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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha



Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-6



Having come to know about the arrival of Sri Alavandaar to perumAl koil, the
ecstasy filled Thirukkachchi nambigal rushed to the spot to receive his
acharya with the required honours. At the same time, many other
Srivaishnavas headed by varantharum perumal araiyar came along with
perumal's Srisadagopam and theertha prasAdam to welcome Aalavandaar. 


With gratefulness aalavandaar did shAshtAnga pranAmams and accepted the
prasAdams with pleasure. Thirukkachchi nambigal prostrated the acharya with
due regards. Aalavandaar with great joy lifted nambigal and asked, "oh!
gajendradAsar! Is your thiruAlavatta kainkaryam to pErarulAlan proceeding
without any hinderance?" For which nambigal replied politely, "yes. Due to
the divine grace of devarir (your divine self) pErarulAlan is accepting
adiyen's (my) kainkaryam (service) without any hinderance."


Then Aalavandaar along with nambigal proceeded to have the divine darshan of
arthithArtha parithAnadeekshitar (kAnchi dEvaperumAl, "vulagamEththum
AzhiyAn aththiyoorAn"). After having the darshan of pErarulAlan and
perundEvi thAyar they came out in pradakshinam (circumambulating). Then,
they had the darshan of thiruvanandhAzhvan near the divine snake hole who is
greatly regarded as per the verse, "udhak paschima pAgastham valmeekam
mahathOkirE:-poojaneeyascha thatrAsthE sEsha: panaprutham vara:" and towards
the east had the darshan of kariamAnikkAzhvar. Incidentally, at the same
time yadhava prakasa along with his disciples came out of pErarulAlan's
sannadhi, after having his darshan. Aalavandaar immediately enquired to
nambigal about elaiyAzhvar. Nambigal replied, "The one who is reddish, with
a gigantic physical structure and strength, walking in the center is
elaiyAzhvar. ("AyathAscha suvruththAscha pAhava:").


Aalavandaar's mind now was flooded with special feelings towards
elaiyAzhvar. He said, "Aa mudalvan evan" (he is the foremost person).
Showering his divine blessings on elaiyAzhvar aalavandaar turned towards
pErarulAlan and uttered the following sloka as a prayer to get elaiyAzhvar
to our sampradayam and make him the leader for the future generations.

"yasyaprasAdha kalayA padiras srunOthi pangu pradhAvadhi javEnacha vakthi
mooka:-antha: prayasyathi sutham labhathEcha vanthyA thamdEva mEva varadham
charanam gathOsmi"

("Oh varada! You are the god who showers everything to everyone according to
their wish- thAm vEndum kAmamE kAttum kadidhu- so do fulfil my wish. Make
this mahAnubhAvar elaiyAzhvar, the next darshana pravarthakar, the chief to
spread and establish our darshanam, by your divine grace. For the same
reason adiyen (I) surrenders to you.

Aalavandaar then went up the hasthigiri and had the darshan of pErarulAlan
and accepted the theertha prasAdam. Then in a hurry, without even taking
leave of thirukachchi nambigal, he returned back to srirangam along with
his other shisyas.



(To be continued)

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

Adiyen,

Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan

Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee





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