Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal (Thirukkolur Penpillai Rahasyam) 75. yAn siRiyEn enREnO thirumalai nambiyaip pOlE One of Ramanuja's five acharyas was Thirumalai Nambi. He was Ramanuja'smaternal uncle as well. When Ramanuja came to Thirumalai for the firsttime, his disciples wished him to climb the hills and perform mangalashasanam to the Lord there as well as see the garden that hisdisciple Anandazhvan had built there. Ramanuja was hesitant to placehis feet on the hills as it is Adisesha himself who was present in theform of the hills. However, due to the insistence of the disciples heagreed to climb the hills.As he went up the hills, Thirumalai Nambi came down with the divinewater from the Lord and other prasadams and met him on the way. Ramanuja asked Thirumalai Nambi "O! Swami. For the sake of this small person, did you have to come personally this far? Could you have not send a lesser person?" Thirumalai Nambi replied "I searched the entire Thirumalai hills and I did not see anyone lower than me".This is known as 'paraspara nIcha bhAvai:' - every Srivaishnava considers himself as the lowest person when meeting another Srivaishnava.Azhvar too calls himself "sIlamillA siRiyan".Thirukkolur Ammal is saying "Did I show the Srivaishnava quality thatThirumalai Nambi exhibited?" Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsanhttp://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/ThirukkolurammalVarththaigal/ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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