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  BRINDARANYA NIVASAYA BALARAMANUJAYACHA RUKMINI PRANANADHAYA PARTHASOODHAYA MANGALAM

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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 muni

                                                          RamyajAmatru yOgeendra pAdha rEkhA mayam sadhA

                                                          thathAyath thAthma sadhdhAthim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

While nAyanAr was spending his time in sath kAlashepam, some people came from the south and told nayanar some bad news (asowcham, which hindered nayanar’s bhagavat kainkaryam).  Not being able to be out of kainkaryam even for few days, nayanar decided to take up sanyasam and requested perumal’s permission for the same.  After accepting sanyasa, nayanar came to do mangalAsAsanam to namperumal.   Pleased with nAyanar, NamperumAl blessed him with theertham, thirumAlai, thiruparivattam, and Sri sagagopan and also with the honorable name – AZHAGIYA MANAVALA JEEYER.  Then perumal ordered pallavarAya thirumandapam to be the place for the Jeeyer’s mutt.

 Thereby, Azhagiya manavala Jeeyer (commonly called manavala mAmuni.  From now on we will refer as mAmunigal for easy reference) started towards the mutt.  On reaching the mutt, like elaya perumal who requested, “ paravAnami kAkusta! Tvayi varsha satham stithE! Svayam tu ruchirE Deshe kriyathA mithimAm vathaII”, Vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy requested his acharya to order him to renovate the mutt area (“madaththai ellam seppanidumpadi niyamikka vEndum”).  For which mAmunigal like perumal (who replied, “Eha saramapadam sowmya I yathAvath karththumarhasi”) ordered vanamamalai jeeyer, to do the same.

 Immediately vanamamalai ponnadikkAl Jeeyer started the job with great vigor along with some more shisyas.  He renovated the place, established the thirumalaiAzhvar (name of the kalashepa mandapam) for regular kalashepam and in the place where swamy will regularly sit he made a beautiful picture of swamy seated with jnana mudra and also made his own picture under the feet of swamy with folded hands.

 On seeing the excellent renovation of the place, mAmunigal was highly impressed.  He appreciated Jeeyer for the same saying, “ you have done an excellent job exactly understanding my inner mind “ (Just like lakshmana who built the bharnasala according to the divine couples wish).  Mamunigal continued saying, “Iam highly grateful to our poorvacharyas to have blessed me with such a great shisya to help me in darshana pravarthakam (spreading the sampradayam)”.  From that day, vanamamalai jeeyer continued his uninterrupted service to his acharya and always remained under his acharyas feet.   He accompanied mAmunigal whenever he went to the temple to do mangalasasanam to perumal and like a beggar suddenly attaining huge wealth and like a hungry person getting food, vanamamalai Jeeyer cherished his acharya sambandham and always was involved in the kainkaryam to his acharya, azhagiya manavala jeeyer with the following always in his mind, “dvath bruthya bruthya parichAraka bruthya bruthya bruthyasya bruthya ethi mAm smara:

 Meanwhile, Koil annan and others who were enlightened due to perumal’s grace (perumal appeared in their dream and corrected them) and understood that surrendering under mAmunigal’s feet will do all good to them, thereby, came along with a big crowd of friends and relatives, with fruits and other offerings in hand to undergo acharya samAsrayanam.

 On reaching the mutt they first saw vanamamalai Jeeyer swamy and prostrated him.  Koil annan with due respects told him that they have come to the feet of Jeeyer considering him to be the prapyam (goal) and prapagam (way to attain the goal) and requested to kindly accept them.  Hearing this jeeyer was highly happy.  He ran to the sannadhi prostrated his swamy mAmunigal and requested as follows: “Swamy! Today annan and others, a big crowd has come to get devarir’s samAsrayanam.  They are all waiting in front of the mutt with their offerings in hand.  They being swamy mudaliyAndAn’s descendents are famous and have received sathvika thinking due to our appAchiyAr (“Eshwarascha sowhArtham yathruchchA sukrutham thathA vishnA kataksham tvEshamApimukyam cha sAtvikai:II sambhAshanam kshadhE thAni”).  Regarding this AychiyAr has also come to devarir’s sannadhi.  Due to all these reasons all of them should get devarir’s thriuvadi sambhandam (become your shisyas).  Devarir is a great acharyan, who acts for the benefit and upliftment of all jeevatmas (“AthmalAbhAth param kinchith anyath nAsthi”).  Thereby adiyen requests swamy to shower your grace on them which will fulfill both ayichiyAr’s and adiyen’s wish.”  Since the people waiting outside belonged to an acharya parampara they have to be welcomed with great regard.  So mAmunigal himself came out and with great pleasure welcomed them saying, “Vidhya vimukthi jananee cinayadhi gathvam Achara sampath anu vElavikasi seelamI Sri lakshmanArya karunA vishayee kruthAnAm chithram na dhAsarathi vamsa sanuth bhAvanam II” and after having a look at all of them crowded over there continued saying, “Sri rAmAnuja yOgeendra karuna pari brumhithAm I srEya see manakAm vandhE sreemath vAdhoola sandhathim”.

 (To be continued)

 Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 Adiyen Ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan