Sri Vageesha Priyah eSouvenir May 2014 | Page 279

॥ श्रीः॥ ु ॥ श्रलक्ष्मरहयवदन लक्ष्मरनारायण वेणगोपाल परब्रह्मणे नमीः॥ ु ॥ श्र शठकोप रामानज देशशके भ्यो नमीः॥ ु ॥ श्र ब्रह्मतन्त्र स्वतन्त्र परकाल गरुपरम्परायै नमीः॥ Breezy morning on the shores Sri Rajeevalochana Maha bhagyam!– We are living in the same times as our Acharya sarvabhouma Srimadabhinava Vageesha Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Swamy. We are twice blessed indeed to be celebrating the Shatabhishekam of our Acharya. What a fortune! Many years ago, this author had the rare opportunity to accompany Swamy during a yatra to the holy divyadesham of Thiruppullani. It was an experience of a lifetime to see the thiruvaradhanam of Srilakshmi Hayagreeva conducted on the sea-shore by our Swamy. It was a unique experience to have been witnessing the dolotsavam on the banks of a gushing samudram. A divine thrill and poetic exuberance runs through me even as I remember those beautiful moments. On the occasion of Shatabhishekam (81st thirunakshatram) of our Acharya sarvabhouma, I would like to recollect and celebrate those memorable experiences of mine on the shores of sEthusamudram that day. Early in the morning, a fine stretch of undisturbed shore was selected on the ocean banks of sEthukkarai. ThiruvArAdhanamantapam and dOlai of SrI lakShmIhayagrIva was setup there. swAmy used the sahasradhArA plate and presided the mUrthys of SrI lakShmIhayagrIva, lakShmI nArAyaNa