Guest guest Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 Dear Bagavathas, Guru pushyam is the utsavam celebrated for three days in Sriperumbudur even today starting from Thriuvadirai Thirunakshatram. To the best of my knowledge what I heard so far about this utsavam, It was the day of installation of Archa Tirumeni of Sri Ramanujar. I have never come across that it as Swami's Thirtha Naal. adiyen srivaishnava dasan sampathkumar --- ramanuja wrote: > ------------------------ Sponsor > > azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam > > ------ > > There are 2 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. The Purpose of Life III - a discourse by HH > Chinna Jeeyar Swamy > Mohan Sagar <mmsagar > 2. Re: Teertha Naal of Odaiyavar > "Andy Srinivasan" > <Andy.Srinivasan.B > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Thu, 04 Apr 2002 20:02:12 -0700 > Mohan Sagar <mmsagar > The Purpose of Life III - a discourse by HH > Chinna Jeeyar Swamy > > Respected Ramanuja Bhaktas, > > The ability to have free control over our mind and > intellect, and the > ability to put our thoughts into practical action is > a great gift to > humanity, one that sets us apart from all other > creatures in this world. > > Sadly, the nature of present day life has > conditioned human beings to > limit our use of this magnificent gift. Our > interests today are mundane > and immediate. I have a house with a 2-car garage, > but feel that a > house with a 4-car garage would be better. So, I > strive for that. > > The Upanishads, particularly, the Taittiriya > Upanishad tells of the > great advancements that an individual can make if > one conditions his/her > mind and thoughts towards great things. This > conditioning process > involves contemplation on the meaning and power of > certain specific > mantras. > > For example, if a person wants to achieve tremendous > power, the > Upanishad suggests that one meditate on the word > "Brahma." If we wish > to achieve invincability, then we should meditate on > "Prathishta:ha." > There are many, many other examples. But, each > limits us only to that > one specific achievement. > > But, to know the purpose of life is to achieve > everything. For this, > there is one simple word that we need, a word that > we are all familiar > with, "Namaha". > > Namaha is used in so many different ways throughout > the day. When we > greet each other, we Indians traditionally use forms > of this word - > "Namaste:", "Namask:aram", "Namaska:r." When we go > to the temple to > perform archana, the priest recites it for us 108 > times with each name > of the deity that is being worshipped - "Ke:sava:ya > Namaha", > "Na:rayana:ya Namah,Ma:dhava:ya Namaha" and so > on. Of course, in > this day and age, the priest, sensing our need to > complete the ritual so > that we can go home quickly, and perhaps also out of > his own unawareness > of the importance of this word, simply recites as > fast as he can, > generally slurring the words so much that we can > hardly recognize what > the Upanishads say is the most important word in the > recitation. > > Meditating on Namaha leads us to what is really > necessary in order for > the betterment of ourselves and the betterment of > this world. It is > what we should strive to cultivate in our life, it > is our life's true > purpose. And in Sanksrit and Telugu, it is defined > by just two words, > "vinayam" and "vidhe:yata". > > Vinayam means polite conduct, modesty, and > humility. Vidhe:yata means > an obedience to what one ought to do; it is virtue > guided by good > principles. > > Humanity should cultivate these good qualities and > put them into > practice, because having these firmly established in > our mind and heart > will naturally blossom into respect for our elders, > respect for our > sa:stras, respect for our Teachers, integrity, > dignity, pure love for > God, and compassion for our fellow living beings. > This refined approach > to life is what we must all constantly strive > towards. > > So, does merely blindly chanting, Namaha and saying > Namaste: to everyone > move us towards this goal? No. We need to recite > this wonderful mantra > with a proper understanding of its deeper meaning. > > For this, we must require some patience, as this > subject will be > addressed in HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy's next > Telugu discourse at the > end of April. > > Jai Sriman Na:ra:yana! > > Azhwa:r Emperuma:na:r Jeeyar Thirvadigale: Saranam > > adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan > mohan > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Fri, 5 Apr 2002 08:27:22 -0600 > "Andy Srinivasan" > <Andy.Srinivasan.B > Re: Teertha Naal of Odaiyavar > > > Srimathe Ramanujaya namah > > Based on information adiyen recieved from Melkote, > the paramapadam naal of > Odaiyavar is recorded as Thai masam Mrigashira > nakshatram recorded in Melkote, > tithi not recorded, and Thai Masam Pushya nakshatram > in SriPerumbudur. Its > amazing that the tithi has not been recorded. But > as far as we sri vaishnavas > are concerned Odaiyavar is very much alive in HIS 3 > divine Tirumenis in this > Leela Vibhuti. > > ramanuja dasan > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha srImadh varavara munayE namaha Dear Srivaishanavas, What Sri Sampath Kumar has written is very correct. The Guru Pushyam is celebrated for commemoration of installation of the Archa ThirumEni of swAmy emberumAnAr. I have never heard about that utsavam being celebrated as theertha naaL. AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan Thirumalai Vinjamoor Venkatesh ramanuja, sampath kumar <pbsampathkumar> wrote: > Dear Bagavathas, > > Guru pushyam is the utsavam celebrated for three days > in Sriperumbudur even today starting from Thriuvadirai > Thirunakshatram. To the best of my knowledge what I > heard so far about this utsavam, It was the day of > installation of Archa Tirumeni of Sri Ramanujar. I > have never come across that it as Swami's Thirtha > Naal. > > adiyen srivaishnava dasan > sampathkumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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