SrI: Dear Srimathy Padma Sowrirajan : Thanks very much for a delightful and timely posting . V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "padmasowriraja" <padma.sowrirajan@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] AnushtAna Kula Uthsavam > > > Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha > > Dear Bhagavatha's > > A yet another new beginning. The last day of 2007 will be the most > memorable day for some of us. We had the pleasure of ending 2007 > with the blessings of Kanchi Varadar and our two AchAryar's, > EmperumAnAr and Swami Desikan. I am making a humble attempt here to > share my experience with all. > > Around 50 of us along with Dr.U.Ve.M.V. Anantha Padmanabhachariar > swamy(Nrisimha Priya) went to Kanchipuram for *AnushtAna kulam > Uthsavam. We started at around 10 am from chennai. On travel, we had > the privilege of having a quiz by Parthasarathy mama. It was a very > interesting experience to answer in person directly to him than > answering his online quiz, as we cannot do any search or refer any > books then. And Anantha padmanabhachar Swamy also joined us in the > event. It was a great opportunity to learn many sampradAya vishyam > from them. By the time we ended the quiz we reached Kanchi at about > 12. Though we could not reach there on time for thirumanjanam, which > took place in sAla kinar mandapam, we had the pleasure of walking > along with Emperuman and Emperumanar from sAla kinar to Thoopul > Swami Desikan sannidhi. > > It was a wonderful sight in Thoopul with Perumal in the centre and > our two acharyas on either side of Him. There were many special > neivEdhyams for the threesome. After the neivEdhyam, BhashyaKArar > and swami Desikan were honoured by parivattam and garland and > srisatAri of Emperuman. Here we learnt an interesting vishayam from > Anantha Padmanabhachar swamy. BhashyaKArar was honoured with > SrisatAri with three mudras, whereas Swami Desikan was honoured > with 5 mudras. > > After parivattam and mAlai mariyAdhai, there was gOshti viniyogam. > Then, Perumal along with Emperumanar started to His temple and > Swami Desikan went out to send off his Acharyan and Perumal. > >>From there they both went on procession to BhashyaKArar's > thirumAligai. The Adhyayana Goshti joined Perumal from Thirukacchi > Nambigal's sannidhi. They reached BhashyaKArar's thirumAligai and > here too a special neivEedhyam was done for Lord Varadar and > Bhashyagarar. After goshti viniyogam, they started for the temple. > By the time they reached the temple, we all went to Perundevi > thayar's and ChakrathAzhwar's sannidhi. A while later Perumal > reached the temple and in Andal sannidhi we had a scintillating > vision of mAlai mAththal(exchange of garland) between Andal and > Perumal. It was time for Perumal and BhashyaKArar to part with each > other. Near Perumal sannidhi, BhashyaKArar was honoured with > parivattam, mAlai mariyadai and srisatAri. Perumal, after giving > piriyA vidai for his beloved Ramanuja, went to his sannidhi and > Swamy Ramanujar too having spent the whole day with Perumal left to > his sannidhi. In Swamy Ramanujar's sannidhi, he was in the centre > with Azhwars on one side and Acharyas on other side. It was a treat > to our eyes. Swamy Ramanujar mulavar gives us his blessings with his > gyana mudhra, whereas in other temples he is usually seen with > anjali mudra. Swamy Anantha padmanabhachar in his Ramanuja pAavai > upanyasam gave us an interesting explanation about Swamy Ramanujar's > gyana mudra. The gyana mudra he poses is such that he plucks the > darkness and sins from our hearts. Everyone, if you get a chance, > should visit Swamy's Sannidhi to have the blessing of all the > Azhwars and acharyas together. We all with heavy hearts, gave piriyA > vidai to them and started to chennai. > > Also I would like to share a write up by Anantha Padmanabhachar > Swamy out of his imagination, few years back about the anushtAnakula > utsavam. It's about the conversation between Lord Varadar, Swamy > Ramanuja and Swamy Desikan and is given the title Simhangalin > Sallabham.Don't miss it. please read it from the file section of the > groups, i have included a file "simhangalin sallabham.pdf". > He has also rendered an upanyasam on Sri Ramanuja vaibhavam, which > is available as MP3 CD. For the cd's, please contact > > Saran Darshan > "Sri Ahobilam" > 16,Devanathan Colony, West Mambalam, Chennai 600033 > Cell : 0-9381037792, 0-9384037724, 0-9444971557 > > > * Anushtanakula Utsavam, every year is celebrated on the day next to > eyarba sAthumurai day. This uthsavam represents a very important day > in Swami Ramanujar's life. Swami Ramanujar in his pOvAshrama was > under the tutelage of his Acharyan Yadavaprakasar. YP was jealous of > Swamy's profound knowledge and decided to kill Swamy. Hence he took > few of his sishyas along with Ramanujar for a pilgrimage tour to > North India. Swamy's brother Govindha Bhattar, who came to know > about their guru's plan, informed Swamy about it and told him to > leave their group immediately. Ramanuja, who was at his young age, > didn't know how to go or where to go. He started to walk for a while > and since it was dark he was scared. He called out but only his echo > answered him. Suddenly a while later a couple appeared before him > and asked him why he was alone in the forest. He told them that he > was lost and couldn't find his way back to his village, but never > told them about what actually happened. The hunting couples took > swamy and the threesome walked through the forest. When dawn broke, > the lady hunter was tired and asked Ramanuja to bring her some > water. He had a small vessel with him for performing anushtAnams, he > took it and found a small well nearby. He brought water for her but > found them missing. He called for them, but they did not come back. > Ramanuja was upset and resumed his journey to find out where he has > come. When the sun rose brightly, he could see the temple vimanam > and learnt that that was his own village, Kanchipuram. > When swamy wanted to do kainkaryam for perumal and piratti, he asked > Thirukacchi Nambigal to ask them(perumal and piratti) for a > kainkaryam. It was then Piratti asked Ramanujar to bring water from > salai kinaru everyday for her. On hearing this kainkaryam Ramanuja > realised that the hunter couples were none other than Perumal and > Piratti and he was overcome with emotion to learn Lord's souseelyam > and soulabhyam, to have come for his rescue. So, anushtAnakula > uthsavam is the day when Swamy Ramanuja escaped the jaws of death > which was set by Yadhavaprakasar and was rescued by the veduva > thampathi(Lord Varadar and Piratti). > So, on this occasion, let us pray the Divya Thampathis to rescue us > from the clutches of samsAra and mAyA. > > Adiyen, > Padma Sowrirajan > > > > > > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan > http://www.sadagopan.org > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! 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