Sri Varamangai muni Vaibhavam-13

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri VanAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

SrisailEsa dayA pAthram deebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam

Yateendra pravanam vandhE ramya jAmataram munim

 

RamyajAmatru yOgeendra pAdha rEkhA mayam sadhA

thathAyathatAthma sadhdhAthim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

 

While nAyanAr was spending his time in sath kAlashepam, some people came from

the south and told nayanar some bad news (asowcham, which hindered nayanar’s

bhagavat kainkaryam). Not being able to be out of kainkaryam even for few days,

nayanar decided to take up sanyasam and requested perumal’s permission for the

same. After accepting sanyasa, nayanar came to do mangalAsAsanam to namperumal.

Pleased with nAyanar, NamperumAl blessed him with theertham, thirumAlai,

thiruparivattam, and Sri sagagopan and also with the honorable name – AZHAGIYA

MANAVALA JEEYER. Then perumal ordered pallavarAya thirumandapam to be the place

for the Jeeyer’s mutt.

 

Thereby, Azhagiya manavala Jeeyer (commonly called manavala mAmuni. From now on

we will refer as mAmunigal for easy reference) started towards the mutt. On

reaching the mutt, like elaya perumal who requested, “ paravAnami kAkusta! Tvayi

varsha satham stithE! Svayam tu ruchirE Deshe kriyathA mithimAm vathaII”,

Vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy requested his acharya to order him to renovate the mutt

area (“madaththai ellam seppanidumpadi niyamikka vEndum”). For which mAmunigal

like perumal (who replied, “Eha saramapadam sowmya I yathAvath karththumarhasi”)

ordered vanamamalai jeeyer, to do the same.

 

Immediately vanamamalai ponnadikkAl Jeeyer started the job with great vigor

along with some more shisyas. He renovated the place, established a

thirumalaiAzhvar for regular kalashepam and in the place where swamy will

regularly sit he made a beautiful picture of swamy seated with jnana mudra and

also made his own picture under the feet of swamy with folded hands.

 

On seeing the excellent renovation of the place, mAmunigal was highly impressed.

He appreciated Jeeyer for the same saying, “ you have done an excellent job

exactly understanding my inner mind “ (Just like lakshmana who built the

bharnasala according to the divine couples wish). Mamunigal continued saying,

“Iam highly grateful to our poorvacharyas to have blessed me with such a great

shisya to help me in darshana pravarthakam (spreading the sampradayam)”. From

that day, vanamamalai jeeyer continued his uninterrupted service to his acharya

and always remained under his acharyas feet. He accompanied mAmunigal whenever

he went to the temple to do mangalasasanam to perumal and like a beggar suddenly

attaining huge wealth and like a hungry person getting food, vanamamalai Jeeyer

cherished his acharya sambandham and always was involved in the kainkaryam to

his acharya, azhagiya manavala jeeyer with the following always in his mind,

“dvath bruthya bruthya parichAraka bruthya bruthya bruthyasya bruthya ethi mAm

smara:

 

Meanwhile, Koil annan and others who were enlightened due to perumal’s grace

(perumal appeared in their dream and corrected them) and understood that

surrendering under mAmunigal’s feet will do all good to them, thereby, came

along with a big crowd of friends and relatives, with fruits and other offerings

in hand to undergo acharya samAsrayanam.

 

On reaching the mutt they first saw vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy and prostrated him.

Koil annan with due respects told him that they have come to the feet of Jeeyer

considering him to be the prapyam (goal) and prapagam (way to attain the goal)

and requested to kindly accept them. Hearing this jeeyer was highly happy. He

ran to the sannadhi prostrated his swamy mAmunigal and requested as follows:

“Swamy! Today annan and others, a big crowd has come to get devarir’s

samAsrayanam. They are all waiting in front of the mutt with their offerings in

hand. They being swamy mudaliyAndAn’s descendents are famous and have received

sathvika thinking due to our appAchiyAr (“Eshwarascha sowhArtham yathruchchA

sukrutham thathA vishnA kataksham tvEshamApimukyam cha sAtvikai:II sambhAshanam

kshadhE thAni”). Regarding this AychiyAr has also come to devarir’s sannadhi.

Due to all these reasons all of them should get devarir’s thriuvadi sambhandam

(become your shisyas). Devarir is a great acharyan, who acts for the benefit

and upliftment of all jeevatmas (“AthmalAbhAth param kinchith anyath nAsthi”).

Thereby adiyen requests swamy to shower your grace on them which will fulfill

both ayichiyAr’s and adiyen’s wish.” Since the people waiting outside belonged

to an acharya parampara they have to be welcomed with great regard. So

mAmunigal himself came out and with great pleasure welcomed them saying, “Vidhya

vimukthi jananee cinayadhi gathvam Achara sampath anu vElavikasi seelamI Sri

lakshmanArya karunA vishayee kruthAnAm chithram na dhAsarathi vamsa sanuth

bhAvanam II” and after having a look at all of them crowded over there continued

saying, “Sri rAmAnuja yOgeendra karuna pari brumhithAm I srEya see manakAm

vandhE sreemath vAdhoola sandhathim”.

 

(To be continued)

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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