Emperumanar Darsanam titbits from Yatheendrapravana Prabhavam

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Jaya Sriman Narayana

 

Let me at the out set clarify that the earlier posting and the present one are

extracts from articles appeared in the magazine published on 600th year

celebration of Mamuni, by Manavala Mamuni Sabha ,T.Cane in the year 1970.

"Any Srivaishnava is not worth the name unless he has the ego completely

conquered.A Srivaishnava should look upon every other Srivaishanava has his

master.Two disciples of Manavalamamunigal ,who were studying Pillai

Lokachachryas Srivachanabhushanam(which sets forth the code of conduct,frame of

mind,attitude etc of Srivaishanava) under Mamunigal were quarrelling

incessantly,much to the annoyance of the master>One day while returning from the

temple in the company of these disciples , maamunigal found 2 dogs barking at

each other fiercely. he remarked to himself, but loudly enough to be heard by

others, "surely these animals should have mastered the Sri vachanabhushanam

that they can quarrel thus" . that was the end, fortunately, of the quarrels

between the disciples.

 

a vaishnava prince of north india hearing of the greatness of maamunigal , wrote

to him requesting for advice which would be the essence of all the sastra's and

folllowing which one woulfd be lifted upto salvation . he got the following in

reply " it is not enogh to realise that one solely belongs to the lord. it is

not enogh if one worships HIM devoutly. it is not enough if one obeys one's

acharya implicitly. it is not enough if one folows the lord's devotees.

 

Surving HIM reasonably well, one should behave in such a manner that any sri

vaishnava coulld enter one's residence and feel completely at home without any

doubt or trepidation. if this does not obtain all talk of gyana , anushtana

bhagavad rhasyas etc or like a immoral ladies discourse on chastity.

 

Very old, weak and confined to bed, maamunigal was writing with his own hand the

commentaries on Acharya Hridayam . Kandadai Annan who could not bear the sight

of the master putting himself to such great pain , holding the writing pin in

his hand inscribing the words obn the palm leaves asked " why should you put all

these in writing even suffering intense pain?" the master replied" so that your

sons and grand sons may gain benefit from the treasures left by pur acharayas"

such was his infinite concern for his spiritual welfare of humanity.

 

Post script:

It is festive time at Sri Parthasarathy Swami temple. Even the Presiding deity

is relegated to back stage when it comes to Utsava time for our Great

Acharya Maamuni.Srivaishanvas in hundreds have been gathering in the last two

days and one should see and hear the Arulicheyal ghoshty consisiting of

boys of eight and nine years and putting some like me in utter shame. May

these tribe grow in large number and protect and spread our sampradhayam .

more to follow.........

 

Jaya Sriman Narayana

Sri Mudaliyandan Swami shishya samapths

 

 

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