sAlaikinaru Darisanam

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

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We are all born in this world of ultimate darkness and are confused like

loosing the way in a dense forest. Who will save us from this darkness?

Who

will show us the right path? Which is our destination? We can find the

answers to all these questions clearly enacted in an interesting episode

in

the life of Swamy Ramanuja.

 

Those where the days when young boy elaiazhvar (who later became the

jagadacharya, Swamy Ramanuja) was learning his advaitic lessons under

yadhava prakasa. Elaiazhvar was highly intelligent and specially

graced by

the divine couples and hence he was unable to accept all the explanations

given by yadhava for various vedic verses just like that. On analyzing,

elaiazhvar found a lot of misinterpretations and humbly presented his

opinions in front of his acharya. Yadhava was filled with ego and

pride and

hence couldn't accept the prefect explanations provided by elaiazhvar.

Slowly the hatred towards elaiazhvar started growing. Finally yadhava

plotted a plan to kill elaiazhvar during their trip to north.

 

While on the banks of the divine gangus, Govinda bhattar elaiazhvar's cousin

brother came to know about the plot and timely instructed elaiazhvar to

escape. Perplexed by the situation, elaiazhvar wandered in the jungles

and

lost his way.

 

The then state of elaiazhvar is compared to our state in this samsaram

by

our poorvacharyas as follows:

 

State of jeevatma

 

" AvArAr thunai " (thiruvai 5-1-9) - (Wondering) Who will come

to our help?

 

" pakkam knOkki " (thiruvai 2-6-2) - Looking on all sides to find

someone;

 

" alamandhu madhiyellAm uLkalangi " (thiruvai 1-4-3) disturbed

and fully

upset;

 

" adiyada timir koNdAloththu erukka " (thiruvai 6-5-2) unable to

take even a

step forward

 

 

 

Then emerges emperuman to help poor elaiazhvar.

 

 

 

State of paramatma

 

 

" matchittA: matgatha prAnA: " " yOgashEmam vahAm yaham "

- Emperuman declares

in his bhagavat geetha, 'I take care of the welfare of those jeevas

who are

constantly meditating on me. I give them the yogam-their wishes;

and

kshemam-sustain the same;'

 

As per his words and azhvar's words " arultaruvAn AzhiyAn " [10-6-1]

and

" tanataNbarkkanbAgum " [9-10-5] the divine couples dressed themselves

as a

hunter and his wife and appeared in front of elaiyazhvar with the bow and

arrow in his hand " vAlum villum koNdu " [8-3-3] and said, " Oh!

You divine

Brahmin, one who has lost your way ( " vazhi thigaiththu alamaruginra "

[3-2-9]) come we will show you the right way " Immediately elaiazhvar

enquired them from where they were coming and towards where they were

proceeding. The divine couples replied that they were returning from

a

yathra to north and were on their way to sathyavratha kshetram (kanchi).

Happily elaiazhvar decided to follow them. The couples started leading

the

way. They walked for a while when the sun started to set. Elaiazhvar,

finished his nithyakarmanushtanam and since it had become dark they decided

to stay a night under a banyan tree.

 

Meanwhile, the hunter's wife wanted to drink some good water. The

hunter

assured to show her the right place soon. Elaiazhvar felt bad for

not being

able to fulfill the wish of those who have come to his help in such a

crucial period.

 

Slowly the darkness disappeared, " kanavirul aganru " (thirupalliezhuchi-1)

" keezhvAnam vellendru " (thiruppavai-8) dawn appeared gentle breeze

spread

everywhere while elaiazhvar woke up uttering the divine name " Hari:

Hari: " 7

times and quickly completed his morning duties. At that time the

hunter

requested elaizhvar to get them water from the well nearby to quench their

thirst. Elaizhvar did accordingly and got water in both his hands

for three

times and gave it to the divine couples. The next time when elaizhvar

returned he was astonished to find the couples missing. He loudly

called

for them in all directions with no response. Meanwhile, the sun rise

happened in the east " kadhiravan gunadisai sigaram vandhadaindhAn "

(thirupalliezhuchi-1) and slowly there were people moving here and there.

Elaiazhvar was surprised to think about the jungle he was in last night

and

the place he was presently in. Slowly he approached a person and

enquired, "

which place is this? " The person replied, " Oh Brahmana don't

you see the

punniyakoti vimana this is the sAlai

<http://www.pbase.com/svami/salaikkinaru> kinaru and this is kanchi

are you

new to this place? " Elaiazhvar <http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/64480889>

couldn't believe it. The hunter couples were none other then devaperumal

and perundevi thayar. Elaiazhvar got immersed in meditating on the

soulabhya/sowseelya kalyana gunas of perumal and piratti who came running

to

rescue him from danger.

 

 

 

Gradually elaiazhvar remembered the state of arjuna after the vishvaroopa

darshan " hE! Krishna hE yAdhava! hE sakE " and state of azhvar

" neermaiyAl

nenjam vangiththu pugundhu vurukkAttAdhE olipAyO! " [thiruvai-9-6-3;

6-9-5]

lamented greatly and slowly consoled himself and experienced a divine

happiness and proceeded to have the divine darshan of Devaperumal

" thennaththiyoorar kaZhaliNai " (eramanusa noorandhAdhi-31) and

prostrated

the divine feet of the supreme lord " thirupolindha sEvadi " (periazhvar

5-4-7) and from that day as per the wish of the divine couples continued

to

do theertha kainkaryam from the sAlai kinaru.

 

 

 

The salai kinaru <http://www.pbase.com/svami/salaikkinaru>

<http://www.pbase.com/svami/salaikkinaru> from which

swamy emperumanar

did theertha kainkaryam to the divine couples is still there! (about 4

kms

from kanchipuram). Even today water is got from this well for devaperumal's

kainkaryam. There is a beautiful emperumanar sannadhi near the salai

kinaru. In front of the sannadhi is seen the divine anushtana kulam

and an

excellent view of punniyakoti vimanam is obtained. We had the great

bhakyam

of visiting this divine place this weekend. We captured a few photographs

which bhagavatas can view in the pbase site. For those bhagavatas

who are

interested in visiting this divine place (each and every srivaishnava should

visit) here are the contact details of the person incharge of the sannadhi:

 

Sri T.A Bhasyam 68/58, North Mada street, Little kanchipuram 631 501

 

Ph: 044-27268565

 

 

 

The anushtana kulam <http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/64480886>

is now in a

dilapidated state and there are plans to renovate the same. Interested

bhagavatas can also take part in the divine acharya kainkaryam. For

all

details please contact Sri T.A. Bhashyam swamy.

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee/dasan

Sumithra Varadarajan/Varadarajan

 

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