thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 13 - thanathan athisuvai maRanthathu thEnO !

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Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 13 - thanathan athisuvai maRanthathu thEnO !

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

unathan rahasiyam aRinthathu neerO

thanathan athisuvai maRanthathu thEnO

kuLirntha athisayam theRinthathuth ayirO

nalyuarntha arusuvaiyum irunthathu arangitthilanRO!

 

meaning:

When YOU bathe, or when thiru manchanam is performed to YOUR

thiru mEni, the holy water of thiru kAuveri when poured may have

learned about your vaseekara rashasyam (mAyAi) ? That homey when

is used for your thiru manchanam completely forgot its natural

sweetness as it was shy to even remember its suvai when it was

applied on the sweetest of all thirumEni. The yogurt usually

makes one feel cool. But when it was used in YOUR thiru manchanam

it learnt only then as to what is meant by a really good cooling

effect or " nalla oru kuLircchiyin thanmaiyai appozhuthuthAn

aRinthathu. Those fruit juices learnt the arusivai only when they

stayed on YOUR thirumENi for a while during thiru manchanam. ie.

YOUR thiru mENi's arusuvai is always present.

 

 

Ani or jyEshtA:

jyEshtAbishEkam: It is performed on the jyEshta nakshatthira in

the jyEshta or Ani month. The holy water is brought in the

morning on the elephant top in golden pot with pomp and music.

Holy water is also carried by priests in silver pots as they

walk following the elephant. perumAL and nAchiyArs are bathed in

holy kauveri water, milk, curd, honey and juices of sugarcane,

limon, mango, and other fruits. 1000 small cups are used and so

it is also known as sahasrabhishEkam. During this occassion

it is said that the moolavar is also offrred a sandalwood oil

specially prepared by the temple and in the presence of Sri

ranga nArAyana jeer. The prasAdhams are offered to the " nija

thirumENi " without any oranmental attire. In the after noon the

prasadham is a special offering of 1000 cups of rice spread over

the holy floor of the azhagiya manavAlan thiru mandapam.

jyEstAbhishEkam is also done for thAyAr and chakrathAzhwAr on

the following friday and saturday respectively.

 

18m perukku:

This day is the 18th day of adi. Lord namperumAL goes to Sri AmmA

mandapam. A mangal sutra, a new saree, a garland of perumAL, and

veRRilai pAkku, prasadhams are taken on top of the elephant back

and carried to the water rim and thrown into the water. The

idheeham is that the Lord takes the river thiru kAuveri as

HIS spouse and grace her on this day.

 

Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

 

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