Srimath Devanarvilagam Azhagiyasingar Vaibhavam - Part III

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Srimath Injimedu Azhagiyasingar and Srimath DevanarVilagam Azhagiyasingar

were together for nearly two years in the SriAhobilaMutt. From the day, the

later adorned the peetam, all the trikala Aradhanams to Malolan was

performed by him. Our Chinna Jeeyar (i.e Srimath Devanarvilagam

Azhagiyasingar)would prostrate to Periya Jeeyar twice in a day. Just before

Abhigamana Aradhanam starts in the Mutt, Chinna Jeeyar would prostrate to

Periya Jeeyar and then recite Arulapaadu for Periya Jeeyar (Could not find

the equivalent in

English: Periya Jeeyarai Arulapaaditu Azhaithu abhigamana Aradhanathirku

Ezhundaruluthal). After the routine activies at Mutt, Sri Injimedu

Azhagiyasingar would start the Kalakshepam and would explain the intricacies

of that day's topic. Then he would stop at some point and would ask Chinna

Jeeyar to continue the Kalakshepam (Ingu Sadhikalam endru Chinna Jeeyarai

parthu solluvar). Chinna Jeeyar would continue the Kalakshepam by starting

with " Adiyen " and prostration (thendan samarpithal). Mahans who have

attended the Kalakshepams of these two Azhagiyasingars together would wonder

as if

Sri. Alavandar and Sri. Ramanujar have taken rebirth as these two

Azhagiyasingars to show the Acharya-Sishya Hrudayam. Sri. U.Ve Purisai N.

Krishnamachariar has described this Vaibhavam as " SEra Serthiyai Kandu

Kalikka Sri Alavandarum Sri Bashyakararum Inda Irandu

AzhagiyasinagargalAga Avatharithar polum " .

 

Upon seeing the Vidwat of Chinna Jeeyar, Periya Jeeyar would instruct

some of his disciples to directly undergo studies under the Chinna

Jeeyar. Chinna Jeeyar Swami would not care about his health and would

contiuously involve himself with the Mutt activities. Once Sri. Injimedu

Azhagiyasingar changed a Shloka from Sri Ramayana to drive the point that

Sri. Devanarvilagam Azhagiyasingar has to take care of his health amidst all

his activities. This shows the affection and care of Periya Jeeyar on

Chinna Jeeyar Swami. For this, our Chinna Jeeyar

had replied that " Taking care of one's body is not the dharma of a Sanyasi " .

After getting the Niyamanam from Sri. Injimedu Azhagiyasingar, Sri.

Devanarvilagam Azhagiyasingar would perform

the Pancha Samaskaram to devotees. As Periya Jeeyar Swami took ill, he had

to cut short the sancharams to Vada Desams beyond Hyderabad and returned to

Thiruvallur. He directed Chinna Jeeyar Swami to involve in full charge for

Sri Malola Vidvat Sadhas and other duties. Sri Injimedu Azhagiyasingar

attained Nitya Vibhuti in the month of Thai, 1953.

 

Srimath Devanarvilagam Azhagiyasingar built a brindavanam for his Acharyan

on the banks of Thiruvallur temple tank and peformed his last rites with

great devotion. Pattabishekam was done for Srimath Devanarvilagam

Azhagiyasingar with pomp and splendour. For some time, our Swami stayed in

Thiruvallur and prayed to Sri VeeraRaghavan. On Panguni 9th, Sunday 1953 at

6:30a.m., Srimad 43rd Azhagiyasingar did yathradhaanam and started for his

dhig-Vijayam. The first sankalpa Mahotsawam was done at Sri. Ahobilam. After

completing his sancharam in Andhra Pradesh, he also toured Mysore Rajyam,

Malayala Desam, Thiruvaangur Samasthanam and Tamilnadu. The kings of Mysore,

Kochi and Thiruvaangur welcomed and prayed to Srimad Azhagiyasingar and Sri.

Malolan. Sri 42nd Azhagiyasingar had wished that our Siddhantam should be

propagated throughout India and hence wanted to do Sancharam in N. India.

Keeping this in mind, during the Adhi-Sethu Snanam, he determined to have

Ganga Snanam (implicit reference for touring N. India). Once again, after

visiting and praying to the Lord of thiruvallur, he started his tour to

Madras, Hyderabad, Bombay, Pushkaram. From there, he took bath in Haridwar

and peformed thirumanjanam to Periya Perumal. Very soon, he left for Badri

and

did mangalasaasanam to Sri. Badri Narayanan and returned back to Rishikesh

to observe that year's sankalpa mahotsavam. After completing the sankalpam,

he vowed to return to Thiruvallur and visited Delhi and Kurukshetram.

 

He travelled all along the country and visited around 106 divya desams. Some

of the villages have not seen a Azhagiyasingar and Malolan for 50 yrs, 100

yrs or so . During his sancharams, Sri Azhagiyasingar would instruct

everyone to forgo duraacharam and adopt SatAcharam in one's lifestyle.

During his reign as pontiff, Sri Sannidhi Satari would not be offered to any

Brahmin who does not have a Shika irrespective of whether one is poor or

rich. He would in turn advice them to have Shika. He would go from one

village to another treating the poor and rich alike.

 

-- To be Continued

 

Sources: Srinrusimha Priya magazine : 1953 - 1957 issues.

Articles written by Srimath Idanim Azhagiyasingar, Sri. U.Ve. Purisai

Nadadur Krishnamachariar, Sri. U.Ve. Melpakkam Narasimhachariar Swami,

Sri. U.Ve Vedantha Desikan , Sri. U.Ve Thoopul Narasimhachariar Swami, Sri.

U.Ve Dindukkal Ramaswami Iyengar and many others.

 

Special thanks to Sri. Oppiliyappan Koil Varadachari Satakopan for his

inputs and corrections on this article.

 

Refer to http://www.devanarvilagam.com for his life history in brief.

 

Vachaka Dosham Kshantavyaha:

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

Lakshminarasimhan S.

 

 

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srimadh rangasatari samyamivaraat labdhaaga maandhathdvayam |

srimadhveera ragoothvahathya sadajith paadhaaravindhasrayam ||

srimadh vedhavadhamsa desikayathe kaarunyaveekshaaspatham |

seve rangathureena saasanavasam naarayana yoginum ||

 

Srimathe Lakshminrusimha divya pAduka sevika

Srivan satakopa Sri Narayana Yathindra MahadesikAya Namaha

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