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Dear Sri Muniandy :

I am glad to know that you want to know about
the significance of SravaNa vratham .

SravaNam or ThiruvONam is the nakshathram associated 
with Sriman NarayaNa . It has therefore very auspicious 
overtones . SravaNam is celebrated particularly in
Oppiliappan Koil and Thirumalai ( and all other Sri VenkatEsa
sannidhis .

Many Sri VenkatEsa BhakthAs observe UpavAsam and do not
take any food and send a significant portion of the day reflectign 
on the glories of Sriman Narayanan .

SravaNa Vratham and associated fasting is not as mandatory as 
the observance of EkAdasi Fasting and DhvAdasi breaking of fast .
Sri Venkatesa BhakthAs observe it . Sri Oppiliappan at Oppiliappan
Sannidhi is DakshiNa VenkatEsan . 

On SravaNam day , there is a huge assembly of BhakthAs at 
Oppiliappan Sannidhi and SravaNa dheepam is lit and carried around 
the temple precincts . The devotee carrying the lit dheepam close to his
chest is in a state of trance and has the links to Oppiliappan . The Lord
enters into him for that duration and devotees with all kinds of problems 
inn their lives approach the Swamy Carrying the lit SravaNa dheepam  
and recieve responses to their questions and act accordingly .At the end 
of the procession , the dheepam holder quenches the flames in 
the AhOrAthra PushkaraNi and waits for the lighting of the Dheepam
during the next SravaNam . The pious devotee carrying the dheepam lives
in Srirangam and comes to Oppiliappan Sannidhi on SravaNam days . He is
over 80 years in age and has been performing this kaimkaryam for many years .
His carrying of the naked flame close to His body is an unforgettable sight . 

The Dheepam represents the JyOthir Maya Tatthvam 
of Bhagavan( Brahman of the Upanishads ) . The Mundaka 
Upanishad says in this context : " Him the shining One, every thing ( the Sun , 
the Moon and all the other luminary bodies) shines after , by this light ,
all these lights are lit ".

This SravaNa dheepam also represents the inner Jyothi in our heart lotuses ,
which is the indwelling Brahman: "Now the light , which shines above this heaven
( at Sri Vaikuntam as Param JyOthi or Param Sudar , Sriman Narayanan ) , is
the highes tof all lights in all the worlds , verily , that is the same light , 
which is 
with in the heart lotus in the minutest of forms ". This is the antharyAmi 
Brahman
and the other is the AkhaNDa Brahman .They are one and the same . This is
the tEjOmaya Brahman worshipped on the Kaarthigai dheepam day .

Ther eis much more to this Jyothis Tatthvam , which will make this note longer .
Hence I stop here .

Sri SravaNa VenkatEsa ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan          

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Muniandy 
  To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:00 AM
  Subject: [SriRangaSri] What is Sravana Viradham........


  vanakkam,
  will you please kindly explain the details of sravana
  viradham and for what we do and what are things to
  follow and any story behind this.
  i need the information pls,
  thanks...



   

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