Manavala Mamunigal Part # 5

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Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha!

Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Hence, when the same Adishesha was born as manavala mamuni the Lord realized

that this was His opportunity to capitalize and realize

his long cherished desire. He seized the golden opportunity of

Mamuni's arrival to the city of Sri Rangam & ordered him as follows,

" You shall come to our temple & give a public discourse on the 'Eedu'

(36000 padi),the super-commentary of Sri Nampillai on Thiruvaimozhi

along with other commentaries, in your alluring style. You are the most

qualified person for this task, as you have the good fortune of being trained by

the esteemed acharya Sri Sailesha (Thiruvaimozhip pillai). In order to

accommodate unhindered conduct for your *Ka:lakshepam'(discourse), I have

instructed that all festivities of the temple be held inabeyance during this

period. I will be present to partake of your glorious 'upanyasam' (lecture), in

tandem with my na:cchiyars & all Srivaishnavas " .

 

Thus ordered by the Lord Himself, Swami Mamuni, with implicit obedience,

accepted this clarion call to perform service to the Lord.

 

 

On the concluding day of Swami Manavalamamunij's wonderful lectures on

thiruvaimozhi and Eedu, the Lord appeared amidst the august assembly

of mamuni and sri vaishnavas, in the guise of an archaka's (priest)

son by the name 'Aranga Naayakam' and brushing aside the opposition

(after all, how is it possible for a little boy to cut through the large,

gathered assembly if He were not the Lord Himself?) preventing Him from getting

proximate presence to Swami mamuni's seat, recited

the following stanza in His inimitable, majestic voice resembling the thunder of

a rumbling cloud,

" srisailesa daya:pathram dhi:bhakthyadi guna:rnavam

yathi:ndra pravanam vande: ramyaja: matharam munim || "

 

He kept a palm leaf containing the aforementioned sloka on a golden

plate full of flowers, fruits, coconuts and other sacred components of guru

'dakshina'(token of appreciation) and after offering it at the holy feet of

Swami Mamuni, ran towards the sanctum sanctorum &

disappeared. To add to this magnificent miracle, Periya Perumal, the

Lord Ranganatha Himself, immediately ordered through the archaka –'let this

slOka be recited at the beginning of all divya prabandha recitations; just as a

Vedic recital begins and ends with the sacred 'Om', so also all recitals of the

tamil veda, the divya prabhandam, shall commence and end with 'sri:saile:sa

daya:pa:thram'.

 

To be continued ….

 

 

Andal Tiruvadigale Saranam.

Madhava Ramanuja dasan.