Guest guest Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 mahApUrNam samsraya – reach the feet of mahApUrNa (periya nimbi) and learn from Him · This instruction gives rAmAnuja the name of the right teacher he needs to learn from. rAmAnuja had already learnt from yAdava-prakAsa, but his teachings were not leading him anywhere. So, it was important for him to know who the right teacher was to learn the right religion from, and periya nambi is suggested as the right teacher here. · This instruction, when applied to us, means that we have to find the right teacher and learn from him. · The word nambi is important. Nambi is a tamizh word that can used to denote a person in whom one can repose complete faith, and be assured of success. Such faith can be reposed only on someone that is complete, and has no defects. So, the AzhvArs and AchAryas have used that word to denote many divya dEsa perumALs – thiru-k-kurungudi nambi, naRaiyUr ninRa nambi etc.. The same word has been used in the names of great AchAryas in whom the disciples can repose complete faith e.g. Thirukkacchi nambi, kuruhUr nambi (nammAzhwAr), mARanEri nambi, thiru-k-koshtiyUr nambi , periya nambi etc.. The Sanskrit word pUrNa is an approximate translation of the completeness of such a person, and hence periya nambi is called mahA pUrNa. Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q&A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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