thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 10 - kadal kooda mownam Anathun AzhginilE !

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Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 10 - kadal kooda mownam Anathun AzhginilE !

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

nilavin kaithavam un niRam AriyavO

minminigaL ellAm unmEL kAthal koLLa

sudal kARRum kaikatti niRka

kadal kooda mownamAnathun AzhginilE !

 

meaning:

Sri Chandran did a severe penance only to learn about the neermai

guNam of yours ? Those twinkling stars are all in love for you on

seeing your uthsava kOlam. That summer breeze that comes with a

a heat wave folded its hands and stood without moving on seeing

your thiruvizhA kOlam. Even the Sea became silent on hearing about

your immeasurable beauty.

 

Chithrai (contd..)

Srirama navami:

On this day Lord Sri NamperumAL is seated in Sri Arjuna mandapam

with one of his eight consorts namely, chErukula valli nAcchiyAr,

who is considered to be the incarnation of SitA. thiru manchanam

is performed and after pooja Lord accompanies nAcchiyAr to leave

her in her sannithi and returns to garba gruham. This thiru nAL

is celebrated to enjoy the thiru vibavam of Srirama.

 

Viruppan thiru nAL:

This commences eight days prior to rEvathai nakshatthiram. On

the first day the sprouting of seeds or ankurArpanam. On the day

1, Sri viswakshEnar and Sri AnjanEyA arrive in procession to

nAcchiyAr sannithi. On their behalf the holy earth is brought

from beneath the vilva tree. ArchakAs bring the holy mud from

thiru kAuveri chanting boosuktham. These mud and sand are mixed

with water and kept in pots in yAgasAla. Cereals are sown in

these and they sprout in a few days. Sri vishwakshEna the

commander in chief goes in " nagar valam " around the four chithra

veedhis. This routine is called " nagar sOdhanai " or the security

inspection of the holy city.

 

Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

 

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