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[sv-rituals] NavarAthri celebrations at Kaanchipuram : PerumAL-ThAyAr SErthi sEvai for 10 days: Part II

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Sadagopan • Thu Oct 10 2002 - 19:31:51 PDT 


October 10 ,2002

SrI:

SrI Mahaa Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

Dear BhakthAs:

Today is the second day of the NavarAthri Uthsavam
at Kanchipuram. 

On the morning of the second day up to the tenth day ,
during the early morning, Visva Roopa sEvai takes place
for both Lord VaradharAjan and MahA Devi.

The 47th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath of Swamy Desikan
describes his prayer to Lord Varadan to be blessed with 
His Sevai as He gets up from the bed of AdhisEshA in
the morning at His Mirror hall: 

Oh Lord who grants the boons that Your devotees desire!
You get up from Your soft bed of AdhisEshan in the morning
( Varadha ! PhaNipathi sayaneeyAth prabhathE utthitha:).
At that time, You wear on Your neck the marks of the golden 
bangles of Your divine consort, PerumdEvi, as She holds You 
tight during Her embraces of You ( Thvam IndhirAyA: anibrutha
parirambhai: aahithAm kanaka valaya mudhrAm kaNDadEsE dadhAna:).
May this sEvai of Yours stay always in my mind's eye ( Varadha !
anthar mAnasam sathatham sannidhEyA: )!

After the Visva Roopa Sevai, Manthra Pushpam is recited
by a descendant of Taatha Desikan ; TuLasi vessel from their hands 
is given to the parcichArakar and passed on to the Archakar for 
ThiruvArAdhanam. PerumdEvi ThAyAr , who is sought by us ,
who hears our prayers, who removes our sorrows and blesses us
enjoys the Thirumanjanam during the day. In the evening ,
the dhivya dampathis travel to the 100 pillar maNDapam 
for Kolu to bless their many children . The ceremonies 
described for the first day take place to the enjoyment
of one and all. 

During their kolu in the 100 pillar MaNDapam , PerumAl 
and ThAyAr adorn many beautiful AabharaNams as well as
multi-colored and fragrant garlands with just blossoemd 
flowers . ThAyAr has Souri, Naaga Jadai, Raakadi, ardha
chandran, billAkku , ThODu et al.Our ThAyAr , who demonstrates 
Her adhInam to Her Lord through Her sankalpam 'drinks "
the beauty of Her Lord with different alankArams every day.

This is the unique alankAram feature  for individual days 
for Lord VaradarAjan during the ten days of the NavarAthri days.

1) First day: Pearl KoNDai

2) Second day: VenkaDAdhri KoNDai with priceless diamonds.

3) Third day: ThiruvabhishEkam ( regular  KirItam)

4) Fourth day: Red SikkutADu as head aabharaNam 
   ( Flowers around the crown and covered with red silk
   with a left leaning KoNDai ).

5) Fifth day: KaaLinga narthana ThirukkOlam

6) Sixth day: VeNUgOpalan ThirukkOlam

7) Seventh day: kODAli Mudicchu

8) Eighth Day: VernkadAthri KoNDai

9) Ninth day: Maha Navami, Souri , Jadai saram.

10) Vijaya Dasami: KoDAli Muducchu by  both PerumAL & ThAyar.

Every day at the end of the day long festivities , 
the dhivya dampathis return to the Mirror Hall 
for the night's rest.

adiyEn will post an article about the special
MahA Navami Uthsavam at Kaanchi next.  


NavarAthri Sixth day , October 10
AdhI VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar's Birth day 
SrI MahA Devi samEtha Sri HasthigirIsAya NamO nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 




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