SrI: Dear Sri Sunder : I forgot now the source . Most probably from VishNu PurANam or VishNu dharmam . Hope some one else remembers . NamO NarayaNa , V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "T.M.Sunder" <tmsunder@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Sahasra Chandra Darsee > Namaskaram: > > I am repeating this mail once again to Sri.V.Sadagpopan. > > In your email (reproduced below) on the subject of Sadabhiseka and > Sathamana Utsavamin November 17, 2004 you have quoted a Bhagavan's > verse of respect tothe blessed group of six. > > Can you or the learnerd members of the group throw some light to the > original source and context reference of this wonderful Sanskrit > verse- > > NithyAnna DhAthA TaruNAgnihOthri > VedAntha Vidhu: Chandra Sahasra darsee > MaasOpavAsi cha PathivrathA cha > ShaD jeevalOkE mama vandhaneeyAm > > Respectfully, > > T.M. Sunder > _____________________________________________________________________ > From: Sadagopan > To: Ponnappan ; Sgt ; SG ; Rajeev ; Iowa ; DS ; > Ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; SRS > Cc: Ranga ; Srikaran Rengarajan > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:50 PM > Subject: [Oppiliappan] Priest Quarters" construction series: > SathAbhishEka Uthsavam & SathamAna Uthsavam (80th and 100th Birthdays) > > > SrI: > > Dear BhakthAs : > > We come across occasionally those , > who are celebrating their 80th birth day > through SathAbhishEkam and infrequently > those , who celebrate their 100th birthday > ( SathamAna uthsavam ) . > > The sixtieth birthday celebrations is known > as Shashti Abdha Poorthy , the 80th birthday > celebrations is SathAbhishEkam and the 100th > birthday uthsavam is SathamAna Uthsavam . > > Many of our VaishNavite AchAryAs have observed > their 100th birthday and attained the Veda PrAyam. > Vedic prayer recited by us during the worship of > the SandhyAs is : May we live for Hundred years > practising the dharmAs ordained by the VedAs ! > Swamy Desikan lived for 101 years. AchArya > RaamAnujA lived for 120 years . They lived simple > but noble lives dedicated to serving the Lord and > his BhaagavathAs. Modern day conspicous consumption > and consequent shortening of life was not known > to them . They recommended the consumption of Saathvik > food and days defined by PanchakAla PrakriyAs . > > In this posting , we will focus on the glories of > those who celebrate SathAbhishEkams . They are > revered as "Sahasra Darsees" or those who have seen > 1000 crescent Moons ( Third crescent of the growing > phase of the Moon ). Actually , it will take > 83 years and six months to see 1000 crescents. > The celebration however starts as one enters > the 80th year thse days. Chathur Veda PaarAyaNam , > the recitation of Dhivya Prabhandham , RaamAyaNa > Patanam are conducted in the celebrant's house. > An elaborate Udhaka ShAnthi is organized to > consecrate the water , which is used for the abhishEkam > of the celebrant on the auspicious 80th birthday . > > Bhagavan Himself is in a celebratory mood > about these Sahasra Darsees as one member > of the blessed group of Six : > > NithyAnna DhAthA TaruNAgnihOthri > VedAntha Vidhu: Chandra Sahasra darsee > MaasOpavAsi cha PathivrathA cha > ShaD jeevalOkE mama vandhaneeyAm > > (Meaning): These six in this world are > saluted by Me : (1) Those whom provide > anna dhAnam every day (2) Those who perform > the sacred rites of AgnihOthram right from > their youthful days (3) Those who have seen > the 1000 cresent Moons (4) Those who observe > the EkAdasi Fastings (5) Women resplendent > with the power of their chastity and (6) those > who have understood the true meanings of > the Upanishads. > > The anna dhAnam is performed every day at > Lord RanganAth Temple at Pomona , NY. > During Saturday and Sunday and uthsavam days , > hudreds of worshippers with their families are > given free prasAdhams in the form of annadhAnams . > EkAdasi Fastings are observed by some of the devotees. > Veda GOsham and Dhivya Prabhandha dhwani is heard > every day at the temple. Sudarsana Yaj~nams are > conducted . Sathya NaarAyaNa pooja is done in > the VaishNavite way every full Moon day . > The SrinivAsa or Seetha-Raama KalyANams are > performed every weekend . > > All of these are made possible with the help > of our priests steeped in Ubhaya Vedams , > PaancharAthra Aagamam and Vaidhika anushtAnams . > > Please help them have a roof over their heads > instead of lodging in the basement of the Temple ! > > Please support this Kaimkaryam YathA Sakthi ! > > V.Sadagopan > > > > > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan > http://www.sadagopan.org > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! 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