Exactly two
months from today, Wednesday June 8, 2005
is Prakrutham Srirangam Srimath Andavan Sri
Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan's 71st
Thirunakshatram Mahotsavam
(Sapthathi). Srimath Srimushnam Andavan was born in "Vaikasi"
Month on star "Thiruvadirai". Preparations are well underway for a very grand
celebration of the Sapthathi of Srimath Andavan's Thirunakshatram at the PeriAshramam in Srirangam where thousands of Sevarthis and vidwans will be participating in various Grantha Paraanam, Veda Parayanams and Vidwat
Sadas starting on June 4th. Many of you might have seen postings in various
yahoogroups from Sri R. Rajagopal (Chairman, National Committee of Srirangam
Srimadh Andavan Ashramam) on the details of the grandest celebrations being
planned.
An AchAryan's Thirunakshtram is a very important
day in a sishyA's calendar. One should remember Swami Desikan's testimony that
not even our Lord Narayana can try to repay an Acharyan for all the
upahAram He does to his sishya. We as sishyas, can only join together and sing
His praise and spread our Acharya's glory. Last
year Srimath Andavan's sishyas and
abhimanis living in USA had the great
bhAgyam of celebrating their Acharyas
Thirunakshatram with other sishyas in their vicinity, through the
auspices of Sri Ramanuja Mission of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam in 16 Cities in USA. The year before it was conducted in 8 cities. In
keeping up with the tradition of doubling
the celebrating locations, this year Sri Ramanuja Mission hopes to organize the thirunakshatram
in 32 different locations in USA and
outside India, during the
weekend of June 11-12, 2005
for all the sishyas of our illustrious
Acharyan to celebrate this important day.
We seek the sishyas and abhimanis of Srimath
Andavan to come forward to help with the
hosting and organization of this event in their vicinity (home/temple). All we need is for our Andavan's sishyas and
abhimanis living in the vicinity of each other to join hands and celebrate our
Acharyan's Thirunakshatram together. Please reply adiyen ASAP at
shyam.sreenivasan@morganstanley.com so that we can
plan for a grand celebrations in USA and
other locations outside India too.