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October 31, 2009

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Thiruvarangam ThiruvEngadam Kachi Thirunaarayanapuram

October 31, 2009

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Thiruvarangam ThiruvEngadam Kachi Thirunaarayanapuram

 

 

BhOga Madapam Pushpa Mandapam Thyaaga Mandapam Gyana Mandapam

Veenai eKaantham Pushpam Thirualavattam Thiruman

“Num”PerumaaL “Sri”nivaasan “Deva”perumaaL “Selva”piLLai

Bhattar AnanthaanpiLLai ThirukkachinambigaL Emberumaanaar

Thiru”Arangan” Thiru”VEngadam”udayaan “Hasthi” Varadhar Thiru”NaaraNan”

KarunaaNivaasam KaaLamegam Paarijadham Yadhusailadheepam

Gaanamrudham Jeevaamrudham DhEvaamrudham Raamaamrudham

KOil Thirumalai PerumaaL KOil Thirunaarayanapuram

“Thiruvaranga”thamudhanaar “Thirumalai” Nambi “Kaanchi”poornar “Thirunaaraayanapurathu” Aai

Sri Ranga Naachiyaar Alarmelmangai Thaayaar PerundEvi Thaayaar Yadhugiri Naachiyaar

Nadai Vadai Kudai Thiruvaaraadhanam

Srirangam Thirupathi Kaanchipuram MelkOte

Panguni Uthram ThOmaalai SEvai Vaikaasi ThirunaaL Vairamudi SEvai

Thiruvarangathaa Ulagamunda Peruvaayaa AmarrargaL Adhipadhi Thirunaaranan

Azhagiya ManavaaLan Srinivaasan PEraruLaaLan Raamapriyan

SrirangEsaaya MangaLam Srinivaasaaya MangaLam DhEvaraajaya MangaLam Sampath Puthraaaya MangaLam

kangulum pagalum Ulagamunda Peruvaayaa uyarvara uyarnhalam Orunhaayagamaai

As Azhagiya ManavaaLan As a Child As a Forest Man SelvapiLLai

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Sethu Bridge..

October 31, 2009

According to the latest report from the Archaeological Department of Srilanka (http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/dera2.html), the land bridge named as Adam’s Bridge is a narrow ridge of sand and rocks, mostly dry, which connects Mannar Island (Sri Lanka) with Pamban Island (India) about 18 ½ miles West-North-Westward. At high tide it is covered by c.4 ft (1.2 m) of water. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AdamsBri.html) The status of the bridge is still a mystery as the legends trace the bridge to have more than a million years of existence and related to the epic Ramayana. The Srilankan Archeology Department also confirms the possible duration of the bridge’s existence to be around one to two million years. However the natural or man-made status of the bridge is unknown. According to the Srilankan Library archives at http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/ancient/nasa.htm, this bridge has been in existence for 1,750,000 years. This would mean it had been there for – the last 1/16th period of the Treta Yuga (1,296,000 years/16 = 80,500) -81,000 years (1,750,000 – (864,000+5,000) = 81,000 years) in the Tretha Yuga, survived for 864,000 years of the Dwapara Yuga, and has survived for the past 5,000 years in the Kali Yuga.
NASA (http://www.nasa.gov) in its Astronaut Photo of Earth Display Records hosts a wide array of photos of Rama’s Bridge made of a chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long interconnecting India with Sri Lanka.

NASA Archive Photo ID URL Links to Astronaut Photos of Earth Displays
STS033-74-74 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS033&roll=74&frame=74
STS033-78-73 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS033&roll=78&frame=73
STS51B-32-60 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS51B&roll=32&frame=60
STS044-82-075 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS044&roll=82&frame=75
STS51B-32-061 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS51B&roll=32&frame=61
STS059-229-025 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS059&roll=229&frame=25
STS059-229-026 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS059&roll=229&frame=26
STS059-231-070 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS059&roll=231&frame=70
STS059-231-071 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS059&roll=231&frame=71
STS051-98-074 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS051&roll=98&frame=74


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Yekaadasi..

October 31, 2009

EkadasiThis is a featured page

SOURCE: PADMAPURANAM UTHRAGANDAM

HARI SAYANA SUKLA EKADASI: BAGHAVAN SAYANAM MERKOLLUM KALAM
PARIVARDHANA SUKLA EKADASI: BAGHAVAN PADUKKAIYIL PURALUM KALAM

S.NO EKADASI MONTH PATCHAM
1 URPATHI EKADASI MARGAZHI (Dec-Jan) KRISHNA
2 MOKSHA EKADASI MARGAZHI (Dec-Jan) SUKLA
3 SABALA EKADASI THAI (Jan-Feb) KRISHNA
4 PUTHRATHA EKADASI THAI (Jan-Feb) SUKLA
5 SHATTHILA EKADASI MASI (Feb-Mar) KRISHNA
6 JAYA EKADASI MASI (Feb-Mar) SUKLA
7 VIJAYA EKADASI PANGUNI (Mar-Apr) KRISHNA
8 AAMALAGEE EKADASI PANGUNI (Mar-Apr) SUKLA
9 PABHAMOSANIGA EKADASI CHITHIRAI (Apr-May) KRISHNA
10 KAMADHA EKADASI CHITHIRAI (Apr-May) SUKLA
11 VRUTHINI EKADASI VAIKASI (May-June) KRISHNA
12 MOHINI EKADASI VAIKASI (May-June) SUKLA
13 ABARA EKADASI AANI (June-July) KRISHNA
14 NIRJALA EKADASI AANI (June-July) SUKLA
15 YOGINI EKADASI AADI (July-Aug) KRISHNA
16 SAYINI EKADASI AADI (July-Aug) SUKLA
17 KAMIGHA EKADASI AAVANI (Aug-Sep) KRISHNA
18 PATHRADHA EKADASI AAVANI (Aug-Sep) SUKLA
19 AJAA EKADASI PURATTASI (Sep-Oct) KRISHNA
20 PADMANABHA EKADASI PURATTASI (Sep-Oct) SUKLA
21 INDRA EKADASI AIPPASI (Oct-Nov) KRISHNA
22 PABHANGUSA EKADASI AIPPASI (Oct-Nov) SUKLA
23 RAMA EKADASI KARTHIGAI (Nov-Dec) KRISHNA
24 PRABOTHINI EKADASI KARTHIGAI (Nov-Dec) SUKLA
25 KAMALA EKADASI PURUSHOTHAMA MONTH


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You Tube Amirtham

October 31, 2009

View videos of the Kanchi Garuda Seva here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSorKFUcBw&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEKSDciS5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyaCVdp0ZCk

There are 13 video clips in you tube and one web photo album in picasa containing the utsavams of kanchi 2009. The weblinks are reproduced below:

Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Swamy is supposed to represent the Dwaya Manthra

Kanchi Sri Varadaraja Swami Tirumanjanam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHYGZ1G3V

 Looks like TV9 telecast 50 year old video footages of Tirumala Tirupati Sri Venkateswara Swami Look-Alike Abhishekam. Came across the same on YouTube.

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSpnCnLJ_4s&feature=related

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90I4zLzI7Y&feature=related

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpDipi1Nbtw&feature=related

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUuBf_ZaXo&feature=related

 

 Thiruchaanur – Smt Padmavathi Thaayaar

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m-eMsJZHbs&feature=related

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Geetha Saram -recap 0f 13-17 athyayams..

October 31, 2009

..13th athyaaya surukku..muthu thuvarai..adi keez .. kaliyan pasuram..120 mile neeza pattinam..bed dwarahai.. engu  thaan kannanin ellam-thiru maazihai….kuselar betti kodutha edam.. beyd=theevu..bettu=offering.. kuselar avalai samarpitha edam..kaalai ezunthu erunthu kariya kuruvi kanangal maalin varavu solli ..solai malai perumaal  vann dwarabathi emberumaan -perumaal varuhiraarkall yentru kuruvi solluhirathaam aandaalukku..bakthaiyai kadashithu soodi kazaintha maalaiyai peruvatharkku..

In the summary of Charama Shadka, Swami Alavandar says that the Lord had told whatever was to be told to Arjuna, in the preceding 12 Chapters.
pradh¯ana purus.avyakta sarve´svara vivecanam |
karmadh¯ırbhaktirity¯adih.p¯urva´ses.o 0ntimoditah.||Pradhana means all associated with body or prakruti. That is, it includes ahankaram, mahan, Five Bhoota, Five Karmendriya, Five Gyanendriya, Five Tanmatras and mind [24 in total]. These are inert matters. Purusha means Jeevatman. Then Sarvesvara, the Lord, Who controls Pradhana and Purusha. Vivecanam means viveka gyana or analytical knowledge. That is understanding that body and soul are different in all respects. Also, understanding the Lord as the Owner and Commander of body and soul. All these were told in previous Chapters. Now, we will see summary of Chapter 13:

dehasvar¯upam.¯atm¯aptihetuh.¯atmavi´sodhanam |
bandhaheturviveka´sca trayoda´sa ud¯ıryate ||

Body is temporary, got out of past karma. Soul is not natural associate of any body [13.2].Twenty such qualities are listed from 13.8. Amanitvam – without attachment, adambitvam – without publicity..Bhakti can fetch material benefits; but if we pray for material benefits, Bhakti would not grow. All such noble qualities should be acquired. In 13.20, the Lord told that because of association with the Three qualities[sattvam, rajas and tamas], atman suffers rebirths. To get released we should realize the difference between atman and body [13.24]…

..kadasisi shadkam..vittathu yellaam solluhiraan..karma gjana bakthi yohathil sollaamal vida pattathai.. pirathaanam-moola prakruthi  pontra yellaam.. purusha-jeevatma. sarvesvara viveha gjanam solluhiraan..erandaiyum thanakku sothaha kondavar..deha svaroobam/anithyam,villai nilam..nalla payirai villaikka venum..therinthu kobavan atma.. avattrull erukkum sarvesvaran..atma svarooba gjanam therinthu kondu pann pada vazi-guna nalangal pala solluhiraar 20.. amanithvam /daambeeham koodaathu-sandeeban edam paadam kattra kuselar-ujayaniyil..aval kondu vanthaar .. avar varutha paduvaar num kuzanthaikal kashda paduhiraarkall yentru therinthaal yentraal.. uparihaiyil partha kannan..rukmini/sadya bami/ jambavi yellorum sernthu kainkaryam seythaarkallaam..mooda parthaar vedkathaal.. avalai yeduthu vaayaal pottathum. anbaal koduthathaal.. anaithu eisvaryamum kuselar petraar..acharya anugrahathaal naam nantraha erukirom yentraan.. ontrum kedkkavillai.. bakthiyaal yellaam kittum.. banda hethu/guna serkkaiyaal thirumba thirumba pirakiraan.. veveru ontru alla yentra gjanam venum..vudal/atma/ deivam yentra viveha gjanam venum..

..14th adyaaya surukku..sri vallaban/naathan..avalukkum jagathukkum naathan..sri nathan vuyarntha thiru naamam.. naatha dwarahai-rajasthaan..mothi mahal vaayil..eranndu vaayil.. vulley pohavum velliyil varavum.. erattai pushkarannikall.. chitra rooba pala thiru kolangal..brundaavan-govardana giri –1726 Davoji engey .padai yeduppil erunthu kaakka ezunthu arullinaar vaikolil suthi maattu vandiyil..adaiyaalam sonna edathil-kulathai thaandi pohaamal rana sing raja vuthavi vudan kovil nirmanam seythaar.. padikall yeri.. srinaathji/ bala krrishnan. kuzanthai kannan vallabaji nyamana padi..Here, at 5 AM the sannidhi opens and closed by 5:30 AM. Again harati at 7:15 AM and closed by 7:45 AM! Then again, between 9:15 and 9:45 AM; 11:15 and 11:45 AM. Like this for very short durations dharshans are available..koinja neram sevai..

summary of Chapter 14:

gun.abandhavidh¯a tes.¯am.kartr. tvam.tannivartanam |
gatitrayasvam¯ulatvam.caturda´sa ud¯ıryate ||..guna bandangallaal  kattu pattu erukirom. atmavai vudal ethaal kattu paduthuhintrana..ethaal thoonduvathaal seyal pannuhirom..athiley mayangi ellaamal vilahi..gathi thrayam-eisvaryam/kaivalyam/parama pathathil avanai anubavippathu -moontraiyum avan thaan koduppavan..naangu vishayangall..viveha gjanam adainthu avanudan saadarmyam-avanuku yethu darmamo-athu pola sadyam/gjana/aanandam .pontra ettu gunangallilum samam aahi viduhirom..azukku kazainthu gjanam malarnthu..pirappu entri..sadva /rajo/damo gunam.. suhathilum gjanathilum aasai sadva gunam.. damo gunam mayakki vaithu.kavanam entri sombal thookkam…aasai /seyalpaadu rajo gunam..ethai therinthu kondaal-gunangalil erunthu vilahi-uthaaseenamaha erunthu aruthu vidanum..vuklahathu seyalhalil erunthu vilahi/bahaivar-nanbar vetrumai entri..In 14.2, He says that with the Gyana, described in Chapter 13, acquired, he reaches saadharmyam [that is, whatever is His nature, like Satyam, Gyanam and Anantam, he also attains the sameSattvam keeps us in happiness and comforts, and binds us in samsaram [14.9]. Rajo quality binds us in desires arising out of action, tamo quality puts us in delusion. Sattva quality keeps one in happiness, good health and with knowledge [ 14.6]. Rajo qualitywill keep our desires enhanced [14.7]. Tamo quality will keep us in carelessness, laziness and sleep [14.8].In 14.23, the Lord says that qualities would be doing their nature, and why atman should get worried about that. We should be indifferent to them. In 14.25, it is said that if we keep ourselves away from worldly activities, with this knowledge, and be indifferent to praises and abuses, then we are considered to have crossed those qualities.

..15th athyaya surukku..

..naatha dwarahai..velli kathavu jey srinaathji.. pennkall mun pakkam..mangala harathy-visva roobam edathu thirukaiyaal govardana giri ..valathu thiru kaiyai madithu.. eranndu thiru karangall pasu/mayil/ paambu/ killi anaithaiyum thiru meniyil sevikkalaam..srungara bala boha sevai aduthu. pirasaatham yellaam perisu.. i boham 6 per saappidalaam. srungara sevai..raja boham 30 minutes thalihai.. 4-30 sayangaalam uthaaban.. alangarathudan sevai. 6-45 sayana harathy 7-30 kovil saathi.. urahal..paravai araiya urahal.. pancha aayuthangall radshikka piraarthanai..orey kudumbathaar bangaa ezukira kainkaryam. baala krishnanukku ontru sri nathanukku ontru -kai petra palan..sri naathji..lakshmikku naathan .param porull evaney..

summary of Chapter 15:

acinmi´sr¯at vi´suddh¯acca cetan¯at purus.ottamah. |
vy¯apan¯at bharan.¯at sv¯amy¯at anyah.pa˜ncada´soditah. ||

In 15.1, the Lord says that samsaram is like an inverted banyan [aswatta] tree, with roots up in Satya lok [symbolises Brahma creating from above], branches down below. This tree can be cut off only by an axe of vairagya or detachment [15.3]. In 15.15, the Lord says that He resided in everyone’s heart; under His control, one understood, remembered or forgot anything. He is the One, understood from all Vedas and Vedantas. Result of Vedas are also granted only by Him. He further says that He is different from baddha and mukta atman [15.16]. He is praised as Purushottama in Vedas and in this World [15.18]. He si pervading in all, supporting all and commanding all, and so, He is different from and superior to all [15.17]. Person, recognizing Him as Prushottama, [Who has descended for our benefit as Sri Srinathji], attains Him [15.19]

purushothama vithai.. therinthavan avanaiyey adaikiraan..aalavandaar-thamarai kannan/sriyapathi thaan purushothaman.. sangu oli kettu anaivarum vulley sentru sevikiraarkall..uthama purushan veru pattavan-anaithai kaattilum -baktha/muktha/nithyarai vida vuyarnthavan..achit-udal sambandam konda bakthar.. viralkal pola.. kattai viral thaan purushothaman..kai viralai paarkkum pothu ethai ninaivu kollanum..naangu perai vida veru pattavan.. avan kooda thaan naalvarum seyal padanum..apurusha/purusha..uthama purusha.. pollaatha devarai devar alaatharai thiru ellaatha devarai-arasa maram mel ver.. sadya lohathil..pattruthal enmaiyaal kodariyaal vettanum samsaarathai..hruthayathil erukiraan anaivar vullathilum.. vedangallaal therinthu kollanum.. palan seybavanum evan thaan..vyaabithu/thaangi/ aadchi seyvathaal purushothaman evan..eppadi therinthu kolbavar maru padiyum pirappathu ellai..

..16th athyaaya surukku..

..pushkaram..svayam vyaktha shedram..entru thaan nila pahuthi.. thanneer vadivathil perumaal..brahma thavam seyya ninaithaar.. vajra naban arakkanai than kaiyil vulla thaamarai malarai veesinaar.. 52 edathil naangu mile vistheernathil vizunthathaam.. thaamaraiyaal vuruvaakka patta pushkaram..thaamaraiyey thanneeraha aanathaam periya neer padaithu. ..Water and the Lord are closely connected. ‘Aapo narayiti prokta: aapovai narasunara:’. Aapa – water, naara: – water, ayanam – residing place. Since the Lord is having water as His residence, He is Narayana..aazvaar paasuram..srushtiyil thanneerukkum mukkyam. manathil vullaan maa kadal neer vullaan. yellaa kadalil sayanikiraan..moontru yerikal. jeyashda/ madya/ kanishda pushkaram. madya vishnu  aasthaanam.. jeyshda brahman.. kanishda pushkarani  sivanukku..brahmavukkum kovil vunndu ..

summary of Chapter 16:

dev¯asura vibh¯agokti p¯urvik¯a ´s¯astrava´syat¯a
tattv¯anus.t.h¯ana vij˜n¯anasthemne s.od.a´sa ucyate ||

He mentions the means of Devas and Asuras. [16.1]. Gyanam, Yagna, Tapas, Swadhyaya, etc,. are identifications of Devas. Abhayam- person called Deva is not afraid of anyone; because he is straight forward and follows Shastras. His mind should be clear. That is , he is always thinking of atman. He should be always in Gyana Yoga. Dhanam – he should donate in accordance with Shastras. We should control our sense organs. We should perform the daily Pancha Maha Yagnas. Swadhyayam – chanting Vedas regularly. Arjavam – living honestly..

..deva asura vibaaham/saasthrathukku  vasa patu erukkanum-kattu pattu erukkanum avaiyey vazi kaatti namakku../kedpavar oru koshti-deva koshti/ meerubavar- asura koshti/ethaal pirikiraan.. athyaayathin nokku sasthrathukku kattu padanum..thathva gjanam/ avaney  muzu muthal kadavull yentrum sarvesvaran/ atharkku thakka anushdaanum venum/poy pesa koodaathu -yenakku pidithathu yentru ellaamal saasthra vithi padi erukkanum..eruvarukkum adaiyaallam/ gathi solluhiraar pala slohangallaal ..abayam-yaarukkum payam ellaathavan.nermaiyaha eruppathaal payam ellai..sadva-thellivudan manasu…atma ninaivil/ gjana yohathil  yeedu pattu /daanam seythal/endriyam adakkuthal /pancha maha yagyam seyvathu pontravai devarkallin adaiyaallam….deiva sambandam modshathukku vuthavum..kettathum arjunan sohikka evar -maasusaha -kalangaathey yenkiraan.. Arjunanai-ethanai naal naan pala slohangall  solvathai othu konndu-naaney periyavan pontra palavum -kedpathaal yenkiraan..ethu yennaal nettru adaiya pattathu/ naazaikkum kidaikkum yellam yen murarchiyaal naan vaazhireyn/  naaney easvaran kaaman krotham aasrayithu  asurar..bagavaney asura gannangallil meendum pirakka vaikiraar..piranthu piranthu meley varuvathey ellai..veda saasthram thaan mukkyam..

..17th athyaaya surukku..

..Lord Brahma wanted to conduct one yagna. But, since Saraswati Devi was not with him, he married Gayatri Devi and conducted the yagna. After it was started, Saraswati Devi came, and found Gayatri by the side of her husband. She got angry, and cursed Brahma that he would not have any temple anywhere..brahma kovil/pushkara theertham/gayathri/ saavithri devi/then desa sirpa kalai..puraana mandir venu gobala swami.In Purana Mandir, Sri Venugopala, as a very large idol, is gracing, along with Consorts. On one side Sri Ranganatha, reclining, is gracing..ramanujar periya thirumeni/ maa muniyaiyum sevikalaam..paza kaala kovil naya mandir vaikunda naathan..vedanda desihan sannithi..gayatri savithri brahmavaal vaibavam periya neer padaithu anghu vurainthu athu kadaithu adaithu-sethu pandanam thiru thinaay yengal sittril vanthu sithaiyeyl..paapangal tholaiyum..theertha vadivil sevai..

Swami Alavandar in his Gitartha Sangraha mentions as:

a´s¯astram.¯asuram.kr. tsnam.´s¯astr¯ıyam.gun.atah.pr. thak |
laks.an.am.´s¯astra siddhasya tridh¯a saptada´soditam ||

..saasthra vithi padiyum pannanum/ srathaiyudan-yeedu paadudan seyyanum.. eranndum venum..dual condition..asaasthram asuram thanmai.. saasthram othu kondathai seyyanum. gunathaal veru padum..moontru vahai. ohm thathu sathu ..vulaham anaithukkum vithi thaan saasthram..kodaani kodi jeeva raasikall sernthu vaaza vithi..vithikku vud pattu vaazanum..devathai/yagjam/daanam/davam /aahaaram ov ontraiyum sadviha..narayanan thozuvaarkall. yagjar thozuvar rajas seyya koodaatha kaalathil seybavar..raaghu kaalathil..thamas-pretha ganangal boothangal..aahaaram-suha preethy vazarum manasukku piditha/ nallathu panna koodiya/thaathu viruthy pannanum..rajas-kaduppu kaaram athihamana..thukkam kodukkum. damasa-vehu kaalam-jamam kazinthu . naattram/ voosi ponathu.. daana vahai-saasthra padi nalla desathil nala athikaarikku.. rajasa puhazukku damasa mathippu ellatha daanam..eppadi lakshannam solluhiraar anaithukkum.Satva persons worship Sriman Narayana and other Devas [17.4]. Rajasa persons worship Yakshas and Rakshasas. Tamasa persons worship ghosts and manes. In 17.7, He lists the food eaten by people with various qualities..In 17.20, He speaks of Dhanam. Sattvika donations are done at proper time to proper person, as prescribed and donated happily…gurushedrithalil geethai sevvaney mudiya pohirathu.. anubavippom..

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Thiru Kovaloor..

October 30, 2009

Thirumangai AzhwAr –when he sang about Thirukkoilur verses- had sung:

Periya Thirumozhi 2.10.4

thaangkarumbOr maalipadap paRavai yoornNdhu
tharaathalatthOr kuRaimudittha thanmaiyaanai,
aangkarumbik kaNNeersOrnN dhanbu koorum
adiyavargat kaaramudha maanaan Rannai,
kOngkarumbu surapunnai kuravaar sOlaik
kuzhaavarivaN disaipaadum paadal kEttu
theengkarumbu kanVaLarum kazhani soozhnNdha
thirukkOva looradhanuL kaNdEn nNaanE. 2.10.4

The Lord who had appeared on Garudan and chased Maali asuran
and others(of LankA before rAvaNan’s time) and removed the
sufferings of the world. Thereby the Lord became the sweetest
nectar for those whose eyes were welled with tears of joy that time.
Such Greatest Lord- I saw Him at ThirukkOviloor, where the
bees hum in the most fragrant flower gardens.

Here:

Angarumpi- is referred to Poikai;
kaNNeer sOrndhu- to BhoothatthazhwAr
anbukoorum adiyavar- to PeyAzhwAr.

Here Kaliyan refers to kuzhaavarivaNdisai paadum paadal kEttu theenkarumbu kaNN
vaLarum. “.. means: the sugarcane plants grow quicker and taller listening to
the humming and singing bees in fertile Thirukkoilur.

AzhwAr refers (inner meaning) sugarcane to the Lord of Thirukkoilur- Ayan.
Poikai, Bhoo, PeyazhwArs are the bees who sang (in chaste tamil verses).
Listening to that- grew Trivikraman in glorious form. This is the swApadEsam.
Aazvaar, Emberumaanaar, Jeeyar Thiru Adikalley Sarannam.

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Brahmanandam-Thirupullaani Sundara Rajan Swami..

October 30, 2009

.. Emberumaan preethy adainthu-paramaanandam-suhathin yellai-modsham ethu thaan..achit pathartham kannaal paarkirom.. athai thaandi aathma/ paramaathmaa svaroobam therinthu kollanum..shedragjan-geethai..deham ariya padum porul.. arinthavan jeevathma..vilakshanan avan..aribavan naan athu antru..deha -athma viveham therinthu kolanum..ahangaaram/ mahangaaram  ethu yentru thotruhirathu deham naan naan yentru thotrum athma. thoongum pothu thontraathu.. naan thookathilum therihirathu..naan yenkiravan ninaivai thodarnthu gjanathudan ninaivai pathivukalludan sernthu erukiraan.. darma bootha gjanam.. endariyangal moolam thoongum pothu velli povathu ellai..deham aneham-avayavangal pala..saathanam deham-nerungina karanam.. athma kartha..bogya vasthu deham bogthaa aathma.. nyaamikka padum -aalla padum deham..prathi koolam ahavum vyaathi pontra pozuthu..

..athma eppozuthum sarvathaa eniya vasthu..piraukku thottrum deham.. naan yenakkey erukirathu.. pirarkku thotrum thanmai dehathukku .. ethanaiyum anubavathaal therinthu kollhirom..aasthihanum therinthu kolhiraan.. ezamai-muthumai dehathukkuthaan..naan oru vazi yaha erukkum..maaratha thathvam..sthiramana thathvathukku nanmai thda venum..alba suham theda koodaathu..ethai saasthram solli tharuhirathu..

..Periaazvaar-vishnu chithar..evar mattum vishnuvai chithathil kondavar ellai.. vishnuvum evarai chithathil kondu erukiravar..gjaani aathmai mey matham-avanukku daaraham baktharkall..vallaba devankaruppu vudaiyudan sothithu..desaandran thoongi erukka..varsha kaalam-karthihai-maasi. aahaaram serthu vaithu kollanum. chaadur masa viratham..ahimsaa parar..poochi velli varum sanchaaram panna maattaarkall. sukreevanum entha kaalathil seethai piorattiyai theda villai..baagavath narada maha rishi poorva-mun kalbathil vellai kaari mahanaha erunthaaraam..sveda varaha kalbam-51-3naal brahmanukku..naaram thathai naradar-soham vantha pozuthu theerppaar vyaasarukkum/ vaalmikikkum.. vyaasarukku yenna soham-kaaranam kettaar..hamsa badshi/kaaham padshi vythyasam.. paalum jalam erunthaalum saara grahi..parama hamsar athanaal peyar.. ungal kaavyam athu pola .. darma artha kaama modsham anaithaiyum mahaa baradathil sonneer-panchama vedam..narayana gathai yentru aarambithu gangaa gaangeya vurpathi/poosal pontravatraal saaram silavai thaan..poosal pattolai..nel manniyai porukki yedukkanum kuppai koozangallil. athanaal paramahamsarukku bogyam ellai.. athanaal mana saanthi .. sowri kathai aalabanai .baagavatham paadi suthi panni kolhiraar..

..pesuhira vaarthai bagavaan vaarthai mattum erukkanum..atharkku poorva beedihaiyaha than viruththaantham solhiraar.. 5 vayasu evarukku. thaayaar velai panna sanyasikall vara.. naazihai pozuthu erunthaalum asvametha yaham pannina punyam.. naangu masam aaraathitha grahathil velai panninaal thaayaar..villaiyaatil manam pohaamal dyaanam/rishikal kooda eruppu. anukoolya puthy..yellaam kathu kondathu kuzanthai..bagavaanai saashadkarikira manthram kathundaar..sahavaasam ..pirinthathum varutham..paambu theenda thaayaar maranam..vadakku nokki poha pala nathi/malai kadanthu poy..antha manthram pirayihathi maanasa kaadshi pettru-aabi mkuyam vallarkka kaadshi thanthaan/mel vallarnthu sooshma sareerathudan adutha kalbathil sveda varaha kalbathil deva rishi aaveer yentra asareeri vaakyam..ananya chinthathudan baagavatham panna vyaasar edam solluhiraar..

..chedar eyakkaathavai pala vaiyahathil erukintrana..soriyan/chandran/ nadshathra mandalam-easvaran..

..karanna kaleybarangal-endriyam-naakku- pesavum suvaikkum gjana karma endriyangalil sernthathu..11-endariyangal manasaiyum serthu..piravrthy/nivruthy sakthi koduthu..mara paachi bommai pola ellaamal.. vedam saasthramum thanthaan.. vazi murai suham adaiya/thukkam poha..poorva baaha villakkam smrthykallai rishikall moolam.. ethihaasa puraanangall  uthara baaha villakkmaha-veda vyaasar vaalmihi paraangusar moolam velli ettaan..baagavatham puraanathil thaan piravsithu erukiraan yenkiraar uthavar edam..

..uthavar-kannan samvaatham..baaratha yutham mudintha pinbu.. 2000 ther 4000 yaanai 8000 kuthirai 21ooo kaal aad padai-asahauhani 7 paandavar..kauraha 11 ashavhini..anaithaiyum mudithaan..yellaa senaiyum azithu dwarahai poy.yadava vamsathaiyum mudikka thittam pannuhiraan. boomiyin paaram kuraiya.. korai pulkall entrum paarkalaam paravasa theerthathil..saabathaal-samban-jambavathi pillai..jambavaan moontru yuhangallilum..akroor-jagandagamanni..shadrajit raja edam sooryan koduthathu..naazaikku pathu baaram=1000 kg thangam kodukumaam..singam adithathu athai partha jambavaan athai yeduthaar..ethai krishnan thirudiyathaha solluhiraarkall..ugra senarai rajayathai koduthu thaan pari paalam panni konndu erukiraan.avanin mel pazi..easvaran yentru theriyaamal..artha=soonyam vaithu kondu anaithaiyum koduthu vittaalum pazi solhiraal..thaaney kaattukku poy-singam pona vaziyil..karadi kaal thadam paarthu jambavaan edam ponathum..vilangu enangall..yutham panna..rama bakthi vunmaiyaal-ongi adikka-raamanaha sevai..yetharkku sodanai..

..azahukku than pennaiyum kodukiraar.jambavathi.. pillai saamban.. sabda rishikall vara-pari sothikka samban penn veshathudan-yenna pillai pirakkum. aann evan kulathai azikkum ulakkai pirakkum yentraar..podi aakki kadalil poda..gomathi dwarahai-vehu thorathil pravasu theertham. athuvum merkku kadal thaan.. vyaajam ethai vaithu yadavarkall azinthanar..kora purkalaaha valarnthana.. kathi pola keeri-rishi saabathaal..

..16100 roobathudan..naradar paathu aacharyam adainthaaraam..yeedu pattu mahiznthaar..maha rishikal evarkal. hasthi na puram azaithu poha arjunanai soli..hranya nathi karaiyil piravasu theerthathil thiruvadi entrum sevikkalaam..vedar thadukiraarkall arjunanai..gaandeebam thooka koda mudiya villai..sthreekallai azaithu ponathum athanai pennkallum rishikallaaha maarinaarkallaam.. arjunan soha pattu thirumba–darmar-vaaruhal theertham pattathaa ?/amangala paarthaayaa ?/vedar kathai sonnaan. prathi vubakaaram panna mudiya villai.. avan erunthathaal thaan sakthi..parishid -peranukku battam sootti ..

..adarmam aakiramikka kali svaabam aagramithathu..darmam orey paaham kali yuhathil..sandhi kaalathil -apara sandi 200 deva varusham + 100 deva poorva santhi..108,000 varusham manushya varuja sandi..krishnan than adi sothi ponatharkku avvallavu varusham.. 85 vayasil geethai ubadesam..uthavarukkum badriyil moorthy sevai vunndu..sarithram-baagavath paaraayannam panni panni bakthimaan aahalaam.. Aazvaarin yeera sorkkallai anu santhaanam panni avan thiru adikallai adainthu kainkayam pannalaam..

..artha panchaha gjanam therinthu modsha-kainkayam adaivom

Aazvaar  Emberumaanaar, Jeeyar Thiru Adikalley Sarannam.

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Numbers of Azhvars mangalaasasanan seytha Divyadesams..

October 30, 2009
Number of Azhvars Number of Divyadesams
11 1– (Sri Rangam)
10 2– (Thiru Vengadam- Thondar Adi  Podi Aavaar thavira, Thirup Parkadal-Thiru Paan Aazvaar thavira)
9 –
8 1— (Thirup Paramapatham-Boothth Aazvaar,Kulasekara Aazvaar,Thondar Adi Podi Aazvaar thavira)
7 1—- (Thiruk Kudanthai – Kumbakonam-Boothth Aazvaar,Pey Aazvaar,Thiru Mazisai Aazvaar, Num Aazvaar,Peri Aazvaar,Thiru Mangai Aazvaar)
6 1—- (Thiru Mal Erum Solai-Boothth Aazvaar,Pey aazvaar,Num Aazvaar,Peri Aazvaar Aandaal, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar)
5 6—-(Thiru Kanna Puram-Thiru Kulesekarar,Periaazvaar,Num aazvaar,aandaal,Thiru Mangai–,Thiru Koshtiyoor-Boothathaazvaar, Peyaazvaar,Thiru Mazisai, PeriAazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar–, Thiru Dwaarahai-Thiru Mazisai, Num Aazvaar, Peri aazvaar, aandaal, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar–,Thiru Vada Mathurai–Num Aazvaar, Peri Aazvaar, aandaal, Thondar Adi Podi Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar–,Thiru Vehhaa- Poyhai aazvaar, Pey aazvaar,Thiru mazisai Aazvaar, Num aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar,Thiru Ayodyai – Num aazvaar, Kulesekara Aazvaar, Peri Aazvaar, Thondar Adi Podi Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar )
4 3—-(Thiru Per Nahar- Thiru Mazisai aazvaar, Num aazvaar,Peri Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar –,Thiru Paadaham-Boothath aazvaar, Pey aazvaar,Thiru Mazisai aazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar–,Thiru Kurum Kudi-Thiru Mazisai,Peri aazvaar, Num aazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar )
3 5—-(Thiru Thanchai maa manni kovil-Bothath aazvaar, Num aazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar–,Thiru Vinnahar-Pey  aazvaar, Num aazvaar, Thiru Mangai aazvaar–,Thiru Kovaloor-Poyhai Aazvaar, Boothath Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar–,Thiru Kaanchi-Bothath Aazvaar, Pey Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar –,Thiru Aaypaadi-Peri Aazvaar, Aandaal, Thiru Mangai aazvaar–,Thiru Allikenni-Pey Aazvaar, Thiru Mazisai Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar)
2 22
1 66

..Divya Desams sung by two Azvaars–

Kulesekara Aazvaar  and Thiriu Mangai Aazvaar —-3 Divya Desangal—Thiru Vuraiyoor,Thiruvaali Thiru Nahari,Thiru Chitra Koodam,

Num Aazvaar and Thiru Mangai Aazvaar—-5 Divya Desangall–Thiru Mohoor,Thiru Moozi kallam,Thiru Puliyoor,Thiru Naavaay, Thiru Vallavaaz,

Peri Aazvaar, Thiru Mangai Aazvaar—3 Divya Desangal–Thiru Vellarai,Thiru Salagraamam,Thiru Badrikaasramam

Thiru Mazisai Aazvaar and Thiru Mangai aazvaar–3 Divya Desangal–Thiru Yevvulloor,Thiru Vuooraham,Thiru Koodal

Peri Azvaar and Thiru Mangai Aazvaar- 1 Divya Deam—Thiru  Saalagraamam

Peri Aazvaar and Aandaal -1 Divya Desam -Sri Villi Puttoor

Pey Aazvaar and Thiru Mangai Aazvaar -3 Divya Desangal –Thiru Ashda Pujam,Thiru Vellukkai,Thiru Kadihai..

Boothatha Aazvaar and Thiru Mangai Aazvaar–3 Divya Desangal –Thiru Thankaal,Thiru Neer Malai,Thiru Kadal Mallai..

Orey aazvaaraal mangalaa sasanan panna patta Divya Desangal..

Thirumangai aazvaar mattum-46

Thiru Mazisai Aazvaar- 2 Divya Desangal –Thiru Anbil, Thiru Kabisthalam..

Shri Num aazvaar- 17 Divya Desangal–Thiru Nava Thirupathi ettum,Thiru Vaana Maa Malai,Thiru malai naattu thirapathikall-8

Shri Peri aazvaar -1 Divya Desam– Thiru Deva Praayaahai

Aazvaar, Emberumaanaar, Jeeyar Thiru Adikalley Sarannam.

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Yatindra and Yatindra Pravana -Shri.PBA.Swami..

October 28, 2009

Manavala Mamunigal is considered the avatara of Swami Ramanuja. There are many ways to demonstrate this. Some are shown below.

1. Both Emberumanar and Mamunigal have affinity to writing vyakhyanams more than anything else. Ramanuja has graced us with vyakhyanams such as Sri Bhashyam, Vedanta Deepasaram and Gita Bhashyam. Mamunigal’s vyakhyanams for rahasya granthas are well known. Just as Ramanuja wrote a few original works such as Vedartha Sangraham and Gadya Trayam, Mamunigal too has written some such as Yatiraja Vimshati and Upadesa Ratthinamalai.

2. There are many who fill their works with reproach and mockery of others and their works. Neither Ramanuja nor Mamunigal allow even an iota of that to enter their works, leaving them as the most pure Srisooktis.

3. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal fill their works all over with the innermost meanings of Sastras, thereby pleasing the hearts of scholars.

4. At the beginning of Sri Bhashyam, Ramanuja clearly shows his devotion to the pUrvAcharyas works (“bhagavad bhOdAyana krutAm …”). Mamunigal also shows the same in Upadesa Ratthinamalai (“munnOr mozhintha muRai thappAmal …”) and else where (“munnavarAm nam kuravar mozhigaL uLLap peRROm”). In addition, he has filled his vyakhyana granthas with the words of pUrvAcharyas.

5. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal are celebrated for growing and spreading the words of Nammazhvar. Ramanuja’s vAzhi thirunAmam says “mARanurai seydha thamizh maRai vaLarththOn vAzhiyE”. One of the Thiruvaymozhi thaniyan goes
“Ayndha perum
sIrAr sadagOpan senthamizh vEdham tharikkum
pErAdha uLLam peRa
Eyndha perum kIrththi irAmAnusa muni than
vAyndha malarppAdham vaNangukinREn”.

In this matter, is it necessary to even explain Mamunigal’s involvement? It is sufficient to quote one pasuram
“sERRuk kamala vayal sUzharangar tham sIr thazhaippap
pORRiththozhu nalla andhaNar vAzha ipbUthalaththE
mARRaRRa sempon maNavALa mAmuni vandhilanEl
ARRil karaiththa puLiyallavO thamizhAraNamE”

6. Ramanuja established 74 simhAsanAdipatis and through them conducted the darshana nirvAham. Mamunigal too established the ashta dikgajAchAryas (“thiramAga thikgajangaLittaruLum perumAL”) and through them conducted the darshana nirvAham.

7. Ramanuja had great affinity for all divyadesams (“manniya thennarangApuri mAmalai maRRum uvanthidu nAL”, “srirangam karaishailam anjanagirim …”). Mamunigal too demonstrated his great affinity for divyadesams by doing many yatras to them (“adaivudanE thiruppathigaL nadantha vErvai ARavO”).

Ramanuja showed affinity to Thirunarayanapuram that is not part of the 108 divyadesams and submitted the “oru nAyagamAy” Thiruvaymozhi pasuram to that kshetram and treated it like a divyadesam. Mamunigal too submitted the Thiruvaymozhi pasuram “thIrppArai yAmini” to Raja Mannar Kovil and treated it like a divyadesam.

8. That Ramanuja is the avatara of Adisesha is well known. This is explained in Garuda Vahana Pandita’s Divyasuri Saritam and in Vaduga Nambi’s Yatiraja Vaibhavam. That Mamunigal is also Adisesha’s avatara is shown in his life history and also in works such as Varavaramuni Shatakam.

9. Ramanuja greatly grew the wealth that is Srirangam. This is well established in Kozhil Ozhigu and in his vAzhi thirunAmam (“thennarangar selvam muRRUm thiruththi vaiththAn vAzhiyE”). This is the case for Mamunigal also. Does not this world say each day “aranga nagar vAzha innumoru nURRANdirum”.

Aazhvar Emberumaanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikalle Saranam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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