explanation on

> the “Vedanool pirayam nooru…. “ Pasuram in

> Thirumalai.

>

> These celebrations attracted Sriman Chari at the US

> to

> advance his return to Kuwait to celebrate the

> Purattasi Sravanotsavam at his apartment.

>

> Part II

>

> Yesterday’s (05.10.2003) Sravanam celebrations was

> unique of its kind in Kuwait, as this was the first

> time we had the Vedha and Prabhandha periya

> Sattrumurai on Purattasi Sravanam day, which is a

> rare

> occasion to experience even in India.

>

> Against all odds on a working day, the recitations

> started at around 6:30pm. An apt start on

> Vijayadasami

> day with the Hayagreeva Stotram, followed by

> Dasaavatara stotram, Bhagavaddhyana sopanam,

> Gopalavimsati, Daya satakam (part) were part of the

> Desika Stotra maalaa renditions. Mrs. Revathi,

> Master

> Sridharan and Kumari Lakshmi, the family members of

> Sriman Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan added colors to

> the

> recitations.

>

> A unique opportunity was given to us by Sriman

> Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan in digging out selected

> verses from “Paduka Sahasram”, which was in a

> booklet

> given to us by Sriman Madabusi Sudarshan. The

> selection goes by all the 12+1 vowels of Tamil

> script,

> which is a must read for every bhagavatha in this

> materialistic world. All the members followed in

> reciting these verses.

>

> This was followed by Mahanaryanopanishad (part)

> chanting by Sriman IVK Chari and his pupils.

>

> Then came the turn of the Tamizh marai. Once again,

> the Prabhandam peers (Sriman P.T.Narayanan and

> Kooram

> Veeravalli Sudharsan) took us to a different world.

> The recitations included Thiruppallandu, Senniyongu,

> Kanninun Siruthambu, Thiruvaimozhi (selected

> verses-Uyarvara, Ulagamunda Peruvaya, Muniyae

> Naanmugane) and Adaikklapathu from Desika

> Prabhandham.

>

> Time for preparation of Aaradhanai, which used to be

> filled with Garuda dantakam recitation by Sriman

> Madabusi Sudarshan was filled differently this time.

> Kumaris Shredha and Shreya the twin daughters

> (7years

> young) of Sriman D. Shankar and Smt. Maya Shankar,

> filled the slot with immaculate presentation of the

> Sudharsanashtakam, with all others joining them for

> the “Jaya Jaya Sri Sudharsana…” Thanks to Smt. Maya

> Shakar for her good preparatory work.

>

> The grand finale-Periya Saatrumurai started….

>

> All the Veda Saatrumurai by Sriman Chari,

> Tatriyopanishad Saatrumurai by all the veda class

> members, Narayanopanishad, Ramayanam, Bhagavatham,

> Bhagavat Geeta, Geeta Bhashyam were followed by the

> Prabhandha saatrumurai, in a very grand manner,

> which

> included the Sattrumurai pasurams from Periya

> Thirumozhi, Thiru Kurunthandakam, Thiru

> Nedunthandakam, Thiru Virutham, Kanninun Siruthambu

> (the traditional mun pin recitation-which was an

> attraction to listen to), Thiruvaimozhi, Ramnusa

> Nootrandhadhi and Adaikkalapathu.

>

> This was followed by the traditional Perumal

> Sambhavana and Acharyan Sambhavana.

>

> The Saatrumurai concluded with the apt “Thirunaal

> Paatu”, with all the members joining to recite

> “Uthamamaana Purattaasi ThiruvoNamenum naaLae”

>

> The veda class students took the blessings from

> their

> teacher Sriman Chari on the Vijayadsami day.

>

> Smt. Revathi Sathyanarayanan coordinated with all

> the

> other ladies-Mrs. Subbu, Mrs. Bala, Mrs. Rajagopal

> and

> others to arrange a very good feast of traditional

> prasadam on the occasion.

>

> It was almost 10:15pm when we all completed

> celebrations, enjoying it thoroughly.

>

> Heard in the gossip was “we have Prbhandha Goshti to

> precede and Vedha Goshti to follow, but we are only

> missing the Perumal Veedhi Ula, in Kuwait”. It was a

> very nice celebration altogether and I felt I am

> blessed to be in the midst of all these in the

> Middle

> East.

>

> Dasaanu dasan

>

> Vilakkudi Paravastu Rajagopala Raghunathan

 

 

______________________

India Matrimony: Find your partner online.

Go to http://.shaadi.com