Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Sri Azhagiya Singar Garuda Sevai 2020


ஜூலை திங்கள் முதல் நாள் அற்புத கருட சேவையுடன் விடிந்திருக்க வேண்டும் ~ கொரோனா கெடுத்தது. இன்று ஸ்ரீஅழகியசிங்கர் ஆனி  ப்ரம்மோத்சவத்தில் மூன்றாம் நாள். ஆயிரக்கணக்கான பக்தர்கள் அதிகாலை 5.30 மணிக்கு கோபுர வாசல் சேவை கண்டு களிப்பர்.  பிறகு  ஸ்ரீபேயாழ்வாரின் மூன்றாம் திருவந்தாதி கோஷ்டி துவங்கி, ஏசல் சிறப்புற நடைபெறும். பெருமாள் கருடவாகனத்தில் பக்தர்களுக்கு அருள் பாலித்து, கங்கைகொண்டான் மண்டபத்தில் சில நேரம் எழுந்தருளி இருக்கும்போது நூற்றுக்கணக்கானோர் பெருமாளுக்கு வஸ்திரங்கள் சமர்ப்பிப்பர். அவ்வளவு சிறப்பு வாய்ந்த நாள் இது. 


கருடன் மீது ஸேவைஸாதிக்கின்ற பெருமானுடைய திருவடிகளிலேயே நெஞ்சே! நீ பக்திபண்ணு  என பேயாழ்வார் நமக்கு வழி காட்டுகிறார்.  இந்த கடின காலத்தில் வெகு சீக்கிரத்தில் எல்லா துயர்களும் நீங்கி, இயல்பு வாழ்க்கை திரும்பவேணுமென நம் தெள்ளியசிங்கத்தை பிரார்த்திப்போம்.


When Marina beach was closed mid March 2020, none would have thought that it marks a standstill period of months – now July 2020 offers no fresh hope as lockdown would continue, as announced by TN Govt.  In his address to the nation on 30.6.2020, Prime Minister  Shri Narendra Modi announced the extension of PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November end, helping over 80 crore people to avail 5 kg free food grains. The PM said this extension will cost over Rs 90,000 crore.

PM Modiji  said despite rising Covid-19 cases, India is still in a very stable situation due to timely decisions taken by the government. However, he also said ever since Unlock 1.0 started in the country, negligence in personal and social behaviour has been increasing. His address comes as the government prepares for Unlock Phase II, beginning from today, with relaxations in night curfew, provision for more domestic flights and trains, and clearance for more than five people in a shop. In his Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday, PM Modi had reiterated the country’s commitment to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and had asked citizens to not be negligent as the economy reopened.  PM reiterated that our Country is moving towards the institution of ‘one nation, one ration card’, which will be of immense benefit to the poor who travel to other states in search of work.   Today, if the government is able to provide free food grains to the poor & the needy, the credit goes to two sections. First, the hardworking farmers of our country and second, the honest taxpayers. I thank you from my heart said our Prime Minister.


1st July 2020 would have dawned beautifully.  The annual   Aani brahmothsavam of Sri  Azhagiya Singar   would have prospered and  today would have been  day 3.   The most famous amongst the  brahmothsava vahanams  is the  Garuda Sevai – when Perumal gives darshan on Garuda fondly Periya Thiruvadi.   Garuda is depicted as having the golden body of a strong person, has a white face, wings,  prominent beak, wears a crown – massive, strong – and more than anything else – ever devoted to Sriman Narayanan, carrying Him on his shoulders all the time.

Garuda Seva,  is a day of masses ~ teeming crowds, chanting the name of Lord Sriman Narayana, offering him everything including hundreds of vasthrams – all roads would read Mada veethis as people rush to have darshan of Lord on Garuda and enjoy the aesal and other festivities.


Sri Peyalwar speaks thus on Sriman Narayana’s appearance on  the vahanam :

பொலிந்திருண்ட கார்வானில் மின்னேபோல் தோன்றி,
மலிந்து திருவிருந்த மார்வன், - பொலிந்த
கருடன்மேல் கொண்ட கரியான் கழலே,
தெருடன்மேல் கண்டாய் தெளி.

Sriman Narayana appears riding on the mighty Garuda – to Alwar it is akin to  a glorious dark raincloud lit by a lightning, the most merciful Saviour of the Universe – Emperuman with lotus dame Sri Mahalakshmi on his chest – provides darshan seated on Periya thiruvadi Garuda. He ordains his heart, that having seen Emperuman’s  feet  through knowledge,  asks Heart to rise and understand the greatness of eternal Saviour Sriman Narayana.

At Thiruvallikkeni it would be Sri Peyalwar’s moonram thiruvanthathi and the sarrumurai pasuram is of special significance. Alwar directs us to fall and take the lotus feet of Emperuman.     Can there be any better refuge than His Thiruvadi for salvation  – let us fall and pray to the most benevolent Lord, our only Saviour.

Some photos taken earlier years are posted here.

adiyen Srinivasa dhasan [Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar]
1st July 2020.








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