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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
thathAyathatAthma sadhdhAthim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

While nAyanAr was spending his time in sath kAlashepam, some people came from 
the south and told nayanar some bad news (asowcham, which hindered nayanar?s 
bhagavat kainkaryam). Not being able to be out of kainkaryam even for few days, 
nayanar decided to take up sanyasam and requested perumal?s permission for the 
same. After accepting sanyasa, nayanar came to do mangalAsAsanam to namperumal. 
Pleased with nAyanar, NamperumAl blessed him with theertham, thirumAlai, 
thiruparivattam, and Sri sagagopan and also with the honorable name ? AZHAGIYA 
MANAVALA JEEYER. Then perumal ordered pallavarAya thirumandapam to be the place 
for the Jeeyer?s mutt.

Thereby, Azhagiya manavala Jeeyer (commonly called manavala mAmuni. From now on 
we will refer as mAmunigal for easy reference) started towards the mutt. On 
reaching the mutt, like elaya perumal who requested, ? paravAnamikAkusta! Tvayi 
varsha satham stithE! Svayam tu ruchirE Deshe kriyathA mithimAm vathaII?, 
Vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy requested his acharya to order him to renovate the 
mutt area (?madaththai ellam seppanidumpadi niyamikka vEndum?). For which 
mAmunigal like perumal (who replied, ?Eha saramapadam sowmya I yathAvath 
karththumarhasi?) ordered vanamamalai jeeyer, to dothe same.

Immediately vanamamalai ponnadikkAl Jeeyer started the job with great 
vigoralong with some more shisyas. He renovated the place, established a 
thirumalaiAzhvar for regular kalashepam and in the place where swamy will 
regularly sit he made a beautiful picture of swamy seated with jnana mudra and 
also made his own picture under the feet of swamy with folded hands.

On seeing the excellent renovation of the place, mAmunigal was highly 
impressed. He appreciated Jeeyer for the same saying, ? you have done an 
excellent job exactly understanding my inner mind ? (Just like lakshmana who 
built the bharnasala according to the divine couples wish). Mamunigal continued 
saying, ?Iam highly grateful to our poorvacharyas to have blessed me with such 
a great shisya to help me in darshana pravarthakam (spreading the 
sampradayam)?. From that day, vanamamalai jeeyer continued his uninterrupted 
service to his acharya and always remained under his acharyas feet.He 
accompanied mAmunigal whenever he went to the temple to do mangalasasanam to 
perumal and like a beggar suddenly attaining huge wealth and like ahungry 
person getting food, vanamamalai Jeeyer cherished his acharya sambandham and 
always was involved in the kainkaryam to his acharya, azhagiya manavala jeeyer 
with the following always in his mind, ?dvath bruthya bruthya parichAraka 
bruthya bruthya bruthyasya bruthya ethi mAm smara:

Meanwhile, Koil annan and others who were enlightened due to perumal?s grace 
(perumal appeared in their dream and corrected them) and understood that 
surrendering under mAmunigal?s feet will do all good to them, thereby, came 
along with a big crowd of friends and relatives, with fruits and otherofferings 
in hand to undergo acharya samAsrayanam.

On reaching the mutt they first saw vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy and prostratedhim. 
Koil annan with due respects told him that they have come to the feet of Jeeyer 
considering him to be the prapyam (goal) and prapagam (way to attain the goal) 
and requested to kindly accept them. Hearing this jeeyer was highly happy. He 
ran to the sannadhi prostrated his swamy mAmunigal andrequested as follows: 
?Swamy! Today annan and others, a big crowd has come to get devarir?s 
samAsrayanam. They are all waiting in front of the mutt with their offerings in 
hand. They being swamy mudaliyAndAn?s descendents are famous and have received 
sathvika thinking due to our appAchiyAr (?Eshwarascha sowhArtham yathruchchA 
sukrutham thathA vishnA kataksham tvEshamApimukyam cha sAtvikai:II sambhAshanam 
kshadhE thAni?). Regarding this AychiyAr has also come to devarir?s sannadhi. 
Due to all these reasons all of them should get devarir?s thriuvadi sambhandam 
(become your shisyas). Devarir is a great acharyan, who acts for the benefit 
and upliftment of all jeevatmas (?AthmalAbhAth param kinchith anyath nAsthi?). 
Thereby adiyen requests swamy to shower your grace on them which will fulfill 
both ayichiyAr?s and adiyen?s wish.? Since the people waiting outsidebelonged 
to an acharya parampara they have to be welcomed with great regard. So 
mAmunigal himself came out and with great pleasure welcomed them saying, 
?Vidhya vimukthi jananee cinayadhi gathvam Achara sampath anu vElavikasi 
seelamI Sri lakshmanArya karunA vishayee kruthAnAm chithram na dhAsarathi vamsa 
sanuth bhAvanam II? and after having a look at all of them crowded over there 
continued saying, ?Sri rAmAnuja yOgeendra karuna pari brumhithAm I srEya see 
manakAm vandhE sreemath vAdhoola sandhathim?.

(To be continued)

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai
Sumithra Varadarajan


 



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