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Subject: SwAmi PiLLai LokAchAryA's 800th ThriunakshAthiram at KAnchi - 1
From: Vanamamalai Padmanabhan (aazhwar (AT) gmail (DOT) com)SrIear
SrIvaishnavas,http://www.pbase.com/svami/pillailokacharya1. Anna pugazh
Mudumbai annal Srimath Pilla Lokacharya2. Srinrusimhar: "azhagiyAn thAnEa-ari
vuruvan thAnEa "3& 4. Vellukkai Alari munnazhagu & Pinnazhagu5. Divine
company: Pillai LokAryar - Poigai Azhvar - ManavALa mAmunigaL 6. AruLichcheyal
gOshTi led by Azhagiya manavALa jeeyar 7. Grand gOshTi 8,9,10 & 11 :
yathOkthakAri with ubhayanachchimar - munnazhagu &pinnazhagu12.
PillailOkachAryA at thiruvallikkeni (old picture)It was a grand and great event
at KAnchipuram. It was morning 8.30 Amand with great splendour and pomp Sri
Poizhgai Azhwar with Sri PiLLaiLOkAchAryAr to his right and Sri MaNavALa
mAmunigaL to his leftentered the VishNu kAnchi. The SrEvaishNavites in and
around the townand those who thronged to participate caught this fervour, no
soonerthey entered this divine dhEsam.Then followed Sri yAthOthakAri perumAL
alongwith Sri VEaLukkai AL-ariazhasingar. The three thOlukkiniyAn were typical
in the sense that the kAnchikuDai shone out separately in an outstanding
fashion.The striking similarity between YathOthakAri perumAL and thEApperumALis
also a point to note.The ghOshti at the commencement spread to a long long line
with fourrows. Indeed great and the camera required three series shots
tocomplete this large divine gathreing of devotees and when the soun
of'pallANdu pallANdu' rent the air, aruLichEyal indeed come to stay
forever.YathokthakAri; Poizhgai AzhwAr for kanchi being his avathAra
sthalamtook part in the divine procession of PiLLai
LokAcharyArThriunakshathiram day. One may question, how come Peirya
jEyarparticipated? Those devout srEvaishNavites to our AchAryAs willdefinitely
say 'How can one miss the AchAryan?" Perhaps true.The fact however remains that
it was Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL who madethe works of Sri PiLLai lOkAchAryar known
and clear to one and all byhis wondeful vyAkyAnam-s. That is why we say '.sEr
vulagAriyar seidharuL naR kalai thEASupolindhidu nAL'The ghOsthi after
rendering 'mudhal thriuvandhadhi continued with'upadhEsa RathinamAlai' and
after compeltion of 4 vEdhi-s around pEAraruLALan sannidhi, culminated at The
fron to Sri PrathivAthibhayankaram aNNA sannidhi where these two EmperumAn-s
blessedPoizhgaiAr, PiLLai lOkAchAryar and Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL after
themangaLA sAsanam in the ThriunAngUr style. Yes, the pAsuram 'aippasivONam'
and 'mAthuLLa AzhwArgaL' piereced the air with great aura.This was followed by
the six pAsuram-s dedicated to Sri PiLLaiLOkAchAryAr by Sri MaNavALa MAmunikAL
in the upadhESa RathinamAlai.By the time it was around 11.30 Am and when the
grand sAthumuRai inthe unique kAnchipuram style - commencing with high pitch,
continuingwith it and escalating further more - culminated in a grand
fashion.After Thertha prasAdham- ThadhEyArAdhanai was also performed in a
goodmanner.dAsanvanamamalai padmanabhan