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Om NAMO BHAGAVATHE VISHVAK SENAYA NAMA :

SRIVAISHNAVISMNo.1. WEEKLY MAGAZINE FOR SRIVAISHNAVITES.

வை�ண�னாக �ாழ்ந்திட நாமும் �ிவை�ந்திடுவ�ாம்

,வை�ண�த்வைதக் காத்திட நாளும் உவை�த்திடுவ�ாம்.

Estd : 07 – 05 -2004.

Issue dated 14-11-2010.

THIRU VAISHNAVANAMBI- THIRUKURUNKUDI.

editor : sri.poigaiadianswamigal.

Sub editor : sri. sridhara srinivasan.EDITORIAL BOARD : SRI. V.C. GOVINDARAJAN & SRI. A.J. RANGARAJAN.

E-mail : srivaishnavism@yahoo.com

Flower : 6. petal : 27.

ஓம் நம�ோ பகவம� விஷ்வக்ம�நோய ந�:

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ஸ்ரீவைவஷ்ணவி�ம்வைவணவர்களுக்கோன ஒம� வோ�ப் பத்�ிவைக.

வைவணவ – அர்த்�பஞ்சகம் – குறள்வடிவில்.

வைவணவன் என்ற சசோல்லிற்கு அர்த்�ம் ஐந்து

குறட்போக்களில் சசோல்லபடுகிறது )

1. ச�ய்வத்துள் ச�ய்வம் ப�ச�ய்வம் நோ�ோயணவைனமய

ச�ய்வச�னப் மபோற்றுபவன் வைவணவன் .

2. எல்லோ உயிர்கவைளயும் �ன்னுயிர் மபோல் மபணுபவமன

எல்லோ�ிலும் சோலச்சிறந்� வைவணவன் .

3. உடுக்வைக இழந்�வன் வைகமபோல் �ற்றவர்களின்

இடுக்கண் கவைளபவமன வைவணவன் .

4. �து, புலோல் நீக்கி சோத்வீக உணவிவைனத் �வி� மவறு

எதுவும் விரும்போ�வமன வைவணவன் .

5. ச�ய்வத்�ினும் ம�லோனவன் �ம்ஆச்சோர்யமனசயன

ச�ய்யோக வோழ்பவமன வைவணவன் .

�ோ�ன்,

சபோய்வைகயடியோன்.

ஓம் நம�ோ பகவம� விஷ்வக்ம�நோய ந� :

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ஸ்ரீவைவஷ்ணவி�ம்

வைகங்கர்ய சபோ.

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1390.

�வைலவர் : �ிரு. சபோய்வைகயடியோன்.

உப�வைலவர் : �ிரு. V.C. மகோவிந்��ோஜன் கோ�ிய��ிசி : ஸ்ரீ��ஸ்ரீநிவோசன் சபோருளோளர் : �ிரு. A.J. �ங்க�ோஜன்

அன்புள்ள பக்தர்களுக்கு,

உலகெகங்கிலுமுள்ள வை�ண� இவைளஞர்களுக்கு, வை�ண�

தத்து�ங்கவைளயும், கெகாள்வைககவைளயும் �ிளக்கமாக எடுத்துக் கூறி

அ�ர்கவைள நல்��ி படுத்து�து,

நம் ஸ்ரீவை�ஷ்ண�ிஸம் பத்திரிவைகயில் கெ�ளி�ந்த தமிழ், ஆங்கில கட்டுவைரகள் மற்றும் க�ிவைதகவைள புத்தகங்களாக கெ�ளியிட்டு

அ�ற்வைற நம் அங்கத்தினர்களுக்கு இல�சமாக ��ங்கு�து.

உலக அவைமதிக்காகவும், அங்கத்தினர்களின் குடும்ப நலனிற்காகவும்

வ:ாமங்கள், யாகங்கள் நடத்து�து. அல்லது மற்ற�ர்

நடத்துப�ற்றில் பங்குகெபறு�து.

உலகெகங்கிலும் நவைடகெபறும் இல�ச வ�த, ப்ரபந்த, வதாத்திரப்பாட �குப்புகள் பற்றிய தக�ல்கவைள யா:ூ க்ரூப்கள் மற்றும் நம்

ஸ்ரீவை�ஷ்ண�ிஸம் இதழ் மூலம் ப்ரபலப்படுத்து�து.

உலகெகங்கிலும் உள்ள வை�ண�த் திருவகாயில்களில் நவைடகெபறும்

சம்ப்வராக்ஷணம், ப்ரஹ்வமாத்ஸ�ம், இதர �ி�ாக்கள் பற்றிய

தக�ல்கவைள கெ�ளியிடு�து.

வை�ண� கெபரிய�ர்களால் நடத்தப்படும் காலவக்ஷபம், உபந்யாஸங்கள் பற்றிய கெசய்திகவைள கெதரி�ிப்பது.

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பா�வைடந்த வை�ண�க்வகாயில்கவைள புதிப்பிக்க நிதி திரட்டு�து. அல்லது அதுவபான்ற வைகங்கர்யங்கள் கெசய்ப�ர்கவைள ஊக்கு�ிப்பது

வபான்ற பல, பல நல்ல காரியங்கவைள நடத்த இருக்கின்வறாம். இ�ற்றிர்கு கெபாருள் உத�ி வதவை� படு�தால் தாங்கள் இந்த வைகங்கர்ய சபா�ில் ஆயுள் அங்கத்தினர்களா வசர்ந்து எங்களுடன்

பணியாற்ற அவை�க்கின்வறாம்.

ஆயுள் அங்கத்தினராக ( இந்தியா�ில் ) : ரூபாய் 1000/- கெ�ளிநாட்டினருக்கு : 100 அகெமரிக்க டாலர்கள். வமற்கூறிய கெதாவைகவைய கெசன்வைனயில் கெசலுத்தக்கூடிய �ங்கி கெசக்குகளாகவ�ா இல்வைல �ங்கி

ட்ராப்டுகளாகவ�ா திரு. A.J.ரங்கராஜன் என்ற கெபயருக்கு எடுத்து நம்

அலு�லக �ிலாசத்திற்கு,திரு. A.J. ரங்கராஜன் கெபயரில் அனுப்பி

வை�க்குமாறு தாழ்வைமயுடன் வகட்டுக்கெகாள்கிவறன்.என்றும் உங்கள்,

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Table of Contentsநம் சம்ப்ரதாயம் எங்வக வபாய்க்கெகாண்டு இருக்கிறது. 09

FROM THE DESK OF Dr. SADAGOPACHARIAR SWAMIGAL 10

VAARAM ORU SLOKAM 13

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS 14ESSAY ON GITA BY Sri. CHINNASWAMI. 16

Prayer Hall 19

DHARMA STHOTHRAM By Arumpuliyur Sri. Rangaran 20

PANCHANGAM 22

SRIMADH BHAAGAVATHAM 23Sangatthamizh maalai 24

PALSUVAI VIRUNDU 28

TIT – BITS 35

. DO YOU KNOW ? 37

Brain Work5................................................................................................................................38

DVIYA PRABHANDHA PAASURANGAL 39

SRI NARASIMHA DARSHANAM...................................................................40

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Srimadh Bhagavad Gita..................................................................................................42

Ivargal Tiruvakku......................................................................................................................43

“ ஸ்ரீவைசவலஸர் “ , திருமதி . பாமாபார்த்தசாரதி ...........................................................44

Matrimonial..................................................................................................................45

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அடுத்த இதழ் முதல் கெபாய்வைகயியான் ஸ்�ாமிகள்

எழுதும் தமிழ் கட்டுவைர,

” �ிக்னங்கவைள வீலக்கியருளும் �ிஷ்�க்வஸநர்“

உங்கள் உற�ினர்களுக்கும், நண்பர்களுக்கும் கெதரியப்படுத்துங்கள்

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FROM DESK OF Dr. SADAGOPACHARIAR SWAMIGAL

Sahasrams & Ashtottharams||   SrI Garuda AshtOttharam   ||

SrI Garudan 

The only Dhivya DEsam you will have access to this information would be NaacchiyAr Koil, where Stone Garudan is taken around procession on special days and Garudan has aarAdhanam as the Lord's Vaahanam. He has amrutha Kalasam in one of His hands.

ThiruvahIndhrapuram is a special place for those who perform Garuda Manthra Japam. It was on the Oushadha Giri in front of the PerumAL, Garudan appeared before Swamy Desikan and presented him with the archA Moorthy of SrI Yoga HayagrIvan and initiated Swamy Desikan on to SrI HayagrIva Manthram. Rest is history.

Let me try my hand at composing a new 108 (AshtOttharam) for Lord VynathEyan, the Nithya Soori serving the Lord. The nAmAs are mostly from Swamy Desikan’s SrI Garuda PanchAsath and

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SrI Garuda DhaNDakam, the two sthOthrams full of the power of Garuda Manthram.

SrI Garuda AshtOttharam************************

1)(PraNavam) Pakshi RaajAya Nama:2)( " ) GaaruthmathAyE Nama:3)( " ) VainathEyAya Nama:4)( " ) Chathurvidha Manthra SvaroopAya Nama:5)( " ) Sarva Veda roopAya nama:6)( " ) Sva-arTa adhirooDAya nama:7)( " ) SankarshaNAmsAya Nama:8)( " ) SthOma aathmanE nama:9)( " ) Gaayathra Saama nEthrAya nama:10)( " ) Thrivruth Saama sirasE nama:

11)( " ) Yajur Veda Mantra roopAya Nama:12)( " ) Vividha ChandhasAngAya nama:13)( " ) VaamadEvya Saama sareerAya Nama:14)( " ) Bruhath Saama PakshAya Nama:15)( " ) raTanthara Saama ithara PakshAya nama:16)( " ) Yaj~nAyaj~neeya saama pucchAya nama:17)( " ) Sruthi satha sikhara abhishtAthmanE nama:18)( " ) Sakuni Roopa dEvAya Nama:19)( " ) Pancha Varnee manthra garbhAya nama:20)( " ) Saptha Svara gathinE nama:

21)( " ) aNimAdhi ashta sampath yajamAnAya nama:22)( " ) dharveekara chathravE nama:23)( " ) Saathva samhithE sthutha vaibhavAya nama:24)( " ) Paadhma SamhithE Prasthutha mahimAya nama:25)( " ) NaarAyaNa samhithE praTitha vaibhavAya nama:26)( " ) VishvaksEna SamhithE sammAnitha vaibhavAya nama:26)( " ) SathyAya nama:27)( " ) SuparNaaya Nama:28)( " ) GarudAya Nama:29)( " ) ThArkshyAya nama:30)( " ) VihagEswarAya nama:

31)( " ) Panchabhir-vyUha-bhEdhAya nama:32)( " ) PanchadhA Upanishad ghOshithAya nama:33)( " ) Pancha PrANAya nama:

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34)( " ) slishyadh-bhOgIndhra bhOginE nama:35)( " ) sruthi-nikara-nidhayE nama:36)( " ) KhagEsAya Nama:37)( " ) Hari Hrudhaya aarOha dhanyAya nama:38)( " ) aNDajEndhrAya Nama:39)( " ) Bhava Bhaya khaNDanAya nama:40)( " ) Khaga pathinE nama:

41)( " ) SucharithrAya nama:42)( " ) VinathayA kluptha RakshA VisEshAya Nama:43)( " ) yEna NaasinE nama:44)( " ) nAga hanthrE nama:45)( " ) pathaga kula pathayE nama:46)( " ) pathri NaaTAya nama:47)( " ) jihmagArayE nama:48)( " ) aasivishArayE nama:49)( " ) PakshimallAya nama:50)( " ) Vipaksha KshapaNa sarabhasAy nama:

51)( " ) MaangaLya dhAyinE nama:52)( " ) AruNantharAya Nama:53)( " ) Dhivya dhAmnE nama:54)( " ) kaadhravEyAnthakAya Nama:55)( " ) AadhisEsha KaDakAya nama:56)( " ) KaarkODa HaarAya nama:57)( " ) ashta NaagAbharaNAya nama:58)( " ) Bhujaga kula ripavE nama:59)( " ) anga prathyanga leena amrutha rasAya nama:60)( " ) RudrA Sukeerthi dhEvyA-ArdhithAya nama:

61)( " ) akunDa VaikunDa chinthA nasIra udhAra MoorthayE nama:62)( " ) SuvElE Raama Kaimkarya labdha sEvA visEshAya Nama:63)( " ) KrishNa NaamnA VishNunA anugruhIthAya Nama:64)( " ) Dhanuja Vijayina: vaijayanthI sakunthAya nama:65)( " ) Thri-yuga nidhayE nama:66)( " ) ThridhAmna vAhana indhrAya nama:67)( " ) VinathA NandhanAya nama:68)( " ) Pannaga naddhAya Nama:69)( " ) VaikunDa Vasa varthinE nama:70)( " ) Akhila VEda neeDAdhirooDAya nama:

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71)( " ) akuNDa VaikuNDa peeDikrutha skandhAya nama:72)( " ) Devadhipa aahAra hAriNE nama:73)( " ) DhaithyAri Jaithra dhvaja aarOhithAyA nama:74)( " ) NirdhAritha uthkarshAya nama:75)( " ) Daasa vargENa ajahath saparyAya nama:76)( " ) ahIna antakAya nama:77)( " ) Tatthva Buddhi dhAyinE nama:78)( " ) Thrivarga-apavarga PrasUthinE nama:79)( " ) Rig Veda Saara SvaroopAya Nama:80)( " ) Nava SaakhA maya ATaravaNa Veda RoopAya Nama:

81)( " ) DhishNyAthamabhi: susObhithAya nama:82)( " ) UpAsana SulabhAya nama:83)( " ) ThArkshya DaNDakOtthama prabhavAvAya nama:84)( " ) Aahava SrI SampannAya nama:85)( " ) RaNa Pungava sammAnithAya nama:86)( " ) Gajedhra Varadha SevakAya nama:87)( " ) HasthigirIsa VisEsha VaahanAya nama:88)( " ) Vikreedath Paksha kODi soundharyAya nama:89)( " ) PanchAthmanE nama:90)( " ) PanchAbhikhyAya Nama:

91)( " ) Sarva MangaLa dhAyakAya nama:92)( " ) KalyANa GuNa SaalinE nama:93)( " ) SarvAbhIshta Phala PradhAya nama:94)( " ) Pancha VrutthinE nama:95)( " ) Sarva klEsa CchindhAya Nama:96)( " ) MaayA BhujangI vishama Visha nivAraNAya nama:97)( " ) Viswa VikhyAtha KeerthinE nama:98)( " ) AhIndhrapura Garuda Nadhi roopiNe nama:99)( " ) SudhAharaNa KarmanE nama:100)( " ) SuprasannAya Nama:

101) ( " ) Samvicchsasthra dhAraNAya nama:102) ( " ) pakkaNa asana kruthAya nama:103) ( " ) KadhrU sankEtha dAsya KshapaNAya nama:104) ( " ) PakshathInAm anibhrutha sanchArAya nama:105) ( " ) RukshA aksha KshEpa DakshAya nama:106) ( " ) Arka samAna tEjasE nama:107) ( " ) KaarthasvarAdhri samAna Bruhath roopAya nama:108) ( " ) SvAntha dhvAntha NaasanAya Nama:

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Hrutha Sudha: PakshirAja: thrAyathAmAyathAnna:(May the Pakshi Raajan , who brought the nectar from Indhra lOkam protect us forever).

 

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ये वाचां मनसां च दुर्ग्र हतया ख्याता गुणास्तावकाःतानेव प्रतित साम्बुजि�ह्वमुदि�ता है मामिमका भारती।हास्यं तत्तु न मन्महे न तिह चकोय)काऽखि,लां चजिन्.कांनालं पातुमिमतित प्रगृह्य रसनामासीत सत्यां तृति3॥ ४

ye vcṁ manasṁ ca durgrahatay khyt guṇstvakḥ tneva prati smbujihvamudit hai mmik bhrat| hsyaṁ tattu na manmahe na hi cakoryek'khilṁ candrikṁ nlaṁ ptumiti pragṛhya rasanmsta satyṁ tṛṣi|| 4To say with a surprise, your greatness, my words arouses from my watery tongue (trying to say a few) on descriping your virtues and greatness that are beyond the scope of words and imagination of many. Such attempt, will not be treated as act of comic as Sagora (A bird, which is supposed to drink water directly from rain and snowfall and that not touches the water in land, often taken as example to indicate principled one) cannot drink all the snow that fall on the earth still will not keep its tongue away from dropping snow flakes

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Gita – The Wisdom of KrishnaPractical Guide to Right and Happy Living:

In Twenty - Seven Self-contained Essays:

Thotalam Chellaswami, Trustee, Srinivasa Gita Satsangh Trust

(Retired Senior I. E. S. Officer Govt. of India and Senior Advisor UN (ILO):

1. Karma Yoga – Action from Right Perception: Aataman is not the Doer: Prakriti (Nature) the Real Doer: The Basis of Karma Yoga:

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1. Against the background of the larger metaphysical truth outlined above, what is the best way to interact with the mundane world with its daily tedium of action and reaction (its consequence) and duality? The first premise of Krishna is that, in this mundane human realm, man, being a part of cosmos, which is ever in motion, is at the centre of vast unfolding action and his involvement in action is inevitable. If action, whose very nature is to bind one to its consequences, cannot be avoided, how can one engage in action without reaping the consequences of karma and retaining at the same time one’s serenity and peace of mind. Krishna’s prescription, amazingly simple but based on profound empirical observations, is that all actions in life are to be performed free from attachment to action, its agency and its fruits and thus without tainting it with the hopes and fears of actions performed. This is because what binds the soul is not action, but soul’s deep involvement in action attracted by and attached to the fruits of action. So long actions involve an egoistic orientation, so long the actions are binding, as this involves attachment to the fruits, which the soul experiences. It is the soul’s relish for such experiences that is responsible for its building up dispositions to act again and again in this way and thus committing itself to further existence and action thereby. Thus the teaching emphasises that karma operates only in the case of a person devoid of dispassion – an inner detachment of outlook. Freedom from karma bondage can be achieved in all actions, if performed against the background of the understanding and realisation of the “first step” explained earlier, namely, that one is not the body but the immortal and actionless spirit soul - Aatman (the soul or self) which is neither the doer nor the cause of actions and that It is Nature (Prakriti), which is the embodiment of activity. But because of ignorance (also called egoism) we identify our selves with the body-complex. By our anxiety for and attachment to work and its fruits (because of our ego), we are building up tendencies to act again and again in the same way, thus perpetuating our further existence to act and reap the fruits. This is the law of karma. This understanding is right perception in action. This indeed is the technique of converging the mind endlessly flirting in many directions, into one-pointedness of resolute and determined intellect (2.41), attained through the transcending the gun’as of prakriti. (2.45). It is thusKrishna goes on to the practical application of the wisdom about the nature and characteristics of the individual soul, to the discharging of one’s svadharma (duty) through the principle based on desirelessness (nishkaama karma) - karma yoga, which, in due course, helps to attain concentration of mind (meditation) by bringing about the purification of the mind, and consequent gaining of the true knowledge of the soul or the self. In the process Krishna explains the elements of yajna (spirit of worship), jnaana (knowledge) and bhakti (devotion) in karma yoga to strengthen the crowning doctrine of karma yoga – work is worship and ultimately leading to the crowning doctrine - “dedicated performance of duty is the true worship of God in the most religious sense. This is the reason the Sermon designates karma yoga as ‘yoga’ – ‘the active contemplative life of yogins’ to stress the meditative aspect of life to attain the beatitude of self-realisation.

2. Karma yoga – the Golden Mean between action and Action Renunciation:

2. Krishna has shown a golden mean, as it were, between the two ideals – pravritti marga (the way of activity) and nivritti marga (the way of action – renunciation). This golden mean is karma yoga (right action), which preserves the spirit of renunciation without abandoning activity. It is a life of intense activity and sublime serenity and supreme detachment without selfish impulses. It stands for activity in the spirit of renunciation. It is “not for renunciation of action”, but for “renunciation in action”. – (3, 4; 5.3, 7, 12; 6.1, 2): Both attachment and detachment are solely of the mind. Attachment leads to karma bondage and detachment leads to liberation (freedom from karma bondage). This is the doctrine of nishkaamakarma (desireless or detached performance of duty), which is based on a synthetic view of human nature and harmonises its varied contradictions. It does not suppress the senses and their activities but sublimates them to spiritual purpose. The senses are spiritualised and karma (work) gets transformed into kainkarya (service to God in man). Action of such a karma yogi, to use an analogy of S’ri Ramakrishna, can be likened to a burnt rope, which, though looks like any other ordinary rope in

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shape, has lost its binding power. Such a karma yogi is ever contented (nithya tripthah), desireless (niraas'eeh), and humble (nirmamah).This spiritualisation of the pravritti marga is one of the important original contributions of the Gita.This is how Krishna reconciles the conflicts of the Mahabharata period between the thoughts and concepts of saamkhya school emphasizing nivritti marga (sanyaasa) and yoga school of pravritti marga (emphasizing karma).

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My child's name is Sai Aashrith Saravanan, Gothram: Pakidupal gothram,

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Thanks,Saravanan

Dear Swamiji: I am Balachandar Jeyaprakash working in USA. We belong to Sri. Sundararaja Temple, Alagar Kovil, Madurai. Presently my father is suffering with Parkinson Plus and my mother is suffering with paralysis. Both my mom and dad are suffering a lot.  There details are as below: FATHER Sri. B. Jeyaprakash, Gothram:  BALA , Star: Uthiraadam, Rasi: Makaram Mother Srimathi. J. Saroja , Gothram: BALA , Star: Revathi , Rasi: Meenam I humbly request you to pray Sriman Narayanan and Sridevi thaayaar for my parents.

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 I am very sure only with Sri Perumal’s grace they will get well soon. If you suggest us to do some pooja, I am ready to perform immediately. Finally I thank you very much for hearing my requests. Thanks and with regards, Balachandar Jeyaprakash

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நளஆண்டுகார்த்திவைகமாதம்அ�தரித்த�வர ,�ளமானதிரு�ாலி நகவைர ஆண்ட�வர – மங்வைகயர்வகாவன !.

நளஆண்டு..........கார்த்திவைகத்திருநன்நாளில்அ�தரித்தநீரும், குமுத�ல்லிவைய மணக்க,அ�ள்கெசால்வைல; பூர்த்திகெசய்திட, தினம்ஆயிரவை�ண�ர்க்கு, அமுதளித்திடும்பணியில்ஈடுபட்ட�வர!

நளஆண்டு.........தினம்அமுதளிக்கமுடியாதுகள�ிலிரங்கி ,தனம் வ�ண்டி நீங்களும்அந்தப்பரமனின்; பாதத்தில்இருந்தகா�ிதவைனகடித்துப்கெபற்று,

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�ாதத்தில்சம்பந்தவைரயும்கெ�ன்ற பரகாலவர! நளஆண்டு.......

||   Thirumangai AzhwAr     ||

 

Thirumangai AzhwAr was the last of the Twelve AzhwArs. His Taniyan is:

KaarthikE KrittikA Jaatham chathushkavi SikhAmaNimShaDprabhandha kruthaM Saarnga-mUrthim kaliyamAsrayE

Thirumangai AzhwAr known as Kaliyan, ParakAlan was born in Nala samvathsaram, VriscchikA Maasam, PourNami dinam. It was a Thursday and KritthikA Nakshathram was in ascendance. His place of birth is Thirukkurayaloor near ThiruvAli-Thirunahari. His given name at birth was Neelan. He was born in Chathurtha VarNam and he mastered svakula Vidhyai of DhanussAsthram. With his mastery of archery and weapons handling, he was formidable in fights. He became a chieftain of a district in the kingdom of ChOLAs and served the ChOLA king. He had four ministers with the names of ThALUthuvAN, Neer-mEl NadappAn, Nizhalil MaRaivAn and ThOlA Vazhakkan. With their help and the carrying power of his horse with the name of AadalmA, Neelan was able to drive away many enemies of the ChOLA king and enjoyed a honoured status in the ChOLA Kingdom.

Meanwhile, in a nearby village, there was a female child born as BhUmyamsai in an Aambal pond (Kumuda saras) and a Vaisyan took that child home and adopted it as his own. This child grew to be a beautiful maiden named Kumudavalli. The parents were worried about finding a suitable bridegroom for their daughter. Friends of Neelan mentioned to him about the extraordinary beauty of Kumudavalli. Neelan rushed to the house of the parents of Kumudavalli and requested the father to give his daughter away as his bride. The father asked his daughter about her consent and she replied that any one whom she could marry should have VishNu Chinhams (SamAsrayaNam), VishNu Bhakthi and should in addition perform TadhiyAraadhanams for the BhagavathAs.

Neelan was smitten with love for Kumudavalli and agreed to her conditions. He went to the Sannidhi of ThirunaRayUr PerumAL and prayed for SamAsrayaNa BhAgyam. ThirunaRayUr Nampi consented and pressed the

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disc and conch on the shoulders of Neelan, presented ThirumaNN Kaappu and initiated Neelan into the meaning of Thirumanthiram. All of these happenings were not visible to the archakAs and the sEvArthis of ThirunarayUr Nampi. Neelan was blessed to receive SamAsrayaNam from the very hands of the Lord and returned home as a Sri VishNavan, wedded Kumudavalli and began the TadhiyArAdhana kaimkaryams.

The spies of ChOLa RaajA reported that Neelan was spending a lot of the revenues due to the king in TadhiyArAdhanams. The angry king ordered his soldiers to capture Neelan and bring him to the court. Thirumangai Mannan confronted the soldiers sent by the king and drove them away. The king himself came to fight Thirumangai Mannan and proved to be no match for his heroic commander. The king also had to withdraw from the battle. The king however tricked Thirumangai with conciliatory words and had him imprisoned. Thirumangai was very sad over the interruption to his TadhiyArAdhana Kaimkaryam and during his dream inside the prison, Lord VaradarAjA appeared before him and instructed him to come to Kaanchi to recover buried treasure close to His temple and gain his release from the prison.      Next Morning, Thirumangai proceeded to Kaanchi with a court servant, worshipped Lord VaradarAjan and dug up the treasure  pointed out by the Lord. He returned the funds used from the treasury of the king for TadhiyArAdhanams and used the rest of the funds for the future Kaimkaryam.

Soon the extra funds from Kaanchi were used up and Thirumangai had shortage of funds to carry on his TadhiyArAdhanam. With the counsel of the ministers (asAdhubhyO arTam aadhAya Saadhubhyas sampracchathi), Thirumangai appropriated funds from avaishNavAs and fed the VaishNavAs. Thirumangai did not touch any VaishNava dhanam. One day, Thirumangai did not encounter any avaishNavAs to gather money for the TadhiyArAdhanam and was very sad about the interruption to his Kaimkaryam.

The Dhivya Dampathis saw the plight of their Bhakthan and appeared before him as a rich avaishNava, newly-wedded couple. Thirumangai was happy to see them adorned with rich jewellery and ornaments. He robbed them and put all his plunderings in a box and tried to lift that box so he can go back to his village. Thirumangai could not lift that box, however much he tried. He was angry and thought that the bridegroom had cast a spell that made the box unliftable. Thirumangai drew his sword and demanded that the bridegroom reveal to him the manthram that he (the Bridegroom) had used to make that box super heavy. The bridegroom laughed and addressed Thirumangai as “Namm KaliyA" and asked Kaliyan to come closer so that he can repeat the manthram in to Kaliyan's ears. Lord Sriman NaarAyaNa recited the Moola Manthram in the ears of Kaliyan and blessed him with His Sevai with MahA Lakshmi and His parijanams. Thirumangai Mannan became at that instant Thirumangai AzhwAr and performed SaraNAgathi at

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the sacred feet of the Dhivya dampathis. The AanandhAnubhava PravAham of Thirumangai found its release through Six Prabhandhams, which serve as the six angams for the four Tamizh vedams of Swamy NammAzhwAr. These Six prabhandhams set in the four modes of poetry known as Aasu, Chithram, Madhuram and Vistharam and earned him the name of Naalu Kavi perumAL. These six prabhandhams extolling Bhagavath GuNAnubhavam, SaraNAgathi and Bhagavath-BhAgavatha kaimkaryams are:1. Periya Thirumozhi2. ThirukkuRunthANDakam3.ThirunedumthANDakam4.ThiruvEzhukkURRirukkai5. SiRiya Thiumadal6. Periya ThirumadalThirumangai AzhwAr performed MangaLAsAsanam for 86 of the 108 dhivya dEsams. He performed many kaimkaryams such as the building of the ramparts for the Srirangam temple, construction of the dasAvathAra sannidhi at Srirangam and the creation of the Thiruadhyayana Uthsavam at Srirangam. He ascended to parama Padham from the dhivya desam of ThirukkuRunkudi.Let us reflect upon one of the ThirukkuRungudi Paasurams at the conclusion of this short celebration of the vaibhavam of this great AzhwAr:NinRa Vinayum Thuyarum keda Maamalar-yEnthi,senRu paNimin yezhumin Thozhumin ThoNDIrkALL ,yenRum iravum pahalum vari vanDu isai paada ,kunRin Mullai ManRidai nARum KURUMKUDIYE  Thirumangai Mannan ThiruvadigaLE Saranam

||    Thirumangai AzhwAr's Dhivya Prabhandam    ||  

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Today is Marghazi Kettai (JyeshtA) Nakshathram. Today is the birthday of the Ranganatha PathivrathA, Thondaradipodi. Hence, I will focus only on the two Divya Prabhandhams of this AzhwAr to seek his blessings on his day of birth.

He was a contemproary of Thirumangai AzhwAr. When latter was building the walls for the Srirangam temple, he found the building, where Thondaradipodi assembled the flowers to construct the daily Tulasi and flower garlands for Sri Ranganathan. Thirumangai redesigned his mathiL (Rampart) construction plans and skirted the space used by Thondardipodi, so that there will be no disturbance to Thondardipodi's Kaimkaryam. The grateful Thondaradipadi AzhwAr named the goad he used to pick the flowers from trees as " aruL mAri " , which is one of the names of Thirumangai. Such was the mutual respect among the two AzhwArs.

Thondardipodi AzhwAr had prArabdha Karmam, which made him deviate for a few months from the Thiru Maalai Kainkaryam for the Lord of Srirangam. The divine intervention of Sri Ranganaayaki and Sri RanganaathA brought him back on track and established his greatness as one, who was totally devoted to Sri Ranganathan only. As a result, he did not perform MangalAsAsanam on any ArchA mUrthy of Divya Desams other than Sri Ranganathan. He saluted Sri Ranganathan for his divine intervention this way :

: mAtharAr kayirkaNenum valayutp pattazhinthuvEnaip pOtharEyenru sollip punthiyirp puhunthu tanp paal Atharam peruhavyttha " azhagan . --- passage from ThirumAlai Prabhandham

He composed two prabhandhams revered as ThirumAlai and ThiruppaLLiyezhucchi. ThirumAlai has 45 pasurams and the ThiruppaLLIyezucchi has 10 paasurams that awaken the Lord in a spirit of SuprabhAtham. Just as Sage VisvAmthrA awakened Sri RamachandrA in Brahma MuhUrtham with the slOkam,

"KausalyA SuprajA RaamA pUrvA sandhyA pravarthatE Iutthtishta nara sArdhUla karthavyam daivamAhnikam II "

Thondaradipodi woke up Sri RanganAthan with fragrant Tulasi mAlai in his hands at the ancient temple of Srirangam. Sri VaishNavAs use these 10 paasurams of ThirupaLLIyezucchi to awaken the Lord at home and the temples every day.

One of our AchAryAs with the apt name of ThirumAlai AndAn has saluted Thiondardipodi, who gave us ThirumAlai prabhandham with the following Taniyan that eulogizes the AzhwAr for blessing us with the divya Prabhandham of ThirupaLLIyezhucchi :

tamEva mathvA ParavAsudEvamRangEsayam RaajavadharhaNeeyam I

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prAbhothakeem yOkrutha sUkthimAlAmBhakthAngrirENum bahgavanthameedE II

(Meaning): I salute that Thondardipodi AzhwAr (BhakthAngrirENu) filled with superior Jn~Anam who composed the paasurams that awaken the king of kings reclining on AdhisEshan at Srirangam with the power of knowledge that He is none other than the Para VaasudEvan of Sri Vaikuntam.

This AzhwAr born at Mandangudi at ChoLa dEsam is revered as "VaNdu thiNartthum Vayal Tennarangatthu ammAnai paLLi uNartthum PirAn". Thiruvaranga PerumAL arayar saluted the AzhwAr with the above words. Arayar described the AzhwAr, who did parmOpakAram through his suprabhAtham paasurams as the one, who appealed to the Lord of Srirangam reclining on His serpent bed in the middle of fertile, green paddy fields at His divya dEsam (BhUlOka VaikuNtam) to wake up and bless the bhakthAs awaiting at dawn for His darsana soubhAgyam.

Sri SrikAnth has recently translated the meanings of the ten paasurams of ThirupaLLIyezucchi for the proceedings of the Denver sathsangham. Hence, I will focus on the inspiration that Thondardipodi AzhwAr provided to his successors to compose their own ThirupaLLiyezucchi Paasurams/Krithis/SlOkams.

I will illustrate the unmistakable imprint of AzhwAr's paasurams on three suprabhAthams, (VIz)., ThiruvenkatamudayAn , Sri Oppiliappan and Sri RamachandrA . ANDAL, who preceded Thondaradipodi has many evocative images of the morning scene at SrivillipPutthUr as she woke up Her Lord in ThiruppAvai. The passages in ThiruppAvai paasurams (6 thru 8 and 14) have beautiful descriptions of the morning scene that might have inspired Thondardipodi's ThiruppaLLiyezucchi paasurams.

I will start with Saint ThyagarajA's awakening of Sri RamA on the banks of Cauveri at ThiruvayAru with deep feelings of love and affection. The bhaavam blended with the words of the Krithis of SuperabhAtham set in rAgAs BhowLi and SaurAshtram are testaments to the Hrudhaya BhAshA of the Saint that he used to address his Ishta Daivatham.

In the morning rAgam BhouLi, he prays to the Lord to wake up: "mElukOvayya mamElukO Raama mElaina SeethAsamEtha naabhAgyamA"

Saint ThyagarajA describes the scene in front of his pUjAgraham this way in the BouLi krithi:

" Oh SeethA RaamA ! Pray , wake up to protect the universe ! Sages like NaaradA are singing about Your kalyANa guNAs. It is already day-break.Rise to partake of butter and milk. Celestial women are humbly praying for the opportunity to serve You. The jewele-set lights lit by the deities of eight siddhis, ANimA et al., have become dimmed. DevAs and kings are waiting to worship You ".

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In his SourAshtra krithi, Saint ThyagarajA appeals to the Lord, who is the ocean of mercy to wake up. He points out that it is the time for Sun rise. He lets the Lord know that he is waiting with a golden cup filled with butter and milk. He begs the Lord to awaken and accept the naivEdhyam. He lets the Lord know that sages like NaradA, DevAs, BrahmA and Lord SivA are waiting to receive His blessings and to serve Him. He cajoles the Lord to wake up by pointing out that KubErA and the guardians of all directions have assembled in front of the pujA graham to learn statecraft from Him.

The assembly of throngs of BhakthAs, DevAs and demi-gods for the SuprabhAtha darsanam of the Lord is a theme common to ThiruppAvai and ThirupaLLiyezucchi:

thORRamAi ninRa sudarE ! thuyilezhAi !mARRArunakku valitholaindhu unn vAsark kaNNaaRRAthu vanthunnadi paNiyumApOlE ----Thiruppaavai paasuram 21

angaNmaa gyAlattharasar , abhimAnabhangamAi vanthu ninn paLLikkattir keezhEsankammiruppaar pOl ----Thiruppavai paasuram 22

VaanavarasarkaL vanthu vantheendiyethir disai nirainthanarivarodum puhanthairunkaLiRReetamum pidiyodu murasumathirthalil ----ThirupaLLIyezucchi: Paasuram 1

alangalan thodayal kondadiyiNai paNivAnamargaL puhundanar ---ThirupaLLIyezucchi: Pasuram 5

In the sixth paasuram, Thondaradipodi decribes the 12 AdhityAs with their bejewelled chariots, the 11 RudrAs, Lord SubramanyA, the 49 Maruth gaNAs, the 8 Vasus, the 33 crores of dEvAs assembled in front of Sri RanganathA's front gates and jostling for positions to get a closer darsanam of the Lord after He awakens from His yOga NidhrA.

The seventh, eigth and the ninth verses describe the arrival of Indra, Sundarar, VdhyAdharar, Sanga Nidhi, Padma Nidhi, KaamadhEnu, Holy sages, KinnarAs, GandharvAs, GarudAs, KimpurushAs, SiddhAs, YakshAs and Thondardipodi with garlands in hand and waiting for the Lord of Srirangam to wake up from His NidhrA.

We hear the echos of these passages in the suprabhAtham of Saint ThyagarAjA, PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram's SuprabhAtham on Lord SrinivAsan of Thirumalai and the Suprabhaatham slOkams of ThiruviNNagarappan (Sri Oppiliappan).

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Examples of such anubhavam in Sanskrit are:

SlOkams 7 , 8, 9, 14 , 15 &16 0f Oppiliappan"s SuprabhAtham

SlOkams 4, 5, 6 ,9, 17, 18, 19, 25 & 27 of Sri VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham

The presence of AchAryAs in the SuprabhAtha ghOshti of Sri Oppiliappan is described in the slOkams 15-17.

The fifteenth slOkam in this series describes AcharyA Naathamuni, YaamunA and RaamunjA waiting for the Lord's darsanam with folded hands after their sacred bath in the AhOrAthra PushkaraNi of Oppiliappan Koil:

SrinAtha Yaamuna YatheendhramukhA mahAntha:ahOrAthra pushkaraNikAvihithAvagAhA : IdhAmanhtikEanjalibhrutha: prathipAlayanthitvAm vyOmapatthanapathE ! tava SuprabhAtham

The next slOkam makes particular reference to Swami Sri Desikan joining with his purvAchAryAs to offer his salutations to the Lord of ThiruviNNagar.

The happenings at the dawn hour at Swami PushkaraNi at Thirumalai is described in the Sri VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham:

SriswAmi PushkaraNikA -plava nirmalAngA:srEyOrthinO hara-Virinchi -sanandhanAdhya: IdwArE vasanthi varvEthra hatOtthamAngA :Sri VenkatAchalapathE ! Tava SuprabhAtham IISlOkam 14

(meaning) : BrahmA , MahEsvaran , the sage SanakA , SannadhanA and others aspiring for their kshEmams have now bathed in Your PushkaraNi and are thus sanctified. They are now waiting at the entrance after being counted by the cane strokes of VishvaksEnA. O Lord of VenkatAchalA! Please wake up ! May this be an auspicious dawn to Theee!

SEvAparA: SivasurEsakrusAnudharma-rakshOmBunAtha pavamAna dhanAdhinaatha: IBhaddhAnjali pravilasannijaseersha dEsA :Sri VenkatAchalapathE ! Tava SuprabhAtham II

(meaning) : Lord SivA , IndrA , Agni , YamA , Nairuthi , VaruNA , Vaayu and KubErA stand with folded palms over their heads and are desirous of performng kiankaryam to You . Lord VenkatEsa! Please wake up !may this be an auspicious dawn to Thee !

Thus Dhanur Maasam famous for Thiruppaavai and the birth of Thondaradipodi AzhwAr 's ThiruppaLLIyezucchi paasurams inspired many

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grantha karthAs of SuprabhAthams for the ArchA murthys of Divya Desams of the Lord.

Thondaradipodi AzhwAr was not a prolific composer of Paasurams like Thirumangai and NammAzhwAr. He left us with only 45 verses in the divya Prabhandham revered as ThirumAlai.

Inspite of the small number of Paasurams, the AzhwAr packed them with rasAnubhavam of a BhakthA climbing the ladder of SadhanA and sOdhanA.

For instance , we come across his VairAghyam , Nitya-Anithya vivEkam , bhagavatha prasamsA (praising of Bhagavathas and their dharmam) , Kama garhaNA (condemnation of sensual pleasures) , artha garhaNaa (Condemnation of material pursuits) , bhakthi mahima prasamsA (Praising of the supremacy of Bhakthi) , Naama MahAthmya (exaltation of the Lord's names) , asadh bhakthi garhaNA (Condemnation of pOli BhagavathAs and rituals , bare learning without devotion to the Lord) , ananya Bhakthi (exclusive devotion to Sri RanganathA), rupa -svarUpa , GuNa prasamsA of the Lord of Srirangam and other moods of a devout bhakthA of the Lord such as NirvEdam (sorrow over lost time chasing worldly pursuits at the expense of devoting time to the worship of the Lord) , NaicchAnusandhAnam (self-depreceation) , vitarkA (cogitation over what is going to happen if the Lord does not come to his rescue), DhainyOkthi (plaintive pleading for Lord's grace) and mahA viswasam.

In the very first Paasuram , the AzhwAr is in an ebullient mood of fearlessness arising from his success in his SadhAnA of reciting the names of the Lord and restraining his sensory organs from distractions. He confidently declares that he has placed his feet over the head of Yama (the Lord of Death) and his servants and is roaming fearlessly around fortified by the power of the Lord's nAmAs.

The power of the NaamA of the Lord and utter trust in the naamAs of the Lord reminds one of the experience and declaration of Saint ThyagarAjA in the charaNam of his KedAra rAga krithi, " Raama ! neepai thanaku prEma bhOdhu " :

jananee janakApthulanyulu dhanakanaka Guru vElpuludinamu neevE yanumAtalu anaga nivi naa bhUshaNamulu

(Meaning) : The words (naama Japam) that I utter daily that You alone are my father , mother , friend , wealth , gold , Guru and dEvAs constitute my ornaments (and armour).

In his second paasuram ( pacchai maamalai pOl mEni ) , AzhwAr declares that the anubhavam of Sri RanganAthA' s soundharyam leaves him fully satisfied and makes him totally disinterested in other blessings (boons) such as becoming the king of dEvAs and ruling Indra lOkam.

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One hears the echos of this vivEkam in one of the CharaNams of Saint ThyagarAjA's SavEri Krithi ( 12th AND 13 th CharaNam of krithi , Sri Raama RaamAsrithalamu gAmA nEramA bhrOva BhaaramA ? ) The particular charaNam is as follows :

nEmamuga tOli nOmuna dorakina Raamuni JithakAmuniseeluni sadhguNasAlini juchDE chAlunu ANYAMELANU ?

( Meaning ) : It is enough if I have darsanam of Sri RamA , whom I have obtained as a result of my worship in previous birth . He is the conqueror of desires , the model of rectitude and the embodiment of all virtues . WHY NEED ANYTHING ELSE ?

One can find many similar pasaages in Saint ThyagarAjA's krithis that are echos of Thondaradipodi's paasura vAkhyams. It is a wonderful treat to compare the experiences of these two parama ViashNavAs across centuries.

I will post some reflections on Thondaradipodi AzhwAr's Thirumaalai in this posting On his birthday. This divya prabhandham is considered the essence of VishNu Dharmam, a work in Sanskrit.

ThondaradipodiAzhwAr is recognized as the amsam of the VanamAlai (Vaijayanthi) that the Lord wears. This Maalai of the Lord is considered as a potent VaishNavi - asthram that destroys the mahA paapams and sets one on the course to Sri Vaikuntam. Therefore, it is the most sacred maalai ( ThirumAlai ) and assures us freedom from fear of death and helps us attain immortality and enjoy the bliss of paramAnandham at Sri Vaikuntam through Nithya Kainkaryam to Sriman NaarAyaNA. With all these symbolism in mind , Thondaradipodi , who was engaged in Maalai Kainkaryam for the Lord of Srirangam named his prabhandham as ThirumAlai.

For Sri VaishNavAs, an understanding and practise of the following great doctrines are considered essential to gain the boon of Moksham: The prabhAvam of the Lord's NaamAs , the glory of those who are engaged in Naama-Sankeerthanam , the supermacy of Bhagavathas and the redeeming sanctity of the dust ( rENus ) of the feet of those BahgavathAs. ThirumAlai focusses on these most important doctrines for our benefit.

Regarding the Naama MahimA and particularly its importance in Kali Yigam is indicated by the following slOkam:

" HarEr nAmaiva nAmaiva nAmaiva mama bhEshajam Ikalou nAsthyEva nAsthyEva gathiranyathA II "

This statement with its triple emphasis on the greatness of the nAmAs of Hari , as the sure medicine for the disease of SamsAram , is very emphatic .

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The sacredness of the dust of the BhagavathA's feet led Thondaradipodi to choose that name. The uniqueness of the angri rENU of the BhagavathAs has been emphasized in mahA BharathA , PurANAs , and SamhithAs repeatedly.

The act of driving away one's paapAs by wearing the Sripaadha Theetham containing the dust of the BhagavathA''s feet is known as Bhagavadh-Bhaktha paadOdaka nisEvanam. This act is described by the SaasthrAs to be the equivalent of MahA PrAyascchittham and is prescribed as being far more powerful than bath in the waters of holy Ganga originating from the Lord's sacred feet.

The relationship of Thondardipodi with the Lord of Srirangam was a special one. He was a devout BrahmachAri deeply involved in the Garland Kainkaryam for the Lord of Srirangam like PeriyAzhwAr before him. He " fell from virtue and was redeemed " by the most merciful Lord of Srirangam . He was forever grateful for that intervention by the Lord. He refers these autobiographical incidents and his near spirtual death as a result of his disastrous encounter with DevadEvi in paasuram 16 of ThirumAlai :

SoothanAi kaLvanAhi dhUrtharOdu isaintha kaalammatharAr kayark kaNN yennum valayuL pattu azhundhuvEnaipOtharEyenru sollip punthiyil puhumdhutann paal Atharam peruha vaittha AzhahanUr arangamanrE ?

(Meaning) : At the time , When I spent my hours as a gambler and as a thief and was trapped in the net of a woman's fish-like eyes , I was hopelessly lost . At that time of spiritual disaster , was it not the beautiful Lord of Srirangam , who called me to His side and entered into my mind and made my love for Him grow many fold and thus rescued me ?

In the 25th verse of ThirumAlai ( KuLitthu mUnRanalaiyOmpum ---) , he makes another indirect reference to what happened to him and appeals movingly for the SaraNyan's dayA. The meaning of this verse is as follows:

O Lord of Srirangam ! I have lost my qualifications to be a Brahmin (VarNAsrama Dharmam) that required me to take thrikAla SnAnams and offer worship to the three Agnis in a faultless manner (without manthra lObham). I do not possess the aathma J~nAnam. With respect to Thee, I have become devoid of love for You. Which way can I (without compassion and virtue ) regain my lost status ? O Lord of anantha KalyANa GuNAs ! O Lord of Srirangam with the hue of the ocean ! I am imploring You with my loud appeals to make me the object of Your DayA and thus save me from this pitiable state.

In the thirty third verse, once again the AzhwAr recalls with a shudder the disaster that happened to him and his prayer that was answered by the Lord of Srirangam (MeyyallAm pohavittu virikuzhalAril pattu---). Here , the

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AzhwAr movingly describes himself as a false one three times in the last line of the paasuram :

" PoyyanEn vanthu ninrEn poyannEn poyannEnE "

The triple mention of his falsity (duplicity) refers to the mental, vocal and physical falsity. He describes himself as a " pOzhkkan " (one who has transgressed and lost his way). Kaayika, Vaachika and Manaseekaaparadhams are covered here . The meaning of the entire slOkam is as follows:

O Supreme Lord of Srirangam! I am a pathetic one. I have let go of all that is true and worthy of preservation and got myself caught in the snares of women (DevadEvi). Fie me! Out of desire to receive Thy grace, I am standing now before You shamelessly .Alas ! False am I ! False am I ! False am I !

AzhwAr's prArabdha KarmAs got him ensnarled in the trap set by DevadEvi, who made a wager with her companion to attract the devout VipranArayaNA performing ThirumAlai kainkaryam to the Lord of Srirangam. She won in her wager and the AzhwAr lost his spiritual footing and wandered away from the Lord. He was saved from this disaster by the most compassionate Lord Himself at the prompting of His concerned Consort , Sri RanganAyaki .

Elsewhere in ThirumAlai, Thondaradipodi cries out to us in the role of a compassionate AchAryA and appeals to us to become the object of love of the most compassionate Lord and perform kainkaryam to Him and His BhagavathAs. He condemns false devotion, avaidhika mathams and declareshis ananya bhakthi in many of the ThirumAlai paasurams. I will cover some of them and relate them to the experience of another parama VaishNavA, Saint ThyagarAja in the concluding post on Thondardipodi AzhwAr.

Sri RanganAyaki SamEtha Sri RanganAyaka SwaminE Nama:AzhwAr AchAryAL THiruvadigalE SarNam

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Tvashta, SthavishtahThe holy names of Sriman narayana is transcendentally blissful ,as it bestows all spiritual benedictions. In 'Apadam apahatharam Sthothram, sloka 7 Achyutanada Govinda Namocharana bheshitah / nasyanthi sahala roga satyam satyam vadamyaham ,which is meant as the mere recital names Achyuta, Ananda , Govinda, is a powerful and wholesome medicine to destroy all diseases and as let us swear as this is true, this is true. In the present world, with the advancement of many science and technology , diseases are also increasing daily. This is mainly due to attraction on artificial things decaying natural growths ,and environmental pollution in all parts of the world. Due to this our health is being spoiled in many ways. Hence it is bounden duty to pray for our healthy life .SrimanNarayana blessing in standing pasture in 60 thirukkovil , sitting seva in 21 kshetrams and in sayana Thirukkolam reclining in 27 sthalams of the 108 Divyadesams (106 Tirupathis on earth ) . Sriman Narayana gives Darsan as moolavar and uthsavar , in various alankarams, vahanams, sevais, thirukkolams just to please devotees and is ready to bless us through our namasmaranam. Hence this can easily be achieved through SriVishnu Sahasranam Parayanam, not only in the above temples but also in any Abhimana Sthalams .If health condition is not permitting to move out from the house, one can recite in home considering it as a holy place . .

In our Dharma sthothram 52nd nama is Tvashta . This nama means as one who created all the different forms and names in this universe ,and .One who makes gross things of huge dimensions into minutest particles At the time of the world's dissolution the entire gross world folds into its back into its subtler elements until at last pure objectless space alone comes to remain. .In Gita 13.22, upathrushtanumantha cha bartha boktha maheswara as He has been spoken of as the witness, true guide sustainer of all . The name supreme eternal is thus called in

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different names due to different causes In Gita 8.9, Lord described Himself as sarvasya svatharam He who contemplates on all wise ageless being ,the ruler of all, subtler than subtle the universal sustain-er possessing a forum beyond the darkness of ignorance.In Gita we can find Sriman narayana as Omniscient, ,Most ancient, over ruler, subtler than subtlest, sustainer, form inconceivable, self luminous,and beyond all maya. All these superior characters of Sriman narayana are explained in detail in Periya Thirumozhi in which Thirumangai Azhwar who went to 80 Thiruppathis by foot and sang in 1253 pasurams.

The next nama is Shravishta which is one who exceedingly huge in size.Sriman narayana has become the entire universe of gross things and beings. The whole world of gross beings and things is itself the form of Sriman narayana ,similar to the complete waves in the ocean .Sriman narayana is beyond birth and death. The process of His birth is not the same as in the case of Jivathma. He simply enacts the sport of birth in order too draw and attract the minds of His bakthas through His divine sports and to delight them by His sight ,touch and speech as an act of special Grace to spread His fame throughout the world and thereby wipe out the sins of the people through the hearing, chanting and remembrance of the same through killing the evil doers. .Nammazhwar's Tiiruvaimozhi 6.7.1 “ Unnum Sorum parugum nir tinnum, vetrilai ellam Kannan reminds this as 'to His devotee, all is Krishna Food - eaten to satisfy the appetite, water – drunk to quench the thirst, and betel leaves consumed after the food, are all Krishna only in their case. Saying His name, speaking of His qualities, and thinking of Him, His devotee will feel the hunger and the thirst and all other needs satisfied .The virtues ,glory truth and mystery of God cannot be precisely stated . Whatever said is just like revealing the sun by means of earthly light. They are so incomprehensible, infinite and transcendent that none but Him can know them in their entirety and reality.

Sriman Narayana pervades the three worlds ,the world of matter the world of finite selves in bondage and the world of liberated selves as their inmost soul and maintains them in existence. So He must be construed as different from all others ,as they are pervaded and maintained by Him.

To be continued......Arumbuliyur Jagannathan Rangarajan

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DASAN, POIGAIADIAN. SRIVAISHNAVIM

SRIMADH BHAAGAVATHAM KING BEESHMAKAN WAS A VERY GOOD MAN.MANY LEARNED PEOPLE

CAME TO HIS PALACE AND SAID IN PRAISE OF LORD KRISHNA.RUKMINI WAS HEARING THOSE PRAISES AND STARTED LOVING KRISHNA WITHOUT SEEING HIM.SHE DECIDED TO MARRY ONLY KRISHNA.

RUKMINI’S PARENTS AWERE INFAVOUR OF HER LOVE. BUT HER BROTHER RUKMI DOES NOT LIKE THAT. HE WAS ALWAYS AGAINST KRISHNA. HE WANTED THAT SHE SHOULD MARRY SISUPALAN, THE KING OF

SETHI. NO BODY CAN CHANGE HER MIND. HENCE RUKMI ARRANGED FOR HER MARRIAGE WITH SISUPALAN. SETHI KING DAMAKOSHAN REACHED, VITHARBA CAPITAL KUNDINA-

PURAM WITH HIS SON SISUPALAN. SISUPALAN’S FRIENDS, SAALVAN, JARASANDAN, THANTHAVAKRAN,

VIDURAN WERE ALSO CAME FOR THE WEDDING. RUKMINI WAS IN FIX. SHE WAS WORRIED, HOW TO STOP THIS

MARRIAGE AND MARRY KRISHNA. SHE WAS LEFT WITH ONLY ONE IDEA. THAT IS WRITING A LOVE

LETTER TO KRISHNA AND REQUESTING HIM TO SAVE HER FROM THAT MARRIAGE.

THEN SHE WAS WORRIED THRO’ WHOME TO SEND THAT LETTER. FINALY SHE CHOSEN A OLD BRAHMIN, WHOME SHE KNOW VERY

CLOSER. THAT BRAHIN ALSO WITH THE LETTER REACHED VERY FAST TO

DWARAKA.

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KRISHNA WAS SEATING ON SIMHASANA. HE CAME FROM THERE AND INVITED THE OLD BRAHMIN.

WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS..

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Sangatthamiz maalaiBy. Dr. Saroja Ramanujam M.A., Ph.D, Sanskrit Siromani

Pasuram-6-PuLLumsilambinakaaN

PuLLum silambina kaaN puLLraiyan kOyilil

vellaivili sangin pEraravam kettilaiyO

piLLaai ezundhiraai pEymulainanjundu

kaLLcchagadam kalakkaziya kaalOcchi

veLLatthu aravil thuyilamarndhavitthinai

uLLatthu kondu munivargaLum yogigaLum

meLLa ezundhu hari enrapEraravam

uLLam pugundhu kulirndhelO rempaavaai

Translation:

Oh young one, wake up. Don't you hear the chirping of birds and the loud sound of conch blown at the temple of the Lord. The sages and yogis get up slowly and chant the name of Hari, who is in their heart and who is resting in

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the bed of Seshnag in the middle of the ocean, the same Hari who killed poothana and sakatasura. The sound of the namasankirtana is tumultuous on account of the intensity of devotion.

Commentary:

In the first five pasurams the pavainonbu was extolled . In the next ten describe the arousal of the girls who are devotees of Krishna and who wish to observe the pavainonbu.This implies the thruppaLLi ezucchi of the bhagavathas for Bhagavatkainkartya.

Why should one go in a goshti or group to worship the Lord?

1.An ardent devotee will forget himself in the presence of the Lord and will even lose the power of speech and so to have both feet on the ground they wish to go in groups, as Kula sekhara says in Mukundamala,

. baddhenaanjalinaa nathena Sirasaa gaathraissaromodgamaihkanThena svaragadgadhena nayanenodgeerNabaaShpaambunaanithyam tvaccharaNaaravindayugala Dhyaanaamrthaasvaadhinaamasmaakam saraseeruhaaksha sathatham sampadhyathaam jeevitham

May our life be spent with folded hands, head bowed down in salutation, limbs in ecstasy, voice muffled with emotion and our eyes following with tears each day imbibing the nectar of the remembrance of your lotus-feet.

2.Moreover any experience of joy is doubled when shared.

3.Also anything delicious should not be enjoyed alone. Bharatha, among the sins he enumerates that would befall to him if he had any suspicion of the intention of his mother, cites the sin of eating a delicious sweet without sharing with others in the house.

4.It is always appropriate to approach the Lord preceded by bhagavathas.

5.Women by nature are softhearted and want to share their joy with others.

PuLLum silambina - Birds have better sense of time than humans and wake up before them.

It may have been argued by the girl whom Andal tries to awaken that the birds woke up hearing the churning of the curd by the gopis, who perhaps being old could not sleep. So the next sign of dawn is cited.

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Pullaraiyan kovilil veLLaiviLi sangin pEraravam - PuLLaraiyan may mean Garuda in the sense of his being the king, araiyan of the birds, puLL. It could also mean the Lord Himself as He is the kO , master of the puLLaraiyan, that is, Garuda. KOil means the il,abode of the kO.

The reason why the word puLLaraiyan is used maybe due to the auspiciousness of the garudadwani, the sound made by garuda and the darsana of garuda.

The worship of Garuda is extolled as being the antidote for diseases, troubles from enemies and all misfortunes. It is said that when Garuda flaps his wings the planets are moved.(vide: Garuda panchasath of Desika)

VeLLaiviLi Sangu is white conch used in the temples. The white colour stands for suddhasatthva.

PEraravam - The sound of the conch calling the devotees for worship sounds magnificent to them as it rouses the Lord in their hearts.

PiLLaai - The word may refer to a young girl or one who is new in the group of devotees. Commentators see a reference to Periazvar by this term as he was like a child, piLLai, in forgetting the glory of the Lord and sang Pallandu for Him out of fear for someone casting of evil eye on Him. PuLLumsilambina may refer to the garden in which Periazvar reared for worship.

PEy mulai najundu refers to Poothana and kaLLa chagadam, to sakatasura.Krishna feigned sleep when Poothana was feeding Him because she should not get His kataaksha. Inspite of that through His sparsa, body contact itself she went to a better loka. Desika says in his Yadhavabhyudhaya that for those who even think about this episode will not be born again

When Krishna kicked at the asura who came in the form of a cart-wheel it went to pieces but not even its dust remained, says Narayana Bhattadri in Narayaneeyam. This, he says, happened because the asura merged with the sudhdhasattva of Bhagavand ue to the youch of His feet and therefore there was no rajas, with a pun on the word rajas which means dust.

veLLatthu aravil thuyilamarndhavitthinai uLLatthu kondu- The Lord is the vitthu , the seed or origin of the world, reclining on Adisesha in the milky ocean, whom the sages and yogis preserve in their hearts. So they are getting up from their sleep slowly meLLaezundhu in order not to disturb Him.

The idea that this pasuram refers to Periazvar conforms to the expression veLLatthu aravil-----uLLatthu kondu as per his pasuram in which he says 'aravtthamaliyinodum azagiyapaarkadalodum

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aravindhappavaiyum thaanum agampadi vandhu pugundhu,' (Periazvar thirumozi-452) describing how the Lord entered his heart along with adiseah ,parkadal and Lakshmi.

Hari enra pEraravam - When all the sages and yogis in all the worlds chant 'Hari' it becomes a tumultous sound.

ULLam pugundhu kuLirndhelO rempavai - the hari nama enters through the ear and reaches the heart and like cool showers bring solace to the devotee freeing him from the woes of the world. Rukmini says in the bhagavatha in her letter to Krishna, ' sruthvaa gunaan bhuvanasundhara srnvathaam the nivisya karnavivaraih haratho angathaapam.' To those who hear His gunas they enter the ears and relieves the torment of the body due to the ills of samsara. The angathapa here is the viraha or separation from the Lord for the devotee.

The spiritual meaning of this pasuram is explained thus: PuLL refers to Hamsavathara when the Lord took the form of the Hamsa, swan, to teach the sanakadhi, the Brahmathathva. silambanam is the speech of the Lord. Since this pasuram has reference to Periazvar it reminds us of his verses in the sengeeraipparuvam where he gives importance to the hamsavathara by saying, 'annamum meenuruvumaaLariyum kuraLumaamaiyumaanavane, ennavalam kalaivai aaduga sengeersai,' thus mentioning the hamsavathara before matsya,and other avatharas.(Periazvar thrumozi-74)

PuLLraiyan can also mean that He is the master of all of us who are termed as puL in the sense of beings like birds and animals without jnana.

Kovilis the ashtakshar mantra while the sangu, conch is praNavasvarupa.

Poothana stands for avidya, ignorance giving rise to ahamkara mamakara.

KaLLAcchgadam refers to the indriyas which takes the sarira, the cart to evil path while veLLattharavu is the sea of samsara and the Lord is feigning sleep inside our heart ready to wake up the moment we call Him. Hari enra peraravam is the call for help of the devotee to the Lord to come and destroy, (haraNath HariH,) the duhkha.

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Sri Isaiyanur Swami Upanyasam on Ramanuja Nootrandhaadhi (MP3) uploaded

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Dear AchArya RaamAnuja BhakthAs :  Sri Isaiyanur Swami (Aaradhakar at Sri Matam) delivered his second upanyasam to SrI Matam sishyas and AbhimAnis in the US on Sri Ramanuja Nootrandhaadhi on October 23 .The days’ upanyasam focused on the significance of understanding the counts of the 4000 pasurams and how Sri Vedanta Desikar has provided guidance on the topic in His sri sookti of Prabhandha Saaram . Swamy Desikan’s Sri Sookti of Prabhandha Saaram is presented in the form of the 34th ebook in the Sundarsimham series : http://www.sundarasimham.org   If you missed the October 23 session (last Saturday  morning ) , you can listen to the recorded version online at the Ahobila Matam portal  : http://www.ahobilamutt.org  Please register for future upanyAsams on Sri RaamAnuja NooRRandhAti by SrI Iasaiyanur Swamy scheduled for 11.30 AM on every  Saturday . Tomorrow is the next one . You can get the Free conference phone  number and access code by registering at : http://www.ahobilamutt.org  If you have the US VOIP Phone, You can dial into the telebridge directly from wherever you are . The upanyAsam is in Tamil / MaNipravALam . For the benefit of those , who could not follow spoken Tamil , I am including a gist of the second day upanyAsam *************************************************************************** The counting of NaalAyira Dhivya Prabhandham : Extended Summary with some additional background points for reference : * The count is 4,000 Paasurams and breakdown according to one sampradhAyam is : ** Mudal Ayiram : From ThiruppallANDu to KaNNinuNN siRut-thAmpu : 947 Paasurams

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** IraNDAvathu Aayiram: Three Prabahndhams( Kaliyan’s Periya Thirumozhi , Thirukkurum-TANDakam, Thirunedum-TANDakam) :     1134 Paasurams ** MoonRAvathu Aayiram : ThiruvAimozhi of Swamy NammAzhwAr: 1102 Paaurams ** Fourth Aayiram : IyaRppaa , Starting with Mudhal AzhwArs and concluding with 108 Paasurams of RaamAnuja NooRRandhAti : 817 Paasurams . Integrated Total : 947+ 1134+ 1102+ 817 = 4,000 Paasurams . In another sampradhAyam , Sri Ramanuja NooRRandhAti is not included among the Naalayira Dhivya Prabhandham . Here , IyaRpaa is linked to the MoonRAvathu Aayiram and after completing it , the  108 Paasurams of RaamAnuja NooRRanthAti are recited as a separate unit . Next is “ the Fourth  Aayiram “ that covers Swamy NammAzhwAr’s ThiruvAimozhi . In this SampradhAyam , the noninclusion of the 108 Paasurams of RaamAnuja NooRRandhAti (RN)  for the 4000 count is made up by counting Siriya Thirumadal ( 40 Paasurams) and Periya Thirumadal ( 78 Paasurams ) in the two line ( IraNDDu KaNNi ) count mode . Thus in this count ,Siriya Thirumadal and Periya Thirmadal will account for a total of 226 Paasurams instead of 118 and give the grand total of 4000 Divya Prabhandhams .  (To Be continued) V.Sadagopan 

தயரதன் கெபற்ற மரகத மணித்தடம் - திருஎவ்வுள் (tiru evvuL a.k.a tiruveLLUr)

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Dear All,I am just forwarding this with my Prayers to Lord Sri Vaidya  Veera Raghava to bless us all on Happy Deepavali for a healthy happy life. Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu A.J.Rangarajan Vijaya Vasu Latha Varun Vineeth

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On this sacred Deepavali Day aDiyEn would like to release the  commentaries for the individual slOkams  of the sankeerna stabakam (stabakam # 23) as the 22nd eBook in the alamelumanga eBooks series. This stabakam consists of 30 slokams.  SrI VenkaTAdhvari Kavi has named it sankIrNa stabakam after the big prakIrNa paddhati of SrI RanganAtha pAdukA sahasram. This stabakam is thus a ranging coverage of the guNa Vaibhavams of PirATTi. Instead of focusing on one guNam like kAruNyam, kshAnti (Forbearance), vadAnyam (Generosity), the poet celebrates in general all the guNams of PirATTi (stuti of the samasta guNams of MahA Lakshmi). Many beautiful pictures adorn the pages of this eBook. mahAlakshmyai namaH dAsanOppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Link for EBook # 22- "SrI lakshmI sahasram - sankeerna stabakam"- SrI alamelumanga eBooks series http://www.alamelumanga.org/sls23.html NOTE: In case of difficulty in accessing the webpages, please press CTRL + F5 to clear the cach and reload the page to view the contentPlease download and save the PDF to your hard drive and try to open it locally, if there is difficulty in opening the eBook from the website. For more books and audios please access: www.alamelumanga.org www.srihayagrivan.org www.ahobilavalli.org www.sundarasimham.org WWW.thiruppavai.org 

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Dear Members of SrI VaishNavite Groups : Happy DheepAvaLi celebrations to all of You and those near and dear to You ! May the ParamAnugraham of JyOthirmaya Parabrahmam guide Your paths ! On This special day , It is  adiyEn’s privilege and pleasure to present you a very special web site celebrating the many NadhOpAsanaa and dhivya dEsa Kaimakryams of my source of inspiration , Srimathy Padma VeerarAghavan of Oppiliappan Sanidhi . The URL fot  this web site for your browsing/study is:  http://www.Thiruppavai.org This web site has been created as GhOdhAnjali on behalf of my sister , VaikunThavAsi Padmaa Veeraraghavan , who has  composed and presented more than 200 Sankeertanams   in 72 MeLa Raagams and their many Janya rAgams  to our Kula dhaivam , Sri BhUmi Devi SamEtha SrI Oppilaippan . The

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audios and the Texts of many of these sankeertanams are archived at this web site . Her whole life on the Lord’s leelaa vibhUthi was spent in NaadhOpaasanai and Kaimkaryams for Srivilliputthur Soodikkoduttha Sudar Kodi , BhUmi Devi SamEta Oppiliappan and  HemAbhjavallli SamEta Sri DevanAthan of Thiruvaheendhrapuram She was born on a DheepAvaLi day under the protective shade of the Raaja gopuram of Sri Oppiliappan and sought the shelter of the lotus feet of the dhivya dampatis of ThiruviNNagarm ( http://www.oppiliappan.org ) while pursuing these kaimkaryams for the dhivya dampatis . At this special web site , You can hear not only the audios of many of Her sankeertanams on the dhivya dampatis of Oppiliappan Koil but also read about her various Kaimakryams at the above dhivya desams . This web site has been assembled with great love and care as a tribute to a great jeevan , who shared Her musical gifts generously and generated Bhagavath Kaimkarya Ruchi for a wide swath of AastikAs .adiyEn has been ably assisted in this plesant task by Srimathy Malavika Muralidharan , her dear husband Sri Muralidharan Krishnamachari of Arizona and Dr . Anil Aditya of Brisbane, Australia and Hyderabad . The three talented web designers have provided many hyper links to illustrate the multifaceted aspects of my sister’s twin Kaimkaryams over five decades . adiyEn’s sincere thanks to all the three of the designers and the sishya kotis who took such an active part in providing content for this commemorative web site to celebrate the vaibhavam of Bhakti maargam and the glories of SaraNaagathy at the sacred feet of the dhivya dampatis for MokshAnugraham . This site is a rich treasure trove of literature on the Sri Soktis of our illustrious AchAryas , which provided the inspiration for the creation of the many sankeertanams . Among all the AchArya Sri Sooktis , Godhaa PirAttis’ dhivya Prabhandhams of Thiruppavai and NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi played a key role in my sister’s GodhAnjali and GeethAnjali . Here are some thoughts on “GodhAnjali “ .  GhOdAnjali Anjali is a gesture ( mudhraa) of folding one’s palms in reverence to another . Anjali Vaibhavam means the glory of the anjali mudhraa . Swamy AlavanthAr , the illustrious grandson of Swamy Naatha Muni has explained the vaibhavam of the anjali mudhraa in the 28th slOkam of His Sri Sookti of  StOtra Ratnam , where he says: “ Oh Lord ! When any one thinks of Your sacred  feet as upAyam ( means) and phalan (ultimate goal) and folds his palms in anjali mudhraa , even once at any time , his ancient and sorrow-generating karmAs  are destroyed and he enjoys paripoorNa BrahmAnandham experienced in Your supreme abode of SrI VaikunTahm . This anjali will never fail to yield such a result and will be the cause of all auspiciousness. This anjali makes the Lord’s heart melt with the dayaa for His bhaktan . Lord’s heart melts in to a watery state (am+jalayati)”.

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This anjali is indeed the gesture of a Prapannan , who has surrendered his every thing and requests the Lord to accept them all : “ Oh Lord ! Please use adiyEn as Your instrument for Your kaimkaryams and bless me to perform these kaimkaryams for You through me. You should accept all that belongs to me –children , wife , house , fields and every thing –as objects for Your kaimakryams “ ( NyAsa Dasakam , 12th ebook in the AhoBilavalli series:  http://www.ahobilavalli.org ) . My sister ,Padma Veeraraghavan  was one such lofty Prapannai , who had surrendered all of every thing she possessed to Soodikkoduttha NaacchiyAr , Godhai of SrivilliputthUr . The upadEsams of Godhai in Her Sri Sooktis of Thiruppavai and  NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi ( elaborated in the ebooks  #62  and 54 of the  Sundarasimham series: http://www.sundarasimham.org ) were her kula dhanams and support staff to conduct her dEha yaatraa . Her whole life revolved around the 29th paasuram of Thiruppavai that instructs us on the  SaraNAgathi tattvam . This Paasuram starting with “SiRRam siRu kaalE vanthunnai sEvitthu”  is revered as the quintessence of all the four Vedams ( Sarva Veda Saaram ). In this Paasuram , Andal instructs us that the soul after surrendering to Her Lord should only ask for the fruit of performing unstinted service to the Lord always. Padma developed her kaimakrya ruchi through the upadEsams of Andal”s SrI Sooktis and the examples set by our  parents , Srimathy Alamelu ammAL and Sri Poundareekapuram VaradAcchAr Swamy , through their untiring kaimkaryams to Sri BhUmi Devi Sametha Sri Oppiliappan over four decades . ( Pictures of our parents are in Page 7 of Sundara simham ebook #1 on SrI Stuti ). Swamy Desikan’s Godhaa stuti ( Ebook #3 in the Sundarasimham series) was  “ the Prapanna Gaayatri “ for Padma and she set to tune all the 29 slOkams of this inspiring eulogy to GodhA PirAtti (http://www.thiruppavai.org ) . She taught these slOkams set in 29 beautiful raagams to hundreds of ladies and travelled with them to Andal ThirumALigai at Srivilliputthur and offered her GodhAnajali in the form of a GeethAnjali . She trained a group of young dancers on selected themes  fromNachiyAr Thirumozhi and offered the fruits of that NaatyAnjali efforts to her Mother Godhai inside Her temple at Srivilliputthur . She took part in many utsavams at the avatAra stalam of Godhai and offered her SaraNAgati to Sri VishNuchitta Kula Nandana Kalpavalli with the words :“ GodhAm ananya SaraNa: SaraNam prapadhyE “. She prayed to Godhai to bless her with madhura dhavani to praise her  that matched the MaNi noopura naadham emanating from Godhai’s silampus ( thvadheeya maNi noopura SinjitAnAm prasanna madhuraam vaacham Thvam yEva samvidEhi ). Padma reminded GodhA PirAtti in a grateful manner that the madhura vaak to sing about Her arises from Her karuNA katAksham ( Bhavathee katAkshAth makarandhamucha: vAcha: sphuranti ). She sung every where about the mahimai of the SrI sooktis of Soodikkoduttha NaachiyAr and inspired others to strengthen  their own GodhAnjalis . She instructed her sihyAs/sishyais about the Sri Sooktis of Andal serving as the means for the upliftment of the chEtanams of the world ( Visva upajeevyam) . She remembered that the insight provided by Swamy Desikan that the southern direction ( dakshiNa

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dhig) became loftier than the northern direction through Her avatAram in the south ( Tava avatArAth dakshiNa dhig api sarva uttaraa bhavati). She sang about the lofty status attained by Vatapatra Saayee through the adornment of the garlands worn earlier by Her ( yesha: Rangapati: soubhAgya sampadh abhishEka mahAdhikAram Bibharti). She arranged for Godha klayAnams at devotee’s houses and visualized joyously the delectable exchange of garlands( maalya pravrutti)  between the divine couple in her mind’s eye and prayed for the lasting memory of GodhA ,  the daughter of VishNuchittar in her heart ( VishNuchittAtmajaa Godhaa na: hrudhi vilasatu). Paraphrasing Sri RabhindhranAth Tagore’s  verse in GeethAnjali , we can visualize Padma’s  life journey filled with moving GodhAnjalis as a blessed  soul’s journey  to the Periya Veedu of SrI Vaikuntham this way : “ In one salutation to Thee , my Goddess , let all my senses spread out and touch this world at Thy feet !   Let all my songs gather their diverse strains in to a single current and flow to a sea of silence in one     salutation to Thee !    Like a flock of home sick cranes flying day and night back to their mountain nests , let all my life take its voyage to its eternal home in one salutation ( anjali) to Thee May this GeethAnajali offered by Padma to the Parama KaaruNya Moorthy Godha  inspire others to travel this sacred path and light many rows of dheepams  to guide them to Godja PirAtti’s Thiruvadis  ! PadmAnujan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan               

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SRIVAISH NAVISMTIT – BITS

Aditya Hridayam with translation

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Courtesy: http://www.subhamuhurtham.com/translation-of-aditya-hridayam-from-ramayana-2/ The Ramayana is India’s most famous ancient Sanskrit epic, consisting of 24,000 verses in seven books. The 107th chapter of Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana contains a hymn dedicated to the Sun God, Lord Surya. In this 31 verse hymn we learn of the praiseworthy qualities of the Sun and it’s affects on the human mind, body and spirit.

Aditya Hridayam – Meditation of the Sun in the Heart

Aditya Hridayam, or Aditya Hrdaya, is a hymn dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun God) Valmiki Ramayana. Aditya Hridaya consists of 31 verses and is found in the 107th chapter of Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana. It was narrated to Lord Rama by Sage Agastya to energize him in the battle against Ravana.Aditya means `Sun’ and Hridayam means `heart or the essence’.English Translation of Aditya Hridayam along with Sanskrit Texttato yuddha parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam |ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam || 1Sri Rama, who standing absorbed in deep thought on the battle-field, exhausted by the fight and facing Ravana who was duly prepared for the wardaiva taishcha samagamya drashtu mabhya gato ranam |upagamya bravidramam agastyo bhagavan rishihi || 2The glorious sage Agastya, who had come in the company of gods to witness the encounter (battle) now spoke to Rama as follows:rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi || 3`O Rama’, `O Mighty armed elegant Rama’, listen carefully to the eternal secret by which, `O my child’, you shall conquer all your enemies on the battle field and win against your adversaries.aditya-hridayam punyam sarva shatru-vinashanam |jayavaham japen-nityam akshayyam paramam shivam || 4By chanting the Aditya Hridayam which is very auspicious and highly beneficial, you will be victorious in battle. This holy hymn dedicated to the Sun God will result in destroying all enemies and bring you victory and permanent happiness.sarvamangala- mangalyam sarva papa pranashanam |chintashoka- prashamanam ayurvardhana- muttamam || 5This supreme prayer is the best amongst auspicious verses, it will destroy all sins, dispel all doubts, alleviate worry and sorrow, anxiety and anguish, and increase the longevity of life. It is a guarantee of complete prosperity.rashmi mantam samudyantam devasura-namaskrita m |pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram || 6

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Worship the sun god, the ruler of the worlds and lord of the universe, who is crowned with effulgent rays, who appears at the horizon and brings light, who is revered by the denizens of heaven (devas) and asuras alike.sarva devatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmi-bhavanah |esha devasura gananlokan pati gabhastibhih || 7Indeed, He is the very embodiment of all Gods. He is self-luminous and sustains all with his rays. He nourishes and energizes the inhabitants of all the worlds as well as the host of Gods and demons by his Rays.esha brahma cha vishnush cha shivah skandah prajapatihi |mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patihi || 8He is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda, Prajapati, the mighty Indra, Kubera, Kala (eternal time), Yama, Soma (the moon god that nourishes), and Varuna (the lord of sea and ocean).pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh |vayurvahnih praja-prana ritukarta prabhakarah || 9Indeed, he is Pitris (ancestors, manes), the eight Vasus, the Sadhyas, the twin Aswins (physicians of Gods), the Maruts, the Manu, Vayu (the wind God), Agni (the fire God), Prana (the Life breath of all beings), the maker of six seasons and the giver of light.adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman |suvarnasadrisho bhanur-hiranyareta divakarah || 10He is the Son of Aditi (the mother of creation), the Sun God who transverse the heavens, he is of brilliant golden color, the possessor of a myriad rays, by illuminating all directions he is the maker of daylight. He is the all pervading, shining principle, the dispeller of darkness, exhibiting beautiful sight with golden hue.haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasapti-marichim an |timironmathanah shambhu-stvashta martanda amshuman || 11He has seven horses yoked to his chariot, shines with brilliant light having infinite rays, is the destroyer of darkness, the giver of happiness and prosperity, mitigator of the sufferings and is the infuser of life. He is the Omnipresent One who pervades all with immeasurable amount of rays.hiranyagarbhah shishira stapano bhaskaro ravihi |agni garbho’diteh putrah shankhah shishira nashanaha || 12He is Hiranyagarbha born of Aditi of a golden womb, He is Sisirastapana the destroyer of the cold, snow and fog, illuminator, Ravi, bearer of the fire and conch, He is the remover of ignorance and giver of fame.vyomanathastamobhed i rigyajussamaparagah a |ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhya-vithiplavan gamaha || 13He is the Lord of the firmament and ruler of the sky, remover of darkness. the master of the three vedas Rig, Yaju, Sama, he is a friend of the waters (Varuna) and causes abundant rain. He swiftly courses in the direction South of Vindhya-mountains and sports in the Brahma Nadi.atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanaha |kavirvishvo mahatejah raktah sarva bhavodbhavaha || 14He, whose form is circular and is colored in yellow and red hues, is intensely brilliant and energetic. He is a giver of heat, the cause of all work, of life and death. He is the destroyer of all and is the Omniscient one sustaining the universe and all action.nakshatra grahataranam- adhipo vishva-bhavanah |tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatman namo’stu te || 15He is the lord of the constellations, stars and planets and the origin of every thing in the universe. Salutations to Aditya who appears in twelve forms (in the shape of twelve months of the year) and whose glory is described in his twelve names.namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah|jyotirgananam pataye dinaadhipataye namah || 16

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Salutations to the Lord of sunrise and sunset, who rises at the eastern mountains and sets in the western mountains. Salutations to the Lord of the Stellar bodies and to the Lord of daylight.Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryashvaya namo namah |namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah || 17Oh! Lord of thousand rays, son of Aditi, Salutations to you, the bestower of victory, auspiciousness and prosperity, Salutations to the one who has colored horses to carry him.nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah |namah padma prabodhaya martandaya namo namah || 18Salutations to Martandaya the son of Mrukanda Maharisi, the terrible and fierce one, the mighty hero, the one that travels fast. Salutations to the one whose appearance makes the lotus blossom (also the awakener of the lotus in the heart).brahmeshanachyutesh aya suryayadityavarchas e |bhasvate sarva bhakshaya raudraya vapushe namaha || 19Salutations to the Lord of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu, salutations to Surya the sun god, who (by his power and effulgence) is both the illuminator and devourer of all and is of a form that is fierce like Rudra.tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatma ne |kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namaha || 20Salutations to the dispeller of darkness, the destroyer of cold, fog and snow, the exterminator of foes; the one whose extent is immeasurable.Salutations also to the annihilator of the ungrateful and to the Lord of all the stellar bodies, who is the first amongst all the lights of the Universe.taptacami karabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane |namastamo’bhinighna ya ravaye (rucaye) lokasakshine || 21Salutations to the Lord shining like molten gold, destroying darkness, who is the transcendental fire of supreme knowledge, who destroys the darkness of ignorance, and who is the cosmic witness of all merits and demerits of the denizens who inhabit the universe. Salutations to Vishvakarma the architect of the universe, the cause of all activity and creation in the world.nashayat yesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh|payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih || 22Salutations to the Lord who creates heat by his brilliant rays. He alone creates, sustains and destroys all that has come into being. Salutations to Him who by His rays consumes the waters, heats them up and sends them down as rain again.esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitaha |esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam || 23Salutations to the Lord who abides in the heart of all beings keeping awake when they are asleep. Verily he is the Agnihotra, the sacrificial fire and the fruit gained by the worshipper of the Agnihotra.vedashcha kratavashcaiva kratunam phalam eva cha |yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh || 24The Sun God (Ravi) is the origin and protector of the four Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva), the sacrifices mentioned in them and the fruits obtained by performing the sacrifices. He is the Lord of all action in this universe and decides the Universal path.ena-mapatsu krichchreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha |kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava || 25Listen Oh Rama! Oh Raghava, scion of the Raghu dynasty, any person, singing the glories of Surya in great difficulties, during affliction, while lost in the wilderness, and when beset with fear, will not come to grief (or loose heart).pujayasvaina- mekagro devadevam jagatpatim |etat trigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi || 26

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If you worship this lord of the universe, the God of all Gods, with concentrated mind and devotion by reciting this hymn (Aditya-Hridayam) thrice, you will emerge victorious in the battle.asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi |evamuktva tada’gastyo jagama cha yathagatam || 27O mighty armed one, you shall triumph over Ravana this very moment. After blessing Lord Rama thus, and predicting that He would slay (the demon) Ravana, sage Agastya took leave and returned to his original place.etachchrutva mahateja nashtashoko’ bhavattada |dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan || 28Having heard this, that great warrior Raghava, feeling greatly delighted, became free from grief. His clouds of worry thus dispelled, the lustrous Lord Rama obeyed the sayings of sage Agastya with great happiness. With composed mind he retained this hymn in his memory, ready to chant the Aditya Hridayam.adityam prekshya japtva tu param harshamavaptavan |trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan || 29Having performed Achamanam (sipping water thrice) and being purified, Rama gazing at the sun with devotion, recited the hymn Aditya Hridayam thrice, then that great hero Raghava was thrilled and lifted his bow.ravanam prekshya hrishtatma yuddhaya samupagamat |sarvayatnena mahata vadhe tasya dhrito’bhavat || 30Lord Rama thus cheered, seeing Ravana coming to fight, put forth all his effort with a determination to kill him. (Ravana)atha ravi-ravadan- nirikshya ramammudita manah paramam prahrishyamanaha |nishicharapati- sankshayam viditvasuragana-madhyagato vachastvareti || 31Then knowing that the destruction of Ravana was near, the Sun-God Aditya, surrounded by all the Gods in heaven, looked at Rama with delighted mind and exclaimed `Hurry up’ – `Be quick’.

By K.N. RAMESH

SRIVAISHNAVISMDO YOU KNOW ?

Cloves ( Kirambu ).Clove is the one of the most ancient and valuable spices of the World.Cloves of commerce come from unopened flower buds which are picked by hand. They are

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green in colour when picked and aquire adark brown colour on sun-drying. Unwrinckled brownish-black cloves with a plump and rather rough crown indicate a superior quality.

It is the timing of picking the cloves that determinates their quality. If picked early, an inferior product, Khoker cloves, is obtained. If delayed, the flowers get pollinatted and fruition occurs. The clove oil contains a high percentage of eugenol, a naturally occurring anti-oxidant which prevents foods from turning rancid.

Usage of Clove : * Muscular cramps : Apply clove oil on the affected parts or Apply clove oil as poultice on the affected areas.

Toothache : Soak a piece of cotton wool in few drops of clove oil. Press on affected areas.

Stomach upset, pitta aggravation : Pour 2 to 3 drops of clove oil over sugar candy and eat.

Cholera : Boil 1 tsp cloves in 10 teacups of water till it is reduced to 5 teacups. Take in draughts frequently.

Throat irritation due to coughing : Chew 2 to 3 cloves with a pinch of common salt.

Nausea : Mix powder of fried cloves in 1 teacup water and drink.

NEXT WEEK : Sandalwood..

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Brain Work

THIS WEEK JUMBLE IS ABOUT THE EMPERUMAN’S OF VARIOUS DIVYA

DESAMS. 1. X - - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRU ANBIL PERUMAL ) 2. X - - - - - - - - - - -( THIRUVARANGAM PERUMAL )3. - -X- - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRUVAIKUNDA VINNAGARAM PERUMAL )4. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRUKOLUR PERUMAL )5. X - - - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRU PUTKUZHI PERUMAL )6. X - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRUMANI KOODAM PERUMAL )7. X- - - - - - - - - - ( THIRU VITHTHUVAKODU PERUMAL )8. X - - - - - - - - - - ( THIRU KUDANTHAI PERUMAL )9. X - - - - - - - - ( THIRU KURUGOOR PERUMAL )10. X- - - - - - - - ( THIRU KANDAMENUM KADINAGAR PERUMAL )

XX X X X X X X X X( THIRU MALAI APPAN )

Answers for last week Cross Word : SRAVANAM ; AVITTAM ; SADAYAM ; PURADAM ; MOOLAM ; SADARANA ;SIDDHARTHI ; NARAKAN ; LOKACHAR ; EITHIRAJA ; UTAMANAMBI ; DEEPAVALI ; BHAMA ; ANANTHAN.

DASAN, POIGAIADIAN.

SRIVAISHNAVISM

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DVIYA PRABHANDHA PAASURANGAL

KULASEKARA AZHWAR’S PERUMAL THIRUMOZHI.

THIRUMOZHI – X. PAASURAM – 10..

andru sarAsarangalai vaikunthaththEttri

adalaravap pagaiyEri asurarthammai

vendru ilangumani nedunthOl nAngumthOndra

vinmuzhudhu medhirvarath thanthAmammEvi

sendrinidhu veetrirundha ammAnthannaith

thilainagarth thiruchithra koodanthannul

endrumnindrAn avaninavanen rEththinAlum

iraichuminO eppozhudhum thondeer ! neerE.

SRI NARASIMHA DARSHANAMBY.Sri.JEGANNAATHAN.K.S.

http:pbase.com/svami/shanthigram

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SRI NARASIMHA DARSHANAM -19.

ARAKALGUDPHALA SRUTHI OF THIS ASHTAKAM

ITTAM STHUTHA: SAKRUTHIHAASHTABHIRESHA PADHYAI:

SRI VENKATESA RACHITHAI: TRIDHASENDRA VANDHYA: I

DHURDHAANTA GORA DHURITA DVIRADHENDRA BHEDEE

KAAMAASIKAA NARAHARI: VITANOTHU KAAMAAN II

May Kaamaasikaa Narasimhan, who is worshipped by the Devaas and who tears apart the gigantic heap of sins, as if they are opposing elephants, grant all the desired boons to devotees, who recite these eight slokas on Him composed by Venkatesa Kavi!

Courtesy :http://www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook8.htm

Sri KaamAseekAshtaka StOtram Verse - 9

SriLakshmiNarasimhaSwamyTemple, Arakalgud

This temple is of Chola Period . It is  more than 1000 years old. It houses our LordLakshminarasimhan . It is said that it was the family deity of the then Pallegara It got most of grants during of the pellagra Sri Krishnaappana Nayaka . There is some details in Stone. Not much details are are there.

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The Temple Timings are Daily Morning 8.00 Am to 12.00 Pm and Evening 5.30 Pm to 8.30 Pm.

The Address of the TempleSri A G Krishnamurthy, Archakar,Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Arakalgud,Hassan,Karnataka,Pin:537 102,

Ps: The Archakar stays next to temple. In case you land up in odd hours he may help you for good darshan since he stays very close.

Courtesy

Sriman Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagopanSriman Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar

http://www.vishnutemplesofkarnataka.info/Hassan/Arkalgud.htm

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SRIVAISHNA VISMSrimadh Bhagavad Gita

CHAPTER : 2. SLOKAS. 66& 67.

nAsti buddhirayuktasya na cAyuktasya bhAvanA I

na cAbhAvayatah sAntirasAntasya kutah sukham II

ONE WHO IS NOT CONNECTED WITH THE SUPREME CAN HAVE NEITHER TRANSCENDENTAL INTELLIGENCE NOR A STEADY MIND, WITHOUT WHICH THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF PEACE. AND HOE CAN THERE BE ANY HAPPINESS WITHOUT PEACE ?

indriyAnAm hi caratAm yanmanOnuvidhIyatE I

tadasya harati prajNAm vAyurnAvamivAmbhasti II

AS A STRONG WIND SWEEPS AWAY A BOAT ON THE WATER, EVEN ONE OF THE ROAMING SENSES ON WHICH THE MIND FOCUSES CAN CARRY AWAY A MAN’S INTELLIGENCE.

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Ivargal TiruvakkuPraised by enemies too

There can be no one who does not melt upon hearing the qualities of Rama. Therefore it is quite understandable that those who were fortunate to have lived in His time, and been a part of His life during His avatara, should have borne great love for Him. He was spoken of kindly even by those who were ill disposed towards Him, said Kurichi Sreenarayanachariar,in a lecture. If our loved ones and family and friends love us, that is nothing to be surprised about. But if a person is praised even by his enemies, then he must have had special qualities. Rama had many such endearing qualities, that made friend and foe alike, respect Him.When Rama is dropped off at the forest, even the horses that draw the chariot are reluctant to go back. Plants wither in their sorrow. Even aquatic plants dry up, because the water has become hot with Rama's separation.Rama's words to Sumantra, show His magnanimity and concern for others, two qualities that are present in Him in such large measure, that they alone are enough to justify the kind of affection everyone bore for Him. He asks Sumantra to convey to Dasaratha His respects. There is not a trace of bitterness in Rama's attitude to the father who banished Him to the forest. He has a request to Kausalya. She is to take good care of Dasaratha. Bharata is to be treated as a king. His message to Bharata is that he should not be unkind to Kaikeyi. Bearing Rama's messages to the members of his family who are still in Ayodhya, Sumantra leaves the forest.Dasartha dies, heartbroken, and Bharata, who is visiting his maternal uncle, is summoned. He is shocked at the turn of events, and asks Kaikeyi why Rama has been banished. Only one who has committed unforgivable sins would have been banished. Had Rama committed treason? Had He coveted another's wife? Why then had He been exiled? Kaikeyi, although she is the cause for Rama's exile, tells Bharata that Rama is incapable of even looking at another man's wife. Who but Rama would impress people so much, that even if they were jealous of Him, even if they had caused Him difficulties in a fit of anger, they would still be unable to criticize Him?

CHENNAI, DATED 25th AUG 2010.

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MatrimonialWanted bride & groom

Dear Sir,

I came to know thro' Sriman Poigaiadian's mail and thro'  Dr R.Narasimhan that free matrimonial advt can be made in Srivaishnavism@yahoo.com.Iam attaching my daughter's horoscope and bio data details and Iam seeking alliance for her.I seek your help in this connection.My contact address is Flat No 20, Vivekananda Apartments, Door No 75(old)/159( New) ,Venkatrangam street, Treiplicane. Chennai-600005. My Tel Phone Nos:  Land Line: 04428442116.  Cell No 9841621760.My requirement of Bridegroom: Should be professionally qualified and well employed.Adiyen Dasan.TSLakshminarasimhan

Gothram Vadhoolam.;   Star & Padam Moolam- 2nd Part   Native Thirumani ( Near Chengleput)   Parents Both Alive   Date of Birth 28-11-1981 at 10-10 PM   

Educational Qualification B.E ( EEE) .,PGDCA,MS( IIT-M)

   

Employment Working as consultant in an MNC in Chennai

   Complexion Very Fair   Height 5' 7"   Father's Name TS LakshmiNarasimhan  Asst General Manager(Retired)  Ashok Leyland Ltd.   Mother's Name L Vijayalakshmi ( House Wife)   Address Flat No 20, Vivekananda Apartments  Door No 75/159(New),  Venkatarangam Street,  Triplicane. Chennai- 600005.

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   Siblings 1st-Elder Sister- Married and Working In  USA( Chicago)-Green Card Holder  2nd-Elder Sister- Married and in USA

 ( NewJersey) with Her Husband.& daughter.

   Home Telephone No 044-28442116   Cell No 9841621760   E Mail Address tslnhan08@gmail.com

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Dear SirI am glad that I came to know of your Srivaishnavism e-magazine and the matrimonial service, through my brother in Chennai, India.I would like to register for both my son and daughter with details given below, which may please be published in your matrimonial page for suitable varans. We are Thengalai Iyengars; Vadoola Gothram;  poorveegam; Eathakudy, Mannargudi Taluk, Thanjavur District.

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Subsect No bar.For Son:Star:      ThiruvathiraiHeight:   6'Qualifications: Jamaican degree and US P.G in Computer Engg., and also other US Diplomas. Also trying to enroll for  EMBA US University.Job:    Design & Development Manager in No 1. Cellular ph Company in Jamaica and has his own private business here and abroad.Parents: Father retired; Mother has a year to go for retirement, here in JamaicaAddress; D-501, Oaklands Apartments, Constant Spring Road, Kingston, JamaicaPhone Numbers: (876) 458 5952 &  (876) 886 5907Email: srisara15@yahoo.com  or  sarasri@gmail.comFor Daughter:Star:     ChithraiHeight: 5' 5"Qualifications: PhD (Doctorate) from US University in PhysiotherapyJob: Employed in No.! Kingston Public Hospital (Govt)Address/Phone: as aboveSeeking your blessingsSaranathan SrinivasanJamaica

WANTED BRIDEGROOM.

Vadagalai Iyengar,  Naitrakhasypa, Pooradam,  March, 1978, . Undergrad from Cambridge (UK) and MBA from Wharton,       US citizen,  currently on short assignment in Chennai, seeking well qualified boys working in the US and/or UK,      Email:   lalitha.kasturirangan@gmail.com

. Tamil Iyengar, Vadakalai, , Bharadwaja,Thiruvadirai, 1987, 165cms, 121# , Double Degree in Electrical Engineering and Developmental Studies from University of Melbourne, Australia, wheatish, vegetarian , interested in Carnatic music, Australian citizen, seeks qualified professional bridegroom from Australia, New Zealand, Europe or U.S.A. email:: indumadhu83@gmail.com

  Thenkalai Iyenger, Kowsigam, Anusham, December, 1983, 5' 1" fair, MPH, (USA), H1B, working at the University of        Cincinnati, Ohio, seeking professionally qualified, U.S. employed groom, Iyer/Iyengar (Kalai No Bar)        email: sra.krish@hotmail.com

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Iyengar Parents seeking an alliance for daughter, BWJM, Sadhayam (4), 23, 5' 6" fair,  B.Tech (E.C.E) from       Pondicherry Engineering   College, currently living with Parents in Dubai, completed her Schooling from        Dubai ~~ Presently  working for Siemens, Dubai,  as Engineer ~ Customer Service. She is planning to do her higher        studies (qualified herself in  GRE &TOEFL) ~ looking for a match who is working in USA,UK ,Canada and Australia with       a Masters from any reputed University in the discipline of either a doctor, lawyer, CPA  or an engineer,       email: rameshbabuvaradarajan@yahoo.co.in

Wanted a suitable non srivatsam bridegroom from a very good family for a girl,vadagalai,Jeyshta 3rd padam, well qualified 1980 born.Pl apply with details to nas@prashanthprojects or contact  09820060819. kind regards,satyamurthy

BIO-DATA

NAME : S. LALITHA MANOHARI; DOB & AGE 16.08.1987, 23 yrs

BIRTH PLACE : MANNARGUDI; LIVING PLACE : CHENNAI

QUALIFICATION : B.E (CS), MBA(doing)

OCCUPATION : PROJECT ENGINEER, ZOHO CORP, CHENNAI

Ht. & Wt. : 165 cm – 58Kg’ COMPLEXION : FAIR

FATHER: N.SUNDARARAJAN ; OCCUPATION : Retd. BUS CONDUCTOR,

MOTHER : S.REVATHI, Homemaker

KALAI&KOTHRAM : THENKALAI-MAADARA KOTHRAM

ACHARYAN : PERIYANAMBI SWAMIGAL, SRIRANGAM

SISTERS : 1.Elder married & settled in US.2.Younger doing B.E.

ADDRESS : 67 F-B G2 SRIRANGA FLATS, RANGA COLONY 3RD CROSS STREET, RAJAKILPAKKAM, CHENNAI-73

CONTACT NO. : Father-9442399972; Mother-9443588624

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EXPECTATION : B.E / MS SOFTWARE PROF

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Krupai

HOROSCOPE

NAME – S. LALITHA TAMIL YEAR – PRABAVADOB – 16.08.1987 MONTH - AADITIME – 11:20 AM DATE - 31STAR – BARANI 20.36 DAY - SUNDAYRASI – MESHAM LAGNAM – THULAAM

DASA BALANCE – SUKRAN 03-01-10 -SUBAM-NAME: S.ANITHAGOTHRAM; BHARADWAJAM.STAR: ASHWINIRAASI:MESHAMLAGNA:KATAGAM

B.E QLFD AND IS WORKING IN CLEVELAND,OHIO,USA.

SHE IS MARCH'79 BORN. SHE IS 5.4"TALL.

 I AM LOOKING FOR A BOY WHO IS AGED ABT 31-34 YRS,DECENTLY EMPLOYED AND WITH QUALIFICATIONS LIKE B.E/MS/MBA etc AND WORKING IN USA. , CONTACT : srinivasa sarangan<ranga1948@yahoo.com> 

TKS & RGDS

SARANGAN

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SRI RAMAJAYAMHOROSCOPE OF SOW.P.AMIRTHAVALLIY

SRIVATSA GOTHRAMTHENKALAI

DATE OF BIRTH: 15-10-1985 PLACE OF BIRTH : MADURAI

DAY : TUESDAY BIRTH STAR : CHITRAI 4 TH PADAM

TAMIL DATE : KURODANA PURATASI 28 RASI : THULAM

TIME OF BIRTH: 01.05 AM LAGNAM : KADAGAM

THITHI :SUKLA PRATHAMAI

N AME P.AMIRTHAVALLIYQALIFICATION B.E (E.E.E) , (MBA)

OCCUPATION working in Misys International, Bangalore

HEIGHT 5 ‘4” lFATHER’S NAME S.PARTHASARATHY (Working in a private concern as P.A to chairman)

MOTHER’S NAME P.JANAKI (house wife)CO-BORN A. P.SRIKANTH,B.TECH (M.B.A)NATIVE PLACE ADOOR AGARAM (SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT)ACHARYAN SHOLLINGUR SRI.UE.VE.KOVIL KANDADAI CHANDAMARUTHAM DOTAYACHARYA (VEDANTHACHARYA ) SWAMI S.PARTHASARATHYCONTACT ADDRESS Plot No: 47, Door No: 16,MITHILA FLATS, Mahalakshmi nagar,10th cross street, Adambakkam, Chennai – 600 088TELEPHONE (044) 43557676 98403 06403 , 99629 43757

EMAIL sarathyjanaki@gmail.com

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Respected Sir(s),

May I introduce myself as Srikanth.S, currently residing at Hyderabad. I am employed with BHEL as Addl.GM. We are Hebbar Iyengars (vadagalai) from Bangalore and humbly seek your help in finding a suitable match for my daughter  whose details are given below.

Name:  Sow. Sridevi (Nikhila) Date of Birth: 23rd June 1986 (Time: 7.02PM) Gothram:  Srivatsam Nakshatram:  Uttaradam I Padam Height: 5' 7.5" Complexion: Medium fair (Wheatish) Slim Education: B.Tech (Elec.Engg.) 2008 from JNTU Hyderabad. Currently pursuing MS in

Elec.Engg at Northeastern University,Boston,USA.  Presently she is on internship with AES at Boston and will complete her MS in May 2011.

Hobbies: Reading,Music,Photography.

We request her profile to be published in the weekly magazine. For further details our contact number is 040-23020401.

Thanks and regards,Srikanth.S

I am seeking  aliance  for  my  Daughter  Sow. Sowmya.  Request  to  publish  her  details  in  your  next  issue:  Name  of  the  Girl                :    SowmyaAge and Date of birth            :    19  years,   02/08/1991Star                                      :    Asuvathi ;Height       :    141 Cms.Gothram                               :    Kashyapa ; Kalai      :    Then Kalai  IyengarFather                                  :     J Ramanujam (Working for Larsen & ToubroLimited, Chennai                                                  Presently  deputed to  Muscat)Mother                                  :    Kothai  - House wifeQualification                          :     Studying  Final  B.Com ; Poorvigam    :    TrichirappalliAcharyan                              :     Mela Thiru Maligai  Sri  Sowmya Narayanan Swamigal                                                   Sri Rangam, TrichirappalliContact Telephone No.        :      0431-2231943 -  Mob: 9443331944email                                     :     ramanujamiyengar@yahoo.comAddress:                               :     12/17  CKVI  Apartments,  TV  Koil                                                   Trichirappalli, 620 005. I have one  son  working  with  Larsen & Touro  Limited,  Chennai  in  Corporate  Accounts.and one Elder daughter got  married  and  she  is  Kuwait.  Regards Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan 

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J RamanujamGSM : 00-968-92880238

 Dear Shri Parthasarthy I am forwarding the profile and horoscope of our daughter Nithya Ravi. My father Shri A.Narasimhan spoke to you a little while ago. He stays in Adyar, Chennai. I request you to forward the details of your sister's son.With regardsSudha Ravi 

Name Nithya RaviDate of Birth 3rd April 1986Star UthiradamGothram SrivatsamEducational Qualification BA (hons.) Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College

MBA from Mudra Institute of Communication, AhmedabadEmployment Details Manager, Media, Mudra Communications, Mumbai; 7.25 lacs/annumHobbies Photography, hiking, trekking and travelling, loves blogging, voracious

reader, is a fun loving person.Family BackgroundFather’s Name R. RaviFather’s Background Ex-DGM, State bank group. Currently into training and development in the

banking and finance industryMother’s Name Sudha RaviMother’s Background Ex-Vice Principal from a reputed school in Delhi; Currently works as an

education consultantSiblings 1 Elder brother; married and settled in the USFamily values Strong family values and ties with progressive thinkingContact DetailsFather’s email ravi.r1955@gmail.comMother’s email sudharavi1960@yahoo.comPhone No. 9789065261 (Sudha Ravi); 9789065262 (R. Ravi)

Name :V.Swetha MaithreyiDate of birth:05-04-1986Star : Avittam{4 th padam)Gothram: AthreyaHeight: 5'4"(160cm)Qualification:B.E.(EEE)JOB :Asst.System.Engg at TCS/Chennai,4.68 lacks/annumExpectation:Well qualified,2to3 years age difference,preferebly BE, MBA,MS,CA,With good family background,clean habbits,respect to our traditions and culture etc.Abroad working no problem.Address: S.VaradharajanNo,17/3 Nehru Street,Kottapattu,Ponmalaipatti,Tiruchi-620004,

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Tamilnadu,(Near Srirangam)Ph No: 0431-2490883Cell :9600362698.I am a retd cl I GAZZETTED officer from railways.wIFE WORKING AS TEACHER IN THE RLY SCHOOL.YOURS SINCERELY,S.Varadharajan.

Wanted a Non -Nitravakashyapa gothram Bridegroom from a decent family ,earning  decent salary,well educated , for a girl '85 born ,B.E working with a MNC at Bangalore, Ayilyam star,vadagalai, follower of Sri.Ahobila mutt. Contact: 08025721314,09901452624,09900732189 and 09930988227.

SRI RAMAJAYAMSRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA

SRIMATHE RANGARAMANUJA MAHA DESIKAYA NAMAHA

Horoscope of Ms. Saranya

Budhan

Sukiran ChevvaiRaghu Lagnam Sukiran

ChevvaiGuru

SurianSani Kethu

Surian RASI NAVAMSAM

Guru

Chandran KethuSani

Chandran

RaghuBudhan

Laganm

Sani Maha Dasai balance : 15 years 6 months 20 days

Name : : Ms. R. SaranyaQualification : B E, M. TechDate of Birth : 12-03-1985Place of Birth : ChennaiTime of Birth : 11..05 Hrs (AM)Birth Star Anusham Padam 1 :

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Rasi / Lagnam : Vrichika/ Height : 5’ 2”Community : Vadakalai IyengarGothram Naithruba KashyapaPhone No : 044-22602262 / 43559124Address : No 20,Lakshmi Nagar Ist street

Adambakkam,Chennai - 600088.Father Sri.N.S.Ranganathan

Dear Sir, Namskaram. I would like to register in the matrimony advertisement for my daughter.  Kindly publish the details in your matrimony page. Iyenger   - Thenkalai Name               :   S Vidhya ; Date of Birth     :   1.10.1984 ; Gothram          :   VadhoolamStar                :   Moolam  IV Padam ; Qualification     :   B.Tech.,  M.Sc. Employment    :   WOrking as Research Analyst in an International Research Inst. in New Delhi Parents           "  K V Soundararajan   (Father) - Electrical ENgr. in a Pvt. Co.                       :  Kalyani      (Mother)Siblings            :  One younger brother - Studying final year B.Tech. Address           :  18/23 Subba Reddy Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 33                          Phone:  044 43512835;  9884680874 Seeking boys who are in the US, as the girl is holding US student visa and is planning to go to the US in July/August 2010 for higher studies. Thanking you, Kalyani.

Dear SirI am looking for a suitable boy for my daughter born on 05-08-1976 PhD Scientist in Bangalore 5'7" Srivatsa Gotram Jyshta nakshatram. My contact No. is 0-9391005635.ThanksYours sincerelyRangarajan

[Not to be published]Address for your reference only

T.N.C. RangarajanFormer Judge,Blue Lotus #103, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills

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Hyderabad 500 034Ph: 040-2354 6787  Mobile: 939 100 5635E-Mail: tncrangarajan@gmail.com

Dear Sir:I would like to post matrimonial message in Srivaishnavism Internet weekly English magazine on behalf of my brother. Details are as follows:Age: 32Gothram: SrivatsaNakshatram: UttiradamRasi: MakaramVadagalai, Srimad Periandavan AsramamHeight: 5 ft 11in.Qualifications: B.Sc. (Physics), GNIIT.Job: Senior Executive in leading multinationalWorking in: BangaloreContact information: deepa.srinivasan@gmail.comExpectations of bride: Looking for educated girl aged 26-31 from good family background.Please distribute.Thanks,Deepa.

WANTED BRIDE.Please arrange to publish the follwing details of my son for a suitable  alliance:  Groom's Details :Vadakalai / Satamarshana Gothram (Thathachar) Bharani Nakshatram 19.08.1984  , B.Tech (JNTU Hyderabad) 2006174 cms / Fair Complexion ;TA, Infosys HyderabadOne elder brother, married , Father: Senior management position in a Central PSU HyderabadMother: Homemaker ,Hail from SrirangamQualified, preferably employed, Vadakalai girl preferred.Srirangam Srimad Andavan AsramamContact : T Sundara Rajan 94408 25089 / 040 2712 6391

Swaminnu ,                                             22  10  2010 Kindly arrange to publish the following  bio-data of my son to enable us to get a good match.   Dasan  TS Varadhan (groom's father )                   Groom's qualification:                  

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                      B.E.S (Electronis )   ,NIIT & M B   A   (Systems )                   Iyengars Vadagalai ,Srivathsam , Avittam / Kumbam.

                  180 cms / Handsome / May 1982                     Additional Information :                      One elder brother/ married /No sisters/                   Parents alive.                   Occupation:               Team Leader @ Cognizent technology Solutions                    @ Chennai  /Rs 70,000/-pm .                    Expectations:                  A Graduate girl from a respectable Iyengar family                   with a age difference of 4 to 6 years,                   Passion for home, Respecting family & tradition,                   preferably from Tamil Nadu.                                Followers of Srimad Andavan Thiruvedi                  Contact ::                  T.S.Varadhan New No:23 /Old No: 8 KRISHNA ROAD ,                   NEW PERUNGALATHUR, CHENNAI - 600 063.                                    Ph 044 - 22740890 / 9840147787

dear sir thank you very much for the offer . kindly publish and oblige           Name   VARUN CHARI    S/O  thiruvenkatachari  MOther Hemachari   REtd teacher from DAV Gopala puram NOw teaching CA entraaance classes  Father retd Principal  K.V.    Date of Birth 17/ dec /1983   Bharani star   B C A. completed a course in animation , web designing. etc from arnia, acourse in sap, medical transcription from Anna university chennai full time one year. K.V Student. Now  employed as Executive HR and Admn  in kACC health software solutions Tidal park and Adyar. salary  rs 2 Lakhs approximate plus other facilities.   Owning hsi own conveyance.2BHk flat in TNagar near kodambakkam railway staion.economically very sound and settled . only son. upper class family with good cirlce of friends and relative  

living with parents . withgood habits, respect for elders.  kidambi Athreya gothram.  thengalai.   desired partner   Girl  age group  20 to 25 years. graduate/ diploma holder employed withgood family back groud.  Horescope match may not be necessary .simple marriage. Even parents form moderate background can contact. Only the girl shd be able to adjust carry for ward the culture and traditions of the fsmil;y.  KALAI NOBAR.  Parents from south also contact.   details   S.T.Chari    phone  044/ 28143869    CELL  no 9283111480   We are native of kabisthalam near swami mali one of thedivya desams  . Still we have landed property and houses

Iyengar, Canadian citizen/US GC/Citizen, 18 years in Canada, 15 years in the U.S., June, 1977, 6' 0", 160, very handsome, B.S. (EE), M.S., (EM), seeks a well educated and beautiful bride; email: jay.ashok@gmail.com

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Tamil Iyengar, Vadakalai, Kousigam, Karthigai, Feb 1981, 5' 10", very fair, Masters in Finance from University of Wellington, New Zealand, working for an Investment bank in London ~ U.K. Work Permit, Permanent Resident of New Zealand seeks suitable iyengar bride email: jagannathan_n@rediffmail.com

respected sir

wanted suitable alliance for the following boy

name ;               PRASANNNA NAGARAJAN

fathers name      K.RAGHAVAN

mother's name   :  R.SHAKUNTHALA

Boy's date of birth   ;    12.09.1077

     '     star             :           VISAGAM,   VADAKALAI, BHARATWAJA GOTHRAM.

height                    :    5'9"

Qualification          :  BBA with diploma in finance

occupation           ;             working in SCOPE INTERNATIONAL, Chennai.

Address                        ;    20c, RAJARAJAN STREET                                           GANAPATHYPURAM                                            CHROMEPET                                          CHENNAI-600044

FONE;                            : O44-22651890                                         : 9884460488        

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Wanted  Vadakalai girl for koundinya gothram_ 1982 born Bharani star, BS in industrial engineering from california state university, working in Infosys chennai. contact email id  

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mala_sevellimedu@yahoo.com.    cotact cell nos 9940093736.

Swaminnu,                                                         22 08 2010 Kindly arrange to publish the follwing details of the bride groom, to enable us to get a suitable bride early. Groom's Details : Vadakalai / Srivatsam / Avittam/ Kumbam / 15/6/1982 / 180 cms/ Qualifications : B.Sc. (Electronics ) NIIT computer degree, MBA (Systems)  JOB: IT Sector -- Team leader @ CTS - Salary Rs.7.50 lakhs Per annum. Family Details : One elder brother, marriage settled/ Parents alive / No sisters. Expectations: Bride should be employed /not in IT sector /from a respectable vadakalai Iyengar family. Srimad Andavan Tiruvedi -  Contact : T S Varadhan (father ), 9840147787 / 044 22740890 Dasan t s varadhan 

Hello Sir, This is with reference to your advertisement in your magazine ‘Srivaishnavism’ I would like you to publish the details of my brother as I am looking out for an alliance for him. Name: R. Jaganathan , Age:  24 Yrs ; Date of Birth: 22-8-1985 Goth ram : Athreya Gothram ; Star: Visakam ; Height: 5’7” Qualification: B.Com ( MCC College ) and MBA ( Madras University ) Job: Process Associate in Steria ( UK based MNC company in Accounts Payable) at Sholinganallur. I am herewith attaching the horoscope and profile of my brother. Please let me know if the above details can be published in your magazine.

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 Regards, Ramya Laxman Kumar. 9840856452

Sir I request you to advertise the following details of  in your magazine  NAME                      :  N.V. ARAVAMUDHAN D.O.B                      :  25.12.1972 GOTHRAM             : BHARATWAJAM STAR                      : POORAM HEIGHT                  :  5 FEET 8 INCHES QUALIFICATION   : M.A ., M.PHIL., M.B.A JOB                        : BUSINESS ( FRANCHISEE WITH IFCI FINANCIAL SERVICES SERVICES) CONTACTADDRESS            ; 195/2 VELLALA STREET,                   PURASAWALKAM,  CHENNAI - 600 084. PHONE NO          ;   044 – 26481595. EXPECTATION   ;   GRADUATE GIRL WORKING OR NOT WORKING 

Wanted a Non- Nitravakashyapa gothram Bride from a decent family ,educated ,preferably vadagalai, for a boy '81 born Bharani star,B.E.MBA, follower of Sri.Ahobila mutt, working with an MNC chennai,earning a decent salary.Contact :09986538648, 09448005865 and 09930988227.

Sri:

Please publish these information in Matrimony page

Name: K Varadharajan ; Gender: Male ; DOB : 14th March 1981

Caste & Community: Brahmin, Thengalai Iyengar

Gothram : Viswamithra ; Star : Aarudhra (Thiruvadhirai) ; Height : 162 cm

Qualification : BE (ECE), PGDBA ; Job : Senior Engineer, Aricent Technologies, UK

our expectations : Qualified Iyengar girl with clean habits

Contact Address / Phone number to : Mrs Anuradha Kannan

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7 Double Street, singanallur, Coimbatore - 641005 , 098432 60555

Thanks

K Varadharajan

Sir/Madam

Following are the details of my son Ajay Srinivasan, which you may please publish  in your 'srivaishnavam weekly internet magazine (in your  FREE MATRIMONIAL page).

Boy's name   :  Ajay SrinivasanAcharyan      :  Vanamamalai Jeer Kaliyan RamanujaSwami.DOB              :  14/12/1982Ht                  :  6'1"Colour           :  WheatishSect               : ThenkalaiGothram        :  SrivatsamStar               :  AnushamRasi               :  VirchikamQualification  :  MSc, MSEmpd in         :  Accenture as ConsultantPlace             :  BangaloreFather            :  Senior Govt Official in DelhiNative place  :  SrivilliputturMother           :  House wife

Expectations:  Tall, smart, masters, well employed from a decent iyengar family.

Regards

Kamala Srinivasan (mother of the boy)17 A, Row House, Surya Vihar,Palam Gurgaon Road,Dundahera (near kapashera border)Gurgaon,Hariyana 122016.Contact no : 0124 4224897/ 09971547181.

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Adiyen !

Please post the following matrimonial request for my brother in SriVaishnavism ejournal:Vadagalai Iyengar (Ahobila Matam) 36 years, Visakam, Bharadwaja, 5’7”, 65 kgs wheatish, soft spoken and homely, working as DB Analyst with MNC at Hyderabad seeks bride working/non-working, traditional with positive attitude. Should be interested to settle in Hyderabad , India .

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Boy’s family consists of mother and three sisters, all married and settled with families. Contact : Mrs. Prameela, mother, at 91-40-39120115 to exchange horoscope.

thanks and regardsPadmasree

Dear Shri srinivasan Parthasarathy

Thanks for the service you are doing by "srivaishnavism" internet magazine.

Following are the details of my son Ajay Srinivasan.

Name Ajay Srinivasan ,27yrs, 6'1", wheatish, thenkalai, srivatsam, anusham, vrichikam, Msc M.S., consultant in Accenture Management Consulting, Bangalore. Acharyan Vanamamalai Jeer Swami.Looking for tall, good looking, masters, employed, from a decent Iyengar family.Contact nos 0124 4224897 / 09971547181.Mail id kamalvas2001@yahoo.co.in

warm regards

adiyenkamala srinivasan

Dear Sirs, We are looking suitable bride for our brother Chi. R Kannan. Who is working in Dubai.his details are given below.1. Name R Kannan2. Birth year June 19693.Star Tiruvonam4. Kalai we are Tenkalai. but kalai no bar5. Brother 3 brothers married and settled6. Sister 3 sisters married and settled7. Father Late T S Rajagopalan8. Mother R ChellammalNative Myladuturai9. Gothram Srivatsam Kindly publish this and through this magazine will he get a suitable bride.

regardssangeetha vasudevan

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Dear Sir:Pranams. Audien jagannathan dasan from madurai. I am looking for a girl for my son Chi.Ramji. Kousikam,  pooram, 29, B.Tech, 5 ft 10 inches, Vadagalai-Srimatam, employed MNC chennai, 7 lakhs per annum.We are looking for a girl from a good family respecting traditional values.Phone:9443693331.EMail.hindujagan@gmail.com  Pleas e include in your matrimonial colomn.  Many many thanks for the noble service. Regards,T.Jagannathandetails given by relative boys uncle s.t.chari  from tnagar chennai-17                       

 name of boy chi raghavan db 13-4-1970    employed as senior executive tata telecoms chennai srivathsa gothram star punar vasu monthly salary rs 30000/  employed in chennai. never married tea toteller . simple , god fearing   brother 1 married , sister married living in chennai. parents living in tambaram own house. mother home maaaaaker , father retd ioc officer from chennai office upper middle class family with good family traditions      girls dsired age 34 to 39   divorced withiout issues / never married   any brahmin with vegetarianhabits , emplyed  not particular. minimum education with ability to run household   horescopematch not particular. very simple marriage.                interested girls parents/ guardians from any where in tamil nadu, andhra , karnataka, kerela can cocntact for more details to s.t.chari uncle of the boy  (parents are alive but i am iniating the marriage on behalf of them)     B 6 , vijayashanthi apts . 12 pillayarkoil st tnagar  chennai -17    Phone   044/28143869    0r cell 9283111480  or mail id charist@rediffmail.com at any time            thanks to mr parthasarathy

 

Name Varun Chari    db 17 dec 1983   athreya gothram   star bharani    edu  B>C>A. done a course in SAP  animationand web designing fromarena / aptech.  medical transcription from anna university. employed kACEE healthcare soft were solutions tidel park  chennai designation reserch analyst. annual salary 2lakhs with other addl benifits, only son having his own flat in tnagr near kodambakkam station, parents  father retd principal . mother retd pg teacher economics, at present coaching students in cpt , iit entance humanities sriramacademy chennai.   parents native of tanjore dt near kabisthalam village. having lands , houses aand property.           the boy is living with parents, expectattions girl age   19 to 24. graduate. employed preferred. any decent salary not very particular. horescope match not very particular . she should be able to maintain family tadtions which are moderate.   other things we asre liberal.          we belong to upper middle class . the boy is free fromall habits . simple .home loving. respect for elders. apart from this we dont have any thing to add much.     girls parents can call 044/28143869   0r cell no 9283111480  send mail to charist@rediffmail.com or charis charist@yahoo.co.in      we blong to thengalai / kalai no bar . our achayan is bhavanachari swamygal srirangam         kindly publish this . thank you very much sir

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respected sir,we are looking allaiance for my last brother who is working in dubai government.please publish this information in your weekly magazine.Groom's details:Name:MR.S.Rajagopalan. Date of birth :9.04.65.; Star:Punarpoosam.gothram:srivatsa.subsect: vadakalai iyengars perceptor; andavan ashram. Employnment details;boy is working in palm cooling district,palm jumerah,dubai. his job is permanent.he is working in Dubai government.he is a under graduate.he is earning 60,000 permonth. Family details:Parents: Both alive ; father: Mr.T.R.Sundararajan,he is a reitred person from service Mother:Mrs.Bhooma sundararajan, she is ahousewife. brothers;2,elders, married and well settled. sisters:3 all are younger to him and married and well settled. Contact details:Mr.T.R.Sundararajan,5044, 5th street,Ram nagar North,Madipakkam.chennai-91. Phone no:Mrs.Jayanthi deiskan08978972343/Mrs.Hemamalinivenkatesh.09740566361thanks.hemamalinivenkatesh.

Sri RamajayamHoroscope of Shri.Deepak Srinivasan.Gothram : Koundinyam ; Sect : Iyengar, Vadagalai ; Native Place : Chennai ; Date of Birth : 07th April 1982

Birth Time : 10.18 A.M. Birth Place : Chennai. Birth Star : Uthiram (4th Part) Day :Wednesday

Rasi : Kanya (Kanni); Lagnam :Mithunam ; Varusham : Thundhubhi ; Masam (Month) : Panguni

Suriyan

Budhan

Raghu

Lagnam

Chandran Sevvai (Vakram)Raghu

Sukran

Rasi

Suriyan

Guru (Vakram)

Navamsam Sani (Vakram)

Kethu Guru (Vakram)

ChandranSevvai (Vakram)Sani (Vakram)

Budhan

Sukran

Kethu Lagnam

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Name : Shri.Deepak Srinivasan. Qualification: B.Com, MBA, PGDM, PGDHR, Employed in BNP PARIBAS-Chennai- as Portfolio Transition Analyst Cert. in SAP, Dip. In Foreign Exchange (ICFAI) Father’s Name : K.Srinivasan Mother : Mala Srinivasan Sister (Younger): Sharanya Complexion : Very Fair Height : 5’ Ft.9 inches

Address :K.SRINIVASAN 1210, 1st C Cross, 7th A Main, RPC Layout, Vijayanagar II Stage,Bangalore – 560040. Contact No: 080-23505546 / 09448085546 – Email:krishsriravi@yahoo.com

Dear Sir, 

I am glad to know that SRIVAISHNVISM is publishing FREE MATRIMONIAL page and would like to include the details of my nephew as follows; NAME :  ASHWIN .S    AGE & D.O.B. : 28 YEARS ( 04 JAN 1982)HEIGHT : 5' . 5"  FAIR MEDIUM BUILT; FATHER'S NAME : L.R. SRIDHARFATHER'S OCCUPATION : CHIEF MANAGER, SBM, MYSOREMOTHER'S NAME : M. S. JAYASHREE  (HOUSE WIFE)SIBLINGS : ONE YOUNGER SISTER MARRIEDADDRESS : 415, VEENE SHAMANNA STREET, FORT MOHALLA,MYSORE    OLD AGRHARA, MYSORE – 570004; PH : 0821 2563066 / 99456 11124 BANGALORE : 11, 4TH CROSS ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE - 560003.                        PH : 0821 23362380 / 92424 15027 QUALIFICATION : B.E. (Mech) & M.B.A JOB : WORKING AS PROGRAMMER ANALYST IN INTELLI GROUP SOFTWARE AND SHORTLY JOINING ACCENTURE. GOTHRAM ; SHADAMARSHANA  BIRTH STAR : ASHWINI (MESHA) SEEKING WELL EDUCATED  PREFREBLY WORKING IN BANGALORE, HOMELY, ADJUSTABLE BRIDE.  INTERSTED PERSONS SEEKING ALLIANCE MAY CONTACT OVER TELEPHONE NOS MENTIONED ABOVE. THANKS & BEST REGARDSM.S. SRINIVASA PRASADBANGALORE9242415027

Swaminnu,                                                 26 05 2010   Kindly arrange to publish my son's profile to enable us  get a suitable bride .   Dasan,   T S Varadhan               Groom's   Qualification :  BSc; NIIT & MBA                  Iyengars/ Vadagalai  /Srivathsam / Avittam/ Kumbam                   180 cms  Wheatish & Fair / DOB 16 05 1982                      Additional Information :                      One elder brother/ marriage settled/No sisters/ Parents alive.                     Occupation:

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               Team Leader @ Cognizent Technology solutions                Chennai - Salary Rs.70,000/- pm                    Expectations:                  A Graduate girl from a respectable Iyengar family                   with a age difference of 3 to 6 years,                    Passion for home, Respecting family & tradition,                    preferably from Tamil Nadu.      Suitablestars:Rohini,Hastham, Swathi,Anusham,Pooradam,Thiruvonam,Sadayam,                               Uthirattathi                Followers of Srimad Andavan Thiruvedi                                     Contact ::                  T.S.Varadhan 23 / 8 KRISHNA ROAD ,                   NEW PERUNGALATHUR, CHENNAI - 600 063.                                      Ph 044 - 22740890 / 9840147787

srI:

Swamin,

Adieyn Kesavan Krishnamachary , currently living in USA, seeking brides preferably Sri Vaishnava Brahmin.   Am an innocent divorcee, issue less, well settled, religious  minded, clean habits, healthy person.Adiyen is shishya of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan. Adiyen seek devarir's helpin finding a suitable girl, who would complement  my life. Here are the details

Name: Kesavan Krishnamachary; Father: Krishnamachary Gopalachary

Native: Meiyur in chengalpattu ; Birth : 04/05/1971   place: chennai

Education: BE ( electronics& communication) ; Brothers:   1   Married :  1

Sisters:     2  Married :   2 ; Father  is living with brother in Chennai, in our own house in Saligramam ; Mother attained Moksha Pathavai in 2001.Visa Status:   Work permitWork : In a highly reputed Financial Company in well paid job.Living Place:  Germantown MD, USAMarried in 2005 and Girl stayed with me for some months. No encumbrances. Money is the motive behindmarriage from girl's family. Got their wish , when the case was settled last year and  we got legal divorce. Looking for a simple girl, like minded and interested in leading a balanced life.Girl can be from either india or outside of it.Adiyen's  aneka namaskarangal for devarir's help.

Dasan,Kesavan

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Sir, I would like to giveadvt. in Srivaishnavism weekly  Looking for a girl for my Son Srivasta Gothram ; Punarpusam ; Ht. 186 cm ; BE (Mech.)Working in Baroda as Design Engineer in a Muilti National Co.,DOB : 04-12-1982 Girl shoud be  3/4yrs youngerProfessionally qualified Sudarsanancontact No. 09374728227/02717-237591

I shall be obliged if you could kindly pub lish the followingmatrimonial insertion of my colleague in your next E Magazine:

Suitable alliance invited for the boy as aper details below:

Name: J.R.JaganDate of Birth: 04/07/1983 - Monday morning 4.40 A.M. Janma Nakshatram- Asuvati-Ruedrari Varusham Ani month 20 Navami Thithi Vrichiga LagnamKumba NavamsamKetu Dsasa 5 years - iruppu 10 months 2 days.Ht. 5.6"Occupation Cognizant Technology Solutions CaliforniaEducation B.E. M.S.Parents P.J. Ranganathan (VRS from Govt. Deptt)Mother R/Rama - householderPermanent address FFG first floor, Priya's Raghevendra (Near SarswathiGardens) Srirangam - Trichy(own house)Mobile No. 9281312370/98848879060431-243415485shyamala@gmail.com

Looking forward for the publication. Thank you.

Chellappa

Swamin,

I am delighted to know that Srivaishnavism e-magazine also fulfils the requests of Vaishnavites to publish matrimonial alliance information.   

We are seeking alliance for my younger brother Sri TS Sundararajan and I humbly request you to publish his details in the next edition of the

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Srivarishnavism e-magazine.  Here are the details:

Name: Sri. TS Sundararajan ; DOB : 14 Sept 1975,  Height : 6 FeetStar : Moolam - 4 Padam, Dhanur RasiGothram : Sadamarshanam,  Disciples of Shrimad AndavanQualification : B.Com, ICWAI, FII (Life Insurance)Job : Working as a Senior Manager (Life Insurance) Job Location : Reputed Insurance Company in Bahrain.Salary : Rs. 18 lacs per annum , Father : Shri TV Sundarakannan, Retd from SRly Mother : Homemaker ,Siblings : 4 elder brothers, all married and well settled

Contact details :

Shri TV Sundarakannan, 19-20, Sannathi Street, Land Marvel Flats, 'A' Block, Villivakkam, Chennai - 600 049.  Phone : 044-26171671, 0-9600006526.

Please let me know in case of any information that may be required from my side.

Thanks and RegardsLakshminarayanan TS9600006526