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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

 

Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-16

 

Meanwhile, yadhava prakasa?s mother was largely attracted to our sampradayam 
due to the divine grace of pErarulAlan, the blessings of thirukachchi nambigal 
and ramanuja?s sweet speech. One day she was walking with the thought of making 
yadhava also join swamy ramanuja and his darshanam while she heard someone 
saying ?Good! Good!? which she considered as a good sign and immediately went 
to her house and told the happenings and her wish toyadhava. ?You also have a 
shikai, wear the yagyOpaveetham and undertakethe thrithanda sanyasa, like 
rAmanuja? told yadhava?s mother. Yadhavaprakasa remembered the greatness of 
ethiraja as shown by the brahmarakshas, the knowledge blooming interpretations 
of ethiraja, the way elaiyazhvar was saved by emperuman during the ganga 
yathra. Reciprocating all these, according to his mother?s words, yadhava 
accepted to take up the thrithanda sanyasa. But before that he had to do the 
prayaschittam (that which is done to beg pardon for the mistakes
already committed), bhoopradhakshinam (coming around the world). But since he 
was old it was not possible for yadhava to do the bhoopradakshinam. So he 
didn?t know what to do.

 

While yadhava remained with worry not knowing what to do pErarulAlan appeared 
in his dream and said, ?Come around our ramanuja once and accept the thrithanda 
and kAshaya he gives and take up sanyasa?. But yadhava didn?t believe this 
dream. Instead he requested thirukkachchi nambigal to ask pErarulalan to clear 
his doubt and let him know the result. Similarly thirukkachchi nambigal 
requested perumal that night. Perarulan replied, ?His mother asked him to take 
up thrithanda sanyasa like ramanuja. He was left with worry since he will be 
unable to do the prayaschittam, bhoopradhakshinam. So I told him in his dream 
to come around ramanuja once and accept thrithanda sanyasa. But not believing 
the same now he has sent you to me?.

 

Thirukkachchi nambigal in the morning told yadhava what perumal said. Yadhava 
wholeheartedly accepted perumal?s words and came and prostrated ramanuja and 
requested swamy to bless him with thrithandam. Understanding yadhava?s interest 
swamy told him that for that he has to first do the prayaschittam. Yadhava told 
ramanuja what pErarulAlan said and accordingly came around ramanuja and humbly 
stood in front of swamy. Andan and Azhwan wherepleased to see how both 
yadhava?s thought and perumal?s blessings matched each other. Both of them were 
amazed to think that yadhava?s hatred as paved the path for his welfare also.

 

Ramanuja was highly pleased and he did the appropriate rites according to the 
sastras and presented the thrithandam to yadhava and named him ?Govinda 
jeeyer?. Then swamy did panchasamskarams to him and blessed him with the 
manthraratnam passed on through the hierarchy of guru parampara. Then swamy 
ordered him to do a book named ?ethidharma samuchchayam? inorder to prevent the 
discrepancy that may arise in the sastras. ?vidhi: kartrudhasA lingam prayOkO 
mukya karma cha I ahOrAtrakriyA AachArO lingadharmO gathi: stiti: II 
prAyaschittAni samskAra etyEkAdhasa parvaka: II? In thisway Govinda Jeeyer did 
a sangraha (short but filled with essence) prabhandam and placed it in front of 
ramanuja and prostrated swamy. Swamy with great happiness glanced through the 
prabhandam. In this way govinda jeeyer stayed in the shadow of acharya?s divine 
feet for sometime and then attained the divine abode of emperuman. 

 

(To be continued)

 

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

Adiyen,

Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan

Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee

 

 

 

 

 

 



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