SrI UttamUr Swami's Thirunakshatram celebrations

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SrI:

SrI PadmAvati SamEta SrInivAsa ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr vAtsya VIrarAghavArya MahAdESikAya namaH

 

namO nArAyaNa!

 

Dear devotees,

 

This is to invite you all on behalf of SrI UttamUr -

VIrarAghavAchAriar Centenary Trust and Thirunakshatram mahOtsava

committee, for the forthcoming grand celebrations of the

thirunakshatram of " abhinava dESika " SrI UttamUr SwAmi. The actual

day of thirunakshatram is on thai swAti - Jan 17th as per Indian

Calendar.

 

Tanians of SrI UttamUr SwAmi :

 

adbhutam yasya vikrAntam vEda-VIthI-ViSOdanE |

aparam nigamAntAryam prapadyE vIrarAghavam ||

 

rangarAmAnujOttu~ngadayApAtram guNOjjvalam |

SrI VIrarAghavAchAryam vandE abhinava dESikam ||

 

The following is the program schedule :

 

16th Jan (Tue) :

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8 am : VEda, Prabandha and Grantha pArAyaNa starts and

resumes at 3 pm after noon interval.

 

6:30 pm : " RanganAthan and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. PerukkAraNai ChakravartAchArya swAmi

 

17th Jan (Wed) :

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7 am : VEda, Prabandha and Grantha pArAyaNam concludes.

 

Release of <reprinted> " Prabandha Rakshai Commentary

by SrI UttamUr SwAmi for RAmAnuja NooRRandAdi " .

 

SARRumuRai, SrI-pAda tIrtaprasAda viniyOgam,

tadIyArAdhanam.

 

18th Jan (Thu) :

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2 pm : Lecture at Madras University - VaishNavism department.

SrImad AanDavan of SrIrangam PeriAshramam will

deliver the upanyAsam.

 

19th Jan (Fri) :

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2 pm : SrI KooratAzhwAn's Pan~castavam pArAyaNam by

Ladies from " SrI Koustubham " Hasthigiri group.

{run by SrI KGK}

 

6:30 pm : " ThiruvE~nkaTamuDayAn and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. n^allUr SEvA SrInivAsarAghavAchArya swAmi.

 

20th Jan (Sat) :

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3 pm : SrI DESika Stotra pArAyaNam by Children from

" SuprajA Stotra " Group {run by SrI KGK}.

 

6:30 pm : " DEvAdirAjan and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. ChEttalUr PayyampADi SrIvatsA~nkAchArya swAmi.

 

 

21st Jan (Sun) :

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11 am to 6 pm : Vidvat Sathas on " SrI BhAshyam " .

Large number of ViSishTAdvaita scholars will

assemble and each one will speak upon an

adhikaraNa of his choice from SrI BhAshya,

esp as commented upon by SrI UttamUr SwAmi.

 

22nd Jan (Mon) :

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6:30 pm : " NammAzhwAr and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve.PuriSai naDAdUr KrishNamAchArya swAmi

 

23rd Jan (Tue) :

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6:30 pm : " ALavandAr and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. PulikunRam StalasayanAchArya swAmi.

 

24th Jan (Wed) :

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6:30 pm : " EmperumAnAr and DESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. VIrApuram KrishNamAchArya swAmi.

 

25th Jan (Thu) :

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6:30 pm : " DESikan and abhinava-dESikan " - UpanyAsam by

SrI U.Ve. VillUr naDAdUr KaruNAkarAchArya swAmi.

 

 

All upanyAsams will have the commentaries and other

works by SrI UttamUr SwAmi as the basis.

 

Venue : SiddhAshramam,

7 (New #19), NAthamuni St,

T.Nagar, Chennai 600-017.

 

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It is also scheduled to release the web-site of

SrI abhinava dESika, uploaded with much more information,

on Jan 17th.

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

anantapadmanAbhan.