Guest guest Report post Posted January 16, 2001 Sri. Dileepan: namo nArAyaNa. It was only recently that I learned about the significance of anadhyayana where divya prabandham was concerned. Until then, I was only aware of utsarjana for vedic study and generally under the impression that prabandha pArAyanam did not have similar restrictions of age, gender, time or place. Now, you have written about anadhyaynam in this list - so I'd like to take the opportunity to request you for some more detail. - What is the source of anandhyaya for divya prabandham? i.e. when did this particular tradition of avoiding adhyayana begin and under what conditions. - What stars/astronomical entities determine the begin and end dates of such anadhyayana? Is there sampradAya vishayam which explains the reasons for these. - Is anadhyayana applicable to all AzhwAr pAsurams, and does it include rAmAnuja nooRRanthAdhi + possibly the Tamil works of other poorvAchAryas? I will appreciate any clarification re: the above. Thanks in anticipation, adiyEn -Srinath C. Parthasarati Dileepan wrote: > Koorathavan's Thirunakshatram, Thai Hastam, marks the > end of Anandyayanam and the resumption of recitation > of 4000 Dhivya Prabhandam at home and elsewhere. This > year there are two Hastams in the month of Thai, Jan 15th > and Feb 12th. Normally, for the purpose of observance > of Thirunakshatham and other rituals, of the two > occurrences of the same Nakshathram, the second occurrence > is the one that is observed, unless the second occurrence > has some flaw. This year the second Hastam of Thai has > Sangaramana dosham. Therefore, Sri Sannidhi has already > observed the conclusion of Anandyayanam this morning. All > Sri Sannidhi must start reciting Thiruppallandu from today. > adiyEn is not sure about other sishyas, please consult > with the appropriate authority before commencing recitation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 24, 2001 Swamins, I am giving these information based on the various Kalakshepams I heard in Sri Parthasarathy temple, Triplicane. Probably someone who knows Koil Ozhugu may explain this with more authenticity. > i.e. when did this particular tradition of avoiding adhyayana > begin and under what conditions. As we all know Thirumangai Azhwar started the tradition of Adhyayana Uthsavam in Srirangam. When Thirumangai Azhwar started this it was only for ten days. That is what we call it now IrapPathu or Thiruvaimozhi Thirunaal. During this time, Thirumangai Mannan used to bring Swami Nammazhwar's thirumeni from Azhwar Thirunagari to SriRangam. For this Thirumangai Mannan will start from Srirangam on the day of Karthigai Karthigai (his own thirunakshatram). Even till today this tradition is followed in most of the temples where the Kattiyakarar or the Sthalathar who has the traditional rights alongwith temple's Paricharakas goes to Swami Nammazhwar's shrine and read the message from the Perumal.The day Swami Nammazhwar arrives in SriRangam was always the Sukla Paksha Ekadasi (Sri Vaikunta Ekadasi).On this auspicious day, Swami Nammazhwar was adorned with Muthangi and Namperumal with Rathnangi. Starting from Ekadasi, next nine days, Sri Thirumangai Azhwar arranged to recite Swami Nammazhwar's prabhandhams in front of Namperumal. After the days of Sri Thirumangai Azhwar, the practice was slowly stopped. It was Swami Ramanujar, who started the practice again. (Some may dispute that Sri Nathamunigal restarted this.) After Thirumangai Mannan, due to practical difficulties, a Thirumeni of Swami Nammazhwar must have been installed in SriRangam temple. And Sri Ramanujar added ten days before the Ira Paththu and called them Pagal Paththu, and arranged that during these ten days prabhandhams of other Azhwars should be recited. Also Sri Ramanuja added one more day for the Iyarpa. Because, Sri Thirumangai Azhwar started it, the day before the Pagal Paththu Uthsavam first day, Namperumal listens to ThiruNedunthandagam of Sri Thirumangai Azhwar. So, originally started as ten days festival by Sri Thirumangai Azhwar and was later modified as Twenty two days (+one day for ThiruNedunthandagam) by Swami Emberumanar. Therefore the Anadhyayana period is the time when Swami Nammzhwar is on transit to Srirangam. Therefore, our Poorvacharyas might thought, it is not appropriate for us to recite, as the entire 4000 Pranbhandhams was considered as the Pranbhandhams of Swami Nammazhwar (Nathnakku Nalayiramum alithan vazhiye). Second thing, Nalayiram is considered as The Dravida Vedam. For the Vedas, there is a specific period (during a year) called Adhyayana kalam and there is a time when you should not recite Vedas (Anadhyayana kalam). To give that samyam (equality), our Acharyas might have decided to have this Adhyayana and Anadhyayana kalams. For adiyen, there is another reason. That is to learn and listen to Swami Desikan's and Swami Manavala Mamunigal's Divya Srisukthis. Anadhyayana kalam starts during Karthigai Karthigai and normally ends on Thai Astham (Sri Koorathazhwan's thirunakshatram). But in temple's like Sri Parthasarathy temple the day next to Iyarpa satrumarai, is the day to start ThirupPallandu. Even though every thing started in SriRangam, we have to follow them. Since SriRangam is our SriVaishnava Rajadhani(Capital) all the great instructions and the practices started by none other than Sri Ramanuja himself, have to be followed by all the Sri Vaishanva temples. Ramanuja Dasan Kannan adiyen came across a question about the origin of anadhyayana utsavam. adiyen has heard the following from Vaikunthavaasi Sri. U. Ve. Kannan Swamy of Gaithersburg Md. After Thirumangai Azhwar completed the reconstruction of the Srirangam Temple, He made it His headquarters. On the day of His (Thirumangai Azhwar's) thirunakshatram, He used to leave for Azhwar Thirunagari and return to Srirangam with the vigraham of Nammazhwar. By the time Thirumangai Azhwar had completed this round trip on foot, it was 10 days before Vaikuntha EkadaSi. Then they used to have the adhyayana utsavam for the next 21 days. On the 11th day after Vaikuntha EkadaSi, Thirumangai Azhwar carried nammAzhwar's vigraham back to AzhwAr thirunagari. Thirumangai AzhwAr instructed His followers and disciples not to chant divya Prabandham while He was away. This is the reason for anadhyayna kaalam and the adhyayna utsavam between Kaarthigai Krittigai and Thai Hastham. adiyen has heard that some vidwans are of the opinion, that adhyayna kaalam is to be observed in Srirangam temple only and in homes and all other temples, no divya prabandham is to be chanted between kArthigai krittigai and thai Hastham. Looking at it from the point of view of mundane logic, there should be no restriction on chanting of divya Prabandham except in Srirangam. Can someone shed some light on this? adiyen Ramanuja daasan, jagan. -- On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:35:54 Srinath Chakravarty wrote: >Sri. Dileepan: namo nArAyaNa. It was only recently that I >learned about the significance of anadhyayana where divya >prabandham was concerned. Until then, I was only aware >of utsarjana for vedic study and generally under the impression >that prabandha pArAyanam did not have similar restrictions >of age, gender, time or place. Now, you have written about >anadhyaynam in this list - so I'd like to take the opportunity >to request you for some more detail. > >- What is the source of anandhyaya for divya prabandham? > i.e. when did this particular tradition of avoiding adhyayana > begin and under what conditions. > >- What stars/astronomical entities determine the begin and > end dates of such anadhyayana? Is there sampradAya > vishayam which explains the reasons for these. > >- Is anadhyayana applicable to all AzhwAr pAsurams, and > does it include rAmAnuja nooRRanthAdhi + possibly the > Tamil works of other poorvAchAryas? > >I will appreciate any clarification re: the above. Thanks >in anticipation, > >adiyEn >-Srinath C. > >Parthasarati Dileepan wrote: > >> Koorathavan's Thirunakshatram, Thai Hastam, marks the >> end of Anandyayanam and the resumption of recitation >> of 4000 Dhivya Prabhandam at home and elsewhere. This >> year there are two Hastams in the month of Thai, Jan 15th >> and Feb 12th. Normally, for the purpose of observance >> of Thirunakshatham and other rituals, of the two >> occurrences of the same Nakshathram, the second occurrence >> is the one that is observed, unless the second occurrence >> has some flaw. This year the second Hastam of Thai has >> Sangaramana dosham. Therefore, Sri Sannidhi has already >> observed the conclusion of Anandyayanam this morning. All >> Sri Sannidhi must start reciting Thiruppallandu from today. >> adiyEn is not sure about other sishyas, please consult >> with the appropriate authority before commencing recitation. > > >Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka >Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: > > Get your small business started at Lycos Small Business at http://www.lycos.com/business/mail.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
