Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal - 66

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal (Thirukkolur Penpillai Rahasyam) 66. andhAdhi sonnEnO amudhanAraip pOlE During Ramanuja's time at Srirangam, there was a great scholar there calledPeriya Koyil Nambi who held a high office at the temple. Initially he wasantagonistic to Ramanuja. Ramanuja corrected him through Kooraththazhvanand he became the disciple of Azhvan. He then developed great devotion towardRamanuja. Since he was capable of writing wonderful poems, he was also calledas "Amudhanar" (and Thiruvarangaththamudhanar).One time he wrote a few verses praising Ramanuja to a great extent and submitted them to Ramanuja. Ramanuja rejected them and threw them away sayingthat those verses were not appropriate. He then suggested to Amudhanar "Ifyou still wish to write verses about me, write about our great

affinity tothe divyadesams, Azhvars, our acharyas such as Nathamunigal and Alavandarand your acharya Kooraththazhvan". Amudhanar therefore wrote the famousRamanuja Nutrandhadhi pasurams - 108 pasuram in andhadhi style, in whicheach pasuram uses the word Ramanuja while showing Ramanuja's affinity todivyadesams, Azhvars and Acharyas. In one verse, Amudhanar also included thegreatness of his acharya Kooraththazhvan ("mozhiyaik kadakkum perum pugazhAn").When Ramanuja heard this work, he approved it and it was determined that this work would become part of the daily recitation (nityAnusandAnam) for all Srivaishnavas. This work is included at the end of the Azhvar's divya prabandham and is now part of the 4000 verses.Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did I write nectar like verses on my acharyalike Amudhanar did?" Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn

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