Learn Urdhva puNdra dhAraNam (ஊர்த்வ புண்ட்ர தாரணம்)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:

One should apply SrIvaishNava thilak (Urdhva puNdram) in the proper manner.

After applying Urdhva puNdram, we have to recite:

  • kESava etc and SrI etc – 12 names of perumAL and pirAtti.
  • Then asmath gurubhyO nama: … SrIdharAya nama: should be recited
  • Then thirumanthram, dhayam and charama SlOkam should be recited once
  • Then thaniyans of periya perumAL to maNavALa mAmunigaL, followed by our mutt/thirumALigai AchArya paramaparai thaniyans, up to present AchArya of mutt/thirumALigai
  • Then gyAnAchAryas’ thaniyans if known, otherwise simple gratitude towards such gyAnAchAryas
  • Please see http://ponnadi.blogspot.com/2014/12/srivaishnava-thiruvaradhanam-pramanams.html , for full listing of these.