NAMMALWAR MOKSHAM----3-01-2013
Good Friends told us to be
present in Thirumamani mandapam around 1am. And here we were ,at 12.45 am. There are
about 400 –500 people scattered about already. Some sitting, some sleeping, some
standing, some singing bajans with a dolak,
but all waiting for the famed Arayar sevai….today is special because
Nammalwar’s last few hymns are sung and the ideeham that he goes to Moksham. We
see Namperumal satnding erect, sentinel to all our souls, wearing his famous
Virutchi malai, looking more kingly, and resplendent in HIS kasthuri thilakam
and kousthubham. In front of HIM there are heaps of prasadams dosais, vadais, appams,
suyyans, elladais, all heaped like a mountain of food. The Maniyakarar stands
with a paper in his hand reading out names and number of dosais, vadais, etc.
as mariyadai for ALL kainkaryakaras of temple from Arayar to the peon including
for Madadipathi’s like vanamamalai
madam—10 dosai, 20 suyyan, and so on. As the periya thirunal is coming to an
end everyone who has taken part gets a share of all prasadams.
As this is happening, the Arayars
arrive …as usual 5 of them. the tingling of bells start and there is a hush,
everyone gets up, sitting in attention,
and the arayars start with Thala thamarai verse ---almost the end of nammalvars
verses. ( seeking the blessings of Kaaalmegapperumal of Thirumogur).
Abinayam for thala thamarai begins and the arayar says Ezhaikku irangum
perumal, adiyavarkku irangum perumal extolling His qualities with abinayams
,and we are transported to another world of yore, where we imagine Parasara
bhattar organizing all these utsavams and it is said that he would shed tears that Namperumal’s utsavams have
come to an end so soon and it would be another full year before Namperumal
would enjoy all this. The arayars are offered money by the devotees ..after the
first pasuram the arayars get malai mariyadhai from Nammalwar. Thirumogur
kalamegha perumal takes the soul through the last journey and hence is known as
Vazhiththunai perumal. So few verses for Kalamegha perumal, followed by some
more for Ananthapura, Vattaru, THirupper..Appakudathan perumal are sungby the
Arayars.
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