Gaganagiri Muni Guru paramparA prabhAvam-32 (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.)

 

 

 

In chola desam, swamy first did mangalasasanams to kaliyan in thirunagari and

then proceeded to the various divya desams that have obtained the divine

mangalasasanams of thirumangai azhvar. Swamy finally reached nandhi pura

vinnagaram, had the divine darshan of nAdhan and stayed there for some days.

Then swamy visited senbhagAranyam and did mangalasasanams to raja mannar. The

adiyars over there honoured swamy with due respect and swamy graced them all.

After getting the honours from mannar, swamy left from there to pullani. There

he had the darshan of Adi jagannatha and Sri rama on the darpa sayanam and then

he proceeded to thirunagari. There he bathed in the sacrad thAmrabharani and

did his daily rituals. Then swamy did mangalasasanams to azhvar and polindhu

nindra pirAn. Then swamy proceeded to Vanamamalai via ramanujapudur while

varamangai nAchiyar and deivanAyaka perumal like parents who are happy with the

arrival of their son who has been outside for long welcomed swamy

by sending their vanamAlai, kalaindha peedhagavAdai, abhaya hastham and

prasadam through bhagavatas in their service.

 

 

 

The bhagavatas as per the order of the divine couples got the prasadams of

perumal and piratti on a golden plate with great honours in a procession, amidst

the sound of divine instruments and proceeded to honour swamy. Swamy realizing

this to be the grace of deivanayaka perumal, prostrated the procession and stood

with folded hands honouring perumal’s prasadam and the adiyars in an orderly

fashion, submitted the thirumalai, thiruparivattam and abhaya hastham to swamy.

After accepting the same with great pleasure swamy boarded a beautiful ivory

palanquin and came around the divine streets and proceeded towards the mutt.

After prostrating aranganagarappan, swamy proceeded to the mandapam, called

azhagiya varadan where the divine padhukas of the Acharyas where placed

prostrated the acharyas and then seated himself on a koormAsanam placed over

there. Then swamy did surul sAththupadi viniyOgam (this is done as a sign of

completion of an yathra by the yethi) to the srivaishnavas

gathered over there.

 

 

 

Then his shisyas came along with the jewels and other valuable things submitted

by various people during his yathra placed in golden plates. Swamy along with

the same proceeded to deivanAyakan sannadhi for mangalAsAsanam. There swamy

submitted all that was collected to the divine feet of perumal and piratti and

had the divine darshan of the divine couples and did heartfilled mangalasasanams

to them and stayed there in the divine state when perumal blessed him with

arulapAdu followed by theertham, thirupparivattam, thirumalai, srisatakOpan

abhayahastham and prasadam. Highly pleased swamy returned back to the mutt and

as before stayed in the nithya kainkaryam of aranganagarppan and did

dhadheeyArAdhanam and kalashepams.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

 

Sumithra Varadarajan