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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Swami Udayavar Uthsavam begins today - 2016

Today 1st May 2016 is an all important day…  [Chithirai 18]  is Avitta  nakshathiram in the month of Chithirai ~ Thiruvavathara  Uthsavam of Emperumanar (Udayavar / Ramanujar] commences today.


Bhagwad Ramanuja with his aesthetic beautiful interpretations occupies the central place.  Sri Ramanujar hailed as Udayavar, Emperumanar, Bashyakarar, Ilayazhwaar amongst other names was born in the year 1017 at Sri Perumpudur on ‘Thiruvathirai’ thirunakshathiram in the month of Chithirai. The grand sarrumurai ‘Chithiraiyil seiya Thiruvadirai’  [Thiruvadhirai Nakshathiram in the Tamil month of Chithirai] falls on Tuesday, 10th May 2016. 

The greatest reformer Sri  Ramanuja gave us many vedantic treatises:  Sri Bashyam, Vedarta sangraha, Vedanta deepa, Vedanta sara, the three Gadyams and more. Our darsana Sthapakar, Sri Ramanujar is rightly reverred as ‘Yathi Rajar’ ~ the king among yathis [hermits and sages],  it is our Acharyan who showed us the right direction to follow. The greatest reformer he was, Ramanuja toured the entire Country, making the Srivaishnavatie tradition flourish in all his path.  He was a great administrator too.  He created flawless systems, corrected the administration of Sri Rangam ensuring the proper maintenance of the wealth of Lord Ranganatha and creating teams to properly continue all kainkaryams to the Lord. 

யோநித்யம் அச்யுத பதாம்புஜ யுக்மருக்ம* வ்யாமோஹதஸ் ததிதராணி த்ருணாய மேநே **
அஸ்மத் குரோர் பகவதோsஸ்ய தயைகஸிந்தோ: * ராமாநுஜஸ்ய  சரணௌ ரணம் ப்ரபத்யே

அழிவற்ற கலக்கமே இல்லாத அச்சுதன் எனும் எம்பெருமானிடத்தில் அளவிட முடியாத பிரேமை கொண்ட  ஸ்ரீராமாநுஜர் உலகத்திலுள்ள பொருட்களையும் ஆசைகளையும் ஒரு புல்லுக்கு சமானமாகவே கருதினார். கல்யாண குணங்களை கொண்டவரும், எல்லையில்லா தயையின் கடலுமான அவரே நமக்கெல்லாம் குரு.  ஆச்சார்யர் உடையவரது  திருவடிகளே நமக்கு சரண். [எம்பெருமானார் தனியன் கூரத்தாழ்வான் அருளிச்செய்தது].. .. ..  Blessed are the people, who regularly recite the 108 songs rendered by his disciple Thiruvarangathu Amuthanar known as “Ramanuja Noorranthathi”.



At Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam, day 1 purappadu did not occur due to a misoccurrence in temple vicinity… the photo at the start is Emperumanaar at Sriperumpudur and the last one at Thiruvallikkeni was taken in 2008.


Adiyen Srinivasadhasan

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