Srimate Ramanujaya Nama: Here, one practice in Andhra is worth mentioning. While placing the SaTAri, the priests (including vaikhAnasas) recite "vilAsa vikrAnta.." and/or "kadA puna: Sankha..". Inspired by kadA puna: Sankha.., SrI PB aNNan writes rEkhAmaya dhvaja sudhA kalaSAtapatra vajrAnkuSAmburuha kalpaka Sankha chakrai: bhavyai: alankrta talau paratattva chihnai: SrIvEnkatESa charaNau SaraNam prapadyE adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan Vishnu --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@xxxx> wrote: > SrI: > SrimathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: > Dearest Srivaishnavas, > > For the saranagathi that he had performed, the fruit > that was desired for is Moksham. The primary fruit > desired first [as mentioned in earlier verse] is > saakshaath kaaram. Having desired and asked for the > dhivya darshan, now Alavandhar prays for His Lotus > feet to adorn his (Alavandhar's) head. > > kadhaa puna: sankha rathAnga kalpaka > dhvaja aravindhaankusa vajra laanchanam | > trivikrama! Tvat charaNAmbhuja dwayam > madheeya moordhaanam alankarishyathi || > > Oh Trivikramaa! The One who placed three measures of > feet! The Conch Shell; The Divine ChakrA; the flag > (dwaja sthambham); the lotus flower; the vajra marks > (lines) are seen underneath Your divine red Lotus > feet. When will those red lotus feet be placed my head > and adorn the same as an ornament? > > Yanmoordhni mE paadhi? - I had mentioned earlier. Even > contemplating- thinking ? meditating of Your red lotus > feet, They appear above my head [in my heart and in my > mind]. But that is not enough for me. They [The lotus > feet] should physically adorn my head by those feet > being placed on my head. And the wonderful marks > namely Sankhu, Chakra, Vajra, ankusam etc.. which are > found underneath Your Feet should be pressed on my > head and that would be my bhAgyam. Do not worry that > the head would hurt Your tender red lotus feet. You > Yourself may make it soft and tender for You to place > the soft tender red lotus feet on my head- pressing > the same with all those marks making an imprint on my > head. Please bless the same. Alavandhar requests and > prays with intense desire for adorning his head with > the red lotus feet of the Lord. [thanmai peRutthitth > thaaLiNaik keezh ennai eppOdhu koLLap pOgiRaay] > > Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam > Regards > Namo Narayana > dAsan > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> 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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