DheebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam-Swamy Manavala mAmunikal-3

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

SrimathE rAmAnujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

“SrisailEsa dayApAthram dheebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam

yatheendra pravanam vandhE ramyajAmAtharam munim II”

 

2. maneendra paritha: - The ocean is otherwise called as ‘ratnAkAram’

due to the presence of number of precious gems. Both ratnam and mani

are similar terms referring to gems. In case of mAmunikal, swamy can

also be called as maneendra paritha:. Let’s see how. (1) While

describing the beauty of thiruvanandhAzhvan in his stotra ratnam

aalavandaar says, “panAmanivrAdha mayooka mandala prakAsa mAnOdha

divyadhAmani”. From Alavandaar’s words it is clear that

thiruvanandhAzhvan has precious gems on his head. Swamy mAmunikal is

none other than the aparAvathAra of thiruvanandhAzhvan so the same

praise suits him also. (2)

Further in Arthi prabhandham mAmunikal himself says, “munnavarAm

namkuravar mozhigal vullappettrOm” which shows that mAmunikal was the

locker for the storage of all the poorvAcharya granthams. Swamy was

filled with a number of valuable gems inside him viz., purana ratnam,

stotra ratnam, manthra ratnam etc.

 

3. saththApasAnthargatha:- saththApasa:-munistrEshta: agasthiya mahA

muni: The sea was swallowed by the great agasthiya muni as per the

puranas. Swamy desikan in his pAdhukA sahasram says, “vishvak

AshAnthasindhO: kumbeesoonO:” So the sea stayed inside agasthiya muni

for sometime. Now let us see how this suits mAmunikal. There is one

discussion in thaithreeya Upanishad to find what tapas actually

means. On one side “sathyamidhi sathyavachArAdhidhara: tapa ethi

thapOnithya: pourrusishti:” refuting the same the other side argued

that (moukalya paksham) “svAdhyAya pravachanE A-vEthi

nAkOmouthkalya:” Finally the judge the veda purushan declared the

moukalyapaksham to be the truth “thaththitapas thaththi

tapa:” Therefore those mahans who are involved in svAdhyAyam (self

reading) and pravachanam are called as saththApasargal. DEshAm

anthargatha: or dEshu anthargatha: indicating that mAmunikal resides

in the minds of such mahans or he is one among such mahans. Swamy

himself in Arthi prabhandam says, “pandu palavAriyarum pArulagOr uyya

parivudanE paniththarulum palkalaigal thammai kandathellAm ezhudhi

avai kattrunarindhum pirarkku kAdhaludan karpiththum kAlaththai

kazhiththEn” showing his involvement in svadhyAyam and pravachanam.

 

4. mathsyAthmAsrithavarka sEvithapatha:- mathsyAthma refers to the

bhagavan who took mathsyAvatharam to enter into the sea. His

bhakthas including the devas and the munis run for rescue shouting

for help only to the emperuman who lies on bed of adhisesha in

parkadal. Thereby the ocean is the starting place for the avatharas.

The devas come and surrender to the divine feet of emperuman thereby

forcing emperuman to take the various avatharas at the starting point

the sea. In the case of mAmunikal, swamy says in his

upadesaratinamAlai, “AchAryan seidha upakAramAnavadhu tooidhAga nenju

thannil thOndrumEl- dEsAndharaththilirukka mannamthAn porukka

mAttAdhu” and further wonders, “AchAryanai

pirindhiruppArAr?” These words indicate that swamy’s disciples, the

great ashtadiggajas where like a fish out of water, while away from

their acharya mAmunikal.

 

(To be continued)

 

“apagatha madhamAnai: anthimObhAyanishtai:

athikatha paramArththai arthakAmAnabhEkshai:

nikila jana suhruthbhi: nirjithakrOdha lObhai:

vara vara munibruthyai asthumE nithya yoga: II”

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

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