Re:Your Question on why we celebrate 60th anniversary and what are the PramANams for such celebrations.

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Raamu Iyengar:

 

Your questions on (1) why we celebrate

60th anniversary (Shastiyabdha Poorthi)

and (2) what are the PramANams behind

such a celebation are timely ones.

 

Scriptural Backing is available

for the Veda PrAyam of 100 years .

"JeevEma saradha: satham; NandhAma

Saradha: satham et al).Here the prayer

is to worship the ParamAthmA ,Sriman

NaarAyanan in the center of Soorya mandalam

and perform AarAdhanam for Him.Vedic time frame

of 100years is prayed for in this manner .

 

On the way to this centenary mile stone

achieved by great AchArya PurushAs like RaamAnujA ,

Swamy Desikan and many others , we cross

two other markers in that journey.

 

One is the 60th anniversary and the other is

the 80th anniversary completion .

 

The 60th anniversary completion is in tune with

the 60 year cycles of years ( PrabhavAthi samvasthrAs).

it is a turn of the time wheel. It is a full circle.

Thanks is given to the Lord for completing the cycle

with performance of Udaka ShAnthi,Chathur Veda

PaarAyanams , PurANa Patanams and tadhiyArAdhanams .

The side purpose is to remind the next generation

to follow these traditions of honoring Vedams

and Vaidhika karmAs .The social benefits of coming

together with family , friends are also there .

 

The 80th year completion is for "seeing " 1000 Moons

in a lunar calendar of years . Again thanks are given to

the dhivya damapthis and one's AchAryan is done

along with salutation to BhaagavathAs on one's

journey towards Veda prAyam and for years filled

with kaimkaryams and for adhering to the rules of

adopted aasramams defined by the VedAs and Smruthis.

Udaka ShAnthi, Veda paarAyanam,PaadhukA sahasra

PaarAyaNam , dhivya prabhandha PaarAyanam et al

take place here also.

 

Tomorrow , the sathAbhishEkam of a great AchAryan ,

HH PoundarIkapuram Andavan is being celebrated

by his sishyAs and abhimAnis and the seven day long

celebration consists of many of the above observances

along with Vidhvath Sadas for number of days .Most revered

Jeeyars of our SampradhAyam including asmath AchAryan,

Srimath NaarAyana yathIndhra MahA Desikan of

Ahobila Matam will be participating at this special

event to enhance the VaishNava Sri at Srirangam.

 

With prayers for Veda PrAyAm ( innumOr NooRRANdirum)

of 100 years for all of our AchAryAs and aadarsa

PurushAs ,

 

Namo NaarAyaNAya,

V.SatakOpan

 

 

 

 

 

At 09:41 AM 3/1/01 -0500, you wrote:

>I request you to respond.

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>RamuIyengr [RamuIyengr]

>Thursday, March 01, 2001 6:16 AM

>Dileepan

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>Dear sir

>I am on the look out for some information on the tradition of celbrating the

>sixtieth birthday of an individual? Could you kindly throw light on the

>scriptural backing for this much poular celebration among Hindus?

>Regards

>Char

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