Sri:
GodhAm udhArAm
sthuma: ( Let us eulogize the Generous GodhA )
GodhA Tasyai nama idhamidham
bhUya yEvAsthu bhUya:
nall PaamAlai innisayAl
padikkodutthAL
Poo Maalai SooDikkodutthAL
soll
SooDikkoduttha Sudar kodiyE !
VenkatavaRkku yennai vithi !
Sri Nrusimha SamArambhAm VaNN
SaThAri SumadhyamAm
Sri NaaraYaNa SaThakOpAnthAm
Guru pankthim aham bhajE
Dear
BhakthAs of GodhA PirAtti :
ANDAL's avathAra dinam(Aadi Pooram )
at Sri Villiputthur
is August 8 this year .
It is some 52 days away .
Preparations are
now underway at
Her avathAra Sthalam (NaachiyAr
ThirumALikai) for
the grnad anual event : Aadi Poora Uthsavam
.
Why do we celebrate ANDAL's
avathAra dinam and Sthalam ?
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As ANDAL BhakthAs , we all must reflect
upon Her blessings to us
through Her matchless Sri Sookthis of
ThiruppAvai ( Vedam anaitthukkum
VitthAhum ) and NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi . The
173 Paasurams that she
generously blessed us with are our Taarakam
and Poshakam .
Her avathAra Sthalam , SrivilliputthUr is
known as " Muppuri Oottiya sthalam "
since AkAram , UkAram and MakAram are
present together on a single Peetam
here at NaacchiyAr ThirumALigai . Sri
RangamannAr ( akAra Vaachyan ) ,
ANDAL ( UkAra Vaachyai) and PeriyAzhwAr
/Garudan ( MakAra Vaachyar ) are
giving their sEvai to us all from the
same seat at SriviliputthUr .
When we look along the three-pronged matrix
of PramEyam , PramAthA
and PramANam , AchAryAs have pointed out
that the title of " Muppuri
Oottiya Sthalam " applies as well :
PramEyam , the object of Knowledge is
VaDapathra Saayee , the Lord ;
PramAthAs ( the cognizers ) are PeriyAzhwAr
and his dear daughter ANDAL ;
PramANams ( the Means of Valid Knowledge )
are ThiruppallANDu ,
ThiruppAvai and
NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi
.
It is rare indeed to get all the above
three to be united at one place .
Here at the TuLasi Vanam of PeriyAzhwAr ,
ANDAL incarnated on
an Aadippooram day . PeriyAzhwAr , Her
foster father raised Her as
"anjukkudikku oru SanthathiyAi " .
PeriyAzhwAr released the meaning of
PraNavam through His ThiruppallANDu .
His daughter ( the amsam of Sri ,
Bhu and NeeLA Devis ) revealed to us
through Her ThiruppAvai , the inner meaning
of " NamO NaarAyaNAya " .
Thus the two Pranhandhams of ThiruppallANDu
and ThiruppAvai
provide upadEsam for us about the full
meaning of AshtAkshara Manthram .
We recite during all the sevA kaalams these
two Prabhandhams as
AshtAkshara Japa Rooppam . During SaaRRu
MuRai Kaalam , " SiRRam
SiRu KaalE " from ThiruppAvai takes
precedence over ThiruppallANDu .
It is for these reasons that we celebrate
Aadi Pooram & SrivilliputthUr ,
where ANDAL wed Lord RanganAthA and He
settled down at His
Father-in-Law's house ( NaachhiyAr
ThirumALikai) with the name of
RangamannAr .
It is for these reasons we
celebrate ANDAL's avathara dinam of Aadi Pooram
and Her avathAra sthalam of
SrivilliputthUr .
WHAT IS SPECIAL DURING THE
2005 AADI POORAM DAY ?
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With ANDAL's anugraham , we
plan to focus on three events :
1) Present a Mutthangi for
ANDAL and RangamannAr on this day
on behalf
of all of Her children .
2) Present a Dance Drama
from NaachiyAr Thirumozhi ( One hour long )
cherographed by my sister , VidvAmsini Smt. Padma VeerarAghavan
.
3) A Mandolin Concert of one
of the students of my sister ( One hour long ) .
1) Mutthangi Creation
& SamarpaNam
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A well known
Mutthangi making expert (Sri KrishNAji ) , who has created similar
Mutthangis for Lord
Ranganatha , Thiruvengadamudayan and Oppiliappan
( Moolavars and
Uthsavars) has agreed to create this special angi in time for
this year's
Uthsavam at SrivilliputthUr . Sri KrishNaji and family are
at Chennai .
He will visit
Srivilliputhur for taking the measurements for the Mutthangi
.
2) A DANCE DRAMA
BASED ON NAACHIYAR THIRUMOZHI PAASURAMS
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Ten paasurams from the 14
different pathikams will be selected including
the famous "
VaaraNamAyiram " pathikam (decad) to structure the
dance
drama as a conversation
between Govindhan and GodhA PirAtti .
3)
Mandolin concert based on selected slokams of GodhA
Sthuthi
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A
young vidhvAn will present an hour long concert
in front of ANDAL
and Her Azhagiya
MaNavALan on this avathAra dinam following
the Dance-Drama
.
The estimated expenses
for organizing event is estimated to be a little
more than one laks of
Rupees ( $2,500 )
.
The plan is
to realize the sponsorship of :
(1) 10
BhakthAs of ANDAL providing $250 support each
(2) or 25 BhakthAs
providing $ 100 support each
(3) Or 50 BhakthAs
providing $50 support each .
Any amount is welcome .
The intent is to have as many
BhakthAs take part as
possible .
We will arrange for
ANDAL's Kumkuma PrasAdham and
a DVD of the event , if
permitted by the DevasthAnam ,
for
the
sponsors to remember this unique day .
Please let me know if you
wish to join in this Kaimkaryam
so that I can provide you
more detais on Your welcome participations
and the routing of your
support funds to India for this Kaimkaryam .
Sathamakha maNi neelA
chAru kalhAra hasthA
stanabhara
namithAngee sAndhra-vaathsalya sindhu:
aLakavinihithAbhi:
sragbhirAkrushta NaaTA
vilasathu
hrudhi GodhA VishNuchitthAthmajaa na:
ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE
SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan
P.S : References : GodhA
Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan :
ThiruppAvai : http://www.ramanuja.org/new/tp96/pavai96.html
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