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1 1 1 lour to shine brilliantly and destroy a samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam and make the DevAs free from fear. 33 SLOKAM SLOKAM SLOKAM ridaSasamudhAya bhethi (Conch, Disc, Mace, Ulakka y the Lord's BrahmOthsavam with friends and Family! chakrathAzhwAr - Pomona Brahmotsavam - day 2 Invitation to the 8 weapons of theLord Please hurry here to enjo assemblies of AsurAs and RaakshasAs (Meaning): (Meaning): Oh Lord's eight weapons and arrow)! You are renowned for Your va GadhAbhjam musalaSankham Chakram masivara: BhANA: kaarmukham dhivya nijAlOKap00rNAkhilASA prachuratara VishNOrashDAyudheeyam th dhrapya drakshOnihanthree dhAthree sugAthree SrIbhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamih Invitation to the 8 weapons of theLord Invitation to the 8 weapons of theLord sadagopan.org

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ant of the Lord at all places and and ant of the Lord at all places 2 2 2 scent with bright gems in every one of in every bright gems with scent tus and mace in Your four hands, tus and mace in Your four iha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam iha samAyAnthu 35 a bhayakrunnhtyasooryagragaNya: a bhayakrunnhtyasooryagragaNya: raTAngam halajalajagadhA: raTAngam halajalajagadhA:

SLOKAM SLOKAM SLOKAM in Sridharan"s BrahmOthsavam. in Sridharan"s Invitation to AdhiSEshan times. You are the King of snakes lumine of snakes times. You are the King please rush with delight to join (Meaning): (Meaning): blessed serv Oh AdhiSEshA ! You are the Disc, Lo Your hoods. Bearing Conch, SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvaritham SrI-BhUmiSasya SrISakaikamryadhurya: SrISakaikamryadhurya: prOdhyathArAdhinaaTa-prathibhaD bhUshithas-svaiS- MaNivaranikarai: SEshaS-SeershOjvathbhi: chathurbhir--dhObhirBibradhadh Invitation to AdhiSEshan Invitation to AdhiSEshan sadagopan.org

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Invitation to Garudan himAbham Sankham Seershe vAmapANA vanantham sphaDikamaNinibham cha dEham hrudhi KaarKODam dhUmra pingaLAkangam kaDitaDE Takshakam PadhmoupadhamAbhingou SravaNapuDayugE Vaasukim Yajn~asoothram SONAbham dhOrshNi VaamE Taarkshya: GuLikamaNinibham BibhradhAyAthu (Meaning): Sankha Oh GarudA adorning snow white theAnanthan on Your left hand, virule serpen as Your sacred thread, Takshaka Please co Your ears as AabharaNams, ! BhagavAn's BrahmOthsavam Invitation to Garudan Invitation to Garudan sadagopan.org

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VishvaksEnar to Invitation to participate intheLord'sBrahmOthsavam! to participate hands, withcopper huedbeardandwith Marakatham! HavingthechastisingmudhrA Oh CommanderinChief of (Meaning): SrI-BhUmiSAsya VishNO:thvarathim peenAngO lamBhakukshi:PrathibhaD mudhrAm KoumEdhakeemchAparakara- KireeDeeHarimaNisadhrusa:poorvapANyOscchatarjan- VishvaksEna:

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theDivision to Invitation participate initwithout delay! the Lord'sarmy!Pleasejoin theMa Oh!alltheeightgroupcommandersof SarpanEthrA, SumukhAuprathishtA. SankhukarNA, Oh! KumudhA, VaamanA,PuNDareekA, KumudhAkshA, (Meaning): aiSAchais-sAkamEthE thvarithamihasamAyAnthudhivyOthsavArTam Gandharvais-SarpanEthra: Sumukhasam saakam sangai:PithruNAm niSich sakumudhaKumudhAkshahvayou dEvair-dhaithyais-samathou

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7 7 7 humans! Please come and participate humans! Please come and participate eir svAmI's procession a samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam ryams of the Lord while decorating ryams of the Lord while ly dresses fragrant and Tilakam! Oh 41 LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S Pomona Brahmotsavam 2007 devotees marching with th devotees marching Invitationto the Humans and PraSnigarbhar yourselves with beautiful jewelry, love jewelry, yourselves with beautiful in Lord VishNu's ! MahOthsavam (Meaning): (Meaning): Kaimka in the Oh Heroes who engage PraSnigarbha Oh saluted by the SiddhAs! bhUshA-vEshaabhirAmou Subhataravasanou Subhataravasanou bhUshA-vEshaabhirAmou sarasijanilayA sEvAhEvAkavanthou dhivyagandhAnulEpou bharthurthyugraveeryou bhUmisTai siddhasangais-satatamanusruthou mAnavapraSnigarbhou thvarithamih SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO;

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Invitation toPaarishadhyA: PuNDrams! Pleasecome andpartic PuNDrams! adorning sankhachakrams andother uppe Oh Parijanams of the Lord(Meaning): spread in all eightSrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:thvaritham directions withBaahudaNDai: long shoulderschakram SankhamchaPaaSAnkuS tE kruthsnA:SvEthamruthsnAvirAchit prOdhbaDAScchOdhbaDAdhya: yE VishNO;PaarishadhyA: nikhilabhuvamagaa

Invitation toPaarishadhyA: S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM ipate intheLord'sMahOtsavam! a-musala-gadhA BhibrathO 42 ( Parijanams of Thirumaal) of ( Parijanams ( Parijanams of Thirumaal) of ( Parijanams ( Parijanams of Thirumaal) of ( Parijanams iha SamAyAnthudhivyOthsavArTam ha niDilabhrAjamAnOrdhvaPuNDrA: r limbs displaying the sacred Urdhva r limbsdisplayingthesacredUrdhva 8 8 8

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KalimaTana sarOyOgibhuthAbhidhAnA: PoorvAchAryas-SaThAri: Subhatam BhakthisAra: bhrAnthAkhyO MahOthsavam and sing PallANDu for Him ! KoulESO yOgivAhO Madhurakav KoulESO yOgivAhO King Mazhisai, jyOthi of ! Please RaamAnuja, VedAntha Desikaa Raama: SrIyAmunAryO YathinrupathimukhA: Seegram Aayanthu sarvE Seegram Aayanthu sarvE YathinrupathimukhA: Raama: SrIyAmunAryO (Meaning): Madh Oh Poygai. BhUtham, pEy, Maaran,

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Sages the for Invitation without delay! ThiruvArAdhanam.the panchakaalapoojAandspre Please come andperform Himself.YourecievedPanchasamskAram by SrimanNaarAyaNan and NamperumAl! YouprotectedthePaanch sages,whorece Oh SaaNDilyaandother (Meaning): thvarithamiha samaayAn SrI BhUmeeSasyaVishNO: nipuNaa: panchasamskArabhAja: KurvANaa: paanchakAlyaprakaDana sakalamapijanam SuddhayAgaikasaktham thrAtha-SrIpAancharAthrA: krupA labdhadheekshaabhishEkA: SaanDilYAdhyAsccha s

Sages the for Invitation aakshAnmadhumaTana thu dhivyOthsavaArTam who protectedtheAagamams who protectedtheAagamams who protectedtheAagamams SLOKAM SLOKAM SLOKAM 44 participate intheLord's MahOthsavam ived dheekshai withtheanugrahamof ad thekramamofBhagavAn's arAthra Saasthram blessed to you arAthra Saasthramblessedtoyou 10 10 10

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PuNDareekO vikukshi: : Sukhamuniranagha: RaajA RukmAngadhAkhya munimukhA: PrahlAdhascchAmbhareeshas-sanaka RaakshasEndhra: JaamBhavAn sutha SugreevascchaangadhAdhyA:Pavana imE VaishNavaikAgragaNyA: thvarithamiha SrI-BhUmeeSasya VishNO: samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam Invitation for the Lofty SrI VaishNava GhOshti Invitation for the Lofty SrI VaishNava GhOshti sadagopan.org Kaimkaryam forLordRangan VibhIshaNaa, Sugreevaa,,Jaam NaLawhobuilt Ambhareesha, AngathA, King AmbhareeshA,SukhaBrahmam, (Meaning): athan atHisMahOthsavam! 46 the RaamaSethu,Sanaka andothers, PuNDareekaa, Naaradha, PrahlAdha, PuNDareekaa, Naaradha, bavaan !Pleasecomeandperform sadagopan.org Lord RanganAthan !

12 12 12 filled with abundant Bhakthi for thefilled with abundant Bhakthi iha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam iha samAyaanthu 47 aninimisha-prArTya-saayujyabhAja: aninimisha-prArTya-saayujyabhAja: the MahOthsavam of enjoying Saaroopya, SaalOkya, Saameepya enjoying Saaroopya, SaalOkya, LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S Invitation to the Four Vargams Muktha saarrupyabhAja: kathichana KamalAdheeSa kEchith saalOkyabhAja: kathichidh kEchith saameepyabhAja: mukthavargA: bhakthyO niravadhi bhagavath Vaikunta sTAnabhAjO VishNO: thvaritham SrI-BhumISasya (Meaning): kind of Muktha vargams four Oh the and Saayujya ones Mukthis! Oh great Lord! Please come, join and delight in Lord! Please come, join and delight

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Ch to Invitation Mareechi andglorifythisMahOthsavam! Pleasecometo Your Mantrams! Supreme BrAhmaNanpraisingtheglorie created theUniverse andholdingJapa Oh Brahma dEva seated on the Swan with Your golden hued body !OhLord who (Meaning): SrI-BhUmISasaya VishNO:thvaritham yukthOdhEvair-MareechyAdhyakhila soumyair-vakthraiScchathurbhi jalani BrahmasvarNaabhagAthra: karatalavilasathkuNDikassAkshamAla:

Ch to Invitation athurmukha Brahma athurmukha Brahma athurmukha Brahma S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM 48 munijanair-dhivya hamsAdhirooDa: dhitanayAvallabham samsthuvAna: dhitanayAvallabham samsthuvAna: Lord's BrahmOthsavam with sage Lord's BrahmOthsavamwith iha samAyAnthudhivyOthsavArTam s ofLordPadhmanAbhanwithVeda Maalai,GiNDiinYourhands!Oh 13 13 13

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14 14 14 e VibhUthi on Your forehead! Please e VibhUthi nt Moon and Gangai on Your matted matted nt Moon and Gangai on Your the Bull as Your Vaahanam! Oh Lord the Bull as Your Vaahanam! a samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam 49 a DamaruScchOkshavaahAdhirooDa: a DamaruScchOkshavaahAdhirooDa: thatanur-Hemavathyaa samEtha:' thatanur-Hemavathyaa LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM blessings at His MahOthsavam ! blessings at His MahOthsavam S S S

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Invitation to Rudhran

karadhruth KaalAshaS-SoolapANi: nakashathrAdheesmoulir-basithasi saardham VaithALasArTam kamdhalamBhOdharAdhyai: thvarithamih SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: (Meaning): having and Oh Lord having three eyes holding the udukkai in Your hand, cresce holding the udukkai in Your locks ! Oh Ardhanaareeswara! adorning th come with Your PraTama gaNam (vEthALam), and GaNEsa Skandhan and receive Lord Madhusoodhanan's

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for Invitation NaarAyaNan. NaarAyaNan. and otherrelativesparticipat (KubhEra), Bhutha dEva (Isaanan)!Oh Indhra!Dhananjaya!DharmarAja!Ni Please come with Your sons, friends,(Meaning): wives SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:thvaritham Puthrair-mithrai: kaLathrair-nikhilaparijanair-vAhanais-sAkamEthE Vaayur-yakshAdhinATa: kshithidhara suthrAmaa chithrabhAnurdhyuMaNi

for Invitation Dhig PaalakAs Dhig PaalakAs Dhig PaalakAs S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM tanubhavO yanthrurADpASapANi: 50 tanayAvallabhO ashtou dhigeeSa: iha samAyaanthudhivyOthsavArtam

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16 16 16 iha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam iha samAyaanthu rutha: siddhA: saadhyasptharshi 51 anidhayaScchApsarasthreenikAyA:

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Invitation to all celestials

AadhithyaarudhradEvA: Pithruvasuma VishNO: thvaritham SrI-BhUmiSasya vidhyAdharavaranikarA:ViSvEdEvAsccha kinnaraadhasrayakshA: Subhanav GandharvAguhyakEndhrA: (Meaning): Oh Vasu-rudhrAdhithyAs, Saptha ,Maruths, Pithrus, MahOthsavam the in part take and ViSvadEvAs,SaadhyAs, VidhyAdharaas, , KinnarAs, TasrAs, joyously come Please nidhis! Nava , for Sriman NaarAyaNan !

Invitation to all celestials

Invitation to all celestials

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theNavagrahams to Invitation Lord Sriman NaarAyaNan's MahOthsavam! Lord SrimanNaarAyaNan's Bhakthi!Co Dhruvan filledwithutmost Sooryan, RaahuandkEthu Oh SooryA!CoolChandrA!SonofBhuvi, (Meaning): SrI-BhUmISasya VishNO:thvaritham DhAkshaNyO Marechiprabhruthi dhaithyAchArya: sarOjapriyatan MaartANDas-SeethalAmsur-dharaNitanu

theNavagrahams to Invitation ! DakshA'sdaughters,Mare S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM ayatama: kEtavOrASivargaa: munivarais-saaka moutthanApAdhi: 52 iha samAyaanthudhivyOthsavarTam me immediatelyandparticipateinour

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Time divisions! Please come here Time divisions! Please come 18 18 18 , days-nights, pakshams, evenings,

aNa dhivarAthri-sandhyA-niSAyA: aNa dhivarAthri-sandhyA-niSAyA: amiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavam amiha samAyAnthu yuga parArdhAdhi manvantarAsccha yuga parArdhAdhi LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S

Invitation to the Divisons Time (Kaalam) of

vArAs-tArAsccha sTithi-kar yOgaa pakshA mAsarTavOaBdhA: vishuvadhapi taTA sankramascchAyanE kalabhEdhA: sakala thruDyAdhyA: SrI BhUmiSasaya VishNO: thvarith SrI BhUmiSasaya (Meaning): KaraNaas Oh Thithis, Weeks, , months, ruthus,Ayanams, Manvantharams, Yugams, Years, sankarAnthis, all types of seconds, minutes, hours and for the Lord. without delay and perform kaimkaryams

Invitation to the Divisons Time (Kaalam) of

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sages thegreat to Invitation

sages thegreat to Invitation HisMahOthsavamKaimkaryams fortheLordduring ! Agasthya, Bhruguandallothe Mareechi, Sukha,Sounaka,BharadhvAja, Oh Athri, Vasishta,VyAsa,KuSikasu (Meaning): JaaBhAlir- BhrugvasthyouMunivaranikarA:SeegramAgramAyAnthusarvE BhAradhvAja: PulasthyO dhuhiNasuthamuniscchAoiValmrrka-janmA MaarkaNDEyO Mareechis-Sanaka Athrir-VyAsO Vasishta:Kusikatanubhava:Kaasyapa:KaNvasamjn!a:

sages thegreat to Invitation r lofty Sages ! Please come quickly to join in the S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM munjvaraS-SiunakO Jaamadhagnya: to join the Lord's Uthsavam theLord's to join to join the Lord's Uthsavam theLord's to join to join the Lord's Uthsavam theLord's to join tha, Kasyapa,KaNva,MaarkaNDEya, tha,

Jaamadhagni, Pulasthya, Vaalmeeki, Pulasthya,Vaalmeeki, Jaamadhagni,

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vachana purANAgamaa-smEthihAsA: vachana purANAgamaa-smEthihAsA: , Tarkam, the two MeemAmsaas, MeemAmsaas, , Tarkam, the two amiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavam amiha samAyAnthu athiphaNithiscchaapi kANAdhavANee athiphaNithiscchaapi LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S ms and SrI Sookthis ms and SrI ms and SrI Sookthis ms and SrI ms and SrI Sookthis ms and SrI

Invitation to Veda

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Invitation to Veda

Invitation to Veda

sadagopan.org Invitation to theYajn~ams to Invitation Invitation to theYajn~ams to Invitation AkhilANDEswaran, Achyutha for somematerialgains,PanchaYajn~a Viswajith andPuNDareekamdeartoth Uk Oh AgnishtOmam,AthirAthram, (Meaning): SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:thvarith sarvA: kAmyEshtayOnyEvividhamak ApthOryAmAbhidhOTyou surajanamahithouVisvajith-PouNDareeka: RaajasUyASvamEdhou AgnishDOmOthirAthrO nikhilamakhavarA Invitation to theYajn~ams to Invitation Invite yagnams-pancha-kunda homam (Courtesy :Sri.Murali BhaTTar) n atHisMahOthsavam. S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM

amiha samAyAnthudhivyOthsavam havarA: panchaYajn!Adhayasccha e DevAs and other KaamyEshtis done done e DevAsandotherKaamyEshtis thyam, Raajasooyam, aSvamEdham, thyam, Raajasooyam, ms !Please comeand beblessed by 21 21 21

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22 22 22 m, ChithrakooDam, Meru, KailAsam, m, ChithrakooDam, Meru,

abhidhO MandarascchithrakooDa: rivara: SakthimAnrukshasamjn~a: rivara: SakthimAnrukshasamjn~a: a samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam dhivyOthsavaarTam a samAyAnthu LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM aNibruddhEma-kooDasthrikooDa: aNibruddhEma-kooDasthrikooDa: S S S mountains! Please come without delay tomountains! Please come without join in Eswaran's ! MahOthsavam

Invitation to the Mighty Mountains

VindhyAsahyO MahEndhrO Malayagi MahEndhrO VindhyAsahyO KshONibruthpAriyAthrOnishadhasam SailO vipuladhar Meru: KailASa yEchAnyE SailavargAs-thvarithamih (Meaning): (Meaning): Oh VindhyA, Sahyam, Malayam, Bear Mountain, SakthimAn, Nishadha pAriyAthram, MahEndhra Mandaram, HemakooDam and other lofty the TuLasi Garlanded Sarv

Invitation to the Mighty Mountains

Invitation to the Mighty Mountains

sadagopan.org Invitation to theRivers to Invitation Invitation to theRivers to Invitation for theLord andofferYourservices! !Pl PushkaraNi likeAhOrAthram, lakes Tungaa, NarmadhA,GaNDakee,Sarayu, Oh GangA, TaamraparNi,Sindhu,Yamu (Meaning) : dhivyOthsavArTam SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:thvartithamihasamAyAnthu YaascchAnya PuNyanadhyOnikhilanadhavarA:pushkariNyassarAmsi KaavEri TaamraparNeesarayUraru GangA TungASatadhrUDinakara-tanayAgaNDakeesvarNarEkhA Invitation to theRivers to Invitation tirumanjana kalasapuja (Courtesy:Sri.MuraliBhaTTAr)

S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM NagA NarmadhAKsheeravAhA ease bepresent atthis MahOthsavam GodhAvari andothersacred rivers, GodhAvari nA, CauvEri,SoNaa,Mahaanadhi, 23 23 23

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(Courtesy: Sri. Murali BhaTTar) 24 24 24 and all other sacred kshEthrams! and all other sacred kshEthrams! (Hasthi Sailam), Bhadari,Pushkaram, itanayA nATa dhivyOthsvaarTam itanayA nATa dhivyOthsvaarTam aMadhurA dhvArakAouryayOdhyA aMadhurA dhvArakAouryayOdhyA

LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S

namperumAL thirumanjanam - Sri Rangam Invitation to the Dhivya Desams Rangam SrImushNa-samjn~am Rangam SrImushNa-samjn~am naimiSam PushkarAKhyam Vrushabha-Yadhugiri SrIBadaryAsramamou cha TothAbhidhadharaNidhara SaaLagrAmam cha hyAmvathi Subhatam KaaSee Kaanchee Jalanidh MaayAscchAyAmsthu Seegram (Meaning): SrImushNam, Kari Giri Oh SrIrangam, SrI-BhUmi NaaTan'sPlease arrive quickly to receive anugraham during His MahOthsavam! NaimichAraNyam, SaaLagrAmam, Vanasailam, , Kaasi, Kaanchi, Avanthi, DhvArakA, Maayaa, Invitation to the Dhivya Desams Invitation to the Dhivya Desams sadagopan.org Invitations to the DEvAs re DEvAs the to Invitations Invitations to the DEvAs re DEvAs the to Invitations and bigcities!Pleasearrivequickly Oh DevAs living in the Lord's dhivya dEsams and thoseOh DEvAslivingintheWaters,Forest who reside in the small (Meaning): sarvEpyAyanthu SeegranJalanidhitanayAnATadhivyOthsavaarTam grAmaprAsAdhabhAjA: puranila dhivya kshEthrasTithAyEvividha vanagathApuNyatheerTasTithaasccha yE dEvA:ParvathasTAJaladhinad Invitations to the DEvAs re DEvAs the to Invitations puNya thIrtham - kumbhayAtrA -PomonaBrahmotsavam S S S yagathA bhUmipAlASrithAsccha LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM toThrivikraman'sMahOthsavam. ha nadheethera-samsTAnabhAja: siding atvariousplaces siding atvariousplaces siding atvariousplaces s, mountainsandthePuNyatheerthams! 25 25 25

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LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S (Thanks: Sri Murali Bhattar) namperumAL in aswa vAhanam Invitation to VaasthunAthan,KshEthrapAlan and others VaasthveeSa: KshEthrapAla: paricharaNakruthas-tArkshya-chaNDa- KshEthrapAla: VaasthveeSa: prachaNDA: yE VimAnAdhiEva: vividhaparikarA sarvai dhouvArikEndhrA gOpurasTAscchayE chAntha r-maNDalAdhyaavaraNaparigathA dEvA: thvarithamih SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:

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Him. with happyheartsattheLord'sMahO Gopurams dEvathAs residinginMaNDapam, city Oh VaasthudEvA,KshEtrapAlA, (Meaning):

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27 27 27 srEshta Serpents) ! Please come with srEshta Serpents) ! Please come iha samAyAnthi dhivyOthsavArTam iha samAyAnthi anagathais-sAkamanyair-bhujangai: anagathais-sAkamanyair-bhujangai: kshaka, Padhma, Mahaa padhma, Sankha, 63 iBruDa: sanmahApadhmapadhmou serving the Lord at His mahOthsavam! LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S namperumAL in sesha vAhanam (Thanks: Sri Murali Bhattar) namperumAL in sesha vAhanam (Thanks: Sri Murali Invitationto the 8 MahA Naagams nAmA GuKikabhOgeesOnanatha VaasukistakshakAkhya: samabhidhO bhujagapar KaarkODasSankhapAlO Balisadh pannagEndhrA: yE chAshDou VishNO: thvaritham SrI-BhUmISasya (Meaning): the King of serpents, Ta Oh Ananthaa, GuLika, KaarkODa, Vaaaskui (all the eight join in Your family and friends and Invitationto the 8 MahA Naagams Invitationto the 8 MahA Naagams sadagopan.org

Vidhya to Invitation

chandran, kalais!Pleasecomehither qui plants (Oushadhis),animals,Aadhit Na assembly ofPrajApathis,SanyAsis, Oh VidhyAdhipAs(Meaning): in the formthOyam vAyvindhuvidhyA:tharithani of In sarvA oushadhyayEthA:paSuma Sivamuninikaras-sadhgrahArASitArA: PrAjApathyassamUha: Indhra: KaalOniyanthAviyadhapi Invitation to Vidhya to Invitation

Invitation to Vidhya to Invitation a andotherDevathAs a andotherDevathAs a andotherDevathAs S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM khdharaNi pAvakOshNAmSumEghA: nikhilA: SaasthravidhyAdhinATA: dhrA, AakAsam, Kaalam andYaman!Oh Kaalam dhrA, AakAsam, 64 ha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam dhivyOthsavArTam ha samAyAnthu ckly toenjoytheLord'sMahOthsavam ! ParjanyadEvan,Vaayu, hyAs, Fire, kshathrams, Raasis,variousmedicinal 28 28 28

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29 29 29 residents of the other worlds ! Please residents of the other worlds Please follow the majestic beat of the Please follow rd's MahOthsavam for receiving His rd's MahOthsavam e tavil - Pomona Brahmotsavam ful vasthrams and Aa 65 saMAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam saMAyAnthu LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM chEtanams and Celestials chEtanams chEtanams and Celestials chEtanams chEtanams and Celestials chEtanams S S S follow the majestic beat of th follow the Invitations to additional nAkasTA: yE cha lOkamtarasTA: kshONibhAjO BalisadhanagathA sAnugA dhivya Veshai: sTiracharanikarA: SrIVaikuntasTithAsccha bhEri ninAdham VishNO: vijayamahamahAranga SrI-BhUmISasya thvarithamiha SruthvA HrushDA: (Meaning): SrIvaikuntam, Oh People of this Earth, beauti adorn yourselves with new and yourselves with fragrant sandal paste! to the Lo BhEri and come with joy blessings! Invitations to additional Invitations to additional sadagopan.org of All ViNNappam (Vijn~Apanam) to the Lord the to (Vijn~Apanam) ViNNappam of All ViNNappam (Vijn~Apanam) to the Lord the to (Vijn~Apanam) ViNNappam veekshasvaamBhdhikanyayAsaha krupAtungairapAngai:Subhai: nAnAlOkabhavAn charAcharagaNAnsarvAnimAnprmjaleen valaripu BrahmAdhyamartyEswarAn samupAgathAn sEvArTam SwaminnASritha lOka rakshaka! of All ViNNappam (Vijn~Apanam) to the Lord the to (Vijn~Apanam) ViNNappam

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S S S LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM VibhO dhivyOthsavESrImatha: 66 30 30 30

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VishvaksEnar andenjoythedhivyOthsava VishvaksEnar positions withYourmountsandwe Janams who delight in enjoying Garudaa, Oh BrahmadEva,Amaraas, the Lord's MahOthsavam! Please(Meaning): stay in your va saakam SripushpayAgAngithamamiha yEtE sarvEapisEnAparivruDavaSagaa:sAyudhairvAhanAdhyai: MukthAbhakthAsccha sakthAbhagavathi BhramAdhyaanirjarougaa: Kumudham The Command(Appeal)tot

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32 32 32 dhraSa: pArishadhyAsthvasamkhyA: dhraSa: pArishadhyAsthvasamkhyA: 69 usuthaadheeSa rakshdhipEbhya: rakshdhipEbhya: usuthaadheeSa LOKAM LOKAM LOKAM S S S sarvEswaran (Thanks : Sri Murali BhaTTar) : Sri Murali sarvEswaran (Thanks Command to the keepers Order of the during the Uthsavam karaDikiDimukhAsimhAsyA ghODavakthrA: vyAgrarAD vyAlatuNDA: taralatara prOcchanDAs-sADDahAsA: VishvaksEnAjnayAmi thvasuradhan ithassAyudhaas-samcharanthu vidhAthum thvaniSmitha rakshAdheekshAm Command to the keepers Order of the during the Uthsavam Command to the keepers Order of the during the Uthsavam sadagopan.org

VishvaksEna and protect all the KaimkaryaparALs of SarvEswaran! of andprotectalltheKaimkaryaparALs VishvaksEna andtheenemiesofLordth asurars thear tiger andlimitlesswarriorsin withtheface Oh SainikAs(soldiers) (Meaning):

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Benidictory verse vardhanthAm sarvavEdha: kshithiviB vardhanthAm tai: praklupthA nikhil vardhanthAm raajn~itEshAm Jalani vardhanthAm sa jayathu satatamSrImAn tatthOpakree dEvakaimkaryadhurya: (Meaning): BrahmaNA grow! May the May the VedAs out of thei prosper! May all those who offering th flourish! May the rthviks with parama perform their kaimkaryams MahOthsavam withengaged in organizing this with SraddhA be blessed MangaLams Vaidhika SrI and Sarva dampathis! the BrahmOthsa P. S : At the end of a recall of farewell group by group and BhEri ThADanam, dailyare made from DhvajArOhaNam, PuRappAdus on different Vaahanams to avabhrutha SnAnam protocol rich, deeply thought out farewell. future. Final farewell is made to the permanen Srirangam with the set of svasthi prajAbhya: paripAlayanthAm nyAyyayEna mArgENa maheem maheeSA: gObhrAmaNEbhya: Subhamasthu nithyam lOkAs-samasthA: SukhinO bhavanthu Benidictory verse Benidictory verse sadagopan.org Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu! Sarvam KrishNArpaNam SrIranganATO jayathu SrIrangaSreesccha varTathAm KaavEri vardhathAmkaalEvarshathuVaasava: dESoayam kshObha-rahitha: kaalE varshathuparjanya:PruTveesasyaSAlinee namperumAL in mirror room - sri rangam namperumAL inmirrorroom- (thanks: SriMuraliBhattar) BrahmaNA: santhunirbhayA: 72

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SaaRRumuRai is followed by Procession by Procession is followed SaaRRumuRai sequence at Sri Ranganatha Temple, Sri Ranganatha Temple, at sequence Yaagam. The sequences differ from from differ The sequences Yaagam. 87 Sri.V.SaThakOpan svAmi duringcelebrations at Pomona Temple day 6 svAmi Sri.V.SaThakOpan Pomona, NY is : Pomona, NY is avarOhaNam 1. dhvaja Yaagam 2. Pushpa Visarjanam 3. DevathA AarAdhanam 4. DhvAdasa 5. SapthAvaraNam 6. SayanOthsavam 7. Mooka Bali and 8. Uthsava SamApthi for this year's BrahmOthsavam. dhivya dEsam to dhivya dEsam. the place of Pushpa PallAkku in in Pushpa In other dhivya dEsams, SapthAvaraNa SapthAvaraNa dEsams, dhivya In other sadagopan.org next The weapons/AabharaNamsfromSudars sabheeraNadhraviNa NaaTaGangAdhara --Visarjanam PithAmaha-Sathakrathu-JwalanakAlaraksha:prasUjalAdhipa The VisarjanamforBrahmAIndhran, invited ontheFirstday. The farewell protocol followsin asli respective homes.Thoushou the DevathAs,BhakthAs,BhagavathAs After that,Deavareerwitn Thiruveethis. NaacchiyAr ascendedPushpaPallAkku Pushpa Yaagamintheevening.atnigh On theevening ofthetenthday,Oh with thefarewell: have asamplestartingfromthesummaryfortenthday andconcluding assembled before theyreturn days eventsofBrahmOthsavamiselab Janams) isanel msthala BhagavathALs The farewelltoallinvited(DevAs,Ri Image hoistedduringthefirstday). take placebeforedhvaja avarOhaNam We willcoverDhvAdasAradh the firstday.Theyarebidfarewellon You mightrecalltheelaborateinvitati DevathA Visarjanam essed theDhvahjAvarOhaNam.Theassembliesof ld blessthemandbidfarewell. anam andPushpaYaagamotherrituals that totheirhomesandresume Sankaran etalgoesthisway: 88 t, DEvareraccompanie ghtly changed order in order changed ghtly shis, chEtanams,ac ons at the time of BhEri TaaDanam on ons atthetimeofBhEriTaaDanamon LordRanganaatha,Devareerenjoyed orately recalled for the benefit of all orately recalledforthebenefit ofall the lastdayafterdhvajaavarOhaNam. aborate one.Asummaryofalltheten (Pushpaka vimAnam)andadornedthe (Lowering oftheflagwithGaruda are now ready to return to their are nowreadytoreturntheir anar toSaarngamarebidfarewell theirduties.Letus hEtanms,BhakthAls, hEtanms,BhakthAls, d byYour Ubhaya whichtheywere sadagopan.org

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e never returned to report and e never of this posting that "I just just of this posting that "I KaNDavar of the grandeur of Srirangam. of the grandeur of Srirangam.  tell you that he/she had been he/she had been tell you that s and rituals were organized by s and rituals were organized by i Srinivas Tanikalla Swami, Sri Tanikalla Swami, Sri i Srinivas it seek to denigrate the holy it seek to denigrate the holy witness the first BrahmOTsavam witness the first BrahmOTsavam ue to an extent – NOT Srirangam Srirangam ue to an extent – NOT  99 b Sri.Ramswamy Iyengar Swamy)   (Editor - SrIRangaSrI) " Meaning "One who had gone ther " Meaning "One who had gone JUST RETURNED FROM VAIKUNTAM! FROM RETURNED JUST JUST RETURNED FROM VAIKUNTAM! FROM RETURNED JUST JUST RETURNED FROM VAIKUNTAM! FROM RETURNED JUST (A special report by Anbil (A special report Would you believe if someone were to Would you believe (a.k.a "Paramapadam" andto "VaikunTam" Vibhooti" and just returned? "Nitya which says: " There is a proverb in Tamil KaNDathillai there!" dared to report had never gone the One who commencement But, the claim at the "Paramaikanti Sarvabhouman" Sri Venkat Kanumalla Swami and his dedicated band of Trustees like Sr Murthy Ayyala Swami and scores of volunteers was really for "Gods to see"! returned from "VaikunTam" is also tr returned from "VaikunTam" VaikunTam", but Sri Ranganatha Temple at reputed to be "BhoolOka Pomona, New York. as a replica People describe Pomona status consecrated by all the Azhwars and which will of Srirangam forever remain truly original. But, the thorough manner of the rite This is no exaggeration nor does does nor exaggeration to But those who were fortunate no agree 3rd to 8th July 2007 would celebrated there from Pomona that is BhoolOka VaikunTam". the "Original had excelled This sadagopan.org Nrisimha Homam, Srimad Nrisimha Homam,Srimad Ramayana the priestsconducted thevariousHomams withjust2or 3priests.Yet, Utsavam) It wasadaringattempttoembarkonco 1. PRIEST SERVICES : Special mentionshould bemadeofthefollowing: in thefirstplace. Azhagiya Singar).Hewasalsoinstrume thewi Ranganatha intheUSA(asper Late SriRanganathanKuppuswamiwhodreamedofraisingatemplefor VaishNava oughttolearnin through Closed-circuitKaalakshEpam Azhagiya Singhar(inHisPoorvaasramam) are specialforthefollowing reasons--Firs I maymentioninthisregardthat tE punantiuru-kaalEnaDarsanaadEvaSaadhava:|| Na hiammayaani therthaanina of thecongregationSadhuscan temples canpurifyone'ssoulonly that bathinsacredwatersandev attestation oftheSlokaminSrimadBh between theEastcoastandWe present atthepremisescomingas Anyone whowassomeoneworthyofbe detail wasmeticulouslyattendedto thanks toduediligenceanddedica the nextfewdays,arrangementshad hurriedly beforetheendofUttaraya already The BrahmOTsavam(thatwas one'slifetime. Secondly devaa:mrithsilaamayaa:| do the same almost instantly. instantly. do thesamealmost 100 as Grantha ChatushTayams that any as GranthaChatushTayamsthat thedevotionandde Homam, Mahalakshmi Homam,Maha- shes ofH.44thPaTTamMukkur in duecoursebuttheverysight ntal inprovidingnecessarymotivation theydidfromfarflungareas en worshipping Archa moorthis in en worshippingArchamoorthisin nducting this huge festival (Brahma + + nducting thishugefestival(Brahma nam thatwasfastapproachingin that IhadtheBhaghyamoflearning my connectionswiththistemple likeVaasudevaHomam, SriLakshmi ing mentionedas"Bhagavata"was notice.But to bemadeatshort agavatam 10.48.31whichsays agavatam without skipping any essentials. without skippinganyessentials. tion ofthevolunteersevery tly, it was at the feet of Prakritam overdue) hadtobecelebrated st coast.Thiswasatelling , itwasmyownnephew, dication withwhich sadagopan.org

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dance physically dance physically "Even an army marches on its on its "Even an army marches the art. Yet, the performances of Yet, the performances the art. was fed with a variety of items of items was fed with a variety some to were tempted ble on all the days FOR FREE to ble on all the days FOR FREE to In Pomona BrahmOTsavam there was a n Thangigals" at Srirangam, however, are however, at Srirangam, n Thangigals" 103 aDai) of Sri Ranganatha (in Srirangam), sriman thangigal - Pomona Brahmotsavam sriman thangigal - Pomona all those who attended the Utsavam. stomach" stream of visitors ending The never It used to be said that the gait (n gait the that 5. NADAI, UDAI, VADAI said be to used It of Tirumalai and the edible cake (Vadai) costume (UDai) of Kanchi Varadaraja TiruvenkatamuDaiyaan are famous. three! combination of the best of all the 6. FOOD Food was aplenty and always availa in of experts generations from hailing but were amateurs in this job. "Srima in this amateurs but were these amateurs excelled those of Srirangam professionals! When the Lord Lord the professionals! When Srirangam of those excelled these amateurs danced in unison and danced, our hearts too! Such an enthralling experience it was! experience too! Such an enthralling sadagopan.org Anbil Ramaswamy Dasoham done, thefutureBrahmOTsavamswould Prabha (TheArcoftheMoon), Hamsa(S Vriksham (TheWish-yieldingtree),Su (Elephant), Simha(Lion)SEsha(Serpe acquiring Vaahanams(Mounts)forthe I willconclude thisreport witharequest present havingonlyGaruDaVaahanam. who couldnotorwouldcometothetemp Vaahanams (mounts)onwhichtheLordgo provisionof the is The mostessentialrequirementofBrahmOTsavam 8. VAAHANAMS(MOUNTS) audience spellboundintheafternoons. There were anumberofentertainments 7. ENTERTAINMENTS smiling countenanceatalltimes. Muralikrishnan Swami,whotoiledda The credit forthe preparation ofsuchdeliciousfare goestoSri Darshan oftheLordinvariousSannidh to heart'scontent.Thefoodwas 104 be reallywhattheyoughttobe. y andnightuntiringlywitha wan) besidesRathams(Chariots).This rya Prabha (TheSundial),Chandra rya Prabha nt), Hanumatha(Anjaneya),Karpaka es about giving Darshan even to those es aboutgivingDarshaneventothose to alldevoteesdonateliberallyfor in music and dancewhichkeptthe inmusicand as filling inthebellyas temple likeAswa(Horse),Gaja le. Ibelievethatthetemple isat is wasfillingtotheheart.