Ramanuja

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Subject:	Re: Namaskaram to Shriman sadagopan Swamin:
Date:	Tue, 4 Apr 2006 08:49:47 -0400

SrI:

I am delighted to browse your new Blog site with the sacred name of
AchArya Ramanuja today . The Nava MaNis of Bhagavath Ramanuja are
our guiding light to cross the ocean of SamsAram. SriperumbhUthUr VaLLal
is is also our firm boat to travel across the fierce samsaric ocean and to arrive
safely at the Sacred feet of Sriman Narayanan. Any kaimkaryam associated
with Bhagavath Ramanuja will have the power to shine forever like a lamp
on the hill.

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

Dear bhakthaas,

There are indeed 8 kinds of Sayana sEvais at 27 dhivya dEsams. Bhujanga
Sayanam is the most abundant (20 Dhivya dEsams). The following were
the divya desams where emperumAn reclines (kidhantha thirukOlam) in
8 types called as ashtAvidha sayana divya desams.

1) Bhujanga Sayanam ———- SrI Rangam
2) Bhoga Sayanam ————- Thiru Chitrakoodam (Chidambaram)
3) Darbha Sayanam ———— ThirupullAni
4) Sthala Sayanam ———— Thiru Kadal Mallai (Mahabalipuram)
5) Maanikka Sayanam ——— Thiruneermalai (near Pallavaram, Chennai)
6) UththAna Sayanam ——— Thiru Kudanthai (Kumbakonam)
7) Vadapathra Sayanam ——- SrI Villiputtur
Veera Sayanam ————– Thiru IndhaLUr (near TherazhundhUr)

Namaskaram to bhagavathas!

Adiyen gone to Thiru AadhanUr, near Kumbakonam to present Thiru Aabharanams to moolavar thAyAr.

Moolavar thAyAr thirunamam: Bhaargavi thayar (or) kamalavaasini thayar

Utsavar thirunaamam : Renganayaki thayar

This divyadesam is taken care by Sri Azhagiya Singar of Sri Aholbila Mutt along with Thiru Pullam boothangudi divya desam. When adiyen entered into the temple, bhattar waited for me, since adiyen intimated to him through phone that adiyen is coming there for samarpanam. Since bhattar knew well about adiyen, he invited me and then presented the thilakam with embedded stones and karna patram to moolavar thayar. After adorning this, now SHE is looking very happy and thereby fulfilling adiyens desire also. This is HER krupa only. When adiyen visited this sthalam first SHE give darshan without having any alankara divya booshanam or aabharanams on HER thirumeni. As a child of HER adiyen was worried on seeing HER without any divyaAbharanams. As a result, SHE made me as an instrument for doing this kainkaryam to HER. Still adiyen is in the process of completing the full divyaAbharanams. So for, the following divyaAbharanams are presented to HER (Moolavar thAyAr) :

1. Kireetam (Silver) ———- 1 No

2. Kanmalar (Silver) ——— 2 Nos

3. Karnapatram (Silver) —– 2 Nos

4. Thilakam embedded with stones (Silver) –1 No

For items 1 and 2, the total cost —–Rs. 11000. 00

For items 3 and 4, the total cost——Rs. 4100. 00

Now mookuththi, bullakku for both moolavar thayar and utsavar is under process. I request all the bhagavathas to visit this divya desam and support in your own way like this………….Each vaisanavite is responsible for taking care of atleast one divyadesam (out of 108 ! ) . Each can support by offering either amount or present aabharanams, vessels for poojas, vastrams for deities, support of conducting some utsavams, prasadams to bhakthas, etc.,

We have to consider each divya desam as equal on par with Sri Rangam. Of course, thiru AadhanUr is also once called Aadhi Rangam, where emperuman is considered to arrive in this divya desam before Sri Ranganathar arrived from Ayothi by Vibheesanar to Sri Rangam. Aandalakkum Aiyyan at this divya desam is measuring ones’ good and bad using marakkal (padi) and make note of it in palm leaves which can be seen still now near moolavar thirumeni. Hence name “Aandu Alakkum” Aiyan - our emperuman. The Jeevathmaa’s Karma palan is well explained by this perumal of this Thiru Aadhanoor shetram.
There are so many resemblence of this divya desam with Sri Rangam. Some of these which adiyen could find out is:

1. Here emperumaan in kidantha kOlam - bhujanga sayanam at thiru AadhanUr —> same in Sri Rangam

2. Pranava Vimaanam at thiru AadhanUr —> same in Sri Rangam

(Note: The shape of vimaanam in thiru aadhanUr is not same in Sri Rangam)

3. Sri Azhagiya Manavaala Perumal (Utsavar) at thiru AadhanUr —> same in Sri Rangam

4. Sri Renganayaki thayar (utsavar) at thiru AadhanUr —> same in Sri Rangam

5. Surya Pushkarini at thiru AadhanUr —> Chandra Pushkarini in Sri Rangam (both Surya and Chandra are eyes of emperuman)

Some of the uniqueness about this divya desam were:

1. In this thirumangai Alwar is standing near moolavar lotus feet —- Only in this divya desam out of 108 divya desam alwar is inside the moolavar sanctum (garbhagriham). In all other divya desams, alwars will be outside the garbhagrihams of perumal.

2. Thirumeni of Shri Adi vaN satagopa Jeeyar near Utsavar perumal —- adiyen hopes that in no divya desam, any acharyas thirumeni is standing near Utsavar perumal. (let adiyen clarifies this through your comments)

(For pictures visit http://www.srivaishnavam.com/divyadesam108/virtualtour/vt_adhanur1.htm )

Sri Nilamanga Nayaki sametha Sri Sthalasayana Perumal , Thirukadal Mallai

* One among 108 Divya Desam

* Thiru mangai alwar(20), Boothath alwar(1) mangalAsAsanam

* Sri Boothath alwar thiruvavathAra sthalam

* One among ashtAvidha sayana divyadesangal. ( Sthala sayanam –> ThirukadalMallai)

* The nearby sea is called “artha sEthu“, since the sea water was touched by HIS(Sriman Narayanan) hands.

* Prathyaksham to Pundareega Maharishi (Hence Pushkarini –> Pundareega Pushkarini)

* Since perumal rests on floor (Sthalam), thayar also sits on floor (without on Padma Peetam) in separate sannidhi as Nilamangai Thayar

* Perumal on sthala sayanam with four hands. Two hands points towards HIS lotus feet (which reminds prapatti), one hand using as resting place for HIS head (since there is no AdhisEshan) and another hand calling HIS bhaktha. This is a typical rare reclining posture that everyone should have darshan atleast once in his lifetime.

* Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan Sannidhi - varaprasAdhi

* Separate Sannidhi for Sri BoothathAlwar. (his avathara mandapam is just opp. to temple entrance)

* Also separate sannidhi for Sri Sita sametha Ramar Lakshmanar, Sri Anjaneyar, Sri Andal, and other alwars.

Dear BagavathAs,

Our Azhagiya Manavala Perumal is not only giving HIS sEvai at Sri Rangam, but also at Thiru AdhanUr, one among 108 Divya desam, mangalAsAsanam by Thiru Mangai Alwar and dear to Sri Azhagiya Singar of Sri Ahobila Mutt. Adiyens’ favourite divya desam too. By HIS grace, one day, when adiyen planned to visit some of nearby divyadesams at Kumbakonam, it so happened that adiyen visited this divya desam on one fine early morning at around 6.30 A.M. By entering this desam itself, adiyen could able to realise HIS presence. Even though this divya desam is having very good puranam (history) which adiyen will post later, now it is in backward condition. Under, prakrutham Sri Azhagiya Singar of Sri Ahobila Mutt, now it is undergoing some renovation works. We will see about this in later posts.

Adiyen,

Opens this Blog on this auspicious day of Sri Partheeba, Panguni 21, Mirugasireeda Nakshatram, and dedicate this to Divya Dhampathis through our beloved Jagathaachaaryar, Srimath Ramanujar. The service(s) offered by this blog are surrendered as prapatti to the lotus feet of our Divya Dhampathis, who is going to have sErthi sEvai on Panguni Utthiram on April, 11th, 2006.

Sri Ranga nayaki sametha Sri Ranganatha Parabrahmane Namaha:

Sri mathe Ramanujaya Namaha: