Emperumanar Darsanam -------------- Emperumanaurum Manavala Maamuniyum

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JAYA SRIMAN NARAYANA

 

 

"ERarum EthirRasanena UdithAn

VAzhiye"

 

 

 

It is the strong belief of the Sri Vaishnava sampradhayam that Swami Manavala

Mamunigal is the re-incarnation of Swami Emberumanar and hence Mamunigal was

popularly known as "Ethipuna avathAra bhUthar" and we adiyOngal also everyday

praise him as "ERarum EthirAsanena UdithAn VAzhiye" . Few of the common noble

qualities of the two great acharyas are explained through this posting.

 

1) As Swami Ramanuja had written his most famous and outstanding comentaries

for Sri Bhashyam , Vedantasaras , and Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Swami Manavala

Mamunigal also wrote commentaries for Rhahasya Granthas which are equally

very great and popular.

Likewise, just as Swami Ramanuja has written a few mUla granthas like VEdanta

Sangraha and Gadhyathrayam, Swami Manavala Mamunigl also has original mUla

granthas like Ethiraja Vimsathi and Upadesa Rathinamalai.

 

2) Each and every grantha of both the revered acharyas is a big boon for the

sampradhaya vidwans, as all

their granthas are fully laden with only saasthra arthas without even a

slightest tinge of sarcasm or criticism on any matter whatsoever.

 

3) As Swami Ramanuja had very great reverance to the works of his predecessors,

which is explicitly indicated at the beggining itself of his magnum opus

commentary on Brahmasutra the "Sri Bhashyam" , Swami Manavala Mamunigal also

in the same lin shows his reverance to purva acharya's works as'

 

"MunnOr Mozhinda Murai Thappamal Kettu"

"Munnavaram Nam Kuravar Mozhigal

UllapetrOm".

 

Further, he wrote all his Vyakhyana granthas only on purvacharya's Sri

sukthis.

 

4) Swami Ramanuja's deep love for "Thiruvaimozhi" is very well known by all

sri vaishnavas an we, in our everyday routine praise him as,

 

"MAranurai Saidha Thamizhmarai

ValarthOn

VAzhiyE",

 

and we also seek his grace by praying as,

 

" Eindhaperum sErar Satakopan Sendamizh

Vedam tharikkum

pErada Ullampera ....

 

" Einda perum kEErthi Ramanujmuniyin vAinda

malarpAdam

VanagukirEn".

 

 

Similarly, the great love of Manavala Mamunigal for thruvaimozhi was admired by

one and all of the followers of his time, and it was Mamunigal's relentless

effort that sustained the eternal fame of the Dravida Vedas. With our sincere

gratitude we remember the great acharyas as-

 

" vAzhi - Thiruvaaimozhi porulai MAnilathOr

ThErumbadi

Uraikkum Seer".

 

 

5) Swami Emberumanar instituted the Seventyfour simhasanadhipathis to

administer the Darsana karyam . In his foot step Mamumunigal also

appointed Ashtadik Gajangal for the purpose of Darsana Nirvaham.

 

6) Both the acharyas had indepth passion for all the divya desams , which the

mystic alwars had visited and sang immortal songs - the "Nalayiram " in praise

of the preceding deites of every divya desam they had visited. As swami Ramanuja

had offered "Oru Nayagamai " thiruvaimozhi to Thirunarayanapuram Emberuman,.

Swami Manavala Mamunigal too had offered "Theerparaiyamini" thiruvoimozhi for

Rajamannargidi Rajagopalan. It should be noted that the Lords at both the

sannidhis are not sung by the alwars.

 

7) Both the acharyas are the incarnation of Thiruvanandhazhwan , one of the

Nithyasuris eteranally serving the Supreme Lord Sriman Narayana in His abode at

Srivaikuntham . Granthas like Divyasuricharitham, Ethiraja Vaibhavam and

Varavaramuni Sathakam are the well known pramanas to establish the above fact.

 

8) Swami Ramanuja had served the Lord of Srirangam with intense love and

devotion and it is Swami who with great fondness and care maintained the Sri

Ranga Sri which kainkaryam os Swami is even to ta-date remembered and

appreciated by every Srivaishnava as,

 

" Thennarangar Selvam Mutrum ThiruthivaithAn

VazhiyE".

 

In Parallel, Swami Manavalamamunigal is also remembered by SriVaishnava

Samuham as,

 

 

" Aranganagar VAzha - Einnum Oru NUtrAndu

Eirum"

 

 

9) To Conclude, with a view to protect the Ubhaya Vedanthas,

Thiruvanandhazhwan Incarnated as

Swami Ramanuja to defeat the Samskrita Kudrishtis and as Swami Manavala

Mamunigal to defeat the

Dravida Veda Kudrishtis thereby establushed the unfathomable greatness of

the immortal Ubhaya

Vedhanthas.

 

May the Lord Thiruvanandhazhwan bless us all

the

"Sri Vaishnava Sri".

 

 

 

AzhwAr EmberumanAr Jeer ThiruvadigalE Saranam

 

 

 

 

JAYA SRIMAN NARAYANA

Swami Mudaliandan Sishya Sampathkumar

 

 

 

Swami

 

 

 

 

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