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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