thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 9 - alaipOl mOthuthE enthan AsaiyE !

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Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 9 - alaipOl mOthuthE enthan AsaiyE !

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

vasanthamum vanthathu un vAsam ARiyavO

malligaiyum thanthathu un vasam theRiyavO

kalaiyAl mAthamum unthan poosaiyE

alaipOl mOthuthE enthan AsaiyE !

 

First layer of meaning:

 

The spring season came only to infer the kasthuri vAsam or the

fragrance of kasthuri from your thirumEni in Sriranga kshEthram.

The jasmine plants gave those jasmine flowers only to learn the

feeling of your sameebyam (arugil irkkum thanmai) and adorn you.

Every month the poojA kramams are done in several different style.

On seeing all these, " Asai " or desire to see you during your

uthsavam, is rocking my mind as similar to huge tidal waves!

 

Chithrai(*):

 

poocchoottum thiru nAL:

kOdai thirunAL or summer festival or poocchoottum thiru nAL or

flower adorning festival is celebrated in the naLu kAl mandapam

facing south with Sri namperumAL being adorned excessively with

flowers during the peak of the summer. pAnakam is offered as

a special prasadham. From 6th day onwards Sri namperumAL goes to

durai mandapam instead of nAlu kAl mandapam. " veenai " is played

on HIS return to the garba gruham. is ie., in chitthirai. This is

done for bagawath preethi and as well to cool off the excessive

and scorching heat during this month. This festival is celebrated

for thAyAr in HER own sannithi as well.

 

ChithrA pournami:

Sri namperumAL visits Sri AmmA maNdapam and touches the rim of

kAuveri while Sri gajEndra mOksham is celebrated with the

presence of temple elephant. After pooja is performed on the

banks of kauveri Lord returns to the temple via mandapam without

any vAdhyam being played to symbolise that Lord is in constant

chinthana and " mownam " about that episode and the " vatham " of

the crocodile to save Sri gajEndran.

 

Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

 

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note: adiyEn had to write a brief account of the major festivals

to provide a simple comparison with thiru adhyayana sEvai.

However, some people wanted to know about these festivals anyway

as it is going to be useful to know them. The details of these

other major festivals will be posted in the next 2 to 3 days and

then the rest of the postings after that will cover thiru adhyayanam

mainly.

 

 

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