Srirangam, the young Srinivasa also had the fortune of receiving the choicest blessings of
many Acharya purushas there. He later arrived at the city of Mysore for higher studies. It
was the golden period of scholarship at Mysore that was presided over by none other than
the great Srimadabhinava Ranganatha Parakala Swamy. The entire Srivaishnava kulam was
greatly amazed at the sight of Hayagriva vaibhavam and this Achaarya’s resplendence that
beamed with profound austerity, brahma tejas and immense knowledge.
Sri Parakala Swamy gladly received the young Srinivasa as his disciple, blessed him and
provided him with all the needed amenities at the matham. Young Srinivasa’s life in
sampradaya kainkaryam and of spiritual preparation began from that day. He would
perform various kainkaryams at the matham as per the niyamanam of the elders – be it at
the pakashala, at the sannidhi as kainkaryapara, antaranga kashaya kainkaryam for his
acharya, teertha kainkaryam and the like. Over the years, Swamy’s bond with his Acharya
grew very intimate and he was the most fortunate recipient of many rare hayagrivavishayaka-mantropadeshams. Sitting in the solitary ambience of the hamsa-pushkarini, he
would recite these in deep meditation, for hours at length every day. He would fervently
seek for the the divine anugraham of Sri Hayagriva and his Acharya alone and as days passed
by, Swamy’s tejas, vairagyam and tapas-shakti grew by heaps and bounds. He also gained a
good working understanding of the ancient practice