Fw: [t'venkatam] Srimadh Azhagiyasingar (45th Pontiff) sathAbhishEkam celebrations in KUWAIT: visEsha-akhanda-vEda-pArAyaNam

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Dear Sri Matam sishyAs :

 

It is wonderful news that the Sri matam sishyar at

Kuwait is organizing such a grand celebration

at Kuwait in the context of the forthcoming

SathAbhishEkam of our revered AchAryan .

 

Similar festivities are being organized by

Sriman MadhurAnthakam Govindarajan

at Muscat in a public hall with Prabhandha PaarAyaNam

and Vedic recitations .

 

I am assuming that the Singapore sishyaas have plans for

a similar event and others with overseas residence .

 

Any funds raised will go towards

the support for the Akanda Veda PaarAyaNam

at Srirangam during the SathAbhishEkam .

 

Dear sishyAs and abhimAnis of Sri Matam :

Please give generously on this special occasion .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ,

V.Sadagopan

-

sudarshan madabushi

tiruvenkatam

Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:23 AM

[t'venkatam] Srimadh Azhagiyasingar (45th Pontiff) " sathAbhishEkam "

celebrations in KUWAIT: " visEsha-akhanda-vEda-pArAyaNam "

 

 

Dear members of the Tiruvenkatam Group Kuwait,

 

Next month, back home in India, celebrations will be

in full swing for the grand 'sathAbhishEkam' (81st

birth anniversary) of the most revered and beloved

'AchArya' Srimadh Azhagiyasingar, who now presides as

the 45th Pontiff of the famous Ahobila Muttam,

headquartered in that most beautiful of

" nrsimha-kshEtrAs " , Ahobilam, Kurnool District, Andhra

Pradesh, India.

 

Srimadh Azhagiyasingar (fondly called as " Villivalam

swAmy " ) is one of the most dynamic of " AchAryAs " in

the long lineage of pontiffs of the Ahobila Muttam. He

ascended the " peetam " in 1993 and since then he has

transformed the profile of this immortal spiritual

institution through a number of initiatives and

projects undertaken at his insistence. Most notably,

they are to name just a few:

 

** the projects he steered and completed in the field

of education (setting up Ahobila Mutt schools and

introducing both secular and religious curricula

therein),

 

** establishing scholarships and sponsorships for

needy students,

 

** construction of a magnificent Muttam premise at

Selaiyur, near Madras,

 

** commencing the English language edition of " Nrsimha

Priya " , the Muttam's official magazine-publication,

 

** publication of several invaluable works of

spiritual and religious interest through the Muttam's

publication division,

 

** consecration of several temples all over India with

customary sacraments and endowments,

 

** performing " samAshrayanam " and " bharanyAsam " rites

for thousands of devotees and disciples,

 

** tirelessly undertaking journeys all across the

length and breadth of India to reach his vast legion

of disciples and administering to their varied

personal needs of spiritual solace and comfort

 

** delivering brilliant and profound discourses on

various subjects of Vedanta, on the scriptures of the

Vedic faith and the literature of saints and sages of

our ancient land

 

** above all, being present always amidst his vast

circle of disciples both in India and abroad, in

spirit if not always in the flesh, and being a

constant messenger of God's blessings and compassion

to all humanity.

 

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Throughout this year 2006,(and especially now in the

few months left to consummate his 'sathAbhishEkam'

later this year) special celebrations have been held

both in India and abroad to honor this great doyen of

Sri Vaishnava 'sri sampradAya'.

 

We in Kuwait should also take this great opportunity

to celebrate the occasion. Not all of us may have the

" bhAgyam " to be physically present on the occasion of

the " sathAbhishEkam " to be held later this year in

Nov-Dec. But we need not be disappointed on that score

since we can always celebrate the occasion here in

Kuwait and dedicate it, in all sincerity and humility,

to His Holiness. His " katAksham " thereby will

definitely be showered upon us.

 

For the past 6 years, we the members of the

Tiruvenkamtam Group, have been regularly and

diligently pursuing " vEdhAdhyAna " under the tutelage

of SrimAn Ishti Venkatakrishnama Chary (IVK Chary).

There are about 20-25 of us who have today attained at

least some elementary level of familiarity with the

great Vedic passages and " prashnAs " that SrimAn Chary,

the 'adhyApakar', has sincerely and patiently taught

us.

 

It is proposed now to put whatever little we have

learnt so far to real good purpose.

 

It is proposed to conduct an " akhanda-veda-pArAyanam "

session in Kuwait in honour of and in celebration of

the grand " sathAbhishEkam " of Srimadh Azhagiyasingar.

The plan is to assemble in " gOshti " in full strength,

participate fully in chanting the " prashnAs " we have

learnt, and dedicating it all mentally

( " mAnaseeka-samarpaNam " ) at the feet of the great

AchAryan on the occasion of His 80th Birthday. This

dedication is to be done in the sincere hope that the

" AchAryan " will accept it ( " sveekaritthu aruLavEndum " )

and convey it all on our behalf to the Almighty, Sri

" MalOla-nrsimhan " , the presiding Deity at Ahobilam.

 

The above " visEsha akhanda-vEda-pArAyanam " program is

scheduled as follows:

 

DATE: Friday Oct 6th (happens to be the asterism

of the " Kanya Maasa Thirunakshathram " of Srimad

Azhagiya Singar)

 

VENUE: My residence at Apt # 31, 8th Floor, R & A

Hotel Apartments, Salmiya (tel: 706 3337)

 

PROGRAM:

 

8.15 AM " AchArya tanians "

 

Recitation of " mantra-rAja-pada-stOtram "

and " lakshni-nrsimha-prappatti shlOkam "

of the 44th Sri Mukkur Azhagiyasingar.

 

" mangaLa hArathi "

 

8.25 AM Light refreshment (milk/coffee)

 

VEDA PARAYANAM COMMENCES

-------------------------

 

8.30 AM to 11.15 PM : SESSION 1

 

(1) Pancha sookthams

(2) Pancha shAnthi

(3) Svasti vachanam

(4) Rudra-prashnam

(5) Chammaka-prashnam

(6) Nava-graha suktam

(6) Narayana upanishad

 

11.15 PM Light refreshment

 

11.30 PM - 2PM SESSION 2

 

(1) " udhaga-shAnthi prashnam "

 

2 - 3 PM Lunch - " dadhee-anna-arAdanam "

 

4 PM RE-ASSEMBLE

 

4 PM to 6.30 PM SESSION 3 (FINAL)

 

(1) Taittiriya-Upanishad

(2) MahA-nArAyana Upanishad

 

6.45 PM " Nrsimha-stOtrAs "

" Bhagavath-AchArya sambhAvana "

" saatrumarai "

" prasAda viniyOga "

 

" mangala gAnam "

 

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EVERYONE of you, without exception, is invited to

attend the above occasion. Even those members who

dropped out of the classes mid-way but who are

familiar with at least one or two of the above

'prashnAs' are invited to participate to the extent

possible.

 

I wish to add here that it would indeed be very

fitting on the occasion to collect a " bahumAnam " on

behalf of the Tiruvenkatam Group, Kuwait, which we can

then respectfully send to His Holiness as a mark of

our deep whole-hearted devotion to him and to our

beloved LORD OF Ahobilam. Our " sambhAvana " will serve

as a token of our gratitude and salutations to our

" AchAryan " who has indeed worked so tirelessly and

done so much for our spiritual welfare all these

years.

 

Dear members and friends, please participate in good

numbers in this rare event in Kuwait. Let us jointly

beseech the " anugraham " of a venerable " AchArya " on

the special occasion of his " sathAbhishEkam " .

 

" Sri lakshmi-nrisimha divya padukA sevaka

srimatE srivann satagOpa sri

nArAyana yatIndra mahA-desikAya namaha "

 

dAsan,

Sudarshan

 

 

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