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swAmiyaNNan carries out thirumanjana kainkaryam to pEraruLALan from sAlaikkiNaRu
swAmy aNNan (kandhAdai aNNan) desired to bring thirumanjanam (sacred water) from sAlaik kiNaRu (well by the side of the road) for pEraruLALan’s thiruvArAdhanam (divine worship). Since this was the kainkaryam which udaiyavar (rAmAnujar) carried out with joy, which mudaliyAndAn carried out with happiness and which kandhAdai thOzhappar (mudhaliyANdAn’s grandson) carried out with desire, aNNan engaged with this kainkaryam, feeling very happy. He got up early in the morning [from his matam], went to the temple tank, took a bath, carried out the nithyakarmAnushtAnams (daily activities to be carried out) and along with SrIvaishNavas who came with him, having lot of interest in kainkaryam, went to the sAlaikkiNaRu, cleaned the vessels which were to be used for fetching water, filled them with water and carried them on the divine heads, chanting ALavandhAr’s prabandham, sthOthra rathnam. He did this on all the days while he had stayed at kAnchIpuram, like thaNNIramudhu uthsavam (this uthsavam was ordained by udayavar at thirumalai). The reason for conducting the uthsavam was that when udayavar’s maternal uncle thirumalai nambi was in thirumalai, carrying out thIrtha kainkaryam (bringing water from AkASa gangai for thiruvEngadamudaiyAn’s divine worship), one day emperumAn came in the guise of a hunter, made a hole in the pot which thirumalai nambi was carrying on his head and drank water from the hole in the pot. In order to make this event known to all, udaiyavar made this as a uthsavam when many SrIvaishNavas would bring water from AkASa gangai, on the day after adhyayana uthsavam was completed). swAmy aNNan mercifully asked appAchchiyAr aNNa too to carry out this kainkaryam for pEraruLALan, regularly.
The kainkaryams carried out by kandhAdai rAmAnuja aiyangAr
After kandhAdai rAmAnuja aiyangAr returned to kAnchi after carrying out kainkaryams at thirumalai, he built a nIrAzhi maNdapam (hall like structure in the middle of the tank) in ananthasaras (temple tank at kAnchIpuram dhEvapperumAL temple), steps on all the sides of ananthasaras, an elegant raised floor on the southern side of the tank, a simhAsanam (divine throne for perumAL) and maNdapam (hall) in the temple. He also carried out kainkaryams in thirumazhisaip pirAn temple (thirumazhisai AzhwAr), a huge maNtapam before the maNdapam where thirumanjanam (divine bath) for perumAL is carried out, various other maNdapams, thirumadaippaLLi (divine kitchen where divine food is prepared for perumAL), offering divine ornaments for perumAL, making turmeric paste during thirumanjanam for perumAL and several other kainkaryams. kandhAdai aNNan also told him to make food appropriate for perumAL’s divine lips and told him further “These are all the kainkaryams of azhagiya maNavALa mAmunigaL. Carry them out for sure”. He also told kandhAdai rAmAnuja aiyangAr “Treat appAchchiyAr aNNa like you would treat me” and sent him subsequently to thirumalai.
aNNan jIyar – jIyar aNNan
swAmy aNNan then desired to carry out mangaLASAsanam at SrIperumbudhUr and various other dhivyadhEsams. He sought permission from pEraruLALan, after carrying out thiruvArAdhanam and partaking of the offering made to perumAL. perumAL gave him his divine yellow coloured vasthram (dress), abhayahastham (imprint of his divine hands), thiruvadisOdu (divine armour for his divine feet), kaLabam (blend of fragrant powders), thuLasi garland which he had worn, and told aNNan that these are all “for jIyar”. He then, with joy, gave his permission for aNNan to leave. aNNan reached the kachchikku vAyththAn maNdapam (a hall inside the temple) at vaiyamALigai and reminisced the glories of jIyar. pEraruLALan was feeling happy hearing these. At that time some eminent people who had gathered there said that for their jIyar, pEraruLALan has given the divine name of aNNan jIyar. Some other eminent people there said that periya perumAL had earlier given the divine name of jIyar aNNan for swAmy aNNan (kandhAdai aNNan). Thus the eminent persons were celebrating the mutual closeness and wonderful affection between jIyar and aNNan as well as their glories. A message came just then from jIyar to aNNan saying “It has been a long time. Come immediately”. aNNan took that divine message on his head, looked in the direction of SrIperumbudhUr and other dhivyadhESams, prostrated, and left immediately for SrIrangam.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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