At the very
outset, I prostrate before each and every “AnushA” pooja bhakthAs in Mylapore. In front of them, I don’t even exist. Their dedication in this pooja is
unbelievable.
This article
is written not to boast my bhakthi. But
one day my children will read this that would help uplift their spiritual
life. At this young age, they don’t
appreciate this even if they read.
MS Amma
sings a song on mahA periAva, written by PeriasAmy tooran. “Ennaiyum kAnchi muni Atkondadhen solvEn”…. Beautiful
kriti on sahAnA. It was such an
experience for me.
Guru KatAksham
is supreme. It is an experience. Sometimes, I feel that reaching Sadhguru is
very easy. Sarva sulabhan. Sri.Subramanya
Deekshitar always conveys in his spiritual discourse that “Vaikuntam pOvadhu
mannavan veedhi” which means to reach vaikuntam is very easy like
travelling in a free road sans traffic. . When a Raja or Chief Minister
comes, the entire stretch of the road will be traffic free and police will be
watching to see that happens.
I got a mail
last month about Anusham day, being performed at Mylapore. I knew that this has been performed every
month as I had seen many times MahA periavA’s portrait was taken as procession
around Mylapore mAda vEEdhis.
I could not
attend the programme as my office timings are erratic and I reach home at 9.30
PM every day. But the poojA was in back of my mind.
When I was
working in Dubai, I attended many Anusha pooja functions at Deira. It was so memorable and my wife prepared
prasAdhams for the function. Vishnu Sahasranamam,
Guru Stotram, Rudram, chamakam and it was so spiritual and it was again PeriavA’s
blessings I could get to attend that pooja.
Having come
to Chennai, I confined to Nitya pooja and with my office timings, I don’t have
a chance to attend outside programmes..
Yesterday
also, I performed my usual shiva pooja followed by periavA astothram followed
by swasthi vAchanam-guru vandhanam.….
I stored the
number from my last month’s mail and promptly called yesterday to know about the Pooja. Smt.
Mangalam picked up the phone and answered that Anusham is being performed every
month and asked me to join and gave the address too.
It was year
end for me in my office and as a Finance head it was not easy for me to leave
at 5 PM. So, I thought of dropping the
idea of going to the pooja and as usual left my office at 8 PM.
I purchased “malligai
poo mAlai” at Broadway, near my office for my next day’s pooja and kept in
my bag. I reached Mylapore at about
8.45 PM. When I crossed North Mada
street, I could see the “Swami purappAdu” about to finish and the portrait was about
to be taken inside after the procession. NAdhaswaram playing melodiously, I
crossed further to buy “udhiri pushpam” for my next day’s pooja (opposite to
ambika appalam) I don’t get “udhiri” in Broadway, near my office. This, I kept below the seat of my
two wheeler.
When I was
about to go further, I thought for a while to see the “Karpoora Arthi”. I was reluctant initially because of my dress
code (pants,shirts, shocks & shoes) and felt bad to stand among “Pancha
khachcham glad bhakthAs”. Neverthless,
I thought, at least, to have a darshan.
As I parked the two wheeler and went inside, the mahA aarthi
was being performed with “getti mElam” marking the end of the programme. I was so happy to see the arthi, at least.
After that, one person next to me gave a packet of “thoduttha
poo” and some flowers it was promptly accepted and then that happened..
Someone looked at me and I immediately thought of the “thodutha
poo” in my bag and took it and gave it
to him. It was so perfectly put as a “mAlA”
(over his head as a ^ shape) for Sri.JayEndra sarawathi swAmiji and bAla
periaVa. The middle portion on the “pAdAravindham” of Sri. mahA periAva.
All of a sudden it happened. It was so beautiful and I could
not control my tears. Why I purchased “thodutha poo” at Broadway and why I
carried here ? MahAperiAva, saranAgatha
vatsalan, just like that acknowledged my small offerings…in a second. As I felt bad, for not attending this pooja (in
my office), was heard by Him and here He responded promptly !!!
I neither had proper clothes not had a state of mind to attend
such a function full of vEdha purushAs. But still periAvA took my small
offerings which was amazing.
After the portrait was taken inside, all the ‘upachArams” were
performed. kapAli kriti in mOhanam made
the atmosphere more serene. All the vEdha pandithAs chanting Chatur vEdhAs,
dEvArams etc … It was so lively and no words would be enough to express the
experience.
Today I called the number again and the person who took the
phone was Shri.Ganesha Sharma. I narrated my experience yesterday and he
confirmed that it was he who garlanded the periavA’s portrait with my “pushpa
mAlai”. He asked me to come home any
time.
Why I got this Anusha pooja mail last month ?
Why I carried only the "pushpa mAlai" in my bag ? (to promptly give)
Why I reached in time to see the mahA arthi ?
Why I the Garland perfectly fit for all the three seers ?
Why He is prompting me to write this ?
Any one knows ?!!!!
I credit this to my parents and my Kula deivam “Varagoor
perumAl”. My parents imbibed bhakthi in me and my PerumAl is in my life system.
mahAperiAvA saraNam..
saraNam….Anandha kOti namaskArangal. to shOwer
his blessings to me also.
SahAna kriti pallavi goes like this….
“enna perum tavam yAn seidhadhariyEnE…
Enniyum kAnchi muni Atkondathen solvEn”
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