Aani Thiruvathirai - Swami Ramanujar Thirunakshathiram 2022

 ‘Ananthah sarasi dhere  Ramye  Bhoothapurivare’ – on the bank of Ananthasaras the temple pushkarini, is the temple of Sri Adhi Kesavar.   Boothapuri, better known now as Sri Perumpudur is the most divine place for us –  the place where our Greatest Acharyar “Emperumanaar, Bashyakarar” the reincarnation of Aadi Sesha and Sri Lakshmanar was born,  in the year 1017  to Kesava Somayaji and Gandhimathi couples.   Ilayavalwar as he was known at birth, Ramanujar was born in the year of grace of Pingala corresponding to year 939 of Salivahana era  and lived for a period of 120 years.   He was named Illayazhwar [denoting Lakshmana] by his uncle Srisaila Purnar foreseeing his wisdom, infinity and eternity.   

Our Srivaishnavism hails Ubhaya Vedanta – there are philosophies restricted to having their scriptures in either Sanskrit or Tamil ~ Sri Vaishnavism has Sanskrit and dravida vedantha in equal parlance. .. .. and we have the noblest of preceptors  - Swami Ramanujar – the King of all hermits guiding us the path.   Our darsana Sthapakar, Sri Ramanujar rightly reverred as ‘Yathi Rajar’ ~ the king among yathis [hermits and sages, the greatest reformer he was, Ramanuja gave us many vedantic treatises - toured the entire Country, making the Srivaishnavatie tradition flourish in all his path.     Worshipping Sri Ramanujar will cure us of all sins.  

Our Acaryar Swami Manavala Mamunigal was so attached to the feet of Sri Ramanujar and here is a verse from his Yathiraja Vimsati – which according to our learned vidwans came in to being as a result of the request of Swami Manavala Maminigal’s acharyan to compose a sthOthra grantham on Sri Ramanujar, when Mamunigal was a  grahasthar and had the name of Azhagiya MaNavALa NaayanAr.   These twenty verses constitute one of the most beautiful appeals to RaamAnujA for conferring his anugraham.

नित्यं यतीन्द्र तव दिव्यवपुस्स्म्रुतौ मे सक्तम् मनो भवतु वाग्गुणकीर्तनेSसौ

क्रुत्यञ्च दास्यकरणं तु करद्वयस्य व्रुत्त्यन्तरेSस्तु विमुखं करणत्रयञ्च ॥ (4)

நித்யம் யதீந்த்ரதவ திவ்ய வபு:ஸ்ம்ருதௌமே!ஸக்தம் மநோபவது வாக்குணகீர்த்தநேSஸௌ |

க்ருத்யஞ்ச தாஸ்யகரணம் து கரத்வயஸ்ய வ்ருத்யந்தரேSஸ்து விமுகம் கரணத்ரயஞ்ச ||

 

O Emperor of Yathis ! Pray  my mind be blessed to meditate on your beautiful body (divya MangaLa vigraham) !  May my speech be engaged always in talking about your excellent attributes ! May my  two hands  be always engaged in serving you as your dAsA ! May my three karaNAs ( manas , Vaak and Kaayam ) be diverted from any other activities ! ~ and be directed in kainkaryam to YOU.

Today  29^th June 2022 (Aani 15) is Thiruvathirai – masa thirunakshathiram of Swami Emperumanar.  From today starts Kodai uthsavam at Thiruvallikkeni – here are some photos of Udayavar purappadu on day 3 of Thiruvavathara uthsavam  at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam on  28.4.2022

 

adiyen Srinivasadhasan
Mamandur veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
29^th    June 2022.