Manava:la Maha:muni Lord's Acharya - Part I

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Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha!

 

Adiyen is writing about Periya Jeeyar (manava:La maha:muNi) many of us may know

about HIM, still let us allocate some time to talk about Sri manava:La

maha:muNi. Let us also Chant His works and learn the meanings and pay our

respects to the LORD's Acharya.

 

This is the transcript from year 2000 Q&A with some students at University of

Illinois at Chicago.

 

Q: Who is HE why should we know about HIM?

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=>Lord's Acharya (Swami manava:La maha:muNi also known as VaraVara Muni)

 

=> The only Acharya who had the unique opportunity of delivering dravida veda

vyakhyanam before Lord Ranganatha and Samskrita vedanta vyakhyanam before

Bhagawath Ramanuja.

 

=> Hence Ubhayavedantacarya as per the Lord and Bahgawath Ramanuja

 

=> HE is also knows as PeriyA Jeeyar, is the only Acharya recognised by Perumal

(Lord Ranganatha) as HIS Acharya. With manava:La maha:muNi as his Acharya, Lord

Ranganatha taught us qualities of a devotee.

 

=> He is the avatara of Adisesha and Swami Ramanuja.

 

=> Srisailesa Daya Patram is the taniyan recognised as a mantram and the only

slokam submitted by Lord Himself for His Acharya.

 

Our Lord has commanded that this tanian should be recited before chanting of the

Dhivya Prabhandas, and at the end with VazhiThirunamam.

 

SriSailesa Daya patram DhiBhakti Adi Gunarnavam |

Yatindra pravanam Vande Ramyaja Mataram Munim ||

 

In the Next Parts: (Do you know?)

Why Lord needs an Acharya? Why does he Choose Sri manava:La maha:muNi? Lord

Shows us the Qualities of a Devotee? Why Lord asked manava:La maha:muNi not to

change his name from Azhagiya Manavalan during Sanyasam? Why does Manava:la

Maha:muni have Adisesha as a pitam (seat)(like Lord Ranganatha)?

 

Next: Part II: Complete HISTORY of Lord Ranganatha taking Swami Manava:la

Maha:muni as His Acharya. Please print out and read this to your family members.

 

 

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE sharanam

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

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