Alagia Manavala Mamunighal - Part 4

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Sri Mathe Ramanujaya Namah

Sri Mathe BAla Dhanvhi Maha Kuruvae Namah

 

Alaghia Manavala Mamunighal - Part 4

(From the article written by Dr. Sri. V. V. Ramanujam published

in Panchajanya magazine)

 

In obedience to the command of his guru Varavaramuni put his

heart and soul in propagating the DivyaPrabandhams along with the

commentaries of the earlier Acharyas. Eadumuppatharayirappadi,

Nampillai's commentary on the Sahasrageeth (Thiruvoimozhi) of

Sri Satakopa (equivalent in length to 36,000 standard Sanskrit

couplets) was his most favorite text. He had discoursed on the

Sahasrageeth with this commentary many times over. These lectures

on Baghavath Vishayam as the theme is called was once delivered

at the command of Lord Ranganatha in His immediate presence over

a whole year in the temple. Thus the Lord became the disciple of

the Jeeyar and tradition has it that on the day of completion of

the lectures, the Lord appeared in the audience as a small boy,

recited the verse :

 

"Sri Sailesa daya patharam , Deeparthathi gunarnavam

Yathindrapravanam vandhe RamyaJamathru Munim"

 

I salute the receptacle of the grace of Srisailesa, Ramaya

JamathruMuni, the veritable ocean of (desirable qualities like)

wisdom, devotion, and detachment and Ramanuja-devotion-incarnate)

and disappeared. This verse is chanted practically in all

Vaishnava temples and homes as it is VaraVaramuni whom He sought

to serve as a disciple, be accorded the highest honour.

 

Adiyen

Elayavill Bhasyam Narasimhan

Aravinda Lochana Ramanuja Dasan.