Pandian Kondai from India For Lord Ranganatha at SrI Ranganatha Temple at Pomona , NY

[Guest guest]

Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs:

 

A native of Srirangam residing in USA is offering

a SamarpaNam of a special AabharaNam known as

Paandiyan Kondai for the Uthsavar of Lord Ranganaatha

at the Pomona , NY Sri Ranganatha temple .

 

The occasion is the upcoming Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam

at the Temple this Month ( Dec 20-27 ).

 

Paandyan Kondai is a pearl embroidered crown originally offered by

a Paandya King to Lord Ranganatha at Srirangam fewcenturuies ago .

The jewelery experts in Srirangam , who create AabharaNams

for Lord Ranganatha have crafted this new AabharaNam for

our Lord Ranganatha here at Pomona , NY.

 

It is a Mutthu Kondai witha particular geomentry

associated with Paandya Kings .

 

Would anyone planning to travel from India to USA

contact me or Sriman A.M.R.Kannan (kamr)

for transporting this new AabharaNam from India to USA for

presentation to the Lord as Swamy NammAzhwAr's Samarpanam

on to His Moksham day ( Dec 27) ?. Currently , this aabharaNam is at

Chennai for pick up and hand carrying . It is not big sized.

It has to be brought as a household pooja item .

 

The original note from the devotee is attached .

 

Please contact me ASAP.

Many Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions

on transportation of this Paandyan Kondai form

India to here during the next few days to arrive in time for

the Dec 27 (Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham day ).

 

The RanganAtha PaadhukA MahA Manthram celebrating

the glory of thr peals is:

 

BhaddhAnAm yathra nithyAnAm mukthAnAmIswarasya cha

prathyaksham Sesha-seshithvam Saa mE siddhyathu paadhukA

 

Here the Lord being the Sarva Swamy and Seshi for all

three kinds of Jeevans : Bhaddha ( bound to SamsAram ),

Muktha ( liberated ones ) and NithyAs ( eternally liberated

nithya sooris) is the focus. The prayer is for the boon of

unlimited Bhakthi to Lord RanganAtha.The pearls are

AzhwAr Paasurams for which the Lord of Srirangam is

SeshabhUthar or undeer their svaadhInam ( control).

 

adiyEn concludes this request for help to transport

this new Paandyan Kondai for Lord RanganAtha here

with the final slOkam of MukthA Paddhathi :

 

RangEsa CharaNa rakshA Saa mE vidhadhAthu Saasvatheem Suddhim

Yanmoukthika PrabhAbhi: SvEthadhvipamiva SahyajAdhvIpam

 

--50th slOkam of MukthA Paddhathi

 

(meaning) : May the PaadhukAs of Lord Ranganatha

adorned by pearls bless me permanently freedom from

all sins ! The lustre of the radiant white pearls on the Paadhuka

( and in thius instanc e, the perals in the crown of the Lord)

makes the island continent in between two rivers

a veritable SvEtha DhvIpam ( the radiant white continent where

the bhakthAs of Lord RanganAtha enjoy His darsanam directly).

 

NamO SrI RanganAthAya ,

Jayathu SrI RanganAtha:

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

Vice Chairman , SrI RanganAtha Temple

 

 

 

 

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"amrkans" <kamr

<ranga>

Sunday, December 14, 2003 12:23 AM

[bOT] Pandian Kondai from India

 

 

> Dear Devotees,

> adiyen has ordered a Pandian kondai (A crown orginally offered by

> the Pandia King to Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam) for Sri Ranganatha

> of Pomona. This will be a small offering for this Adhyayana

> Uthsavam. Now this pearl crown is ready and waiting to be picked-

> up. This crown has been prepared by the same people who have done

> similar things for Srirangam Sri Ranganatha.

> If you know anyone who will be visiting USA from India in the near

> future please let me know so that we could get this crown before or

> during the Adhyayana Uthsavam. Currently it is in Madras. But we can

> get it shipped to anywhere in India to bring it here.