Yatindra & Yatindra Pravana - 1

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama:

 

Yatindra and Yatindra Pravana

 

 

By P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami

 

 

Manavala Mamunigal is considered the avatara of Swami

Ramanuja. There are many ways to demonstrate this. Some

are shown below.

 

1. Both Emberumanar and Mamunigal have affinity to writing

vyakhyanams more than anything else. Ramanuja has graced us

with vyakhyanams such as Sri Bhashyam, Vedanta Deepasaram

and Gita Bhashyam. Mamunigal's vyakhyanams for rahasya

granthas are well known. Just as Ramanuja wrote a few

original works such as Vedartha Sangraham and Gadya Trayam,

Mamunigal too has written some such as Yatiraja Vimshati

and Upadesa Ratthinamalai.

 

2. There are many who fill their works with reproach and

mockery of others and their works. Neither Ramanuja nor

Mamunigal allow even an iota of that to enter their works

leaving them as the most pure Srisooktis.

 

3. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal fill their works all over

with the innermost meanings of Sastras, thereby pleasing

the hearts of scholars.

 

4. At the beginning of Sri Bhashyam, Ramanuja clearly shows

his devotion to the pUrvAcharyas works ("bhagavad bhOdAyana

krutAm ..."). Mamunigal also shows the same in Upadesa

Ratthinamalai ("munnOr mozhintha muRai thappAmal ...") and

else where ("munnavarAm nam kuravar mozhigaL uLLap peRROm").

In addition, he has filled his vyakhyana granthas with the

words of pUrvAcharyas.

 

5. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal are celebrated for growing

and spreading the words of Nammazhvar. Ramanuja's vAzhi

thirunAmam says "mARanurai seydha thamizh maRai vaLarththOn

vAzhiyE". One of the Thiruvaymozhi thaniyan goes

 

"Ayndha perum

sIrAr sadagOpan senthamizh vEdham tharikkum

pErAdha uLLam peRa

Eyndha perum kIrththi irAmAnusa muni than

vAyndha malarppAdham vaNangukinREn".

 

In this matter, is it necessary to even explain Mamunigal's

involvement? It is sufficient to quote one pasuram

 

"sERRuk kamala vayal sUzharangar tham sIr thazhaippap

pORRiththozhu nalla andhaNar vAzha ipbUthalaththE

mARRaRRa sempon maNavALa mAmuni vandhilanEl

ARRil karaiththa puLiyallavO thamizhAraNamE"

 

6. Ramanuja established 74 simhAsanAdipatis and through

them conducted the darshana nirvAham. Mamunigal too

established the ashta dikgajAchAryas ("thiramAga

thikgajangaLittaruLum perumAL") and through them

conducted the darshana nirvAham.

 

7. Ramanuja had great affinity for all divyadesams

("manniya thennarangApuri mAmalai maRRum uvanthidu nAL",

"srirangam karaishailam anjanagirim ..."). Mamunigal

too demonstrated his great affinity for divyadesams

by doing many yatras to them ("adaivudanE thiruppathigaL

nadantha vErvai ARavO").

 

Ramanuja showed affinity to Thirunarayanapuram that is

not part of the 108 divyadesams and submitted the "oru

nAyagamAy" Thiruvaymozhi pasuram to that kshetram and

treated it like a divyadesam. Mamunigal too submitted

the Thiruvaymozhi pasuram "thIrppArai yAmini" to

Raja Mannar Kovil and treated it like a divyadesam.

 

8. That Ramanuja is the avatara of Adisesha is well

known. This is explained in Garuda Vahana Pandita's

Divyasuri Saritam and in Vaduga Nambi's Yatiraja

Vaibhavam. That Mamunigal is also Adisesha's avatara

is shown in his life history and also in works such

as Varavaramuni Shatakam.

 

9. Ramanuja greatly grew the wealth that is Srirangam.

This is well established in Kozhil Ozhigu and in his

vAzhi thirunAmam ("thennarangar selvam muRRUm thiruththi

vaiththAn vAzhiyE"). This is the case for Mamunigal

also. Does not this world say each day "aranga nagar

vAzha innumoru nURRANdirum".

 

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam