sri: Thank you for your warm wishes, ----- Original Message ----- From: "naadhamuni" <yaamunan@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 1:09 AM Subject: [ramanuja] Re: HH Sri Vanamamalai chinna ramanuja Jeeyer swamy (27th pattam) > Aazhwargal vaazhi, arulicheyal vaazhi, Yezhparum vaiyamudan sernthu. > > I was really enthralled to read the article. I pray to Lord Ranganatha > to bestow his blessings on to you for you to continue this yeoman > service u r doing. > > Adiyen ramanuja daasan > > Srinivasan > > > --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sumithra Varadarajan" > <sumivaradan@xxxx> wrote: >> >> 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 ramanuja Jeeyer (Twenty-seventh pattam) >> >> >> >> Thirunakshatra thaniyan >> >> >> VrushabhEmAsi moorakshE pArthivAbdE kruthOtbhavam I >> >> SrivAnAchala yOgeendram ramanuja gurum bhajE II >> >> >> >> Nithya thaniyan >> >> >> >> Srimat sadAri kalijit yathiraja sowmya jAmAthru vAnAdriyOgi > padhAbhjabhaktham I >> >> Srutyanthayukma sukabhOdhana sampraveeNam ramanujam munivaram > gurumAsrayAma: II >> >> >> >> VAzhi thirunAmam >> >> >> vAnaLavum pozhil mangai valanagarOn vAzhiyE >> >> vaikAsi thirumoolam magizha vandhOn vAzhiyE >> >> tEniniya thamizh maraiyai tErindhu alippOn vAzhiyE >> >> teLLupugazh pAdiyaththin thiRam paNippOn vAzhiyE >> >> jnAni sadagopa muni naRpadhaththOn vAzhiyE >> >> nan madurakavi yogi nalam pugazhvOn vAzhiyE >> >> Eenamara adiyavarkatkku EdhamuraipOn vAzhiyE >> >> erAmAnusa munivan eNaiyadigal vAzhiyE >> >> >> >> vAzhi erAmAnusan thAl mANilaththil ennjAndrum >> >> vAzhi avan vanmaimigu vAimozhigal-vAzhi >> >> madhurakavi mAmunivan mannarulAl mAran >> >> madhurakavi Eduraikkum seer. >> >> >> >> Vaibhavams >> >> >> Sri Chinna Ramanuja jeeyer swamy was born in kollam year 1060th > pArthiva year vaikasi moola star in a family of experts in vanamamalai > ("terulkol nAnmaRai vallavar palar vAzh sirivaramangalanagar") as the > son of Sri Srinivasa Iyengar swamy, a scholar in ubhaya Vedanta and an > expert nyaya sastra vidwan. Swamy underwent all the necessary > vaidhika samskaras (rituals) in appropriate times under the guidance > of his respected father. Swamy's schooling went on well with the > interest in vaidhika education growing day by day. But unfortunately > swamy's father attained paramapadam when swamy was very young. Swamy > hence continued to learn kAvyAlankara, sAhitya granthas, nyaya and > other regular sastras from his uncle, renowned AstAna vidwan of the > vanamamalai mutt, Sri azhagappangAr swamy. >> >> >> >> Swamy surrendered to the divine feet of Sri chinna satakopa ramanuja > jeeyer swamy, the then peedAdhipathi (23rd jeeyer) of the mutt and was > specially graced by the acharyan. For some time swamy continued his > education at the Sriperumbudur padashala. Furthur, swamy learnt some > finer parts of nyaya sastra under the renowned maha vidwan kunnapakkam > SrinivasAchariya swamy at kancheepuram. >> >> >> >> Meanwhile, Sri chinna kaliyan ramanuja swamy adorned the vanamamalai > peedam. Swamy was then blessed to learn Sribhasyam, Bhagavat vishayam > and other granthas from Sri Chinna kaliyan swamy. Guided by his uncle > swamy further remained with great expertise in ubhaya Vedanta. Swamy > took part in number of pandit sabhas and remained with divine glory. > Swamy's talent was tested by pudukottai, thiruvanandhapuram, mysore, > vanaparuththi, ketwal and many other raja samsthAnAs (kingdoms) and > was rewarded appropriately. Swamy was also blessed with good musical > knowledge as a family wealth. Both swamy's father and his uncle > (siriya tagappanAr) have sung many krithis on vanamamalai perumal, > siri varamangai nachiyar, nammazhvar, Sribhashyakarar. Hundreds of > those krithis have been by-hearted by number of musicians and are sung > in many conserts even today. Therefore many musicians generally fear > to sing in front of swamy due to his expertise. Swamy remained as > AstAna vidwan of the mutt heading many vAdha ghostis (discussions) > from the time of Sri kaliyan swamy till adorning the peedam himself. >> >> >> >> Knowing fully the expertise and talents of swamy, Sri Chinna > madurakavi swamy, in kollam 1115th year pramAdhi year Iypasi month > crowned this swamy as the next king (peedAdhipathi) of the > dEivanAyakan, aranganagarappan kainkarya sAmrAjyam. During the > crowning of Ramapiran all the ayodhya vases were over filled with > ecstasy "echchA mO hi mahAbhAhum!" Similarly, all those connected with > the mutt were overwhelmed to witness the crowning ceremony of the > great vidwan as the next peedAdhipathi. >> >> >> >> Swamy was named Sri Ramanujan and with his divine grace removed the > darkness and established the ramanuja sampradayam in this "erul tarum > mA jnAlam" (world of deep darkness). >> >> >> >> Swamy with great grief completed all the charma kainkaryams (last > rites) to periya swamy in the most appropriate manner and took over > all the responsibilities as directed by his acharyan. >> >> >> >> The highlights of Sriswamy's kainkaryams are given underneath: >> >> >> >> Swamy's kainkaryams in Vanamamalai >> >> >> >> 1.. In Vanamamalai, Swamy renovated the divine Srivaikunda vimanan > at a great expense, with excellent sculptural work, beautiful artistic > specimens and a wonderful golden kalasam. Similarly, swamy renovated > the vimanams of the ubhaya nachiyar, beautified them and on vijaya > varusham vaikasi month did the pradhistA mahotsavam of those vimanams > and made everyone rejoice the occasion. >> 2.. Further swamy submitted a beautiful silver swing (oonjal > sapram) and an artistic thOlukkiniyAn for Sri varamangai nAchiyar and > deivanayaka perumal to provide divine darshan to all the blessed > devotees including Sri swamy. >> 3.. Swamy renovated many parts of Southern thiruvenkatamudaiyan > sannadhi including vimanam, thirumadhil etc that remained depilated > for quite sometime spending a huge amount of money and did the > mahasamprokshanam in a grand manner. >> 4.. In periya koil, swamy did renovation of the floors (karungal > talavarisai) for the maNimaNdapam, Azhvargal sannadhi, Acharyargal > sannadhi. In those places where there was not sufficient ventilation > and airflow swamy arranged for windows and remodeling of existing > structures. Swamy made perfect modifications in many places and made > the place more airy and safe. In the periya prAkAram (outer yard) > swamy arranged for a beautiful garden that provided beautiful, > fragrant flowers and thiruththuzhai for perumal daily aradhanas (pooja). >> 5.. Swamy did svarna (golden) kavachams for deivanayakan and > nachiyars and made the sruthi pramAnam "ApraNakat sarva Eva suvarna:" > come true. >> 6.. Matching with the glowing thirumeni swamy arranged for a > precious diamond studded thiruvabhishEkam (crown) "kadirA miravi > kalandhu eriththA loththa neeN mudi" To add on to the divine beauty a > beautiful diamond studded ear drops was made "minnu mAmaNI > makarakuNdalangal vilveesa". Then the divine abhaya hastam of > emperuman was made to glow with studded diamonds ("tasya bhAsA > sarvamidham vibhAdhi") Thus swamy made everyone visualize the > emperuman as celebrated by the Upanishads and the dravida vedam. The > divine jewels still talk the fame of Sri Swamy. >> 7.. Swamy further beautified the thirumanjana vEdhikai with gold > for deivanayakan to undergo thirumanjanam (divine bath) during special > occasions along with the ubhaya nachiyars on either sides > (thirumadandhai maNmadandhai erupAlum thigazha), accompanied by > Sirivaramangai nachiyar to the right and kodha nachiyar to the left to > the ecstacy of all who witness this divine serthi with their blessed eyes. >> 8.. To improve the revenue to the Srimadam Swamy purchased a > fertile land of 12 acres named as "thamari kulam" (Lotus pond) >> 9.. Further, near the sannadhi thirumadaipalli swamy constructed a > new mandapam and dwelled a new well. >> 10.. Electrical lighting of arangarappan sannadhi, periya > mandapam, Azhagiya varadar mandapam, kAlashepa koodam, > thirumadaipallai inside the mutt at a cost of Rs.5000 >> 11.. Similarly, for better darshan of devotees electrical lighting > inside deivanayakan and sirivaramangai sannadhi at the cost of Rs.8000 > was done. >> >> >> Swamy's kainkaryams in other places >> >> >> >> 12.. Construction of a beautiful gem studded golden chariot for > swamy nammazhvar in Azhvar thirunagari at the cost of about one lakh. > Swamy arranged for the divine seating of Swamy nammazhvar in the new > chariot and celebrated it as a mahotsavam and made one and all rejoice > the divine occasion. >> 13.. Swamy renovated the totally destructed mutt at thiruindaloor > at a cost of Rs.16000 and constructed a new mutt. >> 14.. Took part in the mandapa kainkaryam at maNimAdakOil at > thirunAngur to facilitate the grand occasion of 11 garudasevai utsavam > for the sake of thirumangai azhvar. >> 15.. Constructed some new parts in thiruvallikeni mutt and > renovated a few required areas at a cost of Rs.4000 >> 16.. Renovation work was done in many parts of kancheepuram and > sriperumbudur mutts. >> 17.. Renovation of the already granted mutt by many jameendars in > noojaveedu city spending thousands of rupees and providing the > necessary facilities. >> 18.. On top of all these swamy's greatness kainkaryam was > publishing "Sri Varamangai Muni Vaibhavam", "prapaththi > mangalasasanangal" (along with commentary), "Gaganagiri Muni > GuruparamparA prabhAvam", "VaraNa pancha vimsathi" along with > "tatvatraya with manavala mAmunikal vyakhyanam" at the cost of Rs.3000 > and more. >> >> >> Note: Though preserving the temples and mutts are utmost important > but the kainkaryam of protecting the pramanas and publishing books > useful for the future generations to know the greatness and life > styles of the acharya parampara plays a very major role. Sri swamy > did this special kainkaryam in the most appropriate manner. Our heart > felt gratefulness is reserved to swamy forever ("talai allal kaimArilEnE") >> >> >> >> [The kainkaryams of swamy has not been completed since write-up was > written by the mutt's Astana vidwan Sri A.Gopala Iyengar swamy during > the period of swamy] >> >> >> >> Swamy's DD Yathra >> >> >> >> Sri swamy visited azhvar thirunagari 3 or 4 times and did > mangalasasanams to Adhipiran and azhvar followed by mangalasasanams to > navathirupathi emperuman. In all those divya desams all the > disciples and devotees appropriately honoured swamy. >> >> >> >> Swamy meanwhile was deeply thinking about doing mangalasasanams to > various divya desa emperumans. Swamy had already received many > requests from various places and mutts to bless devotees with his > divine grace and pancha samskaram. At the same time, Sirivaramangai > nachiyar ordered the same in swamy's dream. So swamy ordered his > disciples to arrange for the divya desa yathra. By the divine grace > of Sirivaramangai nachiyar, Jayavarusham vaikasi month on an > auspicious day Sri swamy started his journey with his disciples and > yathra perumal. >> >> >> >> First swamy visited srivilliputtur and did mangalasasanams to Andal, > rangamannar and periazhvar and after the divine darshan reached > madurai. There both vaidhika and lowkika personalities welcomed swamy > in a great way and the patnapravEsam (entering the city) went on well. >> >> >> >> From there swamy reached thirumaliruncholai to do mangalasasanams to > "mAlirunchOlai nindra sundaran" followed by mangalasasanams to > thirumOgoor Aththan. Then swamy proceeded to thiruppullani. >> >> >> >> After the divine darshan of "sethu karai" swamy took a divine dip > did mangalasasanams to Adhi jagannathan and Raghavan in darpasayanam. > From there swamy proceeded to karaikudi, devakottai etc on request > from sincere disciples and interested devotees. From there swamy > continued his journey towards thirukkottiyur and did mangalasasanams > to uragamellaNaiyan and sowmya narayanan. In thirumeyyam swamy had > the divine darshan of "meiyyamalai yAnai" and started towards > rajamannarkudi. Contended with the divine darshan of vantuvarApadhi > mannan swamy reached Nathan koil. Pleased with worshipping Nathan, > swamy stayed there for 2 or 3 days. >> >> >> >> As per the verse of azhvar, "kolamAda needu taN kudaidhaimEya > kOvalanai kitti" swamy approached the footsteps of kudandhai kovalan > and sang with joy, "yErAr kOlam thigazha kidandhAi kandEn". > Meanwhile, swamy received requests from many places, viz., > thiruvAvaduturai, dharumapuram, bhandAra sannadhis, expecting swamy's > auspicious visit to grace one and all. Swamy not wanting to > disappoint them visited them and accepted the honours they did > earnestly. >> >> >> >> Next swamy visited Thiruindaloor andhanan. The very thought of this > divya desam takes our memory to the mangalasasanams (scholdings) this > emperuman received from thirumangai mannan. Swamy with great thirst > to have the divine darshan of kaliyan "anaiththa velum thozhudha > kaiyum" swamy proceeded to thirunagari. Then swamy visited kAzhi > seerAma vinnagaram, tAdAlan sannadhi followed by mangalasasanams to > Nathamuni/Alavanadaar at mannanar sannadhi. Blessed with the > purushakaram (support) of nAthamuni and aalavandaar swamy received the > divine darshan of mannanar. Then swamy reached Srimushnam and did > mangalasasanams to bhoovarahan. ("vAnaththavarkkum maRRellAyavarkkum > jnAnapirAnai allAl ellai nAn kanda nalladhu") >> >> >> >> Swamy's journey then continued to thirukoviloor where swamy did > mangalasasanams to the 'edaikazhi Ayan'. Then swamy proceeded towards > thirumalai. After having the divine darshan of govindarajan down the > hill swamy proceeded up to do mangalasasanams to thiruvenkatavan. > Swamy was welcomed with respective honours by the kainkaryaparas > headed by Sri Periya kelvi appan swamy and then swamy did > mangalasasanams to thiruvenkatamudaiyan. Swamy stayed in thirumalai > for 2 days. >> >> >> >> Starting from there swamy reached thiruevvul had the divine darshan > of " evvul kidandhAn" and then proceeded to bhoothapuri ("senkayal > vAvigal soozhvayal sirandha perumbudur") surrendered to the divine > feet of the jagadhAcharyan, Swamy emperumanar. Then swamy proceeded > towards maheesAra kshetram prostrated thirumazhisai piran. Then swamy > visited pachchaivarana perumal sannadhi and paid homage to swamy > mudaliyandan and finally reached thiruvallikeni. >> >> >> >> Swamy was welcomed along with poorna kumbam honours amidst veda > ghOsham (sound of veda chanting) by number of Srivaishnavas headed by > kanchi mahAvidwan, Sri prathivAdi bayankaram annangarachariar swamy. > Swamy was seated on a golden palanquin and was taken around the > streets finally reaching Sri parthasarathi temple. >> >> >> >> Swamy with great pleasure did mangalasasanams to "parththan than tEr > mun nindrAn" Sri parthasarathi emperuman and all other emperumans in > the temple and received theertham, Srisadagopam, abhaya hastham, > prasadam and other honours. Sri Kanchi mahavidwan, read svagathangal > slokas (welcoming note in poetic style) and gave a detailed lecture > about the meanings of the slokas explaining the greatness of swamy and > the mutt. Number of honoree certificates was read in the occasion. > Swamy then returned back to the mutt. Swamy decided to undergo his > chaturmasa vratha at thiruvallikeni. Meanwhile, the theertham of > Periya swamy (Sri madurakavi swamy) appeared and that was grandly > celebrated for 10 days. Due to swamy's continuous journey the usual > pandit sabha during the kanya punarvasu celebration didn't happen > which swamy decided to organize in thiruvallikeni. >> >> >> >> Swamy invited many scholars/vidwans to deliver upanyasams in various > adhikaranas of Sribhashyam daily in tamil, in a lucid and easily > understanding manner. During the daily upanyasams swamy added > valuable additions and made the gathering more educational and > enjoyable. On the final day swamy summarized and gave the whole > essence of Sribhashyam in a single speech excellently, appreciated by > one and all and honoured all the vidwans who made the sadhas a grand > success. >> >> >> >> More upanyasams were organized and the days were a treat to all > Srivaishnavas. Many musicians volunteered to show their talents in > front of swamy and aranganagarappan which swamy enjoyed with pleasure. > During the danur masam swamy daily did thiruppavai upanyasam and > completed the prabhandam with a grand sattrumarai. Throughout the 3 > months, while swamy stayed in thiruvallikeni, the mutt flourished with > celebrations just like Sri parthasarathi temple. The welcoming > committee, that included Sri kanchi swamy, Justice Sriman krishnaswamy > naidugaru, Justice Varadachariar swamy, Sriman venkatasAmi naidugaru > did stop with just giving a grand welcome to swamy but continued with > their service by doing dhadeeyArAdhanam for about 2 months. They did > a grand pattanapravesam to swamy that enchanted everyone. >> >> >> >> Swamy during his stay as per the wishes of devotees and > geethacharyan himself started the geetha mandhiram in chennai > mAnagaram. Swamy visited mayilai and had the divine darshan of kesava > perumal, mAdhava perumal and pEyAzhvar. As per the request of > devotees swamy also visited the thirumAligai of thiruvallikeni pandita > ratnam, thirukkannapuram Sri SrinivasAcharyar, vidwan karapangadu > venkatacharyar, advocate Sri sanbhakEsa iyengar and honoured their > houses placing swamy's holy feet there. >> >> >> >> Swamy's stay in thiruvallikeni for 3 months had made both swamy and > devotees very close. Though both of them didn't want to get separated > still swamy not forgetting his duties continued his yathra to kachchi > nagar. Swamy stayed there for 2 days, did mangalasasanams to > devaperumal and perundEvi thayar followed by mangalasasanams to other > kanchi divya desams ooragam, pAdagam, vekka and proceeded to > thiruputkuzhi did mangalasasanams to vijayaraghavan and proceeded to > cholasimhapuram. Swamy was blessed with the divine darshan of takkAn > "kadigai tadan kundrin misai erundha akkAra kaniyai adaindhu vuindhu > pOnEnE" After rejoicing the darshan swamy's journey proceeded towards > north. >> >> >> >> Swamy visited nellore, kuntoor, vijayavada in order bathed in > Krishna river and continued being honoured by many astikas throughout > the way. Then swamy visited noojveedu and stayed for some days for > the pleasure of the disciples over there. Proceeding with his journey > swamy passed through many villages and finallay reached bhakya nagar, > presently called hyderabad. Honoured by officials in a grand manner > swamy proceeded to seetharama bhAk. Swamy stayed there in the same > place where the previous acharyas of the mutt used to stay during > their visits. As per the wishes of many, swamy decided to undergo his > chaturmasa vratha (manmatha varusha) there. NithyOsava, mAsOtsava for > aranganagarappan and nithyakalashepa, dhadheeyArAdhanams went on in a > noble manner. One disciple and a very rich person Sriman pannAlal sEt > and others with great enthusiasm welcomed swamy to their houses and > celebrated the occasion in a very grand manner. After completing the > mahotsavam swamy proceeded to secunderabad. Swamy stayed for some > days in Lakshmi Narayanan sannadhi consecrated by Sri chinna kaliyan > swamy. >> >> >> >> Then as per the request of one of the disciple of the mutt and a > very wealthy person govardhana das swamy visited lakshmanabak, very > close by and completed the theertha mahotsava of periya swamy in > Iyppasi month in a special way. Then swamy reached vanaparuththi and > stayed in srirangapuram consecrated by earlier jeeyer of the mutt, for > danur masam. ThiruAradhanam for aranganagarappan and thiruppavai > kalashepam went on in a grand manner. >> >> >> >> In the month of thai, swamy continued his journey towards karnool, > ananthapur and reached Bangalore. Swamy was welcomed by govt. > procedures and swamy stayed at malleswaram. Swamy stayed there for a > few days, immersing the devotees in bhagavat vishayam. Swamy did > mangalasasanams to selvapillai and emperumAnAr in > melkote/thirunArAyanpuram after the divine dip in the holy kalyani > saras. Then as per the order of thirunaranan to stay there for the > vairamudi sevai, swamy took the orders on top of his head and with > great pleasure ("aho bhakyam, aho bhakyam) stayed in the mutt waiting > for the divine darshan. The day finally came. Swamy's joy reached > its peak. Selvapillai gave an enthralling darshan adorning the > diamond-studded crown. Swamy invited selvapillai to the mutt and did > great honours to the divine lord on this very special day followed by > taligai upacharams. Emperuman accepted them with pleasure and > honoured sriswamy with mudal mariyadai in the ghosti. On all the > 10-12 days swamy stayed in melkote different thirupaniyarams > (dishes/sweets) were made offered to selvapillai and the prasadam was > sent to Swamy. This is a very rare and auspicious happening. Swamy > then visited tondanoor and reached mysore. >> >> >> >> The details of swamy's divya desa yathra stop here since this > particular article translated by adiyen was written while Sri swamy > was in Mysore. Adiyen will make sincere efforts to get the details of > the latter part of swamy's life (Sri chinna ramanuja swamy) and the > acharyas following in the peedam from elders and disciples of those > acharyas. Meanwhile adiyen requests all bhagavatas to lend a helping > hand to complete this guruparampara prabhavam. If any of you have the > details about the 27th, 28th, 29th peedAdhipadhis please do send it to > adiyen or post it in the vanamamalai groups. >> >> >> >> Thanking you in advance >> >> Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam >> >> Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee, >> Sumithra Varadarajan >> > > > > > > > > > > Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam > http://www.vedics.net > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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