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Eng-Tamil-2014.Pmd Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha: Srimathe Vara Vara Munaye Namaha: Sri Kooresaya Namaha: Sri Vanadri Yogine Namaha: Sri Dasarathy Maha Gurave Namaha: Sri Venkata Gurave Namaha: Sri Annavilappan Thiruvadigale Charanam THIRUMASIKETTAI MAHOTSAVA PATHRIKA Paduke Yathirajasya Kathayanthi Yathakkyaya | Thasya Dasarathe: Padhow Sirasa Dharayamyaham || Thunnu Pugazh Kanthadai Thozhappar Thammugappal Yenna Ulagariyano Yenruraikka - Pinnai Ulagariyan yennum Per Nampillaik Kongi Vilagamal Nindradhu endrummel. SRI MUDALIYANDAN SWAMI THIRUMALIGAI SINGAPERUMAL KOIL - Pin Code - 603 204. SRIMAN KOIL KANTHADAI VADULA DESIGA ANNAVILAPPAN KUMARA RAMANUJACHARYA SWAMI Sri U.Ve. .......................................................................................... Swami, Mangalasasanam. Our Srivaishnavism Siddhantam is as old as Veda itself. All the Vedas, Upanishads, Ithihasa Puranas, and the Pancharatra and Vaikanasa Vaishnava Agamas undoubtedly establish the Supremacy of Lord Srimannarayana and the religion Srivaishnavism. After the puranic period, the great mystic saints, the Alwars were born in different parts of South India to spread Srivaishanvism and steadfast faith and devotion to Srinamnarayana. They expressed their divine experience of God and His glorious kalyanagunas in their mystic outpourings in chaste Tamil language which are collectively known as “Nalayira Divya Prabandham”. These divine songs contain rich philosophical and religious thoughts drawn from the Upanishads and Ithihasa Puranas. They cover all the essential teachings of Vaishnavism and thus made a very great contribution for futher development by our Purvacharyas like Sriman Nathamunigal, Sri Yamunacharya, Sri Swami Ramanuja and other acharyas who came after the Alwars. Swami Ramanuja made the most significant contribution to the development and propagation of the Visishtadvaita Philosophy and Srivaishnavism Religion. Being a Philosopher and Scientific thinker, Swami Ramanuja systematised the system of thought of Srivaishnavism religion and the Alwar’s pasurams and to propagate it among the masses, He had established the Seventy Four (74) Simhasanadhipathis all over and Swami himself had toured extensively throughout the country and had visited all the Srivaishnava Divya Desams where the presiding deities are copiously praised by the mystic saints, the Alwars. The foremost among the Seventy Four Simhasanadhipathis instituted by Swami Ramanuja is the Vadhulakula Tilaka Sri Mudaliyandan Swami, the priya Bagineyar (sister’s son) of Swami Ramanuja. It is learnt from our Thirumaligai Thirumudivarga Vaibhava Prakasikai, that Swami Mudaliyandan is born to his parents Sri Ananthanarayana Diskshithar and Nachiyarammal as “Dasarathi” on the Chaithra Punarvasu Nakshatra day as the Amsa of Lord Sri Rama Himself. Swami Ramanuja had a very intimate attachment for Swami Mudaliyandan which was expressed by Swami Ramanuja himself many times and even at the time when he embraced Sanyasasrama, Swami Ramanuja renounced everything except Swami Mudaliyandan his priya Bagineyar. Swami Mudaliyandan is known to be the Thridhandam and Paduka of Swami Ramanuja. Sri Kurathalvan, known to be the Pavithram of Swami Ramanuja, has also expressed the greatness of Swami Mudaliyandan by saying as, “Padakku Atma Sambandham Irundhalum, Uzhakku Deha Sambandham Illaye”, Meaning : “Though I have the Atma Sambandham with Swami Ramanuja, I am not bodily related to him as Swami Mudaliyandan is related to Swami Ramanuja”. Such is the greatness of Sri Mudaliyandan Swami. Appachiaranna is the direct descendant of Sri Mudaliyandan Swami and occupies the nineth (9) position in the order. Swami Appachiaranna was addressed by Swami Manavala Mamunigal as “Nam Appachiarannao” and Mamunigal also gave him Sri Raman Thirukkaipathram to make two similar vigrahas of Mamunigal, one for the worship of Sri Appachiaranna Swamy himself and the other for Sri Vanamamalai Jeer Swami, the acharya of Appachiaranna. Sri Manavala Mamunigal also gave Appachiaranna the idol of “Sri Dheemanam Keduthar”, the Perumal worshipped by Sri Atkondavilli Jeer. As directed by Swami Manaval Mamunigal, Appachiaranna lived at Kancheepuram in the Thirumaligai of Kandhadai Thozhapper performing Nithya Thiruvaradhanam to “Sri Azhaithu Vazhvithavar” one among the shad bheras of Kanchi Perarulalan. In the foot steps of Swami Ramanuja, Appachiaranna also spent his life time doing the Salaikinaru Kanikaryam for the thirumanjanam of Perarulalan and Perundevi Thayar. Such is the Mahatvam of Sri Appachiaranna Swami, the nineth descendant in the Vadhula race. Swami Annavilappan, Thirukumarar of Appachiaranna Swami lived in Singaperumal koil in the service of Sri Pataladhri Narasimha Perumal as ordained by Lord Narasimha. The Lord of Singaperumal Koil Pataladhri Narasimha, appeared in the dream of Swami Annavilappan and ordered him to set right His abode which was covered under sand dunes and establish a place with agraharam and kainkaryaparas and to live ever in His Service. Accordingly, Swami Annavilappan followed the divine order and lived his full life time in the service of the Lord of Singaperumal Koil. Such great acharya Swami Annavilappan’s Thirumasikettai Thirunakshatra Mahotsavam (Star Birthday Celebration) is being celebrated during the current Year Vijaya, Masi 02nd day of Masi (14.2.2014 to 23.2.2014). Thirumasikettai Sattumurai will be on Sunday the 23.2.2014, followed by Vidaiyathi Utsavam for three days from 24.2.2014 to 26.2.2014. 26.2.2014 Morning Periyaperumal Thirukkalyana Utsavam. All Thirumaligai Sishyas and Abhimanis are invited to participate in the Mahotsavam on all the Utsavadays and receive the blessings of Acharya. Contribution by M.O/D.D/Cheque May be sent to: Sri Dasarathy Trust Sri Mudaliyandan Swami Thirumaligai, 4/345, Sannadhi Street, Singaperumal Koil (near Chengalpet), Kancheepuram District, Pin Code - 603 204. Contact : ¥ : 044 27464466. ¥ : (044) 2844 7325 / 28441606 / 99406 84223 / 96294 18994, 91711 12050. By Order of Sri Swamy Website: www.mudaliandan.com E Mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Sri Kariyam Note : Inform the Name, Address, Telephone number, E-Mail ID. of Your Relatives / our Sishyas & Abimanies THIRUMASIKETTAI MAHOTSAVVVA PROGRAMMES TAMIL ENGLISH Utsava DAYS MORNING TIME MORNING UBAYATHARS NIGHT TIME EVENING UBAYATHARS DATES DATES Thirunal 5.15 to MANJAPRAVESAM Masi 01 13.02.2014 Thursday 6.15 a.m. Sri P.S. Anjaneyalu, Chithoor (AP) Masi 02 14.02.2014 Friday 1st Purappadu 6.30 a.m. Sri R. Lakshmi Narashiman Purappadu 7.30 Sri R.S. Srinivasan Thirunal Thirupallakku Saidapet, Chennai - 15 Simha Vahanam p.m. Koyambedu Masi 03 15.02.2014 Saturday 2nd Purappadu Hamsa Vahanam 6.30 a.m. Sri R. Ranga Swamy Purappadu 7.30 Sri A. Balaji, Villivakkam p.m. Thirunal (Saraswathi)Nilaimagal Thirukkolam Nanganallur Surya Prabhai Purappadu Masi 04 16.02.2014 Sunday 3rd Purappadu 6.30 a.m. Sri P.R. Seshadri Raman Pattabi Raman Thirukkolam 7.30 Sri K.S. Sridharan, Triplicane Thirunal Suka Vahanam Triplicane Kamalasanam p.m. Masi 05 17.02.2014 Monday 4th Purappadu Sesha Vahanam Sri Veeraragavan, Srirangam Purappadu 7.30 Sri R. Lakshminarasimhan Thirunal Paramapathanathan Thirukkolam 6.30 a.m. Chandraprabhai p.m. (Praveen) Triplicane Masi 06 18.02.2014 Tuesday 5th Purappadu Thirupallakku 6.30 a.m. Sri P. Srinivasan Purappadu 7.30 Sri R. Veeraraghavan Thirunal Naachiyar Thirukkolam T. Nagar Yali Vahanam p.m. Poovirundavalli Masi 07 19.02.2014 Wednesday 6th Purappadu Chapram 6.30 a.m. Sri R. Varadachariyar Purappadu 7.30 Sri K. Sampath Kumar, Thirunal Venugopalan Thirukkolam Nanganallur Yanai Vahanam p.m. Adayar Masi 08 20.02.2014 Thursday 7th Purappadu Kalpakavrusha Vahanam 6.30 a.m. Sri T.K. Chellappa, Vasudevan & Purappadu 7.30 Sri P.S. Anjaneyalu (A.P) Thirunal Kaalinga Nardana Thirukkolam Narayanan, Chennai Punnyakoti Vimanam p.m. Sri Sampath (US Sisyas) Masi 09 21.02.2014 Friday 8th Kunnavakkam Sri Parthasarathy Sri Dr. V. Balu Pondycherry Purappadu Sri S. Sampath, Adyar Thirunal Mangalasasanam Purappadu 10.00 a.m. Thirunagari Sri Parakalan & Avadi Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan Kudirai Vahanam Thirupalakku Vennai Thazhi S/o. Varadharajan, Ambattur Thirukkolam Sri P.K. Raman Purappadu 7.30 Sri Srikanth, Velachery Kilpauk Vetiver Chaparam p.m. Sri Venkatachari Gunaseelan, Masi 10 22.02.2014 Saturday 9th Thirutherukku Yezhandarulal 05.15 to Thirumozhi Chattrumurai Nanganallur Thirunal 6.15 a.m. Sri G. Krishnamacharya Swamy Purappadu 8.30 Sons & Family, Chennai Mangalagiri p.m. Sri S.R.Sampath, Triplicane Masi 11 23.02.2014 Sunday 10th Mangala Sasana Purappadu 7.00 a.m. Chattrumurai Thirunal Thirupallakku Asthanam Sri Pada Theertham 12.30 a.m Vidaiyattri Utsavam Masi 12 24.02.2014 Monday Morning Sri P.R.Sampath Kumaran Evening Thirumanjanam Asthanam 6.30 p.m. 1st Thirunal Chrompet Masi 13 25.02.2014 Tuesday 2nd Vidaiyattri Utsavam 6.30 Sri P. Lakshmi Narahimhan Thirunal Thirumanjanam Evening Thirumanjanam Asthanam p.m. (Sekar) Masi 14 26.02.2014 Wednesday 3rd Pushpapallku 6.30 p.m. Sri Aasuri Sridharan Thirunal 3.00 p.m. Asthanathukku Yezhundarulal 9.00 p.m. Sri A.K. Azagiyasingan Triplicane . Note : Thirumanjana Thiruppavai Chattrumurai will be performed on all the 10 days. F Additional Donors will be accepted. Thathiyaradanai Donation : SISHYAS and ABHIMANIGAL Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha Srimathe Vara Vara Munaye Namaha Sri Vanadri Yogine Namaha Sri Kooresaya Namaha Sri Venkata Gurave Namaha Sri Dasarathy Maha Gurave Namaha Sri Annavilappan Thiruvadigale Charanam Professor K.R. Srinivasan in his book
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