The day that the four directions celebrate!

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srImathE rAmAnujAya namah

 

dear devotees,

 

Today is the day that we all look forward to every year -

chittirraiyail seyya thiruvaadhirai, the thirunakshattiram of our

swami Ramanuja.

 

Swami maNavALa mAmuni aptly puts it in upadEsa rattina maalai

 

inRulageer chittiraiyil Eindha thiruvAdhirai naaL * enRaiyinum

inRu idhanukku ERRam endhaan * enRavarkuch

chARRukinrEn kENmin ethiraasar tham piRappaal

naar thisaiyum koNdaadum naaL!

 

{Today is the great thiruvadirai day in the month of chittirai. For

those who was "what is the speciality of this day over other days", I

say - "This is the day that all the four directions celebrate because

of the birth of Ramanuja on this day"}

 

So presceient was Swami maNavALa mAmuni! Today, in this modern world,

our dear Swami Ramanuja's thirunakshattiram is celebrated be people

in East Asia, India of course, Northern Europe, in the Western

Hemisphere, in Fiji/Australia & New Zealand!

 

Let us all celebrate this great day!

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

varadhan