Thirumalisai Alwar Vaibhavam 7 (Final)

A Humble Request : This is the final part of the Thirumalisai Alwar Vaibhavam series. With the grace of Sriman Narayana, the series will be brought out as an e-book. I kindly request readers to point out errata / suggestions of any kind, so that the final book will be without mistakes I might have committed. Also it would be wonderful if readers are aware of any Paintings from Thirumalisai Alwar’s life which can make the book even more interesting. Artists / Writers willing to contribute are very welcome. Please mail to RamanujaDasan@live.in

Thirumalisai Alwar Vaibhavam Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

After some days, Alwar goes to the overflowing banks of River Cauvery and throws hundreds of works he had composed into the flood waters. Of all his works, Naanmugan Thiruvandhadi & Thiru Chanda Viruththam alone move against the tide and reach Alwar’s feet. He then realises that these 2 works alone are enough to enlighten the world out of misery and gives these works to some Mumukshu’s.

Finally Alwar goes to Thirukudanthai to see the reclining Lord Aravamudhan. Alwar is mesmerised by the beauty of the Lord and sings “Vaazhi Kesavan”. Alwar requests Perumal to speak to him, to which Perumal readily obliges and gets up (from His sleeping posture) to speak to Alwar. Suddenly, Alwar again requests perumal to be in the very posture of getting up, and to this day Thirukudanthai Perumal can be seen in this posture.

After being in Yogic state for many years, Alwar finally attains Moksham.

Thirumalisai Alwar’s Works

Naanmugan Thiruvandhadi tells about the Supremacy of Lord Sriman Narayana. An English Commentry on Naanmugan Thiruvandhadi is available here (from vedics.org site)

ThiruChanda Virutham vyakhanam can be found here – www.maransdog.org/doc/Puthur_Swamy/Thiru_Chanda_Virutham_Puthur_Swamy_Optimized.zip

Found Site : Sri Vaishnava News Website – anudinam.org

The bagavathas behind Sravanam.org have come out with yet another useful website - anudinam.org, a Sri Vaishnava News Website with information on not just Divyadesam Utsavams, but also happenings in other temples of Lord Vishnu.

Visitors can also contribute news to the website by e-mailing to srivaishnavanews@gmail.com. There is also a Travelogue section which contains travelogues on Sri Vaishnava Divyadesams & temples. Books & CD Releases is a very useful section with information on Sri Vaishnava Books, CD & DVD releases. News from various Ashrams & Mutt can also be found in the site. Apart from these general Sri Vaishnava articles can also be found here.

Story of Sri Hathiram Bhavaji

Bahavaji, popularly known as Hathiram Baba, was an ardent devotee of Lord Sri Ram. The very first picture when thinking of Sri Hathiramji is of Baba playing dice with Lord Srinivasa himself. Here’s the story of Hathiram ji, on the day of Puratasi (புரட்டாசி) Saturday.

Lord Srinivasa Himeslf playing dice with Hathiramji

He once undertook an piligrimage to Tirumala. His name was Bhavaji. He was so fascinated by the majestic appearance of the Lord that he decided to stay in Tirumala for ever having darshan of the Lord all the time. He constructed a Mutt (a place where the saints live near the temples) and settled there. Bhavaji used to have the darshan of the Lord at least thrice a day. Still, he wasn’t satisfied of his darshan. He used to look at the lord unmoved for long. This continued for a few weeks. Temple employees have observed Bhavaji visiting the temple and gazing at the lord continuously for longer times. Finding suspicious about his acts, they reported the matter to the Temple Authorities. Next day when Bhavaji entered the temple premises to have the darshan of the lord, he was pushed out of the temple without allowing him to have his Ram’s darshan. He pleaded not to separate him from his Lord Ram. No one listened to his cry. Instead, he was warned not to enter the temple for Lord’s darshan again. A sad and dejected Bhavaji returned to his Mutt.

After getting back to the Mutt, he cried with the Lord. Hey Lord! My Ram! What is my fault? Is it a sin to have your darshan? You know it very well that I can’t live without having your darshan. Why you punished me this way? What am I supposed to do now?

Next morning, Bhavaji went to the temple as usual to have the darshan of the lord. But, he was pushed out of the gate. A dejected Bhavaji retuned back to his Mutt. He was not sure how to pass his time without having the Lord’s darshan. He then took up a dice board and started playing the dice himself assuming that he was playing with the Lord on the other side. He himself used to throw his dice and the Lord’s dice on His behalf. In this way, he played the game all along the day and fell a sleep. When he was in a deep sleep at night, he heard a pleasant voice calling, Bhavaji! Wake up! It’s me, Your Ram! Bhavaji opened his eyes and saw the Lord standing in front of him. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Is it real or a dream? Amazed Bhavaji asked the Lord. The Lord replied that it wasn’t his dream. He really visited him to play dice with him. There was no boundary to the happiness of Bhavaji. A jubilant Bhavaji laid a mat on the floor and sat with the Lord Balaji to play the dice. Bhavaji defeated the lord in his game. The Lord then asked Bhavaji to seek any boon against his victory over Him. Bhavaji politely said, Hey Lord, what can I ask you more than this? I am satisfied with your Vishwaroopa darshan. I do not need any material pleasure or wealth. Give me a little place at your feet to serve you. I need no favour than this. A pleased Lord blessed Bhavaji and vanished with a promise to get back for the game again.

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Srimushnam temple – A wonderful Experience

Every now and then, Sriman Narayana blesses me with the opportunity to visit an relatively less known, but wonderful Divyadesam – Srimushnam near Chidambaram.

The stunning Gopuram

Srimushnam temple is an very ancient one with stunning architecture all around. The amazingly majestic Gopuram / Vimana welcomes you to the magnificently built temple. Inside the temple, resides the beautiful Bhuvaraha Swami, a small deity much in contrast to the largeness of the temple, but more wonderful. The Deity is one of the 8 Swayambhu Deities in Vaishnava Divyadesams. Ambujavalli Thayar is the Lord’s consort, and the very moment you see Thayar, you feel She is the very embodiment of affection.

Volunteers required for Sravanam.org

Sravanam.org, the wonderful Sri Vaishnava radio channel broadcasting Upanyasams, Divya Prabhandham recitations, Devotional Songs throughout the day requires volunteers. The requirement is to add even more features like Daily Sri Vaishnava News, Audio-Books for Divya Prabhandams and Vyakhyanms. The following are the details of the requirement.

1. News Collectors who can collect information on Divyadesa utsavams, Sri Vaishnava events and other information from temples and other online, offline sources.
2. Readers who can read News (in Tamil & English) and also the various Commentaries & Vyakhanams on Divya Prabhandams.

I humbly request everyone to put in whatever effort possible to help the wonderful effort become even more wonderful. Interested people please mail to srinivasanthiruvadi@gmail.com

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