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Friday, November 19, 2004 7:21 AM

GhAnam ketta Peruml-5

‘punyAmbOja vikAsAya pApadvAndvashayAyaca

SrimAn Avirabhoobhoomau rAmAnuja diwAkara:’

Like how a sun rise eliminates the completeness darkness, the birth of

Swami Ramanujar has eliminated the darkness in all of us in this kali

yugam. He is known as ‘Maran Adi Panindhu Uyindhavan’. After his

worship of Nambi, Swami Ramanujar was stopped by Nambi. Nambi

requested to have Thirumandra upadesam from Swami Ramanujar. Hence he

took the form of a sishyan and got the Rahasyatraya upadesam from

Swami Ramanujar. Thirukkurungudi Nambi became a SriVaisnhnava Nambi

with the sambandham of Swami Ramanujar.

In other instance, Swami Ramanujar was on the Kerala side of

mahendragiri hill. Due to Nambi’s sankalpam, when he woke up early in

the morning he was on the Thirukkurungudi side. After taking bath in

karandam Adu Poigai, he applied Thirumann on his forehaead, and

called his sishyan Vaduga Nambi to use the reamaining Thrumann. It

was the usual practice for him. Vaduga Nambi was a great sishyan of

Swami Ramanujar. He did not know anyone other than Ramanujar.

Manavala Mamunigal has sung the following on the speciality of Vaduga

Nambi,

‘Vaduga Nambi than nilai enakkarul yatirAsA’

Vaduga Nambi was still on the Kerala side. Thirukkurungudi Nambi took

the form of Vaduga Nambi and applied the thirumann from Ramanujar.

After a while, Swami Ramanujar could not see Vaduga Nambi. When he

worshipped Thirukkurungudi Nambi, he could make out from Nambi’s

smile that it was actually Thirukkurungudi Nambi who took that form.

What a great opportunity for Thirukkurungudi Nambi?

Here we can see a loop theory. Starting from Nammazhwar and ending in

the sambandham again with the Thiruvadi of Nammazhwar. There are

verses in vedas that say Perumal is complete, any portion of Him is

complete and all. This could very well apply to our Guru Parampara.

Wherever we take and wherever we end, the anubhavam is complete.

There is no difference at all in this aspect.

Swami Ramanujar established a mutt called Thirukkurungudi mutt here.

The Jeeyar is called as Perarulala Jeeyar. Currently 49th pattam

Jeeyar is in the mutt. The first Jeeyar of the mutt was from the

vamsam of Periya Nambigal, who was the Acharyan of Ramanujar. Due to

sambandham of Ramanujar, Thirukkurungudi in south of Tamilnadu has

got links with ThiruNarayanapuram (Melkote). Due to the need for

kaimkaryam, Swami Ramanujar sent few people from Thirukkurungudi to

Melkote. Even today, we can see Thirukkurungudi dAsargal in Melkote.

Four Azhwars have done mangalasasanam to Thirukkurungudi Nambi. There

are totally 40 pasurams for Him.

Thirumazhisai Azhwar - 1

PeriyAzhwar - 1

Nammazhwar - 13

Thirumangai Azhwar - 25

Let us enjoy some of the anubhavams of Azhwars in the next few postings,

aDiyEn,

ramanan

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