Gaganagiri Muni Guru paramparA prabhAvam-33 (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.)

 

 

 

Later swamy found the dwajasthambham of deivanayakan in a ruined state, and

hence swamy renovated the same with a strong wood and decorated it with a fully

gold plated covering. The prathistotsavam (ceremony of installation of the

newly made dvajasthambham) was celebrated in a grand manner. Following this

kainkaryam, swamy proceeded to renovate the divya vimanam of Vanamamalai

perumal, which was also in a bad state. Swamy made a golden stoopi and then

also renovated the vimanams of sirivaramangai nachiyar, Andal, EmperumAnAr

sannadhis with pleasant colouring to the stoopis and did the prathisthotsavam in

a grand manner.

 

 

 

Later one day, deivanayakan along with sirivaramangai nAchiyar appeared in

swamy’s dream and ordered as follows: “Oh! jeeyer you have done a number of

kainkaryams. Now arrange for a beautiful mandapam after the big thirumadhil for

me and your daughter varamangai to enjoy during panchaparva and other utsavams

without any problem due to rain or sun on top of various vahanams.” Swamy was

highly pleased to have got the great bhakyam of doing kainkaryam as per the

order of emperuman as requested by elaya perumal (“kriyathAmithi mAm vadha”) and

nammazhvar (“mugappE koovippani kollAi”). Immediately he engaged many

architects in the job and made the stones required for the pillars to be carried

by the elephants granted to him during the yathras. Swamy instructed the

architects to build a beautiful mandapam with beautiful sculptural works in a

very short span of time. Thereby very soon a very beautiful and strong mandapam

with 250 pillars sculptured artistically was ready. Swamy

honoured all the architects who did the kainkaryam quickly and efficiently.

 

 

 

Then swamy constructed a separate temple for the thiruvenkatamudaiyan in

Vanamamalai sannadhi and did the pradhistai. Meanwhile, the divine couples in

Srivilliputtur, Sri Andal and rangamannar decorated as the bride and bridegroom

gave darshan in swamy’s dream and instructed him to make a big thiruththEr for

the divine couples to enjoy riding along the divine streets. Immediately swamy

wrote to the king of thiruvanandhapuram and got good quality wood and

transported the same to srivilliputtur through elephants. Swamy engaged the

best carpenters for this work and according to sastras arranged for the big

ratham to be constructed and submitted the same to the divine couples. Then

swamy submitted a golden parmAsanam to pattarbirAn in srivilliputtur.

 

 

 

Swamy made a big and beautiful golden palanquin to Thirunarayanapuram chella

pillai and in one side of it arranged for carving the image of aranganagarappan

and on the other side swamy’s image with folded hands (anjali hastham). Further

swamy constructed mutts in kanchi and thiruvallikeni. In thirunelvEli, swamy

obtained the mutt that hosted chakravarthi thirumagan and piratti. Swamy

submitted a beautifully made dolai to aranganagarappan. Swamy then submitted a

big elephant for Periya perumal in Srirangam.

 

 

 

Later swamy wanting to spend some time under the divine feet of

thirunarayanapuram chella pillai with great enthusiasm made the required

arrangements for the yathra and after having darshan at srivilliputtur and other

divya desams proceeded to thirunarayanapuram.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

 

Sumithra Varadarajan