Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha ======================================================= Sridhar Musarawakkam Samaram <ms_sridharan@xxxx> wrote: Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: I would be grateful if anyone can explain the meaning of following terms ======================================================= Let adiyen try to explain to the best of adiyen's understanding. 1) Thiruvandhikkappu This is the last ritual or pooja done to divya desa emperumANs. 'andhi' is that which is at the last or it can also refer to the evening or night time. 'kAppu' is protection. PeriAzhvar says, "chandiran mAligai sErum sadhurargal vellarai nindrAi andhiyam pOdhu edhuvAgum azhaganE! kAppida vArAi" (periazhvar thirumozhi 2-8-1) 2) Satthumurai This is the procedure to end a ghosti or a ritual. At end of each prabhanda ghosti or upanyasam satthumurai is done (completion process with reciting the conclusionary part) 3) Asthanam Asthanam is the original place of emperuman or the sannadhi. 4) Mantakappadi While emperuman goes out in purappAdu he halts at different places (mandapams) and padi (prasadam) is offered to perumal there and people have darshan of emperuman. This is called as mandakappadi. 5) Arulappadu This is the call given to different kainkaryaparas to do service at respective times. 6) Eccharigai This is a Alert message to show that emperuman's /acharya's purappadu is going to start (to make the sripAdhathAngees alert) or someother ritual or pooja is going to start or to say that the ghosti has ended etc. 7) Padiyettham This is the last part of purappadu of namperumal. He climbs over the steps and returns back to the sannadhi in sarpa gathi (like a snake tired after the purappadu) 8) Sadhu Srivaishnavar kainkaryaparas in the temple. 9) Eera Adai Theerttham Theertham which is dripping from the wet cloth of perumal after thirumanjanam. Please clarify the following ---------------------------- 1) Dhavanothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed) Usually divya desa perumals have different banglows. Like rich people going to their holiday banglows for rest, perumal also visits the dhavanothsava banglow once a year. (this is my experience in thiruvallikeni do not know much about other divya desams). Davanam is a type of leaf like tulasi which has a sweet smell. While perumal visits this banglow the mandapam is nicely decorated with full of davanam which makes the place cool and sweet smelling. This cools the thirumEni of perumal during the chennai summer heat. 2) Vasanthothsavam (What it is & Why it is performed) There is one another banglow called the vasantha utsava banglow which earlier had a mandapam with a beautiful garden around (in thiruvallikeni now only the mandapam with barren land around with very few trees remain). Perumal during this vasanthOtsavam goes to the banglow and enjoys with his consorts. There is a oonjal here for entertaining perumal and the devis. Adiyal ramanuja dasyai Sumithra Varadarajan azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia |
ramanuja-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the list |