HH Srimad Andavan's Chandra GrahaNa Snanam

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Dear SrivaishNavites world wide, Blessed we are to have the parama bhagyam of accompanying HH Srimad Andavan at his Chandra GrahaNa snanam at Sri Adhi Sethu. When we accompanied HH's early morning walking on 16th, HH conveyed his decision about GrahaNa snanam. We returned to the Ashramam to find, to the happiness of HH ,around 50 sevarthis, mostly from Mumbai, arrived to have AvaNi Avittam here. When they learned about HH's decision on GrahaNa Snanam they were very glad. By midnight, around 01.30 we all started for Sethukkarai. On Surya GrahaNa day HH waited at the Ashramam till all the sevarthis reached seashore. But on Chandra GrahaNa day, such a parama karuNakaran HH is, he first went the Sethu before the sevarthis reached the shore,personally supervised and arranged for satisfactory lighting arrangements with 4 gas petromax lights (as there is no light)enabling the sishyas, many of them old, to have a fearless snanam. The sankalpam was performed by Aradhakar KrishNamUrthi Maamaa.It was a very rich anubhavam to see HH doing snanam braving poor light and very rough sea (PaurNami) and high tides. â€à®•à®£à¯à®Ÿà®µà®°à¯ விணà¯à®Ÿà®¿à®²à®°à¯â€ நிலைதானà¯. And all the nearly 100 sevarthis accompanied HH's Snanam at that time were in â€à®Žà®©à¯à®© தவம௠செயà¯à®¤à®©à®®à¯â€ என பரவசபà¯à®ªà®Ÿà¯à®®à¯ நிலையிலà¯. HH waited at those odd hour on the sea shore till all the sishyas get into the vehicle( to ensure the safety of the sevarthis. Such was his affection for the sishyas. How great Bhagyam we all have in this Chathurmasyam! To bathe alongwith HH even once in the Adhi Sethu, ( Even Sethu Dharsnam itself will accrue innumerable PuNyam in our account totally annihilating all the sins we are determined to commit) Now we had this ahobhagyam THRICE that too within a month! Then நமகà¯à®•à®¾à®°à¯ நிகர௠இமà¯à®®à®¾à®¨à®¿à®²à®¤à¯à®¤à¯‡â€! Thus our Acharya Sarva Bauman has created history in several ways at ThiruppullaaNi! That he is the first Yathi to perform Chathurmasya Sankalpam here at Thiruppullani, is already known to members. He is the first yathi to have SEthu Snanam THRICE. Weather another Yathi will visit Thiruppullani,whether another Yathi will be here for Sankalpam is not known. Even if it is decided, will he perform Sankalpam here? Will both GrahaNams happen in the same month?