"Alaghia Manavala Mamunighal - Part 3"

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Alaghia Manavala Mamunighal - Part 3

(article from Sri Panchajanya by Dr. V. V. Ramanujam)

 

Many celebrated Acharyas of the day, descendents of the original

seventy four apostles appointed by Ramanuja for the propagation

of Vaishnavism became disciples of VaraVaramuni. One of the

earliest was Vaanamamalai Ramanuja Jeeyar. Amoung others mention

should be made of Kanthadai Annan and his group - descendants of

Dasarathi(Mudhaliandan - a nephew of Ramanujar), and Prathivathi

Bhayankaram Anna, a scion of the Mudumbai family to which Sri

Lokacharya himself belonged. Another important disciple was

Erumbi Appa. Prativadi Bhayankaram Anna and Erubi Appa have

composed a number of poems in praise of their master and these

are of high literary as well as educative value. A group of poems

in praise of Lord Venkateshwara known as Suprabatham was composed

by Prathivadhi Bhayamkaram Anna at the behest of his guru and

these are chanted everyday in the holy Hill temple of Tirupathi

quite early in the morning. Any one who had heard them cannot but

be enchanted by the sonorous verses and by the devotion which

reverberated in them. Two verses from these are of interest in

this article.

The Lord is ever happy in being in the hearts of devotees; more

so in that of selfless seer like Varavaramuni

 

"Srimath SudaraJamanuthruMuni maanasa vaasinae

Sarva Loka nivasaya Srinivaasaya mangalam"

 

(Let all Mnagalam- auspiciousness be with Srinivasa the pervader

of all the worlds whose cheif abode is the heart is the heart of

Srimath Sowmya JAmathru Muni)

 

When we chant

 

"Sowmyo payanthu muni nama mathashitoutae

Sri Venkatasa charanau charanam prabadyae"

 

( I take refuge in the holy feet of Sri Venkateswara revealed to

me through the grace of Sowmya Jamathru Muni), we establish

spiritual kinship with the Acharya and with Sri Venkateswara who

is ever happy in this Acharya's heart and in bound to shower His

grace on us, because of our relationship to him. )

 

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