Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal (Thirukkolur Penpillai Rahasyam) 56. ingu pAl pongum enREnO vaduganambiyaip pOlE Vaduga Nambi (Andra Purna) was one of the close disciples of Swami Ramanuja.His faith in his acharya was unshakeable and superceded even bhagavad bhakti.This is known as Madhurakavi nishtai (also known as Charamopaya nishtai) - the acharya bhakti shown by madhurakavi Azhvar toward Nammazhvar. It is saidthat he would call Mudhaliyandan and Kooraththazhvan as "iru karaiyar" - meaning that they believe in both their acharya and the Lord. His take was that one should place their faith completely in one's acharya alone (as boththe means and the end) and no one else.One time while he was engaged in preparing milk for Ramanuja at Srirangam, Namperumal's veedhi procession was occuring. As Namperumal came outside Ramanuja's mutt, everyone went out to have His darshan. Ramanuja was outsideand noticing Vaduga Nambi's absence called him to come outside. Vaduga Nambirefused saying that if he stepped out, then the milk he was preparing for Ramanuja would overheat, overflow and lose its flavor. Such was his acharyabhakti.Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did I show the kind of acharya bhakti that Vaduga Nambi did?" Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsanhttp://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/ThirukkolurammalVarththaigal/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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