Gaganagiri Muni Guru ParamparA prabhAvam-55 (Twenty-fifth 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 Kaliyan Vanamamalai ramanuja Jeeyer 1905-1933 (Twenty-fifth pattam)

 

 

 

Swamy's Kainkaryams

 

 

 

Thirvenkatamudaiyan, welcomed swamy like a father welcoming his son who has

returned back after a long stay in a far of place, with great love and

affection. He sent his close devotees (kainkaryaparas) with his abhayahastham,

Sri saTakOpam and other honours to welcome swamy. Swamy reached periya jeeyer

mutt and was graciously welcomed by periya Jeeyer swamy and along with number of

disciples' swamy then proceeded towards the sannadhi. There swamy surrendered

to the divine feet of thriuvenkatamudaiyan amidst the purushakaram (support) of

alarmel mangai thayar and with great joy enjoyed the divine beauty of emperuman

thoroughly. Swamy accepted the prasadam, thiruparivattam, Sri saTakOpam,

SripAdarEnu and other honours with due respect and after placing them over his

head swamy came round in circumbulation experiencing ultimate joy. Swamy then

had the divine darshan of swamy emperumAnAr. Swamy then did mangalAsAsanams to

varaha nAyanar. During his stay in thirumalai swamy was taken care well by a

very close devotee and stAnAdhipathi of thiruvenkatamudaiyan, Sri mahantu.

Swamy stayed in thirumalai for 2 or 3 days when Sri Varamangai nAchiyar appeared

in swamy's dream and said, " As per our wish your bhoopradhakshinam (coming round

the world) has been completed with the visit to my birth place so return back

quickly to our sannadhi " . The very next day swamy started his journey back. On

the way back swamy did mangalAsAsanams to perumbudoor mAmuni and with great

thirst reached thiruarangam.

 

 

 

In Srirangam, araiyar uththama nambi and others who were eagerly waiting to have

the divine darshan of swamy ( " endru kolo kankulirakAnum nAlE " ) welcomed swamy

with great respect and pleasure. Swamy gave his wishes to all of them and

proceeded to the mutt. Swamy's heart was beating fast with the enthusiasm to

have the darshan of thiruarangan amidst the divine pillars (thirumanathooN)

which were gold plated by swamy, and that which serves as a holding support to

all those devotees who are shaken due to the waves of beauty of the divine eyes

of periya perumal " neeNda apperiya vAya kaNgal " . Swamy was eagerly waiting to

have the eye-filled darshan and do heart-felt mangalAsAsanams to

arangaththaravanai mAyOn.

 

 

 

Thiruarangan, who was also filled with the same enthusiasm to meet swamy

immediately sent his devotees with thirumAlai, thiruparivattam, abhaya hasthams

and prasadams to welcome swamy amidst the sound of divine instruments. The

kainkaryaparas as per the instructions of emperuman welcomed swamy in the

appropriate manner. Swamy starting with " devigOdhA yethipathi " did

mangalAsAsanams respectively and finally reached arangan sannadhi and had

darshan of periya perumal (padhAdhikEshAntham) starting from the divine feet

till the divine head meditating on the paasurams of amalanAdhipiran. Blessed

with the divine grace of emperuman swamy accepted the thirumalai,

thiruparivattam and srisatakopam and prasadams followed by " ponnadiyAm senkamala

podugalai " of swamy manavala mAmunikal and returned back to his mutt.

 

 

 

Then swamy did samAsrayanams to all those interested and did grand

dhadheeyArAdhanams and stayed in Srirangam for 2 or 3 days. Swamy honoured the

adiyars of arangan with peedhAmbharam and after bidding a warm good-bye swamy

proceeded to thirumAliruncholai. Swamy did mangalAsAsanams to Azhagar. Then

swamy was reminded of the mangalAsAsana verses of andal towards this emperuman,

" nooru tadA niraindha akkAravadisil sonnEn " . Like emperumAnAr, swamy also

wanted to put andal's words to reality for all people to know the importance and

hence swamy made arrangements for 'nooru tadA akkaravadisil' to be submitted to

the divine feet of azhagar. Azhagar accepted the same with pleasure, wanting to

deliver the happening in front of Sri andal nAchiyar, swamy then rushed to

Srivilliputtur.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,

Sumithra Varadarajan