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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:19 PM
Subject: [Oppiliappan] Panguni Uttiram

Swamin,
 
What is the significance of Panguni Uttiram?
Can any of the learned Swamins explain in detail
as to why we celebrate Panguni Uttiram?
 
Dear Sriman RaghunAthan Swamy :
 
Panguni Utthiram ( Meena Maasa Utthara Phalguni ) is 
celebrated by VaishNavAs as the avathAra dinam of
MahA Lakshmi from the Milky Ocean during the churning for 
nectar ( amrutha MaTanam) . It is not that Mahaa Lakshmi
did not exist before . She is always with the Lord in an eternal
sense .This avathAram as AakAra Thraya Sampannai was 
to wed the Lord . Many PurANams including Srimath
BhAgavatham celebrate this avathAram as a part of
Amrutha MaTanam .
 
The other significant event associated with this day is
the avthAram of the three Gadhyams by AchArya RaamAnuja
and His performance of SaraNAgathi during the sErthi sEvai 
of the dhivya dampathis at SrIrangam . AchArya RaamAnujaa
showed us the way to perform SaraNAgathy to the dhivya dampathis
for gainign Moksha phalan .       
 
I also want to know the real import of Mattai Adi Utsavam that day?
Could the event have been real?
 
It is a special event at Srirangam , where the human emotions
behind Oodal_Koodal ( VislEsham-SamsLEsham) are injected
to enjoy the Vaibhavam of the Dhivya Dampathis . It is an uthsavam
to highlight the kapada Naatakam of the Lord and the legitimate
anger of Sri RanganAyaki , the role of Arayars and Swamy
NammAzhwArs to intervene " to unite " the dhivya dampathis 
( sErthi)  and bless us . It is made colorful thru the enactment of
the drama to indicate event he dhivya dampathis are not above 
human emotions as a dampathi . It is an occasion to highlight 
the UrayUr Dhivya dEsam , the birth place of ThiruppANAzhwAr .   
 
Could God indulge in the kind of activity he is alleged to have?
 
If one looks at it as a colorful  uthsavam to teach some values ,
it is perfectly acceptable . We do not need to look more 
into this from  a point of justification or ethical behavior .
Many chEshtais of Baala GopAlan celebrated in AzhwAr
Paasurams ( PeriyAzhwAr) will come under the same
category . It has to be taken as an anubhavam in my 
humble opinion .     
 
I shall be grateful if I can be enlightened.
 
Dasan
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