Thirumanjanam at Thoopul

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< Message from SrI Lakshminarayanan,Bangalore> :

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Dear Bhakthas,

 

The most auspicious day of Sravanam fell on 21.6.2000. On this

day the " Tirumanjanam " for Vilakkoli Perumal and Desikan was

organised. About 8 of us from Bangalore and 13 others from Chennai

arrived at the Divya Desam @ 10 am. The Tirumanjanam proceedings

commenced at 10.30 am.

 

The Utsava moorties of Perumal along with ubhaya nachiars as also

those of Desika, were brought into the mandapam in Desikan's

Sannidhi. The Tirumanjanam rituals began in all earnestness and

took about an hour and a half to complete. Recital of Vedas

followed by Sattrumurai by a learned Srivaishnava Goshti (about 8

of them) was the salient feature of the Tirumanjanm proceedings.

This was followed by prasadam distribution.I was told that even on

sravanam day, a detailed tirumanjanam is done only if

ubhayadharars are available. Otherwise it normally sankshiptha &

ekantha.

 

After the prasadam distribution, all the bhakthas were taken

around to:

a) Desikan's janma sthanam.

b) Moolavar Sannidhi - Vilakkoli Perumal

c) Moolavar Sannidhi - Desikan.

 

At each of these Sannidhis a patient & detailed explanation was

given to all the bhakthas about it's uniqueness/importance.It was

observed by the temple authorities that (a)the number of bhakthas

who had attended the Tirumanjanam (about 80) that day was probably

the largest after garuda sevai. (b) The " Thattu collection " that day

at each of the sannidhis was more than Rs.300/- and that the

bhattars were thrilled about this once in a while windfall! &

© About 4 bhakthas had come forward to sponsor Thirumanjanam on

months when no sponsors were currently available.

 

Even as we left Thoopul at 2.30 pm, the resplendent images of

Vilakkoli Perumal along with His consorts, & Desikan, all whom were

bedecked in new vastrams and in the most fragrant flowers, were

etched in our memories. The satisfaction in the face of all the

bhakthas who had assembled there as also those of the " bhattars "

was indeed quite gratifying.

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I am an ardent devotee of Lord Venkatanatha of Tirumala. Infact I

develop some kind of a restlessness if I do not visit Tirupathi

atleast once in 3 months. I feel that I derive tremendous spiritual

and mental strength by merely standing before “Kaliyuga Varadan”

(even if for a few seconds). My visit to Thoopul was quite recent

and that too only after 7-8 attempts. The day I first went to

Thoopul, there was something happening within me. I felt that I

must “adopt” this temple & do something for it. May be I was being

quite presumptuous and arrogant, but I still keep wondering if this

had anything to do with Thoopul’s “Ghantavatharam” connection,

besides Vilakkoili Perumal being regarded as “elder” to Lord

Srinivasa.

 

It is my sincere desire that as many Srivaishnava Bhakthas as

possible must visit this temple. So if you have any relations or

friends visiting Kancheepuram or Chennai, “PLEASE”, “PLEASE” ask

them to visit this D.D. Thoopul’s Kulamani needs no introduction.

Desika refers to “Deepa Prakasa” as “Vedanta Vedyamiha Veghavathi

Sameepe', DEEPAPRAKASA ITHI DAIVAM ADVITEEYAM”.

 

To answer some of the Bhaktha’s quries:

1)The Sravanam at Thoopul on 21/6, was my first “Sravanam” at

Thoopul. By Deepaprakasha’s and Acharyan’s grace I would love to

be there for every Sravanam.

 

2)The groups from Bangalore and Chennai on 21/6 were improptu.

However “Sravanam Visits” to Thoopul can be better organized if

“Numbers” are available “regularly”.

 

3)If any member’s relative desires to come to Thoopul for any

Sravanam and if they feel that they would require some

assistance, please ask them to contact me on my e-mail address.

I will do whatever little I can do to make their visit

comfortable & fruitful.

 

4)If any member/member’s relatives want to undertake “Kainkaryam”

for “Sravanam” or even for “Nithya Aradhanam” please inform me.

I shall co-ordinate for making necessary arrangements for the

same.

 

5)I would have no objection whatsoever on my posting “Sravanam at

Thoopul” being circulated to member’s friends or relatives.

 

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