TaaraNa Samvathsaram : BhOgi
PaNDigai Dinam
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SrI:
NamO Sri VenkatEsAya
NamO Sri
HayagreevAya
NamO Sri RanganAthAya
Dear Sri VaishNavAs
:
There might be some
variations in procedures recommended
due to different observances
by different AchArya Vamsams .
The One that is being
followed here is
that of Sri Matam .
The Bhaavam ( Feeling state )
with which one
performs AarAdhanam
for the Dhivya Dampathis
is the most
important consideration .
Bhaagavaan will forgive any
lapses from a well-intentioned
devotee and one can
appeal
successfully to Him for forgiving
aparAdhams (AparAdha
KshAmaNam ) done without one's awareness
or one's incomplete or
incorrect knowledge . The sequence of observances
are marked with a red
asterik(*) in front . The rest of the comments are
(background)
explanatory notes
to provide a perspective .
Here then is the kramam for
Laghu AarAdhanam.
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(*)
1. Wash both your feet well , perform Aachamanam twice
and
proceed to the ArchA Moorthy Sannidhi ( Koil AzhwAr
).
2. Stay on the right side of
the Lord for performing Sevai ,
Japam ,
PraaNAyAmam and SthOthram .
3. Have the Upper
garment tied against the waist
above the
lower garment ( not over the lower garment) .
4. Wear Pavithram (if
available) or golden Pavithram ring and/or
Pavithra Maalai acquired from a Temple . Tulasi
and Lotus
bead
necklace can also be worn during the AarAdhanam .
(*) Recite thereafter:
"
ChaNDAdhi DhwArapAlEbhyO Nama:
PrachaNDAdhi PaalEbhyO
Nama:
Samastha ParivArAya SrimatE
NaarAyaNAya Nama:"
Now prostrate before the Koil AzhwAr
four times.
( This is
to seek the permission of the gate keepers
of the
Lord to enter His sannidhi) .Use the right foot
to make
the first step. Then take a small amount of
water in
right hand and sprinkle the earth in front:
" Om
BhUrbhuvassuvaaha ".
(*) Recite thereafter the following with
the sounding of
the bell / GhantA .
(One should
never do Bhagavath
AaarAdhanam without
the ccompaniment of the
sound of the Bell , which
has been
consecrated. Please
approach an
AchAryan or a knowledgable
temple Archaka
for the
consecration of the Bell used in
AarAdhanam) :
(*)" apasarpanthu tE bhUthA: yE bhUthA: bhuvi
samsTithA:
yE bhUthA: vigna-karthAra: tE gachanthvAj~nayA Hare:
"
( May the inauspicious
bhUthams of the world and those
who cause
obstructions/vignams get away from here due to
the command of Hari !
).
(*)
Now , Clap three times with hands (palms) to awaken
the Lord.
This is called
Hastha ThaaLam ( the left palm is held
under the right palm and move
the right palm against letter
to
clap . Next lower
the right palm and clap with the left
palm . Conclude the third
Hastha ThALam with a clapping
the left palm with the
right hand FINGERS ) . Do not clap
successively
thrice with the
right palm on the left palm .
Now You have
awakened the
Lord and got his attention .
(*) Opening of the Koil
AzhwAr & Raising the GhantA Naadham
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Open the KOil AzhwAr now with
" Yamm VaayavE Nama: ,
VeeryAyaasthrAya PhaD " (
VeeryAya asthrAya PhaD is
known as the asthra manthram)
.
5. Sounding of the Bell :
There are two ways. One way
is to make
the tongue of the bell strike one side of
the
bell instead of both the sides . The other way is to
move the
tongue of the bell to strike both sides of the Bell.
Use the
second way only during the occasion of offering
Haaratthi
and NaivEdhyam (Food) to the Lord .During the rest
of the
times , use only one side of the wall of the bell for
striking
with its tongue .
6. Holding of the Bell
: It can be lifted with the left hand and
transferred to the right hand to raise the Ghantaa Naadham
.
Left
hand should never be used for raising the naadham .
(*)
7. Now , Recite Bhagavaan's SuprabhAtham:
Kousalyaa Suprajaa Raamaa Poorvaa sandhyaa
pravarTathE
utthishta
nara-saarddhoola karthavyam dhaivamAhnikam
(*)
8. Follow up with the Recitation of the Guru Paramaparaa
Taniyan:
LakshmeenaaTa SamArambhAm NaaTa Yaamuna madhyamAm
asmadhAchArya-paryanthAm vandhE Guru
Paramparaam
9. Recite PallANDU of PeriyAzhwAr ( First Two
Paasurams),
if there is time
:
PallANDu
PallANDu PallaayiratthANDu
PalkOti
nooRAyiram
MallANDa-thiNN-thOL MaNivaNNA , unn
sevvadi sevvi
ThirukkAppu
adiyOmOdum ninnOdum pirivinRi aayiram
pallANDu
vadivaay Ninn valamArbhinil
vaazhhinRa Mangayum PallANDu
vadivaar sOthi valatthuRayum sudarAzhiyum
PallANDu
PadaipOr pukku-muzhangum
appAnjasanniyamum PallANDE
10. If there is time , Recite
the ThiruppAvai Paasurams :
1,3,16, 18, 23, 24 , 27 and the
28th)
Reference for
Text: http://www.sadagopan.org
(*)
11. Recite NyAsa Dasakam of Swamy
Desikan
Reference for Text :
http://www.sadagopan.org
OR
12. SaranAgathy Gadhyam
Passages( AkhilahEya to SaraNam
aham prapadhyE can also be
recited instead of NyAsa Dasakam ) .
(*) 13. Aasana Manthram
Recitation ( This Aaasana Manthram
usage is common to all Vaidhika Karmaas
).
Recite :
(PraNavam) BhUr Bhuva: Suvaha:
Next Recite Aasana Manthram
Aasana Manthrasya
pR^ithivyaa mErupR^ishtTha R^ishi:
Sutalam Chandha : SrI
KoormO dEvathA
aasanE
VinyOga:
pR^ithvi tvayaa dhr^itaa lOkaa dEvi
Thvam VishNunaa dhr^itaa
Thvam cha dhaaraaya maam dEvi
pavitram kuru chaasanam
(*) 14. AshtAkshara Japam (
28 Times) followed by 3 PrANAyAmams.
(*) 15.
Sankalpam
SrI BhagavadhAj~nyaa
SrI Bhagavath preethyarTam ijyaa kaalikam
Bhagavadh AarAdhanam karishyE
(*) 16.
Shorter Saathvika ThyAgam :
SrI
BhagavaanEva BhagavadhAradhAnAkhyam karma svasmai
svarprItayE svayamEva
Kaarayathi .
(17) Skip BhUtha Suddhi
Kramam at the beginning stage of
learning AarAdhanam as well as
for Laghu AarAdhanam .
(*) Assume mentally
however that our entire physical body is burnt ,
reduced to ashes ,
placed at the right toe of the Lord and then transformed
by the Lord into a divine
body for
becoming fir to do His dhivyArAdhanam.
(*) 18.
Maanaseeka Aaraadhanam Sanklapam
SrI Bhagavadhaaj~nyaa Sri Bhagavadh preethyarTam
Bhagavadh-
AarAdhanaanga Maanaseeika AarAdhanam karishyE
( Here , imagination is the limit . Please refelect
mentally that you are
offering the
Dhivya Dampathis best vasthrams , aabharaNams ,
Flower garlands , delightful
NaivEdhyams prepared with the best of
ingredients and bhakthi . Enjoy the
visualization of seating
the dhivya dampathis in front of you
on a throne and offering
all these samarpaNams .This
experience is the most thrilling ).
There are
six Sanskrit slOkams that put in words such mAnaseeka
offerings in the most beautiful manner . They are so
beautiful that
even a recitation of them
altogether in a deeply reverential mood
appear sufficent
to cover Bhagavath AarAdhanam on days
when one is unable
to perform even Laghu AarAdhanam.
This is just my
observation.The Six slOkams are :
a) KoormAdheen -----VishNu
BhakthAn PrapadhyE
(This
slokam deals with the description of the ThirumAmaNi
MaNtapam/gem bedecked hall at Sri Vaikuntam , the
Lord's
throne
there and , DEvis and the Lord's nithya sooris serving Him
.
Swamy Desikan's Parama Padha SopAnam /PrApthi Parvam
and AchArya RaamAnujA's Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam provide
references to the subject matter of this verse ).
b) Savyam paadham---Vaikunta
NaaTa:( This verse is
a beautiful descriotion of Sri VaikuntanaaTan seated on
His throne of AdhisEshan with His Devis and weapons
as well as His AabharaNams).
c) AaarAdhayAmi hr^idhi
Kesavam-- apunarbhavaaya (**)
( This
slOkam describes the AarAdhanam performed
to the Lord Kesavan residing in one's heart lotus , performing
abhishEkam
for Him with waters from the river of SraddhA
with a pure mind and performing archanai for Him
with the flowers of DhyAnam daily to gain freedom from
rebirth
in SamsAric world).
d) SauvarNe sthaalivaryE
---Kalpayaami (**) / ( This
slOkam describes
the daily manaseeka offering of well prepared , delicious food
-- BhakshaNams , lEhyams , noble havis , annnam , many cooked
vegetables
, curd ,
honey , ghee , milk , drinking water and the like--
for His enjoyment along with Taambhoolam in golden plates
inlaid with gems ) .
e) Bhagavan
PuNDareekAksha---samyagarchayE ( This slOkam prays
for
the Lord's acceptance of the Hrudh Yaagam /Maanaseeka
AarAdhanam and UpachArams and announces that the devotee
is going to perform the external /bhAhya AarAdhanam and to accept
that too ).
f) VibhO Sakala
lOkEsa----arkhyAdhibhi KramAth ( Oh Lord !
Supreme Master of the Universe ! PraNaTaarthihara PrabhO !
Achyutha ! Please accept this
MaanaseekArAdhanam performed
in
the proper way with Bhakthi by adiyEn !
Among the above 6 slOkams ,
the two marked with (**)
are most important for Hrudh
Yaagam or Maanasa
AarAdhanam .They have
been transcribed in detail
for that
reason:
(c) AarAdhayAmi hrudhi
Kesavam AthmagEhE
MaayaapurE
hrudhaya-pankaja-sannivishtam
sraddhA-nadhee-vimala chittha
jalAbhishEkai:
nithyam
samAdhikusumair-apunarbhavAya
(d) SouvarNE sTAlivaryE
maNigaNakhachithE goghR^utaaktaan supakvaan
bhakshyAn bhOjyaamsccha
lEhyAn paramamaTa havi: shOshyamannam nidhyaaya
nAnAshakairupEtam sadhadhi
madhughRutam ksheera-paaneeya yuktam
tAmBhUlam chaatmanEsmai
prathi-dhivasam aham mAnasam kalpayAmi
BHAHYAARAADHANA
SANKALPAM
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ShrI BhagavadhAj~nyaa Shri Bhagavath
preethyarTam ijyaa kaalikam
bhagavadhArAdanaanga
bhAhya aarAdhanam
karishyE
Paathra Parikalpanam (
Positioning of vessels for the External AarAdhanam)
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The aarAdhakan should
have the pot filled with water ( PoorNa
Kumbham ) on his left
side as he stands to the right of PerumAL
facing the Eastern
direction . The AarAdhakan will now be facing North .
Opposite the Lord on
a
table , the Vattils ( vessels used in AarAdhanam )
are placed
:
1) Arghya Paathram:
AagnEyam/South East direction and to
the
right of the one performing AarAdhanam .
2) Paadhya Pathram :
Nirruthi / South West position (going clockwise) .
3) Aachamaneeya
Paathram: Vaayavyam/North West
direction
4) Snaaneeya/Paaneeya
Pathram : IsAnyam / South East direction
5) SarvArtha thOya
Paathram: This is placed at the center
There is an extra
Paathram , if PaadhukhA AarAdhanam
is performed . We will
not include it here . In front of
the above pAthrams , a bigger
sized vessel known as
PrathigRaha Paathram is
placement as a general purpose
catchment vessel . A plate
for the placement of GhantA ,
loose flowers , TuLasi is
positioned next to the PrathgR^iha
Paathram
.
The
Direction faced by the Lord inside the Houses
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Ideally ,
the Lord faces the Eastern direction
inside
the Koil
AzhwAr. If for modern day apartment living
restrictions , He has to face another direction , the rules
of
argya
Paathram in AgnEyam et al hold . The
aarAdhakan
is always
on the right of PerumAL. The direction faced
by
the Lord is known as "Deva
Praachi " ( Lord's East).
Paathra Kalpanam for Laghu
AarAdhanam
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First add TuLasi , Sandal
powder , Cardamom powder , clove ,
green camphor to
the water
in the SarvArtha ThOyam vessel . Then use
that SarvArtha
ThOyam
vessel filled with
perfumed water and
Praigraha
Paathram for the Laghu
AarAdhanam . SarvArtha Thoya paathram
stands in now for the Argya ,
Paadhya , Aachamaneeya , SnAneeya/
Paaneeya
Pathrams .
(To Be Continued
)
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