jagadhAchArya emperumAnAr's thAmugantha thirumEni anubhavam (srI rAmAnuja's divine form that was cherished by himself) - daily updates. Part of koyil.org initiative.
On this final day of thiruvAimozi thirunAL (rAppatthu), this thiruvadi thozhal event is performed. It is to commemorate the event of AzhwAr attaining paramapadham and eventually per the request of srIvaishNavas, emperumAn returning the archA thirumEni (vigraham) of AzhwAr for the upliftment of the entire world.
Here are the specific special activities which happen in srIperumbUthUr which is the avathAra (birth) sthalam (place) of srI rAmAnuja, the foremost of srIvaishNava AchAryas.
First 9 days of rAppatthu, Adhi kEsavan emperumAn with nAchiyArs are seated in the thanga maNdapam. nammAzhwAris seated right opposite to perumAL facing perumAL. emperumAnAr is seated in an elevated Asanam (mangaLagiri) facing thAyAr sannidhi. AzhwArs/AchAryasare seated along both sides of perumAL.
On the tenth day during thiruvAimozhi gOshti, perumAL/thAyArs are seated at emperumAnAr's place and emperumAnAris seated at perumAL's place. nammAzhwAr stays at the gAyathri maNdapam (down below the steps) facing perumAL. emperumAnAr being gloriously seated in the thanga maNdapam witnessing the whole events is a confirmation for "Am mudhalvan ivan" - where ALavandhAr declares emperumAnAr as the chief of srIvaishNavas and identify him as the dharsana pravarthakAchAryar (one who leads the dharsanam from the forefront).
During "sUzh visubaNi mugil" padhigam, AzhwAr is carried on kaiththalam (hands) by archakas towards Adhi kEsava perumAL. During the event, srIvaishNavas place their shawls (red carpet welcome!) on the floor and archakas carry AzhwAr while walking on those shawls.
Once AzhwAr reaches perumAL, he is placed at the lotus feet of perumAL with AzhwAr's head completely touching the lotus feet of perumAL. He is then covered with vasthrams and thiruththuzhAi (thuLasi).
As done in other dhivya dhEsams, kattiyakkArar (one who recites kattiyam) goes to emperumAn and requests that AzhwAr is returned to us for the upliftment of the entire world. emperumAn speaks through the archakar and returns AzhwAr to us.
Let us see the various events that happened on this day:
Sunday 22nd - kArthigai Ayilyam - mArgazhi mAsam 7, rA pathu - thiruvAimozhi thirunAL - day 10
Overall, a wonderful day. Due to adhyayana uthsavam occurring separately this time, many srIvaishNavas from nearby dhivya dhEsams participated in the whole events. It is a great blessing to witness such wonderful events in this samsAram itself. ANdAL nAchiyAr declares "vaiyaththu vAzhvIrgaL" in thiruppAvai 2nd pAsuram - meaning "ones who live gloriously in this world itself" - this is what our pUrvAchAryas emphasised too - engaging in constant kainkaryams together with bhAgavathas for archAvathAra emperumAn. Let us cherish these wonderful moments.
thiruppaLLiyezhuchi and thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai in perumAL/emperumAnAr sannidhi
mArgazhi special - thiruppAvai nAL pAttu (daily 1 pAsuram will be recited) and kOthai piRanthavUr pAsuram
ANdAL, nammAzhwAr and emperumAnAr vAzhi thirunAmams
panchAnga sravaNam
thiruppaLLiyezhuchi and thiruppAvai munnadi/pinnadi gOshti and sARRumuRai in the following sannidhis
thAyAr sannidhi
rAmar sannidhi
vENu gOpAlan sannidhi
mAmunigaL sannidhi
kUrathAzhwAn sannidhi
vEdha pArAyaNam
thirumanjanam for Adhi kEsava perumAL with ubhaya nAchiyArs, nammAzhwAr
Evening/Night
puRappAdu
inside the temple for Adhi kEsava perumAL with ubhaya nAchiyArs,
nammAzhwAr and emperumAnAr. emperumAn in special attire - kALinga narthanam thirukkOlam
grand assembly of emperumAn with nAchiyArs, AzhwArs, AchAryas
parivattam from perumAL for AzhwAr/AchAryas
thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and thiruvAimozhi 9th decad gOshti and sARRumuRai
Friday 20th - mArgazhi pUsam - mArgazhi mAsam 5, rA pathu - thiruvAimozhi thirunAL - day 8
thiruppaLLiyezhuchi and thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai in perumAL/emperumAnAr sannidhi
mArgazhi special - thiruppAvai nAL pAttu (daily 1 pAsuram will be recited) and kOthai piRanthavUr pAsuram
ANdAL, nammAzhwAr and emperumAnAr vAzhi thirunAmams
panchAnga sravaNam
thiruppaLLiyezhuchi and thiruppAvai munnadi/pinnadi gOshti and sARRumuRai in the following sannidhis
thAyAr sannidhi
rAmar sannidhi
vENu gOpAlan sannidhi
mAmunigaL sannidhi
kUrathAzhwAn sannidhi
vEdha pArAyaNam
Afternoon
thirumanjanam for Adhi kEsava perumAL with ubhaya nAchiyArs, nammAzhwAr
Evening/Night
puRappAdu inside the temple for Adhi kEsava perumAL with ubhaya nAchiyArs, nammAzhwAr and emperumAnAr. nammAzhwAr in "parAngusa nAyaki" thirukkOlam - dressed in a feminine attire signifying "kangulum pagalum" padhigam in thiruvAimozhi (7.2).
grand assembly of emperumAn with nAchiyArs, AzhwArs, AchAryas
parivattam from perumAL for AzhwAr/AchAryas
thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and thiruvAimozhi 7th decad gOshti and sARRumuRai
Wednesday 18th - mArgazhi thiruvAdhirai - mArgazhi mAsam 3, rA pathu - thiruvAimozhi thirunAL - day 6