Tourism was a highly-developed economic and cultural
activity in ancient India. Our darsana Sthapakar, Sri Ramanujar rightly reverred as
‘Yathi Rajar’ ~ the king among yathis [hermits and sages], travelled all the way by foot to the far away
Kashmir. Sri Udayavar, toured the entire Country, making the
Srivaishnavatie tradition flourish in all his path. He was a great
administrator too. He created flawless systems, corrected the
administration of Sri Rangam ensuring the proper maintenance of the wealth of
Lord Ranganatha and creating teams to properly continue all kainkaryams to the
Lord.
Our Acharyar had promised Yamanaryar on writing a
commentary on Brahma sutra of Vyasa. Bodhayana
vritti was available only in Kachmeeram. Ramanuja and his disciple Kuresar went
on foot all the way. The King of Kashmir
and his Court scholars were astounded by the profound knowledge of our Acharyar
but refused to part with the reverred text. Kuresa who had a prodigious memory
glanced through it.
At Thiruvallikkeni, it is a 10 day Uthsavam with
purappadus in the morning and evening as well…. then there are also
Thirumanjanam, Thiruppavai sarrumurai, Mangalasasanam, Thiruvaimozhi
sarrumurai and Sri Ramanujar would take rest in the kannadi arai. In the
words of Thiruvarangathu Amuthanar, the earthly human beings were all given the
true Knowledge by the birth of Acharyar Ramanujar and started disciples
of Sriman Narayanan.
உலகோர்கள் எல்லாம் அண்ணல்
இராமானுசன் வந்து தோன்றிய
அப்பொழுதே நண்ணரு ஞானம் தலைக்கொண்டு
நாரணற்கு ஆயினரே.
Triplicanites were too happy to have darshan of Sri
Ramanujar in palanquin this morning on day 2; since there was no purappadu on
day 1 morning – it was Muthal thiruvanthathi and irandam thiruvanthathi in the
goshti. Here are some photos
taken by me during the morning purappadu in pallakku.
Adiyen Srinivasadhasan..
2nd May 2016.
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