HH Poundareekapuram Andavan Tirunakshatram celebration in NJ, USA March 2004

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SrI:

ShrimatE GOpaala dEsika mahaadEsikaaya nama:

 

Asmad Achaarayan Tirunakshatram celebration in New Jersey, USA

 

Due to Asmad Acharya's anugraham this year we celebrated HH's

Thirunakshatram at adiyen's gruham on Sunday, March 28, 2004

(Actual Thirunakshatram was on Friday, March 26, 2004).

 

adiyen performed Thiruaraadhanam for 'Athu Perumals'.

 

We started the function by reciting Asmad Achaarayan

Tanian.

 

We recited the following in this order:

 

PanchaSuktham

 

Adaikkalappathu

MummaNikkOvai

NavamaNimaalai

31st paasuram from AmruthaSwadhini

42nd, 43rd, and 44th paasurams from

Adhikarasangraham

 

KulasEkara PerumaaL's PerumaaL Patthaam Thirumozhi

(since ShrIRaama Navami is on 29th)

 

ShrIsthuthi

GOpaala Vimshati

Sudharshanaashtakam

Nyaasa Dasakam

 

ShrI Vishnu Sahasranaamam

Shri panjaayudha sthothram

ShrI Dwaadasanaamapanjaram

 

After the recitation adiyen performed Paadukaa Araadanam

to Asmad Achaaryan's paadukaas.

This was followed by 'taLigai samarpiththal'

We recited Sattrumurai and did Achaarya Sambhaavanai

and ended by reciting Achaaraya Tanians.

 

Following were the participants:

adiyen with family.

Sriman Govindarajan, also sishya of Poundareekapuram Andavan Ashramam

joined with his family.

Sriman Srinivasan Rajagopalan, sishya of Srirangam Andavan

Ashramam(Srinivasan drove 110 miles one way to participate

in the celebrations).

Sriman Govindan Sridhar, Ahobila matham sishya.

Sriman SreePrakash Rangarajan, swayamacharya joined with his family.

Sriman Manivannan Thiruvenkatachary, swayamacharya.

 

ShrIvaasa ranga parakaala munitrayaapta

lakshmaatma rakshaNa yathitva yugaagamaantham |

Achaarya bhaktipariputham anarghashIlam

gOpaaladEsika munim gurumaashrayaama:||

 

ShrimatE GOpaala dEsika mahaadEsikaaya nama:

 

nAraayaNa

nAraayaNa