Purattasi Kettai

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SrI:

NamO NarayanA

 

Today (16th October) is Purattasi

Kettai – the thiru avatara nakshatram of Sri Athivan Satakopan Jeer.

A greatest day that lead to the

establishment of Sri Ahobila Mutt (www.ahobilamutt.org)

 

The following is re-produced from the

Ahobila Mutt website:

 

Sri Athivan Satakopa Jeer was originally

known as Kidambi Srinivasachar. He was a student under Gadikasadam Ammal in

Kanchipuram. One day, the Lord of Ahobilam, Sri Lakshminrisimha, appeared in Srinivasachar's

dream and instructed him to come to the temple town of Ahobilam. After consulting with his Acharya,

he proceeded to Ahobilam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Ahobilam, the Lord himself initiated Srinivasachar into Sanyasam

(monasticism) and gave him the title, " Satakopa

Jeeyar " . (Later, Lord Athippiran of Azhvar Thirunagari added

the title Van and Nammazhvar

added the title Athi. Thus the

Jeeyar came be be known as " Athivan

Satakopan " .)

Then, one of the nine Nrisimhas of Ahobilam called Malolan jumped into the

hands of Athivan Satakopan

and ordered him to travel the length and breadth of the country. Thus began the

institution called Sri Ahobila Matam and the travels of Lord Malolan to village

after village so that devotees get a chance to undertake Panca Samskaram and perform Bhara Nyasam at the lotus feet of the

Lord.

Do read this link for detailed inputs on the 1st

Jeer of Sri Ahobila Mutt – Sri Athivan Satakopa Jeer

http://www.ahobilamutt.org/bio/1stjeer.html

 

The travels thus started 600 years ago

continues to this very day. A succession of forty-five ascetics known as Azhagiya Singar have headed Sri Ahobila

Matam. They have all taken Lord Malolan to the people. The unique tradition of

the Lord traveling to the houses of His devotees continues. The present Jeeyar,

who is the 45th in succession, has traveled the length and breadth of the

country twice in the last four years.

 

We are blessed to have a strong lineage and

to have the divine grace of prakrutham Azhagia Singar HH Sri Narayana

Yatheendra Mahadesikan.

 

Purattasi

Kettayil Puvi UdhithOn VaazhiyE

 

dAsan

Srimad Azhagia Singar Thiruvadi

 

Sampathkumar

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