There are many kinds of Thirumanjanam for the Dhivya Dampathis . AdiyEn described many kinds of Thirumanjanam except the Nava Kalasa Thirumanjanam in my last posting . Here is some information pn the popular Nava Kalasa Thirumanjanam as witnessed by adiyEn during the samarpaNam of Mutthangi for GodhA PirAtti at SrI VilliputthUr two years ago . This article was written soon after and adiyEn is reposting it for completeness . Today
, the focus is on the Nava Kalasa Thriumanjanam
performed
for the dhivya dampathis at NaacchiyAr
ThirumALigai as the
PoorvAngam for Mutthangi SamarpaNam .
Srirangam Srimath
Andavan Aasramam's monograph ( Archakar ThuNaivan)
has
more details on this special Thirumanjanam . Please refer to
this
valuable source . The
Dhravyams for the Nine Kalasams and the invoked
DevathAs *********************************************************************************** 1.
2.
3.
Southern Direction : Argya Kalasam
/Madhusoodhanan 4.
Western Directions: AchAmana
Kalasam/Thrivikraman 5.
Norhtern Direction: Panchakavyam/ Vaamanan 6.
South East Direction : Curd / Sridharan 7.
South West Direction: Milk /HrudheekEsan 8.
9.
North East Direction: Coconut Milk or water mixed with Fruits
/
DaamOdharan or Satyan . The
tenth extra vessel is used for Turmeric powder ( ManjaL Podi)
.. AavAhanam
, PeedArchanams , TaLikai SamarpaNamwith
MudhrAs *************************************************************************************** The
procedures used in ThiruvArAdhanam are used for the
above steps
in consecrating the Kalasam and their dhravyams/Moorthys
in the
order enlisted above . After consecration of individual
kalasams, they
are covered with Vasthram and Chakra Mudhrai is shown
. AavAhanam
of BhagavAn , Ubhaya NaacchiyArs *************************************************************** The
AadhAra Sakthi from Moolavar has to be invoked
from Moolavar
to ArchA bhErams(Uthsavars) thru PeedArchanam
and aavAhanam
procedures specified in ThiruvArAdhanam with
mudhrAs starting
from NyAsa Mudhra to Kireeta , VanamAlaa , Padhma dhvaya
MudhrAs
.. PushpAnjali follows . UpachArams of Dantha Suddhi/Kaashtam ,
(
cleaning of teeth) KaNDUsham (Rinsing of Mouth ) , wiping of the
tongue with
TuLasi and Aachamaneeyam follow along the manner established
for
ThiruvArAdhanam .. AavAhana
Manthram ( Sakthi from Moolavar to Uthsavar )for PerumAL
: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (PraNavam)
ParamadhAmAvasTitha
madhanugraha-kAmyayOdhyathAvathAra ihApimathasiddhidha
manthra Sareera yEhyEhi Bhagavan Aagaccha Aagaccha
The
Manthra Sareera Moorthy is invoked from His Supreme abode with preethi
.. For
ThAyArs/ TanikkOil NaacchiyAr , The above Manthram is modified slightly
: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (PraNavam)
ParamadhAmAvasTithE madhanugraha-kAmyOdhyavathArE
iha
abhimatha siddhitha manthra SareerE yEhyEhi Bhagavathy Aagaccha Aagaccha
At the
end of Thirumanjanam , the invoked sakthi of BhagavAn and Devis
from
Moolavars are returend to Them thru visarjana Manthram
: (PraNavam)
Bhagavan! Manthramoorthe! svapdham AasAdhaya AasAdhaya
Kshamasva
Kashmasva (PraNavam) namO nama: After
invocation , elaborate PeeDArchana Manthrams are recited
for PeeDa
dEvathais in front , right side , Left side , back of the Peetam
and
for Vaayu moolai . There are 39 Manthrams for PeeDa DEvathais
and
Ten of them are used for PeetArchanam for Ubhaya NaachiyArs
and
TanikkOil DEvi . All start with PraNavam. 29 have
BheejAksharams and
end with Nama: sabdham . The 39th manthram is for our
AchAryAs (asmath
gurubhyO nama:) preceded by PraNavam . Thaila
SamarpaNam ************************* Arayar's
offering of Thailam is unique at SrivilliputthUr
.. Elsewhere
, Sannidhi ParichArakAls will fill in . This fragrant thailam
is
warmed with dheepam , spread on the palms of the archakar's
hands and
then the bhAvanai is done like placing it on siras , chest , hands and the
legs
of the
Lord as if He is having the upachAram of oil bath . For Andal ,
thaila samarpaNam
is on the siras alone. Next sandal paste from a small
vessel is
used to remove the oil like seekkAi paste . SuddhOthakam is used to
start
the Thirumanjanam .Dry cloth is used to remove the wetness. Argyam ,
Padhyam
, Aachamaneeyam , dhUpa dheepa , naivEdhya upachArams follow .
Thirumanjanams
and UpachArams ********************************************** Now
the heart of the Thirumanjanam is enacted . The water
from the
Eastern kalasam is the first one to be used and the process
continues
until the central kalasam . In between the suddhOdhaka
snAnam
is offered . UpachArams follow each abhishEkam from
the
kalasams . HaridhrA
ChUrNam (ManjaL Podi) and
SanthanAbhishEkam ***************************************************************************** The
HaridhrA chUrNam is now applied lightly avoiding any
sprinkling on the
face of Moorthys . SuddhOdhaka abhishEkam follows .
UpachArams are
presented and after that thick paste of Sandal wood is applied all
over the
ThirumEni from neck to sacred feet and Peetam . TuLasi garland is
presented
. Simple dhUpam and row lamps (a dukku dheepam) are offered
.. Kattiyam
is recited .One archaka assisted by two others use Padhma
dhArai and
Sankha DhArai and pour the suddhOdhakam on to sahasra dhArai
.. The
sequence is three times Sahasra dhArai for Rangamannaar and
twice for
Andal followed by one more time for RangamannAr . Santhana Kaapu
would
have been fully removed by now. a small vasthram is consecrated
by dheepam
and dhUpam and that is used to adorn the Lord's head . Wet cloth
is replaced
by a dry vasthram . Now
arguyam , Padhyam , Aachamanam , Gandham , Pushpam ,
dhupam are
presented and ghata dheepam is presented next . Viswa manthram is used to
bless
the Ghata dheepa jwAlai . Ghata dheepa samarpaNam is done with
both
hands . Simple karpoora Haaratthi precedes naivEdhyam .
Saathveeka Phala
samarpaNam for Thirumanjanam is placed at the scred feet
of ther
dhivya dampathis and aparAdha kshAmaNam for lapses is requested
.. GhOshti
Theertha & SaThAri PrasAdham ***************************************************** SaThAri
recieves a mini htirumanjanam now . UpachArams are presented
to SaThAri
, PrasAdhana manthram is used for PreeNanArgyam with
sacred water
form Paadhya vattil and the ghOshti now recieves Theerttham and
SaThAri
.. Thus ends the Thirumanjanam. ********************************************* adiyEn
was presented with the Rose garland that Andal had worn during
the
Thirumanjanam and the special parrot that She had worn the day before
.. These
green parrots with a rd beak are amde every day for Her and
is presented
next day to some one the ArchakAs honor .
Mutthangi
SamarpaNam following Thirumanjanam ***************************************************************** Curtain
was drawn now and visEsha alankAram ( Mutthangi SamarpaNam
) took
place inside the ardha mantapam . The dhivya dampathis travelled
from Thirumanjana
Mantapam to the inner Mukha Mantapam on ArchakA's hands
.. When
the samarpaNam was done , the dhivya dampathis in their new
aabharaNam of
radiant Mutthangi blessed the ghOshti , which had swollen now to
significant numbers
.. KumkumArchanai was done to ThAyAr and adiyEn was invited
to perform
ThiruvAlavatta Kaimkaryam ( Fan service) to the dhivya dampathis
.. It was
the fruit of adiyEn's whole life to stand 2 feet away from the dhivya
dampathis
and
enjoy their radiant sEvai . The
Mutthangi was created by the specialists in Sri VilliputthUr
.. It was
not the traditional type , where pearls are stitched on
bluish Velvet
.. This one is hard to keep because of problems in attack
by insects
and rodents during the storage . They had come up with
a
Cooper base on which fine holes are drilled and the pearls are
woven
in with special threads. The second thing unusual is the use
of colored
stones with pearls for Andal . Her consort had all white pearls .
The
measurements ahd to be exactly right . The
Paadha sevai of Andal with the new Angi was captivating
.. Andal
had to have a dress over Her Mutthangi because of
Her modesty
as the wife of the Lord . RangamannAr did not have
any
dress over His Mutthangi . At Srirangam , Lord RanganAtha
(Uthsavar)
has a transparent vasthram over the AabharaNam
. The
workmanship of Andal's Mutthangi is exquisite . adiyEn
will try to
scan the photo taken before SamarpaNam to enjoy the
skill of the
craftsman .. adiyEn wants to thank every one of You ,
who joined
in this kaimkaryam and made it possible to realize
this Kaimkaryam
. Hopefully , the during
the upcoming Marghazhi Maasa Uthsavams and also for
special
events . TadheeyArAdhanam
for GhOshti ****************************************** At the
end of the Mutthangi SamarpaNam , the dhivya
dampathis presented
fifty plus of us with a full fledged TadheeyArAdhanam
(
KalyANa SaappADu) in Andeal's MadaippaLLi . We all left
AndAL's ThirumALigai
after the TadheeyArAdhanam with a great sense
of fulfillment
and joy . Thus
ended the KshEthrAdanam this year starting from Thirumala
and
concluding at AndAL's SrivilliputthUr , where ThiruppAvai
and NaacchiyAr
Thirumozhi were born and where She wed Lord
RanganAthA and
stays there with Him to bless us all for times to come
.. adiyEn
thanks the dhivya dampathis for the anugraham to complete
this
whirlwind trip full of memorable sevais at various dhivya dEsams
without
any incidents or accidents . They protect us , wherever we are
and
think of Them .
Daasan
, Oppiliappan Koil VardAchAri Sadagopan
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