Vaikunta Ekãdasi (22nd December, 2004)
Mathurãpuri Ãshram
8.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji performed special 'abhishekha' and 'archana' to Pemika Varadan-Mãdhuri Sakhi at Mathurãpuri Ãshram.
The Senior Pãtasala students chanted the Vedas as His Holiness performed 'abhishekha'. After the 'archana', during 'kirtana upachãra', Smt. Jayanti Jãnakirãman rendered the Pãsuram 'Nãyaganãi ninra' of Sri Ãndal. This was followed by kirtans
'Kathyãyani devi namostute...'
'Pratyakshamivam Paramapadam: pratidinam smarata Srirangam...'
'Pasyata Rangavimãnam...'
rendered melodiously by Ms. Sangeetha Jãnakirãman, Ms. Janani Kumaraswamy and Ms. Poornima Kumaraswamy.
His Holiness, Himself, along with the devotees, rendered the Pãsuram 'pacchai mã malaipol meni pavazhavãi kamalachchengann' of Thondaradipodiãzhwãr.
Sri Vishnurãta Bhãgavata then sang the kirtan 'Rajãdi raja Rãghava poojita Rangarãjaprabhum bhajeham..'.
His Holiness then performed 'kapoora hãrati' and as His Holiness performed 'mangala ãrati', Ms. Sangeeta Jãnakirãman, Ms. Janani Kumaraswamy and Ms. Poornima Kumaraswamy rendered
"Jaya Jaya mangalam Sri Guru
Jaya Jaya mangalam Sadguru
Kamalavilochana Sri Guru
Kãrunya murte Sadguru
Bhãgavatapriya Sri Guru
Parama dayalo Sadguru
Pãvana charitra Sri Guru
Patitodhãraka Sadguru
Mangala charana Sri Guru
Muralidharanuta Sadguru"
His Holiness then blessed all devotees with Teerta prasãd.
His Holiness then circumambulated Premika Varadan-Mãdhuri Sakhi chanting
'Ãtma nivedanam'. All the devotees joined in the chanting.
Premika Bhavanam, Chennai
6.30 p.m.
Sri Vishnurãta Bhãgavata and Sri Chattanãthan Bhãgavata chanted Vishnu Sahasranãma and Ãtma nivedanam. The two Bhãgavatãs then performed bhajan throughout the night until 3.00 a.m. in lieu of Vaikunta Ekãdasi.
