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Sunday, October 05, 2003 10:44 PM

KanyA SravaNOthbhavaaya Nama: PurttAsi SravaNam: Swamy Desikan's visit to His Lord's Sannidhi at Kaanchipuram/ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam : Part 109

 

SrI:

 

NamO VenkatEsAya !

 

ThUppul Kula MaNi Vaazhi !

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

This is one of the holiest days of the year , when we celebrate the Thirunakshathrams

of Thirumalai SrInivAsan and His GhantAvathAran , Swamy Desikan of ThUppul agrahAram.

 

Lasyt year , adiyEn started a series of postings on the MangaLAsAsanam by SrI ThUppul

SrI VedAntha Desikan of Lord VaradarAjan standing on top of Hasthigiri .We started from

Sannidhi vaasal of Swamy Desikan at ThUppul listening to the Dhundhubhi Dhvani in all

directions and with the sound of Saama GhAnam by the DevAs and the accompaniment of

the Sankalpa SooryOdhyam slOkam :

 

dhivyA samprathi dhundhibhir-dhisi dhisi dhvAnair-muhu: srUyathE

dEvAnAmapi haavhaavulaharO vikshObhayathyambaram

aarabhdha prahti samskruthi: kruthamukhairrarchimukhai: SrIpathE

aaj~nAdhAribhiaathivAhika ganaI: aadhisyathE Paddhathi:

 

The Yethsarikais resounded in the air:

 

SrImadh VenkatanATArya PhaNIdharNidharAdhIsa Dhivya GaNDAvathAra !

 

Yehtsarikai Swami Yehtsarikai

Vijayeebhava Vijayeebhava Vijayee Bhava

Yethsarikai Swami Yethsarikai !

 

From ThUppul Sanidhi vaasal, the MangaLAsAsanam journey proceeded

to the 24 Padis(steps) of Hasthigiri with stops and appropriate MangaLAsAsanams

at the following stops with the accompanying GhOshti reciting the carefully

selected slOkAs by Thirupputtkuzhi Swamy some one hundred plus years ago.

Stops are made at each sannidhi and location in the following order :

 

1. First stop: UdhayabhAnu MaNTapam at the Temple ( One SlOkam : Bhujagama

Vihangama--from AbhIthi Sthavam)

 

2. ThoNDardippodi Steps ( One slOkam of VisvaprINana from Sankalpa SooryOdhayam)

 

3. On Visual contact of- PuNYakOti VimAnam ( YacchAyAm-Asrithya-- slOkam )

 

4. At SrI Raaman Sannidhi stop ( SlOkams relating to SrI Raamachandran from

Four plus Sankalpa SooryOdhayam slOkams , DasAvathAra SthOthram (8th slOkam ),

the 25th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath .

 

5. Haratthi at HanumAr Sannidhi with Sankalpa SooryOdhayam slOkam

and MaryAdhai from Lord Raamachandran

 

6. ThiruvananthAzhwAn Sannidhi Haarathi , two SlOKams recital and MaryAdhai

 

7. Haratthi at KarumANikka Varadhar Sannidhi and recital of Swamy AlavanthAr's

prayer for Swamy RaamAnujA to occupy AchArya Peetam ( Yasya PrasAdha kalayA--)

MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan.Recital of LakshmInEthrOthpala --slOkam , SraddhAtavya

SaraNya --slOkam )

 

8. Haaratthi at ThirumaDaippaLLi and SaraNAgathy DhIpikA slOkam(PadhmApathE: slOkam )

and MaryAdhai. After MaryAdhai , recital of "YathirAja MahAnasa ParimaLa--" slOkam

(in honor of MadaipaLLi sampradhAyam ).

 

9. Darsanam of the SrI KalyANa KODi VimAnam of ThAyAr and recitation of

YacchAyAm SamupEthya -- slOkam celebrating the Taath.a Desika Vamsam.

 

10. Harratthi at KaNNan Sannidhi (Gopaala Vimsathi slOkam: NaaTAyaiav Nama: Padham--,

Sankalpa SooryOdhaya SlOkams ( Kamsa dhvamsaika VeerO-- and the two slOkams :

yEkeebhavathbhirayutairapi-- and PraNIpathAmi Bhavantham--).

 

11. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan and the recital of SrI GopAla Vimsathy

at the ardha MaNTapam of ThAyaar Sannidhi, Haratthi for ThAyAr .

Recitation of following slOkams continue in praise of ThAyAr :

 

a. AnaadhE nissImnO dhurithajaladhEr----

b. MahEndrAgnAvishNUprabhruthishu---

c.sEvE Devi Thridasa mahilAmouLimAlArchitham tE ( SrI Sthuthi)

d. MaathA Devi Thvamasi BhagavAn VaasudEva: PithA mE (SrI Sthuthi)

e. KalyANAnAmavikala nidhi: Kaapi KaaruNya seemA (SrI Sthuthi)

f. Sahadharmachareem SourE: Sammanthritha JagadhhithAm( YathirAja Sapthathi)

g. Iyamathra Visvajananee samutthithA (Sanklapa SooryOdhayam)

h. SrIrangarAja dhivyAj~nA labdha VedAnthAcharyapadha---

12. Yethsarikai and arrival at the PrAkAram , where Swamy Desikan's SrI Sthuthi

arose to help the BrahmachAri to get married:

 

Recital of YogArambhathvarithamanasO yushmadhaikAnthya yuktham(SrI Sthuthi)

 

13. Swamy proceeds to MahA Navami MaNTapam for MaryAdhai , GhOshti Theertham ,

SaThAri and travel to Garudan Sannidhi and haaratthi there .

 

14. At GaruthmAn Sannidhi, recital of the three Garuda PanchAsath SlOkams: a. AryamNA dhurya yOthragrasana--27th SlOkam

b. VaamE VaikuNDa sayyA PhaNipathikaDakO---

c. vEgOdhvElas suvElE kimidhamithi---

d. DhugdhOdanvathbhUtha: savakamahimapruTu: VishNUnA---

 

15. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan and Recital of Garuda DhaNDakam .

 

16. Travel to Azhagiya Singar Sannidhi & Haratthi there

a. Kimathra HaririyaTa ---Sankalpa SooryOdhayam

b. Bhakthasya DhAnava sisO: ( 23rd slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath)

c. SaDApaDala bhishaNE ( KaamAsikAshtakam: 7th slOkam)

d. PrathyAdhishta PurAtana PraharaNa grAma: ( DasaavathAra SthOthram:7th slOkam)

e. vikasvara nakhasvara---( KaamAsikAshtakam: 6th slOkam)

f. DhambOlisrENidheepyath---( Sankalpa SooryOdhaya SlOkam)

g. VidhArayathi dhAruNair Bala--( " )

h. PrahlAdhAhlAdhanAni ------ ( " )

 

17. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan & Travel to Andal sannidhi, Haratthi

 

a. Sathamakha MaNineelA (Godha Sthuthi dhyAna SlOkam)

b.MaryAdhai to Swamy Desikan and beginning of GodhA Sthuthi

 

18.Travel to Senai MudaliyAr Sannidhi and Haratthi

 

a. VandhE VaikuntasEnAnyam -- ( YathirAja Sapthathi # 3)

b. asEsha Vigna samanam --- ( DayA Sathakam # 5)

c. SurAsuraadhIswara MouLigAthAth--- ( Slokam on VishvaksEnar)

 

19. At the foot of Hasthigiri , Swamy has now arrived and 2 slOkams are recited:

 

a. TasyAstheerE Sarasijabhuva: somyavaithAnavidhi: ( slOkam on Hasthisailam)

b. SanchinvAnA taruNa tuLasI--( variation on the 50th slOkam of VaradarAja PanchAsath)

 

20. At AmmAL Mantapam

 

a. Baladarsana maNTapam srutheenAm( Sanklapa SooryOdhayam slOkam ? )

 

21. Before climbing the 24 Steps of Hasthigiri , the following slOkam is recited:

 

a. Iyamakhila pumarTa prArthanA kalpavallee

sithamathibhirananyai: sEvithA siddhabrundhai:

dhyuthibhiraviralAbhir dhyOtayanthee dhiganthAn

visathi sumathisoudham VishNubhakthir-visuddham

 

THIS IS WHERE WE STOPPED LAST YEAR . NOW WE WILL PROCEED

WITH SWAMY DESIKAN"S JOURNEY UP THE STAIRS FOR MANGALAASAASANAM

OF LORD VARADARAAJAN .

 

We will cover the following stages of the journey of Swamy Desikan :

 

1. At the time of climbing the 24 steps

 

2. Salutations to AmmAL's KaalkshEpa ghOshti MaNTapam(12 SlOkams)

 

3. Lord VaradarAjan's Garbha Graham & Haratthi there (31 slOIkams including

those from SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath ,Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , SrI HayagrIva

sthOthram , NyAsa Dasakam , NyAsa Vimsathi and VegA sEthu sthothram ).

 

4. MangaLa Haaratthi to MahA Laksmi on the chest of the Lord (2 slOkams).

 

5. AruLappAdu from Tamil Prabhandhams for Lord VaradharAjan (6 Paasurams)

 

6. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan from the Lord at kOlappaDi of Thirumalai:

Theertham , Pavithram , Sandal paste, Garland , SaThAri .(Theertham ,

SaThAri to GhOshti at AbhishEka MaNTapam ).

 

a. Recital of SrI VardarAja PanchAsath and thre slOkams from Sankalpa

SooryOdhayam concluding with MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan.

 

b. Sounding of BhEri Vaadhyam and recital of 15 SlOkams from Sankalpa

SooryOdhayam and other SrI Sookthis of Swamy Desikan .

 

7. Pushpa Vrushti and recital of two more slOkams.

 

8. ThiruvEnthi Kaapu for the Lord and Swamy Desikan's reluctant

farewell until the next Thirunakshathram .

 

9. Travel to the ThoNdaridippoDi Gopuram Vaasal from the top of the hill.

 

10. Travel to VeNugOpaalan Sannidhi at the bank of PushkaraNi and

the recital of YathirAja Sapthathi.Haaratthi & Gopala Vimsathi

recital.

 

11. Travel to and MaryAdhai at SrI VarAhan Sannidhi (4 SlOkams on VarAhar).

 

12. Arrival at RanganAthar Sannidhi , Haratthi and Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAnam

recital.

 

13. Arrival at Sudarsanar Sannidhi (3 slOkams on Sudarsanar followed by

SudarsanAshtakam ; Theertham, garland, SaThAri, MaryAdhai.

 

14. Arrival at Swamy NammAzhwAr Sannidhi ( 10 slOkams including those

from PaadhukA Sahasram); Theertham, Garland , SaThAri.

15. At Swamy Naathamuni Sannidhi .Haaratthi & 3 slOkams.

 

16. Haarathti at MUdal AzhwArkaL Sannidhi (1 slOkam)

 

17. Swamy AaLavanthAr Sannidhi (4 slOkams including the one

from SthOthra Rathnam).

 

18.SrI BhAshyakArar Sannidhi , Haaratthi (6 slOkams from YathirAja Sapthathi).

MaryAdhai at SrI BhAshyakArar Sannidhi. Theertham, SaThAri at the front of

sannidhi for GhOshti.

 

19. Arrival at Swamy Desikan Sannidhi , Haarathti for Swamy Desikan.

DEsika DinacharyA and PrArTanAshtakam and recitation of 2 slOkams.

 

20. MaryAdhai for ThAtha Desikan from ThUppul Desikan and Desika MangaLam

recitation.

 

21. KavitArkkika SimhAya KalyANa guNa saalinE

SrImathE VenkatEsAya VedAnthaguravE Nama:

 

ThiruvEnthikAppu Haarathi for Swamy Desikan and

the conclusion of the MangaLasAsanam Festivities for

this year at Kaanchipuram ( October 5 , 2003 : KanyA

SravaNam and EkAdasiDay).

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan