SrIperumbUthUr

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:

History

SrIperumbUthUr/SrI mahAbhuthapuri – SrI (kainkarya SrI), perum (mahA – big), bhUtha (bhUtha gaNas of shiva), Ur (puri – town). This is where the bhUtha gaNas (ghostly servants) of shiva worshipped Adhi kEsavan emperumAn @ ananthasaras (pushkariNi) to get rid of the curse that was given by shiva.SrIperumbUthUr is the town where SrI rAmAnuja (also known as emperumAnAr, udaiyavar, SrI bhAshyakArar, yathirAjar, etc) appeared close to 1000 years ago (1017 CE). The temple here is known as SrI Adhi kEsava perumAL – SrI bhAshyakArar dhEvasthAnam. There are regular activities in this temple which includes many uthsavams as well.

Temple – main entrance

Adhi kEsava perumAL with ubhaya nAchiyArs

SrI kESava sOmayAji and  kAnthimathi ammAL were living in SrIperumbUthUr. They did not have any offspring. SrI kEsava sOmayAji then visits thiruvallikkENi dhivya dhEsam and performs a puthra kAmEshti yAgam (praying for a son) and worships SrI vEnkata krishNan emperumAn. emperumAn promises to him that he himself will appear as his son. Soon after, kAnthimathi ammAL gives birth to a beautiful boy child at SrIperumbUthUr and he gets named as iLaiyAzhwAr by his maternal uncle periya thirumalai nambi. The whole history of emperumAnAr can be viewed at http://guruparamparai.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/emperumanar/.

emperumAnAr – avathAra sthalam (maNdapam where emperumAnAr took birth)

The uthsavar archA vigraham of emperumAnAr that is present here is known as thAmugantha (cherished by himself) thirumEni (vigraham/form). When emperumAnAr was 120 years old, kanthAdai ANdAn (son of mudhaliyANdAn) gets an archA vigraham which exactly resembles emperumAnAr at that ripe age and presents the same to emperumAnAr. emperumAnAr embraces that vigraham and blesses that vigraham to his sishyas. He orders that vigraham to be installed at SrIperumbUthUr – his avathAra sthalam and kanthAdai ANdAn promptly follows his orders. The mUlavar and uthsavar of emperumAnAr’s share the same thridhaNdam (3 sticks carried by sannyAsis). When uthsavar is in the garbhagraham (main sanctum), the thridhaNdam is with the mUlavar and when the uthsavar goes out, the thridhaNdam is with the uthsavar.

Please click  http://sriperumbuthur.koyil.org/?page_id=151 to see an encyclopedia about emperumAnAr.

At present, two jIyar swAmys currently reside in this dhivya dhEsam – SrImath paramahamsa ithyAdhi gOvindha yathirAja jIyar swamy (yathirAja jIyar mutt) and SrImath paramahamsa ithyAdhi appan parakAla embAr jIyar swamy (SrIperumbUthUr embAr jIyar mutt) . Also, many AchArya purusha families live in this dhivya dhEsam and serve the emperumAns and emperumAnAr here.

 gOshti – yathirAja jIyar swamy, embAr jIyar swamy

Summary

perumAL: Adhi kEsava perumAL

mUlavar posture: standing

thAyAr: yathirAjanAtha valli thAyAr

sthalAdhipathi/AchAryan: emperumAnAr

pushkariNi: ananthasaras

Agamam: SrI vaikAnasam

Near by dhivya dhEsams/kshEthrams: kAnchipuram dhivya dhEsams, thiruvallikkENi, thiruvaLLUr, thiruninRavUr, thirunIrmalai, madhura mangalam (embAr avathAra sthalam), purusha mangalam – pEttai (mudhaliyANdAn avathAra sthalam),
pUvirunthavalli (thirukkachchi nambi avathAra sthalam), thirumazhisai (thirumazhisai AzhwAr avathAra sthalam), kUram (kUraththAzhwAn avathAra sthalam), etc – See http://sriperumbuthur.blogspot.in/p/near-by-kshethrams.html for full details.

SrI rAmAnuja 1000

Special page dedicated for emperumAnAr’s 1000th year anniversary celebrations.

bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram

thirunakshathram: chithrai, thiruvAdhirai

avathAra sthalam: SrIperumbUthUr

AchAryan: periya nambi

Works: He has done nine granthams which are considered as nava rathnams namely SrI bhAshyam, gIthA bhAshyam, vEdhArtha sangraham, vEdhAntha dhIpam, vEdhAntha sAram, SaraNAgathi gadhyam, SrIranga gadhyam, SrIvaikuNta gadhyam and nithya grantham.

1000th year events at SrIperumbUthUr

thaniyan

yOnithyam achyutha padhAmbuja yugma rukma
vyAmOhathas thathitharANi thruNAya mEnE |
asmadhgurOr bhagavathOsya dhayaikasindhO:
rAmAnujasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE ||

vAzhi thirunAmams

aththigiri aruLALar adipaNindhOn vAzhiyE
arutkachchi nambiyurai ARupeRROn vAzhiyE
paththiyudan pAdiyaththaip pagarndhittAn vAzhiyE
pathinmarkalai utporuLaip parindhukaRRAn vAzhiyE
suththamagizh mARanadi thozhudhuyndhOn vAzhiyE
thol periyaNambi charaN thOnRinAn vAzhiyE
chiththirayil AthiraiNAL siRakkavandhOn vAzhiyE
sIr perumbUthUr munivan thiruvadigaL vAzhiyE

endisaiyeN iLaiyAzhwAr ethirAsan vAzhiyE
ezhubaththu nAlvarukkum eNNAnguraiththAn vAzhiyE
paNdai maRaiyaith therindha pAdiyaththOn vAzhiyE
parakAlan adiyiNaiyaip paravumavan vAzhiyE
thaNdamizhnUl nammAzhvAr charaNAnAn vAzhiyE
tharaNiyum viNNulagum thAnudaiyOn vAzhiyE
theNdirai sUzhpUthUr emperumAnAr vAzhiyE
siththiraiyil seyyathiruvAthiraiyOn vAzhiyE

Blessed by mAmunigaL in his Arththi prabandham.

sIrArumethirAsar thiruvadigaL vAzhi
thiruvaraiyil sAththiya sendhuvarAdai vAzhi
ErArum seyyavadivu eppozhudhum vAzhi
ilangiya muNNUlvAzhi iNaith thOLgaL vAzhi
sOrAtha thuyyaseyya mukachchOdhi vAzhi
thUmuRuval vAzhi thuNaimalarkkaNgaL vAzhi
IrARu thiruNAmam aNindha ezhil vAzhi
inithiruppOdezhil gyAnamuththirai vAzhiyE

aRusamayach chediyadhanai adiyaRuththAn vAzhiyE
adarndhu varum kuthiruttigaLai aRaththuRandhAn vAzhiyE
seRugaliyaich siRithumaRath thIrthuvittAn vAzhiyE
thennarangar selvam muRRum thiruththivaiththAn vAzhiyE
maRaiyadhanil poruLanaiththum vAymozhindhAn vAzhiyE
mARanuraiseydha thamizhmaRai vaLarththOn vAzhiyE
aRamigu naRperumbUthUr avathariththAn vAzhiyE
azhagArum ethirAsar adiyiNaigaL vAzhiyE

thirunALpAttu – recited on thirunakshathram days

sankara bAskara yAdhavabAttap pirabAkarar thangaLmadham
sAyvuRa vAthiyar mAykuvarenRu sathumaRai vAzhnthiduNAL
vengali ingini vIRuNamakkilai enRu migaththaLarNAL
mEthini nam chumai ARumenaththuyarvittu viLangiyaNAL
mangaiyarALi parAngusa munnavar vAzhvu muLaiththiduNAL
manniya thennarangApuri mAmalai maRRum uvandhiduNAL
sengayalvAvigaL sUzh vayalnALum siRandha perumpUthUr
sImAniLaiyAzhwAr vantharuLiyaNAL thiruvadhiraiNALE

Life and Glories

Works of emperumAnAr

emperumAnAr’s instructions

emperumAnAr dhariSanam (SrI rAmAnuja dharSanam)

prabandhams on emperumAnAr

Prose granthams on emperumAnAr

viSishtAdhvaitha philosophy

Articles on emperumAnAr

Other Related links:

Temple websites (part of http://koyil.org/)

Official (TN – HR&CE) websites

Deities/uthsavams

There are several sannidhis and uthsavams that happen for the emperumAns, AzhwArs and AchAryas in this dhivya dhEsam.

First, inside the temple:

Outside the temple:

Uthsavams

  • chithrai
    • theppOthsavam – 5 days
    • Adhi kEsava perumAL  brahmOthsavam – chithrai sravaNam – 10 days
    • emperumAnAr avathAra uthsavam – chithrai thiruvAdhirai – 10 days
  • vaikAsi
    • nammAzhwAr avathAra uthsavam – vaikAsi visAgam – 10 days
    • jyEshtAbishEkam- vaikAsi/Ani
    • vasanthOthsavam (spring festival) – vaikAsi/Ani – 5 days
  • Ani
    • kOdai uthsavam (summer festival) – Ani paurNami
  • AvaNi
    • pavithrOthsavam – 5 days
    • SrI jayanthi – vENugOpAlan sannidhi thirumanjanam
  • Adi
    • ANdAL avathAra uthsavam – thiruvAdi pUram – 10 days (iyaRpA in puRappAdu and thiruvAimozhi gOshti inside the temple)
    • ALavandhAr avathAra uthsavam – Adi uthrAdam – 10 days (thiruvAimozhi gOshti inside the temple)
    • prathivAdhi bayankaram aNNA – Adi pUsam/pushyam – thirunakshathra mahOthsavam – @ aNNA sannidhi – kOil thiruvAimozhi, rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi, upadhEsa rathina mAlai gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • purattAsi
    • vEdhAnthAchAryar avathAra uthsavam – purattAsi sravaNam – 10 days (thiruvAimozhi gOshti inside the temple)
    • ponnadikkAl jIyar avathAra uthsvaam – purattAsi punarpUsam at SrI vAnamAmalai mutt
  • aippasi
    • mAmunigaL avathAra uthsavam – aippasi thirumUlam -10 days
    • piLLai lOkAchAryar avathAra uthsavam – aippasi thiruvONam – 3 days
    • navarAthri uthsavam – 9 days
  • kArthigai
    • vanabOjana uthasvam – kArthigai thiruvAdhirai – 1 day
    • thirumangai AzhwAr , nampiLLai avathAra uthsavam – kArthigai kArthigai –  10 days
  • mArgazhi
    • adhyayana uthsavam – 20 days
    • ANdAL nIrAtta uthsavam – mArgazhi last 10 days
  • thai
    • sankarAndhi
    • kanu pAr vEttai
    • thirumEni (vigraha) prathishtai – guru pushyam (thai) – 3 days
    • kUrathAzhwAn – avathAra uthsavam – hastham – 3 days (thiruvAimozhi recital at AzhwAn sannidhi)
  • mAsi
    • mAsi magam – 5 days – thIrthavAri at lake on magam
    • thirukkachchi nambi – avathAra uthsavam – 10 days concluding on mrgasIrsham
  • panguni
    • SrI rAma navami – panguni
    • panguni uthram – 1 day
  • Other AzhwAr/AchAryas avathAra uthsavam – 1 day

kramam (routine)/timings

Daily routines

  • Daily
    • Morning
      • viswarUpam(6 – 6.30 am)
      • thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, thiruppAvai (7.30 am)
      • sARRumuRai at perumAL/emperumAnAr sannidhi (8.30pm)
      • thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi and thiruppAvai – munnadi/pinnadi – gOshti and sARRumuRai at AzhwAn sannidhi and mAmunigaL sannidhi
    • Evening
      • AzhwAr/AchAryar thirunakshathram – thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu, sva (own) prabhandham (5.30 pm)
      • If no sva prabhandham – thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu, rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi (5.30 pm)
      • sARRumuRai
      • mAmunigaL sannidhi
        • upadhEsa rathina mAlai – munnadi pinnadi (6.15 pm)
        • sARRumuRai
  • Friday – evening – thAyAr puRappAdu inside (siriya thirumadal) (5.15 pm)
  • thiruvAdhirai
    • emperumAnAr thirumanjanam (12.30pm)
    • thiruppAvai/sthOthra pAdam sEvAkAlam (4pm)
    • sARRumuRai
    • puRappAdu (5.30pm)
    • kOyil thiruvAimozhi munnadi/pinnadi gOshti and sARRumuRai (7.30pm)
  • punarpUsam – evening – srI rAmar puRappAdu (perumAL thirumozhi) (5.15 pm)
  • thirumUlam
    • mAmunigaL purappAdu – rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOshti (5.15 pm)
    • emperumAnAr sannidhi – upadhEsa rathina mAlai (6 pm)
    • mAmunigaL managaLAsAsanam – inside purappAdu – with dhAti panchakam and yathirAja vimsathi gOshti
    • mAmunigaL sannidhi – thiruvAimozhi nURRandhAdhi (6.30 pm)
  • sravaNam (thiruvONam) – Adhi kEsavan puRappAdu  (mudhal thiruvanthAdhi) (5.15 pm)
  • pancha parvam – mAsa pravEsam, EkAdhasi, amAvAsyai, paurNami
    • thirumanjanam – perumAL, ubhaya nAchiyArs
    • purappAdu (5.15 pm)
      • if thiruvAdhirai, emperumAnAr will accompany emperumAn in the puRappAdu
      • if thirumUlam, mAmunigaL will accompany emperumAn in the puRappAdu

nithyappadi (aruLicheyal kramam – evenings on non-uthsavam days)

  • thiruppallANdu,  kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu – munnadi pinnadi (Except swAthi, kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu is recited every day)
  • thiruvEngada paththu (pAsurams related to thiruvEngadamudaiyAn) – recited twice every month
    • periyAzhwAr thirumozhi – pUchchUttal, kAppidal, chenniyOngu
    • nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – viNNeela mElAppu
    • perumAL thirumozhi – UnERu selvaththu
    • periya thirumozhi – thAyE thandhai
    • thiruvAimozhi – ozhivil kAlam, ulagamuNda peruvAyA, kangulum pagalum
  1. aswini – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  2. bharani– rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  3. kArthigai – thirukkurunthANdagam, thirunedunthANdagam
  4. rOhiNi – thiruppallANdu – munnadi pinnadi, thiuvEngada paththu – munnadi pinnadi, kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu – munnadi pinnadi, amalanAdhi pirAn
  5. mrugasIrsham – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  6. thiruvAdhirai – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  7. punarpUsam – perumAL thirumozhi
  8. pUsam – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  9. Ayilyam – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  10. magam – nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi
  11. pUram – nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – munnadi pinnadi
  12. uthram – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  13. hastham – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  14. chithrai – thiruppallANdu – munnadi pinnadi, thiruvEngada paththu – munnadi pinnadi, amalanAdhi pirAn – munnadi pinnadi, kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu
  15. swAthi – thiruppallANdu, pUchchUttal, kAppidal, from mAdhavaththOn to chenniyOngu – all munndai pinnadi
  16. visAkam – thiruviruttham
  17. anusham – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  18. kEttai – thirumAlai
  19. thirumUlam – upadhEsa rathina mAlai
  20. pUrAdam – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  21. uthrAdam – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  22. thiruvONam – mudhal thiruvandhAdhi
  23. avittam – iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi
  24. sathayam – mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi
  25. pUrattAdhi – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  26. uthrattAdhi – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi
  27. rEvathi – rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi

dhanur mAsam kramam

  • viswarUpam
  • thiruppaLLiyezhuchi and thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai in perumAL/emperumAnAr sannidhi
  • mArgazhi special – thiruppAvai nAL pAttu (daily 1 pAsuram will be recited in sequence) and kOdhai piRandhavUr pAsuram
  • ANdAL, nammAzhwAr and emperumAnAr vAzhi thirunAmams
  • panchAnga sravaNam
  • thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi and thiruppAvai munnadi/pinnadi gOshti and sARRumuRai in the following sannidhis
    • thAyAr sannidhi
    • rAmar sannidhi
    • vENu gOpAlan sannidhi
    • mAmunigaL sannidhi
    • kUrathAzhwAn sannidhi

 perumAL brahmOthsava kramam

  • Morning
    • chakkaraththAzhwAr puRappAdu for bali (offerings to dhEvathAs) around the town
    • puRappAdu for Adhi kEsava perumAL around the town with iyaRpA gOshti.
    • perumAL returns to mirror room.
    • iyal sARRumuRai in front of emperumAnAr at his sannidhi.
  • Afternoon
    • thirumanjanam for perumAL, thAyArs, sEnai mudhaliyAr, chakkaraththAzhwAr and mAmunigaL.
  • Evening
    • chakkaraththAzhwAr puRappAdu for bali (offerings to dhEvathAs) around the town
    • Adhi kEsava perumAL puRappAdu in vAhanam with iyaRpA, mudhalAyiram, periya thirumozhi gOshti.
    • perumAL returns to kaNNAdi aRai (mirror room)
  • Special activities
    • 3rd day garuda vAhanam – emperumAnAr participates in morning puRappAdu, thirumanjanam.
    • 6th day chUrNAbishEkam (if thirumUlam, mAmunigaL participates in chUrNAbishEkam and afternoon thirumanjanam)
    • 7th day rathOthsavam – perumAL spends the day at piLLai maNdapam
    • 8th day vana vihAram – perumAL along with emperumAnAr goes to vanabhOjana maNdapam and then arrives at yathirAja jIyar mutt. undergoes thirumanjanam there. In the evening puRappAdu, emperumAnAr and thirumangai AzhwAr participate in vEdupaRi uthsavam
    • 9th day – thIrthavAri
    • 10th day – sapthAvaraNam – thiruvAimozhi recital

chithrai thiruvAdhirai – emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsava kramam – http://sriperumbuthur.koyil.org/?page_id=164

thiruvAdi pUram uthsava kramam

  • Morning
    • ANdAL thirumanjanam  (if EkAdhasi or amAvAsyai, perumAL and ubhaya nAchiyArs also enjoy thirumanjanam. on thiruvAdirai emperumAnAr also enjoys thirumanjanam)
    • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai (On thiruvAdhirai, sthOthra pAtam also recited)
  • Evening
    • puRappAdu for ANdAL with iyaRpA gOshti (if EkAdhasi or amAvAsyai, perumAL also joins in puRappAdu. On thiruvAdhirai, emperumAnAr also joins in puRappAdu)
    • Return to temple
    • mAlai mARRal (garland exchange) with Adhi kEsava perumAL (only on days when perumAL is not in puRappAdu)
    • ANdAL on Unjal (jhUlA/swing) (If EkAdhasi, perumAL/ANdAL on swing together)
    • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi 1 centum gOshti and sARRumuRai

pavithrOthsava kramam

  • Morning
    • emperumAnAr arrives at mirror room
    • hOmam
    • vEdha pArAyaNam
    • pUrNAhudhi
    • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • Afternoon
    • thirumanjanam for Adhi kEsava perumAL, thAyArs and emperumAnAr
    • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • Evening
    • puRappAdu for Adhi kEsava perumAL, ubhaya nAchchiyArs and emperumAnAr with iyaRpA gOshti
    • Return to temple
    • perumAL, thAyArs, emperumAnAr arrive at the kaNNAdi aRai (mirror room) near yAga sAlai.
    • thiruvArAdhanam
    • hOmam (yAgam) begins
    • vEdha pArAyaNam
    • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi 2 centums gOshti
    • pUrNAhudhi (hOmam completion)
    • sARRumuRai
    • emperumAnAr returns to his sannidhi. perumAl/thAyArs stay back at the mirror room itself.

Notes:

  • Thanks to srI u.vE. nArAyaNan swamy and Sri u.vE. maNivaNNan swamy for their valuable inputs.
  • All times are tentative and may change according to situation.

Contacts

Sri N. Thyagarajan – Administrative Officer

Sri Manavala Sampath – Religious Trustee

Sri Srihari – Neutral Trustee

Address: sannidhi street, SrIperumbUthUr, Off Chennai-Bangalore Highway, Chennai 602105 – Close to thEradi bus stop (where the temple chariot is)

Phone: 044-2716 2236

Location: 40 KM from chennai, off Chennai/Bangalore highway

Transportation: Regular buses from Chennai, poonthamallee (pUvirunthavalli – thirukkachchi nambi avathAra sthalam), kAnchipuram, etc