thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 12 - oyilAka selkinRa ARum unthan vAsam solla !

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thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 12 - oyilAka selkinRa ARum unthan vAsam solla !

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

OyAmal adikkum thenRal unthan vAsam solla

oyilAka selkinRa ARum unthan vAsam solla

sAyAmal nimirntha puNNAi piNaikkum

iyAlAl piranthu ninnai ninaikkum

 

meaning:

That gentle breeze which is constantly and always blowing in

spring season keep praising your kasthuri vAsam. That kAuveri

is now flowing in a gentle stream and is also telling constantly

about your Sriranga vAsam. That " puNNai " tree which is never

fallen and standing erect on the banks of Sri chandra pushkarani

has really seen several generations of AchAryAs doing kAlakshEbam

and have consolidated all their works for us. Essence of such

works are always born again and again through many " kavis " in

different words and keep us all reminded of you all the time.

 

chitthirai (contd..)

Viruppan thiru nAl (contd..)

 

From the second day onwards perumAL will be going on a procession

around the chithra veedhi. The vAhanAs keep chnaging on these

days. On 4th day garuda vAhanam and on 8th day horse vAhanam are

deployed. On the 9th day when rEvathi nakshatthiram ascends, the

Lord goes in chariot on the chitthrai veethi. On the tenth day

the thirumanchanam is performed in the mandapam and the Lord will

again march on procession around the chithrai veedhi. Each

puRappAdu is stopped in designated places for ubayakArALs to do

mariyAdhai and ubhayam or honours and offerings are made. On

10th day after the procession Lord stays in 1000 pillared

mandapam for a while and proceed to udayavar sannithi. During

this instant the gOshti chant Sri rAmAnuja nooRRanthAthi. Sri

rAmAnujA is brought in " kai thala sEvai " (carried on the right

palm) and " iLA neer " or milk of tender coconut is offered to

perumAL. On HIS return from HIS most ardent shishyAL, Lord Sri

namperumAL stays near the dvajasthambam where the " padippu " or

" thiruppani mAlai " is recited. The " thiruppani mAlai " is in tamil

and gives account of various festivals of the temple. It is said

that this is attributed to Sri Ramanuja and that it is often

recited at the end of every festival marking a touching scene.

 

Though the chithrai brhamOrsavam ends on 10th day, On the evening

of 11th day Lord is taken in a specially decorated palanquin or

" pallakku " procession again around the chitthrai veedhi.

 

VaikAsi:

vasantha Ursavam: This ursavam commences 8 days prior to

pournami or full moon day. PerumAL and nAcchiyArs arrive in the

vasantha mandapam in the centre of the tank. Turmeric paste or

" machaL kAppu " is offered marking the commencement of the most

pleasant season of all. Prayers and prasAdhams follow this.

During churnabishEkam or applying the turmeric paste " thirup

pallAndu " is recited. " kOlattam " used to be performed at the

southern mandapa during this ursavam and perumAl and nacchiyArs

will return to the garbagruham after this " thiru mancha kAppu "

ceremony. But this practice of kOlAttam was abolished. From the

2nd day to 6th day perumAL comes to vasantha mandapam alone and

simpler ceremonies are performed. On the 7th day, namperumAL and

nAcchiyArs go to the mandapam together as similar to 1st day.

This is the practice almost for most of all the mahA uthsavams

that perumAL and ubaya nAcchiyArs go together on the 1st and 7th

days. On the 9th day ie on pournami day the Lord is offerred

manchaL kAppu at HIS abode itself and HE goes around the chithira

veedhi. On HIS way back namperumAL visits vasantha mandapam and

conclude the Sri vasantha uthsavam. " kedAkkuli thiru nAL " is

celebrated for thAyAr in HER shrine for 7 days in a small tank

behind thAyAr sannithi.

 

Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

 

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