An ineteresting episode involving Nadadur Ammal & 'adiyEn'

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>Dear Sri Venkatesh,

>

>adiyEn!!! heard that this episode was involving Swami

>EmberumAnAr and ThirukkOttiyUr nambi when the former went to

>Sri Nambi's house for learning the ThirumanthirArtham. It is said

>that EmberumAnAr went to Nambi's house many times, and every

>time he used to refer himself as 'Naan" and later realised the

>meaning of the sentence " Naan setthu nee vaa". Only after this

>Nambi gave the Thirumanthira upadEsam to EmberumAnAr.

>

 

Dear Sri Venkatesh

 

The incident involving Emperumaanaar and ThirukkOttiyur nambi

is similar, but has a different intent. Govindacharya in his book

'The Life of Ramanuja' says that emperumaanaar visited

tirukkottiyur 17 times and each time he was turned away. The

reason he gives here is, T Nambi wanted to test emperumaanaar's

faith and zeal, he wanted to be sure that the mantras are

explained to the right person. Had his will been weak, he would

long ago have given up his endeavor as unworthy of pursuit.

 

On the other hand when dasarathi (mudaliaandaan) was instaructed by

emperumaanaar to learn the charmasloka meaning from T. nambi,

he is said to have addressed himself as "naan". T. Nambi declined

to instruct him and dasarathi tried his best for 6 months. At the

end T. Nambi said

 

"Let every trace in thee cease, of the threefold

egotism which troubles mankind, that of talent,

wealth and ancestry. Ramanuja will be the best

judge of thee in these matters. Go tohim and wait

on his will and pleasure. He will bless thee."

 

this is also based on dasarathi's zeal and faith. T. Nambi

himself removed the ego from Dasarathi as he knew that just

like emperumaanaar, dasarathi had strong will and knew he

deserved the meaning of the mantras.

 

 

Azhavaar emperumaanaar jeeyar thiruvadikale saranam

 

 

 

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