** ஸ்ரீ ராமானுஜோ விஜயதே யதிராஜ ராஜ: **
“Sree Ramanujo Vijayathe – Yathiraja Rajaha”
– the concluding lines of ‘Thadi (dhaTee)
Panchakam’ – rendered by Swami Mudaliandan, which speaks of the victory
of Swami Ramanuja over other philosophies and his establishing the
Visishtadvaita philosophy that was built by Azhwars and Purvacharyas. In
those golden days when Swami Emperumanar walked on the streets of Thiruvarangam
and other Divyadesams – tens of thousands of his disciples and hundreds of
Jeeyars followed him hailing “Ramanujo Vijayathe – Yathiraja Rajaha”
It was divine –
ordained by Namperumal that Acharyar Ramanujar had to be away from
Thiruvarangam for a while, do digvijayam to all parts of the country upto
Kashmir and purify the places. .. .. on
this sojourn our great Acharyar came to Melukore, retrieved Thirunarayanan who was worshipped by
Sri Ramar and Sri Krishna during Tretha and Dwapara yugas.
I had recently
posted about the renovation of Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt at Triplicane – though people
know more of it as a Kalyana mantap, it in fact is the branch of Mutt
associated with Udayavar. It was
Emperumanar who started the mutt following the commandments of his Gurus,
chiefly Sri Yamunacharyar. The mutt has
flourished branching out to many places including Chennai and Bangalore.
The present pontiff
is His Holiness Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar who assumed the
role in Nov 2014. He was preceded by Srimath Yatiraja Sampath Kumara Jeeyar
Jeeyangar Swami who was the Mutt’s head till April 2005. The varthamana peetathipathi is a great
scholar, a noble person who is a synonym of selflessness and service to the
society ~ a real reformer in the very mould of our Acharyar Emperumanaar. The mutt that has the honour of Sri Bhagavad
Ramanuja Himself as the found madathipathi is preserving and propagating the
tenets of Sree Vaishnavism and Vishistadvaita.
HH Shri Yadugiri
Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar swamin has been travelling and visiting many
places, making everyone realise and understand the great tenets profounded by
Sri Ramanujacharya. Yet it was a great
ordeal, as in the present tense circumstances, he had to travel in car all the
way from Mysuru, changing vehicle enroute.
It is only the fortune of Thiruvallikkeni that Jeeyar swamin was at
Thiruvallikkeni on 18th Sept
2016 for the nuthana samprokshanam of Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt at East Tank
Sq street, Triplicane.
Thiruvaradhana perumal of Jeeyar
Blessed are the
people to fall at his feet, hear his great speech on the tenets of Swami
Ramanuja. Here are some photos taken by
me.
Adiyen Srinivasa
dhasan.
Adien rmanujadasan......... jeeyar thiruvadigale aranam
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