SwAmi ThiruvAimozhippiLLai vaibhavam - 4

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6. Renovation of AzhwAr Thirunagari: After the Mohammedans were defeated for good, SwAmi Thirumalai AzhwAr desired to get SwAmi nammAzhwAr’s idol back to AzhwAr Thirunagari, which was now a dilapidated,

desolate place with dense forests and conditions unsuitable for human dwelling. SwAmi Thirumalai AzhwAr renovated the whole town – and consecrated SwAmi nammAzhwAr. He preachied ThiruvAimozhi for the rest of his life and hence earned the name, ThiruvAimozhip piLLai. 7. azhagiya manavALa

nAyanAr: SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai was now the AchArya leading Srivaishnavism, his fame spread far and wide, but he was getting old. When he was worrying who would lead the sampradayam after him, a young VaishnavA named azhagiya manavALa nAynAr became his disciple. He was the son of ThigazhakkadandhAn ThirunAveerudaiya pirAn thAdharannar, another disciple of SwAmi piLLai

lOkAchAryar. Needless to say, the young Vaishnava will later become such a great AchAryA that Lord Sri Ranganatha himself would become his disciple. As everybody knows, azhagiya manavALa nAyanAr became SwAmi manavALa mAmunikaL upon assuming sannyasa. 8. The passing of SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai and his instructions: SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai lived for 105 years, and decided to leave for paramapadam. He instructed everyone that azhagiya manavALa nAyanAr would lead Srivaishnavism after his departure. The great AchArya gave the following instructions to his great student: “Please learn Sribhashyam, but emphasize on TiruvAimozhi and other divyaprabandhams as SwAmi rAmanujA desired” “Please move to Srirangam, lead and serve Srivaishnavism” He then instructed all his other disciples to accept azhagiya manavALa nAyanAr as their AchAryan. He

attained paramapadam in the year 1406. 9. ManavALa mAmunikaL: Sri azhagiya manavALa nAyanAr fulfilled all the instructions of his AchAryan, SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai. He moved to Srirangam. He then took SannyAsam from Sri SadagOpa jeeyar, also a disciple of SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai; he was also `the 7th pontiff of the AzhwAr Thirunagari EmperumAnAr jeeyar matam. (It is a common misconception that Sri AdivaN satagOpa jeeyar of ahObila matam initiated SwAmi manavALa mAmunikaL into sanyAsam). ManavALa mAmunikaL became one of the greatest AchAryas of Sri Sampradayam, that Lord Sri RanganAtha himself became his

disciple and recited the beautiful “Sri SailEsa dayApAthram…” thanian. Thus concludes adiyEn’s crude work on SwAmi ThiruvAimozhippiLLai Vaibhavam. SwAmi ThiruvAimozhip piLLai thiruvadigaLE Saranam SwAmi Koora kulOthama dAsar thiruvadigaLE Saranam SwAmi piLLai lOkAchAryar thiruvadigaLE Saranam AzhwAr emperunAmAr Jeeyar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam. -dAsan kidAmbi SoundararAjan.

 

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