At the conclusion of Visvaroopam, Perumal Milk is distributed. Fruits offerred to Perumal are given to the cow and calf. After the panjAngam details are read recitation of Nithyanusandhanam begins. Srimad Azhagiya Singar initiates the recitation of Gadya Thraiyam with the first phrase of the Thaniyan. The Goshti picks up from there.

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In Sri Matam the recitation of Nithyanusandhanam is referred to as "Gadyam". All the Kainkaryaparas are required to participate in it, from Mrith to drivers, to alangaram, all of them. Srimad Azhagiya Singar usually looks around to see whether anyone is absent or late, enough to keep the kainkaryaparas on their toes. Like Sri Lakshminrisimha who exhibited kindness (towards Prahlada) and fury (against Hiranyakasipu) at the same time, exhibiting fury and kindness at the same time is among the kalyana gunas of Srimad Azhagiya Singar. Even as the kainkaryaparas love Srimad Azhagiya Singar for Simad Azhagiya Singar's deep and loving care for the welfare of each and every one of them, they fear Simad Azhagiya Singar's divine fury if they fail in such basic duties as joining the Goshti for Gadyam in the morning.

The Nityanusandhanam covers (1) common recitation in which everyone joins, and (2) separate recitation where the Goshti divides into two groups; one recites Dhivya Prabhandham and the other recites Vedam. The common part includes, in the sequence in which they are recited,

1. The three Gadyams
2. Sri Nrisimha Pancamrita Sthothram by Lord Rama
3. Three of Srimad Mukoor Azhagiya Singars sthothras, namely, Pancamrita Sthothram, Sri Lakshminrisimha Karavalamba Sththram, and Sri Lakshminrisimha Prapatti,
4. Dhivya Prabhandha thaniyan
5. Thiruppallandu Thaniyan
6. The first pasuram of ThiruppallaaNdu

Up until Srimad Mukkoor Azhagiya Singar's pancamrita sthothram the recitation is done in one voice, but starting from the Karavalamba Sthothram the recitation proceeds in "sandhai" format, i.e. the first two padas and the last two padas are alternated between two groups.

Also, after the conclusion of Sri Lakshminrisimha Prapatti, the Goshti pauses for Srimad Azhagiya Singar to initate the Podu Thaniyan, namely, "Kesavarya kripA pAtram ..." after which the goshti proeeds with the rest of the Thaniyan. Similarly, the goshti pauses again at the end of the Thaniyans for Srimad Azhagiya Singar to initate Thiruppallandu with, "pallANdu, pallANdu...." after which the Goshti picks up the recitation and finishes it.

After the conclusion of the first pasuram of Thirup- pallANdu, the goshti sits down. Until this time the recitation is done with everyone standing. The goshti sits down in two separate groups. One group recites vedam and the other recites the following prabhandhams:

1. the rest of thiruppallANdu
2. ThiruppaLLiyezucci,
3. Thirupaavai
4. Periya Thirumozhi thaniyan,
5. angaN nyalamanca (Periya Thirumozhi 1.7)
6. kaasaiyaadai (Periya Thirumozhi 2.2)
7. vaanilamuRuval (Periya Thirumozhi 1.6)
8. Adaikkalapattu (Desika Prabhandham)
9. Sri Sannithi adaikkalappattu (Adivan Satakopan adaikkalappattu), and
10. Sri Lakshminrisimhan adaikkalappattu)

The recitation ends with Srimad Mukkoor Azhagiya Singar's dvAdasa Stotram. This takes a little over one hour. The time is about 8:20 a.m.

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