SrI:
Dear BhakthAs :
My primary mission during this trip to Tamil Nadu
was to present
the RathnAngi to Lord DevanAthan of
Thiruvaheendhrapuram
on behalf of the Sri DevanAthan RathnAngi
Kaimkaryam Committee .
This dhivya dEsam celebrated by Thirumangai Mannan
is
the Siddhi KshEthram for our AchArya Saarvabhouman
,
Swamy NigamAntha MahA Desikan . Here , Our Swamy
Desikan had the direct
visualization(SaakshAthkAram) of
both Garuda Bhagavaan and Lord HayagrIvan on
top of
Oushadagiri and became the SiddhAntha Vijaya
Dhwajar
at quite a young age.
Lord DevanAthan of Thiruvaheendhrapuram
enchanted Swamy Desikan
so much that Swamy spent almost
40 years of his divine life
at this dhivya dEsam ; here , he composed
SrI Deva Naayaka PanchAsath ,
Achyutha Sathakam , MummaNikkOavi , Nava MaNi Maalai and other
SrI Sookthis on Lord DevanAthan .
More than 2,500 people had the darsanam of
Lord DevanAthan
in His Noothana AabharaNam of RathnAngi . A grand
TadhiyArAdhanam for
300 BhAgavathAs took place at SrImath Andavan
Aasramam at
Thiruvaheendhrapuram . adiyEn had the bhAgyam of
participating
in the Thirumanjana ghOshti of Swamy
Desikan during the afternoon .
The day of SamarpaNam of the RathnAngi was
September 16 , a very
special day for many reasons . It was AavaNi
Hastham , the Thirunakshathram
of HH the 44th Pattam ( MukkUr ) SrImath
Azhagiya Singar . It was
the avathAra dinam of the Taniyan , RaamAnujA DayA
Paathram for
Swamy Desikan . It was SaamOpAkarmaa dinam .
It was Chandra darsana
dinam .It was a MuhUrtha Dinam . During the morning
, Swamy Desikan
travelled on a palanquin around the raaja veedhis
of Thiruvaheendhrapuram
as a part of His Thirunakshathra Uthsavam , which
concludes on September 24
( PurattAsi SravaNam ). adiyen's entourage had
just arrived at that street junction
which permitted me to fall flat immediately
before Swamy Desikan and
the Veda PaarAyaNa ghOshti. Five minutes later ,
Swamy Desikan's pallAkku
would have travelled past that junction between the
two streets and adiyEn
would have missed his darsanam . adiyEn coud only
conclude that it was
an auspicious welcome by Swamy Desikan to His
RaajadhAni and recognition of
the Kaimkaryam for His Lord .
An hour later , The RathnAngi ThiruvAbharaNam was
taken in procession around
the Raaja Vedhis to
the accompaniment of Naadhaswaram and MeLam and
brought to the Yaaga Saala next to Swamy Desikan's sannidhi for Prathishtai
prior to the adornment by the Lord . Special Vasthrams were presented to Uthsavar ,
Ubhaya NaacchiyAr , Moolavar DevanAthan , SrI HemAbhjavalli
ThAyAr and
Lord HayagrIvan on top of the Oushada Giri.
Special Maalais were also presented
to the Archaa Moorthys for the occasion . The
Bhattars of Thiruvaheendhrapuram
are known for their skills in alankArams of the
Dhivya Dampathis. It was a joy to have
the darsana soubhAgyam of the ArchA Moorthys at the different Sannidhis on
this glorious day with new vasthrams and fresh
flower garlands .
Around 3 P.M , the Chief archakar had adorned the
Lord with the new RathnAngi
in a manner that would thrill the heart of
Swamy Desikan . We were fortunate to
have the bliss of the dhivya Soundharyam of Lord
DevanAthan resplendent in
His new gem-studded attire . Swamy
Desikan's statemet , " Ninnazhagu MaRavAthAr
PiRavAthArE " came to mind. After koil
maryAdhayais to the RathnAngi Committeee
members in front of
the Lord , the RathnAngi Sevai was opened to all the devotees .
Next the Six Sthapathis , who created this
RathnAngi over a period of Six months
were honored with individual gold rings and
encomiums . A beautiful souvenir
celebrating the Vaibhavam of Lord of
Thiruvaheendhrapuram was released .
One of the center pieces is the " RathnAngi
Sathakam " composed by
U.Ve. SrI BhAshya SimhAsana chakravarthy , SrI
KaruNAkarAcchAr Swamy .
This celebratory composition consists of 100
slOkams euologizing Lord
DevanAthan resplendent in His RathnAngi . This
Sathakam is a sequel to
the Rathna Kavacha Sathakam composed by His revered
Father , Vaikunta Vaasi ,
Aaasu Kavi VillUr Srinidhi Swamy thirty five years
ago during the occasion of
RathnAngi SamarpaNam for Swamy Desikan
. Vaikunta Vaasi
HH Thirukkudanthai Andavan presented the RathnAngi to Swamy
Desikan then .
Next day , there was an uLL PuRappAdu of Lord
DEvanAthan
adorning the new RathnAngi during the evening . It
was PurattAsi
Maasa PiRappu day and Kalkee Jayanthi . Lord
DEvanAthan was
accompanied by SrI HemAbhja Valli since it was a
Friday .
In the near future , adiyen with the help of Web
design experts
will create a RathnAngi Web site to accomodate the
many still and
video images associated with this special day at
Thiruvaheendhrapuram .
adiyEn thanks every one , who made this special
occasion a grand success.
During the remaining Six days of the trip , adiyEn
had the bhAgyam of
visiting other dhivya dEsams like Oppiliappan
Sannidhi , Thirumala ,
Srirangam , Naagapattinam , ThirukkaNNangudi ,
ThirukkOshtiyUr
and SelayUr SrI Matam to prostrate before MalOlan ,
Dolai KaNNan
and MalOla PaadhukA SEvakar , SrImath Azhagiya
Singar , asmath
AchAryan .
SRIRANGAM STAY
**********************
At SrIrangam , adiyEn participated in
the SayanOthsava SEvai
and enjoyed AravaNai PrasAdham and EkAntha
VeeNai offering
by the VeeNai mirAsu Family member . Next morning
was AmAvAsyai
and adiyEn had the Viswaroopa Sevai and the Bhattar
invited adiyen
right inside the garbha graham for closer enjoyment
of Lord RanganAtha
in the early hours of the day , when there are no
garlands that cover
the PrayOga Chakram , Paanchajanyam and the sacred
Paadhams
of the Lord . The Paasurams of ThiruppANAzhwar (
AmalanAdhipirAn )
flashed thru adiyEn's mind as adiyEn was
blessed to stand that
close to the reclining Lord. As our Likhitha
Kaimkaryam on
SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram is nearing poorthy
stage on
September 24 ,
adiyEn's mind dwelled on the avathAram of
PaadhukA Sahasram right in front of Periya PerumAL
some
seven hundred years ago . The sight of Cauvery
flowing with
waters touching from bank to bank was an incredible
sight .
The temple elephant was taking its bath immersed in
Cauvery
waters at AmmA ManTapam at Srirangam .
OPPILIAPPAN SANNIDHI
*****************************
At Oppiliappan KOil , PerumAl was enjoying
Thirumanjanam .
The SEvais with Yeera Vaadai and with Vasthrams and
AabharaNams
were enjoyed . AdiyEn also participated in the
KaitthaLa SEvai for Uthsavar
from the side of ThAyAr , BhoomA DEvi on that day
as well .
THIRUPPATHI / THIRUMALA
*********************************
At Thiruppathi , technical discussions on Digital
Library project
focusing on the preservation of rare Texts of
PoorvAchAryAs tok
place . Additioanl discussions at TTD School of
Music and Dance
introduced to me to the recording sessions on rare
SaakhAs of
VedAs .
At Thirumala , adiyEn participated in the Sahasra
Dheepa alnkAra SEvai
in the special MaNTapam . Veda GhOsham and
Naathaswara dhvani
adorned the occasion . We accompanied the Uthsavar
inside to have
the darasanam of Moolavar , Lord VenkatEsa on
this day .
OTHER VISITS DURING THIS STAY
***************************************
AdiyEn will describe in the subsequent
postings the visits to
the dhivya dEsams of ThirukkaNangudi ( One of the five KrishNAraNya
KshEthrams) , NaagapattiNam ( Soundharya Naayaki SamEtha Sri
Soundara Raaja PerumAL ) and ThirukkOshtiyUr ( Soumya NaarAyaNa
PerumAL ) .
NamO NaarAyaNAya ,
Daasan , V.Sadagopan
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