Dhanyadivasam , Panguni Uttharam and other events at Sri Ranganatha Temple

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Dear Aathma BhandhUs:

 

After a decade of dedicated work by many BhakthAs ,

Sri RanganAthA Temple is at the final phase of

Vaidhika karmAs leading upto MahA SamprOkshanam

on May 27,2001.

 

The first event in the series leading upto

May 27 is scheduled for April 6 , which happens

to be the great day of Panguni Uttharam .This is

the blessed day , when the Srirangam Dhivya Dampathis

blessed AchArya RaamAnujA with their " sErthi Sevai " ,

listened to the three Gadhyams--SaraNAgathi, Sriranga

and Sri Vaikunta Gadhyams--and responded with

alacrity to Udayavar's plea for Prapatthi.

 

AchArya RaamAnujA appealed first to the embodiment of

Mercy , Sri RanganAyaki , the Mother of the Universe

and pleaded for acceptance of his Prapatthi:

 

" DEva-DEva Dhivya MahishIm Akhila-Jagan-Maatharam

(asmann Maatharam) asaraNya SaraNyAM ananya SaraNa:

SaraNamaham PrapdhyE "

 

Our Most Compassionate Mother responded : " asthu tE !

tayaiva SARVAM SampathsyathE! "

 

Then AchArya RaamAnujA felt reassured and turned

to Lord RanganAtha seated next to Sri RanganAyaki ,

enjoyed His dhivya Soundharyam from head to foot

and appealed fervently :

 

" ApAra KaaruNya Souseelya Vaathsalya OudhArya

aisvarya Soundharya MahOdadhE ! --asEsha lOka

SaraNya!-- Akila Jagath Swamin! asmath Swamin!

Sriman! NaarAyana! asaraNya SaraNya! ananya SaraNya!

Tvath PaadhAravindha-yugalam SaraNamaham PrapadhyE !

-- " DaasabhUtha: SaraNAgathOsmi TavAsmi Daasa: "

ithi VakthAram maam ThAraya ! "

 

Sri RanganAthA was moved by the Parama Bhakthi of

AchArya RaamAnujA , turned towards His Consort's side

and together the Dhivya dampathis accepted their

dear one's prapatthi.

 

Lord RanganAthA did not want to miss the company of

the great AchArya RaamAnujA from then on and commanded

him to stay right there at Srirangam next to Him and

His Consort with the words:

 

" YaavaccharIra-paatham , athraiva SrirangE SukhamAsva! "

 

After the shaking of the mortal coils , Lord of Srirangam

assured His parama Bhakthan that he will perform nithya

kaimkaryam to Him at Sri Vaikuntam aseshasEshathiakarathiroopa

NithyakinkarO Bhavishyasi).

 

On this Panguni Uttharam day(April 6) ,that prapatthi of

AchArya RaamAnujA will be reenacted just as at Srirangam .

THERE ARE OTHER EVENTS PLANNED FOR THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY.

 

EVERY ONE IS REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS VIKRAMA

SAMVATHSARA PANGUNI UTTHARAM DAY AND RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS

OF THE DHIVYA DAMPAHTIS.

 

I have included a summary of events for April 6

assembled by Sriman ParthasArathy Dileepan .

 

Daasan , V.SatakOpan

 

" Parthasarati Dileepan " <dileepan

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:19:33 -0500

Dhanyadivasam and other events at Sri Ranganatha Temple

 

Sri:

Srimate Sri Lakshmisrisimha Parabrahmane nama:

Srimate Vakulabhooshana Mahagurave nama: Srimate Ramanujaya nama:

Srimate Nigamanta Mahadesikaya nama:

Srimad Athivan Satakopa Yatheendra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Srimate Srivan Satakopa Sri Vedanthadesika Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadhukasevaka Srivan Satakopa

Sri Narayana Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dear Bhagavathas:

 

As many are probably aware, with the grace of the Lord

and that of Srimad Azhagiya Singar, the Mahasamprokshanam for

Sri Ranganatha Temple will be held on May 27, 2001. The

first event that will lead up to the five day function

(May 23 - 27th) is on April 6th. On April 6th, Dhanyadivasam

for all the moola vighrahas will be performed. All the

devotees present will have an opportunity to personally

take part in this auspecious ceremony. That day being

Panguni Uttiram, the day will begin with thirumanjanam for

serthi, with veda/dhivya prabhanda parayanam in the morning.

Dhanyadivasam is planned for 2 to 6 p.m. in the afternoon.

In the evening we have a music program by Smt. Malathy Sampath

and a young gifted star Pavithra Sundar. All are welcome.

Please spread the word and have everyone come and take

part in this most auspecious ceremony. For more details

please visit our web site as follows:

 

Upcoming events:

http://www.ranganatha.org/events.html

 

Dhanyadivasam flyer (pdf file):

http://www.ranganatha.org/pdfs/dhanyadivasam.pdf

 

Sri Ranga Priya newletter (pdf file):

http://www.ranganatha.org/pdfs/mar01-priya.pdf

 

Thank you,

 

-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan

Srimad Azhagiya Singar thiruvadi