Sripada Ramanujacarya's life history - request for previous mails

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Sripada Ramanujacarya's life history.

 

 

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> please accept my most humble obeisances.all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

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> The following is a continuation of the life history of Sripada

> Ramanujacarya.

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> Recap:( conversation between the Lord and Adisesha--Birth of

> Ramanujacarya--The deliverance of the Brahma rakshasha ghost--accepting

> the she;lter of Periya nambi--- Giving up his wife--Accepting

> sannyasa--Kuresha's evidences--Yaadava accepts samaashrayana(initiation).

> Lord Varadaraja submits Ramanujacarya to Lord Ranganatha--)

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> SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER

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> Ramanujacarya reaches Sri Rangam

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> When Ramanujacarya reached Srirangam he saw the pure river Kaveri.He at

> once took bath in it along with his disciples.After having taken bath,he

> sat on the banks of the Kaveri and applied his tilak markings chanting the

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> mantras.The devotee singer Araiyar ,who had actually got Ramanujacarya

> for Lord Ranganatha went ahead of Ramanujacarya in order to tell Lord

> Ranganatha of his arrival.When the Lord heard that His mission of bringing

> Ramanujacarya was successful by the efforts of Araiyar ,He immediately

> presented him with many gifts,very happily.

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> Lord Ranganatha welcomes Ramanujacarya

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> After that, Lord Ranganatha told Periyanambi ," Please go along with all

> types of gifts ,golden umbrellas and camaras and welcome

> Ramanujacarya.Also take along with you those vaishnavas who sing My

> glories spotlessly.In this way please welcome Srila Ramanujacarya and

> bring him to Me."Accepting the Lord's words, Periyanambi went as told and

> brought Ramanujacarya.When Sripad Ramanujacarya came

> inside Srirangam ,all the vaishnavas and people who had assembled

> there offered their obeisances by falling flat on the ground.Ramanujacarya

> ,along with his disciples offered his respects to Periya nambi and every

> vaishnava of Srirangam.

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> The Lord personally welcomes Ramanujacarya

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> Ramanujacarya,who was celebrated by all the vaishnavas followed his

> spiritual master and entered the temple of Sri rangam which was surrounded

> by seven great walls.After having properly paid his obeisances to all

> deities like Vishvaksena,Ramanujacarya reached the main mantapa.At that

> timne Lord Ranganatha came swiftly to welcome Ramanujacarya.Seeing that

> the Lord Himself had come to welcome him,Ramanujacarya was surprised and

> asked the Lord," My dear Lord !I am your servant.So it is not good that

> You personally come to welcome me".

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> Hearing his words the Lord replied," Dear Ramanuja ! you have come such a

> long distance to see Us.It is good if we come a few steps in order to see

> you.O Yatiraja! so far I was protecting all living entities personally.Now

> i would like to take rest.Please hear my words.O lokaguru! Please do all

> your activities with happiness and give shelter to all living entities

> ,thus executing my orders.I have already granted you this right to give

> Myself and My kingdom to anyone you wish.So,please therefore live in my

> Abode of Sri rangam temple,taking care of my devotees and thus satisfying

> me.Please do whatever you feel is proper for you ".Having told this The

> Lord gave Ramanujacarya the title " VIBHUUTHI DVAYA NAYAKA" .

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