Fw: vEdanUR pirAyam nURu (great scholars of our time)

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" Padmanabhan " <aazhwar

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 8:57 AM

vEdanUR pirAyam nURu (great scholars of our time)

 

 

> SrI:

>

> Dear Srivaishnavas,

>

> Hope you all enjoyed the pictures from thirunAngUr and mangaimaTam.

> Mangaimatam is the place where kaliyan and kumudavalli nachiyAr were

> performing uninterrupted thadIyArAdana kamikaryam. (The mangaimatam

> pictures will be seggregated under a special gallery later)

>

> http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/86180748

>

> In this picture, the eldest SrivaishNavite to the left in the front -

> being supported physically is more than 100 years (more than 'vEdanUR

> pirAyam nURu').

>

> Despite this, he was fully active in chanting aruLich cheyal & with

> excellent memory. This Swamy Not only involve arulich cheyal, He also

> did lot of thirupani for this sannathi. Thayar Sannathi Mukapu Mandapam,

> Kumudhavalli Nachiyar Sannathi, Sri Siriya Thiruvadi sannathi and the

> recent one was Thiruvai Mozhi Mandapam and contuning....

>

> http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/86180747

>

> This picture shows the ghosthi on either side led by this great grand

> SrivaishNavite.

>

> This Swamy's name is Sri u.vE " Paramartha Rathnam' " " Prathivadhi

> Bayangaram " ThiruvEnkatachariar Swami. Sthalathar and Mudal Theertham of

> this divyadasam. This Paramartha Rathnam Title was given by Sri U Ve

> Jagadh Guru Maha mahopathaya Kanchi Sri U Ve PBA swamy at the year of

> 1965. Sri PBA swamy visted so many times to Annankoil and also did lot

> of Upanyasams. This Annankoil PBT swamy invited so many swmagial to

> this Tiruvella Kulam Divyadesam at Samprokshams and Brhmoshthava times

> for upanyasam ,kalashebams and arulic cheyals. Thirunangur Sri U Ve

> Maha vidvan PB Annangrachariyar swamy and Sri U ve PB Srinivasachariyar

> Swamy, Sri U Ve JAdadh Guru PB Gadhi Swamy, Sri U Ve Yethnthra PRanava

> Prabavam " Srivaishnava Simham " Pillailogam SThalasayanathurivar swamy,

> Sri u Ve velukudi Varadharchariyar Swamy, Sri u Ve ' Sathabisheham " T

> A Govindha Narashimachar swamy, Sri U Ve, Thirupathi TA Krishnamachar

> Swamy and Gopalachar Swamy, Sri U Ve Eliya Villi Bhuvaraghachariyar Swamy

> and somany swamygal.

>

> In this context, aDiyEn wishes to recall an extract from the interview of

> Kanchi PBA swamy on his participating in gOshTis (He was 88 years at the

> time of the interview):

>

> Q. What's the reason for your greater affinity for dEva perumAL's ghoshti

> than for dEva perumAL Himself?

>

> A. My father had ordered me that I should never give up ghoshti. It is due

> to his grace. I have never missed iyal ghoshti once nor have I offered

> obeisance to it once.

>

> Q. What do you mean you have not saluted iyal ghoshti once?

>

> A. If one is present in the ghoshti when it starts, then one does not have

> to salute it. Only if one joins it in the middle does one have to salute

> it. I have never joined the ghoshti once in the middle. I will always be

> ready

> before the ghoshti starts. All this is due to the grace of my father.

>

> dAsan

> Vanamamalai Padmanabhan

>

> &

> Adiyen Srivashnava dasan (chari_maars)

> Balaji (9444013814)

> (Grandson of SrI u.vE. ThiruvEnkaTAchAr swamy)

>

>

> http://www.pbase.com/svami

>