SrI:
Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs
:
Today adiyEn will cover AnkurArpaNam rites at Yaaga Saalaa
during the beginning of BrahmOthsavam or any other
Vaidhika
SamskArams .
The Tamil write up on traditional practises at
Srirangam
is attached as a PDF file . For the benefit of
those who can not
read Tamil or have difficulty in following the
ParibhAshaa or
unable to get the PDF File because of Yahoo group's
cutting
off attachments , here
is the summary of highlights on
AnkurArpaNam as authentic as
it gets instead of confusions
caused by different
dEsAchArams or personal preferences
due to shortage of time etc.
I am deeply indebted to Sriman
Murali Bhattar for this
document , who is the Bruhaspathy
for BrahmOthsavams
at Srirangam and
hails from a Family
peforming Kaimkaryams
to KasthUri Rangan
for many
generations .
Sriman
MuraLi Bhattar's web site containing content
about the
multifaceted glories of Srirangam
and
the
Uthsavams there for the Dhivya Dampathis
of
Srirangam is a source of sheer delight
for the
BhakthAs of KasthUri Rangan :
The Highlights of
AnkurArpaNam
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1. AnkurArpaNam is known as
Thiru MuLai
iduthal Vizhaa
( Planting of
seeds to germinate to invoke prosperity
and
auspiciousness to all devotees of the Lord ).
2. It is performed on odd (
not even) days before
the
uthsavam commencement day ( 9 or 7 or 5
or 3 days
before in the evening).
3. After Vapanam , morning
abolutions and AarAdhanam for
the
House PerumAL , the Aagama expert escorted to
the Temple
by EkAngis (
SaatthAtha MudaliyAr) , arrives at
Yaagasaala and
sits on the
KoormAsanam there . Koormasanam
is not a
Yogic body posiiton but a stone or wodden platform
with
carved head of Tortoise( Koormam) to sit on while doing
Mantra Japam or performing a
sacred rite .
Here is a picture of Swamy Desikan performing Mantra
Japam
on KoormAsanam at the Sathyagalam
Temple at Karnataka
(Courtesy : Sri Sridhar
Lakshminarasimhan) :
4. Pavithram given by Temple
PurOhithar is worn by the Aagama
expert
involved with the various BrahmOthsavam rites and thereafter
he
arrives at VishvaksEnar (Senai MudaliyAr) Sannidhi for recieving
his
anugraham
and permission to engage in BrahmOthsavam rites .
VishvaksEnar in our tradition is the third in our AchArya
Paramparai
after
PerumAL and ThAyaar in addition to being the commander in
chief of
the Lord's army .
At
Vishvaksenar Sannidhi , GantA sevanam ( service with the sacred
Bell ),
anganyAsa KaranyAsams , BhUtha Suddhi , Maanasa AarAdhanam
,
laghu
AarAdhanam ( Laya , BhOga , adhikAra Poojai) and invocation
of
Moola
Mantram , Hanumath Mantram and VibheeshaNa AazhwAr
Mantrams.
Coconut
fruit NaiEdhyam concludes this stage of Aaraadhanam and
anujn~ai (
permission) at VishvaksEnar Sannidhi .
5. Next step is arrival at
Gaayathri Mantapam , circamambulation
( PradhakshaNam)
of the Mantapam , permission at the stations
of DhwAra
PaalakAs ( Jaya , Vijaya) , entrance into Moolavar Sannidhi
,
GhaNtaa Sevai ,
coconut fruit offer ( nivEdhanam) to the Lord and
AarAdhanam ,
offer of Milk Rice ( KsheerAnnam) and MangaLa Haaratthi .
6. Now the Aagamic expert
adorns a silk cap (Simbu KullAi)
given to
him by his Ahnika AachAryan , rings the bell ,
performs
dhig Bandhanam to ward off inauspicious forces ,
performs
PrANAyAmam and recites the Sankalpam :
" ( PraNavam) SrI Govindha Govindha --- asya SrI Bhagavatha: SrI ,
BhUmi
samEtha SrI
Ranganatha Svaroopi , SrI VaasudEvasya MahOthsavAgathvEna
KriyamANa
ankurArpaNa KarmaNi , bheeja suddhyarTam ,
PuNyAhavachanam
KarishyE ".
This sanklapam
is done outside the sannidhi , where the Bheejams
( Containers filled
with earth are to be held; now , the Bheejams
are
empty )
; the Paalikais ( seeds that will
germinate). Bheeja PrOkshaNam
( sprinkling) ,
PaalikA Pooja follows .
7. The Bheeja vessel is carried inside the Moolavar Sannidhi ,
arghya , Pushpa ,
Dheepam is
shown to Moolavar , Uthsavar and all Moorthis inside
including Sayana BhEram . Then the Vessel (Bheejam) is lifted in
both hands
and shown to all Moorthys with loud declaration :
" ankurArTam idahm
Bheejam" ( for germination of the seeds
is this
Vessel) . After that , Just dheepa UpachAram
is done
for the Bheejam . Then , recite following slOkam
to seek
BhagavAn's
permission to perform the ankurArpaNam rites:
Deva ! Deva Jagnnaatha YaathrOthsava
nimitthitha:
BheejArTam
ankurOpam karishyAmi praseedha Om
Now exit is made from Moolavar Sannidhi , perform PradhakshiNam of
VishvaksEnar
Sannidhi ,
wait for travelling with VishvaksEnar to
ThAyaar Sannidhi
, perform PradhakshiNam there , cleanse the feet with
water given by
PaNDAri and enter ThAyaar Sannidhi . GhantA sevaa,
Coconut fruit
nivEdhanam , ThiruvArAdhanam with Pongal naivEdhyam
(AarAdhanam is
upto AlankArAsanam) ; theertham , saThAri
is recieved and
PrasAdham is given to HanumAr and VibhIshaNar. Recieves
Maalai , ManjaL Kaapu
and depart from Sannidhi to sit in front of the Bilva
tree opposite ThAyaar
Sannidhi on the KoormAsanam .
8. Gantaa Sevai , Dhig
Bandhanam , PraaNAyaamam and sankalpam for
BhU Suddhi ,
spade/ Kanithra suddhi) used to collect three portions of earth ;
puNyAhavachanam for consecration of the ground and spade is done
next .
PrOkshaNam of
BhUmi , Spade and self follows . At the site of collection
of
earth for
AnkurArpaNam , a drawing of the Lord with VarAhar ( BhU
VarAha
Moorthy is made)
with the Lord's head in North East direction and the feet
in
South West
direction .Four dharbhA Koorcham with 3 dharbhams are placed
around the BhU
VarAha image , at the center 7 dharbha Koorcham is placed.
Spade is now
decorated with Vasthram and Mango Leaves and a 7 dharbha
Koorcham is
placed further on it. Bhumi AarAdhanam with
VarAha prayer
( Om namO
BhagavathE Varaaha Roopaaya---dEhi mE svAhaa) , peetArchanam
upto
alankArAsanam is performed . dhUpa , dheepa upachArams
follow .
The spade is
also offered similar worship . Next BhUmi is touched with
Dharbha
Mushti and BhU Sooktam is recited . Varaaha mantram is now
recited
and three portions of earth are collected on a plate .Moola Mantram
is used to
unite all the three portions. Spade is cleansed with water
from
Kalasam
and rice is added three times with the utternace " asmath
kulam
abhivardhathAm ". After ghOshti , the Aagamic expert returns
to
Yaaga
Saala with the plate containing Nava dhAnyams with VishvaksEnar
and
removes the silk hat that he has been wearing until then .
9. At the Yaaga Saalaa ,
Suddhi PuNyAhavachanam ( ManTapam , KuNTam)
is done
alone along with PrOkshaNam of Dhravyams used in Yaagam .
Soma
Kumbham with 9 dharbha Koorcham is positioned in the North
East and
to the north of it Karakam ( with 3 dharbha Koorcham) .
Starting
from East , 8 kalasams with water are placed in the 8
directions
with Mango
and Pupil leves and Coconuts. adiyEn will write aboout
the Lords
of the 8 directions in the BhEri Taadanam and Nava Sandhi
GeethOpachAram later . adiyEn will also write later about the
proper
ways to
ring the Ghantaa (Bell) during the AarAdhanams.
10. Before the Kumbhams , 12
Paalikai containers are placed , the earth
collected from AnkurArPanam is added ,
consecrated with PadhmAdhi
Peeta dEvArchana with recital of " (
PraNavam) ParAya nama: , (PraNavam)
abhjanAbhAya Nama: , (PraNavam)
PadmanAbhAya Nama: and ( PraNavam)
dhruvAya nama: " three times and conclude
with MantrAsanam . Paalikais
are worshipped with IsAna AavAhanam and
nivEdhanam. The AavAhanams
starts from IndhrA to the other
Gods/guards of directions(Dhig Paalakaas).
11. The dhAnya seeds soaked
in water before are now added to the earth
in the 12 Paalikais with
PeetArchanams and AavahanAdhis ( PraNavam
Sarva BheeJObhyO nama:, PraNavam Sarva
Oshadhi PathayE nama:etc).
Oshadhi Sooktham is recited next. The
dhAnyams (seeds) are placed in
sets of four with JithantE
Mantram or Moola Mantram in the earth filled
Paalikais . Water is added to them
.Meditation is on Sriman NaarAyaNan
with the luminescent features inside
Chandra ManDalam and the nectarine
waves emanting from Him that
destroys all inauspiciousness .
12. Final steps are
PeetArchanam for the KumbhAs and the devathA
invocation for the kumbhams are done
elaborately. In the western
Kumbham , Agni Prathishtai is done
followed by saptha Samith homam,
108 AahUthis for growth of Paalikais (
praNavam summ sOmAya svAhaa)
and left over (SampadhAjyam) is added to
Soma Kumbham and Paalikais .
NyUnAthirEkha Saanthi homam with 108
Aahuthis , PoorNaahUthi is now
performed . NivEdhanam for Soma Kumbha
Paalikaas is done before
returning to Garbha Gruham ; Mantra Japam
and forgivenness for
deficencies in the Karmmas are performed
(AparAdha KshAmaNam)
there as the final step
.
Thus ends
the elaborate Mruth sangrahaNa and ankurArpaNam ceremonies
as the
first part of the BrahmOthsavam . The day before uthsavam
,
BhEri TaaDanam ,
DhvajaarOhanam follow . adiyEn will write about
them
and Nava Sandhi geetha
Vaadhya Nruthyam in subsequent postings .
NamO SrI RanganAthAya
,
V.Sadagopan
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