life's Journey to SadAcharyan's holy feet : Part 3, Feb 7, 2000: The day of SaraNAgathi

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Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Sri MalOla Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka Sri NarAyaNa

Yathindhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Dear Aathma BhandhUs :

 

Today was the day that this soul has been waiting

for aeons to be returned to the owner , Sriman NaarAyaNan

through SadachArya Mukham . It was PramAthi Thai 24th and

the Nakshathram was Sathayam. It was siddha Yogam and a

MuhUrtham day on top of it. AdiyEn resting under Sri

Oppiliappan's feet at my house could hardly sleep with

the sense of expectation of a bride on Her wedding Morning .

The Aathma VivAham was about to take place that day

in the dhivya desam of Thirukkudanthai in front of

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan .

 

It was a Monday and hence adiyEn left before Raahu Kaalam

(7.30 AM) for Thirukkudanthai after the VisvarUpa darsanam

of ThiruviNNagarappan . Our SadAchAryan was already up for

few hours and was engaged in performing the Abhigamana

AarAdhanam for MalOlan . The SaattthumuRai GhOshti was

active . AdiyEn arrived at the time , when AchArya

RaamAnujA's saraNAgathi gadhyam was being recited .

AdiyEn joined the GhOshti and followed the morning's

nithyAnusandhAnam kramam of the Sri Sannidhi . At the end

of the AarAdhanam , theertham and SatAri for the ghOshti

was completed ; adiyEn was then asked to receive sankalpam from

U.Ve. VaduvUr SwamigaL, the Sannidhi AarAdhakar and a great

Sri VaishNavite Scholar . Our kind-hearted , most compassionate

AchAryan inquired about the sishyALs undertaking BharanyAsam

that Morning . It was just adiyEn and then there was another

elderly lady , who decided on the spot to receive Prapatthi.

It so happened that she was from the family of HH the 43rd

Jeeyar of DhEvanAr ViLagam , who blessed me with samAsrayaNam

many years ago as a small boy at DhEvanArviLAgam during

the first few days of His ascent to the AchArya Peetam .

 

AdiyEn can not but recall the AchArya Sambhandham , when

adiyEn remembered the mokshArtha Aaathma RakshA Bharam

performed by Prakrutham Azhagiya Singar at the holy feet

of the DhevanArviLAgam Azhagiya Singar at the dhvayam

ViLaintha Thiruppathi of MadhurAnthakam some fifty plus years

ago. Thus there were the two of us awaiting Bhara SamarpaNam

at the blessed Thiruvadi of Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra

MahA Desikan that morning at PatraachAr Street known

for great Ubhaya VedAnthins performing kaimkaryam

to Sri AarAvamudhan for generations .

 

(to Be continued )

 

Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

AdiyEn RaamAnuja Daasan,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan