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॥ श्रीः॥ ु ॥ श्रलक्ष्मरहयवदन लक्ष्मरनारायण वेणगोपाल परब्रह्मणे नमीः॥ ु ॥ श्र शठकोप रामानज देशशके भ्यो नमीः॥ ु ॥ श्र ब्रह्मतन्त्र स्वतन्त्र परकाल गरुपरम्परायै नमीः॥ ॥ श्रमते गोपाल देशशक महादेशशकाय नमीः॥ ् ॥ श्रमदशभनव वागरश ब्रह्मतन्त्र सअतन्त्र परकाल महादेशशकाय नमीः॥ A communion of lotus blooms ु पण्डररकद्वयोीः समागमम ् Sri Balaji CG “शनत्यिं अज्ञात शनग्रहाम”् – The popular quote from Swamy’s Yatiraja Saptati, attributes Piratti with the virtue of being incapable of meting out any sort of chastisement towards the Jeevatmas. This virtue of being incapable of inflicting any afflictions on the Jeevatmas is perhaps not just limited to Piratti, but is found abundantly in Acharya purushas as well. Though utterly ineligible, this author has been the recipient of such abundant anugrahams from many Acharya purusha-s. Standing in their presence is always the most blissful experience. There have been a few blessed occasions when many Acharya purushas have come together. For the disciples it is undoubtedly an enthralling experience to be in the sacred vicinity of their collective presence (saanidhyam). This author had the fortune of participating in one such occasion at Srirangam. It was when my Acharya Srimadabhinava Vageesha Parakala Swamy came to pay his respects to another of my Acharya Sri Gopala Deshika Mahadeshika on the occasion of the rajata-mahotsavam of the latter’s Ashrama sweekaram. A few anubhavams are delineated here for the reader’s enjoyment. It was a bright day, with fields scorching along the banks of kollidam that flowed scarcely and tamely. The air carried the distant clings of the cattle bells, the scene of dark and light greenery stood all around with the top few tiers of the Rajagopuram peeping amidst the plantain fields. These were the surrounds that one could behold that day, when standing in the environs of the Ashramam of our paramacharya Sri Gopala Deshika Mahadeshika, celebrated verily as Abhinava vasishta. Sri Paravakottai Swamy in purvashramam had stayed in Mysore for several years and had mastered the sampradaya granthams at the lotus feet of Srimadabhinava Ranganatha Parakala Swamy (33rd Acharya of Sri Parakala matam). As such his bhakti and abhimanam towards the samsthanam was abundant. E-35