Gaganagiri Muni Guru paramparA prabhAvam-11 (ninth Jeeyer)

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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

thathAyaththAthma sadhdhAthim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

 

HH Sri Vanamamalai chinna rangappa rAmAnuja Jeeyer-1677-1697 A.D (ninth pattam)

 

Thirunakshatra thaniyan

 

“thulAnurAdhAsambhootham rangappAkyam gunArnavam I

sruthyantha yuganishnAtham vAnasaila munim bhajE II

anurAdhAbhavam mAsi thulAkyE bhahuthAnyakE I

nowmi vAnAdri-rangappagurum subhagunArnavam II”

 

Vaibhava thaniyan

 

“Srimath sadAri yathirAt padha padma

bhakthi-vAnAthriyOgivara-labthamahAprasAdam I

samprAptha vEdasikarOpaya-thathvabhOdham

rAmAnujam guruvaram munimAsrayAmi II

 

Vazhi thirunAmam

 

“tharuvalarum varamangai thazhaikka vandhOn vAzhiyE

thamizhmaraiyin vutporulai thantharulvOn vAzhiyE

maruvalarum pAdiyaththai magizhiNdhuraippOn vAzhiyE

valar thiruvEnkatamunivan malaradiyOn vAzhiyE

arulvalarum kOnappa munikkaNban vAzhiyE

aniaranga nagarappark kAtseivOn vAzhiyE

erulvalarum manaththavar tham edarkadiNdhOn vAzhiyE

arangappa mAmunivan enidhoozhi vAzhiyE.”

 

vAzhi rangappa mAmunivan mAmalarththAl

vAzhi avan sOdhi mani mugamum-vAzhiyE

Ongu thiruvEnkatamA yogi arulAl porulgal

thEngu thamizheeduraikkum seer.

 

Swamy’s kainkaryams

 

1. Swamy with great interest in the nithya thiruArAdhanam of vanamAmalai

deivanAyaka perumal submitted beautiful jewels to emperuman.

2. In the aranganagarappan sannadhi, swamy renovated the old vessels to new for

thiruvArAdhanam and also manifolded the already existing wealth and property.

3. Swamy showed great interest in the practices of the poorvAcharyas and

following the same did many kalashepams with close shisyas and also concentrated

on renovations and thereby rectified all problems both in deivanAyakan sannadhi

and in the mutt.

4. Swamy submitted a number of bronze vessels, jewels and vastrams to

deivanAyaka perumal.

5. Inside the main entrance (manivAsal) Swamy constructed sannadhis for Azhvars

starting with mudhal Azhvars and for Acharyas till manavAla mAmunigal and

consecrated them accordingly.

6. Swamy also renovated the mutt at thirunagari and remained with excellence and

fame for 20 years in the peedam.

 

Swamy’s charama slokam:

 

“apthEsmin neeshvarAkyE saganrupagaNithE mAsi sukla valarkshE pakshE

svAthyarkshayukthE dasamathithiyuthE kAvyavArE parAhnE I

srimathvyOmAdrinEthu: padhakamalayugam vandhitham sooribrundhai: sriman

vAnAdriyOgi samathama gunavAn prAbha rangappanAmA II”

 

Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

(To be continued)

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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