श्रीपीपाचार्यप्रणीतं श्रीवैष्णवधर्ममङ्गलम्
(Śrī-Vaiṣṇava-dharma-maṅgalam Composed by Śrī Pīpā)
A king who renounced everything and became a great Bhagavad-bhakt Saint after seeing the divinity of Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānand
Among the twelve Mahābhāgavat-disciples of Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānand, Jagadguru Śrī Pīpācārya was the incarnation of Svāyambhuva-Manu Mahārāj, and His wife Śrīmatī Sītā Sahacarī jī was the incarnation of Shatrupā Jī the wife of Svāyambhuva-Manu. Before taking Virakta Dīkshā from Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānand, He was a great King named Pratāp Singh Rāo 'Khīnchī' Chauhān (who became renowned as Pīpā Jī after Virakt-Deekshā) of Gagaraun Gadh fort in Jhālāwar, Rajasthān.
He was born on the Chaitra Purnima in CE 1323. Since beginning, He was an ardent devotee of Ādishakti Mātā Bhavānī (Durgā). (He was victorious in the war with Ferozeshāh Tughlaq who ruled Delhi Sultanate from CE 1335-1388). The king Pratāp Singh Rāo 'Khīnchī' Chauhān had 12 queens, the youngest of them was Śrīmatī Smriti Bāī Solankī (renowned as Sītā Sahchari after Vaishnavī Deekshā) who was greatly religious and devoted to her husband.
Once a group of saints passed by his city. The king duly welcomed them and prayed please come and receive the Prasād of Mātā Bhavānī. Those Saints told the king that they have taken a vow to eat the Prasād of Bhagavān only. Therefore, King sent them all the ingredients for the worship of Bhagavān and for the food-preparation. The saints greatly praised him and accepted everything. They prepared Bhog and offered to Bhagavān and prayed in their hearts - O Lord! Please turn the heart of this king towards You, and make him your devotee.
The king got a very frightening unpleasant dream that night, in which He saw a giant ghost slammed him along with his bed on the ground and the king started crying out of fear. As soon he woke up, the king went to the temple of the goddess and beseeched 'O mother! Please save me, Please bestow liberation to me!' Hearing his cry, The goddess Durgā instantly appeared before him and gave him her divine Darshan, and asked what is the reason for his fear and cry?
The king narrated the story of his dream (this world is also like a dream) and prayed to the divine mother to bestow liberation to him. The Goddess Durgā said - O son! ask for something else like wealth, opulence, etc. However, The King said - Now I have lost all the likings for wealth and opulence, I need liberation only. The Goddess said with all love - 'O Son! I am not capable to bestow You liberation. It is attained only through the grace of Bhagavān, Only Śrī Hari is the bestower of liberation to Jivas'. This was a completely new thing for the King. Hearing it from his most beloved deity, The King got liking for the devotion of Śrī Hari since that very moment.
The king asked the Goddess "O Mother! How will I get Bhagavān Śrī SītāRām?"
Deviji replied "O son! Go to Kāshī and become the disciple of Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānandjī, then You will surely get the Supreme personality of godhead, Śrī Hari !"
After receiving the instruction of the Goddess, the king with his youngest queen Śrīmatī Smriti Bāī Solankī, departed to Kāshī with a great eagerness and desire to get the Darshan of Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānand.
Bhagavad Śrī Rāmānand accepted the King and the queen in his refuge and given them Śrī Rām-mantra Deekshā with all the Vaishnava Samskāras, and thus made them his disciples, He showered a lot of love over the King. By the grace of their Gurudev, profound Bhagavad-bhakti arose in the hearts of the King and queen from that very moment.
(read more on the page of Pīpā Jī, here)
सीतारामसमारम्भां श्रीबोधनायमध्यमाम् ।
अस्मादाचार्यपर्यन्तां वन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥१॥
नत्त्वा रामं तथा रामानन्दाचार्य यतीश्वरम् ।
सर्वमङ्गलदं कुर्वे वैष्णवधर्ममङ्गलम् ॥२॥
सदाचारयुता लोका रामभक्ताश्च यत्र हि ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥३॥
धार्मिकाः साधवो यत्र करुणासिन्धवः किल ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥४॥
गुरुभक्ता जना यत्र सत्याहिंसापरायणः ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥५॥
वेदान्तवेदिनो यत्राकारत्रययुता जनाः ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥६॥
अधिकारं च सम्प्राप्ता यत्र सर्वे हि देहिनः।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥७॥
उपवासपरा लोका एकादश्यां च यत्र हि ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥८॥
श्रद्धया चोपसेव्यन्ते यत्र लोका दयालवः ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥९॥
संस्कारपञ्चकापन्ना यत्र विष्णुश्च वैष्णवाः ।
तस्मै वैष्णवधर्माय वैदिकाय सुमङ्गलम् ॥१०॥
द्वारपीठेश्वर श्रीमत्पीपाचार्यविनिर्मितम् ।
पठतां मङ्गलं कुर्याद् वैष्णवधर्ममङ्गलम् ॥११॥
॥ इति श्रीपीपाचार्यकृतं वैष्णवधर्ममङ्गलम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
sītārāmasamārambhāṃ śrībōdhanāyamadhyamām ।
asmādācāryaparyantāṃ vandē guruparamparām ॥1॥
nattvā rāmaṃ tathā rāmānandācārya yatīśvaram ।
sarvamaṅgaladaṃ kurvē vaiṣṇavadharmamaṅgalam ॥2॥
sadācārayutā lōkā rāmabhaktāśca yatra hi ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥3॥
dhārmikāḥ sādhavō yatra karuṇāsindhavaḥ kila ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥4॥
gurubhaktā janā yatra satyāhiṃsāparāyaṇaḥ ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥5॥
vēdāntavēdinō yatrākāratrayayutā janāḥ ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥6॥
adhikāraṃ ca samprāptā yatra sarvē hi dēhinaḥ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥7॥
upavāsaparā lōkā ēkādaśyāṃ ca yatra hi ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥8॥
śraddhayā cōpasēvyantē yatra lōkā dayālavaḥ ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥9॥
saṃskārapañcakāpannā yatra viṣṇuśca vaiṣṇavāḥ ।
tasmai vaiṣṇavadharmāya vaidikāya sumaṅgalam ॥10॥
dvārapīṭhēśvara śrīmatpīpācāryavinirmitam ।
paṭhatāṃ maṅgalaṃ kuryād vaiṣṇavadharmamaṅgalam ॥11॥
॥ iti śrīpīpācāryakṛtaṃ vaiṣṇavadharmamaṅgalam sampūrṇam ॥