srirangamangalamanim

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"Srirangamangalamanim karuNAnivasam

SrivenkaTAdri shikharAlaya kALamegham

Srihastishaila shikharojjvala pArijAtam

SrIsham namAmi shirasA yadushailadIpam"

 

This sloka recited by every srivaishnava at the end of sandhya

vandanam, was coined by none other than Swamy Ramanuja. The order followed

seems to be south north east west. though it was supposed to be recited

turning round oneself and offering namaskaram in the direction

 

Being a staunch devotee of swami ramanuja, vedanta desikar also composed

divyadesa mangalAshAsanam on the same lines as 'srirangamangalamanim'

shlokam with one slokam each for koil,tirumalai, perumal koil and

tirunarayanapuram and stating that yAdavAdri divyadesam and its prosperity

was the choicest and the most cherished desire of swami ramanuja.

 

The following lines are quoted from divyadesa mangalAshAsanam, for

reference.

1) 'shamita vimatapakshAm shAshvatIm rangalakshmIm.'(Koil)

2) 'shriyamupachinu nityam shrInivAsa tvameva.' (tirumalai)

3) 'hata ripujana yogAm hastidhAmna ssamriddhim.'(perumAL koil

4) 'yati paribriDha hridyAm yAdavAdre ssamriddhim.'(tirunarayanapuram)

 

Swami Ramanuja used specific qualities of the Lords in the 'sriranga

mangalamanim' shlokam. mangala manim and karuNAnivasam for SriranganAtha.

kALamegham for Srinivasa, pArijAta (kalpavriksha) for varadarAja and

deepam for tirunarayana. it is seen that the epithets used here have been

specifically used by purvacharyas and Alwars and also followed by the

succeeding acharyas also as can be seen from several quotations below.

 

aNiyAr poLil aranganagarappA

maNiye manimANikyame madhusUdhA.(kaliyan)

 

mannum arangattem mAmaNiyAI. (kaliyan)

 

chintAmaNimivodvA(bhA)ntam utsange anantabhogina:.(bhattar)

 

 

vrishagiri krishnamegha janitAm janitApaharAm.

kalijvalana durgate jagati kALameghAyitam. (Desikan in dayasatakam)

 

 

'kalashakaladhi kanyAvallarI kalpashAkhI.'

'karishikhari viTanka sthAyina: kalpavriksHat

bhavati phalamashesham tasya hastApacheyam.'

 

Being a staunch devotee of swami ramanuja, vedanta desikar also composed

divyadesa mangalAshAsanam on the same lines as 'srirangamangalamanim'

shlokam with one slokam each for koil,tirumalai, perumal koil and

tirunarayanapuram and stating that yAdavAdri divyadesam and its prosperity

was the choicest and the most cherished desire of swami ramanuja.

 

The following lines are quoted from divyadesa mangalAshAsanam, for

reference.

1) 'shamita vimatapakshAm shAshvatIm rangalakshmIm.'(Koil)

2) 'shriyamupachinu nityam shrInivAsa tvameva.' (tirumalai)

3) 'hata ripujana yogAm hastidhAmna ssamriddhim.'(perumAL koil

4) 'yati paribriDha hridyAm yAdavAdre ssamriddhim.'(tirunarayanapuram)

 

Swami Ramanuja used specific qualities of the Lords in the 'sriranga

mangalamanim' shlokam. mangala manim and karuNAnivasam for SriranganAtha.

kALamegham for Srinivasa, pArijAta (kalpavriksha) for varadarAja and

deepam for tirunarayana. it is seen that the epithets used here have been

specifically used by purvacharyas and Alwars and also followed by the

succeeding acharyas also as can be seen from several quotations below.

 

aNiyAr poLil aranganagarappA

maNiye manimANikyame madhusUdhA.(kaliyan)

 

'mannum arangattem mAmaNiyAI.' (kaliyan)

 

'chintAmaNimivo(dvA)(bhA)ntam utsange anantabhogina:.' (bhattar)

'karuNAmrita kUlamudvahaiShA' (bhattar)(srirangarajastavam)

 

'vrishagiri krishnamegha janitAm janitApaharAm.'

'kalijvalana durgate jagati kALameghAyitam.' (Desikan in dayasatakam)

 

 

'kalashajaladhi kanyAvallarI kalpashAkhI.'

'karishikhari viTanka sthAyina: kalpavriksHat

bhavati phalamashesham tasya hastApacheyam.'

...(desikan in varadaraja panchAshat)

 

'pahal kanDEn nAraNanAI kkanDEn.

vAn tihaLum shodi vaDivu.' (Poihai Alwar)

(Lord tiruNarayana is a selfluminous deepam)

 

'kOmin tuLAy muDi Adiyamshodi guNamgalE.

(Satagopan in oru nayakamAy)'

 

Surprisingly, the following passage in guruparamparA prabhAvam

proves the devotion of Emberumanar to Selvappillay. It is also

understandable because Swami was very grateful to that Lord for having

triggered the redemption of all the 4000 nalayiram through

'ArAvamude'-knowing srivaishnavas of melukote.

 

Vaduka nambi used to refer to Kurattalwan and Mudaliyandan as

double-bankers (iru-karaiyar) as they used to recite and rely on both

emberumanar tiruvadihale saranam and namberumal tiruvadihale saranam. But

none would monopolise and be as cordial as vaduka nambi reciting

'emberumanar tiruvadihale saranam'; as Parasara bhattar reciting 'alagiya

manavala pperumal tiruvadigale saranam'; as Ananthalwan reciting

'tiruvengadamudaiyan tiruvadihale saranam'; as tirukkachchinambi saying

'pEraruLALar tiruvadihalE saraNam'; and as Emberumanar would recite

'selvappillay tiruvadigale saranam'!!!

 

Another evidence for IDupADu' or endearment of tirunarayanapuram to Swami

Ramanuja can be seen in the following episode which made Swami desikan to

use the term 'yatiparibriDha hridyAm' for yAdavAdri in divyadesa

mangalAshAsanam. We should not forget that selvappillAY is the son of

swami Ramanuja and YadugirinAchchiyAr is the

daughter-in-law. swami Ramanuja got the satisfaction of coronating his son

with VairamuDi which Dasharatha had missed and repented.

 

When EmberumAnAr gave a discourse on Yadavagiri mAhAtmyam, when explaining

the meaning of 'ananta: prathamam rupam lakshmaNastadanantaram;

balabhadrastritIyastu kalau kaschid bhavishyati', referring to the fourth

quarter 'kalau kaschid bhavishyati' swami told MudaliyAnDAn and other

listeners that he himself was the indicated and intended object of that

quarter.

 

 

Another passage below, from guruparamparAprabhAvam explains the

significance of the four Divyadesams which has prompted Ramanuja to

compose the shlokam in that order of divyadesams.

 

"Koyilukku pradhanyam ettale ennil tiruppanalwarodu kalandu

parimaruhaiyale. Tirumalaikku pradhanyam kurumbarutta nambikkum tondaiman

chakravarthikkum vArtai aruLichchAidu kalandu parimAruhaiyAle. PerumaL

koyilukku pradhanyam ettale ennil tirukkachchinambiyOde smitapUrvakamAha

sambhAshaNam paNNi mikavum kalandu parimAruhaiyAle. Tirunarayanapurattukku

pradhanyam ettale ennil sucharita tanayan pakkal AdarAtishayattAle

tanniveditAnnattAY samyagbhOjanam paNNi avanai vAzhvikkaiyAlum,

yatirAjaputranAna saushIlyattAlum."

 

Adiyen Ramanujadasan

M.N. Anandambillay. Ramanuja.

 

 

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SrI:

SrimathE Ramanujaya Nama:

Vignapanam

The posting on this slokam is beautiful. Adiyen has been reciting this slokam

from child hood. As far as Adiyen knows, the first sentence "Srirangamangalamanim"

should be "Srirangamangalanidhim". Adiyen may please be excused for

any errror or misunderstanding

Dasan Srinivasan

M.N.Ramanuja wrote:

"Srirangamangalamanim karuNAnivasam

SrivenkaTAdri shikharAlaya kALamegham

Srihastishaila shikharojjvala pArijAtam

SrIsham namAmi shirasA yadushailadIpam"

..........

Adiyen Ramanujadasan

M.N. Anandambillay. Ramanuja.

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