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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

SrisailEsa dayA pAthram deebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam
Yateendra pravanam vandhE ramyajAmataram munim

Dear bhagavatas,

Today (Nov.8th 2002) is IYPASI THIRUMOOLAM. This is the day our revered Periya 
Jeeyer, eetu perukkar, ramyajAmAtru muni, vara vara muni, vishadhavAkshikAmani, 
yatheendra pravanar Sri Manavala mAmunigal took avataram. Our elders celebrate 
this day as the day in which, the adhisesha avatara Sri ethirajar, emperumAnAr 
Sri rAmanujar reincarnated as Sri Manavala mAmunigal. This day is celebrated in 
a very grand manner in many divya desams. In thiruvallikeni this is a very 
special occasion. Emperuman Sri Parthasarathi shows one of his excellent 
sevai?s on this day, which is obtained only oncea year. Let us all enjoy the 
great anubhavam with our mind?s eye thoughthe actual darshan needs thousands of 
eyes (?Ayiram kan vEndumE avanai kAna?).

On the Iypasi thirumoolam day, early in the morning everyone in thiruvallikeni 
wakes up to have the divine darshan of emperuman Sri Parthasarathi along with 
the revered acharya, Sri Manavala mAmunigal. The Geethacharya undergoes 
suprabhadam and he himself waits to honor the acharya with his divine sevai as 
a token of the service done by this revered acharya to humanity and to the god 
himself by bringing so many baddha jeevatmas to his divine feet. On top of all 
these the lord recollects the days in Srirangam, when he enjoyed the divine 
bhagavat vishaya kalashepam from eetu perukkar, Sri mAmunigal as ranganatha 
along with his consorts and also submitted the excellent ?SrisalEsa? thaniyan/ 
mahAmantram to the divine feet of mAmunigal as a sambhAvanai to his acharya 
after learning the divine meanings of thiruvAimozhi from him.

Leaving the lord in the memory of the acharya the archakas proceed to the 
sannadhi of Periya Jeeyer and do divya alankaram to the acharya. The acharya?s 
thirumeni is decorated with divine Abharanams and with number of flower 
garlands. When the alankAram is over, the arrangements for the purappadu are 
done. By this time, there is a huge crowd waiting to fulfill their eyes 
eagerness to enjoy the beauty of the revered acharya.  

The dol indicating the start of purappadu is banged and the acharya comes out 
of his sannadhi. The divine instruments are played and amidst the soundthe 
acharya comes out of the sannadhi and stands in front of the sannadhi of his 
beloved acharya, Sri Udaiyavar. Mamunigal salutes Sri ramanujar whointurn 
honors him with his thirumAlai and mudaliyAndan. Then the ghosti starts 
reciting starting with the thaniyan ?SrisalEsa thayApAthram? and proceeds to 
recite the excellent strotra, ?YathirAja vimsathi? given bymAmunigal flooded 
with divine arthas as a praise to his revered acharya, Sri EmperumAnAr.  

Amidst the ghosti?s sound reverberating in all directions, swamy mAmunigal 
proceeds towards the thAyAr sannadhi. Swamy enjoys each and every verse uttered 
by the ghosti and with great joy showers his divine grace on everyone and walks 
with might towards the sannadhi of Vedavalli thAyAr. Now swamy has come in 
front of the sannadhi and at the same time the ghosti also complete the 
yethirAja vimsathi with ?vignApanam yathitha mathya?? and then the ghosti 
concludes with the sloka,

?yen moolam AsvayujamAs avathAra moolam
kAnthOpayanthru yamina: karunaikka sindhO:l
Aseetha sathsukanithasya mamApi satthA-
Moolam thathEva jagathapyu dhayaika moolamll

Sri math rangam jayathu paramam thAma thEjO nidhAnam
BhoomA thasmin bhavathu kusalee kopi bhoomA sahAyaha:l
Divyam thasmai dhisathu vibhavam dEsikO dEsikAnAm
KAlE kAlE varavara muni: kalpayan mangalAni ll
(Erumbiappa?s Uttara dinacharyA-18 & 19) 

Then the acharya does mangalasasanam to thAyar, Vedavalli, the divine consort 
of ranganatha, Sri mannAtha perumal. Vedavalli thayar showers her divine grace 
on the lord?s acharya and honors him with great love. Accepting the same, 
amidst the sound of divine instruments, swamy proceeds towards the sannadhi of 
Gajendra varadaraja perumal. In Arthi prabhandam, swami says, ?kanaga giri mEl 
kariya mugil pOl vinadhai siruvan mErkondu*- thanuvidum pOdu ErAr arangar 
ethirAsarkA enpAl vArA munnirpar magizhindhu? (AP-52). Now in front of swamy 
stands Sri Gajendra varadan in nithya garudasevai.Swamy deeply enjoys the 
divine darshan and does mangalasasanam to varadarajan. Sri Gajendra varadan 
honors swamy with his garland and Sri saTakOpanalong with arulappadu (the call 
given by one of the stalatars (person fromthe ghosti) as a call from perumal).

Then swamy proceeds to do mangalasasanam to Sri bhakthisArar, 
thirumazhisaiAzhvar and from there to the Azhagiya singar sannadhi. Thelliya 
singa perumal invites the acharya with a grand smile on his face and honors him 
withpleasure. Then swamy proceeds towards the nAchiyar (soodikkoduththa 
nAchiyar) sannadhi). After accepting the blessings of nAchiyar, Sri Andal, 
swamy literally leaps forward, walks with long steps since his mind has 
alreadystarted longing for the divine darshan of Parthasarathi in 
thirukkaithalam. On the way, swamy salutes Alavandaar, acharya of his own 
acharya Sri ramanujar. Then swamy proceeds to the mandapam in front of the 
periya sannadhi (sannadhi of rukmani sametha Sri Venkata Krishnan).  

Now the grand festival begins. First Sridevi nAchiyar comes out of the sannadhi 
in thirukaithalam, carried in hands by 3 archakas. Sridevi nAchiyar slowly 
walks showering her blessings on all the crowd of people collected over there 
on one side and the alwars and acharyas on the other (the sannadhi of alwars 
and acharyas is inbetween the periya sannadhi and the mandapam). Nachiyar comes 
amidst the sound of ?swamini yechcharikai!?.. swaminiyechcharikai? and sits in 
a divine Asanam in front of Periya jeeyer who is held in hands (instead of 
shoulders) by the SripAda thangigal. Next thebhoomi piratti, bhoodevi nAchiyar 
comes out in thirukaiththalam again amidst the calling, ?swamini 
yechcharikai!?. swamini yechcharikai!? showering her divine grace filled with 
mercy on all and gets seated on the otherend of the Asanam.

And now finally the hero of the day, for whose darshan Swamy mAmunigal is 
eagerly waiting and all the eyes of the devotees are expecting comes out in 
thirukkaithalam amidst the calling, ?Swami yechcharikkai! Swami 
yechcharikkai!?. The lord who has been praised as ?Virperuvizhavum kanjanum 
mallun vEzhamum pAganum veezha kOl kaiyil kondu parthan than thEr mun nindrAn!? 
?Indiran than siruvan thEr mun nindrAn!? ?vinjai vAnavar sAranar siththar 
viyanthudhi seiya pennuruvAgi anjuvai amudham andru aliththAn!? ?enthai oru 
valli thAmaraiyAl ondriya seer mArpan thiruvallikEniyAn!? ?pOrppAguthAn seidhu 
andru Ivarai velvithta mAyappOr thErpAganAr!? by our revered alwars, the 
geethAcharyan, Parthasarathi who rode the chariot ofarjuna and made the 
pandavas win the war by going to the level of accepting all the arrows of 
bheeshmA on his thirumugan (divine face) which still stands as the proof that 
he is bhakthavatsalan, one who goes to any levels when it comes to save his 
bhakthas, Sri Parthasarathi emperuman with the divine beauty and grace and a 
svaroopam of divine knowledge who gave the geethasastra to this world proceeds 
forward and showers his blessing to one and all. Two archakas hold him on the 
sides and one at his back. Suddenly SriParthasarathi leans to the back making 
his divine feet visible to all present there like instructing them as per his 
geetha verse, ?sarva darmAn parithyajja mAm Akam charanam vraja?. Sure everyone 
present over there will fall to his feet without any doubt not because they 
have understood his supremacy or divine indepth meaning of the charama sloka, 
but due to their attraction to the divine beauty of emperuman. The beauty which 
mesmerized thirumangai mannan and made him an azhvar; the beauty which 
mesmerized pillai urrangAvilli dAsar and made him a dasa of ethirajar; the 
beauty which mesmerized even duriyOdhana and others in his court when Sri 
Krishna took the role of pandavadhoodha; the beauty which has made even a 
illiterate (in sampradaya vishayam) like adiyen write a few words in the forum 
of educated scholars to share the divine anubhavam with all and ofcourse 
overcome adiyen?s grief for not being able to be present to have the darshan of 
adiyen?s beloved parthasarathi with the revered acharya, Swamy manavala 
mamunigal.

Now slowly Parthasarathi emperuman reaches the mandapam and seats himself on 
the Asanam inbetween the nAchiyars. Sri mAmunigal and ofcourse everyone over 
there come back from the transcendental state of divine anubhavam of Sri 
Parthasarathi emperuman in thirukkaiththalam to this world. It is like visiting 
the divine abode of emperuman, Srivaikundam as explained by azhvarin ?soozh 
visum panimugil? and coming back to this world. Now Sri Periya Jeeyer salutes 
parthasarathi emperuman and does mangalasasanam (periyAzhvar sang pallandu 
fearing something will happen to emperuman due to the drishti of evil eyes. We 
surely have to sing pallandu a many times to parthasarathi now since his beauty 
today is really beyond words and the drushti which would have fallen on him is 
uncountable). Then accepting the thirumAlai and SriSaTakOpan swamy seats 
himself on a seat to the right of parthasarathi emperuman right opposite to 
udaiyavar sannadhi.  

The curtains role down and the divine sevai comes to an end. Sri Parthasarathi 
showers this divine sevai to mAmunigal since mamunigal has great bhakthi 
towards udaiyavar, who is none other than Sri Parthasarathi himself. Only 
Thirukkaithala sEvai comes to an end with this but the celebration of the holy 
day continues. Sri Parthasarathi along with mAmunigal infront, comes out in 
veedhi purappAdu to give darshan to all the sick, old and others who have 
missed the sevai inside the temple. It is another deepavali in thiruvallikeni. 
The purappAdu is started with the bursting of crackers to celebrate this divine 
day. Then after finishing the purappAdu periya Jeeyer swamy enjoys 
thirumanjanam inside the temple along with Sri Parthasarathi. In the evening, 
our ears attain the actual purpose of their existence. The sound of ghosti 
reverberates in all directions. We are able to see even small small kids 
reciting the upadesa ratnamalai and ThiruvAimozhi nootrandhAdhi fluently with 
deep involvement.  

After the ghosti, sattrumurai is done and all the honors of thiruparivattam, 
thirumAlai, Sri saTakOpan along with arulappadu are given to swamy by 
SriParthasarathi and the theertham and prasadam are given to one and all and 
the grand celebration of the day come to an end leaving everyone in awe with 
the divine experience of the day but in deep sorrow as the divine occasion for 
the year has come to an end

This is just the very poor expression of adiyen of the divine occasion. Adiyen 
has just attempted to write a few words which nowhere matches the excellent 
anubhavam experienced by those lucky souls in thiruvallikeni today. Still let 
us all just remember the revered acharya, Sri periya Jeeyer on this day and 
recite the thaniyan submitted by the lord himself and also the vAzhi thirunAmam 
of this great acharya.

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigale Sharanam
Jeeyer thiruvadigale sharanam

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai
Sumithra Varadarajan 




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