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Dear Sadagopan Mama

Adiyen would like to contribute US$100/-

kindly let adiyen know the modalities of sending the money to you or to someone (your sister) in Chennai.

Andal Thiruvadigalle saranam


Badri

Singapore
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19/06/2005 05:06 AM
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        Subject:        [Oppiliappan] SrivilliputthUr Aadi Pooram : August 8, 2005


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
*************************************************
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
*************************************************************************************************
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
**************************************************************************************
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 :
          http://www.sadagopan.org/acharyans/sd8.htm
 
          ThiruppAvai : http://www.ramanuja.org/new/tp96/pavai96.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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