Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 SrI SrImatyaI Godayai Nama: undO vaigaasi visaagaththukku oppu orunNaaL undO sadagObarkku oppu oruvar? undO thiruvaaymozhikku oppu then kurugaikku undO orubaardhanil okkum oor Today is Vaikasi Visagam,the thirunakshatram of Svaami Nammazhwar it is also the thirunakshtram of Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai. Today coincidentally i received some information about Kunthagai (avatara sthalam of Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai) from Sri Sudarshan Iyengar in response to my ealier query also posted in another list.Hence i thought of sharing this and some other information about Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai.Though i am ineligible and not qualified to write or say anything about our Svaami Thirumalai alwar some arvam and the mail that i received today made me post this article. Any errors in the posting are mine alone from the information that i have collected and adiyen may be excused for that. "Namaha Sri Saila Naathaaya Kunthi nagara janmanae prasaadha labdha paramapraapya kainkarya saalinae" Svami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai was born in the village Kunthee Nagaram near Madurai in the year 1290 on Vaikasi Visagam.He was named as Thirumalai alwar.Svaami is also popularly known as Sri Sailesar.Kunthee Nagaram (now known as Konthagai) is about 12 kms towards the east of madurai.(There are buses which go straight to Konthagai from Periyar bus stand in madurai .It is near to a place called Silaimaan( 4kms from siliamaan).Silaimaan is well known in madurai and has a higher frequency of buses from periyar bus stand.The auto fare to konthagai maybe around Rs 75/- from central madurai).There is a small temple here and the presiding deity is Deivanaayaka Perumal with Bhumaa Devi and Neelaa Devi as consorts.This temple was recently renovated on 5-6-2000. Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai was the acharya of Svaami Manavala Mamunigal.As a child Svaami Manavala Mamunigal was very much attached to Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai and Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai had a special liking for Svaami Manavala Mamunigal.Even though Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai was occupied with the renovation and reconstruction of Azhwar Thirunagari Temple,it is said that Svaami Manavala Mamunigal used to be with Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai and Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai used to talk and explain Bhagavath Vishayam to Svaami Manavala Mamunigal . In the first pasuram of Upadesa Rathina Maalai endhai thiruvaaymozhippiLLai innaruLaal vandhavubadhEsa maarkkaththaich-sindhaiseydhu pinnavarum kaRka ubadhEsamaayp pEsuginREn manniyaseer veNbaavil vaiththu. Svaami Manavala Mamunigal addresses Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai as 'endhai' (as revered father) and mentions the grace of Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai that he has received and bases his upadesam on Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai's teachings for the benifit of the future generations Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai spent his life in grooming Svaami Manavala Mamunigal as the future acharyan and taught Svaami Manavala Mamunigal many Sampradaya Grantham and Vishayams like Eedu Vyakyanam Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai also composed a Vyakyanam for Periyazhwar Thirumozhi. Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai (like Svaami Emperumanar) lived upto the ripe age of 120 and attained paramapadam in the year 1410. Azhwar Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam adiyen Ramanuja dasan Venkat S Iyengar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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