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Namaskaram:

This email is addressed to Sri.V.Sadagpopan.  In your email ( 
reproduced below) on the subject of Sadabhiseka and Sathamana Utsavam 
in November 17, 2004 you have quoted a Bhagavan's verse of respect to 
the blessed group of six. I am unable to see this verse as told by 
the Lord either in Bhagavd Gita or Bhagavatam. 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

Adiyen

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  



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