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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 Vanamamalai chinna ThiruvEnkata rAmAnuja Jeeyer 1732-1757 (Twelfth 
pattam)

As soon as Sri Periya deivanAyakan swamy attained paramapadam a srimukam was 
sent to ThiruvEnkata Jeeyer swamy in Srirangam. Swamy was struck by grief on 
hearing about the sad demise of his beloved acharya. Finishing up with the 
appropriate rituals (sreechoorna paripAlanam etc) swamy wanting to return back 
to Vanamamalai for kainkaryam requested the same in front of Periya perumal. 
Perumal with a favourable nod blessed him with theertham, thirumAlai, 
thiruparivattam etc and crowned him as Vanamamalai rAmanuja Jeeyer with his 
sadagopan and sent him. The king also honored jeeyer and finally swamy reached 
Vanamamalai.

Coming to know of the arrival of Vanamamalai ThiruvEnkata Jeeyer, Sri 
deivanAyakan and sirivaramangai nachiyar ordered the kainkaryaparas to welcome 
swamy with the respective honours and hence the srivaishnavas went to welcome 
swamy with perumal?s thirumAlai, thiruparivattam, abhaya hastham, prasadam 
accompanied by chatra sAmaram and sound of divine instruments. Swamy did 
shAshtAngapranAmam and accepted the perumal?s thirumAlai, thiruparivattam etc 
with due respects. As swamy approached the gopura vAsal, he was welcomed by 
perumal?s srisadagopan. Swamy did shAshtAngapranAmam and accepted the 
srisadagopan on his head with great regards. Then in the appropriate manner 
swamy did mangalAsAsanam to deivanAyaka perumal. DeivanAyaka perumal graced him 
with special interest as swamy belongs to the Vanamamalai acharya clan and 
hence blessed swamy with theertham, prasadam and named him as Vanamamalai 
rAmAnuja Jeeyer and then blessed him with his srisadagopan.

Then through the archakar perumal ordered swamy to stay in the mutt and take 
care of all the srikaryams and work for the upliftment of our darshanam and 
then called the other srivaishnavas and asked them to leave Vanamamalai Jeeyer 
in the mutt with all the required honours.

Swamy?s Thirunakshatra thaniyan

?vibhavE karkatE mAsi gurum mrugasirObhavam I
gunAmbhOdhim vAnasaila venkatAkyamunim bhajE II
mrugaseersha samuthbhootham karkatE vEnkatAhvayam I
SrimathvAna mahAsaila muninAyaka mAsrayE II?

Vaibhavam thaniyan

?vAnAchala yatheendrAngri saraseeruha shatpadham I
vEdAnthavAsitha-svAntham rAmAnuja munim bhajE II?

vAzhi thirunAmam

thiruvirundha malarkamala sEvadigal vAzhiyE
thiruvAymozhip porulai thErNduraippOn vAzhiyE
maruvalarum varamangai vAzhavandhOn vAzhiyE
vAzh deivanAyakanthan malarpadhaththOn vAzhiyE
erulkadiyum periyOrkalEththu mavan vAzhiyE
ethirAsan kalaipporulai eniduraippOn vAzhiyE
thirumAlin vuruvamena sirandhudhiththOn vAzhiyE
thiruvEnkatamunivan thiruvadigal vAzhiyE

vAzhi thriuvEnkatamunivan mAmalarththAl
vAzhi avan sempavala vAymozhigal-vAzhiyE
endhai vuyardeivanAyakan than ennarulAl
senthamizhin Edu vuraikkun seer.

Swamy?s kainkaryams

1. Swamy did all the appropriate rituals for his acharya Sri deivanAyaka swamy 
for a year and also celebrated the theerthanAl. 
2. Swamy then built a beautiful mandapam called parakalavilasam with many 
sculptural pillars for the purpose of kalashepam and dhayeeyAradhanam for 
bhagavatas.  
3. Swamy then built a kitchen (paniyAra thirumadappalli) made of strong stones 
for aranganagarappan. 
4. Around the thiruvarasu, in the banks of settru thAmarai swamy built a fence 
(thirumadhil) and in the center he built a thirumandapam for deivanayaka 
perumal to place his divine feet.
5. Then swamy made a golden simhAsanam for perumal and piratti to be 
seatedalways.
6. Then for perumal to enjoy his purappadu during the utsava times swamy made a 
beautiful golden palanquin (thiruseevigai).
7. Then swamy made a beautiful crown studded with all precious stones for 
deivanAyaka perumal and also a pallakku made out of pure gold.
8. Moreover swamy made beautiful golden vimAnams for both kidandha and erundha 
nambis in thirukkurungudi. Further swamy made golden kavasams appropriately for 
nindra nambi and also a crown out of pure gold and golden thiruvAzhi and 
thirusangu for his divine hands.

In this way swamy, who had the blessings of both Periya perumal and deivanAyaka 
perumal and who was fully graced by azhvar, did number of kainkaryams as per 
the anushtanams of poorvacharyas and spent time in kalashepams and bhagavata 
dhadheeyArAdhanams and remained with number of shisyas in the peedam 
successfully for 25 years. 

Swamy?s charama slokam

?samprApthE mEsha mAsE sadajithamaladruk gOsa rOnyai radrushtAnarththAn 
traiyanthakoodAN parama karunayA samsridhEpya: pradhAya I PanchamyAm 
krishnapakshE gaganagirimunir prathnavArE jalarkshE prApthEsmin neeshvarApthE 
paramapadha makAth venkatAkyO muneendra:I?

Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

(To be continued)

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,
Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 


 



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