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 Periya Pattarbiran jeeyer 1843-1853 (nineteenth pattam) Swamy?s kainkaryams (Contd.) While swamy was in the thought of doing a divya desa yathra, at the same time some shisyas came with request letters from many shisyas in various places and also personally requested swamy to grace adiyars from sethu to Himalayas and bless them with his sripada theertham. Swamy was happy with the coincidence of his thoughts and the wishes of his disciples and hence ordered for the preparations necessary for the yathra. Then swamy submitted the proposal in the divine feet of the divya dampathis(Srivaramangai samEtha Sri deivanAyakan). Perumal also happily blessed swamy with special honours and bid goodbye. Swamy then along with his shishyas started his journey towards north. First swamy went to Srivilliputtur and did mangalasasanams to andal. Then with her permission swamy proceeded towards Srirangam to have the divine darshan of Ranganathan. On the way swamy did mangalasasanams to azhagar in thirumAliruncholi, thirumOgoor kAlamEga perumal, thirukkOtiyur ari and meiyamalaiyAn in thirumeiyam. Swamy finally reached koil (Srirangam) and took a divine bath in the sacradriver kAvEri (?gangayil punidhamAya kAviri). Swamy finished his anushtanams, while the srivaishnavas from Arangan sannadhi came along with the archaka parichArakas carrying the uduththukalaindha peedhagavAdi of perumal, soodikalaintha thuzhAi mAlai, abhaya hastham and prasadams. Arayar, uththamanambi and other srivaishnavas came along with the chatrasAmara honours andamidst the sound of ashtAdasa instruments to welcome swamy. Swamy with joy on seeing such a huge crowd of srivaishnavas prostrated them. Then, swamy was honoured with parivattam, malai and prasadams of ranganathan. Then swamy sat on the ivory palanquin and came round the streets of Srirangam andfinally reached the gopuravAsal (front entrance to the temple). Swamy started his mangalasasanams with ?devigOdhayethipathi? and in order had the darshan of andal, EmperumAnAr and others and reached ranganathansannadhi. Emperuman sent his saTakOpan in the hands of the archakar to honour swamy. Swamy prostrated and accepted the honour with pleasure (?thiruppolindha sEvadi en senniyin mEl poriththAi?) and proceeded inside. Swamy then did mangalasasanams to thiruvarangan lying on the divine serpant as per the arulicheyals of Azhvars standing inbetween the thirumanathoon. Swamy enjoyed reciting the paasurams of amalanAdhipiran and perumal thirumozhi about ranganatha. Perumal with joy called ?Vanamamalai rAmAnuja Jeeyer? and presented him with his thiruparivattam, thirumAlai, Abhaya hasthamwhich swamy accepted with pleasure and then returned back to the mutt. (To be continued) Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee, Sumithra Varadarajan --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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