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rn out of the body of the Lord, who portant to of Sriman the bhakthAs to be in the Udipi Sri temple to be in the Udipi Sri KrishNA followers are very strict on the are very strict on followers Adasi by VaishNavites and Saivites is Adasi by VaishNavites and Ekadasi days even today. The guru of Ekadasi days even today. The s converted to from the days s converted to Hinduism from 1 ïI> from ïImte ramanujay nm> ïImte ramanujay Phalans

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EkAdasis uthpatthi) and hence is known as Uthpatthi EkAdasi. Five

was resting in a cave by the name of SimhAvathi at BadrikAsramam BadrikAsramam at SimhAvathi of Uthpatthi EkAdasi: name bo the was that by fo The name of uthpatthi (creation) lady cave divine a a of in origin resting A him. was fight and up wake to Lord the for by the na after fighting the asuran shouting loudly was and cave beautiful lady with weapons arose nidhrA and with a mere hoomkAram, nidhrA and with a sa Lord woke up from the noise and her for her valour. He named her EkAd skills. This Maarkazhi KrishNa dayone when she was was the born ( Twenty 1. age old. In Bengal, some of the Muslim age old. In Bengal, some of on of Muslim conquest observe The on a EkAdasi day. The of Ek observance an EkAdasi observing Muslim. Sitar genius Ravi Sankar was EkAdasi Vratham observance is very im NaarAyaNA. darsanam The Madhva is fortunate observance of EkAdasi. One sadagopan.org

10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. this EkAdasiincreases theharmonyamongmarriedcouple. Kaamadhaa EkAdasi Paksham. Observance ofthisEkAdas EkAdasi Paapa Mochanikaa theerthataking many yAthrAsandgOdhaanam. as Aamalaka EkAdasi.EkAdasi isobservednearanelli( Observance of EkAdasi Aamalaka this EkAdasi givesdestroy RaavaNanandbringbackSitaadEvifromLankaa. the fruits of th that LordRaamachandraobserved Vijayaa Ekaadasi of thiscurseandattainedSathgathi. wander asaghost,Byobservingthis that agandharvanbythename ofM Jayaa EkAdasi gOhatthi. this EkAdasi, one is able to get rid of mighty sins like Brahmahatthi and Shat TilaaEkAdasi people ofhislandtoobservethis EkAdasiforsanthAnabhAgyam. SukethumAn observedthisEkAdasi Puthrathaa Ekadasi is veryimportantonthisEkAdasi. Saphalaa EkAdasi in subsequentsections. Moksham. adiyEnwillcover thisVai northern gateatSrirangam( gainMoksham.Anyon desires to RanganAthan entersVaikuntaVaasalto EkAdasi): ThisisaveryspecialEkAdasilinked EkAdasi is observedduringtheMaasi is observedinPanguniKrishNaPaksham.Itstated occurs during Thai KrishNa Paksham. occurs duringThaiKrishNaPaksham. is observedduringthePang or falls duringThaiSukla Paksham.AKing by thename occurs during Maasi KrishNa Paksham. Byobserving MaasiKrishNaPaksham. occurs during falls inChithtiraiSukl

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kunta EkAdasi observance atlength kunta EkAdasiobservance e, whofollowsHimthroughthat JayaaEkAdasi,Maalyavaangotrid i destroysallkindsofsins. aalyavaan was cursed by Indhra to aalyavaan wascursedbyIndhrato is EkAdasiandgainedthepowerto to get a suprajai and asked the andaskedthe getasuprajai to enacttheroleofaJeevanthat ) treeandisthereforeknown (Marghazhi Sukla Paksha a Paksham.Observance of Sukla Paksham.Itissaid uni SuklaPaksham.This to MokshamandLord ) is sure to attain ) issuretoattain Dheepa dhAnam sadagopan.org i Seshan after VidhyA grahaNam VidhyA hunger. He complained once to complained once hunger. He Aani without even taking a drop Aani without even taking a ng this EkAdasi. Such worshipng this EkAdasi. on this EkAdasi. The phalan is told BheemasEnan that the VyAsa told BheemasEnan that t one for him.Thus this EkAdasi rjala EkAdasi. The dhvAdasi thatrjala EkAdasi. The dhvAdasi e EkAdasi Vrathams since he could could e EkAdasi Vrathams since he ed that he can observe just abouted that he can observe just lies the phalans of dhAnam done onlies the phalans s one’s power of s one’s His bed of Aadh and got cured from this deforming e flowers for AarAdhanam in e flowers for VishNu AarAdhanam 3 arrives during AavaNi Sukla Paksham. Any and Dheepa DhAnams. occurs duringoccurs The Paksham. VaikAsi KrishNa the occurs during the AavaNi KrishNa Paksham. Tulasioccurs during the AavaNi occurs during Aani KrishNa Paksham. PerumAL has to Aani KrishNa Paksham. PerumAL occurs during falls during Aani Sukla Paksham. BheemasEnan, one of BheemasEnan, one of Paksham. falls during Aani Sukla falls during VaikAsi Sukla Paksham. The Observance of Sukla Paksham. The falls during VaikAsi VarUdhini EkAdasi VarUdhini observance of this EkAdasi increase of this EkAdasi observance follows this EkAdasi is known as PaaNDavafollows this EkAdasi is known DhvAdasi. cursed KubhEran once Yogini EkAdasi occurs in Aadi KrishNa Paksham. th an attendant for failing to bring This attendant being inflicted with leprosy. time. The curse led to the attendant observed Yogini EkAdasi disease. day, Sayini EkAdasi arrives during Aadi Sukla Paksham. On this EkAdasi Sriman NarayaNan laid down on (acquisition of Knowledge) and multip other days. Mohini Ekadasi of sins. of all kinds this EkAdasi removes Aparaa EkAdasi as Thriikraman duri be worshipped removes Pancha Mahaa Paathakams . Nirjala EkAdasi the PaaNDavAs, for his huge was known observ Sage VyAsa that he could not observ not stay away from food. He Sage one EkAdasi vratham per year. Ni or EkAdsi in observance of Sukla Paksha Bheema as the righ of water or food would be known be to came dispatching Bali Chakravarthy to PaathALam. Kaamikaa EkAdasi Archanai of PerumAL is to be done equivalent to SvarNa PuthrajAthaa EkAdasi 11. 15. 16. 12. 13. 14. 17. 18.

sadagopan.org observe. Chinthanai about the workhoursand can notfadeoff.Ni advisable toobserve completefastingbe broken grainscanbetaken.Forpeople observe full fledged EkAdasiVratham,frui or veryyounginage, EkAdasifasting the kind offoodonDvAdasidaywhile andfaststhruEkAdasidayfully For theEkAdasi Vratham,oneobserves Observance 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. KaDAksham ofMahaa Lakshmifallson Kamalaa EkAdasi Himimmensely. pleases with PushpamsandTuLasi ofHim day, ourLordawakensfromHisYogaNidhraaandAarAdhanam PrabhOdhini EkAdasi Ramaa EkAdasi Phalan from observingthisEkAdasiis isobservedduringIyppa PaapAnkusa EkAdasi this EkAdasiremovesPithrusaapam. Indhraa EkAdasi this EkAdasivrathamtoridhislandofthehorrorsfamine. KingMaandhAthaaof LordRaamachandraSoorya observed Kulam. was ravaginginthekingdom ofMaan Paksham.Afamine PadmanAbha EkAdasiarrivesduringPurattAsiSukla observance ofAjaaEkAdasi. hislosingwife,sonandkingdomwereremovedby sorrows over Ajaa EkAdasi archanai ofPerumALduringthis dhOsham thatinterfereswithPu

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Vrathams is notrecommended.Thosewhocan not 4 Tithi isthere. Forthose who areolder EkAdasi andobservingthevratham. working inofficesfulltime,itisnot oru vELai(eatingonce)duringDasami cause oftheneed to bealert during conclude itwithpartakingofspecial rjala upavAsam isalsonoteasyto rjala upavAsam thra Praapthiareneutralizedby dhAthaa, an illustrious predecessor predecessor dhAthaa, anillustrious ts andmilkorfoodpreparedfrom theremovalofalltypessins. thosewhoobservethisEkAdasi.

si SuklaPaksham.The sadagopan.org d the children are used to take place on used to take fasting is significant fasting is significant asi at will be In the beginning, it may be In the beginning, icance of Vaikunta Ekadasi and the icance of Vaikunta r those, who are unable to perform asi days is done after feeding first the Dvadasi tithi. Ekadasi vratham the Dvadasi tithi. Ekadasi e EkAdasi be anger should day. No citrus type of fruit) have to be taken by Sri NaarAyaNa Bhattadhiri in his by Sri NaarAyaNa a paksham (waxing and waning moon a paksham (waxing and waning on EkAdasi day and breaking of the on EkAdasi day and breaking e start of the fast on the night of e start of the fast on the meditation and DhyAnam of Sriman asi vrathams are covered in Srimadh asi vrathams 4 & 5. These chapters of Srimadh 4 & 5. These ahatthi keerai (a type of broad-leaved issible to observe EkAdasi vratham with issible to observe EkAdasi vratham 5 m days, the elderly an mineral equilibrium in the stomach after in the stomach after mineral equilibrium e who can not observe a complete fast. e who can not observe a complete to maintain VishNu chinthanam. chinthanam. to maintain VishNu Sahasra Naamam once is recommended. logical effect of biweekly nth. People live longer. nth. People live ce of that special Ekad ce of that special mes, Naama Sankeertha Bhajan mes, Naama Sankeertha The significance of EkAdasi and DvAd The significance splendour of the observan coverd in detail later. In this section, we will focus on the Ekadasi and and Ekadasi the on In old ti displayed either. focus at the Bhajana matams EkAdasi days will we section, Bhagavatham in Canto 9, chapters this In Bhagavatham are brilliantly summarized later. NaarAyaneeyam signif (33rd dasakam). The detail in coverd Dvaadasi vrathams. EkAdasi Vratham fast) on observance of suddha UpavAsam (total is the Ekaadasi tithi.vratham DvAdasi is th the of conclusion the before fast of breaking the the end of fast on DvAdasi day BEFORE require NOT does however Dvadasi tithi. Even on Ekadasi Vratha perm also exempted from fasting. It is for thos partaking of fruits and milk NaarAyaNA, Aaraadhanam, Japam et al. Fo a recitation of VishNu all of these, Breaking of the fast (PaaraNai) on DvAd like guests, if available. Special food spinach) and Nellikkai pacchadi (jam of a in first to serve as a restorer of the extended fasting. The physio a break to the digestive system and let it rest & One gives on the body. two days in a mo recover for picked on EkAdasi days for AarAdhanam. It should be picked on the day day the on picked be should It AarAdhanam. for days EkAdasi on picked during th not sleep should One before. Dasami tithi and KrishN on both sukla fast full the fortnights), observance of in spent be to is EkAdasi of day The sadagopan.org The king washappyto havethevisit of Ambari name ofDurvAsacame tovisit At theconclusionof the year's observ life ( Nishkaama Karmi.BhagavAn'sarchanAan the riverYamunA.Ambarishawasagrea Sri Ramachandra.HeobservedDvAdasi vratham isillustratedbythestory ofthekingAmbarisha, a predecessorof The greatness ofDvAdasivrathamthat Ambhareesha level of holiness aretheintakeofGa hous The foodpartakenataBhakthA's Meaning: suddham VishNupadhadhyAnam sudhdam BhagavathAsyaannamsuddhamBhageerathijalam| not eatathispalaceandinsteadate answ In MahABharatham,LordKrishNA tothetemple. tobespentinprayersandjapamand,visits EkAdasi is Thedayof Vrathams. recommended accompanimentstoEkAdasiandDvAdasi andreflection meditations fasting. Evenintakeof low bloodsugarorothersymptoms,one difficult to observethefast,butonege EkAdasi Vratham,evenif theirintent desire (kaamam)orstinginess(lobham)ge SaasthrAs statethatthose,whofailto observance ofEkAdasivratham. KarmaNyEvaadhikArasthE maapalEshukadAchana Charithram meals inmoderationisrecommendedforthem.Prayers,

s onthedivineattributesofLordare suddham EKAADASIVRATHAM|| suddham ngA theertham, VishNu was not on observing EkAdasi vratham. was notonobservingEkAdasivratham. VidhurA'shouse.TheLordexplained: 6 ance ofDvAdasivratham, asagebythe shA on the day of the final paaraNai. shA onthedayof finalpaaraNai. the well known sage andinvitedhimto sage known well the t devotee of Sriman NaarAyaNA and a t devoteeofSrimanNaarAyaNA ers DuryodhanA'squery Vratham foranyearonthebanksof e issuperiorandpure.Atthesame should moderate theseverityof should moderate t thefullfruitsofobservance ts usedtoitafterwards.Ifonehas d Bhagavatha SevA were his goals in d BhagavathaSevAwerehisgoalsin eat on Ekadasi days due to anger, duetoanger, days eatonEkadasi incorporates insideittheEkAdasi ). DhyAnamandthe onwhyHedid sadagopan.org old as an athithi old as an athithi the king that he that the king sion of the tithi. The Hence, he tarried at the he tarried Hence, t; on the other hand, he will lose the lose the will he t; on the other hand, ham. Minutes after, the sage came on ground. A fierce demon came out at the king can take a sip of the at the king can take a sip an observer of the DvAdasi vratham.an observer of the DvAdasi of the SaaLagrAmams prior to the at the royal househ at the royal y. He mentioned to y. He mentioned lfill the requirements of the timely requirements lfill the t to this dilemma, while waiting for for t to this dilemma, while waiting hand he could not starthis paaraNai ai. of for his habit was known DurvAsa year's DvAdasi if he did not vratham, snAnam rituals and and return to the DvAdasi tithi. The sage accepted the accepted sage tithi. The DvAdasi vratham, but not DvAdasi vratham. He (the powerful Disc resting on the right (the powerful Disc resting on the right ge, when he learned that the king had 7 or unintended discourtesy to him. discourtesy or unintended g for the return of the Sage DurvAsaa. The king g for the return of the Sage DurvAsaa. The king on of the DvAdasi tithi. on of the ing away towards the conclu ng can gain the fruits of the observance of the Sudarsanam river as the clock was tick On one needles. king was on pins and surprisebefore feasting DurvasA, his gues fruits of the observance of the whole of the fruits of the observance his of the Dvadasi tithi. He consulted conclusion break his fast before the with respec on what to do river bank. DurvAsar to return from the ruled th The assembled Vedic scholars used in the thirumanjanam theertham took one spoonful of SaaLagrAma theert back to the palace and flew into a ra any intended rage over flying into of king AmabarishA, was one and half hour while there court showed up in the completion of the for the alone left of the food the partaking invitation for da king on that dvAdasi (guest) of the river to perform his would go to the palace for the meals. As stated muni was not before, DurvAsa about completing vratham and had no sensitivity observed the EkAdasi He only his meals before the conclusi DvAdasi tithi to fu conclusion of the pAraNai. This way, the ki DvAdasi vratham, while waitin pulled sage angry The him. feeding to prior water, sacred with fast his broken threw it a hair from his matted locks and be his honored guest before his paaraN his guest before be his honored The sage was an observer of EkAdasi The sage was did not move. At and began to run towards the king to destroy him. The king the same time, the divine sadagopan.org and couldnotescapefromthechasingdi thousands ofSunsandDurvAsarantoesca chase theangryDurvAsa.Theheatfrom appearedan hand ofSrimanNaarAyaNA) (Vinayam) thataccompanies them. and theJnAnamare fruitlessaslong Sage reminded Then, SrimanNaarAyaNA each otheristotalandcomplete. My bhakthAsarelikemyhearttome. I amtheir hearts. Ourunderstandingof Meaning: madanyatthE najaananthinaahamtEbhyO managapi || SaadhavO hrudhayam mahyamS greater thanthatforMyselforMyconsort,MahALakshmi. such cases involvingby them.ThereforeIamincapableof doin aparAdhamO GreatSage! Iamdeeplyattachedto to my devotees. My loveMeaning: for my bhakthAs isSriyam chAthyanthakeembrahmanyEshAmgathirahamparaa|| naahamAthmAnam aasAsEmadhbh sadhubhi: grasthahrudhaya:ba aham BhakthaparAdheena:hy The Lordreplied: chasing discofHis. to SriVaikuNtamandprayedSrimanNArAyaNAsavehimfromthe he hasno power tostop the powerful Su his powerlessness. Next he went to SivA in KailAsam. Lordand appealedforrescue.Hewasturned SivA admitted that asvatantra ivadhvija| hkthairbhaktha jaanpriya:|| aadhunaam hrudhyamtvaham| akthai: saadhubhirvinaa| 8 darsanam either. Fina either. darsanam my devotees. In fact, I am controlled Infact,Iamcontrolled my devotees. downbyBrahmA,whoacknowledged d killed the demon. Next it began to d killedthedemon.Nextitbeganto asthere isnomodesty/humility sc oftheLord.He DurvAsAthattheTapas (penance) theSudarsanamwasequivalentto g anythingoutofmyownvolitionin pe fromit.Heraninalldirections wenttoBrahmA lly, DurvAsawent sadagopan.org

Sage return to the side of His side of His to the Sage return th its flames and sixteen kinds of rgivance for the ApachAram. Sage Sage for the ApachAram. rgivance as his intake during that whole period as his intake during Lord. The sage returned to the king's returned The sage Lord. the Sage to complete his Dvaadasi the Sage to as Sudarsanam followed him and fell at and thither to escape form the Lord's and thither to 9 of Gods. Meanwhile, King AmabarishAof Gods. Meanwhile, was rushing towards him. He was awe struck and began ChakratAzhwAr - Srirangam weapons chasing the Sage to pray to Sudarsana BhagavAn to spare the sage: Sudarsana namasthubhyam sahasrArAchyutha Priya| sarvAsthraghAthinviprAya svasthibhooyA itaspathE || AmbarishA saw the fierce Sudarsanam wi DurvAsa ranto the side of AmbarishA his fo and seek AmbareeshA BhakthA parama BhakthA of the the feet of the year of runnning hither side after an help with the relief disc and to seek of for the return waiting patiently king was taking water only PaaraNai. The of waiting. Sriman NaarAyaNASriman that the suggested sadagopan.org That isthelegend behindthepo blessed himaswell. BhakthA andreturnedtothehandofLord.DurvAsAsalutedKing acce The Lord'sWeapon,Sudarsanam DurvAsA andsparehimfromYourwrath. You!Pl weapons !Mysalutaitonsto !OpowerfulSudarsanA, whocandestroyallkindsof Sriman NaarAyaNA O BhagavAnSudarsanawiththousandpo Meaning: wer of DvAdas/EkAdasi UpavAsam. UpavAsam. wer ofDvAdas/EkAdasi 10

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NammAzhwAr's moksahm on the tenth day of NammAzhwAr's moksahm on temple commences on the first da temple commences on the with the ritualistic aspects going Thirumangai AzhwAr, to the time of back he started the AdhyayaNOthsvam when niyamanam of NamperumAL. this special celebration icance of PurANic episodes deal with the signif (Amrutha mathanam, GeethOpadesa di Maargam ( Also AzhwAr and Achaarya Sooktis on ArchirAdhi Soothram, NammAzhwAr, RaamAn relate to Sri Vaikuntam and Moksha siddhi. The famous slOkam about EkAdasi Vratham is: The ritualistic celebration of Sri Vai The ritualistic celebration sadagopan.org ( in churningtheOcean and madeallthedirectionsshine with Herglory lightning boltoutofthe sky,sheincarn like acoolmoon( VarNAm HariNImSuvarNarajathasrajAm She a appearance ofMahALakshmi. (2) Themost exaltedofauspiciousne Pushpam appe Kousthubham, andPaarijAtha Ucchaisravas, Amrutham, KaamadhEnu, (1) Thisisthedayofchurning thespecia reasons associatedwith asSri is themostexaltedandknown Theoneconnectedwith Of allEkAdasis, Srirangam onapalanquinbyBrahmaNAs). Sri RanganAthAwithaBrahma carriedaroundthestreetsof ratham(Being sukla Maasa(Nov-Dec) on aVrisichika PurANam inTamil.ParasaraBhattarread MahAthmyam). SriParasaraBhattar chapter of VarahaPurAnamnamedafte hasreachedsuchanexal NampAduvAn Vratham. Throughhisobservance of mathams havedemonstratedthegreatn Kais King RukmAngathA,NampAduvAN andthereisnovrathamthat than Kaasi dhaivam superiortoone'smother;ther There isnomanthramthatsuperior Meaning: na KaasyA:paramamtheertham naEkAdasyA:samamvratham na GaayathryAparamanthra:Maathudhaivatham Ranjayanthi disa:kAnthyA VidhyuthSoudhAmini YathA ChandhrAm prabhAsAmYasasAjvalanthIm l significanceofthisEkAdasi: ppeared withthegolden colour( of theMilky Oceanfornectar.Besides 12 ated rightinfrontof theLordengaged paksah EkAdasi and was recognizedby paksah EkAdasiandwas Vaikunta EkAdasi.Therearenumber of ss thathappened on Iraavatham, Kalpa Vruksham, Apsaras, KalpaVruksham,Apsaras, Iraavatham, wrote a commentary ontheKaisika acommentary wrote to Gaayathri manthram;thereisno toGaayathri is moresacredthanEkAdasiVratham. e isnosanctifyingtheerthambetter ikan, ourAchAryAsofallVaidhika ikan, EkAdasi vratham, a Harijan like vratham,aHarijanlike EkAdasi ted status to get an EkAdasi anda ted statustogetanEkAdasi ess andpowerof Dhanur Maasa Sukla Paksha EkAdasi DhanurMaasaSuklaPakshaEkAdasi this workinfrontofSriRanganathA r him andkaisika (KaisikaEkAdasi ) andshiningwith Her innate glory ared asaresultofthechurning. ) . observing EkAdasi ). Like a brilliant ). Likeabrilliant this dayisthe HiraNya HiraNya sadagopan.org

om Me. It is beyond the limits of of limits the beyond is It Me. om reach me). It points out to the way reach me). It points out to birth of this sacred revelation, Sri birth of this sacred revelation, ereafter with the amrutha Kalasam Kalasam with the amrutha ereafter ach the safety and comfort of the ach the safety of my GithOpanishad and meditates as ugh as an excuse (vyAjyam). ugh ArjunA as 13 on Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi day. Some opine on Sri Vaikunta lfilled in his life's purpose. lfilled in his life's purpose. anings of the verses, will come sthitha Praj~nan, anings of the verses, will come sthitha nsidered the most sacred. shadow of my feet and gets fu Kalasam(AmruthApUrNa Valaya BhUshitha:). Bibhrath by the to Arjuna GitA Upadesam to one school, the day of the (4) According significance the on commented field is said to be Lord on the battle Lord Our that day dasami Vijaya on was it that PurANam thisof GitA in way: lOkAn PaalayAmyaham upAsrithya ThrIn GitA jn~Anam supreme my vidhyAGitA mE paramA Brahma RoopA na Samsaya: et al is GitA worlds. Meaning: three the rule I GitA, in are sections of my temple. Thru the of GitA I am rooted in GitA. The passages housed Saaram Jn~Ana Vidhyai (UpadEsam/revealed knowledge to separated fr for Moksham. It can not be Desam, Kaalam limitations. the essence and other of This is and to open the lock of AthmaUpanishads. It is the key VichAram and to gain the day of Moksha Siddhi. That is why Vaikunta Ekadasi day is co Lord Parthasarathyfurther: says yOashtadasajapO nithyam narO niscchala maanasa: Jn~Ana siddhim sa labathE tathO yAthi param padham Meaning: reads all the 18 chapters who The One well as comprehends the me achieve Jn~Ana sampath and finally re is the principles or MokshEkAdasi Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi The tattvam behind taught by Sri ParthasArathy to us thro (3) BhagavAn Dhanvanthri appeared Dhanvanthri (3) BhagavAn th sadagopan.org

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sadagopan.org Vata ), Lord was floating on the ), Lord was floating on the ason for the initiation of this ason for the initiation of akan emerged out of the ears of the akan emerged out of the ears of the the esoteric doctrines of the Vedas, of the Vedas, doctrines the esoteric ices rendered and asked them as to

and then reach His sacred feet. The and then reach His sacred avam and on Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi dayavam and on Sri ads, AnushtAnAs, ashtAnga Yogam et Yogam ashtAnga ads, AnushtAnAs, anur maasam Sukhla Paksha Prathamaianur maasam Sukhla Paksha s act of creation. At that time, two s act of creation. At that ams and Yogams can wake up in Brahma ught with them for a month and at the ansformed them into Nithya sUris with ansformed them into of a pupil tree as a small baby ( baby of a pupil tree as a small ukshu ,the Jeevan earning for Moksham for Moksham earning ukshu ,the Jeevan 15 Ekaadasi

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Prapatthi at the lotus feet of Sri at the lotus Prapatthi spadha rasAya nama: AzhwAr's Thiruvadi Thozhal festival. AzhwAr's Thiruvadi he is going "home" to the parama parama the to "home" going is he irumangai's appeal to Sri RanganathA ts ready to enter pukkaham ("her" pukkaham ts ready to enter than. Like a recently married bride than. Like a recently married ten decads of the tenth centum: ten decads of the tenth based on his assessment that his based on his assessment In the tenth centum, AzhwAr senses centum, AzhwAr senses the tenth In the Saanskritic VedAs are established the Saanskritic Saamyam of is the divya Prabhandhams reference to the Veda Saamyam of his archirAdhi maargam by the described 25 haham, AzhwAr takes leave of the archA of the archA haham, AzhwAr takes leave (praNavam) GathayE nama: (PraNavam)phalE thIvra udhyOgAya nama: -- (PraNavam)vividha bhajana prakriyAya nama: (PraNavam)apadha sankhA --- (PraNavam)vyadhvak klEsacchidhE nama : : suprApAyaya nama: (PraNavam) bhajadhbhi ------kedum idar vEymaru saarvE KaNNan aruL peRuvAr TaaLa ThAmarai

Vaikunta Naathan. This is his avathAra Naathan. This Vaikunta kAraNam. of NigamanamThe third definition is in which was the topic of Th ThiruvAimozhi, Moksham (apunar janma sAyujyam) through sAyujyam) (apunar janma Moksham in the context of creation of the Thiru AdhyayanOthsavam the Thiru AdhyayanOthsavam of creation of in the context at Srirangam, which concludes with Namm The equivalence of Tamizh MaRai with The equivalence here. proved that mozhi, MaRan SatakOpan of his ThiruvAi centum In the ninth Suhruth. Sriman NaarAyaNan is AvyAja Kaimkaryam the end of Thiruvaimozhi prapatthi has become fruitful and that fruitful prapatthi has become padham ofJanma Saayujya the Apunar of pirant taking leave of her relatives here and ge mUrthys of divya desams through travel husband's house) by Upanishads and Vedams.Thus the Veda 1. 2. once again established. each of up in his incisive way the essence of Swami Sri Desikan has summed of the the ten paasurams of each 3. 4. 5. 6. sadagopan.org and Srimadh Bhagavadh GitA (chapter VIII.15-16). VIII.15-16). and SrimadhBhagavadhGitA(chapter centum ascelebratedbyChAndhOgya " (anAvrutthisabdhAth BadarAyaNA Soothramof rememberthattheverylastBrahma to It isappropriate 10. 9. 8. 7. apunarjanma sAyujyam soozhvisumpaNi Thirumaalirum ChOlai vishyakrut senchorkavi---- (PraNavam)sva muniyE naanmukanE ---- NamperumAL onVaikunta Ekadasi (PraNavam) sathsaraNyE nama: nama: sathsaraNyE (PraNavam) (PraNavam) apunarjanma sayujEnama: ---- (PraNavam)apunarjanma (PraNavam)yadhrucchA thushtAyanama: ---- (PraNavam)yadhrucchA " oftheThiruvaimozhi te (Courtesy:www.pbase.com) 26 , anAvrutthisabdhAth)isabout Upanishad(ChAndhOgyam:VIII.xv.1) ha adhyAdharAyanama: nth decadofthetenth

sadagopan.org is is avaa ". Sri at Your athanuL SvarUpa ." For the sake " is summarized by by " is summarized (nectar of an ocean). ". Swami Sri NammAzhwAr MukthAnubhAvyAya nama: the Moksha DhAyin. He says: "I the Moksha DhAyin. He says: m! That Jn~Anam is pure bliss m! That Jn~Anam is pure join You?". Swami Sri Desikan join You?". Swami Sri Desikan ikuntanAthA! Thou art indeed the ikuntanAthA! Thou art indeed Taathparya rathnAvalyanurOdhEnaTaathparya " aRac chUznthAyE periya yennavA nite DayA and Aasritha Vaathsalyam amruthak kadal arum padaittha muivan avan nee". arum padaittha Mukthi-dhAyinE nama:". Mukthi-dhAyinE nama:". e great EkAdasis, the BahudhA-anya ". The paasuram words". The paasuram are: " 27 "SoozhnthaRAzhnthu uyarntha--" uyarntha--" "SoozhnthaRAzhnthu joy Your unmatched beauty as joy Your unmatched beauty Muthal tani vitthEyO UmparanthaNN pAzhEyO" is summarizedUmparanthaNN and pervades all and beyond. It casts its halo Mukthi-dhAyinE nama: akhila tanavE nama: akhila tanavE pleads here for Mukthi (Moksham) to pleads here for Mukthi (Moksham) is immeasurably vast indeed. My time. It everywhere, all the sankalpa than Your limitless (yearning) to join You WAS even larger infi Jn~Anam. But, You out of Your I have nowhas united me with You and thus quenched my yearning. become a drop in Your vastness of MY LONG TIME YEARNING HAS BEEN ANSWERED AND I FEEL FULFILLED. should Join You; I should en should Join You; I sole possessor of Sankalpa Jn~Ana (Aanandham) in svarUpam Biraman Aran nee, umparum yAthav Biraman Aran 10.10.9 : " ThiruvAi Mozhi: Swami Sri Desikan as " parijana Visishta SubhAsrayan GuNa BhUshaNAyudha mahishI I to Parama Padham. When am summarizes this movingplea as " as " summarized by Swami Sri Desikan anubhavam extols here the Mukthi ThirukkuruhUr SatakOpa Maamuni by AdhinAthan this way: "--periya sudar been blessed with that he has Jn~Ana inbhamEyO, soozhanthanil Oh Sri Va pirAnE! ninRa Oh Polinthu here as " here 2. 3. Thiruvaimozhoi: 10.10.10 1. 10.10.4: " Thiruvaai Mozhi: On the eve of the greatest of th

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