2014 - emperumAnAr uthsavam day 8

srI:
srImathE satagOpAya nama:

srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

srImadh varavaramunayE nama: 

srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:

On this day, emperumAnAr is majestically seated in sEsha (Adhi sEshan - snake) vAhanam in the morning and yAnai (elephant) vAhanam in the evening. In the morning, srImath paramahamsa ithyAdhi gOvindha yathirAja jIyar swamy recites a portion of mumukshuppadi (thirumanthra prakaraNam) in front of emperumAnAr. He is then honored with garlands, shawl, etc from emperumAnAr. thirumanthram firmly establishes that jIvAthmA is an eternal servant of bhagavAn, he is fully protected by bhagavAn only and his actions should fully focus on serving emperumAn for emperumAn's pleasure only. sEsha vAhanam signifies parama purusha lakshaNam. emperumAnAr being seated in sEsha vAhanam signifies bhagavAn fully authorizing emperumAnAr as the owner of both nithya vibhUthi (paramapadham) and leelA vibhUthi (material world).

• Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6009014023548426945
• Early Morning
• viswarUpam (3am)
• thiruvArAdhanam
• oyyAra nadai (different gathis/steps) and echcharikkai (hechcharikkA - glorifications) of emperumAnAr being hailed by kainkaryaparas.
• emperumAnAr leaves from his sannidhi around 4.30am, comes around the temple prAkAram with sthOthra pAta gOshti.
• emperumAnAr arrives to vAhana maNdapam
• Morning
• thirumanthrArththam (mumukshuppadi) recital in front of emperumAnr seated in sEsha vAhanam.
• emperumAnAr puRappAdu in sEsha vAhanam around the town with periya thirumadal and periya thirumozhi gOshti.

• maNdagappadi (stop-over) at many places along the route
• emperumAnAr returns to vAhana maNdapam
• periya thirumadal sARRumuRai followed by iyal sARRu
• emperumAnAr visits his avathAra maNdapam (at the end of vAhana maNdapam) - this is where 74 simhAsanAdhipathis (established by emperumAnAr) are present. 
• emperumAnAr leaves vAhana maNdapam and arrives at kaNNAdi aRai (mirror room)

• Afternoon
• emperumAnAr thirumanjanam (around 12 noon) 
• thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu,periya thirumozhi gOshti while applying thirumaN kAppu (Urdhva puNdram) to emperumAnAr and sARRumuRai.

• Evening
• emperumAnAr paththi ulA (puRappAdu inside the temple and in the maNdapam outside), jhUlA dharshan
• nithya vibhUthi leelA vibhUthi - emperumAnAr performing mangaLAsAsanam to dhivya dhEsams along with AzhwAn
• emperumAnAr arrives at vAhana maNdapam
• emperumAnAr puRappAdu in yAnai (elephant) vAhanam with periya thirumadal, periya thirumozhi gOshti.

• emperumAnAr returns to vAhana maNdapam
• emperumAnAr arrives back at the mirror room
• iyal sARRu
• Night
• thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
• emperumAnAr EkAntha sEvai - slow procession with glorifications back to his sannidhi

Thanks to Varada Manavalan swamy and Badhri Narayanan swamy for some of the pictures.

adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan

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