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srimathe raamaanujaaya namaha

srimath varavara munaye namaha

sri annan thiruvadigale saranam

 

Dear Sriman Vishnu and other Bhagavathas,

 

>From one of the kalakshepams by my swami, I was fortunate enough to

know about the purpose of samprokshanam of temples. I am explaining

whatever I've understood. Please feel free to correct / comment the

same.

 

There are 3 types of shakthi that an archaa moorthy in temples

possess.

a. aavirbhaava shakthi

This is the shakthi which is possessed by the archaa moorthy at the

time of arrival to that particular place on earth(the place is

nothing but the temple). This shakthi never deteriorates. It is

place specific and hence doesn't change even if the idol is replaced

by another.

 

b. aaraadhanaa shakthi

This is the shakthi that comes into the archa moorthy when

proper "thiruaaradhanam" is performed at the temples. The

thiruaaradhanam is nothing but the way in which we invite the lord

to be with us and keep him with us. We treat him as one of our

family members. We wake him up in the morning, clean his teeth, give

him breakfast, make him take bath (snaanaasanam), decorate his hair,

dress him up (alankaaraasanam), give him sumptuous meal

(bhojyaasanam) and eat after he eats the same and then take him to

bed (paryangaasanam). If I am right, the manthraasanam is performed

to keep him "live" inside the archaa moorthy. (the words he, him

refers to the entire family of sriman naaraayanaa i.e samastha

parivaaraaya sarvamangala vigrahaaya sriman naaraayanan)

When, the aaraadhanaa is not performed properly or if there are any

defects in aaraadhanam(lopam in sanskrit), then, once in 12 years,

the defects are patched by means of a process called Samprokshanam.

During this time, appropriate rituals are performed like cleaning up

the house of perumal(temple) so that it is reside-able for him. Even

the archaa moorthy's existing aaraadhana and anushtana shakthi are

transferred to water and is kept in a kalasam. After all the clean-

ups are performed the shakthi is restored back into the archaa

moorthy.

 

c. and the shakthi due to aachaara/anushtaanam

This is the shakthi that is added to the archa moorthy via

performance of vedic rituals, homams, yagnas etc and vedic /

prabandham recitations. When lopam(defect) occurs in this

anushtaanaa, once an year, the Pavithrotsavam is performed. This

utsavam patches up all the ritualistic defects and the decrease in

the manthra shakthi. In tamil there is a word called "uru" that

means count. When manthras from vedas and pasurams from prabandhams

are chanted in large counts, that itself adds a power to the goal of

chanting. If the chanting is for something like a siddhi, one

attains that result. When chanting is done in places like temples,

for bhagavadh anubhavam, perumal comes with more vigor and stays in

the archa vigraham.

 

Mistakes are solely mine due to my agyaana while the credit for all

the valuable information goes to my swamy.

 

sarva aparaadhaan kshamasva

 

adiyen,

raamaanuja daasan

 

ramanuja, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu> wrote:

> Dear Sriman Padmanabhan and other learned members,

>

> What is the specific purpose of samprOkshaNam of temples? What is

the

> procedure involved (apart from chanting tamil/sanskrit vEdas)?

>

> rAmAnuja dAsan

> Vishnu

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Dear Srima Lakshmi Narasimhan,

 

Thank you for the posting. I think this is where there is a subtle

difference between the approach of Agamas and divya prabandham.

According to Agamas, we have to consecrate Him (though He is already

there) and His powers and blessings are invoked by our efforts. On

the other hand, according to "nenjinAl ninnaippAn..." siddhAntam of

AzhwArs, evrything is out of His sankalpa and He is there wherever we

think of Him to be. This does not mean we worship Him everywhere but

only His icons at home and temple, for expressing our SEshatvam.

 

Agamas are very useful tools in serving His devotees in temples

(bhAgavata kainkaryam) in a disciplined and systematized way.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

Vishnu

 

ramanuja, "Lakshmi Narasimhan"

<nrusimhann> wrote:

> srimathe raamaanujaaya namaha

> srimath varavara munaye namaha

> sri annan thiruvadigale saranam

>

> Dear Sriman Vishnu and other Bhagavathas,

>

> From one of the kalakshepams by my swami, I was fortunate enough to

> know about the purpose of samprokshanam of temples. I am explaining

> whatever I've understood. Please feel free to correct / comment the

> same.

>

> There are 3 types of shakthi that an archaa moorthy in temples

> possess.

> a. aavirbhaava shakthi

> This is the shakthi which is possessed by the archaa moorthy at the

> time of arrival to that particular place on earth(the place is

> nothing but the temple). This shakthi never deteriorates. It is

> place specific and hence doesn't change even if the idol is

replaced

> by another.

>

> b. aaraadhanaa shakthi

> This is the shakthi that comes into the archa moorthy when

> proper "thiruaaradhanam" is performed at the temples. The

> thiruaaradhanam is nothing but the way in which we invite the lord

> to be with us and keep him with us. We treat him as one of our

> family members. We wake him up in the morning, clean his teeth,

give

> him breakfast, make him take bath (snaanaasanam), decorate his

hair,

> dress him up (alankaaraasanam), give him sumptuous meal

> (bhojyaasanam) and eat after he eats the same and then take him to

> bed (paryangaasanam). If I am right, the manthraasanam is performed

> to keep him "live" inside the archaa moorthy. (the words he, him

> refers to the entire family of sriman naaraayanaa i.e samastha

> parivaaraaya sarvamangala vigrahaaya sriman naaraayanan)

> When, the aaraadhanaa is not performed properly or if there are any

> defects in aaraadhanam(lopam in sanskrit), then, once in 12 years,

> the defects are patched by means of a process called Samprokshanam.

> During this time, appropriate rituals are performed like cleaning

up

> the house of perumal(temple) so that it is reside-able for him.

Even

> the archaa moorthy's existing aaraadhana and anushtana shakthi are

> transferred to water and is kept in a kalasam. After all the clean-

> ups are performed the shakthi is restored back into the archaa

> moorthy.

>

> c. and the shakthi due to aachaara/anushtaanam

> This is the shakthi that is added to the archa moorthy via

> performance of vedic rituals, homams, yagnas etc and vedic /

> prabandham recitations. When lopam(defect) occurs in this

> anushtaanaa, once an year, the Pavithrotsavam is performed. This

> utsavam patches up all the ritualistic defects and the decrease in

> the manthra shakthi. In tamil there is a word called "uru" that

> means count. When manthras from vedas and pasurams from prabandhams

> are chanted in large counts, that itself adds a power to the goal

of

> chanting. If the chanting is for something like a siddhi, one

> attains that result. When chanting is done in places like temples,

> for bhagavadh anubhavam, perumal comes with more vigor and stays in

> the archa vigraham.

>

> Mistakes are solely mine due to my agyaana while the credit for all

> the valuable information goes to my swamy.

>

> sarva aparaadhaan kshamasva

>

> adiyen,

> raamaanuja daasan

>

> ramanuja, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu> wrote:

> > Dear Sriman Padmanabhan and other learned members,

> >

> > What is the specific purpose of samprOkshaNam of temples? What is

> the

> > procedure involved (apart from chanting tamil/sanskrit vEdas)?

> >

> > rAmAnuja dAsan

> > Vishnu