A GREAT OCCASION FOR CELEBRATION : MAY 1 , 2007 and THE SIXTEENTH CHAATHURMAASYAM ( JULY 29-SEP 25, 2007)

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SRI:

 

Dear Bhagavath-BhAgavatha BhakthAs

and SrI Matam SishyAs /AbhimAnis :

 

MAY 1 , 2007 IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY

FOR SRIVAISHNAVAAS AND ACHAARYA

SEVAKAAS .

 

On this blessed day , many auspicious

celebrations coincide :

 

1. Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi according to

SrI Matam traditions ( Srirangam Koil

Jayanthi is on May 31, 2007 due to

different Tithi NirNayams) .I will

send a special note on Sri Nrusimha

Jayanthi later in the day .

 

2. Madhura Kavi AzhwArs" Thirunakshathram

( Chitthirai nakshathram) is celebrated on

this day ) in USA .

 

3. It is a Chithra PourNami day ,

when KaLLazhagar (Sri Sundara Baahu )

of ThirumAlirumchOlai enters Vaikai

river bed with His Kuthirai Vaahanam .

 

We would like to observe something SPECIAL

on May 1 (namely) : Sri VishNu Sahasra Naama

PaarAyaNam , Recital of Sri KaamAseekAshtakam

and Sri Sudarsana Ashtakam with the sankalpam for

the full recovery of Prakrutham Srimath Azhagiya Singar ,

Malola Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrI VaNN SaThakOpa

Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra MahA Desikan from

His shoulder surgery .

 

The sanklapam by the sishyAs and abhimAnis will be :

 

SrI MaalOla PreethyarTam ,

asmin Sarvajith samvathsara,

ChithrA maasa PourNamyAm Subha tithou ,

Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra Mahaa Desikasya

AarOgya DhruDagAthra Vajra Sareera SiddhyarTam ,

anEka ChAthurmAsya vratha anushtAna

phala SidhdyarTam , Sri VishNu Sahasra Naama ,

Sri KaamaseekAshtaka,Sri SudarsanAshtaka

PaarAyaNam karishyE .

 

Please complete the PaarAyaNam before PradhOsham

( around 4.30 PM) , perform AarAdhanam for

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan and break Your

Fast if you are observing one .

 

SIXTEENTH CHAATHURMAASYA VRATHAM

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On April 16 , adiyEn sent mail to you on the upcoming

ChAthur Maasyam for this Sarvajith Year ( JULY 29 to

Sep 25 ) and invited your participation .

 

IN TWO DAYS , 22 SishyAs out of the 60 needed

to cover the entire ChAthurmAsyam Vratham

have selected the dates for AarAdhanams

and pledged their support ( $250 or Rs.10,000 ) for

covering each day's Sri Nrusimha AarAdhanam ,

TadhiyArAdhanam and Bikshai for Srimath Azhagiya

Singar .

 

A POSSIBLE CLOSURE ON MAY 1 , 2007

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WE NEED 38 more pledges before May 1 , 2007

TO COMPLETE THE ASEMBLY OF REQUIRED FUNDS

FOR THIS YEAR'S CHAATHUR MASYAM THIS YEAR .

 

ONLY PLEDGES ARE NEEDED NOW UNLESS YOU WISH TO

SEND YOUR SAMARPANAMS . JULY 1 WOULD BE THE DATE

( latest) BY WHICH YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR SAMARPANAMS .

 

IN INDIA , YOU CAN SEND YOUR TAX FREE SAMARPANAMS TO :

 

AHOBILA MATAM HEAD QUARTERS

30 VENKATESA AGRAHARAM

MYLAPORE

CHENNAI 600 004

 

SISHYAAS IN USA CAN SEND THEIR

TAX FREE SAMARPANAMS VIA :

 

HTTP://WWW.AHOBILAMUTT.ORG

 

USING BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS HYPERLINK .

 

PLEASE CALL ME ( 914-762-6690 ) OR SEND E-MAIL

TO ME IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS .

 

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

BEFORE MAY 1 , 2007 .

 

DAASAN , OPPILIAPPAN KOIL V.SADAGOPAN

 

MaalOla krupA-pAthram Jn~Ana VairAgya BhUshaNam

dayAnidhim anisam vandhE NaarAyaNa Yatheeswaram

 

vikhyAthO Yathi-saarvabhouma NaarAyaNa nAmAnkitham

Tamaham noumi sadhA MalOla kaaruNya VeekshAspadham

 

The above are two Taniyans created by adiyEn for this

occasion and VidhvAns are requested to forgive adiyen

for Vaachaka dhOshams .

 

SrI NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra Mahaa Desikan's sannidhi taniyan

has to be recited before the PaarAyaNam on MAY 1,2007 :

 

Srimath Ranga SaThAri samyamivarAllabhAgamAntha dhvyam

Srimath VeeraraghUdhvAhAdhya SaThajith pAdhAravindhAsrayam

Srimath Vedavadamsa Desika yathE: kAruNya VeekshAspadham

sEvE Ranga dhureeNa Saasana vaSam NaarAyaNam Yoginam

 

GhanapAdi Sri VenkatEsh Bhattar will be requested to

perform Paadha Thirumanjanam for the Archaa Vigraham of

Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra Mahaa Desikan at Sri RanganAtha

Temple at Pomona , NY and recite Nakshartha Saanthi Ganam

rendering for Uttara BhadrA ( UtthirattAdhi ) that day .