GPP-7(UyyakkondAr,ManakkAl Nambi Vaibhavam)

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Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

 

 

UYYAKKONDAR MANAKKAL NAMBI VAIBHAVAM

 

UyyakkondAr was giving the divine arthas of the Darshanam and the inner meanings

of Thiruvaimozhi and other Divya Prabandams to the other disciples of Sriman

Nathamunigal, after Sri Nathamunigal attained paramapadam. There were 5

disciples for him namely, ManakkAl Nambi, ThiruvallikenipAn perumal arayar,

chottai poosichchandarangArar(chettaloor chandalankArar), Sri Pundareeka dAsar

and Ulagu perumAl Nangai.

 

Among them, ManakkAl Nambi stayed under the feet of his AchArya for 12

samvatsarams and did all kainkaryams like Ilaya Perumal (“Aham sarvam

karishyAmi”). At that time, Andal, wife of UyyakkondAr, attained paramapadam.

One day ManakkAl Nambi accompanied the young daughters of UyyakkondAr to the

river for taking bath. On the way back, they happened to come across a marshy

stretch of land. The daughters of UyyakkondAr, stood dumbfounded without

knowing what to do. ManakkAl Nambi immediately stretched himself as a bridge

across the marshy land and made them cross the dirty water. UyyakkondAr came to

know of this and asked him “Why he did such a thing?” and with immense love,

kept his hand over his head and asked him, “what should I do for you? For this

ManakkAl Nambi replied, “ I have already got what I require and which I treasure

the most, i.e. the kainkaryam (divine service) at your feet and hence I do not

want anything else, other than this“. UyyakkondAr was very much pleased by

this reply and he gave him the Dvaya mahAmantra upadesam (teaching the inner

meanings of Dvaya mahAmantram) which has been glorified by aThE dhA nAga

thagnAna mAtma thatva prakAsakam – sarvavEdAtha vigyanam sarva shashtraRtha

darshanam, mAnasamVAchikam pApam Gayikantha Thridhakrutham – Dvaya smarana

mathrEna nAsam yAdhisunishchitham” (All the papams done via the three karmas

Mano, vakh, kAyam is washed off totally on just remembering the Dvaya mahA

mantram).

 

After some days, UyyakkondAr before breathing his last and reaching paramapadam,

answered to Nambi’s query of who will be taking care of the darshanam, as, “You

along with the other sishyas will make the darshanam grow and flourish. A son

will be born to Iswara Muni, who belongs to the chottai kulam (Acharya Kulam)

as a grandson to Sriman Nathamunigal. Adorn him with the name “Yamunai

Thuraivar” and teach him all the rahasya and vishesha arthas (Secret and

special meanings) and subsequently he will have to take care of the darshanam.

(He should become the Darshna pravartakar) This was the order for me from

Sriman Nathamunigal during his last days. As I was not able to satisfy this,

you have to take the responsibility of doing so”. After this incident,

UyyakkondAr meditated on the holy feet of Sriman Nathamunigal, sat in

padmAsanam and left to the divine abode of emperuman. He showed to the world,

the absolute necessity of following the words of an AchArya. When UyyakkondAr

left to paramapadam, ManakkAl Nambi and the other sishyas were left in a state

of deep sorrow as they were unable to bear the separation from their AchArya.

Finally they consoled themselves and ManakkAl Nambi did the BrahmamEda

SamskAram to UyyakkondAr and proceeded to do the other final rites which had to

be done.

 

The birth star of UyyakkondAr –Chittiraiyil Karthigai.

 

Thaniyan

“Nama pankajanEthrAya nAdha Sreepada pankaje

NyasthasarVa parAyAsmath kulanAdAyadhEmathe”

 

End of UyyakkondAr ManakkAl Nambi Vaibhavam

Sri UyyakkondAr thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Sri ManakkAl Nambigal thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

Adiyen,

Varadarajan Ramanuja Dasan

Sumithra Ramanuja Dasyai

 

 

 

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[ashgopal2000]

Such wonderful translations help people for years. For e.g. You wrote this down in 2002 and I discovered it in 2011, while reading my own copy of GPP. Thanks!