Nakshthra Ghanam Recording at Sri RanganAtha Temple , Pomona , NY

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs and VedAbhimAnis:

 

Yesterday was the Monthly Thirunakshathram of Prakrutham

HH SrImath Azhagaiya Singar . Since the consecration of His Silver

Vigraham , HH SriMath Azhagiya Singar has been sitting majestically

in front of Lord RanganAtha as the MukkOl Munivar and recieving AarAdhanam

at the Pomona , NY Temple.

 

One special event happened yesterday . We have now two Ghana Paadi

Priests serving Lord RanganAthA at the Pomona Temple . adiyEn

thought it will be wonderful to have a rendering of the Nakshathra

Ghanam on HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar's birth star day.

Typically this Nakshathra ghanam with its three PanchAdhis would take

an hour to recite . Hence , the recitation was exclusively for the UtthirattAthi

Nakshathram yesterday .

 

Yesterday , HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar heard the Nakshathra

Ghanam focuseed on PrOshDa Padhaa ( UtthirattAdhi) Nakshathram

rendered in the most majestic manner . Lord RanganAtha

must have been very pleased with this Veda ViNNappam

since His Revathi Nakshathram is right next to PrOshDapadha .

 

At the end of the recitation following Nava Kalasa Thirumanjanam

including Sahasra dhArA , we concluded that it will be

valuable to AasthikAs to hear the entire Nakshathra Ghanam recited by

our Ghana Paadis , VaduvUr Sri Venkatesh and Chennai Sri Raamaswamy .

 

On behalf of the Sri RanganAtha Temple , it is adiyEn's bhAgyam

to communicate the plans for a full recording of all the 27 Nakshathra

PanchAthis in Ghanam way of rendering with additional notes on

each of these Nakshathrams for VedAbhimAnis to use in their own

homes on special days. This rendering is mesmerizing and riveting .

 

We will request one or more of the most respected GhanapAdis

from Tamil Naadu to comment on the individual Nakshathra Manthrams .

Two of the MahAns and Vedic experts , whom we plan to approach are:

Sri Matam SrikAryam Swamy , SoorAdhyAyee GhanapADi PazhavEri

Sri SaThakOpAchAr Swamy and VaduvUr Veda PaaDasAlai Principal,

HH Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi , Sri Veeravalli GhanapAdi BhAshya MaNi ,

Sri DesikAcchArya Swamy .

 

The recordings will be done in a Professional studio to realize the highest

quality recording and the Multimedia CD ROM will be ready for release

between SankarAnthy and the ending of Prabhandham anadhyayana

Kaalam ( Swamy KurEsar's Thirunakshathram in the Month of Thai).

 

Those who wish to sponsor this Kaimkaryam are requested to

send their checks addressed to Sri Ranganatha Temple and let me know .

 

All the sponsors will recieve a copy of the CD ROM , when it gets ready .

 

The funds raised will be used for sambhAvanai to the Vedic scholars involved

and to cover the expenses of creating and distributing this CD ROM

along with the special notes . Whatever that would be left would be

added to the Sri RanganAthA Temple Priest Quarters construction

Kaimakryam that is underway .

 

Please do not miss to have these Veda Manthrams

in your households to be blessed with Nakshathra

Saanthy for your families for times to come and ward off

asubhams and amangaLams .

 

NamO Sri Veda PurushAya ,

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S : The 27 Nakshathrams covered by the Nakshathra Ghanam (~One hour long )

recitation are . All of us are born in one or other of these Nakshathrams as

Thiruvadis of our AchAryAs and AzhwArs :

 

1) Asvathee (Asvinee) , (2) BharaNi ( apabharaNee ) , (3) Kaarthikai (KrutthikA ) ,

4) RohiNi ( RohiNee ) , (5) Mrugaseersham ( Mrughasiras) , (6

)ThiruvAdhirai ( AardhrA ),

(7) Punarpoosam( Punarvasu, (8) PoosamPushyam ) , (9)Aayilyam (AaslEshA ) , (10) Makam ( Magaa) ,

(11) Pooram ( Poorva Phalguni), 12)Utthiram ( Utthara Phalguni ) , (13) Hastham ( HasthA ) ,

(14) Chitthirai(ChithrA), (15) SwAthi (SwAthee) , (16) VisAkam (

VisAkaa ) , (17) Anusham (AnurAdhA ) ,

(18) Kettai ( JyEshtA ) , (19) Moolam ( MoolA ) , (20) PoorAdam ( PoorvAshADA ) ,

(21) UthrADam ( UttharAshADaa) , (22) ThiruvONam ( SravaNam ) , (23) Avittam ( DhanishtA ) ,

(24) Sathayam ( Sathabhishak) , (25) PoorattAthi ( Poorva Bhadra/Poorva PrOshADaa) ,

(26) UtthirattAthy ( Uthra BhadrA/ Utthra PrOshADaa or ProShADa

padhaa) and (27) Revathy (Revathee) .