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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

I am forwarding a moving appeal from

the Thiruvaheendhrapuram Mahaa Mantapam construction

Committee Chairman , Sri Soundararajan Desikan Swamy .

 

Please join in this Kaimkaryam and accelerate the rest

of the construction . Details are available at :

 

http://www.srikainkarya.org

 

If you are not in India and wish to participate from

USA , please let em know so that I can be of help.

Thank you ,

V.Sadagopan

 

 

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Dear Asthikas/Bhakthas :

 

You all, know, that the first phase of Mandap at a

cost of Rs 2--45 lakhs was completed at Sri Oushatadri,

Sri Hayagreevar Temple ,Thiruvaheendrapuram with

the financial assistance from all of you . Sevarthis are taking

shelter here and Swami Desikan , the presiding deity of

the Kshetra Lord Sri Devanatha, Sri Hayagreevan give

darshan from this mandap during uthsavams. This is going on

every year.

 

24th September 2004--Purattasi-sravanam-Oushathagiri-

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Swami Desikan climbed the Hills in the early morning

to perform Mangalasasanam of Lord Sri Hayagreeva to

the accompaniment of countless devotees/Bhaagavathaas

Nathaswarams & thavils. After pradakshanam of outer

and inner praakaara, Swami Desikan came & sat on the

small four pillar mandapam facing Sri Hayagreeva .

Vedadyayees completed Vedaprayanam( part) . Prasadams

were brought and offered to Sri Hayagreevan and Swami

Desikan.

 

Garland,Parivattam came from Sri Hayagreeva to Swami

Desikan and these Maryathaas were offered to Him. It

was just the beginning of offering of Theertham from

Sri Hayagreevan to Swami Desikan. At that juncture

there was heavy down-pour of rain for over half-an

-hour. Sevaarthis who was at the Ist phase of Mandap ,

kainkaryaparas under the narrow lengthy walking -way

got protection from the rains whereas other devotees

such as men and women, aged, sick, old ladies, young

ladies at the family way, children eagerly waiting to

recite Garuda thandagam etc slokams , including

ourselves sheltered under the coconut leaves pandal

completely soaked in the rains. At that time some of

them known to me said to me ( Srikainkarya) :

 

" You see the sufferings of devotees/ Sri Hayagreeva Bakthas in

the rain . Some Baghavathas did not have even dhoti/

angavasthra to change vasthra. They came here to have

darshan of Lord Sri Hayagreeva Swami Desikan and to

have Saaththumurai theertham , sadari and prasadam..

You see their pitiable condition. Why can't you construct

a Mahamandapam fully covering the area

where devotees were shivering due to heavy rain? "

 

 

I did not expect such a request from the devotees at that

particular movement. I did not know what to do / what

to say that too in the divine presence of Swami

Desikan and Sri Hayagreevan. I did not consult anyone

even my wife. I took it as a command from Sri

Hayagreevan . I said with folded hands even at

the time of commencing the first phase , this was

thought of (Taking the entire construction) but I was

afraid of heavy involvement of money, and fearing

that I am not be suitable for this, I took up part of

the entire area and Sri Hayagreevan And Swami Desikan

used me as an instrument to complete the first phase.

They said that even now you can take the final stage and

you will be an instrument in the divine grace of Acharyan

and His Acharyan . I took this as a command of Sri Hayagreevan

and replied saying that Srikainkarya will take up the final stage of

construction also.

 

Dear Bakthas, this is the background . This was truly happened.

 

 

A public

charitable trust was created, registered and proposals

were sent to the Commissioner of In-come tax

Pondicherry. Srikainkarya started to send appeals to

various people / Business magnets/ others Appeals

were sent to the readers of my articles in Sri Desika

Seva, purchasers of my various books . There was

response , some lukeworm response . Rasikas of my

books came forward to donate- small small contribution

which in their capacity is big . Srikainkarya accepted

them with obeisance .

 

Both of us ( I and my wife ) began to go and meet people .

Sri Hayagreevan directed one noble-hearted ,

service-minded devotee from Nanganallur who helped

previously, to assist now also . Sri Hayagreevan

introduced another pious person with helping tendency,

well- versed in Karnataka Sangeetam devotee from

T.Nagar to partake in this kainkaryam and to share

the services with us. Sri Hayagreevan sent His

upasakar from U.S. to contact srikainkarya through

internet. How can I explain the leelas of Sri Hayagreevan !

This upasakar is a multi-faceted , noble , divine-hearted,

gem of all arts in vaishnava philosophy-that too Sri sookthis of

Swami Desikan. Upon his suggestion & advice it is setforth

as follows :

 

The cost of construction per ten sq.ft. comes to

Rs 3200/-or 75 u.s.dollars. Bakthas/devotees can contribute

even like this . This will also help in the construction ..

 

The idea is

to complete the construction as quickly as possible

and to have darshan of Swami Desikan , Sri Hayagreevan

and the presiding deity Sri Devanathan in the

Mahamandap because the life-span ( of ours ) is small

and it is not possible to worship in this Maha ( Mani) Mandapam

if we depart from this material world once and for all

before the completion. Whatever it is in Paramapatham

( Vaikuntam), this archavathra seva in this Mahamandapam

cannot be enjoyed . This is unparalleled

 

Dear Asthikas!

Let us join together in this noble cause. Let us

shoulder the service with Srikainkarya ! Let us see

that the construction is completed soon. Let us have

darshan of Sri Hayagreevan , Swami Desikan , asif it

is Vaikunta . Let us have paripoorna anugraham

of Sri Hayagreeva

 

 

Paramapathanathan, Sriman Narayanan would ask us when

we climb Visakshana(Dharmaathi peetam) during paryanga

vidya about the darshan of Archamoorthis of Sri Hayagreevan ,

Swami Desikan , Adiyavarkku Meyyan. Let us answer with

immense pleasure :YES .

 

Dasan

Srikainkarya

Thiruvaheendrapuram Uruppattur Chakravarthi

Soundararajan