SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah: Dearest all, Dec 24th (Maargazhi maasam, Kettai star) is ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr Thirunakshathram. He is the AzhwAr who considered himself as the dust at the feet of Bhagawathas, and called himself so. AzhwArs are those who have immersed themselves in Bhagavath anubhavam and bhakti towards Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan, the unsurpassed and Supreme Lord. There is also a reference in srimad Bhagawatham about AzhwArs? births: kalau khalu bhavishyanthi nArAaNa parAyaNah: kvachin kvachin mahAbhAgA drAmidEshu cha bhUrisa: thAmaraparaNi nadhI yatra kruthamAlA payasvinI kAvErI cha mahAbhAgA pratIcI cha mahAnadhI (meaning: In the beginning of Kaliyuga persons "exclusively" devoted to Sriman Narayanan and endowed with spiritual knowledge will be born here and there in the land of dravidas where flow the rivers ThamaraparaNi, Kruthamala (Vaigai), Payasvini (PaalaaRu) Cauveri, and Mahanadhi (PeriyaaRu). NammAzhwAr, MadhurakaviAzhwAr were born in the banks of ThamaraparaNi; PeriyAzhwAr and AndAL close to Vaigai; Poygai, PuthathAzhwAr and PeyAzhwAr and ThirumazhisaiPiraan near PaalaaRu; ThoNdaradippodiAzhwAr, ThirumangaiAzhwAr on the banks of Cauveri. Let us pay our obeisance to ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr (also called BhakthAngrirENu) ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr, composed two works: 1. ThiruppaLLiyezhucchi (10 verses) and 2. Thirummalai (45 verses) Thiruppalliyezhucchi is almost a great multimedia presentation of waking up the Lord of Srirangam, who is having His YoganithrA; The rising Sun, the gentle breeze, the fragrance of the flowers, the movement of birds, the bees humming, etc are greatly described by AzhwAr. In Thirumaalai, the necessity to recite the Divya naamams (divine names) of The Lord Ranaganathan to remove the sins, and the greatest importance of kaimkaryam to Bhagawaan and more importantly His devotees, irrespective of their caste. ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam Regards namo Narayana adiyaarkku adiyaan- narayana dAsan madhavakkannan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping 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! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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