DAmal kaNDa DAmOdaran-Sri TirumalAzhagi sametha Sri DAmOdara PerumAl Temple-Renovation and Samprokshanam

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Dear Bhagavathas,

In our

SrivaishNava SampradAya, three attributes( TirukkalyANna GuNas) of Emperuman

Sriman NArAyaNa are said to excel His

other innumerable attributes. They are His Paratva ( Supreme Nature), Saulabhya(

easy accessabilty) and Sauseelya( easy affability-quality of freely mingling

with His devotees unmindful of their caste, creed or status). These three

supreme qualities are manifested in Sri KrishNAvatAra. His Paratva was evident

at the time of His birth itself. He was born to Sri DEvaki and Sri VasudEva, exhibiting

His Divine form with Chaturbhuja(four hands), Shankha, Chakra , other DivyAyudhas

and all divyAbharanas. Sri Sukhabrahmam was wonder stuck, extolled this manifestation

as “ tamadbhutam bAlakam ambhujEkshanamâ€. Again this attribute of Paratva was

seen in His slaying of the asuras such as PUtana, SakatAsura, VatsAsura, TruNAvritta, Bhakha- the list is endless. He tamed

the giant serpent KALinga by dancing on its hoods. He protected the cowherds

from the fury of torrential rains unleashed by Indra, by lifting the Govardhana

Giri, held it as an umbrella with His little finger for seven days.

( kalleduthu

kalmAri kAthAy ennum-TirunedunthAndagam-Tirumangai mannan) The manner in which

He was held by YasOda for stealing butter showed His Saulabhya. The Parabrahmam,

that He is, who swallowed this universe, sustained it in His Stomach, was floating

in the water of praLaya by lying on a banyan leaf ( vaTha patra sAyee) and later spat out for creation, was held captive

by YasOda for stealing butter, showed His quality of Saulabhaya. YasOda tried

to tie Him to a old mortar with the help of a rope for His mischief, but not

successful. Every time she tried to tie, the rope always fell short of a few

inches and she fell on the floor exhausted. Seeing her plight, the Lord out of

His boundless love, allowed Himself to be finally tied to the mortar, there by leaving

a deep scar on His belly. This act earned Him the name “DAmOdaraâ€.( KaNNinun

cirutthAmbinAl kaTTtuNNa paNNiya peru mAyan). DAma+udara means tied to the

stomach. He is proud to exhibit this scar as a mark of saulabhya to His

devotees and how He is bound by their love. Just like the devotees of Him wear

the Shanka and Chakra on their shoulders as a mark of their servitude

(seshatva), Lord DAmOdara too proudly wears this scar on His udara, to show His DAsatva ( servitude) to the

devotees. His acts of joining with His friends, shoulder to shoulder, to graze

the cattle in the forest, eating food along with them and get caught red handed

by the Gopis while stealing the butter, exhibit His Sauseelya. All these

qualities are discernible only in the case of Lord as DAmOdara. Lord Sri

Krishna in DvApara yuga as DAmOdara decided to descend from His nitya vibhUti-Sri VaikunTha, had

chosen in this kali yuga to dwell in a temple along with His inseparable

consort Sri TirumAlazhagi at DAmal, a village which is nestling on the Chennai-Banglore

Highway, about 12 kms west of KAnchIpuram

and about 3 kms from the divya desa Tirupputkuli.

There

is an ancient temple located in the midst of the village dedicated to

Sri TirumAlazhagi and Sri DAmOdara PerumAl. The ThAyAr name is quite

unique and rarely heard of. Her benign bewitching smile with full of

compassion is to be seen than to be described.This beautiful temple

was successfully last renovated in 1995, after a gap of 34 years, by

our Sabha.. The Agama Sastras prescribe Ashtabandana and

MahAsamprokshanam are to be performed once in 12 years.By the Divine

Will of Sri DAmOdara, our Sabha is once again priveleged to undertake

this kainkarya.There are some repairs to the temple to be carried out

before the Samprokshanam and for this the BAlAlayam was consecrated on

the 14th of June, 2009,The MahAsamprokshanam is scheduled to be

held on the 3rd of September, 2009, with pUrvAnga yAga sAla homas to

commence on the 1st of September, 2009.AdiyEn's

anantha praNAmas to all the groups members. AdiyEn has attached two

appeals, one in English and another one in Tamil as a fund raiser for

contributions in cash or kind towards the expenses for the renovation

and Ashtabandana MahAsamprokshanam of Sri Tirumalazhagi sametha Sri

Damodara Perumal Temple at Damal, adiyEn's ancestral village. This is an earnest appeal to

all of you to take part in this kainkarya by liberal donations in cash

or kind, and receive the benign blessings of the Divine Couple. The

details of mode of remittance is available in the Appeals attached. If

any further information is required, kindly send mail to the

undersigned or to damaldamodar

..We pray Sri Thirumalazhagi sametha Sri Damodara Perumal to shower their benign Blessings on all of you.With kind regards,

vAchika dosha: kshantavya:For Sri DAmOdara PerumAl Bhaktha Jana SabhaD P KannanSecretary

 

 

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