Who gave sanyAsAshramam to Sri Manavala MamunikaL?

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear bhAgavatas,

 

Recently, the idea that the first Jeeyar of

Ahobila Mutt, Sri AdhivaN Satakopa Jeeyar, was

the one who initiated Sri Manavala MamunikaL

into sanyAsAshramam, was mentioned in a sister

Srivaishnava group. As this position is not

not accepted by all scholars or sampradhayins,

adiyEn had sent a response to that group. I am

forwarding the same note, as one of general

interest, to this group as well.

 

Yatindra Pravana Prabhavam which gives us the

vaibhavam of MamunikaL states the following

"... appOthE thamakku sabrahmachAriyAna satakOpa

jIyar sannidhiyilE ezhuntharuLi ..."

 

It is to be noted here that it is not stated

that MamunikaL took sanyAsAshramam from AdhivaN

Satakopa Jeeyar. Instead it is said that he took

sanyAsAshramam from SatakOpa Jeeyar and that this

Jeeyar was his fellow disciple (sabrahmachAri).

 

The latter should make it clear that it could

not have been AdhivaN Satakopa Jeeyar. He was

not a co-disciple of Mamunikal, under

Thiruvaymozhip Pillai.

 

So, who was this Satakopa Jeeyar from whom

MamunikaL took sanyasAshramam? This was the 7th

pattam Jeeyar of Azhvar Thirunagari Emperumanar

Jeeyar matam, who indeed was Thiruvaymozhip

Pillai's disciple along with MamunikaL, at

Azhvar Thirunagari. His name is recorded as

"emperumAnAr kOyil sathkOpa jIyar" in periya

thirumudi adaivu.

 

That he gave MamunikaL sanyasAshramam is recorded

in his vaibhavam as well as in his vAzhi thirunAmam

"azhagiya maNavALa munikku Asiramam aLiththa pirAn

vAzhiyE".

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan