Fw: ThAraNa Samavthsaram , Hemantha Ruthu , Dhanur Maasam , Second SravaNam / Laghu ThiruvArAdhanam: Part II

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TaaraNa Samvathsaram : BhOgi PaNDigai Dinam

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SrI:

 

NamO Sri VenkatEsAya

NamO Sri HayagreevAya

NamO Sri RanganAthAya

 

Dear Sri VaishNavAs :

 

There might be some variations in procedures recommended

due to different observances by different AchArya Vamsams .

The One that is being followed here is that of Sri Matam .

The Bhaavam ( Feeling state ) with which one performs AarAdhanam

for the Dhivya Dampathis is the most important consideration .

Bhaagavaan will forgive any lapses from a well-intentioned

devotee and one can appeal successfully to Him for forgiving

aparAdhams (AparAdha KshAmaNam ) done without one's awareness

or one's incomplete or incorrect knowledge . The sequence of observances

are marked with a red asterik(*) in front . The rest of the comments are

(background) explanatory notes to provide a perspective .

 

 

Here then is the kramam for Laghu AarAdhanam.

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(*) 1. Wash both your feet well , perform Aachamanam twice

and proceed to the ArchA Moorthy Sannidhi ( Koil AzhwAr ).

 

2. Stay on the right side of the Lord for performing Sevai ,

Japam , PraaNAyAmam and SthOthram .

 

3. Have the Upper garment tied against the waist

above the lower garment ( not over the lower garment) .

 

4. Wear Pavithram (if available) or golden Pavithram ring and/or

Pavithra Maalai acquired from a Temple . Tulasi and Lotus bead

necklace can also be worn during the AarAdhanam .

 

(*) Recite thereafter:

 

" ChaNDAdhi DhwArapAlEbhyO Nama:

PrachaNDAdhi PaalEbhyO Nama:

Samastha ParivArAya SrimatE NaarAyaNAya Nama:"

 

Now prostrate before the Koil AzhwAr four times.

( This is to seek the permission of the gate keepers

of the Lord to enter His sannidhi) .Use the right foot

to make the first step. Then take a small amount of

water in right hand and sprinkle the earth in front:

 

" Om BhUrbhuvassuvaaha ".

 

(*) Recite thereafter the following with the sounding of the bell / GhantA .

(One should never do Bhagavath AaarAdhanam without

the ccompaniment of the sound of the Bell , which has

been

consecrated. Please approach an AchAryan or a knowledgable

temple Archaka for the consecration of the Bell used in

AarAdhanam) :

 

(*)" apasarpanthu tE bhUthA: yE bhUthA: bhuvi samsTithA:

yE bhUthA: vigna-karthAra: tE gachanthvAj~nayA Hare: "

 

( May the inauspicious bhUthams of the world and those

who cause obstructions/vignams get away from here due to

the command of Hari ! ).

 

(*) Now , Clap three times with hands (palms) to awaken

the Lord. This is called Hastha ThaaLam ( the left palm is held

under the right palm and move the right palm against letter

to clap . Next lower the right palm and clap with the left

palm . Conclude the third Hastha ThALam with a clapping

the left palm with the right hand FINGERS ) . Do not clap

successively thrice with the right palm on the left palm .

Now You have awakened the Lord and got his attention .

 

(*) Opening of the Koil AzhwAr & Raising the GhantA Naadham

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Open the KOil AzhwAr now with " Yamm VaayavE Nama: ,

VeeryAyaasthrAya PhaD " ( VeeryAya asthrAya PhaD is

known as the asthra manthram) .

 

5. Sounding of the Bell : There are two ways. One way

is to make the tongue of the bell strike one side of

the bell instead of both the sides . The other way is to

move the tongue of the bell to strike both sides of the Bell.

Use the second way only during the occasion of offering

Haaratthi and NaivEdhyam (Food) to the Lord .During the rest

of the times , use only one side of the wall of the bell for striking

with its tongue .

 

6. Holding of the Bell : It can be lifted with the left hand and

transferred to the right hand to raise the Ghantaa Naadham .

Left hand should never be used for raising the naadham .

 

(*) 7. Now , Recite Bhagavaan's SuprabhAtham:

 

Kousalyaa Suprajaa Raamaa Poorvaa sandhyaa pravarTathE

utthishta nara-saarddhoola karthavyam dhaivamAhnikam

 

(*) 8. Follow up with the Recitation of the Guru Paramaparaa Taniyan:

 

LakshmeenaaTa SamArambhAm NaaTa Yaamuna madhyamAm

asmadhAchArya-paryanthAm vandhE Guru Paramparaam

 

9. Recite PallANDU of PeriyAzhwAr ( First Two Paasurams),

if there is time :

 

PallANDu PallANDu PallaayiratthANDu

PalkOti nooRAyiram

MallANDa-thiNN-thOL MaNivaNNA , unn

sevvadi sevvi ThirukkAppu

 

adiyOmOdum ninnOdum pirivinRi aayiram pallANDu

vadivaay Ninn valamArbhinil vaazhhinRa Mangayum PallANDu

vadivaar sOthi valatthuRayum sudarAzhiyum PallANDu

PadaipOr pukku-muzhangum appAnjasanniyamum PallANDE

 

10. If there is time , Recite the ThiruppAvai Paasurams :

1,3,16, 18, 23, 24 , 27 and the 28th)

 

Reference for Text: http://www.sadagopan.org

 

 

(*) 11. Recite NyAsa Dasakam of Swamy Desikan

 

Reference for Text : http://www.sadagopan.org

 

OR

 

12. SaranAgathy Gadhyam Passages( AkhilahEya to SaraNam

aham prapadhyE can also be recited instead of NyAsa Dasakam ) .

 

(*) 13. Aasana Manthram Recitation ( This Aaasana Manthram

usage is common to all Vaidhika Karmaas ).

 

Recite : (PraNavam) BhUr Bhuva: Suvaha:

 

Next Recite Aasana Manthram

 

Aasana Manthrasya pR^ithivyaa mErupR^ishtTha R^ishi:

Sutalam Chandha : SrI KoormO dEvathA

 

aasanE VinyOga:

 

pR^ithvi tvayaa dhr^itaa lOkaa dEvi Thvam VishNunaa dhr^itaa

Thvam cha dhaaraaya maam dEvi pavitram kuru chaasanam

 

(*) 14. AshtAkshara Japam ( 28 Times) followed by 3 PrANAyAmams.

 

(*) 15. Sankalpam

 

SrI BhagavadhAj~nyaa SrI Bhagavath preethyarTam ijyaa kaalikam

Bhagavadh AarAdhanam karishyE

 

(*) 16. Shorter Saathvika ThyAgam :

 

SrI BhagavaanEva BhagavadhAradhAnAkhyam karma svasmai

svarprItayE svayamEva Kaarayathi .

 

(17) Skip BhUtha Suddhi Kramam at the beginning stage of

learning AarAdhanam as well as for Laghu AarAdhanam .

 

(*) Assume mentally however that our entire physical body is burnt ,

reduced to ashes , placed at the right toe of the Lord and

then transformed

by the Lord into a divine body for becoming fir to do His

dhivyArAdhanam.

 

(*) 18. Maanaseeka Aaraadhanam Sanklapam

 

SrI Bhagavadhaaj~nyaa Sri Bhagavadh preethyarTam Bhagavadh-

AarAdhanaanga Maanaseeika AarAdhanam karishyE

 

( Here , imagination is the limit . Please refelect mentally

that you are

offering the Dhivya Dampathis best vasthrams , aabharaNams ,

Flower garlands , delightful NaivEdhyams prepared with the best

of

ingredients and bhakthi . Enjoy the visualization of seating

the dhivya dampathis in front of you on a throne and offering

all these samarpaNams .This experience is the most thrilling ).

 

There are six Sanskrit slOkams that put in words such

mAnaseeka

offerings in the most beautiful manner . They are so

beautiful that

even a recitation of them altogether in a deeply reverential

mood

appear sufficent to cover Bhagavath AarAdhanam on days

when one is unable to perform even Laghu AarAdhanam.

This is just my observation.The Six slOkams are :

 

a) KoormAdheen -----VishNu BhakthAn PrapadhyE

(This slokam deals with the description of the ThirumAmaNi

MaNtapam/gem bedecked hall at Sri Vaikuntam , the Lord's

throne there and , DEvis and the Lord's nithya sooris

serving Him .

Swamy Desikan's Parama Padha SopAnam /PrApthi Parvam

and AchArya RaamAnujA's Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam provide

references to the subject matter of this verse ).

 

b) Savyam paadham---Vaikunta NaaTa:( This verse is

a beautiful descriotion of Sri VaikuntanaaTan seated on

His throne of AdhisEshan with His Devis and weapons

as well as His AabharaNams).

 

c) AaarAdhayAmi hr^idhi Kesavam-- apunarbhavaaya (**)

( This slOkam describes the AarAdhanam performed

to the Lord Kesavan residing in one's heart lotus ,

performing

abhishEkam for Him with waters from the river of

SraddhA

with a pure mind and performing archanai for Him

with the flowers of DhyAnam daily to gain freedom from

rebirth in SamsAric world).

 

d) SauvarNe sthaalivaryE ---Kalpayaami (**) / ( This slOkam

describes

the daily manaseeka offering of well prepared , delicious

food

-- BhakshaNams , lEhyams , noble havis , annnam , many

cooked

vegetables , curd , honey , ghee , milk , drinking water

and the like--

for His enjoyment along with Taambhoolam in golden plates

inlaid with gems ) .

 

e) Bhagavan PuNDareekAksha---samyagarchayE ( This slOkam prays

for the Lord's acceptance of the Hrudh Yaagam /Maanaseeka

AarAdhanam and UpachArams and announces that the devotee

is going to perform the external /bhAhya AarAdhanam and

to accept

that too ).

f) VibhO Sakala lOkEsa----arkhyAdhibhi KramAth ( Oh Lord !

Supreme Master of the Universe ! PraNaTaarthihara PrabhO

!

Achyutha ! Please accept this MaanaseekArAdhanam

performed

in the proper way with Bhakthi by adiyEn !

 

Among the above 6 slOkams , the two marked with (**)

are most important for Hrudh Yaagam or Maanasa

AarAdhanam .They have been transcribed in detail

for that reason:

 

© AarAdhayAmi hrudhi Kesavam AthmagEhE

MaayaapurE hrudhaya-pankaja-sannivishtam

sraddhA-nadhee-vimala chittha jalAbhishEkai:

nithyam samAdhikusumair-apunarbhavAya

 

(d) SouvarNE sTAlivaryE maNigaNakhachithE goghR^utaaktaan supakvaan

bhakshyAn bhOjyaamsccha lEhyAn paramamaTa havi: shOshyamannam nidhyaaya

nAnAshakairupEtam sadhadhi madhughRutam ksheera-paaneeya yuktam

tAmBhUlam chaatmanEsmai prathi-dhivasam aham mAnasam kalpayAmi

 

BHAHYAARAADHANA SANKALPAM

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ShrI BhagavadhAj~nyaa Shri Bhagavath preethyarTam ijyaa kaalikam bhagavadhArAdanaanga

bhAhya aarAdhanam karishyE

 

Paathra Parikalpanam ( Positioning of vessels for the External AarAdhanam)

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The aarAdhakan should have the pot filled with water ( PoorNa

Kumbham ) on his left side as he stands to the right of PerumAL

facing the Eastern direction . The AarAdhakan will now be facing North .

Opposite the Lord on a table , the Vattils ( vessels used in AarAdhanam )

are placed :

 

1) Arghya Paathram: AagnEyam/South East direction and to

the right of the one performing AarAdhanam .

 

2) Paadhya Pathram : Nirruthi / South West position (going clockwise) .

 

3) Aachamaneeya Paathram: Vaayavyam/North West direction

 

4) Snaaneeya/Paaneeya Pathram : IsAnyam / South East direction

 

5) SarvArtha thOya Paathram: This is placed at the center

 

There is an extra Paathram , if PaadhukhA AarAdhanam

is performed . We will not include it here . In front of

the above pAthrams , a bigger sized vessel known as

PrathigRaha Paathram is placement as a general purpose

catchment vessel . A plate for the placement of GhantA ,

loose flowers , TuLasi is positioned next to the PrathgR^iha

Paathram .

 

The Direction faced by the Lord inside the Houses

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Ideally , the Lord faces the Eastern direction inside

the Koil AzhwAr. If for modern day apartment living

restrictions , He has to face another direction , the rules of

argya Paathram in AgnEyam et al hold . The aarAdhakan

is always on the right of PerumAL. The direction faced by

the Lord is known as "Deva Praachi " ( Lord's East).

 

Paathra Kalpanam for Laghu AarAdhanam

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First add TuLasi , Sandal powder , Cardamom powder , clove ,

green camphor to the water in the SarvArtha ThOyam vessel . Then use

that SarvArtha ThOyam vessel filled with perfumed water and Praigraha

Paathram for the Laghu AarAdhanam . SarvArtha Thoya paathram

stands in now for the Argya , Paadhya , Aachamaneeya , SnAneeya/

Paaneeya Pathrams .

 

(To Be Continued )

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan