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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Arayar sEvai

 

In Srirangam, the araiyar sevai during the adyayana utsavam during the margazhi 
month is a very special occasion. The utsavam actually starts with the 
thirunedundAndaka thirunal. Lets enjoy the happenings in srirangam on that 
special day. This day precedes the adyayana utsavam by a day that is onthe 
night of amavasya. After the thirukkarthigai till the end of the adyayana 
utsavam, all the other utsavas excluding the nithya utsavams are stopped. 
Namperumal does not undergo parvOtsava thirumanjanam on the amavasya that 
precedes the adyayana utsavam. On the amavasya day in the evening perumal 
quickly accepts sheerAnam prasadam adorning the same garland that he wore 
during the Periya avasaram amudhupadi. After that the darshan to sEvArthees is 
stopped for the day. The garbhagruham is closed and the screen isput in front 
of perumal. The sannadhi vAsal kainkaryaparas and koil mAhAjana kainkaryaparas 
obliging to the order of the maniyakkArar go to the house of the araiyars and
welcome them to the temple.

 

The araiyars who are adorned with a special time of cap on their head (kullAi) 
come amidst the sound of divine instruments sent by perumal and visit vudayavar 
sannadhi, Sri Parthasarathi sannadhi where thiruvarangaperumal araiyar takes 
his place and nammazhvar sannadhi and pay their homage to the acharyas and 
submit their tAlams (the instrument used for their music) in therespective 
sannadhis to get the anugraham of the acharyas for a flawless araiyar sevai. 
Later they reach the Periya sannadhi and seat themselves opposite to the 
jayavijayal.

 

Then as per the words of the maniyakkArar emperuman is adorned with new 
garlands and then ?grated coconut? is offered to perumal. As per the words of 
the maniyakkArar the screen in front of the sanctum is opened. The maniyakkArar 
invites the araiyar into the sanctum. The araiyars enter the sanctum. The 
stalatArs, Acharya purushas, theerthakArars, and other Srivaishnavas remain as 
a ghosti outside on either side of the sanctum. The stAneekar who remains 
inside, with the permission of the maniyakkArar and archakas welcomes the 
araiyars with arulappAdu,

?kOyiludaiya perumAlaraiyar, varantharum perumAlarayar!

MadhiyAdha deivangal maNavAla perumAlaraiyar, nAdha vinOdha araiyar!?

 

Among these four either the first two or the last two is recited by the 
stAneekar. In such occasions all the araiyars will be present and all of 
themwill submit their thAlams to the stAneekar who submits them to the archakar 
who inturn submits them to the divine feet of emperuman. Then the archakar will 
honour all the araiyars with theertham, thiruparivattam, thirumalai, prasadam 
etc after which the araiyars take back their thAlams in respective orders and 
stand facing west and recite the following:

?pongu seer vachanabhoodanam eendha vulagAriyan pORRida thigazhum perumal!

POdha manavAla mAmuni eeduraippadhu kEttu pooriththu nindra perumal!?

 

Following which the araiyars sing the first paasuram in 
thirunedunthAndakam?minnuruvAi? in a sweet manner many times. After the 
completion of the paasurams the araiyars distribute the grated coconut to the 
entire ghosti. Then the stalathAr and others come out and sit in the azhagiya 
Manavalanmandapam. The araiyars stand in front of the garudan and enact the 
?minnuruvAi? paasuram with music and abhinayam. During the abhinayam the ghosti 
stands and after the completion of the abhinayam they sit down. Now proceeds 
the vyakhyanam.

 

For the first paasuram, periyavAchan pillai vyakhyanam and from the 1st to the 
11th paasuram (?paattutukkum?) tambiran padi vyakhyanam is read by the araiyars 
on this day. The araiyars know not only the paasurams but also the vyakhyanams 
by heart. So one araiyar will tell the vyakhyanam and the other will check it 
out with a palm leaf in his hand. The way the araiyars read the vyakhyanam is 
quite amazing and hence the whole crowd will get deeply immersed in it. After 
the completion of Periya vachan pillai vyakhyanam for the first paasuram 
thirumangai azhvar sends his sandhanam (sandal paste), thAmbhoolam (beetel 
leaf), sambhavai and other honours through the archakar incharge of kaliyan 
sannadhi and blesses the araiyars who are delivering his paasurams in front of 
perumal on that day. The araiyars accept them in front of the ghosti. Then 
tambiran padi is read and the occasion comes to an end. In this way the 
araiyars present the thirunedunthAndaka paasurams in front of
emperuman with sweet music and abhinayam (a form of dance).

 

Next posting will deal with ?muttu kuri? a special type of araiyar sevai.

 

Azhvar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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