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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 05:40:16 PST
Dear BhakthAs:
This year , Kaisika EkAdasi Falls on
November 26 . Srimathi Anita Rajyalakshmi of
the TVS family and a leading dance artist/Teacher
of Chennai will be organizing the Dance drama
of Kaisika EkAdasi MahAthmyam at the Lord's Temple
at Thirukkurungudi, her family's ancestral home.
I wrote an article (Aug 26, 2000)about the background of
this celebration,its connection to Swamy ParAsara Bahttar
and the revival of this dance drama at Thirukkurungudi under
the leadership of Srimathi Anita Rathnam.
Excerpts from that archived article (Bhakthi List )
is reproduced for memory jog.
Please attend this rare artistic and devotional
event at Thirukkurungudi this year . The performance
would last over 3 Hours with the particpation of
a large cast .
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan/Sadagopan
From: Sadagopan <SGOPAN@COMPUTER.NET>
To: bhakti-list@egroups.com
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Subject: ThirukkuRungudi& Kaisiki Natakam Revival: Srimathi Anita
Rajyalakshmi Rathnams' mahOpakAram : Part I
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:09:28 -0400 (EDT)
Dear BhakthAs :
Among the 108 dhivya desams dear to Sri VaishNavas,
there is one in Paandya Naadu , which has deep links
to Sri VaishNava sampradhAyam. This dhivya dEsam is
27 miles from ThirunelvEli .It is not far from
AzhwAr Thirunahari ( ThirukkuruhUr ) , where Swami
NammAzhwAr , our Kula Pathy was born and blessed us
with the four Dhivya prabhandhams . This dhivya dEsam
is none other than Thirukkurungudi.
The Mahimai of this KshEthram
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The KshEthram Deatails:
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The TVS family
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Srimathi Anita Ratnam has done a mahOpakAram by
reviving(reconstructing) the ancient dance-drama
known as Kaiski Natakam . Three years of tireless
work led to ther first performance on the last
Kaisiki natakam (November 19, 1999)based on
NampAduvAn's unique worship of Thirukkurungudi
Nampi on Kaisiki Ekadasi day.
In the Varaha PurANam , our Lord tells MahA Lakshmi
about His great joy in being worshipped through
dance and music. The Kaisiki Natakam is a dance-
music-drama going back to seven hundred years .
The story of NampAduVan born in a chandaLA caste
and his promise to the Brahma Raakshasan about
being his food AFTER the worship of ThirukkuRungudi
Nampi and the happy resolution with the intervention
of the Lord is a pious story that transcends
the divisions of class and caste, when it comes to
the BhakthAs of BhagavAn.
The Kaisika EkAdasi is as sacred as Sri Vaikunta
EkAdasi ; AasthikAs fast that day and listen to kaisika
PurANam being read at Srirangam or the Kaisika Naatakam
performed at ThirukkuRungudi and listen to the music
and dance in praise of Nampi PerumAL .There is an
audio casette rendition of this kaisika PurAnam by
the Sri Vaishnavite scholar ,Dr.VenakatakrishNan of
ThiruvallikkENI.
The great ParAsara Bhattar and Kaisika PurANam
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The precocious kumArar of KurEsar ,ParAsara Bhattar
has written a commentary on Kaisika PurAnam , which
forms the 48th chapter of Varaha PurAnam (VAP).
This section of VarAha purANam celebrates
the importance of singing the glory of the Lord
at Brahma MuhUrtham .
There are 92 slOkAs in the 48th chapter of VAP.
On one Kaiski EkaAdasi day , ParAsara Bhattar
recited and intrepreted the Kaisiki PurANam before
Lord RanganAtha , who was immensely pleased
and accorded the honor of Brahma ratham
carriage in a palanquin by Brahmins) at
the end of that recital. This tradition is
carried out at Srirangam temple even today
by the descendants of ParAsara Bhattar.
May this tradition of Bhakthi thrive forever !
Daasan , Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan
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