SrI:
Dear All sishyAs and abhimAnis of SrI AhoBila Matam:
Both the Azhagiyasingars are observing their ChAthurmAsyam at the dhivya dEsam of ThiruppullANi. Srimath
Ranganatha Yateendhra Mahaa Desikan has out of His infinite mercy is blessing us with daily KaalkshEpams on chosen subjects. adiyEn released the 3rd day’s anugrha bhAshaNam yesterday .Today , adiyEn will translate the First A nugraha BhAshaNam , which is introductory and deals with the dhivya dEsam of ThiruppullANI and
the prescribed daily anushtAnams like SandhyA vandhanam .
*At the outset , Srimath Azhagiya Singar explained the SanyAsrama dharmam that requires a Yati to stay at one place during the rainy season for two months so that they do not step even unconsciously on the insects and worms that are abundant during this season and move about . They would like to avoid any himsaa to them .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar explained the significance of Mruth sangrahaNam for souchAchamanam during the
ChAthurmAsya Sankalpam . This is the 20th sankalpam for HH the Periya Azhagiya Singar and the third one for HH the Chinna Azhagiya Singar .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar referred to the auspiciousness of ThiruppullANi ( PullaNai, PullAraNya Kshetram)
and described the incidents that happened there during RaamAvatAram : VibhishaNa SaraNAgati, the incident of dharbha sayanam seeking the permission of Samudhra Raajan to Build the Raama sethu to cross over to
LankA for retrieving SitA Piraatti , Lord RaamachandrA’s worship of Adhi JagannAthar for victory in the upcoming yuddham with RaavaNan . He referred to the navagraha pAshANams established by Lord Raamachandra Himself during that Vibhava avatAram , the unusual arasa ( asvattam) tree at this dhivya desam , which sends down roots from the branches in to ground like the Aala Maram( pUpil tree) . The bhaagyam of this dhivya desam having the Thiruvadi sambhandham of Lord Raamachandra and the building of the dam over the Ocean was referred to especially by the revered AchAryan .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar proceeded to a future topic that He hopes to cover : Dharma saastrams and daily anushtAnams like SandhyA Vandhanam . He reminded us that one who does not daily sandhyAvandhanam is an
impure person ( SandhyAheena: aSuchi:) and will not gain any fruits form performance of Vaidhika KarmAs like ArAdhanam for PerumAL . He mentioned that the sins accumulated daily are banished thru the performance of the daily sandhyA Vandhanam . Currently , Srimath Azhagiya Singar is blessing us with monthly postings on
the SandhyA Vandhana mantrams and their significance .These are appearing in the English issue of SrI Nrsimha Priyaa . You can subscribe to this Monthly journal of Sri Matam by writing to Sri Nrsimha Priya ,
30 Venkatesa AgrahAram , Mylapore , Chennai 600 004 . Their email is nrisimhapriya@...
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
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Additional references for the reader :
(1)Detailed write up on Khara Samvatsara ChAthurmAsyam at ThiruppullANi :
(2) ThiruppullANi dhivya Desa Vaibahavm and the links to Lord Raamachandra as well as Kaliyan’s Paasurams on this dhivya desam , which Srimath Azhagiya Singar is going to cover later .
the 85th ebook in Sri Ahobilavalli ebook series covers the above topics :
(3) Yajur SandhyA Vandhanam Demo :
Link to Microsite on Sandhyaa Vandhanam : Lecdem
(4) The DVDs on the Rg Veda and Saama Veda SandhyA Vandhanams have also been released by Sadagopan.org
The Rg Veda SandhyA Vandhanam upanyAsam ( How to perform) has been blessed to us by HH Srimath
Chinna Azhagiya Singar during His poorvASramam days as a Rg Veda GhanapAdi . Please contact adiyEn , if you wish to acquire these CD-s for learning the correct steps to perform the Vedic sandhyA Vandhanams.