Divyadesam Srirangam

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Srimathe Ramanujayanama:

 

Adiyen presenting below an Album on Sri Ranganathaswamy Thirukoil at Srirangam

for the benefit of the bagvathas. A write-up on the Sthala Puranam is

also attached.

It is appropriate to mention a few lines about Sri

Ranganathaswamy and the great Acharyas who were so much devoted to him.

During the period 1323AC about 700 years back Sri

Sudharsanachar wrote a valuable script on palm leaves called Suruthaprakasikai,

a commentary on Sri Ramanujar's Sri Bashyam(based on Brahmasuthra) by hearing

Upanyasams and viyakiyanams presented by his (Sri Sudharsanachar)

Acharyan Sri Nadadur Ammal. He attained Paramapadam during the cruel invasion

of the Delhi Navabs forces on Thiruvarangam. Sri Sudharnachar gave the original

script to Sri Vedantha Desigan, requesting him to save the script and his two

sons from the enemies. Sri Vedantha Desigan carefully preserved the

script. Even today, this script written in Sanskrit is available

for us due to the meticulous care taken to preserve the sacred script by Sri

Vedantha Desigan surviving the invasion of Thiruvarangam Koil by the enemies,

who plundered all the jewels, sacred vessels and silk vasthrams of Azhagiya

Manavalar.

Similarly Sri Pillailokachar also suffered a lot in keeping

Namperumal on a voyage from Thiruvarangam to Thirunarayanapuram to avoid the

attack of the Delhi Navab forces. He encountered innumerable hardship on

his way and ultimately attained Paramapadam in a hide-out.

His sishyas continued their journey and finally reached

Thirunarayanapuram. Namperumal stayed there for a long time.

We must realize the supreme sacrifice our Poorvachars, like

Sri Ramanujar, Sri Vedantha Desigar and Sri Pillailokacvhar, made in preserving

Srivaishnavam and saving Sri Ranganathaswamy and Azhagiya Manavalar from the

enemies. We are indebted to these great scholars for their courage and

determination and but for their supreme sacrifice, we would not have got the

bhagyam of worshipping Sri Ranganathaswamy as we do now.

Youngsters should be taught these aidegams (anecdotes)

to infuse a sense of confidence and bakthi while following Sampradayams

as envisaged by our Poorvachars.

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

Ranga Madabushi

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