NavarAthri celebrations at Kaanchipuram : PerumAL-ThAyAr SErthi sEvai for 10 days: Part II

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October 10 ,2002

 

SrI:

 

SrI Mahaa Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today is the second day of the NavarAthri Uthsavam

at Kanchipuram.

 

On the morning of the second day up to the tenth day ,

during the early morning, Visva Roopa sEvai takes place

for both Lord VaradharAjan and MahA Devi.

 

The 47th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath of Swamy Desikan

describes his prayer to Lord Varadan to be blessed with

His Sevai as He gets up from the bed of AdhisEshA in

the morning at His Mirror hall:

 

Oh Lord who grants the boons that Your devotees desire!

You get up from Your soft bed of AdhisEshan in the morning

( Varadha ! PhaNipathi sayaneeyAth prabhathE utthitha:).

At that time, You wear on Your neck the marks of the golden

bangles of Your divine consort, PerumdEvi, as She holds You

tight during Her embraces of You ( Thvam IndhirAyA: anibrutha

parirambhai: aahithAm kanaka valaya mudhrAm kaNDadEsE dadhAna:).

May this sEvai of Yours stay always in my mind's eye ( Varadha !

anthar mAnasam sathatham sannidhEyA: )!

 

After the Visva Roopa Sevai, Manthra Pushpam is recited

by a descendant of Taatha Desikan ; TuLasi vessel from their hands

is given to the parcichArakar and passed on to the Archakar for

ThiruvArAdhanam. PerumdEvi ThAyAr , who is sought by us ,

who hears our prayers, who removes our sorrows and blesses us

enjoys the Thirumanjanam during the day. In the evening ,

the dhivya dampathis travel to the 100 pillar maNDapam

for Kolu to bless their many children . The ceremonies

described for the first day take place to the enjoyment

of one and all.

 

During their kolu in the 100 pillar MaNDapam , PerumAl

and ThAyAr adorn many beautiful AabharaNams as well as

multi-colored and fragrant garlands with just blossoemd

flowers . ThAyAr has Souri, Naaga Jadai, Raakadi, ardha

chandran, billAkku , ThODu et al.Our ThAyAr , who demonstrates

Her adhInam to Her Lord through Her sankalpam 'drinks "

the beauty of Her Lord with different alankArams every day.

 

This is the unique alankAram feature for individual days

for Lord VaradarAjan during the ten days of the NavarAthri days.

 

1) First day: Pearl KoNDai

 

2) Second day: VenkaDAdhri KoNDai with priceless diamonds.

 

3) Third day: ThiruvabhishEkam ( regular KirItam)

 

4) Fourth day: Red SikkutADu as head aabharaNam

( Flowers around the crown and covered with red silk

with a left leaning KoNDai ).

 

5) Fifth day: KaaLinga narthana ThirukkOlam

 

6) Sixth day: VeNUgOpalan ThirukkOlam

 

7) Seventh day: kODAli Mudicchu

 

8) Eighth Day: VernkadAthri KoNDai

 

9) Ninth day: Maha Navami, Souri , Jadai saram.

 

10) Vijaya Dasami: KoDAli Muducchu by both PerumAL & ThAyar.

 

Every day at the end of the day long festivities ,

the dhivya dampathis return to the Mirror Hall

for the night's rest.

 

adiyEn will post an article about the special

MahA Navami Uthsavam at Kaanchi next.

 

 

NavarAthri Sixth day , October 10

AdhI VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar's Birth day

SrI MahA Devi samEtha Sri HasthigirIsAya NamO nama:

 

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan