Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha Dear Dr.Sadagopan Swamy, It was my pleasure to share about such a wonderful uthsavam and it is a must for every sri vaishnavan to know about this day. Thank you for comments about the post. Padma Sowrirajan --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dr. Sadagopan" <yennappan@...> wrote: > > SrI: > > Dear Srimathy Padma Sowrirajan : > > Thanks very much for a delightful > and timely posting . > V.Sadagopan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "padmasowriraja" <padma.sowrirajan@...> > 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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