[sri ramanuja] avathAr-s reg - Thanks - Vanaamaamalai Swamin

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Dear shriman "Thenamaam Polil..." Swamin

 

Adiyaen's Pranaams.

 

Thanks for your intervention. indeed i enjoyed your commentary on

this Avathaar regarding...

 

Shriman p.b.a swamy also concluded the same point.

His explanation can be found here:

 

Reference Page 1099 - Periya thirumozhi - Divyaartha Deepikai

or explanation of 8.8.6 / Thirukannapuram 86th Paasuram

 

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ramanuja, "Padmanabhan" <aazhwar wrote:

>

> munivarai idukkiyum -munnEr vaNNanAiyum

>

> Sri Nam piLLai's vyAkyanam was clear that

> -No restrictions can be drawn for EmperumAn's avathAram-s

> -These avathAram-s are out of volition.

>

> Sri Desikan's vyAkyanam further clarifies that

> -the Lord appears in dvEva, manusha, thriyak sthvarangaL, vibhava-

vibhavAnthara,vyUyha/vyUhAnthara.

>

> EDu for TiruvAimohhip pAsuram

> 'nilai varambila pala piRappAi'

> quotes Sri Bhattar that the Lord's avathAram being saulabyam

reveals supremacy from time to time and the prime factor is

rakshagathvam.

>

> Then one may ask, what is it this ten avathAr-s and others.

>

> Acharya hrdhyam sUthram 'munivarai idukkiyum-mun-nEr vaNNanAyum'

NO.17

> gives answer for this:

>

> Though this particular sUthram is brought about by Sri Azhagia

maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr to bring about the difference between

sAsthram and thirumanthram, the following aspects are relevant for

our discussion

> munivarai idukkiyum

> the fact that the Lord descends upon rishi-s and spells out

certain works is stressed here.This is termed as 'AvEsha avathAram'

and commences and ends with the particular task.

>

> mun-nEr vaNNan

> The Lord takes upon Himself avathAram-s directly.,For example He

gave the thriumanthiram at VadaraiASramam.

>

> The avathAram-s thus are manifold and endless

>

> dasan

> vanamamalai padmanabhan

>