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SrI:
 
Dear BhakthAs of Sri DEvanAthan of Thiruvaheendhrapuram :
 
A Souvenir is being readied for release on the day of
RathnAngi SamaraNam ( TaaraNa  Samvathsaram  , Simha
Maasam , Hastha Nakshathram , Saama UpAkarmA day /
September 16 , 2004) at Thiruvaheendhrapuram .
 
Many BhakthAs from all over the world  have joined in
this Kaimkaryam to bring it to the completion stage.
AdiyEn's anantha kOti PraNAmams to every one of You .
 
May I invite You and Your Family to take part in this
MahOthsavam at Thiruvaheendhrapuram on September 16?
adiyEn is leaving for India on September 8 from here to have
the auspicious darsanam of  SrI DevanAthan adorning His new
Rathna Kavacham (RathnAngi) . The prathishtai (Consecration )
will be performed on September 15 at the Temple . TadhiyArAdhanams
during the entire day of Sep 16 , Veethi PuRappAdu , Veda PaarAyaNam
and dhivya Prabhandha PaarAyaNam will take place .
 
PLEASE JOIN THE ASSEMBLY OF BAHKTHAAS FOR THIS SPECIAL
SEVAI OF THE LORD RESPLENDENT IN HIS RATHNAANGI .
 
NAMO SRI DEVANAATHAAYA ,
 
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan   
 
 
 
PhaNipura NaaTa: Paathu Maam DEvanATa:
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                                     by
 
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
 
During August 2002  , adiyEn was blessed to be at Thiruvaheendrapuram
during the occasion of Aadi Poora MahOthsavam with my sister,
Kaimakrya SrI Padma VeerarAghavan . AdiyEn enjoyed the elaborate
Thirumanjanam for the Lord , His Devis and Swamy Desikan . After that
feast for the eyes , adiyEn had the Tani sevai of Swamy  Desikan insideHis
aasthAnam . At that time , the presiding bhattar in a trance like state commanded
adiyEn without any qualifications to take  the initative to construct and present
a RathnAngi for Lord DEvanAthan . adiyEn was overwhelmed with
this niyamanam and accepted it as the direct command of Swamy
Desikan Himself ;  adiyEn sought Swamy  Desikan's blessings  to engage
as many devotees as possible in this kaimkaryam for  SrI HemAbhjavalli
SamEtha SrI DevanAtha PerumAl and  for them all to become objects of  
the Lord of Thiruvayindhai's auspicious glances .
 
AdiyEn returned to USA and pondered over this great bhAgyam of working
with the newly constitued SrI DevanAthan RathnAngi Kaimkaryam commitee
in the context of realizing the once -in-a-lifetime dream of creating and
presenting the Noothana RathnAngi AabharaNam that Swamy  Desikan
Himself  commanded to be made on that Aadi Pooram day in Thiruvayindhai .
 
adiyEn's sincere thanks to the following office bearers of the RathnAngi
Kaimakryam committee for their deep involvement in realizing the creation
of this splendid AabharaNam that is being presented to the Lord on
September 16 , 2004 : 
 
SrI  Mohan Parasaran , President  ; Vice Presidents: Smt. Padma Veeraraghavan
and Sri Ramakrishna Reddiyar ; Secretaries: Smt. Devaki SanthAnam and 
SrI M.K. Srinivasan ; Treasurer : SrI V.N.Venkatanathan  of Oppiliappan Sannidhi.
 
adiyEn wrote for the past two years about the powerful and ever-fragrant
SrI Sookthis of Swamy  Desikan on the Sri Vaishnavite lists on the internet
to invite the participation of the BhakthAs of the dhivya dampathis
of Thiruvaheendhrapuram from all parts of the world ; they responded
generously to raise all the funds needed to purchase the silver , gold , gems
(Padhma Raagam , Emerald and diamonds )and realize the services of
a very talented gem smith , Sri Mutthuswamy AchAri , whose craftsmanship
has been nationally recognized . adiyEn's sister , Kaimakrya Sri Padma Veeraraghavan
and Treasurer , SrI V.N. VenkatanAthan toiled over the demands of coordinating
the intricate aspects of bringing this MahA Kaimkaryam to the completion stage
during July 2004 . adiyEn's sincere thanks to them and every one of the supporters
of this Kaimkaryam .
 
The postings on Swamy Desikan's Sri Sookthis that empowered
this Kaimkaryam are archived at http://www.malolan.org  and
http://www.sadagopan.org  
 
The Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram saluted by Swamy Desikan as
"Achyuthan , Natha Sathyan , Namath Sathyan , DaasAnAm Sathyan ,
Kimkara Sathyan is the dark rain-laden cloud that drenches His
kimkaraas with the life-giving rain of DayA at the appropriate times
( HarimaNi sadhruksha nija ruchi haridhAyamAna BhujagEndhra
Pura NaaTa:  kaalE Daasa JanAnAm dhattha KaaruNya rasa
krushNa gana : Bhavathi). Swamy  Desikan states that the meditation
of the Thirumukha MaNdalm of the Lord of Thiruvyindhai destroys
even those sins accumulated consciously ( Prasanna lOchana
yugaLam Tava Mukham samsmrutham sankalpitha dhurithAni api
harathy ). That remmebrance of the Lord's Thirumukha MaNDalam
itself has been declared as Parama PrAyascchittham for all of our
sins . Those who perform SaraNgathy at His holy feet are rid of
all Kaliyuga dhOshams ( yE Tava PadhE PravaNA: tEshAm Kali:
na asthi).  Swamy Desikan declares that the BhaagavathAs
who have been blessed to  take part in Lord DevanAthan's Kaimkaryam
are led to Parama Padham by the Lord Himself at the end of their
earthly existence ( Parama Jn~Ana PradheepA: krutha KaaryA:
Sadha svayam prabham nija padham Thvayaa niyanthE ).
adiyEn is truly blessed to serve this Bhaagavatha GhOshti
that has made the realization of the SamarpaNam of RathnAngi
for Lord DEvanAthan possible . It is all the anugraham of
the Sarva Loka SaraNYan , Swamy  Desikan and asmath AchAryan . 
 
Adiyen is reminded of the wonderful slOkam composed by
Vaikunta Vaasi , Assu Kavi Saarvabhouma Srinidhi Swamy
where in this great Bhaktha of Swamy  Desikan visualizes
the SamarpaNam of the RathnAngi by Swamy Desikan to
Lord DevanAthan and  requesting the Lord to accept that 
samarpaNam .  Swamy Desikan addresses the Lord of
Thiruvayindhai in this slOkam as " Jaya ViBhudhapathE "
( The Lord of DevAs or of the learned scholars ) . Lord DevanAthan
responds : " I am the Lord of the learned only in name ".
Swamy  Desikan is shocked to hear this response and
says : " Oh Lord ! How can You say such harsh things about
Yourself ? Your status as DevathA Saarvabhouman has been
established by all AzhwArs and AchAryAs as well as by myself .
You can not put Yourself down with such painful statements
that hurt the ears ( KarNayO: kampakAri )  ". The Lord asks
Swamy Desikan : " Please tell me which Prabhandha rathnams
can I claim to be the author of ! It is You who has created in
so many languages a great assembly of Sri Sookthis. Hence
You alone the Lord of  VidhvathAns. It is You alone , who should
adorn the Rathna Kavacham ". Thus Swamy  Desikan became
the Rathna KavachadhAri some thirty five years ago . Swamy
Desikan never forgot this conversation each time He adorned 
His RathnAngi . He was waiting for an appropriate time to present
a new RathnAngi of exquisite beauty to His Lord . On this subha 
Dinam , " Visuddha VidhyA BhUshaNa viBhudha jana nATan ,
ThUppul VenkatanATan " is presenting the new RathnAngi 
for His  Lord  ; this auspicious day is that of TaaraNa Samvathsara
Saama UpAkarmA  day .
 
adiyEn would like to conclude this vote of thanks with
the prayer of Swamy Desikan for the boon of nithya vAsam
at Thiruvaheendhrapuram ( SrI DEvanAyaka PanchAsath:
52nd slOkam ):
 
" Jaya ViBhudhapathE Thvam darsithAbhIshtadhAna:
  saha sarasijavAsA MedhineebhyAm vasAbhyAm
  naLavanamiva mrudhnan pAparAsim nathAnAm
  Garudasarith anUpE Gandhahastheeva dheevyan "
 
Jaya Jaya SrI DEvanAthA !
     
 
  
  
  

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