Anadhyayana Kalam - Some Answers.

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Can some learned members correct if any of this is inaccurate.

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As we all know Thirumangai Azhwar started the tradition of Adhyayana Uthsavam

in Srirangam. When Thirumangai Azhwar started this it was only for ten days.

That is what we call it now IrapPathu or Thiruvaimozhi Thirunaal. During this

time, Thirumangai Mannan used to bring Swami Nammazhwar's thirumeni from

Azhwar Thirunagari to SriRangam.

 

For this Thirumangai Mannan will start from Srirangam on the day of Karthigai

Karthigai

(his own thirunakshatram). Even till today this tradition is followed in most of

the temples where the

Kattiyakarar or the Sthalathar who has the traditional rights alongwith

temple's Paricharakas goes to Swami Nammazhwar's shrine and read the message

from the Perumal. The day Swami Nammazhwar arrives in SriRangam was always the

Sukla Paksha Ekadasi (Sri Vaikunta Ekadasi).

 

On this auspicious day, Swami Nammazhwar was adorned with Muthangi and

Namperumal

with Rathnangi. Starting from Ekadasi, next nine days, Sri Thirumangai Azhwar

arranged to recite Swami

Nammazhwar's prabhandhams in front of Namperumal. After the days of Sri

Thirumangai Azhwar, the practice was slowly stopped. It was Swami Ramanujar,

who started the practice again. (Some may dispute that Sri Nathamunigal

restarted this.)

 

After Thirumangai Mannan, due to practical difficulties, a

Thirumeni of Swami Nammazhwar must have been installed in SriRangam temple. And

Sri Ramanujar added ten days before the Ira Paththu and called them Pagal

Paththu, and arranged that during these ten days prabhandhams of other Azhwars

should be recited. Also Sri Ramanuja added one more day for the Iyarpa.

 

Because, Sri Thirumangai Azhwar started it, the day before the Pagal Paththu

Uthsavam first day, Namperumal listens to ThiruNedunthandagam of Sri

Thirumangai Azhwar. So, originally started as ten days festival by Sri

Thirumangai Azhwar and was later modified as Twenty two days (+one day for

ThiruNedunthandagam) by Swami Emberumanar. Therefore the Anadhyayana period is

the time when Swami Nammzhwar is on transit to Srirangam. Therefore, our

Poorvacharyas might thought, it is not appropriate for us to recite, as the

entire 4000 Pranbhandhams was considered as the Pranbhandhams of Swami

Nammazhwar (Nathnakku Nalayiramum alithan vazhiye).

 

For adiyen, there seems another reason. That is to learn and learn, chant &

listen to our

purvacharya's works and Divya Srisukthis.

 

Anadhyayana kalam starts during Karthigai Karthigai and normally ends on Thai

Astham

(Sri Koorathazhwan's thirunakshatram).

 

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