SrI: Dear BhakthAs: It is with great humility and deep sense of gratefulness adiyEn reports back to you all that $2,5000 towards the 15K$ target has been realized in just two days from 20 BhakthAs for the roof repair kaimkaryam at the Lord RanganAtha Temple. The outpouring of concern for the Temple and the display of Bhakthi to Lord RanganAthA and the other Moorthys of the Pomona Temple are most touching . Twenty BhakthAs including those as far as from Kuwait , London , Singapore along with BhakthAs from far corners of USA have helped to assemble $2,500 SamarpaNam during the past two days. Sri RanganAthA's Mysteries are unfathomable. In this context , a famous slOkam of SrI Bhagavath DhyAan SopAnam (modeled after the glorious anubhaavam of ThiruppANAzhwAr's AmalanAdhiipirAn) comes to adiyEn's mind: SaabhiprAya-smitha-vikasitham chAru-BhimbhaadharOshtam DukkhaabhAya praNayini janE dhUra-datthAbhi,ukhyam kaantham vakthram kanaka-tilAlankrutham RANGABHARTHU: SvaanthE GaaDam mama vilagathi svAgathOdhAra nEthram --8th slOkam of Swamy Desikan's SrI Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAnam This slOkam used by many in their NithyAnusandhAnam of SrI RanganAthan refers to the welcoming eyes of the Lord of Srirangam/Pomona for all bhakthAs in general and those from far off lands in particular .His smile has full awareness of content about our prayers (SaabhiprAya:); His red lips resembling ripe kOvai fruit are in blossom with His smile ( smitha vikasitham chaaru Bhimbha adhara Oshtam );That smile removes our sorrows as samsAris and is beautiful because it (the meaningful smile ) blesses us even from quite a distance (Dukkha apAya PraNayini janE dhUradhattha aabhimukhyam); He turns around and blesses us with His KatAksham . On His forehead is a beautiful golden tilakam ( Kaantham Kanaka tilaka alankrutham ); Swamy Desikan composed a special SaraNAgathi grantham on SrI RanganAthan and named it appropriately "SrI NyAsa Tilakam ". His eyes display a generous sign of welcome to the devotees ( SvAgatha UdhAra nEthram ); Swamy Desikan states here that the face of SrI RanganAthan with its smile, welcoming eyes and Kanaka tilkam is deeply etched in his mind ( Rangabarthu: Vakthram mama svAnthE gaaDam vilagathi). The depth of bhakthi of Swamy Desikan in saluting the sacred feet of SrI Ranganathan housed in the second slOkam is another beautiful anubhavam of Swamy Desikan (Second slOkam ). In the ninth slOkam , Sawmy Desikan celebrates the majesty and grandeur of the beautiful crown of Lord RanganAtha . One of the dear devotees of Pomona was so overwhelmed with the beauty of the Moolavar in His sayana kOlam that he commissioned a Mutthangi ( Blue velvet dress studded with diamonds) at a cost of 40,000 $; another dear Bhakthar and family hand stitched that dress and presented it to the huge Moolavar archai of Lord RanganAthan at His sannidhi in Pomona, NY few days ago. It was a most memorable darsanam. Please come and enjoy the Lord in Mutthangi and new kirItam. We are in the process of recieving Kodai (umbrella) , silver base Chamarams (Fans) for use during the puRappAdu of Uthsavar RanganAthar during Paaksha , Maasa and other Uthsavams as well as during adhyayana sEvai. It is adiyEn's BhAgyam to accept the duty of the samarpaNams of the two Umbrellas and the two fans for the Lord .These have been created at Chennai and Thirukkudanthai with the help of SrIman Thirukkudanthai Sampath Rengarajan during his recent visit to India. adiyEn thanks him for his immense , personal help to realize this kaimkaryam. While there , SrIman RengarAjan has also supervised the construction of ThirumaNNs for all the Moolavars at the Sannidhis with Zirconite (White and Yellow)stones to stand out . adiyEn understands that the unique ThirumaNN of Lord SrinivAsan is absolutely stunning . The total cost is $300 for all the ThirumaNNs . If some of you want to become part of this kaimkaram of samarpaNam of ThirumaNN s, you can share the total expenses of $300 ( Sannidhis are those of Lord RanganathA ,, Srinivasan , KrishNan /veNugOpaalan, Raamar and Garudan ). ThirumaNNs will have white stones and Yellow stones for SrIchoorNam. In this same context , new KirItams for the PerumAls and ThAyaars are also under construction and will probably be hand carried in August from Chennai. The total cost with our favorable exchange of 48 Rs to a Dollar has enabled us to cover the construction costs at the 400$ level for all the KirItams . Those of you , who wish to particpate in this KirIta SamarpaNam for Your aaraadhana Moorthis/ Ishta Dhaivams are requested to let me know. Please indicate the Particular archA Moorthy you wish to link your samarpaNam of KirItam . With new ThirumaNNs and KirItams , the beauty of the PerumAL Sevai will be enhanced multifold. adiyEn is so happy about all these happenings inside the sannidhis/Temple that I have to share these wonderful news and thank SrIman Thirukkudanthai sampath RengarAjan for his enormous efforts in setting the stage for this kaimkaryam and supervising them. Finally ,The temple Board is making plans to conduct the Third Adhyayana Uthsavam at SrI RanganAthA Temple here in a grand manner as during the two previous years in Marghazhi month of this ChithrabhAnu Year. The new thing this year is to invite an Arayar Swamy from an ancient dhivya dEsam dear to Lord RanganAthan ( MappiLLai Swamy) . With the Lord's anugraham , we are all hoping that the arrangements for such a visit by Arayarb will be successfully concluded and that the Lord of Srirangam-Pomona will hear dhivya Prabhandham in the KolAhala / KoNdAttam Manner that He is accustomed to hear the blessed collect of His AzhwArs. NamO SrI RanganAthAya, V.Sadagopan Vice Chairman , SrI Ranganaatha Temple Pomona, NY
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