Important appeal – Jata Parayanam@Sri Avudayar Kovil for Periyava Aradhana – Must-read
Periyava
had always chosen simple, unassuming people to do bigger tasks. There
are so many in the list. I consider it as a honor to write about Shri
Ravi (a.k.a “Athirudram” Ravi). A school teacher in Srirangam, a
bachelor, comes from a middle-class brahmin family like all of us, has
been picked by periyava to do great things. His father retired from BHEL
Trichy sometime back and settled in Srirangam. I had a great
opportunity to meet Ravi and eat at his place too when I was in India
last time!
It seems that several years back when Ravi was at a Dakshinamurthy
temple, he saw a vision of Mahaperiyava in the sanctum. Ever since, he
has been carrying out some of the impossible tasks for several years.
With the blessings of Periyava, Ravi has been conducting Athirudrams in
several of divya kshetrams of Mahaperiyava (in several adishtanams etc)
for Jayanthi/Aradhana.
So far he has completed 16 athirudrams and 11 jataparayanams!!!.
Each run into several lakhs and myriad of complexities in organizing a
vedic function like this. With Periyava’s grace, he was able to do this
with ease. All these events are blessed by HH Pudhu Periyava and Bala
Periyava. As we all know, Pudhu Periyava, despite his health, traveled
to almost all of the athirudrams/jataparayanam that Ravi had conducted
and blessed the event.
This time he is doing a jataparayanam in Sri Avudayar kovil.
Mahaperiyava had talked in length about the greatness of this kshetram.
Read the article below to know more details.
Since last two major events, Ravi has been struggling to get enough
sponsors. While he leaves it to Periyava to manage, it is our
responsibility to shoulder Ravi in whatever way possible in such a noble
task. Ravi made a request to see if we can some how support at least
the ritwik sambhavanai (Rs 17,000/ritwik) – we have a total of nearly 35
ritwiks.
I sincerely request all of our readers to support Ravi AND attend this great event.
Shri Ravi can be contacted at 9443733573 /
shankarakaingaryam@yahoo.com.
I pray our Periyava and Yogambaal sametha Athmanathaswamy to successfully conduct this event.
Om Namah Shivaya!
Shri GuruhyoNamah:
SRI SRI SRI MAHAPERIYAVA ARADHANAI MAHOTSAVAM
RIG SAMHITHA HOMAM , RIGVEDA, KRISHNA YAJUR VEDA JATAPARAYANAM AND SAMA VEDA PARAYANAM
AT THIRUPERUNDARAI (AVUDAIYAR KOVIL) PUDUKOTTAI DSICTRICT, TAMILNADU.
FROM 8.12.2014 TO 18.12.2014 (MAHAPERIYAVA aradhanai day)
SREE CHANDRA SEKARENDRA SARASWATHY SWAMIGAL KAINGARYA TRUST
takes pleasure in announcing to all devotees, and aasthika friends about
the series of JataaParayanam (ஜடை பாராயணம்) being organized and
performed at select temples of South India.
Samhitapathamatrenayatphalamprocyatebudhaih
Padutudvigunamvidyatkrametucacaturgunam
Varnakramesatagunamjatayantusahasrakam
The above Sanskrit verse highlights the importance and significance
of Jataaparayanam in particular. JatayantuSahasrakam” –
(जटायान्थुसहस्रकम्) goes to extol that JataParayanam, whenever
performed, is equivalent to Thousand Vedic sacred acts performed
together. To help our community reap the innumerable benefits such a
sacred act brings about, performance of “Jataaparayanam” at select
ancient temples of South India, is being organized. The chosen temples
are both unique in their own historic significance and also share many
common features amongst them; apart from being built on sprawling
campuses, replete with four majestic tall raja Gopurams,
it is also believed that these temples of yore have not had a regular
consecration ceremony for a very long time owing to some reason or the
other. It is for such reasons that performance of JataParayanam has been
prescribed at such of these temples by the divine will of the
Paramaachaarya.
Coinciding with the occasion of Sri Sri Sri Maha Periyavaa’s Aradanai celebrations this year, falling on 18
thDec-2014 and with the divine blessings of Sri KanchiKamakotiPeetam, it is proposed to conduct
RIG SAMHITHA HOMAM, RIGVEDA, KRISHNAYAJURVEDA JATAA PARAYANAM, AND
SAMAVEDA PARAYANAM, and also RAMAYANA, BHAVATHA, SHANKARABHASHYA
PARAYANAM etc FROM 8TH DEC’2014 TO 18TH DEC’2014.
at the famous
Shiva sthalam Thiruperunthurai (திருப்பெருந்துறை) -more popularly known as Avudayarkoil, located 14 km southeast of Aranthangi, in Pudukkottai district, Tamilnadu.
It is in this humble town that Saint Manickkavasakar was lived some
1200 years ago. In fact, though the presiding deities of the temple are
known and worshiped as Lord Athmanathaswamy and Goddess Yogambaal, there
are no idols for the deities; this depicts and emphasizes the
formlessness (Aruvam –
அருவம் ) of the cosmic supremacy; nor
there is Nandi or Navagrahams in this temple unlike most Shiva temples.
The Utsavamurthy idol also that of Saint Manickkavasakar’s only, which
receives all standard temple protocol respects as well as taken around
the temple in ceremonial procession.
It may also be interesting to note that
Sri Sri Sri MahaPeriyava
has stayed in this kshetram, observing his Chathurmasyavratham–
performing Chandramouleeswararpoojai under the same kurundai tree in
the year 1934 under which Saint Manickkavasakar sang his famous Siva
Puranam, forming the first part of Thiruvaasakam.
On 12
thDec-2014, on the occasion of Karthigai Magham –
birthstar of Saint Manickkavasakar- chanting of the entire Thiruvasagam,
popularly referred to as “Thiruvaasagam Mutrothal”
(திருவாசகமுற்றோதுதல்) is planned. On this day as well as on 18.12.2014, the day of
Sri Sri Sri Mahaperiyava Aradhanai, there will be public Samaaradhanai bhojanam for all participating devotees.
The proposed JataaParayanam is being organized over eleven days,
when nearly 35 rithwiks will perform and participate in the chanting and
homam. Approximate expenses for the above Jataparayanam is estimated
around Rs. 10 Lakhs. This would cover major expenses of dravyam for
japa, parayana, homam, rithwik sambhavanai and bhojanam. Ritwik sabhavanai itself is estimated around 5.9 lakhs (Rs 17,000 / ritwik).
All are requested to benefit from the above divine endeavor by
personally participating in these events; all are also requested to
support the cause by liberally donating, contributing in cash and/or
kind. The above fete is conducted essentially using voluntary donations
and contributions of individual aasthikaas and not on any institutional
sponsorship.
For further information please contact :
- Sree Chandra Sekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal Kaingarya Trust,
- DAF/4, Bharat plaza, Moolathoppu,
- Melur Road, Srirangam,
- Trichy -620006.
- Contact: Sri. T.K.Vaidhyanathan, Ph: 0431-2434553 and Sri. Ravi. 9443733573
Details of the bank account for sending donations and contributions are as given;
- Name : Sree Chandra Sekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal Kaingarya Trust,
- SB a/c No: 115001000358340
- Bank : City Union Bank Srirangam Branch, Trichy 06
- IFSC no : CIUB0000115.
The donations to the above trust are eligible for tax rebate u/s
80 G of Income Tax act. PAN number of the trust (needed for claiming tax
rebate benefit) is – AAGTS4379A.
