SrI:
NamO VenkatEsAya !
ThUppul Kula MaNi Vaazhi !
Dear BhakthAs:
This is one of the holiest days of the year , when
we celebrate the Thirunakshathrams
of Thirumalai SrInivAsan and His GhantAvathAran ,
Swamy Desikan of ThUppul agrahAram.
Lasyt year , adiyEn started a series of postings on
the MangaLAsAsanam by SrI ThUppul
SrI VedAntha Desikan of Lord VaradarAjan standing
on top of Hasthigiri .We started from
Sannidhi vaasal of Swamy Desikan at
ThUppul listening to the Dhundhubhi Dhvani in all
directions and with the sound of Saama GhAnam by
the DevAs and the accompaniment of
the Sankalpa SooryOdhyam slOkam :
dhivyA samprathi dhundhibhir-dhisi dhisi
dhvAnair-muhu: srUyathE
dEvAnAmapi haavhaavulaharO
vikshObhayathyambaram
aarabhdha prahti samskruthi:
kruthamukhairrarchimukhai: SrIpathE
aaj~nAdhAribhiaathivAhika ganaI: aadhisyathE
Paddhathi:
The Yethsarikais resounded in the air:
SrImadh VenkatanATArya PhaNIdharNidharAdhIsa Dhivya
GaNDAvathAra !
Yehtsarikai Swami Yehtsarikai
Vijayeebhava Vijayeebhava Vijayee Bhava
Yethsarikai Swami Yethsarikai !
From ThUppul Sanidhi vaasal, the MangaLAsAsanam
journey proceeded
to the 24 Padis(steps) of Hasthigiriwith
stops and appropriate MangaLAsAsanams
at the following stops with the accompanying
GhOshti reciting the carefully
selected slOkAs by Thirupputtkuzhi Swamy some
one hundred plus years ago.
Stops are made at each sannidhi and location in the
following order :
1. First stop: UdhayabhAnu MaNTapam at the
Temple ( One SlOkam : Bhujagama
Vihangama--from AbhIthi Sthavam)
2. ThoNDardippodi Steps ( One slOkam of VisvaprINana from Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam)
3. On Visual contact of- PuNYakOti VimAnam (
YacchAyAm-Asrithya-- slOkam )
4. At SrI Raaman Sannidhi stop ( SlOkams relating
to SrI Raamachandran from
Four plus Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam slOkams , DasAvathAra SthOthram (8th slOkam ),
the 25th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath .
5. Haratthi at HanumAr Sannidhi with Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam slOkam
and MaryAdhai from Lord
Raamachandran
6. ThiruvananthAzhwAn Sannidhi Haarathi , two
SlOKams recital and MaryAdhai
7. Haratthi at KarumANikka Varadhar Sannidhi
and recital of Swamy AlavanthAr's
prayer for Swamy RaamAnujA
to occupy AchArya Peetam ( Yasya PrasAdha kalayA--)
MaryAdhai for Swamy
Desikan.Recital of LakshmInEthrOthpala --slOkam , SraddhAtavya
SaraNya --slOkam )
8. Haaratthi at ThirumaDaippaLLi and SaraNAgathy
DhIpikA slOkam(PadhmApathE: slOkam )
and MaryAdhai. After MaryAdhai ,
recital of "YathirAja MahAnasa ParimaLa--" slOkam
(in honor of MadaipaLLi
sampradhAyam ).
9. Darsanam of the SrI KalyANa KODi VimAnam of
ThAyAr and recitation of
YacchAyAm SamupEthya --slOkam
celebrating the Taath.a Desika Vamsam.
10. Harratthi at KaNNan Sannidhi (Gopaala Vimsathi
slOkam: NaaTAyaiav Nama: Padham--,
Sankalpa SooryOdhaya
SlOkams ( Kamsa dhvamsaika VeerO-- and the two slOkams :
yEkeebhavathbhirayutairapi-- and PraNIpathAmi Bhavantham--).
11. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan and the
recital of SrI GopAla Vimsathy
at the ardha
MaNTapam of ThAyaar Sannidhi, Haratthi for ThAyAr .
Recitation of
following slOkams continue in praise of ThAyAr :
a. AnaadhE nissImnO
dhurithajaladhEr----
b.
MahEndrAgnAvishNUprabhruthishu---
c.sEvE Devi Thridasa mahilAmouLimAlArchitham tE ( SrI
Sthuthi)
d. MaathA Devi
Thvamasi BhagavAn VaasudEva: PithA mE (SrI Sthuthi)
e. KalyANAnAmavikala
nidhi: Kaapi KaaruNya seemA (SrI Sthuthi)
f. Sahadharmachareem
SourE: Sammanthritha JagadhhithAm( YathirAja Sapthathi)
g. Iyamathra
Visvajananee samutthithA (Sanklapa SooryOdhayam)
h. SrIrangarAja
dhivyAj~nA labdha VedAnthAcharyapadha---
12. Yethsarikai and arrival at the PrAkAram , where
Swamy Desikan's SrI Sthuthi
arose to help the
BrahmachAri to get married:
Recital of
YogArambhathvarithamanasO yushmadhaikAnthya yuktham(SrI Sthuthi)
13. Swamy proceeds to MahA Navami MaNTapamfor
MaryAdhai , GhOshti Theertham ,
SaThAri andtravel
to Garudan Sannidhi and haaratthi there .
14. At GaruthmAn Sannidhi, recital of the three
Garuda PanchAsath SlOkams:
a. AryamNA dhurya yOthragrasana--27th SlOkam b. VaamE VaikuNDa
sayyA PhaNipathikaDakO---
c. vEgOdhvElas
suvElE kimidhamithi---
d.
DhugdhOdanvathbhUtha: savakamahimapruTu: VishNUnA---
15. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan and Recital of
Garuda DhaNDakam .
16. Travel to Azhagiya Singar Sannidhi &
Haratthi there
a. Kimathra
HaririyaTa ---Sankalpa SooryOdhayam
b. Bhakthasya
DhAnava sisO: ( 23rd slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath)
c. SaDApaDala
bhishaNE ( KaamAsikAshtakam: 7th slOkam)
d. PrathyAdhishta
PurAtana PraharaNa grAma: ( DasaavathAra SthOthram:7th slOkam)
e. vikasvara
nakhasvara---( KaamAsikAshtakam: 6th slOkam)
f.
DhambOlisrENidheepyath---( Sankalpa SooryOdhaya SlOkam)
g. VidhArayathi
dhAruNair
Bala--(
"
)
h.
PrahlAdhAhlAdhanAni
------ ( "
)
17. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan & Travel to
Andal sannidhi, Haratthi
a. Sathamakha
MaNineelA (Godha Sthuthi dhyAna SlOkam)
b.MaryAdhaito Swamy
Desikan and beginning of GodhA Sthuthi
18.Travel to Senai MudaliyAr Sannidhi and
Haratthi
a. VandhE
VaikuntasEnAnyam -- ( YathirAja Sapthathi # 3)
b. asEsha Vigna samanam
--- ( DayA Sathakam # 5)
c. SurAsuraadhIswara
MouLigAthAth--- ( Slokam on VishvaksEnar)
19. At the foot of Hasthigiri , Swamy has now
arrived and 2 slOkams are recited:
a. TasyAstheerE
Sarasijabhuva: somyavaithAnavidhi: ( slOkam on Hasthisailam)
b. SanchinvAnA
taruNa tuLasI--( variation on the 50th slOkam of VaradarAja
PanchAsath)
20. At AmmAL Mantapam
a. Baladarsana
maNTapam srutheenAm( Sanklapa SooryOdhayam slOkam ? )
21. Before climbing the 24 Steps of
Hasthigiri , the following slOkam is recited:
a. Iyamakhila
pumarTa prArthanA kalpavallee
sithamathibhirananyai: sEvithA siddhabrundhai:
dhyuthibhiraviralAbhir dhyOtayanthee dhiganthAn
visathi
sumathisoudham VishNubhakthir-visuddham
THIS IS WHERE WE STOPPED LAST YEAR . NOW WE WILL
PROCEED
WITH SWAMY DESIKAN"S JOURNEY UP THE STAIRSFOR
MANGALAASAASANAM
OF LORD VARADARAAJAN .
We will cover the following stages of the journey
of Swamy Desikan :
1. At the time of climbing the 24
steps
2. Salutations to AmmAL's KaalkshEpa ghOshti
MaNTapam(12 SlOkams)
3. Lord VaradarAjan's Garbha Graham & Haratthi
there (31 slOIkams including
those from SrI VaradarAja
PanchAsath ,Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , SrI HayagrIva
sthOthram , NyAsa Dasakam ,
NyAsa Vimsathi and VegA sEthu sthothram ).
4. MangaLa Haaratthi to MahA Laksmi on thechest of
the Lord (2 slOkams).
5. AruLappAdu from Tamil Prabhandhams for Lord
VaradharAjan (6 Paasurams)
6. MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan from the Lord at
kOlappaDi of Thirumalai:
Theertham , Pavithram ,Sandal
paste, Garland , SaThAri .(Theertham ,
SaThAri to GhOshti at AbhishEka
MaNTapam ).
a. Recital of SrI VardarAja
PanchAsath and thre slOkams from Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam concluding
with MaryAdhai for Swamy Desikan.
b. Sounding of BhEri Vaadhyam
and recital of 15 SlOkams from Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam and other SrI Sookthis of Swamy
Desikan .
7. Pushpa Vrushti and recital of
two more slOkams.
8. ThiruvEnthi Kaapu for the Lord and Swamy
Desikan's reluctant
farewell until the next
Thirunakshathram .
9. Travel to the ThoNdaridippoDi Gopuram
Vaasal from the top of the hill.
10. Travel to VeNugOpaalan Sannidhi at thebank of
PushkaraNi and
the recitalof
YathirAja Sapthathi.Haaratthi & Gopala Vimsathi
recital.
11. Travel to and MaryAdhai at SrI VarAhan
Sannidhi (4 SlOkams on VarAhar).
12. Arrival at RanganAthar Sannidhi , Haratthi and
Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAnam
recital.
13. Arrival at Sudarsanar Sannidhi (3 slOkams
on Sudarsanar followed by
SudarsanAshtakam ;
Theertham, garland, SaThAri, MaryAdhai.
14. Arrival at Swamy NammAzhwAr Sannidhi (
10 slOkams including
those
from PaadhukA
Sahasram); Theertham, Garland , SaThAri.
15. At Swamy Naathamuni Sannidhi .Haaratthi & 3 slOkams. 16. Haarathti at MUdal AzhwArkaL Sannidhi (1
slOkam)
17. Swamy AaLavanthAr Sannidhi (4 slOkams
including the one
from SthOthra
Rathnam).
18.SrI BhAshyakArar Sannidhi , Haaratthi (6 slOkams
from YathirAja Sapthathi).
MaryAdhai at SrI BhAshyakArar
Sannidhi. Theertham, SaThAri at the front of
sannidhi for
GhOshti.
19. Arrival at Swamy Desikan
Sannidhi , Haarathti for Swamy Desikan.
DEsika DinacharyAand
PrArTanAshtakam and recitation of 2 slOkams.
20. MaryAdhai for ThAtha Desikan from ThUppul
Desikan and Desika MangaLam
recitation.
21. KavitArkkika SimhAya KalyANa guNa
saalinE
SrImathE VenkatEsAya
VedAnthaguravE Nama:
ThiruvEnthikAppu Haarathi for Swamy Desikan
and
the conclusion of the MangaLasAsanam Festivities
for
this year at Kaanchipuram ( October 5, 2003 :
KanyA
SravaNam and EkAdasiDay).
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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