॥ श्रीः॥
ु
॥ श्रलक्ष्मरहयवदन लक्ष्मरनारायण वेणगोपाल परब्रह्मणे नमीः॥
ु
॥ श्र शठकोप रामानज देशशके भ्यो नमीः॥
ु
॥ श्र ब्रह्मतन्त्र स्वतन्त्र परकाल गरुपरम्परायै नमीः॥
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¡c¡ryasya pras¡d®na mama sarvamabh¢psitam.
pr¡pnuy¡miti vi¿v¡s° yasy¡sti sa sukh¢ bhav®t ..
“One who sincerely believes that the attainment of
all desires and every other thing that has also been
attained are purely through the grace of one’s
Âchārya, such a person remains happy forever!”
Âchārya is verily the Lord incarnate. Therefore, there is no element of exaggeration
whatsoever in the above verse. Being fortunate to have been blessed with the limitless
overflowing compassion of our venerable Âchārya, adiyen wishes to recount few select
experiences with Âchārya for the delight of our Śree Vaishnava relatives.
During the month of November in the year 2002, on a bright morning, I proceeded to Śri
Ahobila Maţh- Hyderabad. Śrimad Aļagîyasingar had camped there for the Dhanur Māsa
celebrations. I did not want to miss the opportunity to behold Lord Mālolan and seek the
blessings of Śrimad Aļagîyasingar, even though I was on a visit to Hyderabad. There, I
witnessed ongoing procedures of Tiruvārādhanam and Śrimad Aļagîyasingar was yet to
arrive. The air was filled with divine chants recited by a large resplendent sishya ghosti,
while the priests rendered majestic worship of Śri Mālolan.
Amidst those divine chants, one could hear the rhythmic clanging of bells coming from the
floor immediately above the large worship hall. Curiosity led me upstairs, to a smaller hall,
where Lord Lakshmî Hayavadana, Lord Venugopāla Swāmy and Lord Lakshmî Nārāyaṇa of
the illustrious Parakāla Śri Matam were receiving worship. The Jîyar of Śri Parakāla Maţham
had also camped there for the Dhanur Māsa celebrations of the Chitrabhānu Samvatsara.
One could behold the scintillating Archā of Lakshmi Hayavadana Perumāl receiving
appropriate worship. The divine appearance of the Yati who was performing the
Samāradhana also left a lasting impression in my mind. His divine body was decked with the
twelve Tiruman Śrichoornams, a bright white upaveetam, an attractive colorful pavitra māla,
and a radiant nalināksha mala. Dressed in the appropriate ochre colors which were pleasing to
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