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Dear Bagavathas,

Guru pushyam is the utsavam celebrated for three days
in Sriperumbudur even today starting from Thriuvadirai
Thirunakshatram. To the best of my knowledge what I
heard so far about this utsavam, It was the day of
installation of Archa Tirumeni of Sri Ramanujar. I
have never come across that it as Swami's Thirtha
Naal.

adiyen srivaishnava dasan
sampathkumar 
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> There are 2 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. The Purpose of Life III - a discourse by HH
> Chinna Jeeyar Swamy
> From: Mohan Sagar <mmsagar@xxxx>
> 2. Re: Teertha Naal of Odaiyavar
> From: "Andy Srinivasan"
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> Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 20:02:12 -0700
> From: Mohan Sagar <mmsagar@xxxx>
> Subject: The Purpose of Life III - a discourse by HH
> Chinna Jeeyar Swamy
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> Respected Ramanuja Bhaktas,
> 
> The ability to have free control over our mind and
> intellect, and the
> ability to put our thoughts into practical action is
> a great gift to
> humanity, one that sets us apart from all other
> creatures in this world.
> 
> Sadly, the nature of present day life has
> conditioned human beings to
> limit our use of this magnificent gift. Our
> interests today are mundane
> and immediate. I have a house with a 2-car garage,
> but feel that a
> house with a 4-car garage would be better. So, I
> strive for that.
> 
> The Upanishads, particularly, the Taittiriya
> Upanishad tells of the
> great advancements that an individual can make if
> one conditions his/her
> mind and thoughts towards great things. This
> conditioning process
> involves contemplation on the meaning and power of
> certain specific
> mantras.
> 
> For example, if a person wants to achieve tremendous
> power, the
> Upanishad suggests that one meditate on the word
> "Brahma." If we wish
> to achieve invincability, then we should meditate on
> "Prathishta:ha."
> There are many, many other examples. But, each
> limits us only to that
> one specific achievement.
> 
> But, to know the purpose of life is to achieve
> everything. For this,
> there is one simple word that we need, a word that
> we are all familiar
> with, "Namaha".
> 
> Namaha is used in so many different ways throughout
> the day. When we
> greet each other, we Indians traditionally use forms
> of this word -
> "Namaste:", "Namask:aram", "Namaska:r." When we go
> to the temple to
> perform archana, the priest recites it for us 108
> times with each name
> of the deity that is being worshipped - "Ke:sava:ya
> Namaha",
> "Na:rayana:ya Namah," "Ma:dhava:ya Namaha" and so
> on. Of course, in
> this day and age, the priest, sensing our need to
> complete the ritual so
> that we can go home quickly, and perhaps also out of
> his own unawareness
> of the importance of this word, simply recites as
> fast as he can,
> generally slurring the words so much that we can
> hardly recognize what
> the Upanishads say is the most important word in the
> recitation.
> 
> Meditating on Namaha leads us to what is really
> necessary in order for
> the betterment of ourselves and the betterment of
> this world. It is
> what we should strive to cultivate in our life, it
> is our life's true
> purpose. And in Sanksrit and Telugu, it is defined
> by just two words,
> "vinayam" and "vidhe:yata".
> 
> Vinayam means polite conduct, modesty, and
> humility. Vidhe:yata means
> an obedience to what one ought to do; it is virtue
> guided by good
> principles.
> 
> Humanity should cultivate these good qualities and
> put them into
> practice, because having these firmly established in
> our mind and heart
> will naturally blossom into respect for our elders,
> respect for our
> sa:stras, respect for our Teachers, integrity,
> dignity, pure love for
> God, and compassion for our fellow living beings. 
> This refined approach
> to life is what we must all constantly strive
> towards.
> 
> So, does merely blindly chanting, Namaha and saying
> Namaste: to everyone
> move us towards this goal? No. We need to recite
> this wonderful mantra
> with a proper understanding of its deeper meaning.
> 
> For this, we must require some patience, as this
> subject will be
> addressed in HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy's next
> Telugu discourse at the
> end of April.
> 
> Jai Sriman Na:ra:yana!
> 
> Azhwa:r Emperuma:na:r Jeeyar Thirvadigale: Saranam
> 
> adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan
> mohan
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 08:27:22 -0600
> From: "Andy Srinivasan"
> <Andy.Srinivasan.B@xxxx>
> Subject: Re: Teertha Naal of Odaiyavar
> 
> 
> Srimathe Ramanujaya namah
> 
> Based on information adiyen recieved from Melkote,
> the paramapadam naal of
> Odaiyavar is recorded as Thai masam Mrigashira
> nakshatram recorded in Melkote,
> tithi not recorded, and Thai Masam Pushya nakshatram
> in SriPerumbudur. Its
> amazing that the tithi has not been recorded. But
> as far as we sri vaishnavas
> are concerned Odaiyavar is very much alive in HIS 3
> divine Tirumenis in this
> Leela Vibhuti.
> 
> ramanuja dasan
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