srimathe ramanujaya nama:
srimad varavaramunaye name:
srimad vaanaachala mahamunaye nama:
went to bhavishyadhaacharyan (emperumaanaar) sannidhi around 8am and
took dharshan of jeeyar swamy there. (For the ones who dont know –
emperumaanaar’s sannidhi is located outside on the west side of the
athinathar/azhwar temple with its own maada streets and sannidhi street.
This temple hosts emperumaanaar’s first thirumEni that was given by
nammaazhwaar himself. Thiruvaimozhi pillai constructed this temple,
established the streets and the kainkaryaparaas around the temple.
Thiruvaimozhi pillai himself and subsequently azhagiya manavala perumal
naayanaar (manavala mamunigal in his
purvaasramam) did thiruvaaraadhanam in this temple.).The day
started nithyaanusandhaanam goshti. Many srivaishnavas participated in
the goshti and podhu thaniangal, kanninun chirthambu, thiruppaallaandu,
thiruppaalliyeluchi and thiruppaavai were chanted (in the specified
order – notice kanninun chitruthambu which stands for nama: padham in
thirumantram is chanted first in this divyadEsam).
Since
perumal utsavam is happening at the same time, during perumal purappadu
in the morning, empeumaanaar joins perumal in the veedhi purappadu and
both reaches the temple.
Once in the temple, emperumaanaar goes
to nammaazhwar sannidhi and both
azhwaar and emperumaanar are seated in the azhwaar thirumanjana
mandapam (azhwar at his asthaanam facing east and emperumaanar at one
level below facing south). azhwar and emperumaanaar enjoys iraamaanusa
nutranthaadhi goshti together. after that the srivaishnavas move on to
polindhi nindra piraan sannidhi, where the chithirai utsavam 4th day
sEvAkAlam happens – here periazhwar thirumozhi 150 pasurams (1st and 3rd
lines) and thiruvaimozhi 100 pasurams (full) are chanted. Here also
adiyen witnessed 30+ srivaishnavas in the goshti which is wonderful.
Then,
We go back to azhwar sannidhi and a great event happens. During
emperumaanaar thirunakshathram, there is thiruvadi thozhal for
emperumaanaar at the lotus feet of azhwaar. Emperumaanaar is now taken
in kaithalam (lifted by archakas in their hands) and placed at the lotus
feet of azhwar facing him. Arayar swamy chants kanninun chiruthambu
pasurangal with his thaalam. After that sAtrumurai for
iraamaanusa nutranthadhi, upadesa rathina maalai pasurams of
emperumaanaar, vaazhi thirunamangal are chanted. One unique aspect is –
the vaazhi thirunamam that was in use (athigiri arulAlar adi panindhon
vaazhiyE, etc) before mamunigal wrote (sIrArum yathirasar…) is also
chanted here – adiyen is not sure if this thaniyan is in use anywhere
else right now. After this we go back to perumal sannidhi for periazhwar
thirumozhi and thiruvaimozhi saatrumurai.
Once the goshtis are
over, emperumaanaar takes leave from azhwaar. another unique event here.
As part of the farewell, once emperumaanaar is ready to leave in his
pallakku, nammazhwar is giving kaithala sEvai (in archakas hands from
thirumanjana mandapam to aasthaanam (sannidhi)) specially for
emperumaanaar – once swamy witnesses that he takes leave. On his way to
his sannidhi, there are 2 mandagapadis – first at the manavala mamunigal
sannidhi and then at koorathazhwan sannidhi. In
mamunigal sannidhi, mamunigal is also joining emperumaanaar in the same
pallakku to his sannidhi. Once emperumaanaar and mamunigal reaches
emperumaanaar sannidhi, they have a thiruvaaraadhanam together. Finally
there is grand thadhiaaraadhanam at the emperumaanaar jeeyar mutt
(bhavishyadhacharyan sannidhi) at around 2pm.
adiyen left shortly
afterwards. it seems in the evening during perumal utsava purappadu,
emperumaanaar will have straight sEvai of perumaal from his sannidhi and
karppoora aarathi will be done for both perumal and emperumaanaar. At
the end of the day, after everything is over mamunigal will leave
emperumaanaar sannidhi to his own.
highlights/unique events in azhwarthirungari divyadEsam:
*
athinathar azhwar devasthaanam – equal importance for both perumal and
azhwar (2 brahmotsavam for perumal and 2 similar utsavams for azhwar).
* arayar starts arulicheyal goshti – one of the few divyadesams where arayar swamy has
relevance in day-to-day activities (other divyadesams with arayar swamys – srirangam, srivilliputhur and thirunarayanapuram).
*
avathaara sthalam for azhwar (nammazhwar), emperumaanaar
(bhavishyadhacharayan vigraham appeared before emperumaanaar here) and
jeeyar (mamunigal) – when we say azhwar emperumaanaar jeeyar
thiruvadigalE sharanam we should think about azhwarthirungari with
gratitude.
* Only divyadEsam on hearing which we should perform
anjali immediately per our purvacharya srisukthi (nayanaar in kanninun
chiruthambu vyaakyaanam and acharya hrudhayam) – thats why during
sEvAkAlam when we hear kurugur sadagopan, srivaishnavas do an anjali
immediately.
* separate sannidhi for emperumaanaar established by thiruvaimozhi pillai, worshipped by manavala mamunigal
* arayar starts paasurams during sEvAkAlam with thAlam (music in cymbals).
* place where we still see many acharya purushas doing services at the various sannidhis
(10+) which are managed by them and also in navathirupathi divyadEsams.
*
one of very few divyadEsams where “ramyaa maatru yOgindhra…” thanian
of ponnadikkaal jeeyar is chanted on a daily basis in a divyadEsam
temple. ponnadikkaal jeeyar was the prime disciple of mamunigal and he
joined mamunigal at his young age (when mamuniagal was a grihasthar,
ponnadikkaal jeeyar was already a sannyasi) and stayed with mamunigal
like paadha rEkha (lines in the bottom of the lotus feet).
*
varavaramuni divyaaghyaa – it is said that all norms followed here are
according to mamunigal’s directions based on purvacharya srisukthi’s
ofcourse.
* nammazhwar thirumudhi thozhal utsavam (perumal coming to
azhwar to keep his lotus feet on azhwar’s thirumudi) and udayavar
thiruvadi thozhal utsavam (emperumaanaar seated at the lotus feet on
thiruvaadhirai thirunakshatra utsavam).
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan