Sri RanganAtha Temple , Priest Quarters construction Support series : Posting XVI: Sri ANDAL Sannidhi

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Sri:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

Few steps from Sri RanganAyaki's Sannidhi is

Sri AndaL's Sannidhi at the Pomona Temple .

As per sannidhi location tradition , ANDAL blesses us

from the North West section of the temple .

 

Soodikkoduttha NaacchiyAr & Her dhivya Prabhandhams

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In fourty five days , Marghazhi month will dawn on us

and the Dhanur Maasa Aaaradhanam will commence at

the temple .ThiruppAvai ghOsham will resonate all around .

ANDAL will conduct Marghazhi nOnbhu with Her fellow gOpis.

Her Thirumozhi will be heard from the dhivya prabhandha ghOshti

of the temple . In the evenings , GodhA Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan

will echo around . All in all ANDAL , the beloved daughter of PeriyAzhwAr

and the dear consort of Lord RanganAtha becomes the focus of

worship during the Marghazhi month. We celebrate as well Her avathAra

dinam of Aadi Pooram with pomp and circumstance every year .

 

GodhA Sthuthi

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We recite and reflect on the Vaibhavam of Godha PirAtti

through the recitatin of the slOkams of Godha Sthuthi

bequeathed to us as Kula dhanam by Swamy Desikan .

Here is the URL for the extensive introduction to GodhA

Sthuthi and the deeper meanings of the individual slOkams :

 

http://www.sadagopan.org/sba/sd8.htm

 

Please recite atleast the first slOkam of Godha sthuthi ,

where Swamy Desikan shows us the way to perform

SaraNAgathy to Her :

 

SrivishNuchittha kula nandhana kalpavalleem

SrirangarAja harichandana yOga dhrusyAm

SaakshAth KashamAm karuNayA KamalAmivAnyAm

GodhAm ananya saraNa: SaraNam prapathyE

 

The other slOkams to recite are the 24th to 26th ,

where Her successful pleading on behalf of

the erring Jeevans to Her Lord and Her power to

remove the SamsAric afflictions of the suffering

Jeevans . The DhyAna slOkam should be used

whenever possible to invoke Her presence :

 

SathamakhamaNi neelaa chArukalhAra HasthA

sthanabharanamithAngi SaandhravAthsalya sindhu:

aLakavinihithAbhi: sragbhirAkruTanATA

vilasathu hridhi GodhA VishNuchitthAthmajA na :

 

ThiruppAvai or GodhOpanishad

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Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's Taniyan for ThiruppAvai

( NeeLAtunga Sthanagiri- - - - - ) should also be recited

during the MangaLAsAsanam of ANDAL at Her Sannidhi

to remind us about the special role that She plays in

awakening Her Lord about His sworn duties to come to our

rescue .

 

The detailed commentaries on ThiruppAvai Paasurams and

its three Taniyans as well as the recorded version of the individual

Paasurams sung by a leadign artist are available at :

 

http://home.comcast.net/~mkkmkk/thiruppavy

 

NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi Paasurams(143)

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While at ANDAL's Sannidhi, we should reflect on

Her divine anubhavams in search of Her Lord and

dreaming about wedding Him ( VaaraNamAyiram)

and finally finding Him at BrundhAvanam grazing

calves and cows . The detailed write ups are by

Srimathi KlayANi KrishNamAchari and adiyEn

recommends your studying of these postings :

 

http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/7673/azhwars/nachiyar

 

The glories of Srivilliputthur , the avathAra Sthalam of ANDAL

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For taking you back from ANDAL's archai to Her avathAra

sthalam , adiyEn recommends a beautiful web site created by

a native of SrivilliputthUr :

 

http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/7673

 

ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppilaippan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: