GPP-29(Sri IlaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-16)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

 

 

 

Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-16

 

 

 

Meanwhile, yadhava prakasa’s mother was largely attracted to our sampradayam due

to the divine grace of pErarulAlan, the blessings of thirukachchi nambigal and

ramanuja’s sweet speech. One day she was walking with the thought of making

yadhava also join swamy ramanuja and his darshanam while she heard someone

saying “Good! Good!” which she considered as a good sign and immediately went to

her house and told the happenings and her wish to yadhava. “You also have a

shikai, wear the yagyOpaveetham and undertake the thrithanda sanyasa, like

rAmanuja” told yadhava’s mother. Yadhava prakasa remembered the greatness of

ethiraja as shown by the brahmarakshas, the knowledge blooming interpretations

of ethiraja, the way elaiyazhvar was saved by emperuman during the ganga yathra.

Reciprocating all these, according to his mother’s words, yadhava accepted to

take up the thrithanda sanyasa. But before that he had to do the prayaschittam

(that which is done to beg pardon for the mistakes

already committed), bhoopradhakshinam (coming around the world). But since he

was old it was not possible for yadhava to do the bhoopradakshinam. So he

didn’t know what to do.

 

 

 

While yadhava remained with worry not knowing what to do pErarulAlan appeared in

his dream and said, “Come around our ramanuja once and accept the thrithanda and

kAshaya he gives and take up sanyasa”. But yadhava didn’t believe this dream.

Instead he requested thirukkachchi nambigal to ask pErarulalan to clear his

doubt and let him know the result. Similarly thirukkachchi nambigal requested

perumal that night. Perarulan replied, “His mother asked him to take up

thrithanda sanyasa like ramanuja. He was left with worry since he will be

unable to do the prayaschittam, bhoopradhakshinam. So I told him in his dream

to come around ramanuja once and accept thrithanda sanyasa. But not believing

the same now he has sent you to me”.

 

 

 

Thirukkachchi nambigal in the morning told yadhava what perumal said. Yadhava

wholeheartedly accepted perumal’s words and came and prostrated ramanuja and

requested swamy to bless him with thrithandam. Understanding yadhava’s interest

swamy told him that for that he has to first do the prayaschittam. Yadhava told

ramanuja what pErarulAlan said and accordingly came around ramanuja and humbly

stood in front of swamy. Andan and Azhwan where pleased to see how both

yadhava’s thought and perumal’s blessings matched each other. Both of them were

amazed to think that yadhava’s hatred as paved the path for his welfare also.

 

 

 

Ramanuja was highly pleased and he did the appropriate rites according to the

sastras and presented the thrithandam to yadhava and named him “Govinda jeeyer”.

Then swamy did panchasamskarams to him and blessed him with the manthraratnam

passed on through the hierarchy of guru parampara. Then swamy ordered him to do

a book named “ethidharma samuchchayam” inorder to prevent the discrepancy that

may arise in the sastras. “vidhi: kartrudhasA lingam prayOkO mukya karma cha I

ahOrAtrakriyA AachArO lingadharmO gathi: stiti: II prAyaschittAni samskAra

etyEkAdhasa parvaka: II” In this way Govinda Jeeyer did a sangraha (short but

filled with essence) prabhandam and placed it in front of ramanuja and

prostrated swamy. Swamy with great happiness glanced through the prabhandam.

In this way govinda jeeyer stayed in the shadow of acharya’s divine feet for

sometime and then attained the divine abode of emperuman.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

Adiyen,

 

Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan

 

Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Is there more of these anywhere? till Sri Nampillai? Thanks for the humongous effort. Much appreciated!