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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs :

I am forwarding a moving appeal from 
the Thiruvaheendhrapuram Mahaa Mantapam construction
Committee Chairman , Sri Soundararajan Desikan Swamy .

Please join in this Kaimkaryam and accelerate the rest 
of the construction . Details are available at :

http://www.srikainkarya.org 

If you are not in India and wish to participate from
USA , please let  em know so that I can be of help.
Thank you ,
V.Sadagopan  


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 Dear Asthikas/Bhakthas :
                                                  
You  all,  know,  that the first phase of  Mandap at a
 cost of Rs 2--45  lakhs was completed at Sri  Oushatadri, 
Sri Hayagreevar Temple  ,Thiruvaheendrapuram  with 
the financial assistance from  all of you . Sevarthis are taking 
shelter here  and  Swami Desikan , the presiding deity of 
the Kshetra  Lord Sri Devanatha, Sri Hayagreevan  give 
darshan from  this mandap during  uthsavams. This is going on 
every  year. 
                                             
24th  September 2004--Purattasi-sravanam-Oushathagiri-
***********************************************************
 Swami Desikan climbed the Hills in the early morning
 to perform Mangalasasanam of Lord Sri Hayagreeva to
 the accompaniment of countless devotees/Bhaagavathaas
 Nathaswarams & thavils. After pradakshanam of outer 
 and inner praakaara, Swami Desikan  came  & sat on the
 small four pillar mandapam  facing Sri Hayagreeva .
 Vedadyayees completed Vedaprayanam( part) . Prasadams
 were brought and offered to Sri Hayagreevan and Swami
 Desikan. 
                                             
 Garland,Parivattam came from Sri Hayagreeva to Swami
 Desikan and these Maryathaas were offered to Him. It
 was just the beginning of offering of Theertham from
 Sri Hayagreevan to Swami Desikan. At that juncture
 there was heavy down-pour of rain  for over half-an
 -hour. Sevaarthis who was at the Ist phase of Mandap ,
 kainkaryaparas under the narrow lengthy  walking -way
 got protection from the rains whereas other devotees
 such as men and women, aged, sick, old ladies, young
 ladies at the family way, children eagerly waiting to
 recite Garuda thandagam etc slokams , including
 ourselves sheltered under the coconut leaves pandal  
 completely soaked in the rains. At that time  some of
 them known  to me   said to me ( Srikainkarya) : 

" You see  the sufferings of devotees/ Sri Hayagreeva Bakthas in
 the rain . Some Baghavathas did not have even   dhoti/
 angavasthra to change vasthra. They came here to have
 darshan of Lord Sri Hayagreeva Swami Desikan and to
 have Saaththumurai theertham , sadari and prasadam..
 You see their pitiable condition.  Why can't  you  construct 
 a Mahamandapam fully covering the area
 where devotees were  shivering  due to heavy rain?  " 
                                             

I did not  expect such a request from the   devotees  at that
 particular movement. I did not know what to do / what
 to say that too in the divine presence of Swami
 Desikan and Sri Hayagreevan. I did not consult anyone
 even my wife. I took it as a command from Sri
 Hayagreevan . I said with folded hands even at
 the time of commencing the first phase , this was
 thought of (Taking the entire construction) but I was
 afraid of heavy involvement  of money, and fearing
 that I am not be suitable for this, I  took up part of
 the entire area  and Sri Hayagreevan And Swami Desikan
 used me as an instrument to complete the first phase. 
 They said  that even now you can take the final stage  and 
you  will be an instrument  in the divine grace of Acharyan
 and His Acharyan . I took this as  a command of Sri Hayagreevan 
and replied saying that  Srikainkarya will take up the final stage of
 construction also. 

Dear Bakthas,  this is the background . This was truly happened. 
  
 
                                         A public
 charitable trust was created, registered and proposals
 were sent to the Commissioner of In-come tax 
 Pondicherry. Srikainkarya started to send appeals to
 various people / Business  magnets/ others  Appeals
 were sent to the readers of my articles in Sri Desika
 Seva, purchasers of my various books .  There was
 response , some lukeworm response . Rasikas of my
 books came forward to donate- small small contribution
 which in their capacity is big . Srikainkarya accepted
 them with  obeisance .

 Both of us (  I and my wife ) began to go and meet people . 
Sri  Hayagreevan directed one noble-hearted ,
service-minded devotee from Nanganallur who helped
 previously, to  assist  now also . Sri Hayagreevan 
 introduced  another  pious person with helping tendency,
 well- versed in Karnataka Sangeetam  devotee from
 T.Nagar to partake in this kainkaryam and to  share
 the services with us.  Sri Hayagreevan sent His
 upasakar  from U.S. to contact srikainkarya through
 internet. How can I explain  the leelas of Sri  Hayagreevan ! 
This upasakar is a multi-faceted , noble ,  divine-hearted, 
gem of all arts in vaishnava  philosophy-that too Sri sookthis of 
Swami Desikan. Upon his  suggestion & advice it is setforth 
as follows :

The cost of construction per ten  sq.ft. comes to 
Rs 3200/-or 75 u.s.dollars.  Bakthas/devotees can contribute 
even like this . This  will also help in the construction ..
 
                                          The idea is
 to complete the construction as quickly as possible 
 and to have darshan of Swami Desikan , Sri Hayagreevan
 and the presiding deity  Sri Devanathan in the
 Mahamandap because the life-span  ( of ours ) is small
 and it is not possible to worship in this Maha ( Mani) Mandapam  
if we depart from this material world once and  for all 
before the completion. Whatever it is in  Paramapatham 
( Vaikuntam), this archavathra seva in  this Mahamandapam  
cannot be enjoyed . This is  unparalleled 
                                         
                                        Dear  Asthikas!
 Let us join together in this noble cause. Let us
 shoulder the service with Srikainkarya ! Let us see
 that the construction is completed soon. Let us have
 darshan of  Sri Hayagreevan , Swami Desikan , asif it
 is  Vaikunta . Let us have paripoorna anugraham
 of Sri Hayagreeva   
 
                                     
 Paramapathanathan, Sriman Narayanan would ask us when
 we climb Visakshana(Dharmaathi peetam) during paryanga
 vidya about the darshan of Archamoorthis  of Sri  Hayagreevan ,
 Swami Desikan , Adiyavarkku Meyyan. Let  us answer with 
immense pleasure :YES .
                                       
                                     Dasan 
                                Srikainkarya 
 Thiruvaheendrapuram Uruppattur Chakravarthi
Soundararajan     
 
              
 
 
 



 
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