A day in Sri Sannithi - Part 5

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Sri Lakshminrisimha parabrahmaNE nama:

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha divya paduka sevaka

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A day in Sri Sannidhi - Part 5: Dwadasi

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(This post is based on adiyEn's stay at Selaiyur where

Srimad Azhagiya Singar is presently undertaking the

9th Chaturmasya Sankalpam from July 16th to Sep 14, 2000.

The daily routine during Sancaram may not be the same.)

 

On Dwadasi days Ijjai aradhanam is performed together

with Abhigamanam so that Paranai can be done at the

appropriate time. Usually by about 10 a.m. everything

is completed and Paranai begins soon thereafter.

 

If the Dwadasi is alpa-dwadasi, i.e. only few seconds

of Dwadasi is present, then Paranai must be done very

early. In this case the daily activities start very

early so that Thertham and Satari can be completed by

about 7 or 7:30 a.m., and paranai immediately after

that.

 

Dwadasi is a special day in the Sri Muth. It is the

day on which Srimad Azhagiya Singar performs thirumanjanam

for all the Padukais of the forty-four Srimad Azhagiya

Singars of the past. Thus it is the only day devotees

receive Sri Padha Theertam of all the 44 Srimad Azhagiya

Singars, that too from the present Srimad Azhagiya

Singar's own divine hands. Thus, we not only get to

receive Sri Satari from Srimad Azhagiya Singar like

every other day, but we also get to receive Theertham,

i.e. Sri padha Theertham, from Srimad Azhagiya Singar.

While Srimad Azhagiya Singar goes around the hall

to each devotee and offer Sri Satari, for us to receive

Sri Padha Theertam we must go to Srimad Azhagiya Singar

seated in the divine throne.

 

Please visit the following page for a picture of

the Padhukais after Thirumanjanam.

 

http://www.ahobilamutt.org/2000pics/2000pics-6.html

 

 

For reasons stated above, devotees throng the premises

on Dwadasi. During the Abhigamana Aradahani one of

the Sannidhi Paricharakas gets the PadukAs ready on a

big wooden tray. Divine water is prepared in many

silver sombu. Immediately after Abhigamanam is

completed Srimad Azhagiya Singar starts the Paduka

Aradhanai. By this time the hall is teaming with

devotees. It seems there were in excess of 3000

devotees present during the last Dwadasi two weeks

ago.

 

After Srimad Azhagiya Singar gets ready, the devotees

form a long line and approach Srimad Azhagiya Singar.

First, everyone offers a sambhavanai. It may be 50

paise, or Rs. 5,000, but each devotee offers something.

Then he or she receives the Sri Padha Theertam directly

from Srimad Azhagiya Singar. It seems during the

Dwadasi two weeks ago it took over two hours to give

Sri Padha Theertham to all the devotees. It was way

past 12:00 noon by the time paranai could begin.

 

It is important for prospective sishyas to note that

Samasrayanam and/or Saranagati are not done on Dwadasi

days. This is not due to any sastric restriction;

for Samasrayanam and Saranagati, any day is a good

day, any time is an auspicious time. But, due to the

nature of Dwadasi Aradahani Srimad Azhagiya Singar

will be extremely busy and pressed for time. This is

the reason for not performing Samasrayanam and/or

Saranagati on Dwadasi.

 

However, on occasion, Srimad Azhagiya Singar, due to

HH's unparalleled compassion towards shishyas,

administers these divine rites even on Dwadasis. In

fact on the Dwadasi day two weeks back a devotee from

U.S. went to Sri Sannidhi and requested both

Samasrayanam and Saranagati. Srimad Azhagiya Singar

asked him to come the next day. But he had to travel

that very night and it was just impossible for him to

come the next day. Therefore, this devotee expressed

disappointment and sought Srimad Azhagiya Singar's

command for him to get these done during his next trip

to India. Seeing the devotee's disappointment Srimad

Azhagiya Singar agreed to get Samasrayanam done for

him on that Dwadasi day itself. In the midst of an

extraordinarily large gathering, Srimad Azhagiya Singar

got Samasrayanam done for this devotee and a few other

local devotees as well. Further, Srimad Azhagiya Singar

performed Saranagati at the lotus feet of Sri Malolan

for this sisha by way of Acarya Nishtai during the Panaka

Aradhanai time on the same Dwadasi day. Saranagati

during evening Panaka Aradhanai is rare indeed.

 

.... to be continued

 

srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan