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At 03:52 AM 1/12/03 +0000, you wrote:

>Dear Sir,

 

>

>Recently one of my distant relations expired and all the karyams were

>performed. On the 13th day, in the igal koshti several swamis came

>carrying sugarcane. We all prostrated to them. When i asked the vathyaar he

said

>that they are like alwars. I did not understand the meaning. I have read

>that pattinathar used to have sugarcane in hand but not any alwars or any of

>our acharyas. Why do we follow this procedure and why it is performed in

>igal koshti?

>

> Thanks,

> Srinath

 

Dear SrI SrInath :

 

Iyal GhOshti has a special significance in the apara Kaaryam

sequence of performing the rituals.

 

It is deeply connected to the Manthrarthams (esoteric

meanings ) of the most sacred manthram for SrI VaishNavAs,

AshtAksharam .

 

The inner meanings of the Four Thousand sacred collect

splits this way :

 

Mudal Aayiram: Extolls the meaning of PraNavam

( 947 Paasurams)

 

Second Thousand deals with the deep meanings of

the Nama: Sabdham (1134 Paasurams).

 

Third Aayiram ( ThiruvAimozhi) is an elaboration of

NaarAyaNa Sabdham ( 1102).

 

The " fourth Aayiram " ( IyaRppA ) is a celebration of

the Fourth Case (Chathurthi Vibakthi ) , The Aaya

sabddham associated with the NaarAyana Sabdham.

It consists of 817 Paasurams from 6 AzhwArs and

RaamAnuja NooRRandhAthi .

 

IyaRRppA is considered as the " NiRaivu Pahuthi " or

the concluding /Fulfilment phase of dhivya prabhandham

(recitationS).

 

This Aaya Sabdham (IyaRRppA section) symbolizes

the Phalan (fruit )of being Sesha bhUthan to the Sarva Seshi

SrIman NaarAyaNan and performing Nithya Kaimkaryam to

Him in SrI Vaikuntam and enjoying ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham

through that Kaimkaryam .

 

The Iyal ghOshti and the anusandhAnam of the Full

IyaRppA on the 13th day of apara Kaaryam is to

recognize that the Jeevan has attained Vaikunta Vaasa PrApthi

and its enjoyment of parama purushArTam there as a result

of having performed either Bhakthi yOgam or SaraNAgathi with

the unique upakAram of one's AchAryan .

 

The AchAryAs , AchArya paramaparai and the AzhwArs

are specially remembered and saluted on this 13th day

for their ParamOpakArams (pORRi Uhappathu) for the departed

Muktha Jeevan to arrive at SrI Vaikuntam .

 

The anusandhAnam of IyaRRppA on this 13th day is also

to invoke the deep meanings of AshtAksharam in

a SrI VaishNavan's life journey concluding at

SrI Vaikuntam to enjoy Saayujya mOksham .

 

The Sugar cane carried in the hands of the GhOshti

Members is symbolic of the ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham

enjoyed by the MukthAthmA at SrI VaikunTam in one

intrepretation .

 

All mangala Kaaryams can start again after the Iyal

GhOshti anusandhAnam for the one , who performed

the Kaimkaryams to the departed soul .

 

This is the significance and symbolism of

the Iyal GhOshti in our tradition.

 

V.Sadagopan