The Lighting of Maa ViLakku on PurattAsi SravaNam days -- Part III(

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Dear Sri Ranganathan:

 

Yes , both can be fitted together .

One(Maa ViLakku) is initated by the ladies of the house

and the other ( MaaLaya Paksha TarpaNams)

is performed by appropriate male members .

 

Pithru LOkam is a specific unit in Dharma

SaasthrAs of SarvEswaran's ( ThiruvEngadamudayAn's

akhilANDa Koti BrahmANDam) creation . Bhagavan Sriman NaarAyaNan

(Standing as Archa Moorthy on top of the seven hills) is the creator of

all these lOkams ( including Pithru lOakm) and as such

is to be recognized and worshipped on all days in general and

PurattAsi Saturdays in particular .

 

Those who can not create Maa ViLakku in the authentic way

can light a dheepam with ghee and offer their prayers with

SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam .

 

NamO VenkatEsAya ,

V.Sadagopan

 

V.Sadagopan

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"Ravi Ranganathan" <Ravi.Ranganathan

"Sadagopan <sgopan" <sgopan

Cc: "Ponnappan" <Oppiliappan>; "Sgt"

<saranagathi>; "SRS" <Srirangasri>

Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:45 AM

Re: The Lighting of Maa ViLakku on PurattAsi SravaNam

days -- Part III(Final)

 

 

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> Swamin,

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> All the three parts are very informative.

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> Can you please enlighten whether Maa Vilakku can be lit on Pitru Paksha

> Saturdays - i.e. 2nd & 9th Oct.

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> Lighting of Maa ViLakku on

> PurattAsi SravaNam

> days -- Part III(Final)

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> Dear SrI VenkatEsa BhakthAs :

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> It is still PurattAsi Saturday . In a couple of hours ,

> the Sun will set and SandhyA Kaalam will arrive . Let me

> share with you the final thoughts on the Maa ViLakku

> lighting from another perspective .

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> Every day at Thirumala , there is a sEvai known as

> "Sahsra DhIpAlankAra sEvai" .

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> This Seva is performed in the Oonjal MaNtapam

> outside the temple.This sevai is different from

> the Oonjal SEvai performed at the request of BhakthAs

> in the hall of mirrors .

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> Prior to Malayappa Swamy's arrival with Ubhaya NaacchiyArs

> at this Oonjal MaNtapam for Sahasra dheepAlankAra Sevai,

> one thousand eartheren lamps are lit . It is a sight to see

> the Temple staff light the 1000 lamps in quick succession

> and to visualize the lit flames from the lamps gently swaying

> in the evening breeze . The Oonjal is then set up . The devotees ,

> who have paid to witness this sEvai take their seats in the marked

> arena and asked to sit .Soon after the sound of MangaLa Vaadhyams

> are heard and one sees Malayappa Swamy arriving at the MaNtapam

> borne on the shoulders of the Temple staff and is positioned on

> the Oonjal. The priests rock the Oonjal and the Lord hears

> the Veda PaarAyaNam as the golden yellow evening light

> offer their salutations to Lord VenkatEsa and His Devis .

> The mellow rays of the evening sun match the jyOthi from

> the 1000 earthern lamps . The thousand lit lamps remind us

> of the AzhwAr Paasuram, where the Poyghai AzhwAr visualizes

> the earth as the holding vessel (ahal) , the waters of the surrounding

> Ocean as ghee for the lamp and his bhakthi as the wick , which is lit by

> Sooryan's rays.

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> The Veda PaarAyaNam is followed by clarinet music accompanied by Tavil .

> After VedAnjali is NaadhAnjali for the Lord . The Oonjal is swung by

> the Bhattars gently in the background of the JyOthi of the 1000 lit lamps

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> This is a blessed sight to behold and enjoy by the Bhagavath soundharya

> aanubhava Rasika Saarvabhoumaas .AshtAnga Yogis witness this JyOthi

> in their heartlotuses. We are ayOgis and can not see the antharyAmi

> Brahman residing in our heart lotuses . For our benefit , the Lord appears

> visible to us in an external sense on top of SeshAdhri as JyOthi Tatthva

> Svaroopan in this SahasrAlankAra DhIpOthsavam daily . Such a darsana

> soubhAgyam of the Lord from His sacred feet to His Crown will erase

> all of our vishaya Vaasanaas ( KuvAsanaas) ascommented by an AchAryan:

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> " AapeeDAn MouLi Paryantham PurushOtthamam pasyatha : khalu

> kuvasanAdhi nirAsa: sambhavEth ".

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> One ascends the ladder of PrEmai ( Bhagavath Vishaya Kaamam)

> and prays for undiminished bhakthi to Him always .

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> People who paid for this service are now blessed with one UtthirIyam (

> Upper garment)

> and a blouse piece along with 5 laddus as PrasAdham by the DEvasthAnam

> on behalf of the Lord of the Seven Hills . Exactly 30 minutes after His

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> at the Mantapam , the punctual Malayappa Swamy starts back on His

> journey into the inner sanctum of His temple . The 1000 lamps are

> extinguished

> one by one and this is the equivalent of the " Malai yERRam " by BhagavAn

> during the Maa ViLakku ceremony ( the ascent of the Lord to

> His aasthAnam after the Sahasra DheepAlankaara SEvai) .

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> This SahasrAlankAra SEvai at Thirumalai every day is enacted at our

> homes during the four PurattAsi Saturdays , since they are the Saturdays

> of the month of the BrahmOthsavam at Thirumala .

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> Those who are observing Maa ViLakku Vratham are requested to post

> a message on how the Maa ViLakku is prepared for this Vratham in

> their homes .

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> NamO SrI VenkatEsAya ,

> Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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