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SrI:
 
kamapyAham Gurum vandhE Kamalaagruha-mEdhinam
pravakthA chandhasAm vakthaa PaancharAthrasya yassvayam
 
Dear Vaideekaas and BrahmOthsava sEvA abhimAnis :
 
On behalf of the Board of Sri Ranganathaa Temple ,
adiyEn invites you all to have the BhAgyam of
enjoying Lord RanganAthan's BrahmOthsavam .
 
The activities for the individual days are at:
http://www.Ranganatha.org
 
In this posting adiyEn will focus on BhEri TaaDanam .
The First day of BrahmOthsavam is spent on DhvajArOhaNam.
BhEri ThADanam is performed in the Evening . In between
dhvajArOhaNam and BhEri ThADanam , there is a PuRappADu
in some dhivya dEsams . After BhEri ThAdanam , UthsavArTa
RakshA Bhandhanam takes place. We will follow one of the two
procedures ( Long one ) for BhEri ThADanam as per
KootthapAkkam RaghavAcchAr Swamy's frequently used 
monograph for the ArchakAs . 
 
Evening BhEri ThADanam
*******************************
After evening ThiruvArAdhanam upto AlankArAsanam ,
BhEri ( Big drum ) is placed on a mount made up of
DhAnyams ; peetArchanam is done first and is followed by
AavAhanam with the mantram " (PraNavam) Nama: Kaala
ChakrAya ". Argyam , paadhyam upto nivEdhanam are
offered to BhEri as upachArams. PuNyAha Vaachana Jalam 
is sprinkled on the BhEri and the BhEri is centered on
the dhAnya Peetam with VishNu Gayathri . BhEri is now
touched with the mantram " ( PraNavam) Naadha Brahma
SvaroopiNyai nama:". On both sides of the BhEri , SrI DEvi
( on the left) and VishNu ( on the right side ) are invoked
with the use of their Gaayathris . Now the center of the BhEri
is worshipped with Prakruthi Mantram " ( PraNavam) Jagath-
Srushti-sTithi-kaya hEthu bhUthAyai Prakruthyai nama: ".
Next , Sabdha tanmAthra Mantram " ( PraNavam) neem nama:
ParAya SabdhatanmAthraathmanE " is recited to the accompaniment
of three times beating while reflecting on the Thrimoorthys . Brahmaa
and sakala dEvathAs , the rivers, the mountains, Vanaspathis ,
Kings and all Sri VaishNava ParamaikAnthis are invited thru
the beating of the BhEri with a cane . The symbolism is
that all ( ChEtana-achEtanams) are invited to attend
the BrahmOthsavam by the command of the Lord .
 
It is generally believed that those who are present 
during the BhEri ThADanam should stay within
the limits of the spread of  the sound of Bheri
until the end of the Uthsavam and depart after
dhvaja avarOhaNam to their respective places .
In the old days , people will not have any travel
plans during the BrahmOthsavam . The logic is
that all the DEvAs and chEtanAchEtanam are
there and it will be an insult to disregard their
presence and go away from the site of
BrahmOthsavam. 
 
There are 33 slOkams in Sanskrit that are to be
recited as invitations via BhEri ThaaDanam are
extended . adiyEn will take them up and give their
Meanings in the next Posting .
 
After BhEri ThAdanam and extension of
the invitation to take part in the Uthsavam ,
NivEdhanam for BhagavAn , Selvar (Bali
BhErar ) is carried on a small pallakku with
Thirucchinnam and DavaNdai as well as
dhUpa-dheepams to dhvAra PaalakAs and
AavaraNa dEvathais . The final step is Mahaa
Bali Peetam , where Brahmaa is invoked
with Aavaahana mantram , worshipped with
upachArams andarhaNa Bali and TarpaNams
are done . Brahmaa is recognized to be seated at
the center of the dhivya dEsam to conduct His
Uthsavam .
 
Eight Regents of Directions & BrahmOthsavam
********************************************************
Next , sthAnams for the 8 gods of directions
are selected for use during the next ten days ,
cleansed and the arhaNa Bali tarpaNams are
done for them at the directions associated with
them .
 
The regents of the 8 directions worshipped
with daily Bali and Geetha-Nruthya upachArams
unique to them are :
 
Indhra ( King of Svargam & DevAs) --East
Agni (Mediator between Men& Gods) --South East
Yamaa(The Lord of Pithrus& Justice) --South
NiRRuthi( God of Misery)-- South West
VaruNaaa( The Lord of Water)-- West
Vaayu( The Lord of Wind)--North West
KubhEraa( The Lord of Wealth) -- North
Isaana (Sivan) -- North East  
 
Sri Prasna Samhithaa elaborates on the Nava
Sandhi worship ( Brahmaa plus 8 regents of
Directions) to take place on the DhvajArOhaNam
day .Specific Raagaas and TaaLAs are to be used .
 
1.Brahmaa : Ghantaa Raagam , dhruva tALam ,Brahma
   Sandhi Kavuthuvam and dance with Hamsasya Mudhraa
   on the right hand and Chathura Mudhraa on the left hand.
   DEva Daasis used to perform these Nruthyams .
 
2. Indhra: Naatta Raagham , Sama TaaLam , Lalitha Nruthyam
    and Pataka Mudhraa .
 
3. Agni: Gowri Raagam , Ata TaaLam and Sarvathobhadhra
    Mudhraa in the form of a flame or Thaazahmpoo .
 
4. Yamaa: DEsAkshi Ragam , JayamangaLa ThALam and
    SarvathObhadhra Nruttham .
 
5. Nirruthi : DesAkshi Raagam , Jaya ThALam and Bhujanga-
    thrAsa Nruttham .
 
6. VaruNa : Naatai(Nata) Raagam , Bhadra TaaLam , Kamala 
    Nruttham .
 
7.  Vaayu : SrI Raagam , Jampa TaaLam , Prashta Kuttina 
     Nruttham with Ardha Pataka mudrai on the left hand and
     Arala mudhrai on the right hand .
 
8. KubhEran : Mohana Raagam , the child of Nata NaarAyaNi 
    and Madhu Maadhavi Raagams ; Ananta TaaLam and 
    Chakra Mandala Nruttham .
 
9. Isaana : Ghana Panchaka Raagams (?) and Pancha Mukha 
    Vaadhyam (?); TaaNDava Nruttham . 
 
There are Nine songs also for the Nine sandhis ( Nava Sandhi
Kavutthuvam ) , which ends with a Jathi . A Mrudhangist and
a Flute Player can stop at Bali Peetam and then follow the eight
corners to provide GeethaLaya UpachArams . We will see if
we can make this happen .There will be Naathswara VidhvAns
and Tavil VidhvAns at the Uthsavam and they can also
offer this Geetha-Laya UpachArams .
 
NamO SrI RanganAthAya ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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