04.06.2001 to 05.06.2001 - Maha Periyava Jayanti Celebrations - Madhurapuri Ashram, Malaipattu

• 04.06.2001 - Monday

  On the eve of Maha Periyava Jayanti the Veda Patashala students chanted from the Upanishads. They also chanted Vishnu Sahasranama, Ganesha Pancharatnam, Anna Poornãshtakam, Guru Ashtakam, Thotakãshtakam, Hanuman Chalisa. The Patashala students chanted the Rudram.

  

  Ms.Sangeetha, Ms. Janani and Ms. Poornima chanted the Pancha Gita (Srimad Bhagavatam).

  From 8.30 to 10.30 p.m. Divya Nãma Sankeertanam, was performed by Sumanth Bhagavata.

• 05.06.2001 - Tuesday - MAHA PERIYAVA JAYANTI

  • 6.00 a.m. - Sri Swamigal performed Prabodanam to Madhuri Sakhi-PremikaVaradan.

  • 6.30 a.m. - Sri Swamigal performed Go Puja.

    

  • 7.00 a.m. - Sri Mallikãrjuna Sarma (Mukhya Adhyãpak, Sri Sandeepani Gurukulam), Sri Kannãmani Dikshitar, Sri Kalyanaraman, Sri Satyamurti performed Ãyushya Homam and Ãvahanti Homam while the Patashala students performed the Prastãna traya Bãshya Pãrãyana.

    

    Meanwhile, Sri Swamigal performed abhisheka and archana to the Pãduka of Maha Periyava. This was followed by archana to Madhuri Sakhi-Premika Varadan. Sri Swamigal blessed all the devotees with teertha prasada.

    
    

  • For an hour from 1.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Sri Swamigal patiently answered the innumerable spiritual queries of the devotees.

  • 2.30 p.m.- 3.30 p.m. - Sri Imayavan of Nãchiãr Koil spoke on the glory of our Land that protects the cow. It is only Bhãrat who has understood the sanctity of the cow and worships her with great reverence.

  • 4.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. - Melodious and inspiring Thevaram ‘innisai’ by Dharmapuram Sri Swaminathan Oduvãr. He explained the greatness of ‘Thiruneeru’ - ‘Vibhuti’ that is prepared from the cow dung.

    

  • 6.45 p.m. - Purappãdu of Maha Periyava Pãduka and Picture in a silver chariot. Sri Swamigal pulled the chariot all through the procession. All the way the devotees chanted ‘Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Sankara’. Sri Vaidyanathan chanted Sri Ramana Maharishi’s Aksharamanamãlai. On return Ãrati was taken to Maha Periyava at the entrance to the Ashram.

    

  • 8.30 p.m.- 9.30 p.m. - Sri Ekãmram spoke on his various experiences with Maha Periyava. He said, “Maha Periyava always felt deeply indebted to those who offered anything to the Mutt. He would thus without any hesitation visit his home even without waiting to be invited!” Another interesting incident that Sri Ekãmram narrated showed the value placed by Periyava to all work of the Mutt without any difference of high or low.

    

    --- “The different duties in the Mutt were allotted to different staff. As such it fell on a young man to wash the vessels used in the Sri Chandramouleeswara Puja. One day it happened that this young man while washing the vessels thought aloud, “this is the lowliest and worst of all the services rendered in this place!” This grouse of the young man fell on the ears of Maha Periyava who happened to pass by. The next day Maha Periyava instructed all the staff of the Mutt to assemble in His Presence. When all had reported Periyava said, ‘There are innumerable people who consider it the highest of blessings to wash the vessels used in Sri Chandramouleeswara Puja. But here is this young man who feels otherwise. Therefore, today he should be spared of this duty and all the rest of you should each wash a vessel!’ And that day even the Manager, who was only a year or two younger to Maha Periyava and a highly learned and intelligent man lent a hand in washing the Puja vessels of Sri Chandramouleeswara. The young man quickly realized his mistake and fell at the feet of Maha Periyava. From then onwards he attended to his duty with all enthusiasm and reverence.”

  • 10.00 p.m.- 12.30 p.m. - Divya Nãma Sankeertan led by Sri Swamigal. Sumanth Bhagavat, ‘Pammal’ Balaji Bhagavat, ‘Pãttu’ Balaji Bhagavat participated.

    

  • 12.45 p.m. - Dolotsvam was performed.

    

Sri Swamigal will be in Bangalore on Guru Poornima the 5th July, 2001.