Guest guest Posted January 19, 2001 Report Share Posted January 19, 2001 Dear Bhagavatas, adiyen came across a question about the origin of anadhyayana utsavam. adiyen has heard the following from Vaikunthavaasi Sri. U. Ve. Kannan Swamy of Gaithersburg Md. After Thirumangai Azhwar completed the reconstruction of the Srirangam Temple, He made it His headquarters. On the day of His (Thirumangai Azhwar's) thirunakshatram, He used to leave for Azhwar Thirunagari and return to Srirangam with the vigraham of Nammazhwar. By the time Thirumangai Azhwar had completed this round trip on foot, it was 10 days before Vaikuntha EkadaSi. Then they used to have the adhyayana utsavam for the next 21 days. On the 11th day after Vaikuntha EkadaSi, Thirumangai Azhwar carried nammAzhwar's vigraham back to AzhwAr thirunagari. Thirumangai AzhwAr instructed His followers and disciples not to chant divya Prabandham while He was away. This is the reason for anadhyayna kaalam and the adhyayna utsavam between Kaarthigai Krittigai and Thai Hastham. adiyen has heard that some vidwans are of the opinion, that adhyayna kaalam is to be observed in Srirangam temple only and in homes and all other temples, no divya prabandham is to be chanted between kArthigai krittigai and thai Hastham. Looking at it from the point of view of mundane logic, there should be no restriction on chanting of divya Prabandham except in Srirangam. Can someone shed some light on this? adiyen Ramanuja daasan, jagan.Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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