Acharya Vaibhavam (42nd Jeeyar)
13. Injimettu Jeeyar'S Favorite Sthothrams Sri BhIshma Sthuthi housed in Sri MahA BhAratham(I.9.33-42) was a daily prayer(nithyAnusandhAnam) of the Jeeyar.These ten slOkams are testament to the KrishNa Bhakthi of BhIshmar. He focused his mind, speech and eyes on Sri Paarthasaarathy standing in front of him (BhIshmar)at the battle field of Kuru KshEthram and eulogized the Lord and placed his aathmA at the Lord's feet.The aathma JyOthi of the Svacchandha Mruthyu (One who can hold off death until he desired), BhIshmA, entered the sacred feet of GeethAchAryan right then and there.
The tenth and the final slOkam of Sri BhIshma Sthuthi is rich in meaning:
(Meaning): adiyEn has now realized that the eternal/birthless Lord is the Supreme One, who shines in the hearts of all of His creations ; my nescience has been banished now. The Sun in the Sky is the Only One, which is perceived by the eye. The eyes that look at this One object however are many, but it is the same, one and only Sun seen by many eyes. Just as the Image(Prathi-Bimbham) of the Sun is seen as different objects by many and yet there is no change in the Sun, adiyEn has understood clearly now that the Lord seen as the resident of many hearet lotuses is still the Same Supreme Being. This Jn~Anam has taken firm root in my mind and adiyEn has now attained the status of KruthArthan.
AlavandhAr's SthOthra Rathnam, ChathusslOki, SvAcchArya DhyAna SlOkam (SrimushNam SvarNam Swamy), Soozh Visum PaNI- Muhil Paasuram of Swamy NammAzhwAr, SaraNAgathi Gadhyam, Swamy Desikan's SthOthrams, JithanthA SthOthram were very dear to our revered Jeeyar.
14. The Appointment Of Devanaarvilaagam Swamy As His Successor Great MatAdhipathis have a knack to select their successors in good time. MalOlan helps them in this noble deed to grow the SampradhAyam. HH the 42nd Jeeyar selected a great scholar and Aathma GuNa Sampoornar, DEvanAr ViLAgam Sri Lakshmi NrusimhAchAr Swamy to be His successor. This Swamy is my Pancha SamskAra AchAryan. His tEjas, Vidhvat, humility, anushtAnams are exemplary. His father was the SvIkAra Puthrar of the daughter of the 27th Pattam Srimath Azhagiya Singar., the son of HH The 26th Azhagiya Singar. It is all in the family. Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan of Boston is posting a series of informative articles on HH The 43rd Jeeyar hand picked by InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar to succeed Him. I will therefore provide a brief summary about asmath AchAryan:
Brief Charitham Of HH The 43rd Azhagiya Singar
15. Injimettu Azhagiya Singar'S Ascent To Parama Padham The year was Nandana samvathsaram. The Month was Thai. Srimath InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar was seriously ill. The MalOla sadhas preparation for the next month was underway. HH The 43rd Aazhagiya Singar was directed to full charge of the planning of that Sadhas and other Nithya NirvAha Kaimkaryams and AarAdhana-KaalkshEpa-UpAya anushtAnam duties.
Day by day, HH InjimEttu Aazhagiya Singar was getting weak physically. His mind was always centered aroud MalOlan. He was reciting SaraNAgathy Gadhyam and Dhvayam repeatedly. SishyAs were reciting Sri BhIshma Sthuthi and SthOthra Rathnam of Swamy AlavandhAr. Srimath Azhagiya Singar's eyes were welling with tears of joy over the recitations. ThiruveLLUr dhivya Desam is where Srimath Azhagiya Singar spent His last days in Sriman NaarAyaNan's LeelA VibhUthi. As Srimath Aazhgiya Singar breathed His last breath in preparation for Joining Sriman NaarAyaNan for Nithya Kaimkaryam, Chinna Azhagiya Singar (DEvanAr ViLAgam Azhagiya Singar) recited "SoozhvisumpaNi Mukhil--"Paasuram decad with uncontrollable tears in His eyes. ThiruveLLUr VeerarAghavan's big Koil MaNi rang to announce to the world about HH The InjimEttu Aazhagiya Singar's arrival at His TannadicchOthi.BrahmAlankAram, PerumAL MaryAdhai were done and HH Injimettu Azhagiya Singar's prAkruthic remains were carried in a Brahma ratham to His BrundhAvanam on the southern banks of ThiruveLLUr VeerarAghavan's PushkaraNi (Hruth PaapanAsini) for permanent rest. HH The Azhagiya Singar joined the BrundhAvanams of three other previous Azhagiya Singars (33rd, 34th and 35th Azhagiya Singars).
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