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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














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