SrI:
Dear ANDAL BhakthAs:
SrI U.Ve. Villur U.ve. KaruNAkaran Swamy is a
family friend for
a long time. We grew up together at Oppiliappan
Koil/DevanAr ViLAgam.
He belongs to the NadAthUr Vamsam and His revered
father is
Vaikunta Vaasi Aasu Kavi VillUr SrI Nidhi Swamy , a
great
scholar and is related to HH the 43rd Pattam
Azhagiya Singar ,
SrIMath VeerarAghava YathIndhra MahA Desikan
.
SrI KaruNAkarAcchAr Swamy 's lucid upanyAsams
backed up
by enormous scholarship are most enjoyable to
listen to and
benefit from .Please attend if you are in and
around Chennai.
Please check with SrIman
Balaji of Besant Nagar for particulars
on location:
Balaji Dampathis , E/55/B 19 Cross St
, Besant Nagar
Chennai 90 , Tel 044-2491 1522.
The Kalakshebam Timing 16.30-17.45 by U Ve Karunakaran Swami.
At 6.30 P.M , SrI KaruNAkaran Swamy is also giving daily
UpanYAsams at Siva-VishNu aalayam at Iswari Nagar , PallAvaram .
Godha Piratti ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
V.Sadagopan
>From: Sadagopan
>To: SRS
>Subject: [SriRangaSri] SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi & Swamy
NammAzhwAr Moksham celebrations
>Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 22:16:52 -0500
>
>SrI :
>
>BhathAmrutham Visva-janAnumOdhanam
> SarvArTatham SrI SaThakOpa Vaangmayam
>Sahasra SaakhOpanishad SamAgamam
> NamAmyaham DhrAviDa Veda Saagaram
>
>Dear BhakthAs:
>
>Back at SrIrangam , NamperumAL acted today in the role of
MUmukshu
>(One who is desirous of Moksham) and showed us the way by
entering
>SrI Vaikunta (Paramapadha ) Vaasal after traveling via
ArchirAdhi maargam .
>With RathnAngi and Simha Gathy , He arrived at the Thousand
pillared Mantapam
>to initate IrAppatthu ThiruvAimozhi Uthsavam .
>
>Pahal Patthu Uthsavam
>*****************************
>During the Pahal Patthu uthsavam that preceded the Iraa Paathu
>Uthsavam , NamperumAL blessed us with alankArams including
>Vaira Mudi , Paandya KoNDai , Chavari KoNDai . On the last day of
>Pahal Patthu , He competed with His DEvi by taking
Mohini
>AlankAram . The parrot in His(Her) hand , the dhrushti pottu
(I(dot) ,
>the ANDAL KoNDai on His siras and the folded legs did not fool
>Swamy ParAsara Bhattar and this AchAryan commented that
>Mohini can not surpass the feminine charm of NamperumAL's
>divine consort , SrI RanganAyaki .
>
>(All the SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi related sevais at SrIrangam as well
>as the Special Thirumanjanam for Lord VaradarAjan are available
in
>a special CD ROM for your enjoyment) .
>
>During the Pahal patthu days , when all dhivya Prabhandhams other
than
>ThiruvAimozhi and IyaRppA are recited during the day time (Pahal)
,
>Special Arayar SEvai takes place and NamperumAL displays
>Simha Gathy , OyyAra Nadai , Sarpa gathi , VyAgra and Rishabha
>gathis during arrival from His aasthAnam and return back there .
>
>Arayar SEvai
>****************
>The Arayar Sevai at SrIrangam has links with Thirumangai
>AzhwAr , Swamy Naathamuni, Swamy AlavanthAr
and
>AchArya RaamAnujA . Arayar Sevai is known as Mutthamizh
>Kalai KoNDAttam ( The three dimensioned art celebration).
>The three dimensions are : (1) Singing of Swamy NammAzhwAr's
>and other AzhwAr's selected Paasurams with appropriate
PaNNs/
>Raagams (2) Performing abhinayam for the Paasuram passages
>and (3) GIving the meaning of those Paasurmas followign TambirAn
>Padi. This is the equivalent of Iyal, Isai and Naatakam
>of Tamil art tradition . This Arayar Sevai splits further in to
two parts :
>(1) PerumAL KONDAttam and (2) NaacchiyAr KoNDAttam .
>
>Iraa Patthu
>*************
>On this day of SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi , NamperumAl gives up His
Mohini
>alankAram of the previous day and reverts to His own masculine ,
>bewitching dhivya soundharyam ; He clads the RathnAngi and
arrives for
>His DarbhAr at the 1000 Pillar ManTapam to have His bhOgam with
>ParAnkusa Naayaki and to hear Thiruvaimozhi for the next few days
.
>
>Meykalatthal or MokshOthsavam
>****************************************
>The spot light shifts now to Swamy NammAzhwAr/ParAnkusa
>Naayaki. In the final day of Iraa Patthu, NamperumAL will bless
>Swamy NammAzhwAr with Moksham .
>
>At SrI RanganAtha Temple , Pomona , N.Y we celebrated
>Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham in a grand manner last
>Sarurday . adiyEn presented a small viNNappam to Lord
>RanganAtha on the vaibhavam of Swamy NammAzhwAr's
>four Dhivya Prabhandhams in general and the ten decads of
>ThiruvAimozhi in particular. adiyEn referred to the brilliant
>summary of Swamy Desikan on the essence of the ten
decads
>of ThiruvAimozhi ( from Taathparya RathnAvaLi SlOkam ). Here is
>the gist of that presentation before Lord RanganAthA
as
>Swamy NammAzhwAr was completely covered under a huge assembly of
>TuLasi leaves awaiting the granting of His Saayujya MOksham from
NamperumAL .
>
>The shifting Moods of Swamy NammAzhwAr in His four
Prabhandhams
>***************************************************************************************
>The First Prabhandham of Swamy NammAzhwAr is
Thiruviruttam . It is linked
>traditionally to the essence of the prayers of Rg
Vedam. His mood is that of
>Para Bhakthi . The Paasurams connect to the PraNavam and " Namas
"
>sabdham of AshtAksharam . The Mukhya Vishayam of Thiruviruttham
is
>Swamy NammAzhwAr's statement to the Lord that SamsAra
Dukkham
>is unbearable .There are 100 Paasurams in thsi Prabhandham .
>
>In the second Prabhandham of ThiruvAsiriyam , which is considered
as
>the essence of Yajur Vedam , SaThakOpar's mood shifts to Para
Jn~Anam.
>The link is to the NaarAyaNa sabdham of AshtAksharam . The
quintessence
>(Mukhya Vishayam ) of this Prabhandham is about the
aanandhAnubhavam
>due to the Prathyaksham of the Lord and singing about that
anubhavam
>in a raptourous state. There are 7 paasurams in the second
prabhandham.
>
>In the third prabhandham , Periya ThiruvandhAthi , the links are
to the mood of
>Parama Bhakthi and GeethAchAryan's Charama SlOkam . The Mukhya
Vishayam
>here is Swamy NammAzhwAr's _expression_ of His
insatiable desire to unite with
>the Lord . This is considered a condensation of
AtharvaNa Vedam.There are 87
>Paasurams in this third Prabhandham.
>
>The Fourth Prabhandham is ThiruvAimozhi , the essence of Saama
Vedam.
>The mood is that of PrApthi (attainment of the desired boon and
arrival at
>SrI Vaikuntam for Nithya Kaimkaryam and ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham)
.
>The rahasyam linked to this Prabhandham is Dhvayam
(Dheerga SaraNAgathy).
>In the mood of joining the Lord , Swamy Desikan experinces
alternatively
>VislEsham ( seperation form the Lord ) and SamslEsham ( union
with the Lord).
>Finally , AzhwAr is granted Saayujya Moksham ( ThiruvAimozhi:
10.10 ).
>There are 1102 Paasurams in the final prabahandham of
Swamy NammAzhwAr.
>
>Swamy Desikan's Summary of the uniqueness of each of
the four Prabhandhams
>*************************************************************************************************
>aadhyE svasya prabhandhE SaThajith abhidhadhE samsruthE:
Dussahathvam
> dhvaitheeyakE SvaroopAdhi akhilam aTa
HarE: anvabhUth spashtasdhrushtam
>ThArtthIyakE savkeeyam BhagavadhanubhavE sphOrayAmAsa theevrAm
aasAm
> ThuryE yaTEshtam BhagavadhanubhavAth
aapa mukthim SaThAri :
>
>AaadhyE ( in the First prabahandham) , AzhwAr cried out about the
unbearable
>nature of SamsAram ( samsruthE: dussahathvam abhidhadhE ).
>
>DhavitheeyakE (in the second prabhandham) , AzhwAr was able to
enjoy the Svaroopa-
>GuNa -VibhUthis of the Lord as a result of gaining
Para Jn~Anam.
>
>ThArttheeyikE (in the third prabahandham) , Azhwar expressed his
great longing
>to enjoy the Lord and have His samslEsham/union( " Bhagavad
anubhavE
>svakeeyam theevrAm aasAm sphOrayAmAsa " ) .
>
>ThuryE ( in the fourth prabhandham ) , AzhwAr enjoyed the Lord to
his heart's
>content and attained Moksham ( ThuryE yaTEshtam
BhagavadhanubhavAth
>aapa mukthim SaThAri: ).
>
>The Ten decads(Patthus) of the Fourth Prabhandham: ThiruvAimozhi
>*********************************************************************************
>The genius of Swamy Desikan in distilling the essence
of each of
>the ten decads is abundantly evident in the following Taathparya
>RathnAvaLi slOkam :
>
>Gathim vyadhvak-klEsascchidham apadhAsankAspadharasam
> bhajadhbhi: suprApam vividha bhajana
prakriyAmiha
>PhalE theevROdhyOgam sva-vishaya-kruthaathyAdhAram
> yadrucchA-tushtam sath-saraNim
apunar-janma saayujyam
>
>The GuNams of the individual ten decads are then :
>
>1) Gathim : He is the Gathi(ParamAm gathi) .
>
>2) Vyadhva-klEsacchidham ( One who removes the fears associated
with
> the dushta mArgams and deflects us in to
sanmArgam).
>
>3) Apadha-sankhAspadha-rasam ( One who has the power
to remove the fear
> about the upadhravams caused by
asthAnam/improper approaches) .
>
>4) Bhajadhbhi: SuprApam ( Easy to attain by those , who worship
Him ,
> Bhajana Sulabhan)
>
>5) Vividha Bhajana prakriyAm ( the object of different aspects of
> Bhakthi yOgam ).
>
>6) PhalE theevrOdhyOgam ( deeply engaged in granting the fruits
that
> one seeks ).
>
>7) Sva-vishaya-kruthAthyAdhAram ( Most compassionate towards
those,
> who engage in meditation about Him ).
>
>8) yadhrucchA-thushtam ( Sathya Kaaman , He who is fully
conteneted
> within Himself).
>
>9) SathsaraNi ( One who becomes the sanmArgam of ArchirAdhi
path).
>
>10) apunarjanma saayujyan ( One who has as His wealth the Muktha
Jeevan ,
> who has no more Janmams in
the Karma BhUmi ).
>
>In the 10.9 ThiruvAimozhi , " Soozh-visumpani-mukil " , the
aanandha kOlAhalam
>of the Lord as AzhwAr ascends to His Parmama padham using the
auspicious ladder
>(sath saraNi) of archirAdhi mArgam ( the pathof light ).
>
>In the ten paasurams of ThiruvAimozhi 10.10 ," MuniyE NaanmuhanE
MukkaNNappA" , Our Lord reveals Himself as the grantor of Moksham
>to enjoy ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham by the Muktha Jeevan at His
>Parama Padham .
>
>This indeed is the Vaibhavam of Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam that is
>being enjoyed at SrIrangam and all other Dhivya dEsams on this
>Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi day .
>
>SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ,
>Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
>
>P.S : The Multimedia CD ROM ( Part I ) dealing with
>the life and SrI Sookthis of seven of the 12 AzhwArs
>is ready for distribution . Please let me know about
>your interests to recieve a copy of this enchanting CD ROM .
>
>
>
>
>
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