Gaganagiri Muni Guru paramparA prabhAvam-45 (Twenty-second 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 Yogi ramanuja Jeeyer 1874-1883 (Twenty-Second pattam)

 

 

 

Swami's kainkaryams contd.,

 

 

 

Swamy submitted a big beautiful golden peedam (seat) to swamy manavAla

mAmunikal. Further swamy submitted a beautiful yagjOpaveetham and tritandam

studded with precious gems to mAmunikal. Then swamy submitted a beautiful

thOlukkiniyAn decorated with the carvings of the astadiggajas and a beautifully

decorated peedam for onnAna vanamamalai ponnadikkAl rAmAnuja Jeeyer. Then swamy

submitted a costly gem studded crown, gorgeous makarakandikai and a precious

mukthAhAram for Periya Vanamamalai Jeeyer.

 

 

 

Earlier the aranganagarappan sannadhi in the mutt was facing west. Earlier the

mandapam facing the west was dark and hence swamy renovated the same by

connecting the mandapam with the marriage hall that was constructed by periya

rangappa swamy and then made the sannadhi entrance to face the southern

direction. In this way swamy constructed a big beautifully decorated hall and

in the kollam year, 1055th vikrama samvatsaram, mEsha month, sukra vAsaram,

sukla paksha sapthamee thithi subhamuhurtham swamy consecrated aranganagarappan.

On the same day, sirivaramangai and deivanAyakan graced the divine hall along

with aranganagarappan on a single seat (EkAsanam) and happily accepted the

offerings and blessed all the devotees with the prasadam.

 

 

 

Swamy submitted a beautiful jadainAgam (a beautiful jewel to decorate the hair)

to sirivaramangai nAchiyar. Then swamy renovated the azhagiya varadan stAnam

already made out of wood with strong stones and to the east built a mandapam

held by strong statues and with steps and in chitrabanu samvatsara simha mAsam

subhamuhurtham entered that mandapam meditating on the guru paramparai. Further

swamy built a bath place, library (kOsha gruham) and a place for kalashepam

(ramanuja vilas).

 

 

 

Swamy did sutAlEpanam (a special type of coating, made of natural materials

given to the walls) to whole of deivanAyakan sannadhi and maintained the

sanctity of the place. Swamy then extended the azhagiya manavAlan mandapam.

 

 

 

Swamy did a golden jewel adorning the neck of swamy manavAla mAmunikal

(kandabhooshanam) and a gem studded anjali and golden kavacham to Periya Jeeyer.

 

 

 

Swamy constructed a compound wall at the back and side of the mutt and made a

safety protection to the mutt.

 

 

 

For swamy and those who follow him in the peedam, to be seated during

kalashepams two seats one of gold and one of silver were made.

 

 

 

A beautiful golden thirumanjana vEdhikai (seated on which the divine bath is

done) to nammazhvar in thirunagari was submitted by swamy and swamy also

contributed a lot of wealth for making the makarakandikai to Azhvar.

 

 

 

For thirumangai azhvar in thiruvali thirunagari swamy made a beautiful golden

bharmAsanam.

 

 

 

Swamy submitted a beautiful golden palanquin for Parthasarathi emperuman in

thiruvallikeni.

 

 

 

In kanchipuram, swamy helped a lot through contributions for the darshana

sthApanam (establishing the philosophy) along the footsteps of mAmunikal.

 

 

 

In thirunelvEli, Swamy consecrated the kariyamAnikka perumal sannadhi.

 

 

 

Swamy reconstructed the depleted walls in nAthan koil and did the

jeernOdhAranam.

 

 

 

Swamy increased the income to the mutt and also purchased a village called

manjakulam to the west of vanamamalai that was filled with fertile lands that

yielded lot of grains and did kshetra abhivriththi.

 

 

 

Swamy established a mutt in brindavanam.

 

 

 

In vanamamalai, swamy celebrated the manavala mAmunikal thirumoola utsavam

started by his acharya madurakavi swami all the ten days in a very grand manner.

 

 

 

Along with such great kainkaryams swamy continued to bless his disciples with

ubhaya vedanta kalashepams and also with dhadheeyArAdhanams. In this way swamy

remained in peedam for 9 years and then as his health deteriorated swamy

appointed saTakOpa Jeeyer as the next Jeeyer and meditating on his acharya guru

paramparai attained the divine abode of emperuman.

 

 

 

CharamAnusandhAnam

 

 

 

" chApE mAsE himakaradhinE krishnapakshE subhAnA vEkAdhashyAm sharadhi

vimalE jnAna vairAkya rAsi: I

 

svAtheethArE svaguru charanow vEdhasheersha dvayArtha gyAthA vyOmAchala

munivara: prApa rAmAnujArya: II "

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

 

Sumithra Varadarajan