20th Chathurmasya sankalpa uthsavam of HH Srimad Andavan

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Dear Andavan Ashrama sishyas and abhimanis, Adiyen received communications that the link in my previous posting regarding HH's 20th Chathurmasya Sankalpam, an appeal from the committee, is not properly opening the document. I may kindly be excused for the inconvenience. Please click on the following link to view the appeal. http://www.scribd.com/doc/3321047/csapp dasan,T.Raguveeradayal,On behalf of 20th Chathurmasya commiittee

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Dear Srivaishnavas worldwide and Andavan sishyas in particular,

 

we are very happy to learn through phone calls we receive daily that many of you have planned to be at Thiruppullani to attend the 20th Chathurmasya Sankalpam of HH Srimad Andavan (Srimushnam). It is our bhagyam to receive so many Srivaishnavites en mass at Thiruppullani which will be a very rare one. We are making all possible arrangements to accommodate you all. But........,

Many of you know that Thiruppullani, eventhough the most important Divyadesam because of Sri Sethu, remains till date a very small village with very minimum basic faci- lities where less than 25 Vaishnava families are living. This is not a very convenient place for a Yathi to stay for two months. HH knows it. But then why He prefered Thiruppullani for Chathurmasyam ? It is due to his karuNyam. He is an Acharyan always dedicated for the upliftment of sishya varkkam. And as such it seems he has decided that when he is at Thiruppullani on Sankalpam, many sishyas-- many of them unable to visit here not even once-- will definitely come over here, have a Sethu Snaanam, a sakala prayaschith tham, and thereby Blessed in their life. And hence Sankalpam at Thiruppullani. We request you to consider this. many of the intending visitors request for separate rooms on the date of Sankalpam. We request all to kindly adjust for a day. On other days we can accept the requests. And we hope that every sishya will be feeling that he is one among the family -- that Andavan Ashrama family-- and as such all on the day of Sankalpam will not mind any inconveniences, if any.

 

Still, we know that for some, there will be compelling reasons that make compromising with comfort impossible. for their information, we furnish some information on available lodging facilities at Ramanathapuram, which is just 8 Kms from Thiruppullani and well connected with transport facilities.

 

Srirangam Srimad Andavan's 20th

Chathurmasya Sankalpa Committee,

Thiruppullani 623532

 

LIST OF LODGES AT RAMANATHAPURAM

 

 

 

 

 

LODGE

 

A/C

 

RENT

 

NON A/C

 

RENT

 

BOARDING

 

LOCATION

 

REMARKS

 

 

NKM

04567-222777

 

2 BED

3 BED

(10)

 

450

700

 

 

DELUXE

ORDINARY

(20)

 

225

175

 

N/A

 

AT NEW BUS STAND

 

VERY NEW AND

GOOD

 

 

HAJA PALACE

04567-225590/ 225970

 

2 BED

SUITE

(7)

 

600

1200

 

DOUBLE

(25)

 

250

 

N/A

 

NEAR TNSTC

DEPOT

 

 

RECENTLY

BUILT

DESCENT

 

 

ISWARYA

LAKSHMI

04567- 231300

 

2 BED

3 BED

4 BED

SUITE

(18)

 

630

745

960

803

 

 

(20)

 

352

452

605

 

AVAILABLE

QUALITY IS GOOD

 

RAMNAD-RAMESWARAM

NH AROUND 2 KMS FROM STATION

 

GOOD. TOURISTS PRIORITY

 

 

RUPEE

04567-223042

 

DOUBLE

(4)

 

515

 

(5)

 

200

 

N/A

 

OPP TO GH RAMNAD 1 KM FROM STATION

 

OLD BUT SATISFACTORY

 

 

PASS

04567-222903

 

DOUBLE

(4)

 

600

 

DOUBLE

(20)

 

250

 

N/A

 

OPP TO NKM LODGE

 

SATISFACTORY

 

All the lodges are very near to Railway station and bus stand. Autos will collect minimum charges (around 25 to 30) The lodges are serialised as per their quality. Advance booking is necessary in all lodges.

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Sri:

Dear Srivaishnava bhandus,

 

We are very happy to receive you all on the occasion of the 20th Chathurmasya Sankalpa mahothsavam of HH Srimad Andavan at Thiruppullani. Those decided to attend are really bhagyavans. Yes! Triple bhagyams await you.

 

Srimad Andavan who will arrive at Thiruppullani on 15th evening from Srirangam will have "neeraattam" at Adhi Sethu on the next day. As such,

 

1)You are to have a holy dip at the most holiest of the holy Sri Adhi SEthu.

2) It is a masa piRappu and that too a dhakshiNAyaNa puNya kaalam.

3) and you will have the great Bhagyam of bathing with Acharyan.

 

All these three coming together is a very very rare occasion. Legend says Lord Rama penanced here for three days praying to Samuththiraraja to cross the ocean. Even some 20 years back, those visiting here used to stay here for 3 days remembering Sri Rama's upavaasam. In this fast food age many of us do not have time to stay here for more than few hours. Now that Sankalpa Uthsavam is on 18th only you will be staying here for three days as in the past.

 

Those who have not decided so far are requested not to miss this great event.

All these puNyams will enhance several fold if you do thatheeyaaraadhana kainkaryam here. Remember ,Rama Himself told Sita, that a handful of Anna dhanam at Thiruppullani-Sethukkarai is qual to feeding one Lakh at Gayai and seven lakhs at Prayakai. If this is the effect on an ordinaary day, who can tell the effects when you participate in the thatheeyaaradhana kainkaryams during the Chathurmasya Sankalpam of HH. These may be considered and your cheques/drafts drawn in favour of "SSA 20TH CSS COMMITTEE" for Rs: 4000 /= payable at Chennai may be sent either to Chennai orThiruppullani SSA 20TH CS COMMITTE

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SRIRANGAM SRIMAD ANDAVAN'S 20TH CHATHURMASYA

SANKALAPA MAHOTHSAVAM AT THIRUPPULLANI

 

Dear Srivaishnava perunthakaiyeer and Andavan sishyas in particular,

 

On behalf of the Srirangam Srimad Andavan's 20th chathurmasya sankalpa committee, we are happy to report the greatest event at Thiruppullani, namely the 20th Chathurmasya sankalpam of Srimad Andavan.

 

Srimad Andavan arrived at Thiruppullani on the evening of 15th July. HH was given a grand reception at the entrance of the village. The Sri Adhi Jagannaatha Perumal temple staff headed by the executive officer, Ramanathapuram Samasthanam Devasthanam, offered "STHALANGA MARIYATHAI" (Temple honours with Mangala vathyam, Perumal maalai and kaalanji will be offered to select yathis visiting this village. It is always offered to our Andavan) The 20th chathurmasya committee headed by Madurai advocate Sri T.Srinivasaraghavan and accompanied by Secretaries Thirukkurungudi Padmanaban, T.Raguveeradayal, treasurer Dindigul Sudarsan, Nanganallur Parthasarathi ,Madurai Prof. Vasudevan, Madurai LIC Rajagopalan and Vaduvoor Ganapati Govindachar offered Poorna kumbha mariyathai and Sthala abhimanis also offered poorna kumba mariyaathai. From there Srimad Andavan prefered to reach our Ashramam by walk through Sri Adhi Jagannaatha Perumal Temple and or Ashrama Desikan Sannathi. At Desikan Sannathi vAsal HH accepted the poorna kumba mariyathai and Desikan maalai. Alongwith the poorna kumbha mariyathai at the entrance offered by the committee, agraharam ladies offered muthu harathi reception. On 15th morning itself morethan 50 sishyas from various places of Tamilnadu arrived here to receive the Acharyan. As soon as HH entered the Ashramam, Vaduvoor Ganapati Sri Govindachariar and Madurai Prof. Vasudevan offered Swagatha pathrikas separately. Within few minutes Ramanathapuram Samasthanam Sethupathi Sri Kumaran Sethupathi, Madhukkur Raja and Singampatti Zamindhar came to our Ashramam and offered their prayers to HH Srimad Andavan.

 

On the next day morning, i.e. on Adi maasa piRappu, 300+sishyas arrived on the early morning to accompany Srimad Andavan's neeraattam at Sri Adhi Sethu Srimad Andavan was so gracious enough to wait all sishyas reach the seashore and started the maha sankalpam before the holy dip there. Everybody assembled there was in a jubilant mood. Our ashrama prthama aaraadhakar Krishnamoorthi mama performed the sankalpam followed by kshethra bruhaspathi Lakshmana Sastri. Every sishya knows the gambira thvani of our aaraathakar mama. On that day, the immediate presence of our Andavan and the big assembly of sishyas (which we have never seen before) made him more jubilant . When he recited the sankalpa manthras, even the sound of sea waves were not heard. Then Acharyan had the neeraattam at Adhi Sethu. He lead everybody upto chest deep water and had the theerthavari. All those with Andavan will ever remember that great anubhavam . Acharyan returned to Ashramam and after Padhuka Aradhanam, thatheeyaaraadhanam took place.

 

On 17th July, the Ramanathapuram Samasthanam Devasthanam Diwan and administrative secretary to Maharani of Ramnad himself turned up at the Ashramamwith full temple honours to invite Srimad Andavan for the mangalasasanam at Sri Adhi Jagannatha Perumal temple . At the entrance of the temple poorna kumbha mariyathai was offered. At Dwaja Sthambam, Sri Satari Mariyathai was offered by Temple Archakas. With Sri Satari leading, Our Andavan did Mangalasasanam at all Sannadhis in the Temple. Since sishyas accompanied him are large in number HH waited in each sannadhi for the sishyas to pray at the sannadhis after his mangalasasanam. Our Andavan is such a karunyamoorthi towards sishyas. While returning from the Temple, he did Mangalasasanam at Ashramam Desikan sannadhi Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva Perumal and Swami Desikan.

 

On 18th, the day of Chathurmasya sankalpam the number of sishyas from all over India and a few from overseas also increased to 500+ an assembly of Srivaishnavaites this small village has not witnessed in the recent past. After Padhuka Araadhanam and theertha koshti by 8AM, Mruthsangranam by 9AM, Andavan had thirumudi vilakkam and neeraattam at the holy Chakra theertha pushkarini. It may be remembered here that our Andavan was the first yathi to bathe in this pushkarini which resulted in the pushkarini brimming with water eversince and our starvation for water is now a distant dream of the past. During this interval, our Ashrama Srikaryam veeeravalli Ganapati Desikacharyar swami, sri veeraraghavachariyar swami and Yamunachariar swami made discourses. Before delivering his Anugraha bhashanam, in tradition with our Ashramam, HH Srimad Andavan released four books on the stage. Acharya Ramamrutham part two Tamil and the same translated in English by Smt Kalyani Krishnamachari of USA, "Maniyunthu PullANiyE" (a sthala purANam of ThiruppullANi,edited and published by Shreyas ads Sri Kalyanaraman and Rangarajan brothers )and a small booklet "Visishtadvaitham" by Sri Yamunachariar. Acharyan's Anugraha bhaashanam which started with Swami Desikan's "PArAvAra " was a most scintillating one. On the day of Sankalpam, all the events were carried out EXACTLY AT THE TIMES ANNOUNCED BY OUR ACHARYAN ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. It was like a military discipline.

And we, the committee members, are very very happy not only because this is the FIRST Chathurmasyam at Thiruppullani but this is the first Chathurmasyam in the history when the sishyas assembled even two days before the event and enjoyed their great bhagyam to be with the Acharyan for three consecutive days. We thank those attended for their great cooperation with us. This is a small village and we made arrangements whatever is possible here. There might have been deficiencies. But, those who were here on all the three days, several of whom accustomed to very great and modern conveniences, adjusted to the situation and extended their cooperation to make this once-in-a-life event ever remembered . Their Devotion to Andavan and their Acharya Bhakthi made them determined lot to neglect all comforts and conveniences.

Our special thanks to Sri Ahobila Mutt authorities who, within a short span of three days converted the cement flooring with granite and plastering the walls with sparkling tiles so that those who came here for this special event can stay more comfortably. Their local manager Sri Muthukrishnan even cancelled his trip to Ahobilam

to take care of those staying at the Mutt. Similarly, Sri Jayarama Bhattar , in charge of Sri Vanamaamalai Mutt also offered his help for those stayed there. We thank him also. The kshethravasis also helped the visitors in several ways. "DinamaniDinakaran" and "Dinamalar" papers covered the events. The chathurmasya sankalpa photos are now available at http://picasaweb.google.com/rajamragu/HH at TRPN The videos are being uploaded and links will be announced separately.

It is needless to say that all the abovesaid functions went off very well and without any hastles ONLY with the BLESSINGS OF our Poorvacharyars Anugrahams and the Blessings of H.H.

dasan,

T.Srinivasaraghavan,

President,

dasan,

Thirukkurungudi Padmanaban,

Secretary,

SSA20th CS Committee

Thiruppullani