May 2 , 2006: Acharya Ramanuja Jayanthy festival update

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Dear AchArya Ramanuja BhakthAs:

 

It is my pleasure to forward the mail from

Sri Manoram Dasa , who is the key person

for supervising the construction at SriperumbhUthUr

sanitary facilities.

 

>From his description , one can see the value of the facilies

in future for helping the vistors of SriperumbhUthUr

abhimAna Sthalam .

 

The latest tally shows that we have raised ( US+ Australia+

India+ Kuwait ) 3.6 Laks of Rupees sofar.

 

The cost estimate for the project completion is 4Laks of

Rupees . It is our hope that the remaining funds will be

raised soon and the construction will start in 2 to 3 days.

 

My thanks on behalf of Srimans M.K.Sudarshan ,

Sri Manoram Dasa to every one who have provided

most welcome support to make this project possible.

 

Ramanuja Dasan ,

V.Sadagopan

 

-

"Manoram Dasa" <mano1008 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>

<yennappan (AT) computer (DOT) net>

Cc: <mksudarshan2002 (AT) (DOT) co.in>

Friday, May 05, 2006 10:05 PM

festival update

 

 

> Dear Sri Sadagopan prabhu,

>

> Report on Sriperumbuttur festival.

>

> Prabhuji, 10 other congregational devotees and I left for Sriperumbuttur

> on the 2nd of May at 3 pm from West Mambalam in a truck filled with

> barrels of Sundal and lemon rice prasadam.

>

> We reached there around 4 pm and the Thirumanjanam for Swami Ramanuja was

> just about to start. I handled the truck carrying prasadam and my other

> friends went inside the temple to take darshan.

>

> I went into the temple after they returned where the Thirumanjanam was

> being performed. There were thousands of devotees witnessing the grand

> celebrations. Devotees were engrossed in Bhakti and were intently watching

> the various ceremonies being performed. Old or young, their eyes were set

> on the beautiful diety of Sri Ramanuja. The total mood was filled with

> reverence and bhakti.

>

> It was hot inside the manadapam and people were sweating due to the heat.

> There was no place to sit and many were standing and intently watching the

> celebrations. Despite the scorching heat and sweating, none had any

> intention to move out of the mandapam until the thirumanjanam was over and

> gladly endured all the discomforts. At the time of Sripada tirtham

> distribution, my friend overheard an old lady say that she had been here

> at sriperumbuttur for the past 10 days just to get receive the sacred

> sripada tirtham of Swami Ramanuja.

>

> All dharmmashalas in sriperumbuttur were packed with the devotees who had

> come to witness the great festivities. Bhagavatha thadiyartanai was going

> on for last 10 days at all mandapas. Thousands of devotees were being fed

> with the sacred prasadam everyday. Many slept outside the temple and the

> dharmashala as the place was so overcrowded with devotees.

>

> Many devotees split into small groups performed the namasamkirtanam in

> praise of the Lord. Many chanted the several Divine names of Swami

> Ramanuja; so much is their Acharya bhakti and attraction to the divine

> name of Swami Ramanujar. Every vaishnava present there spoke of the

> greatness of Swami Ramanujar. It was a real sight to observe several

> vaishnava devotees walking all the way from their villages as they had no

> vehicles or funds to pay for their tickets. It was so great to know that

> they did not care for external material discomforts. The darshanam of

> Swami Ramanuja was their objective and nothing else made any difference to

> them.

>

> There were Katha kalakshepams going on in the temple premises. Devotees in

> small or large groups were engrossed in the various discussions and the

> glorious pastimes of Swami Ramanujar.

>

> After sometime our team of devotees began distributing lemon rice and the

> Sundal Prasadam. At the same time we served 150 litres of cold butter milk

> to several devotees gathered opposite the Ethiraja Jeeyar Matham. Our

> services were over by 10 pm and we returned to Chennai by 11 pm with a

> great satisfaction of serving the vaishnavites at an appropriate time on

> the occasion of the Sri Ramanujacharya appearance day celebrations.

>

> Construction details: Our team is ready but, waiting for the

> green signal from the temple authorities. Although we have officially

> received a letter from the temple authorities and as the construction

> would block usage of the existing toilets, they have requested our team to

> hold the construction work for a few days and that devotees would be using

> the existing 3 toilets. We will most probably start construction work in

> about two to three days time.

>

> Dasanu dasan,

> Manoram.

 

 

 

------------------------

[Guest guest]

SrImathE rAmAnujaya namaha:

 

Swamin adiyen namaskaram:

 

Adiyen was also there to witness the celebrations at SriPerumbudUr

of Srimath Ramanujar Jayanthi Uthsavam along with my family members.

Till 3.00 P.M. adiyen was there inside the Ramanuja avathaara mandapam

where thirumanjanam was about to start.

 

Before tirumanjanam, Srimath Ramanujar retuns back from thiruveedhi

ulaa through mAdaveedhi and enters inside the avataara mandapam, where

HE was well received by many bhagavathas. After that, the aabharanams

were removed from HIS thirumEni (now only with kaavi udai) and he

moves inside slowly into the avathAra mandapam room where cradle was

there.

 

Adiyen salutes the srIpaatham thAngis, for their kainkaryam in

bringing Srimath Ramanujar thAnugantha thirumEni in coherence with

nAthaswara thAla vAthyam (BhAvayAmi raghu rAmam, bhavya.....by

M.S.Subbulakshmi). It was very treatfull to the eyes of all the

bhagavathAs who witness that Swamy ezhuntharulal to avathAra mandapam.

 

Adiyen felt tears rolls down from eyes, as AcharyA gave this great

bhAgyam. Because, when adiyen was about to leave before watching this

event, one Swamin (very old) nearby us stopped and informed us to

watch this and then leave to our place. He also told that, Swami

Ramanuja will be treated as child and was given milk using chanku,

which was very gift to see through our eyes, which can not be experi

enced anywhere.

 

Since that day was HIS avathAra dinam, he was treated as child, he

enters into that mandapam where they allowed only few peoples

around 30-40 (adiyEn had the bhagyam of one among them). Then emperu

mAnAr gave darshan on cradle. Bhattars swing the cradle of child

rAmAnuja (now Acharya is treated as child) and then they offer

milk and butter to child AchArya. Before AchArya was on the cradle

HE was slowly taken round the cradle as like child walking slowly,

along with nAthaswaram music, by srIpAtham thAngis.

 

It took nearly half-an-hour inside the avathAra mandapam (a small

mandapam behind the stage where tirumanjanam will be held). Only

inside this a cradle was there. After the milk, butter neivEdhyam,

it was given as prasAdham to some of the bhAgavathAs there.(because

it's impossible to distribute milk,butter prasadham to entire crowd,

ofcourse Bhattars couldn't able to control the crowd in getting

child rAmAnuja prasAdham). Somehow adiyen could able to get the

butter, my parents could able to get milk which touched the lips of

AchAryan.

 

Then after sometime he was brought outside for tirumanjanam at the

stage. Then adiyen along with my family left for our home around 3.00

P.M. by remembering HIS great kArunyam towards his bhagavathAs. Adiyen

could able to share some of adiyens experiences on that day 02-May.

 

yO nithyamachyutha padhambhuja yuKmaruKma

vyAamOhathasthadhi tharAni thrunAya mEne!

asmathgurOr bhagavathOsya dhayigasinthO

rAmAnujasya saranou saranam prapathyE!!

 

adiyen,

senthil.b

(if theres any mistake adiyen will do thandam for that)

 

 

Oppiliappan, "gopan" <yennappan wrote:

>

> SrI:

>

> Dear AchArya Ramanuja BhakthAs:

>

> It is my pleasure to forward the mail from

> Sri Manoram Dasa , who is the key person

> for supervising the construction at SriperumbhUthUr

> sanitary facilities.

>

> From his description , one can see the value of the facilies

> in future for helping the vistors of SriperumbhUthUr

> abhimAna Sthalam .

>

> The latest tally shows that we have raised ( US+ Australia+

> India+ Kuwait ) 3.6 Laks of Rupees sofar.

>

> The cost estimate for the project completion is 4Laks of

> Rupees . It is our hope that the remaining funds will be

> raised soon and the construction will start in 2 to 3 days.

>

> My thanks on behalf of Srimans M.K.Sudarshan ,

> Sri Manoram Dasa to every one who have provided

> most welcome support to make this project possible.

>

> Ramanuja Dasan ,

> V.Sadagopan

>

> -

> "Manoram Dasa" <mano1008

> <yennappan

> Cc: <mksudarshan2002

> Friday, May 05, 2006 10:05 PM

> festival update

>

>

> > Dear Sri Sadagopan prabhu,

> >

> > Report on Sriperumbuttur festival.

> >

> > Prabhuji, 10 other congregational devotees and I left for

Sriperumbuttur

> > on the 2nd of May at 3 pm from West Mambalam in a truck filled with

> > barrels of Sundal and lemon rice prasadam.

> >

> > We reached there around 4 pm and the Thirumanjanam for Swami

Ramanuja was

> > just about to start. I handled the truck carrying prasadam and my

other

> > friends went inside the temple to take darshan.

> >

> > I went into the temple after they returned where the Thirumanjanam

was

> > being performed. There were thousands of devotees witnessing the

grand

> > celebrations. Devotees were engrossed in Bhakti and were intently

watching

> > the various ceremonies being performed. Old or young, their eyes

were set

> > on the beautiful diety of Sri Ramanuja. The total mood was filled

with

> > reverence and bhakti.

> >

> > It was hot inside the manadapam and people were sweating due to

the heat.

> > There was no place to sit and many were standing and intently

watching the

> > celebrations. Despite the scorching heat and sweating, none had any

> > intention to move out of the mandapam until the thirumanjanam was

over and

> > gladly endured all the discomforts. At the time of Sripada tirtham

> > distribution, my friend overheard an old lady say that she had

been here

> > at sriperumbuttur for the past 10 days just to get receive the sacred

> > sripada tirtham of Swami Ramanuja.

> >

> > All dharmmashalas in sriperumbuttur were packed with the devotees

who had

> > come to witness the great festivities. Bhagavatha thadiyartanai

was going

> > on for last 10 days at all mandapas. Thousands of devotees were

being fed

> > with the sacred prasadam everyday. Many slept outside the temple

and the

> > dharmashala as the place was so overcrowded with devotees.

> >

> > Many devotees split into small groups performed the

namasamkirtanam in

> > praise of the Lord. Many chanted the several Divine names of Swami

> > Ramanuja; so much is their Acharya bhakti and attraction to the

divine

> > name of Swami Ramanujar. Every vaishnava present there spoke of the

> > greatness of Swami Ramanujar. It was a real sight to observe several

> > vaishnava devotees walking all the way from their villages as they

had no

> > vehicles or funds to pay for their tickets. It was so great to

know that

> > they did not care for external material discomforts. The darshanam of

> > Swami Ramanuja was their objective and nothing else made any

difference to

> > them.

> >

> > There were Katha kalakshepams going on in the temple premises.

Devotees in

> > small or large groups were engrossed in the various discussions

and the

> > glorious pastimes of Swami Ramanujar.

> >

> > After sometime our team of devotees began distributing lemon rice

and the

> > Sundal Prasadam. At the same time we served 150 litres of cold

butter milk

> > to several devotees gathered opposite the Ethiraja Jeeyar Matham. Our

> > services were over by 10 pm and we returned to Chennai by 11 pm

with a

> > great satisfaction of serving the vaishnavites at an appropriate

time on

> > the occasion of the Sri Ramanujacharya appearance day celebrations.

> >

> > Construction details: Our team is ready but, waiting for the

> > green signal from the temple authorities. Although we have officially

> > received a letter from the temple authorities and as the construction

> > would block usage of the existing toilets, they have requested our

team to

> > hold the construction work for a few days and that devotees would

be using

> > the existing 3 toilets. We will most probably start construction

work in

> > about two to three days time.

> >

> > Dasanu dasan,

> > Manoram.

>