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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

Deeply enjoying the divine glory of nammAzhvAr, azhagiya manavAla perumal nAyanar did mangalAsAsanam to alwar, starting with “mAthA pithA uvadhaya:” and ending with pranamAmi moordhnA” followed by the recitation of kanninun siruthAmbhu.  While reciting the same and having the mesmerized darshan of the alwar, nAyanAr got deeply involved in the lines “anaiiyAi aththanAi” and regarded alwar to be his relation in all types (mother, father etc.)

Seeing nAyanAr, so deeply involved in alwar’s darshanam, like seetha piratti who enjoyed perumal doing thiruvArAdhanam to periya perumal, azhagiya varadar got deeply involved in the darshanam of nAyanAr.  Like thirupAnAzhvar who got himself dissolved in the beauty of ranganAtha and sang “en amudhinai kanda kangal mattrondrinai kAnAvE” and vaduga nambi who regarded the darshanam of emperumAnAr even more important than namperumal darshanam, azhagiya varadar enjoyed nAyanAr’s darshanam.

Seeing the way nAyanar enjoyed azhvar’s darishanam and azhagiya varadar’s Acharya bhakthi, the achargars in the sannadhi were highly pleased by the extraordinary mix of acharya-shisya bhAvanai.  They then, as representatives of alwar himself, presented the acharya and shisya with alwar’s parivattam, thirumAlai, theertham, sandhanam, prasAdam and on top of all these the madurakavigal and all other honors.  Receiving all the honors presented by the archagars, nAyanar and azhagiya varadar came out of the sannadhi and did pradakshinam to alwar with their mind still lingering in the divine beauty and grace of nammAzhvar.

Nayanar was highly pleased and felt mentally peaceful for having been blessed with such a great Acharya, who is a jnani filled with bhakthi and vairaghyam.  azagiya varadar then followed his acharya to the thirumAligai of thiruvAimozhi pillai and prostrated under the divine feet of pillai.  That day they stayed in the thirumAligai enjoying the thiruvArAdham to perumal done by pillai, followed by the dadiyArAdhanam and then the shower of divine arthas by pillai on thirumanthram, bhagavat vishayam and many other divine subjects.

The next day, thiruvAimozhi pillai ordered azhagiya varadar to go along with his father and brother to his birthplace vanamamalai and stay with great regards to his parents by taking care of them with great sincerity and also involve himself in the divine kainkaryam of vanamamalai emperuman.  Listening to the sweet words of the paramAcharyan but unable to get separated from his own acharyan, azhagiya varadar remained silent.  Understanding the inner thought of azhagiya varadar, azhagiya manavAla perumAl nAyanAr requested his acharya thiruvAimozhi pillai to allow azhagiya varadar to stay on for some more days and to let others continue their journey back.  Pillai accepted for the same and hence rangAchariyar and his other sons returned back to vanamamalai leaving azhagiya varadar in Alwar thirunagari.

(To be continued)

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan