Vyaya AZHVAR/ACHARYA
aippasiyil ONam avittam sadhayam ivai-oppilavA nALgaL vulagathEr
eppuviyum pEAsu pugazh poigaiyAr bhUdhathAr pEAy AzvAr
thEsudanEA thONRu siRappal -upAdEsa Rethina mAlai -6
The month Aippasi represents a great divine month. This month is rich with thirunakshathiram-s of AzhwArs and AchAryAs.
Sri MaNavALa mAmunikaL, in his work upadEsa Rathina mAlai lists out the thirunakshathiram of Mudhal AzvArgaL as
Aippasiyil ONam, avittam and sadhyam, the three consecutive divine days.
The important dates this month:
Swamy manavAla mAmunikaL 27.10.2006
VishwaksEnar 28.10.2006
Sri PoigaiyAr and SvAmi pILLai lOkAchAR 30.10.2006
Sri BhUdanthAzhvAr 31.10.2006
Sri PEai AzhvAR 01.11.2006
It is customary in temples and thirumALigai-s to perform the divine bath, thirumanjanam of the AchaRya/AzhvAr followed by thiruppAvai and svap prabhandham (Divine work of respective AzhvArs)
Poigai AzhvAr -- ThiruvONam - ThiruppAvai and Mudhal ThiruvandhAdhi
BhUdathu AzhvAr - Avittam- ThiruppAvai and iraNDAm ThiruvandhAdhi
PEAi AZhvAr --Sadhayam- ThiruppAvai and MUNRam ThiruvandhAdhi.
VishvaksEnar-- PUrADAm - irAmAnusa NuTrandhadhi.
Sri PiLLai lOkAchAryAr - ThiruvONam - along with Poigai AzhvAr.
Sri MaNavALa mAmunikaL - mUlam -ThiruppAvai -upadEsa rathinamAlai and thiruvAimozhi nUtrandhAdhi
In thiruvallikkEANi usually thirunakshathiram-s are celebrated in this manner.
However, if there is a ten day utsavam, the utsava kramam (procedure) is also followed
For instance for Periya JEyar utsavam - nAlAyiram -4000 is chanted on a daily basis culminating on the final day.
For those AzhvAr-AchAryas where the utsavam is not celebrated for 10 days, kOil thiruvAimozhi is chanted after PerumAL purappADu along with the respective AzhvAr AchArya in the evenings.
For instance in case of BhUdathAzhvAr - kOil thiruvAimozhi is chanted.
The pictures of these Mudhal azhvArgaL-s ,
piLLai lOkAchArya
vishvaksenar
Periya JEyar
Let us remember the greatness of these divine souls who had the blessings of EmperumAn and celebrate and also remember their invaluable sacrifices.
vachana bUdanathin sErmai onRukkillai
pugazh alla iv-vArthai mei ippOdhu ..
--upadesa rethinamAlai 53
vara vara muni dAsargaL