thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 16 - tholai varambilA pAvak kottamumE !

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Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thiru adhyayana sEvai - part 16 - tholai varambilA pAvak kottamumE !

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

inap paRavai palasol azhaikka

irAvu than vEsham kalaikka

thulA arangam kundanthai neerAdavE

tholai varambilA pAvak koottamE !

 

meaning:

The morning birds were calling each other of their own flock

using their own bAsha. They were calling each other to take a dip

in the holy thulA kAuveri at Srirangam. The woman known as night

removed her disguise as it became a beautiful morning on an

aippasi month. She did so paving way for thousands to do a holy

dip in Sri thulA kauveri and receive Sri Arangan's blessings. If

one can do a thulA kAuveri snAnam it cleanses their sin atonce

and pave the way for them to do saranagathi through an AchAryA

and get moksham. Such thulA kauveri snAnam can be done at either

Sri AmmA mandapam in Sri rangam with prayers offered to Sri

Arangan or at chakkara padittthurai in thiru kudanthai with

prayers offerred to Sri ArA amuthan, consecutively for three days.

If such is done thulA kAuveri will cleanse all their heaps of

sins and pave way for their AchAryA sambandham.

 

PurattAsi:

Dasami:

Also known popularly as vijaya dasami day, the Lord is taken in a

procession to the northeastern corner ie towards kAttu azhagiya

singar for conquest or vijaya. HE will be stationed in the outer

maNdapam where pooja and prasahdam are offered. He then go on to

the horse vehicle and stop opposite to vanni maram. The hunting

scene of margayOtsava is enacted here. Cane bows and arrows are

of cane with brass heads are brought ceremoniously on elephant

back. Priest shoots arrow on behalf of perumAL in different

directions. It is also believed that the vaniyAsura was killed

during this day. On return Lord and his 2 consorts have thiru

manchanam in the centre of gayathiri mandapam or amudhupArai.

 

ThulA:

The dhOlOthsavam or the swing festival commences 8 days prior to

ekAdasi during the thEy pirAi or dar fortnight of the moon. Sri

NamperumAL comes to oonjal mandapam and is seated in the swing or

oonchal. As usual HE is accompanied by the 2 nAcchiyArs on the

1st and the 7th days. After the prayers and prasAdham the swing

is rocked gently. When it is being rocked, Sri periAzhwAr and Sri

kulasEkara AzhwAr pasurams are sung. Formerly they used to sing

the most famous " SrirangathAr usal " and " SriranganAyaki usal "

delivered by divya kavi Sri piLLai perumAL iyengar. On the 7th

day perumAL and nachiyArs visit the " thiruk kottAram " for the

ceremony of dhAnyamAnam or measuring and taking stock of paddy.

On the 9th day thirthavAri is celebrated. The prayers are then

offered to lord as HE is seated on the swing. The oonchal thiru

vizhA is done for thAyAr for 7 days in the oonjal mandapam in Her

own shrine.

 

Srimadh Azhagiya singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri RangarAjan thiruvadikaLE saraNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

 

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