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JAI SRIMANNARAYANA

O:M ASMADGURUBHYO: NAMAH

 

 

Wish You Very Happy Appearance Day of TiruppaanAlwar!

(27 th Nov)

 

People who follow the Vedic tradition hold the birth details of Tiruppaan Alwar

as follows :

 

Sanskrit name :Yo:giva:hana , Kali current , Year : Durmati 343, Krishna Paksha

dwiteeya tithi, Star : Rohini , Day : Wednesday, Class : Panars(lute players)

 

Tiruppaan Alwar's life story. Being of low birth, Tiru Paana-naathan was not

permitted to enter the Tiruvarangam (Srirangam) temple. Yet, the Alwar's bhakti

was unparalleled. The Alwar’s love was pitched on the Supreme. As his sole

avocation he would take up his ‘veena’ and sing endlessly the glories of God,

planting himself on the banks of Cauvary on Southern side. While meditating on

Lord Sri Ranganatha he use to be dead to the external world ,richly enjoying

visions of God. One day, upon seeing the Tiruvarangam temple gopuram from a

distance, Alwar went into a trance. He was standing in the middle of the road

leading to the temple from the Kaveri river. At that time the chief priest

Lokasaaranga Muni was returning to the temple with a pot full of Kaveri water

intended for thirumancanam (abhishekam) for Lord Ranganatha. Upon seeing a

Paanan (low caste minstrel) obstructing his way, he scolded him to move away at

once. Immersed in meditation on Lord Ranganatha and oblivious to

his surroundings, our Paanan did not respond. To draw his attention, the priest

picked up a small stone and threw it at him. It struck Tiruppaan's forehead.

Coming back to this world, he profusely apologized for the transgression and ran

away. There are two versions of what then ensued. When the priest reached the

temple, Version 1: the temple door was locked from inside even though there was

no one inside; Version 2: blood was streaming out of Lord Ranganatha's forehead.

 

That night Lord Ranganatha appeared in the priest's dream and chastised him for

striking his bhakta with a stone. He then instructed the priest to carry the

Alwar upon his shoulders and bring him to the temple. Realizing his great

misdeed, Lokasaaranga Muni searched out Tiruppaan, found him and despite the

saint's humble protests, carried him in broad daylight for everyone to see. The

priest carried the Alwar in a procession around the temple and finally took him

inside the sanctum. The sight of a "high brahmin" carrying an untouchable on his

shoulders and taking him inside the temple must have caused quite a stir!

 

Upon entering the sanctum, Tiruppaan Alwar, overcome with emotion upon seeing

the Lord with his own eyes, sang 10 paasurams in His praise. This Prabandham is

called amalan aadhipiraan. Alwar describes in exquisite detail each part of the

Lord Ranganatha's thirumEni (sacred body) starting from kamala paadham (lotus

feet), to neeNdavap periya vaaya kaNgaL (long, large eyes). The bhakti rasam is

unsurpassed by any other Alwar.

 

Such Tiruppaan Alwar was invocated by following thaniyan

 

Vruschikey Rohini Jatham Sri panim Nichulaapurey I

Sri vatsankam Gaaya kendram Muni vahana mashrayey II

 

Sri: Lo:ka sa:ranga maha: Muni:ndra Skandha:dhi ru:dham Kalaya:minithyam I

Kalanka hi:nam kamani:ya bhaktham kavi:swaram ga:yakasa:rva bhoumam II

 

 

 

Nithya thaniyan

 

A:padachu:dam anubhu:ya harim saya:nam madhye kaveraduhithur muditha:

nthara:thma: I

 

Adrashtru tha:m neayanayo:r vishaya:nthara: na:m yo: nischika:ya manavai

muniva:hanam tham II

 

 

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