Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha Sri Vanachala maha munayE Namaha Dear Sheela mami, Thanks a lot for your great service. Through this writeup all of us who miss that excellent opportunity to listen to the wonderful upanyasam series delivered by a great scholar that too about our dear mAmunikal at this very time, (mAmunikal thirunakshatram fast approaching) based on the divine work of Sri erumbiappa the satshisya of mAmunikal, taste the nectar to an extent. Though we have been blessed to be in a divya desam and have the opportunity to listen and enjoy lot of bhagavat vishyam and sevai still we miss the bhAgavata satsangam and telebridge upanyasams very much. Thanks once again. Here is the link to the photos of : 1. Srinidhi svami: http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/35487871 2. Poigai Azhvar: http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/35488029 3. Pillailokachariar: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488049 4. Ponnadikkal jeer: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488105 5. Mannathan: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488174 The first link shows Sri Akkarakani srinidhi swamy who does a excellent service to our Srivaishnava community at this very young age. Swamy in his upanyasams has talked about what all emperuman does to uplift jeevatmas. Emperuman due to his nirheduka krupai keeps on gifting us with great Srivaishnavas/acharyas like swami who are filled with jnana and bhakthi who are capable of lifting all innocent souls to high levels. To whom should we do mangalasasanams to the golden ornaments (Srivaishnava acharyas/scholars) or the emperuman who gifted such priceless gems to us? Quote // Aipassi (solar Aishwaija) month is even more special than margazi which Kannan refers to in Bhagavad Gita as "mAsAnAm margashIshoham". It brought us the birth of three Mudal alwars, and five Acharyas namely Swamy Lokachariar, Maamunigal, Visvaksenar, Tirukuruhaipiran, and Koorakulottamar dasar. This makes a total of 8 signifying each akshara of tirumantram.// The photos of Poigai Azhvar, peyAzhvar and Pillai loka charya of thiruvallikeni and peyazhvar of mylapore (madhavan and kesavan sannadhis) take during their thiruavatara thirunal have been uploaded in the site. Quote //· As described in YatIndra PravaNa Prabhavam, Maamunigal had 8 sishyas - ashtadiggajas - to carry the torch and spread the sampradAyam. Of which three are sanyasis (Vanamamalai, Tiruvengada , Battar Piran Jeeyars) and five grihastas (Koil annan, Erumbiappa, Apillar, Appullar, Prativaadi Bhayankara Annan)// The first and foremost disciple of Swami manavala mAmunikal, who undertook sanyAsam even before his acharya due to his utmost acharya bhakthi, Sri ponnadikkAl jeeyer swamy, the first pontiff of Sri Vanamamalai mutt (onnAna swamy), one among the ashtadiggajas was born on the auspicious day of kanyA punarvasu. Photos of swamy during his thirunakshatra mahotsavam in thiruvallikeni vanamamalai mutt this year (2004) has been uploaded in the site. The link to one of the photos is given above. Quote // Bhattar tells Namperumal and his shishyas that after reaching Paramapadam if he did not witness Namperumal utsavams there, he would dig a hole and come right back to Srirangam. This is the speciality of Srirangam -the roots of sampradayam. Hence he does mangalasasanmas to Srirangam in the opening sloka.// Namperumal, Sri ranganatha, Azhagiya manavalan was attracted by the divine beauty of bruhu putri, Sri Vedavalli thayar and hence he came running to thiruvallikeni, BrindAranya kshetram and married Vedavalli thayar. Thayar accepted emperuman as "mannAthan" and thus with the same name emperuman resides in thiruvallikeni giving divine darshan even today. During the navarathri, special utsavam is celebrated for Sri Vedavalli thayar with special archanai and purappadu. Each evening thayar undergoes purappadu (inside the temple premises only, thayar-padithAndA paththini) amidst the divine Siriya thirumadal ghosti piercing through the sky. When the ghosti (to see so many small small kids chanting the prabhandam with great enthusiasm "Ayiram kan pOrAdhu pArkka, Ayiram sevi pOrAdhu kEtka") finishes the prabhandam "seerAr thiruvEnkatamE! thirukkOvaloorE!......" it is for sure that all the divya desa perumals will here the sound of this ghosti and run to thiruvallikeni. The highlight is "ArAmam soozhindha arangam" that is recited two times and sure Sriranganatha cannot lie there in Srirangam on hearing this. Nine days thayar alone undergoes purappadu but on the last day (maha navami) mannathan comes out in thiruveedhi purappadu and when he returns back thayar joins him and then undergoes purappadu inside the temple premises amidst the madal ghosti. On this grand day the divine dampathis, bless all the devotees with 'vettrilai pAkku'. This year this day happened to be the thirunakshatra dinam of poigai azhvar, the first among the mudal azhvars. So Poigai azhvar underwent thiruveedhi purappadu along with mannathan (usually Sattrumarai purappadu for all azhvar, acharyas is only with parthasarathi except for such special occasions). The link to the photo of mannathan taken during that purappadu is also given above. Hope all of you will enjoy viewing the photos. Just wanted to share our joy with you all. Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja dAsan/dAsee Varadarajan/Sumithra ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! 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