Important Thirunakshatram Celabrations

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Please plan HH's Thirunakshatram and Manavalla Mamunigal Thirunakshatram

Celebrations all over the USA at various JET chapters.

 

Adiyen would request devotees to celebrate our Acharya Thirunakshatram

in your local area, homes and communities.

 

 

By talking about his Glory and spreading his message to friends and

family.

 

 

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Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji Thirunakshatram

- This FRIDAY, Nov 12th, 2004

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Manavalla Mamunigal Thirunakshatram

- This MONDAY, Nov 15th, 2004

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Below is a very nice write up by our Sriman Mukundan Vangkipuram Pattangi.

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Adiyen would request the devotees of HH Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana

Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji to please start planning for Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji

Thirunakshatram celebration in your local area, homes and communities. We all

love and respect HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, one of the basic things we do for our

Acharya is to celebrate his

Thirunakshatram and spread his message to every devotee of the LORD.

We understand many of us are busy in this samsara, and have little or no time.

But we have to make some time towards this real purpose of LIFE. Humble request

to each devotee to plan and celebrate Acharya Thirunakshatram in your local

area. You may want to look for others who may be interested in celebrating with

you and your family.

 

What should a sishya do, This was taught by Lord Ranganahta?

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Qualities of a Sishya - Taught by Lord Ranganatha.

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About 570 years ago Lord Ranganatha taught the Five Primary qualities

of Sishsya, Lord is still practicing these qualities today in Srirangam:

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1. Sishya should make/chant Acharya thanian

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Tanian: a sloka describing the qualities (glory) of one's Acharya.

Lord Ranaganatha has made a thanian to HIS Acharaya swamy

Manavalamamuni.

 

"Srisailesa daya patram, dhibhakthyadi gunarnavam,

yatindra pravanam vande, ramya jamatharam munim ||

 

Hence this thanian has its own importance in Sri Vaishnava sampradhaya.

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2. Sishya's responsibility:

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Spread Acharya's name and message to every corner of the world, keeping the

manthra in his heart. Lord Ranganatha has instructed and sent Ordinance,

(pattOlai)

to all divyadesams to recite His acharya thanian at the begining and end of

Divyaprabhandham. It is still in practice in almost all of the divyadesams.

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3. Sishya should surrender his wealth to Acharaya's Lotus Feet

(thiruvadi)

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Adisesha is considered as wealth for LORD Sriman Narayanan.

This one we can see from "sendraal kudaiyam, irundaal singaasanamam..."

Lord Ranganatha has offered his entire wealth to his Acharaya Swamy

Manavalamamuni.

Hence swamy Manavalamamuni is seated in Adisesha.

Even though Swamy Ramanuja and Swamy Manavalamamuni are

avatharam of Adisesha, we always see Swamy Manavalamamuni

(Archa Vigraha, or Pictures etc) seated in Adisesha because of this

reason. Lord Sriman Narayanan has offered his seat Adisesha to Swamy

Manavalamamuni.

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4. Sishya should have his Acharaya's name with his name:

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Swamy Manavalamamuni took sanyasam from Satakopa Jeeyar

who is also desciple of Swamy Thiruvaimozhipillai (as per

Yathindrapravana Prabhavam).

Hence Swami Mamuni wanted to change his name to Satakopa after his

sanyasam.

But Lord Ranganatha appears in front of him and instructs NOT to

change his original name Azhagiya Manavalan.

Initially nobody understood why Lord Ranganatha has

instructed Mamunigal nto to change his name.

This is understood later as Lord Ranganatha wants to take

svami Mamunigal as his own Acharaya. (Lord Ranganatha is know to all as

Azhagiya Manavalan)

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5. Sishya should celebrate his acharaya's thirunakshathiram (Birth day)

and thirtha Naal (annual ceremony):

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Even to this day, Lord Ranganatha is still celebrating his

Acharaya thirunakshathiram and Theertha Naal.

Lord Ranganatha sends all His prasadam to Swamy Mamunigal sannidhi and

Lord Ranganahta's Archaka is doing thirumanjanam and thiruvaradanam to

swami Mamunigal on these two days.

Lord does not take beteal leaves and nuts etc., surulamuthu

(Vaetrilai and paaku) on his acharaya's theetha Naal.

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Please print out and read this to your family members.

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Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE sharanam

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

Mukundan Vangkipuram Pattangi

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Happy Thirunakshatram celabrations and Deepavali celabrations to you all.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

Srinivasa Ramanuja Dasa