Vidai Aarthi Urchavam - Clarifications

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Dear Sriman Srinivasan :

 

Thanks very much for your good wishes .

I deeply appreciate them .

 

I hope you do not mi my copying the list on my

response to Your question .Other Members might be

interested and may add their inputs to your question .

 

Vidaay means longing , thirst . Aarthi means suffering .

Viday means answer and farewell . We are better off in

using the Farewell concept here . After the long Uthsavam ,

Our Lord blesses His BhakthAs and bids farewell until nex ttime .

Our Lord blesses His devotees , who came to attend His Uthsavam

and wishes them farewell .This is one intrepretation .

VidAi Aarthi or VidAyEtthi Uthsavam coming at the end

of BrahmOthsavam , KalyANothsavam at Opiliappan KOil

is held for one day . PerumAL goes thru a lot of "stress and strain "

during these Uthsavams to dress up and get ready at all hours

and stays late outside enjoying Himself and blessing His dear

devotees . He gets "tired " . He needs to rest a little and celebrate

at the end , bid farewell to the assembled BhakthAs .This is the folksy

intrepretation .

 

In temple culture , where a lot of intense efforts goes in to preparation

for conductance of PuRappAdu & UpachArams , a day after is reserved

for thankful reflection by Devotees that every thing concluded well .

 

At my birth place , KalyANOthsavam isn Iyppasi is a big uthsavam .

at the end , there is a VidAyEtthi dinam , when our family has

a MuRai ( maNdakappadi) to perform Thirumanjanam for Moolavar

and Paadha Thirumanjanam ofr Uthsavar .

 

The Thirumanjana Kattiyam presented by adiyEn to Oppiliappan

is housed in the Oppiliappan Web pages . You might enjoy referencing

to it since it refers to the strain caused to the Lord and for Him to have

VidAyERRI Thirumanjanam ( http://www.oppiliappan.org)

 

Avabrutha SnAnam at the end of the Uthsavam is very much

sanctioned by AagamAs . Uthsavams are like Yaj~nams .

Avabrutha SnAnam is for Vrathees and participants to perform

avabrutha SnAnam in PushkaraNis or Rivers near by ( NaattAn

VaaikkAl or DakshiNa viraja at Oppiliappan Koil ) , wehre ChakkaratthAzhwAn

represents the Lord as His sankalpa Sakthi .

 

I will write about the Aagamic significance later .

 

Sri HemAbhjavalli SamEtha Sri DEvanAthan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

V.Sadagopan

http://www.malolan.org

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Srinivasan R(Inst)

gopan

Monday, May 22, 2006 2:19 AM

Vidai Aarthi Urchavam - Clarifications

 

 

Dear Shri Sadagopan Mama,

 

First my heartiest congratulations for you for having going to receive the "Kaingarya Rathnam" Life time Accomplishment award.

 

Being a stimulant for the youngsters on Vaishnavam philosophy and variety of good and interesting articles which every Shri Vaishnavaites must know and for your sincere efforts and wonderful works on Vaishnavam I pray to Shri Devanathan and Shri Sengamala Thayar, Thiruvaheendrapuram for you and your family to give you a long and healthy life and your continued services towards Vaishnavam.

 

Well, Adiyen have some clarifications behind Vidai Aarthi Urchavam being celebrated across Perumal koils at the end of Brahmotsavam. Adiyen wanted to know the significance about this Vidai Aarthi Urchavam and whats the reason behind Vidai Aarthi Urchavam and whats the origin and how many days it will normally be celebrated.

 

I request Swamin to clarify my doubts about this Vidai Aarthi Urchavam..

 

Dasan,

Srinivasan.R