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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

I would be grateful if anyone can explain the

meaning of following terms

 

1) Thiruvandhikkappu

2) Satthumurai

3) Asthanam

4) Mantakappadi

5) Arulappadu

6) Eccharigai

7) Padiyettham

8) Sadhu Srivaishnavar

9) Eera Adai Theerttham

 

 

Please clarify the following

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1) Dhavanothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed)

2) Vasanthothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed)

3) Anadhyayanam is observed from Karthigai Masam

Karthigai Nakshathram to To Thai Hastham.

But inbetween during margazi Adhyana Uthsavam

also comes. Please clarify.

 

Please suggest me a good book on

Srivaishnava and temple related Paribhashai

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

Venkata Nathan

 

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Sridhar Musarawakkam Samaram <ms_sridharan wrote:

Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

I would be grateful if anyone can explain the

meaning of following terms

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Let adiyen try to explain to the best of adiyen's understanding.

1) Thiruvandhikkappu

 

This is the last ritual or pooja done to divya desa emperumANs. 'andhi' is that

which is at the last or it can also refer to the evening or night time. 'kAppu'

is protection. PeriAzhvar says, "chandiran mAligai sErum sadhurargal vellarai

nindrAi andhiyam pOdhu edhuvAgum azhaganE! kAppida vArAi" (periazhvar thirumozhi

2-8-1)

 

 

2) Satthumurai

 

This is the procedure to end a ghosti or a ritual. At end of each prabhanda

ghosti or upanyasam satthumurai is done (completion process with reciting the

conclusionary part)

 

 

3) Asthanam

 

Asthanam is the original place of emperuman or the sannadhi.

 

 

4) Mantakappadi

 

While emperuman goes out in purappAdu he halts at different places (mandapams)

and padi (prasadam) is offered to perumal there and people have darshan of

emperuman. This is called as mandakappadi.

 

 

5) Arulappadu

 

This is the call given to different kainkaryaparas to do service at respective

times.

 

 

6) Eccharigai

 

This is a Alert message to show that emperuman's /acharya's purappadu is going

to start (to make the sripAdhathAngees alert) or someother ritual or pooja is

going to start or to say that the ghosti has ended etc.

 

 

7) Padiyettham

 

This is the last part of purappadu of namperumal. He climbs over the steps and

returns back to the sannadhi in sarpa gathi (like a snake tired after the

purappadu)

 

 

8) Sadhu Srivaishnavar

 

kainkaryaparas in the temple.

 

 

9) Eera Adai Theerttham

 

Theertham which is dripping from the wet cloth of perumal after thirumanjanam.

 

 

Please clarify the following

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1) Dhavanothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed)

 

Usually divya desa perumals have different banglows. Like rich people going to

their holiday banglows for rest, perumal also visits the dhavanothsava banglow

once a year. (this is my experience in thiruvallikeni do not know much about

other divya desams). Davanam is a type of leaf like tulasi which has a sweet

smell. While perumal visits this banglow the mandapam is nicely decorated with

full of davanam which makes the place cool and sweet smelling. This cools the

thirumEni of perumal during the chennai summer heat.

 

 

2) Vasanthothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed)

 

There is one another banglow called the vasantha utsava banglow which earlier

had a mandapam with a beautiful garden around (in thiruvallikeni now only the

mandapam with barren land around with very few trees remain). Perumal during

this vasanthOtsavam goes to the banglow and enjoys with his consorts. There is

a oonjal here for entertaining perumal and the devis.

 

Adiyal ramanuja dasyai

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam