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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

The moment we heard about the Swami Periya Jeeyer, Sri Manavala Mamunigal?s 
thirunakshatram celebrations at Pomona temple for the first time, our joy knew 
no bounds as we are going to be part of a great celebration. We began to 
expect the excellent occasion to submit our humble mangalasasanams to the great 
acharya by reciting his divine works in the sannadhi of Lord Ranganatha along 
with a grand bhagavatha ghoshti. The actual celebration was scheduled to be on 
Sunday, Nov.10th 2002, though the actual thirunakshatram of swamy mAmunigalwas 
on Nov 8th 2002. We began to count the days for the divine occasion. Whenan 
incapable baddha jeevathma like us, have so much of enthusiasm to celebratethe 
divine day on which the great acharya took avataram as a ethi punarAvatharam, 
what to say about the state of our beloved Namperumal who is a pradhana sishya 
of our Mamunigal!

Finally the divine day came. Lord Ranganatha underwent suprabhadam and was
eagerly awaiting the bhAgavata ghosti. The bhagavatas got collected in the
temple premises by 10 in the morning in front of the Ethirajar and his beloved 
sister, Sri Soodhikoduththa nAchiyar sannadhi. The divine picture of mAmunigal 
was placed (yElapannudhal) right in front of the divine thiruvadi (feet) of
emperumAnAr. Swamy Mamunigal was decorated with flowers and fruits were 
placed in front of the picture. Then the ghosti seated themselves and started 
with the ?SrisalEsa thaniyan?. The ghoshti of bhAgavatas began with the 
recitation of the nithyAnusandhAnam (thiruppallAndu, kanninun siruthAmbhu and 
koil thiruvAimozhi) with great devotion and bhakthi. Then we proceeded to
recite the divine works of eetu perukkar, ramyajAmatru muni, vara vara muni, 
yatheendra pravanar, Swamy manavAla mAmunigal one by one. 

Starting with thiruvAimozhi nootrandhAdhi, which is an excellent prabhandam
given by swamy, as an essence to thiruvaimozhi of nammAzhvar. Each paasuram in 
this prabhandham is a shortened form of ten paasurams in each padhigam of 
thiruvaimozhi. This gave us the joy of reciting the whole of thiruvaimozhiin 
a very short time.

That was followed by Arthi prabhandam, the last prabhandam of swamy mAmunigal, 
in which swamy has shown his atmost eagerness to immediately attain the divine 
feet of emperuman by the divine mercy of his acharya, Ethirajar. Each and 
every paasuram shows the acharya bhakthi and charamOpayanishtai of swamy 
mAmunigal in a crystal clear manner and makes even our hard hearts to melt and 
long for the divine thiruvadi of emperuman shedding our samsAric miseries.

Completing two tamil prabhandams of swamy and reserving swamy?s masterpiece, 
Upadesa ratinamAlai for the sattrumurai, we proceeded to recite the excellent 
Sanskrit strotra of swami, the EthirAja vimsathi, about his beloved acharya, 
emperumAnAr composed under the order of his direct acharya, srisailEsar, 
thirumalaiAzhvar, Sri ThiruVaimozhi pillai.

Meanwhile, there was another special occasion, the mahasudarshana homam 
performed in front of the Periya perumal sannadhi. Since it was time for the 
poornAhuthi we stopped with the ghosti and took part in the mahApoornAhuti.We 
came in pradhakshinam around the homa kundam and recited 
the ?SudharshanAshtakam? given by Swamy vedanthAchAriyar. This was followed by 
the thirumanjanam to namperumal along with the recitation of purushasooktham 
and neerAttam of PeriyAzhwar. At the same time, there was one group of 
bhakthas, who entertained namperumal with their devotional bhajans, rendered in 
their sweet coordinated voice.

After the thirumanjanam, while namperumal underwent his divine alankaram, the 
ghosti of bhagavatas returned back to ethirajar sannadhi and continued to 
recite Upadesa rathinamAlai, which is a divine prabhandam in which mAmunigal 
gives a detailed note about all the alwars, their thirunakshatrams, their 
places of birth and also gives the greatness of the acharyas who have given
excellent commentaries to the divine work, thiruvAimozhi of nammAzhvar. Swamy 
in URM also gives a detailed note of how a shisya and an acharya should be and 
advises all of us to follow our acharyas and proceed in the right path, as per 
the Ramanjua siddhantham.

The sattrumurai paasurams were reserved for the grand finale. Then Swamy 
manavala mAmunigal?s divine picture was carried to the namperumal sannadhi by 
two bhagavatas. On seeing his Acharya coming towards his place, Namperumal?s 
thirumuga mandalam blossomed like a lotus on seeing the rising sun. Swamy 
mAmunigal then joined the Azhwar, Acharya goshti in Namperumal?s sannadhi. 
Then the great sattumarai was performed, with the recitation of all the 
sattumarai pAsurams of swamy mAmunigal?s divine works and finally the goshti 
concluded with the vAzhi thirunAmam and Naal Paatu of swamy mAmunigal. Thisday 
also marked the celebration of thirunakshtram of HH Sri Tridandi chinna Jeeyar 
swamy, whose excellent service to the sriVaishnava community continues by the 
divine grace of the divine couples. Mangalasasanams were made by the bhagavata 
goshti for HH Chinna jeeyar?s continued bhagavat/bhAgavata kainkaryam.

Finally the Acharya sambhavanai was made generously by the bhagavatas.

Some of the bhagavatas who made this celebration a grand success with the 
divine krupai of Perumal and Piratti and the divine blessings of all the 
Azhwars and Acharyas, were, Smt Sasikala Iyengar, Sri AMR Kannan swamy, Sri
K.V.Narayanan swamy, Smt Shanthi and Sri Srinivasan swamy, Smt and Sri 
Sudharsan Azhagiyar swamy, Sri T.R.Govindarajan swamy and Adiyongal (Sumithra 
and Varadarajan) and many other bhagavatas. We are grateful to the management 
of Pomona temple Sri Venkat Kanumalla and other Archakas who were supportive in 
performing the celebration in a grand manner. With the divine grace of Lord, 
we hope this celebration will continue for years to come.

?SrimathE ramyajAmAtru munindrAya mahatmanE l
sriranga vAsinE bhooyAth nithyasri nithya mangalam ll

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigale Sharanam
Jeeyer thiruvadigale sharanam

Adiyen Ramanuja dasan
Varadarajan




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