Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Sri: Sri Lakshminrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha divya paduka sevaka srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: A day in Sri Sannidhi - Part 9: Dolai ---- (This post is based on adiyEn's stay at Selaiyur where Srimad Azhagiya Singar recently undertook the 9th Chaturmasya Sankalpam from July 16th to Sep 14, 2000. The daily routine during Sancaram may not be the same.) Dolai is a unique form of worship celebrated by Sri Sannidhi sishyas for a long time. This is a way of receiving and honoring Srimad Azhagiya Singar along with Lord Dolai Kannan in our homes. During Sancharam often the entire Sri Muth will stay in a sishya's residence. For this to be possible the residence must be large enough to accommodate all the kainkaryaparas, there must be proper space for the Silver Mandapam of Perumal, convenient room must be available for Srimad Azhagiya Singar Ashramam, enough covered space where cooking with firewood is possible, and not the least of all well water must be readily and conveniently available. Further, the host sishya must be able to bear the expenses of the stay which can run to about Rs. 10,000 or more per day. Therefore, only sishyas with reasonable means will be able to host the entire Sri Sannidhi. On the other hand, Dolai can be hosted by a much larger cross section of sishyas. The cost is not very high, in the order of Rs. 3,000 to 5,000. Space and well water requirements are not there. Dolais are held in the evening. Dolai takes about 45 minutes on the average from the time Srimad Azhagiya Singar arrives with Dolai Kannan at the host sishyas house. During a Dolai Lord Kannan visits the Sishyas house. The procedure is well established and works like clock work. Dolai Kannan and the Dhivyabharanas are ceremoniously brought to the bus in a decorated box while Vadyam and Thiruchchinnam plays auspicious music. The party includes at least one Aradhakar, one or two Sri Sannidhi paricharaka, one or more Ashrama kainkaryaparas, Mryth kainkaryapara and a few others. They all ride with Srimad Azhagiya Singar and Lord Kannan. When they arrive at the host sishya's house Lord Kannan alights to the sound of vadyam and thiruchchinnam and is taken to the main hall. The Sannidhi Paricharakas and the Aradhakar sets up the Dolai and have Kannan in the dolai all decked up in Dhivyabharanas and flowers. The decoration is so exquisite that when the curtain opens no one will be able to take their eyes off Kannan. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes for setting up the Dolai and getting Lord Kannan decorated. During this time, Srimad Azhagiya Singar may visit one or two other sishya's house (ponnadi satthal = gracing with HH's golden feet). During a " ponnadi " Srimad Azhagiya Singar is seated in HH's divine thrown and the sishya's family offers upachArams. They prostrate at the lotus feet of Srimad Azhagiya Singar and receive Manthrakshadai. Being the recipient of " Ponnadi " is considered a great honor by the sishyas. AdiyEn is aware of a government official in Delhi who remained in the same house even after getting promoted and became eligible for a larger house, just because the house he was in had received the grace of Srimad Azhagiya Singar's " ponnadi " . After " poonadi " Srimad Azhagiya Singar arrives at the host sishya's house and everything is ready. With family and friends gathered there is usually standing room only. When the alankaram is complete the curtain is taken off. Sishyas start singing for Kannan who sits divinely in the swing (dolai) gently rocking back and forth. Everyone is mesmerized by the beauty of Kannan. Time just stands still. After everyone has had a chance to sing to Kannan, Srimad Azhagiya Singar gives a small upanyasam. Then, curtain is drawn for offering, usually Jeera. Curtain comes off for Mangalaharati followed by distribution of prasadam. As Srimad Azhagiya Singar prepares to leave, the kainkaryaparas load everything back in the bus. With the accompaniment of vadyam and Thiruchchinnam Kannan is brought to the bus and Srimad Azhagiya Singar also boards the bus. Often times there will be two or three Dolais in a given evening. If so Kannan and Srimad Azhagiya Singar are driven to the next host sishya. At the conclusion of all the Dolais arranged for the evening, Kannan and Srimad Azhagiya Singar return to Sri Sannidhi as the conclusion of Malolan's Panaka Aradhanai for Malolan awaits their return. .... to be continued -- adiyEn ramanuja dasan srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadigaLE saraNam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Malolan Cadambi wrote: > Sri: > Sri Lakshminrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: > Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha divya paduka sevaka > Srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: > > Dolotsavam at a humble sishya's home. > ------- > > Dear Bhaktas, > > Based on Sri Dileepan's fabulous recollections, I wish to write more > about Dolotsavam. I do not have a very good memory,but I have tried my > best in recollecting the most auspicious anubhavam which a bhakta can > experience in the presence of Malolan at their humble homes. > > This recollection is nearly 7 years old. The routines would have not be > the same. > > When I was in 5th Standard, HH Srimad Azhgiyasingar had arrived in > Bangalore during the month of April,1993. Sri Matham has a branch > located in Prakashnagar,Bangalore. > > Our family had the greatest bhagyam accomadating HH, Malolan,Dolai > Kannan and a few kainkaryaparas in our humble home for a period of 4 > days. We have been blessed with a very spacious ancestral home in > Bangalore. > > Srimad Azhagiya Singar, Malolan,Dolai Kannan and few other > kainkaryaparas arrived at our humble home in the evening around 6:00 PM. > The entire Sannidhi exculding Dolai Kannan was hosted in our hall. In an > adjacent room, Dolai Kannan was hosted. > > The preparations and alankaram took nearly two hours. After all the > guests,devotees had settled down, Srimad Azhagiya Singar gave a brief > upanyasam. I am not able to recollect the topic. This was followed by > Aradhanai and Mangala - aarthi. Srimad Azhagiya Singar rested for the > night at one of our outhouses which was throughly cleaned,furnished and > white-washed for HH. > > The next day onwards, the routines were almost similar to that of what > Sri Dileepan has written so far. In the evening, Srimad Azhagiya Singar > would give long upanyasams lasting for about one to two hours. Again > thanks to my poor memory, I am not able to recollect those divine > topics. > > Day 3 was indeed a very special day. Brahmotsavam was going on at Sri > Venugopala Krishnaswamy Temple, that particular day ( 3rd April 1993) > Vairamudi Utsavam took place in the temple. Our family has been very > closely associated with this temple since generations. We had mantapadi > seva ( in this type of seva, the utsavam would come to your home) at our > home. > > The Vairamudi Utsavam arrived at our home at around 7:30 PM, around 100 > - 200 devotees were present throughout the utsavam. The archakar of the > temple, aagama vishradha Sri.B.R.Madhava Narasimha Bhattar, paid glowing > tributes to HH. > > Day 4; It was quite a sad day to see Malolan leave our home. (I was > thinking in my mind " why can't god stay much longer in our home? " ).But > we must understand that he is in Sancharam and has to bless other > devotees at thier respective homes too. > > Indeed to this day, I keep visualising Malolan's stay in our home when > ever I read Sri Dileepan's series. I wish in the near future the most > auspicious Malolan would visit our home and stay on for a longer time. > > adiyEn, > > Malolan Cadambi _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 Dear SrI Dileepan Parthasarathy swAmi, You are indeed blessed to write this series " A day in Sri Sannithi " . We are indeed blessed to read and enjoy the articles. Especially the Part-9 of the series has brought the entire scenario before our eyes as if seeing it live. Though I am in Singapore, was able to celebrate the inestimable dOlOthsavam of our Kannan at Singapore because of your writings. I request you to kindly compile the entire series as a book/booklet and with our SrImath Azhagiya Singar's anugraham, publish it. You can also add the relevant slokams, pAsurams, thaniyans etc., recited in our SrI Matham during each ritual daily. Wonderful kainkaryam. Thanks & Best Regards M.S.HARI Ramanuja Daasan (mshari) __________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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