Dear Sir, Very glad to know about the Divya Mangala Prathisthai of Thayar at the Andavan Ashramam. Today is 5th Aadi thirunaal -Aindhu garuda sevai in srivilliputtur will start probably around half an hour from now Venkat -- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Madhavakkannan V" <srivaishnavan@xxxx> wrote: > SrI: > SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: > Dearest Srivaishnavas > > aDiyEn was fortunate to attend the AndAL dhivya mangaLa vigraha prathistai > mahOthsavam on 6th July at the Hayagreevan sannidhi of Srimad > Poundarikapuram Andavan Ashramam in East Uthra Street Srirangam. Please > recall aDiyEn's email three weeks ago on this uthsavam. > > If I say that It was a divine event and Sri AndAL looked so beautiful and > majestic, with a sweet smiling face with the most compassionate glances on > devotees ? is a GROSS understatement. I believe literally on the line.. > `yathO vaachO nivartthanthE aprA Apya manasaa sa: when I attempt to describe > the divine beauty of this dhivya mangaLa vigraham of Sri GodhA PiraaTTi. > Anyone who enjoys AndAL's vigraham that is consecrated on July 6th at this > sannidhi will agree that the Thirumukham is mesmerizing. asmadhAchAryan was > visibly pleased and happy enjoying the dovine beauty of Sri AndAL. > > The prathsistai uthsavam went of in a grand manner with more than 200 > devotees thronging to enjoy the divine event and with Veda, dhivya prabandha > gOsham trying to hit the skies. The dhivya mangaLa vigraham of His > Holiness Srimath ViNNaaRRankarai Andavan was also consecrated on the same > day. > > There was a grand thadIyArAdhanai (which is what I relished most) at 2 p.m > and in the twilight at about 7 p.m there was a veedhi puRapaadu (procession) > for Sri AndAL and facing her was Sri ViNNaaRRankarai Andavan. It was a > gliteering sight to enjoy AndAL Thirumukham gracefully walking in the > streets of Her pukkagam- Srirangam. > > All residents in the 12 streets of Srirangam rushed to enjoy the divine > beauty of Sri GodhA PiraaTTi and the Yathi in the front facing her. > > After Sri AndAL retunred back, she was standing proudly and majestically > next to Sri LakshmI Hayagreevan in OOnjal and They were enjoying the > devotees enjoying Them. asmadhAchAryan H.H Sri PaRavaakkOttai Andavan was > also seen visibly pleased to see the Dhivya Damapathi in the newly built > beautiful maNi maNdapam {which has a glittering vomAnam on the top ? Sri > NammAzhwAr, Sri Bhashyakarar, Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevan and Sri GarudA in the > four centers of vimAnam.). The entire flooring of sannidhi is with marble > tiles. > > When Srimad Andavan spoke after saaRRumuRai (and while waiting for > prasAdham), Swamy said: [please forgive adiyEn for free translation- any > mistake is due to my inability and forgetful nature] > > Sri AndAL decided to adorn this sannidhi and through Krishnakumar, > Vijaukumar brothers, Madhavakkannan and Sri Hari of Singapore, She has made > her way. They (Mohan kumar and brothers) claim that I had desired for AndAL. > I had no such desires. But I am now very happy that She is here. It is her > sankalpam and she is here. While she was on her way, she also made sure that > she has a divinely beautiful maNi maNdapam, as we were planning to build one > for a long time and the ceiling started showing ageing. So, we had to do > some reapir work for ceiling, and simultaneously Sri Gopalchariar suggested > to build this maNi maNdapam. Thus she executed her manDapam also. Someone > few months ago came to ashramam and offered kaasu maalai, bangles etc.. > saying they were their mother's and it was her wish to give to the sannidhi. > Though I refused to accept, they insisted and I had to accede to their > request finally. Thus, AndAL arranged for her jewels as well. Like she > arranged for her wedding, selected her groom, she got all this done for her. > She is now here at the lotus feet of Ranganathan. She had disappeared at the > Lotus feet of Sriranganathan and this sannidhi (which is East Uthra street, > next to east gate- is facing the lotus feet) houses Her now precisely where > She wanted to be. Thus She has come to the place which belongs to Her. > > She is most merciful and most compassionate. Swamy Desikan mentions about > Her in GodhA sthuthi: > > SrivishNuchittha kulanandana kalpavaleem > Srirangaraaja harichandana yoga drusyaam I > SakshAth KshamAm karuNayA KamalAmivAnyAm > GodhAm ananya saraNa: SaraNam prapathyE II > > (Meaning ) : O GodhE ! I perform Saranagthi at Your sacred feet > as one , who has no other recourse ! I have no one else to save me . You are > the Kalpaka creeper adorning the Lord standing as the auspicious > HarichandanA tree in the flower garden of the Kulam of VishNuchitthA , your > father. The darsanam of You united with Your Lord tightly as the divine > kalpakA creeper and the celestial HarichandanA tree is a blessed sight to > see. > > Saakshaath kshamaam- In Your infinite patience with the aparAdhis , You are > Bhumi dEvi and in your limitless compassion, You are like Maha Lakshmi > Herself. > > I offer my Prapatthi at your sacred , lotus feet as the one , who has no > other means ! > > Thus, Swamy says: She is BhumA dEvi and Sri Devi as well. > > His Holiness added: Swami Desikan also says in his GodhAsthuthi: > Oh GodhA Piraatti! Sriman NarayanA's role is to carryout punitive > actions against us (who are trespassing sasthrAs and are committing > sins/apachaarams). But Periya Piraati MahAlakshmi, the Most Merciful > Mother is there by His side to be soft on us and always recommends us > (the sinners) to Sriman Narayanan for forgiving our apachaarams out of > Her compassion. How many times He can yield to Her recommendations? (before > even the performance of our sins gets dried, Sri Lakshmi recommends us for > His pardon!). He gets vexed and is totally helpless and turns His face to > the other side (in disgust- THAT He is always asked by the Mother > MahAlakshmi- Periya Piraatti- to forgive us (the sinners )- How merciful She > is!). > > On such occasions when the Lord turns away from Lakshmi, on the other side > there sits equally Most Merciful ( if not more) BhUmi Piraatti > GodhAPiraatti- who is taking her turn to recommend us again to the Lord! He, > simply smiles both of You (Periya Piraatti and GodhApiraatti) and forgives > us! When You and Periya Piraatti are there, GodhA! What is there to worry > about? > > Thus Swamy beautifully narrated GodhA PiraaTTi's greatness and Swamy blessed > the devotees with sakala sowbhAgyam with nArAyaNa smaraNam. > > aDiyEn spent the next ten days in Srirangam enjoying the close proximity of > AndAL, Andavan, Arangan and appA ammA. > aDiyEm met Sri Sampath Rengi in AndAL sanndhi during prathistai mahOthsavam > for the first time and it is my bhagyam to meet Thiruppaavai Swamy on this > day at the sannidhi. (remember his 66 posts only on Maargazhi Thingal alone > few years ago and was conferred the title Thirupaavai Swamy). > > adiyEn also was fortunate to meet Sri TR Govindharajan in Srirangam later > during my stay. > Please forgive me for my errors and omissions > > Sri AndAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam > AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam > Regards > Namo narayana > dAsan > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send a fun phone greeting to your friend! > http://www.msn.com.sg/mobile/fungreetings/
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