SrI:
Dear Sri MOhan :
Ratha saptami or Soorya Jayanti
is indeed a big festival at Thirumala
and is a celebration of the Lord as
Soorya NaarAyaNan . AruNa PraSnam
is recited .
As the Sun moves from Simha Rasi to
Makara Raasi , the days get warmer .
In this important annual festival at Thirumala
,
Sri Malayappa Swami with ubhaya NaacchiyArs
is taken around the four Maada Veethis on
seven different Vaahanams from the crack
of
dawn to the evening . The 7 Vaahanams
in
the order of usage are :
1. Soorya Prabha
2. Chinna Sesha Vaahanam
3. Garuda Vaahanam
4. Hanumantha Vaahanam
5. Kalpa Vruksha Vaahanam
6. Sarva BhUpAla Vaahanam
7.Chandra Prabhaa Vaahanam
The Utsavam concludes with
Teerthavaari ( Chakra SnAnam)
in Swamy PushkaraNi .
During the travel with the first Vaahanam
,
at the crack of the dawn , when the
PerumAL
reaches the North West Corner of the Maada Veethi , the Morning Sun's rays touches the Lord's
sacred feet before rising in the horizon
.
The significance of this Utsavam for SevArthees
is that they enjoy His sevai in 7 Vaahanams
in
the same day .Even in BrahmOtsavam ,
one
can see only sevais in 2 Vaahanams.We
have
a feast on Ratha Saptami for our eyes .
There are DhvAdasa AadityAs in Vedic parlance
and each of them have their own Mantrams and
Months . Our Lord empowers them as the
AntharyAmi
Brahmam in them and sits in the middle of
the orbit of the Sun ( Soorya Mandalam).
AruNa PaSanam is a beautiful Veda
BHAAGAM
TO LISTEN TO .PLEASE ENJOY LISTENING
TO THIS PRASNAM ON RATHA SAPTAMI
.
NamO SrI Soorya NaarAyaNAya ,
V.Sadagopan
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