Gaganagiri Muni Guru paramparA prabhAvam-30 (Nineteenth Jeeyer contd.)

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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 Periya Pattarbiran jeeyer 1843-1853 (nineteenth pattam)

 

 

 

Swamy’s kainkaryams (Contd.)

 

 

 

On reaching thirumalai, swamy did mangalasasanams to govindarajan and then

proceeded to climb the divine thirumala hill and did mangalasasanams to

thiruvenkatamudaiyan, alarmelmangai uraimArban (on whose chest stays the divine

mother on the lotus). There, swamy was honoured both in the temple as per the

usual procedure and also by Periya jeeyer, chinna jeeyer and other srivaishnavas

and then swamy proceeded towards bhAkyapuram (secanderabad).

 

 

 

There a person by the name poornan welcomed swamy with great honours. Many

vaishyas honoured swamy and submitted various costly gems and money to the

divine feet of swamy. They also submitted beautiful peetAmbharams (silk

clothings) to swamy’s divine feet. Swamy stayed there for some time and

according to their wish enlightened them with sastra thAthparyams and the path

leading to upliftment in a very simple and easy manner that attracted all of

them and hence they never wanted to get separated from swamy. Poornan

submitted two beautiful umbrellas with golden handle (venkudai) and two fans

(samarangal) and a huge amount of gems to swamy.

 

 

 

Further swamy wanted to proceed towards the north to have darshan of the great

places in which Lord Sri Krishna took avatharam and did his master leelas.

Swamy was interested in visiting vadamadurai, govardhanam, brundhAvanam and

thereby swamy told his wish to all of them. Then poornan sent 100 strong

servants to protect swamy (thirumeni kaval). Swamy after consoling poornan and

others who were grieved due to the departure of swamy, proceeded his journey.

On the way swamy was honoured by many kings, prabhus and srivaishnavas and as

per plan swamy reached brindavan.

 

 

 

At that time, Sri rangAcharya swamy, the peedAdhipathi of govardhana peedam who

established andal and rangamannar in brindavanam came along with his close

disciple Sri radha Krishnan, coming to know about swamy’s arrival and already

knowing the greatness of swamy, his jnanaanushtanam (knowledge and practice) and

scholarliness and his ashrama wanting a sacredness to the newly developed

sannadhi in brindavanam approached swamy well in advance (about 100 Kms),

prostrated swamy and submitted his request to swamy. Further they accepted the

charges for the daily thadheeyarAdhanam of the mutt and also for swamy’s yathra

expense and welcomed swamy to brindavan. Swamy pleased with this and

considering this to be andal’s thiruvarul, quickly reached brindavan and along

with pattu peedhambharams to andal and rangamannar did mangalasasanams to the

divine couples. Swamy was then honoured with thirumAlai, peedhAmbharam abhaya

hastham etc. Then as per the request of Sri rangachariyar and

radhakrishna sreshti swamy stayed in brindavan for six months and was deeply

honoured all through his stay.

 

 

 

Every day swamy delivered the divine meanings of the azhvar’s arulicheyals

(works of Azhvars) to all those who visited swamy in a very easy, crisp and

sweet manner which filled radhakrishnan and others in great ecstasy. During his

stay swamy visited all the places related to Krishna leelas in brindavan and

enjoyed each one of them as per azhvan’s srisookthi “govardhanO girivarO

yamunAnadheesA, brundhAvanamcha madhurAsa pureepurAnee I athyApi hantha sulabhA:

kruthinAm janAnAm, EthE bhavacharanasArajusha: pradhEshA:II”

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

 

Sumithra Varadarajan