mukkur srimad azhagiasingar

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ananta pranamas to the sri vaishnavas of the bhakti digest from sadagopan.i have

been an avid peruser of the digest for a few months now and have profited

immensely from the various postings .today i venture to make a small

contribution ,the only merit of which is the vishaya vailakshanyam.

today(avani hastham) is the thirunakshatram of asmad acharyan ,the renowned

mukkur srimad azhagiasingar ,best known for his last kainkaryamof transforming

the 'mottai gopuram'of sri ranganatha temple at sri rangam into a magnificent

new,towering edifice ,the very sight of which fills every sri vaishnavite heart

with bhakti.the elderly saint's untiring efforts in building the beautiful

gopuram,in response to sri ranganatha's divyagya in his swapnam, would bring

tears to the eyes of anyone who had been associated with the project;for,at the

ripe old age of 90+,he used to personally supervise the construction by climbing

the tenth tier of the gopuram.he was indeed aperson of indefatigable energy in

the service of the lord. another characteristic he is remembered for is his

uncompromising stand on

the paratvam of sriman narayana,which he reiterated at all fora,unmindful of

accolades or brickbats from the so-called 'secular' people. his erudition in

sri bhashyam is well known and he used to delight in raising seemingly

unanswerable questions on the various adhikaranas and providing answers for the

same to the baffled audience. this azhagiasingar was generous to a fault and no

person,sri vaishnava or not,who went to him for financialassistance,came away

emptyhanded. on this day,let us remember with reverence and grattitude

this magnificent acharya who,through saranagati pradhanam,ensured the liberation

of countless sri vaishnavas. please forgive me if i have been longwinded.

ananta pranamas again. dasan,sadagopan.