Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal - 59

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal (Thirukkolur Penpillai Rahasyam) 59. nedundhUram pOnEnO nAthamuniyaip pOlE Nathamunigal's original name is Ranaganathamishrar. He is the primary acharya in Srivaishnava sampradhayam after Perumal, Thayar, Vishvaksenar and Nammazhvar. He is celebrated by Kooraththazhvan in his guru paramparai thaniyan as "lakshmInAtha samArambhAm nAtha yAmuna madhyamAm ...". It was through his great effort that the4000 divya prabandha verses that were lost were obtained. Nathamunigalwas a great exponent of the Ashtanga Yoga. He used that to meditateon Nammazhvar in Azhvar Thirunagari and obtained the Divya Prabandhamfrom Azhvar.He saw the Lord in everything in this world. One time, while he wasin yoga, the Chola king came to his place with the women of his household

to see him. After he left, Nathamunigal heard about theincident. He then left behind the king and walked all the way tothe capital city of Gangai Konda Chozhapuram. His disciples followed him and met him there. They asked him why he had followed the king.Nathamunigal replied "I saw them as Sri Krishna and His gopikasand that's why I followed them". This is the state described byNammazhvar "thiruvudai mannaraik kANil thirumAlaik kaNdEnE ennum"- Thiruvaymozhi 4-4-8.Another time, Nathamunigal was deep in meditation. When he cameout of it, the people in his household told him that two men whocatch and train animals, a woman and a monkey came to see himand left. Nathamunigal replied "They must be Sri Rama, Lakshmana,Sita and Hanuman" and started heading in the direction that theywent. As he went, he asked the people in the way if they had seenthis group. They agreed and so he followed them all the way toGangai

Konda Chozhapuram. There when he made his enquiries aboutthe group, people told him that they had not seen any such group.Hearing that Nathamunigal became extremely sad, collapsed thereitself and left for His abode.Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did I walk a long distance lookingfor the Lord, like Nathamunigal did?" Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsanhttp://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/ThirukkolurammalVarththaigal/

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