Magnanimity II-6

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maNakkAl nambi

thUdhuvaLaik-kERai.

 

 

The shishyAbhimAnam manifesting into magnanimity was seen in thriukkOshtiyUr

nambi taking pains to select Sri kiDAmbiAchAn.

 

The AchAryabhimAnam reflecting Sri maNakkAl nambi's actions is indeed enthralling.

 

Once, Sri maNakkAl nambi was the disciple of vuyyakkoNDAr. Since, Sri

vuyyakkoNdAr's dhEvai had left for thirunADu, Sri maNakkAl nambi took up the

task of upbringing the children. He went to the extent of taking care of the

thirumALigai, bathing the kids and escorting them wherever they had to go.

Once, on the way a canal had to be crossed and the children were blinking how

to cross over. Sri maNakkAl nambi laid himelf on the water and sand mixed canal

and made the children to cross through his body as a bridge.

 

Sri vuyyakkoNDAr who was extremely emotional after this dedicated the dharsanam

unto him and commanded that Sri nAdha-munigaL's grandson should be made the

next AchAryan in the lineage.

 

Sri yamunaith thuRaivar who was born as the son of EswAra munigaL -by his great

education, knowledge and poetic prowess become the owner and got into his

possession half the kingdom and also the name 'ALa vandhAr'

 

However, this royal coterie was a barrier for Sri maNakkAl nambi to meet ALa

vandhAr and to impart him the secrets and rahasyArtham handed to him from Sri

vuyyakkoNDAr. He was also concerned, for without meeting him, he could not

fulfill the command of Sri vuyyakkoNDAr in making him the next AchAryan in our

srEvaisNavic lineage.

 

Though crestfallen on not able to enter the palace, he did not get demoralised.

He started supplying thudhuvaLaik kERai after having ascertained that ALa

vandhAr had a great liking for the spinach. He supplied this green vegetable

continuously for a period of six months and suddenly stopped for a few days.

ALA-vandhAr -meanwhile enquired the reason for the break and when nambi went

there again he was introduced to yamunaith thuRAivar who declared that he was

in possession of the treasure left over by his predecessors. He started with

bhagawadh gEthA which kindled the eagrness of ALavandhAr and increased the

yearning and thirst resulting in him reaching periya perumAL and the

commencement of the great SrevaishNavic AchAryA kingdom under the auspicies of

Sri ALa-vandhAr.

 

Sri maNakkAl nambi's lying on the sand and water as a bridge reflects his

AchArya abhimAnam and he choosing astutely the thUdhuvaLai kERai as the bridge

to reach yamunaith thuRaivar indicates not only his shishyAbhimAnam but also

the dedication towards our dharisanam.

 

The acts springing out of the abhimAnam-s of Sri maNakkAl nambi resulting in

invaluable maganimity. Is it not?

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan