HH Srimath InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar's Vaibhavam : Part IV

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

Sriamth Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Dear Sri Matam SishyAs and AbhimAnis :

 

Today we will cover the Aasrama SveekaraNam ,

PattAbhishEkam and Karthavya PraTikj~nai of

HH The InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar.

 

5)AASRAMA SVEEKARANAM : PRELUDE

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Sri U.Ve. InjimEttu RanganAthAcchAr Swamy was Fifty

years old in 1929 C.E. From the age of 30 until 50,

he was deeply involved in SampradhAya Pravachanam ,

Sadhas anvyam/adhyaksham (particpation and moderation )

and being the AasthAna VidvAn of Sri Matam for Six years

from the 44th to the 50th years of his blessed life.

He travelled often with HH The 41st Jeeyar during

His vijaya yAthrais during this tenure as AasthAna

VidvAn .

 

There was an occasion during Sri InjimEdu Swamy's

tenure as AasthAna VidvAn of Sri Matam , when a great

Sri VaishNava Scholar by the name of ChEtlUr NarasimhAcchAr

Swamy( of ThiruvahIndrapuram) hailed the greatness of

AchArya Nishtai and put down Ukthi Nishtai practised by

the Sri Matam for many hundred years . AchArya Nishtai

is one of the four methods of Prapatthi , where the SaraNAgathan's

prapatthi is covered under the Prapatthi done by a SadAchAryan.

Ukthi Nishtai revolves around the act of the Prapannan

repeating the Prapatthi vaakyams uttered by his/her

AchAryan. A prominent Sri Matam sishyar was pained

over the put down by the ChEtlUr Swamy and requested

InjimEdu Swamy to help clear the confusion and establish

the importance of Ukthi Nishtai as a major and time-honored

practise established by our PoorvAchAryAs.

 

InjimEdu Sawmy consulted with the Kaarukkurichi Azhagiya Singar

about accepting this challenge and was blessed to engage in this

Grantha lEkana kaimkaryam (Grantham writing)for defending

Ukthi nishtai's glory.InjimEdu Swamy researched source granthams

such as Swamy Desikan's Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,NishEpa Rakshai ,

NikshEpa ChinthAmaNi,NyAsOllAsam , NyAsa Reethi and composed

the following three granthams:

 

(1) NyAsa NishtA MeemAmsA (2) Ukthi NishtAbharaNam and

(3) Ukthi NishtAbharanaOthyOtham. He next placed them at the sacred

feet of HH The 41st Azhagiya Singar and requested His approval of

the three granthams. HH The Azhagiya Singar was thrilled at

the quality of Scholarship in defending the Ukthi Nishtai that

He decided in His mind that InjimEttu Swamy would be the most fitting

successor to ascend the throne of Sri Matam after His reign .

InjimEdu Swamy might have been around 46 years , when he

completed these granthams .

 

6)AASRAMA SVEEKARANAM TO BECOME CHINNA AZHAGIYA SINGAR (April 1929)

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Four years went by.InjimEdu Swamy reached the age of FIFTY.

HH The 41st Azhagiya Singar became ill in 1929 C.E. He worried about

the appointment of some one suitable to succeed him in performing

MalOlan's NithyArAdhanam and SampradhAya abhivardhanam (growth).

He could not think of anyone better than InjimEdu Swamy . He requested

InjimEdu Swamy to be his successor to bless the Sri Matam SishyAs

and to grow the avicchinna paaramparyam ( Unbroken paramparai of

AchAryAs starting from AdhivaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar). InjimEdu Swamy

had a priya BhAryai (dear wife) and one young daughter . It was

a wrenching situation for his wife. Inspite of this difficult

situation ,InjimEdu Swamy could not say no to his AchArya Niyamanam .

He received the PrEksha Manthram given by MalOlan to the Founding

Jeeyar of the Sri Matam at AhObilam through the Kaarukkuricchi

Azhagiya Singar and became the Chinna Jeeyar. Few days later ,

HH The 41st Jeeyar's health improved . Both the Periya Jeeyar

( HH the 41st Jeeyar)and the Chinna Jeeyar ( HH The 42nd Jeeyar)

shared the duties and performed MalOlan's kaimkaryam and

KaalkashEpam for Sri Matam SishyALs.

 

The joint reign by the Periya and Chinna Jeeyars continued

for 12 years smoothly (from 1929 to 1941). HH The 41st became

weak progressively and the Chinna Jeeyar performed the Visvaroopa

MangaLa HAratthi, abhigamana aarAdhanam , theertha viniyOgam

and Sri SatAri blessings to SishyAs. During the KaalakshEpam

times , Periya Azhagiya Singar will start with a few words and

Chinna Azhagiya Singar will take on from there to complete

the KaalakshEpams on (1) Sri BhAshyam (2) Srutha PrakAsiaki

commentary (3) GeethA BhAshyam of AchArya RaamAnujA (4) Taathparya

Chandrikai commentary of Swamy Desikan on Githai (5) Bhagavath

Vishayam ( ThiruvAimozhi commentary by PiLLAn/Thiru AaRAyirappadi )

(6)Eedu MuppattARAyirappadi of Vadakku Thiruveedhip PiLLai

(7)Pancha VyAkhyAna-sahitha Rahasya Thraya Saaram ( with its five

commentaries)(8) the entire ChillaRai Rahasyams of Swamy Desikan ,

(9)NyAya SiddhAnjanam of Swamy Desikan/SD (10) NyAya Parisuddhi of

SD (11) Tatthva Muktha KalApam of SD(12)SarvArtha Siddhi of SD

(13) AdhiakraNa SaarAvaLi of SD (14) AdhikaraNa DeekAmrutham ,

AdhikaraNa Kalpa Tharu , Satha-dhUshaNI ChaNdamArutham of MahAchArya,

Tatthva Deekai et al without missing any one sentence of these

Sri Sookthis by Swamy Desikan and the next generation

commentators of the Sri Sookthis of the NigamAntha Guru.

 

7.1: AASTHAANA SVEEKAARAM ( October 24 , 1941)

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Twelve years had passed by since HH The 42nd Jeeyar

entered into SanyAsa Aasramam . The revered Jeeyar was now

62 years old. His Saasthra Jn~Anam and anushtAna Bhalam

and VairAgyam were legendary . HH The 41st Jeeyar's health

had deteriorated by the beginning of the year 1941 C.E. and

on October 24 of that year , HH The Jeeyar attained His

AchAryan's Thiruvadi.HH The 42nd Jeeyar became the PeetAdhipathi.

HH The 42nd Jeeyar performed the thirteen day Kaimkaryams

for the HH The 41st Jeeyar with Veda PaarAyaNam , Dhivya

Prabhandha , Desika Prabhandha Sevais and honored all

the particpants in the Kaimkaryam with vEshti , Saalvai and

abubdant dakshiNai.

 

7.2: PATTAABHISHEKAM OF JEEYAR & KARTHAVYA PRATIJ~NAI(1941)

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On the 14th day after the ascent of HH The 41st Jeeyar

to Sri Vaikuntam , HH The 42nd Jeeyar was bathed in the sacred

waters of Cauvery river in a sabhai full of great Sri VaishNavA

scholars such as PutthankOttakam Swamy , GhOshtipuram Swamy

and others. It was a MahOthsavam.The PattAbhishEkam date was

Vishu Samvathsaram , Iypaasi 9, Sukla Paksha Panchami ( a Friday

dear to Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr).It was 12 years after HH The 42nd

Jeeyar was selected for Sri MalOlan's AarAdhanam by HH The 41st

Jeeyar.This was six decades ago.

 

7.3: KARTHAVYA PRATIJ~NAI

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During the reign as Chinna Jeeyar , this revered AchAryan had

given considerable thought to what he would like to accomplish

during His reign as the PeetAdhipathi . He now articulated those

wishes and vowed ( Karthavya PraTij~nai) before the assembled

Sri VaishNavAs that He would like to accomplish them with

the blessings of MalOlan.These seven grand Kaimkaryams that

defined HH The 42nd Jeeyar's reign as a golden one are:

 

(1)The Establishment of a Veda-Prabhandha-Saasthra PaatasAlai

for the Kshemam of the Sri VaishNava youngsters .(This will

grow into the famous MadhurAnthakam Paatasaalai , which has

trained many Sri VaishNavite Scholars in the past six decades ).

 

(2) The enhancement of the Jn~Anam of the Sampradhya VidvAns

through an annual conference of Scholars atleast once a year.

(This assembly of Sri VaishNavite Scholars under the moderation

and guidance of the Azhagiya Singars is the reputed MalOla Sadhas).

 

(3) Establishment of Sri Matam branches at the Northern parts of

India on the banks of GangA (PrayAg et al) and the appointment of

SampradhAya VidvAns there to enhance the Jn~Anam and AasthIkyam of

the residents of these regions.

 

(4) Creation of the Aahnika Granthams for the benefit of the Sri Matam

SishyAs , who belong to the Rg and Saama Saakhais .

 

(5) Completion of the Commentary on Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram

and releasing it as a Sri Sookthi (Saara Bodhini).

 

(6) Creation of a New Monthly magazine named " Sri Nrusimha PriyA "

to grow the AasthIkyam of Sri VaishNavA community.

 

(7) Sending the VidvAns to different parts of the country for

upanyAsams to help understand one's svadharmams ,

as the NaasthIkyam grows in the country and AasthIkyam

wanes. (This was six decades ago).

 

7.4: PUTTHANKOTTAKM SWAMY'S TRIBUTE

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HH The 42nd Jeeyar announced the appointment of a great Scholar ,

Sri U.Ve. PutthankOttakam SrinivAsAcchAr Swamy as His Minister

to help accomplish these noble and poineering tasks.

 

The PutthankOttakam Swamy was deeply moved and read a special

poem consisting of 8 slOkams that he had composed for

the PattAbhishEkam Occasion . The special words of respect

that Sri PutthankOttakam Swamy selected to salute his New AchAryan

are: Aajanma Sudhda Charitha: ( One of blemishless conduct

from birth on ), Akhila SathguNADya: ( abode of all auspicious

GuNams ), KamanIya Seela:( Of the noblest of achAram and

anushtAnam ), MunIndhra: ( King of Sages).

 

In one of the SlOkams, Sri Manthri Swamy described how

HH The InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar Spends His days and nights:

 

Yassanthatham VakuLabhUshaNa Vanghmarandhai:

Sri BhAshya Sookthi surasinddhuj~nAraavagAhai:

VedAntha Desika VachO amrutha dhArayA cha

KAALAM NAYANTHI ANUDHINAM KAMANEEYA SEELA:

--4th SlOkam of AchArya Rathna Maalai

 

(meaning): This noblest of souls spends his days

tasting the makarandham of Swamy NammAzhwAr's

Sri Sookthis , swimming in the nectarine ocean of

Sri BhAshyam of AchArya RaamAnujA and soaks in

the amrutha showers of Swamy Desikan's Sri Sookthi

vAkyams .

 

The poet/admirer of HH The 42nd Jeeyar says in the next

slOkam that there is no one equal to this king of sages

(nissamOyam MunIndhra:).He compares the different noble

aspects of the Jeeyar to Sage VyAsaa , Bhaktha PrahlAdhan

and sage Sukha Brahmam in this slOkam.

 

This was the first of the tributes from Sishya Kotis.

adiyEn will cover the other tributes in future postings.

 

AdiyEn will continue next with the Dhivya Desa MangaLAsAsanams,

ChAthur Maasyams and the many MalOla Vidvath Sadhas conducted by

HH The 42nd Srimath Azhagiya Singar .

 

InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DaasOham ,Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan