HH Srimath InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar's Vaibhavam : Part V

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

Sriamth Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Dear Sri Matam SishyAs and AbhimAnis :

 

Today adiyEn will cover the Vijaya Yaathrais ,

MangaLAsAsanams at the different Dhivya Desams

and the various chAthurmAsyams as well as

the unique Vidvath Sadhas over which HH The 42nd

Jeeyar presided duirng His reign.

 

8. DHIVYA DESA MANGALAASAASANAMS

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Our AchAryan was known as Thiruvaranga Chelvan.

The first dhivya Desam that HH The 42nd Jeeyar visited was

therefore Sri Rangam after His PattAbhishEkam there in 1941.

He made DasAvathAra Sannidhi as His home at Srirangam

and performed MangaLAsAsanams at ThiruveLlarai

(Sri PundarIkavalli SamEtha SvEthAdhri Naathan)and

UrayUr/ThirukkOzhi/NisuLApuri ( URayUr Valli/Vaasa Lakshmi

SamEtha Azhagiya MaNavALan )next.ThiruveLLaRai has recieved

24 Paasurams form PeriyAzhAr and Thirumangai . PeriyAzhwAr

visualized ThiruveLLarai PerumAL as Kannan ( KannanE

ThiruveLLaRai NinRaai) and performed Kaapidal ceremony for

KaNNan there . Thiru URayUr is the avathAra Sthalam of

ThiruppANa AazhwAr.These three MangaLAsAsanams were just after

HH The JeeyAR'S PattAbhishEkam .

 

Now, HH The Jeeyar prepared for MangaLAsAsanams of

ChOLa Nattu Thiruppathis. Next in line were the Nadu Naadu

Thiruppathis . ThoNdai Naadu Thiruppathis were the subsequent

MangaLAsAsana KshEthrams . Abhimaana Sthalams (VaduvUr , Raja-

MannAr Koil , MadhurAnthakam , SrimushNam et al ), Sri Matam

Sannidhis (Uragatam , ThiruveNNai NallUr, AathanUr , PuLLambhUtham-

kudi , AhObilam , ThiruveLLUr et al) were also included in these

KshEthrAdanams.

 

Whenever possible , HH The Jeeyar also visited the AvathAra Sthalams

of PoorvAchAryAs ( Sri PerumbhUthUr , Thuppul/ThirutthaNgA et al)

and the birth places of Sri Matam AchAryAs ( Atthippattu,

KaLatthUr , MelkOttai , ThiruveLLiyankudi , ThiruvallikkENi,

Thirukkudanthai , ThirukkuRunkudi , Aadhirangam , SrivilliputthUr,

Kaaraikkuricchi et al), the many AgrahArams established by Sri Matam

Jeeyars ( Uragadam /Third Azhagiya Singar,InjimEdu/Sixth Jeeyar et al).

In all these KshEthrams, AbhimAna Sthalams , Sri Matam PoorvAchArya

Villages and dhivya desams , Pancha samskAram and BharanYasam

rites took place for the many Sri Matam sishyAs.

 

Srimath InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar had a lovely singing voice

and had good knowledge of Raaga LakshaNams . Hamsadhvani wa

one of his favorite Raagams. He used to perform MangaLAsAsanams

in a sweet voice and rendered the SthOthrams in a melodious

manner. Paasurams , Swamy Desika SthOthrams were recited in

front of the EmperumAns of the dhivya Deesams. The MangaLAsAsanam

began with prostrations at the Dhvaja Sthambham with the manthram:

" Samastha ParivArAya SrimathE NaarAyaNaaya Nama: " . The next stop

was at the Bali Peetam according to the Saasthram that prescribes

salutations to the Guru Paramparai there ( Bali Peeta samIpE thu

namEth Guru ParamparAm ). AchArya vandhanam and prayer for

the removal of the dhOshams of AhankAra-MamakArams are thus

performed at Bali Peetam. PradhakshiNam and mangaLAsAsanam

pf PerumAL sannidhi was next performed . ThAyAr Sannidhi

MangaLAsAsanam followed next.After MangaLAsAsanams , HH The Jeeyar

left the Sannidhi without turning His back to the Lord , which is

very important . At Sri DevarAja PerumAL Sannidhi ,HH The Jeeyar

performed the ThiruvAlavatta Kaimkaryam in a manner similar to

Thirukkachi Nampi. At Ahobilam , HH The Jeeyar celebrated

the Serthi Sevai of MalOlan Uthsavar , His Aaraadhana Moorthy ,

with Moolavar in the cave koil. AarAdhanam was performed for both

there .He performed SaraNAgathi for a few bhAgyasAlis during

that occasion. ManthrarAja Padha SthOthram was recited by the Jeeyar

there. In his 24 years of AaathAna alankAram, HH The Jeeyar blessed

many sishyAs with upAya AnushtAnams as commanded by MalOlan .

 

9)MALOLA VIDVATH SADHAS

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As a part of the execution of one of the Karthavya Prathig~nai ,

the First MalOla Sadhas at Srirangam DasAvathAra Sannidhi.

This Sadhas was convened on HH The Jeeyar's Thirunakshathram

( Thai UttharADam). VisishtAdhvaitha VedAntha VaakyArthams

were debated . The second MalOla Vidhvath Sadhas on the next

Thai UttharAdam was at Kaanchipuram. The third one was at KodiyAlam

Village. ThirunArayaNapuram , the birth place of the First Jeeyar

of Ahobila Matam served as another site for MalOla Vidhvath Sadahas.

A special site for another MalOla sadhas was the Bangalore

TuLasi Garden. Hyderabad , ThiruninRavoor ( Bhakthavathsala

PerumAl and Mathsavithri ThAyAr) were sites of anohter other Sadhas.

The VisishtAdhvaitha VedAntha Jn~Anam and recognition for

the Sri VaishNavA scholars were accomplished through the execution

of this Karthavya Pratig~nai of the Jeeyar. After the Aaasrama

SveekAram of HH The 43rd Azhagiya Singar (DevanArviLAgam

Azhagiya Singar), both the Chinna and Periya Azhagiya Singars

conducted the Sadhas together.One such joint sessions was in Kara

Samvathsaram(1952 C.E).During the Nandana Samvathsaram (1953 C.E),

Periya Azhagiya Singar was too ill to be present in person at

the Sadhas and he blessed the VidvAns from his place of rest

and asked Chinna Azhagiya Singar to preside solely over the Sadhas.

This was in Thai. Next month , Periya Jeeyar ascended to parama Padham.

 

10)CHATHUR MAASYAMS

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HH The InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar reigned for 24 years ; half

of that period was as Chinna Jeeyar. During those times ,Chinna

Jeeyar's ChAthurmAsyam sites were the same as that of the Periya

Jeyar.After HH The Jeeyar ascended the Peetam , The ChAthurmAsyams

took place at PerumpAkkam (DakshiNa AhObilam ), ThiruveLLUr ,

SinganallUr (Thrivikraman Sannidhi), Gadhvaal SamasthAnam

(Banks of KrishNA river) and other locations.

 

11)THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VEDA PAATASAALAI

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During October 24, 1951 HH The Jeeyar ascended the Sri Matam

Peetam. Next month , HH The Jeeyar started the Veda PaatsAlai at

DasAvathAra Sannidhi built by Thirunagai at Srirangam. The Sanskrit

PaatasAlai was created next at the Dhvayam ViLaintha Thiruppathi,

MadhurAnthakam . ThirukkOttiUr Sowmya NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy was

appointed the first principal .Ten scholars trained by the 42nd

Jeeyar were appointed as Instructors. Prabhandha PaatasAlai

was added at the same site next. Few years later, HH The Jeeyar

purchased a village near PeruhavAzhundhAn (My Mother's birth

place) and deflected the revenue from the lands there to cover

the financial needs of MadhurAnthakam PaatasAlais. The far seeing

Jeeyar thus assured the protection of the MadhurAnthakam

PaatasAlais to train the next generation VisishtAdvaitha

vedAntha Scholars. HH The 43rd Jeeyar was a principal here

during his grahsthAsramam.

 

12)THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NRUSIMHA PRIYAA MAGAZINE

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During the same Kaarthikai of 1941 C.E , HH The Jeeyar

invited Maharishi VaasudEvAcchAr Swamy of Maambalam

to be the Editor of the new monthly journal of

Sri Matam with the auspicious name of Sri Nrusimha PriyA

( the One dear to MalOlan). HH The Jeeyar blessed this

Journal with His own AasAsana anusandhAnam:

 

SrinrusimhapriyA Srinrusimha karuNOTTithA

Srinrusimha KatAkshENa JeeyAdhAchandra-taarakam

Nrusimhapadha BhakthAnAm gEhE gEhE sadhA vasEth

SrinrusimhapriyA hyEshA NrusimhapriyayA saha

 

(Meaning): May this Journal named Sri Nrusimha PriyA

born out of the infinite DayA of Sri Nrusimhan grow

further and further with the KatAksha and Sankalpa

Balams and shine as long as the stars and the Moon

are there ! May this journal with the naamadEyam of

Sri Nrusimha PriyA live in all the houses of our

sishyAs and abhimAnis with the consort of Sri Narasimhan,

MahA Lakshmi!

 

Sri Nrusimha PriyA Journal has thrived and prospered

with the MangaLAsAsanam of HH The InjimEttu Jeeyar

and has passed the Shastiyabhdha Poorthi (60 year)mile stone

this year. Great essays from renowned Sri VaishNavite

Scholars have found their permanent homes here. Some

of the contributing scholars became Azhagiya Singars

later( DEvanAr ViLAgam Jeeyar, MukkUr Azhagiya Singar

and IdhAnim Jeeyar).

 

In the next posting, adiyEn will cover the favorite

sthOthrams and Sri Sookthis of HH The 42nd Jeeyar.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan