[sv-rituals] Panguni Uttaram, contd.
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• March 28, 2002
[ Taken from the Oppiliappan group -- Moderator ] Dear Sri Muralidharan Swami: thank you very much for this wonderful posting. Adiyen would like to add adiyen's experiecne here. Though in Srirangam there is a Serthi sevai for the Dhivyadhampathigal, there is no such thing called Thirukalyanam for the Divyadhampathigal. But in Thiruvali-Thirunagari (Sri Thirumangai Mannan's Avathara Sthalam) wedding is performed for the Divyadhampathigal. (And hence the Perumal's thirunamam here is KalyanaRanganathan) So, it is a tradition to attend the wedding at the Thiruvali-Thirunagari and go to Srirangam for the Serthi sevai. The day before Panguni Uthiram adiyen went to Thiruvali-Thirunagari to have the sevai of Vedupari Uthsavam. It is needless to talk about the beauty of Sri Kaliyan here. At Thiruvali-Thirunagari when archakas describe the beauty of Sri Kaliyan with the apt pasurams of Visadhavak Sigamani Sri Manavalamamunigal, even an atheist would fall into Sri Kaliyan's feet. Sri Kalyanaranganathan will go to a place called "Thirumanangkollai" with all the jewels and have the wonderful wedding in the morning. By night around 7.00 pm Sri Kalyan will take his horse (AdalMa Valavan) and go to the "Thirumanangkollai" and try to take all the jewels from the newly married Divyadhampathigal. That purappadu for Sri Kaliyan with huge Dheevatees is a wonderful scene to see. After trying hard to take the jewels, due to Bhagavadh Krupai Sri Kaliyan will become Thirumangai Azhwar and the Ghoshti will start chanting "Vadinen Vadi Varunthinen" pasurams. The uthsavam would take the entire night and by early morning we could see the "very enlightened" Thirumangai Azhwar along with Sri Kumudavalli Nachiyar. By morning (on the day of Panguni Uthiram) me along with other three Bhagavadhas took a bus to go to Kumbakonam. On our way to Kumbakaonam we stopped at ThiruIndhalur (Sri Parimala Rangan) and had the sevai of Theerthavari. By that afternoon we went to Thirukudanthai to have the sevai of Aravamudhan and Komalavalli Thayar serthi sevai. The big smile of Sri Aravamudhan along with Komalavalli Thayar at the Serthi sevai is something one has to hav e the experience. It is like a pure sweet. Even if I describe this with 10000 words nothing is like experiencing. By that evening we took a bus to go Srirangam and by the time we reached it was the time for Gadhyatrayam Ghoshti. Thousands of people were lined up for the Divyadampathigal's grace. By this time Selvar (Nithyothsava Murthy) would be back from the Vada ThirukKaveri after the Theerthavari uthsavam. When the ghoshti is ready for the Gadhyatraya Satrumarai second Ekantham will be offered for the Divayadhampathis. After that Thirumanjanam will start for the Divaydhampathigal. 18 times Perumal's Kaili (Lungi?) will be changed during the thirumanjanam. This is to signify Swami Bhashyakarar's 18 times visit to Thirukoshtiyur to get the Thirumanthrartham and other Rahasyams. During the Thirumanjanam Arayars will sing the "Vasanthan Pattu." Thirumanjanam will be over by early morning. After the Thirumanjanam third Ekantham will be offered for the Divyadhampathigal. Then Tha yar will go to her sannidhi and Perumal will start a purappadu from the Panguni Uthiram mandapam very slowly (as if does not want to leave Thayar sannidhi) for the Gho Radham. But once he is out of Thayar sannidhi, he would go so fast as if wants to finish the next one year very fast (so that come back again on the day of Panguni Uthiram day). As we know most of the practices in this SriVaishnavam's capital has been formulated by Sri Ramanuja himself. No wonder SriRamanuja is being praised as "ThenArangar Selvam Mutrum Thiruthi Vaithan Vazhiye." Again adiyen could only narrate the events and not the experience. It is beyond description. Similarly here in Pomona Sri Ranganatha Temple is planning to celebrate this in a grand and authentic way (as always) (details posted on the web site http://www.ranganatha.org/events.asp). According to the web site programs start at 7.00 pm tonight and will end up tomorrow morning around 6.00 am. Please try to participate in this once-a-year program and be blessed by the Dhivyadhampathigal. Thanks, Ramanujadasan Kannan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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