Kalyanotsava | Sri Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2022

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Devotees of Lord Vishnu observe Ekadashi Vrata and engage in remembering the Supreme Lord by chanting His Holy Names and singing His glories. Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the fortnight of the waxing or waning moon and occurs twice a month. But the Ekadashi that occurs in the month of Margashirsha (December – January) during the fortnight of waxing moon is of special significance and is glorified as Vaikuntha Ekadashi. This is a major festival of South India celebrated in all the temples of Lord Vishnu.

Sri Srinivasa Govinda, the Lord of Vaikuntha, will receive an elaborate abhishekam in the morning followed by many other magnificent sevas throughout the day like Vaikuntha Dwara Seva and Kalyanotsava.

schedule:
3:00 AM Suprabhata Seva
3:45 AM Maha Abhisheka
5:00 AM Pallakki Utsav
5:45 AM Vaikunta Dwara
7:45 AM Darshan Arati
9:30 AM Online Archana Pooja
11:00 AM Kalyanotsava
12:25 AM Raj Bhog Arati
6:00 PM Online Archana Pooja
7:00 PM Special Sandhya Arati
9:15 PM Shayana Pallakki
11:00 PM Darshan Closes


Nammalwar in whose Honor Vaikuntha Ekadashi is Celebrated

Nammalwar stands fifth among the twelve alwars of the Srivaishnava Sampradaya. Nammalwar was born as the son of Kariyar on the full moon day of Vaikasi month in the very first year of Kali-yuga, which is called Pramathi-nama-samvatsara according to the Tamil calendar, when Vaishaka star was prevailing. According to the English calendar Nammalwar was born in 3102 B.C. His mother was Udiaya-Nangiyar.

Nammalwar appeared on this planet just 43 days after Lord Krishna disappeared from this planet. Kariyar’s happiness of becoming a father, very soon turned into despair as his newly born son neither moved his limbs nor responded to the sounds made to fondle him, nor cried or opened his eyes to see the outer world. Nammalwar’s parents took care of him for eleven days thinking he might start behaving like a normal child soon and, as it was customary to bathe the new born child on the twelfth day, they gave him a head bath and named him Maran. As Maran continued to stay still, the distressed Kariyar couple took the child to Lord Vishnu’s temple that was situated on the banks of Thamarabharani River at Kurugur and abandoned the child at the base of a tamarind tree. Having resigned the fate of their new born child to the Lord of Kurugur, the Kariyar couple returned home with a heavy heart.

Nammalwar slowly crept into the cavity of the tamarind tree, which is supposed to be a manifestation of Adi-sesha, and meditated on the Lord without any break. Though Nammalwar did not eat or drink or move around, he continued to grow like a normal child within the cavity of the tamarind tree. Sitting in the small cavity of the tree, Nammalwar was experiencing the mercy of the creator of the universe and seeing the Lord’s pastimes as the Lord was always present in his mind. Nearly sixteen years elapsed masking the greatness of this wonderful child, who grew into a youth while sitting in the cavity of the tamarind tree.

Nammalwar’s glory was revealed to the world by his disciple Madhurakavi-alwar. Madhurakavi-alwar was born in a Brahmin family that chanted Sama-Veda. Having undergone all the ceremonies that were prescribed for his sect and studying fourteen subjects – four Vedas and six supplementary subjects, purva and Uttara mimamsa, nyaya, 18 puranas & dharmashastras, that were supposed to make a man wise, the ever inquisitive Madhurakavi-alwar went on a pilgrimage to various places. Read more on https://www.iskconbangalore.org/blog/...


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