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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 Thirunagari thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja Jeeyer 1782-1801 
(Sixteenth pattam)

Swamy?s Kainkaryams - continued

Meanwhile, it was time for vaikasi brahmotsavam for azhvar in azhvar 
thirunagari. Swamy left there to have darshan of Azhvar and on the seventh day 
of utsavam in the evening, swamy reached thirunagari and when swamy neared the 
arjunOtyAnam azhvar sent his honours and prasadams and welcomed swamy. Swamy 
accepted the honours and along with two type of special instruments played 
along side came on the beautiful ivory palanquin in rounds through the mAda 
veedhis (main streets around the temple) and reached the mutt and onthe next 
day went to do mangalAsAsanams to azhvar. In this way swamy stayed under the 
divine feet of azhvar till the end of the utsavam and after receiving the 
azhvar?s honours on the thiruththEr day swamy returned back to Vanamamalai and 
remained in the grace of deivanAyakan spending his time in sath kalashepams.

Swamy then visited azhvar during many vaikasi utsavams. At one time when swamy 
visited azhvar during the rathOtsavam swamy submitted a beautiful gem studded 
crown to azhvar. Swamy arranged for the crown to be brought in rounds on top of 
an elephant and then submitted it to azhvar seated on the ratham. Swamy was 
highly praised by the srivaishnavas belonging to Athan?s lineage over there and 
then also honoured by Azhvar himself. Then the kingwho had come over there 
showed his deep regards towards swamy after which swamy returned back to the 
mutt.

Later once swamy went to Srivilliputtur to do mangalAsAsanams to Sri Andal and 
halted in the Krishnan temple while the srivaishnavas from the Andal sannadhi 
welcomed swamy and with due honours took him to the Andal sannadhi. Swamy did 
mangalAsAsanams to Andal and was graced by nachiyar. Swamy withgreat joy, 
showed his gratitude to the srivaishnavas over there and stayedfor 3 days doing 
mangalAsAsanams to andal and then after getting the permission of andal 
returned back to Vanamamalai.

Another time, wanting to do mangalAsAsanam to Periya perumal swamy started his 
journey along with number of srivaishnavas and first reached Thiruppullani. 
After doing mangalAsAsanams to pullani emperuman swamy went to raja mannAr 
sannadhi. After receiving the regards and honours from the srivaishnavas over 
there swamy then proceeded to thanjaimAmanikOil. The king of tanjore honoured 
swamy and from there swamy proceeded to have darshan of kudandhai kidandha mAl 
in kumbakonam. Later swamy had the darshan of nAthan in nAthan kOil and did 
mangalAsAsanam. Further swamy did mangalAsAsanams to all the divya desams in 
chola dEsam and then proceeded to thillai thiruchitra koodam and had darshan of 
govindarajan. Then swamy went to singaperumal Koil. After mangalAsAsanam swamy 
proceeded to Thiruvallikeni (?pArthan than thEr mun nindrAnai thiruvallikeni 
kandu?). There swamy stayed for 3 months doing mangalAsAsanams to Parthasarathi 
emperuman. Swamy accepted all the honours done by the srivaishnavas and other 
rich prabhus with love. Swamy accepted all the wealth and gems submitted to his 
divine feet and also the palanquin (AndOlika).

Then swamy proceeded to do mangalAsAsanams to thiruvEnkatamudaiyan, devaperumal 
and EmperumAnAr in order and then finally reached koil (Srirangam). Swamy did 
mangalAsAsanams to Periya perumal and was highly honoured by all the 
srivaishnavas and bhattars over there. Then swamy started his journey back. 
Swamy again went to thanjaimAmanikOil on the way back. Then again swamy visited 
chambhakAranyam (mannarkudi) and after doing mangalAsAsanams tomannanar and 
getting the honours returned back to vanamAmAlai.

Then swamy went to Azhvar thirunagari, did mangalAsAsanams to Azhvar and 
submitted two white umbrellas (chatram), two sAmarams with golden handle, 
andsilk and high quality clothes to the divine feet of azhvar. Then swamy did a 
grand dhadheeyArAdhanam to srivaishnavas and then returned back to vAnamAmalai.

In vanamAmalai, swamy did great kainkaryams. Swamy built a mandapam for 
utsavams and then also constructed a compound wall around the Periya thiruvadi 
for the purpose of thiruvArAdhanam. As swamy continued with his kainkaryams to 
deivanAyaka perumal one day he selected one of his intelligent shisyas (whose 
name was also thiruvenkata jeeyer which made swamy very happy) tofollow him as 
jeeyer and take care of all his responsibilities.

Then swamy again started his journey for having the divine darshan of Periya 
perumal and did mangalasAsanams to all the emperumans on the way. After the 
darshan of Periya perumal swamy then returned back to Vanamamalai and later did 
number of thiruvAbharanams (jewellery) to deivanayakan and sirivaramangai 
nAchiyar. In this way swamy remained in the peedam following the practices of 
the poorvAcharyas along with a number of shisyas for 19 years.

Swamy?s Charama slokam

?durmathyapthE mAsi yugmE sadharkshE krushnE pakshE panjameepowmavArE I Sri 
vAnAdri srinivAsO yatheendras svAchAryAngri dvanthva mathdvanthva mAgAth II?

(To be continued)

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee,
Sumithra Varadarajan




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