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Vaikhanasa Nitya Aradhana

This document provides an introduction to the Vaikhanasa Agama and details about the nitya aradhana or daily worship of the Lord as mentioned in the agamas. It references a work by Sri Ramakrishna Deekshitulu of Tirumala temple and Sri Sathagopan of Oppilliappan koil that describes the nitya aradhana in good detail. The document also notes that the exact number of upacharas or rituals performed may vary slightly between sources, and provides examples. It states that the agamas also mention five types of purity necessary for worshipping the Lord.

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Vaikhanasa Nitya Aradhana

This document provides an introduction to the Vaikhanasa Agama and details about the nitya aradhana or daily worship of the Lord as mentioned in the agamas. It references a work by Sri Ramakrishna Deekshitulu of Tirumala temple and Sri Sathagopan of Oppilliappan koil that describes the nitya aradhana in good detail. The document also notes that the exact number of upacharas or rituals performed may vary slightly between sources, and provides examples. It states that the agamas also mention five types of purity necessary for worshipping the Lord.

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Vaikhanasa Dharma : Nitya Aradhana

The following work by Sri Ramakrishna Deekshitulu of Tirumala temple and Sri Sat
hagopan of Oppilliappan koil is an excellent introduction to the Vaikhanasa Agam
a. When I was thinking of writing my next blog on the nitya aradhana of the Lord
as mentioned in the agamas, I came across this excellent work which has mention
ed the nitya aradhana of the Lord in good detail (page 67 onwards). Hence I am j
ust providing a link to this book:
http://www.srihayagrivan.org/html/ebook031.htm
The direct pdf can be obtained here:
http://www.srihayagrivan.org/ebooks/031_sva_v1.pdf
This work also has other interesting stuff like the celebrated Atma Suktam (page
39) and pictures of different beras of the Supreme Lord Venkateswara of Tirumal
a. It also has a good list of temples that still follow the Vaikhanasa style of
worship.
The exact number of upacharas to be performed might change here and there. For e
xample, Bhrigu's Vasadhikara mentions the following number of upacharas for each
asana:
1. Mantrasana - 13 upacharas
2.Snanasana - 36 upacharas
3.Alankarasana - 28 upacharas
4.Bhojyasana - 16 upacharas
5.Yatraasana - 5 upacharas
6.Paryankasana - 32 upacharas
The complete list of upacharas can be found from the agamic works in detail. The
agamas also mention five different suddhis (purity) that are necessary for wors
hipping the Lord. They are deha suddhi,sthana suddhi, patra suddhi,atma suddhi a
nd bimba suddhi that correspond to body, place,vessels, soul/self and the Lord's
image.
The agamas also talk about the greatness of water from ganges and tulasi leaves
for the worship of the Lord.

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