Mumukshuppadi - English translation of kAlakshEpam by H.H.vAnamAmalai Jeeyar Swami

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samsAra bhOgi sandaShta jeeva jeevAtavE nama:

AvatArikai (contd)

Only the utsava tirumoorthi in Srirangam is known as 'namperumAL' Similarly

among all the AlwArs only Kurugoor satakOpan is called, with affection, as

'nammALwar' and among all Jeeyars, Swami ParAshara bhattar's shishyan is

affectionately called as "nam jeeyar" The same is true for 'nam pillai'. It was

nambillai who was referred to as "ulahAryan" in the beginning as Swami maNavALa

mAmuni points out in URM, "tunnu puhaL kandAdai tOLappar tammuhappAl enna

'ulahAriyanO' ennuraikka pinnai ulahAriyanennum peyar nambillaikkOngi vilahAmal

ninnadennummEl" i.e., looking at the devotion and knowledge in nambillai,

kandAdai tOLappar expressed his veneration saying "are you not a lOkAchAryan

(preceptor of the world)?". This name was later given by vadakku tiruveedhi

pillai, nambillai's desciple, to his son as a mark of respect and devotion to

his preceptor nambillai as mentioned below in URM by Swami Mamuni

pinnai vadakkutiruveedhipillai anbAl anda tirunAmattai Adarittu

mannu puhaL maindarku chchattuhaiyAl vandu parandadu yengum

indatirunAmam ingum.

That is how Swami Pillai lOkAchAryar was known by that name in our sampradAyam.

As mentioned earlier, among of all the granthAs written by PLC, mumukshuppadi,

tatwa trayam amd srIvachana bhooshanam are very important. Mumukshuppadi has 3

chapters or prakaraNas namely (1) tirumantra prakaraNa, (2) dvaya prakaraNa (3)

charamashlOka prakaraNa corresponding to each of the three mantras namely

tirumantra, dvyaya and charama shlOka. Since charama shlOka depicts saranAgati

, it is also considered as a mantra. As in "mantra yatrEna gOpayEt" it is to be

carefully guarded as a secret if the desired result is to be achieved. These

three mantras are important for a shrivaishNava who has had samAshrayanam under

the feet of a sadAchAryan. The mantrOpadEsha is to be had in datail from the

divine mouth of the AchArya and is not sufficient if we understand them

superficially. For this reason we should study mumukshuppadiv wherein Swami PLC

has explained all the three mantras for our benefit and has done yeomen service.

Mumukshuppadi is always taught by our AchAryas according to the tradition of

kAlakshEpam ( and not just as a series of lectues/upanyAsams) and is like a

foundation for learning the other two granthams namely tatwa trayam and sri

Vachana bhooshanam.

......to be continued

alwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar tiruvadigalE saranam

pillai lOkAchAryan tiruvadigaLE saranam

jeeyar tiruvadigaLE saranam

AchAryan tiruvadigaLE saranam

 

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