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SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Today being the Thirunakshathram of our dearest and greatest Sri

Ramanujacharya- Emperumaanaar- Udayavar- Sri Bhashyakarar- ILaya perumAL,

adiyEn wants to enjoy sharing with my two cents worth on the Yathi rAjar.

 

1. Sri Ramanuja is the one who gave the compassion (karuNA) to the Lord

Himself:-) See, the Lord is like the dark clouds that rain on everything

with no partiality. The Lord showers His compassion on all with no bias, and

with no stinginess. He is ParamOdhAran; One who benovelently grants

everything; including hismelf to His devotees; especially the SaraNagathars.

Whhere does the cloud get waters, from the Sea. The cloud takes the water

from the Oceans. Sri Ramanuja is the one who performed the thIrtha

kaimkaryam (water kaimkaryam) at the Lord Varadan's temple for

Thirumanjanam. Those waters thus are able to grant the Lord such compassion

just as cloud gets the water from the oceans. Our Ramanuja is the Ocean of

dayA; Ocean of Comapssion! dhayaika sindhO! Ramanujasya CharaNau SaraNam

prapadyE!

 

2. There is none equal to me. (or us:-)

 

Thiruvarangatthu amudhanAr says: (in Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi)

 

irainjappadum paran Isan aranganenRu ivvulagatthu

aRam seppum aNNal rAmAnusan * en aruvinaiyin-

thiRam seRRu iravum pagalum vidaathu en sinthaiyuLLE

niRainthu oppaRa irundhAn - ENAKKU YAARUM NIGARILLAIYE?

 

47. Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya declared that Sri RanganAthan- the

reclining Lord of Srirangam on AdhisEshan- is the One praised by Vedas, One

worshipped by everyone including even Nithya sooris and is also Our Lord. He

showed the Lord to the world that was filled with adharmam (non virtuous).

He simply destroyed my karmic diseases, that can not be overcome by

praayacchitthams or experiencing various births (for the sins are so huge

and great quantities). Not only did he do that to me, He also resided in my

heart at all times in the day and in the night, without leaving me even for

a fraction of second. There is NO PARALLEL or EQAUL to His mercy of residing

in my heart. There is none EQUAL TO ME, who is blessed with this BhAgyam.

(47)

 

Swamy Vedantha Desikan in YathirAja Sapthathi- 28 describes very

beautifully:

 

May victory be to Ramanuja - YathirAja- who is the mountain wherfrom the

perennial rivers of Vedas flows always, who is the GRAND tree offering

solace to the tried pilgrims (us:-) of samsaaraa; who is the rising sun,

dispelling the snows of maayaavaadins; who is the Full Moon gladdening the

waves of the Vedas (kaattiya vEdam kaLippuRRathu:-)

 

Again, let us enjoy Thiruvarangatthu amudhanAr (61st verse)

 

61. Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya shines so gracefully that those

Bhagawathas, (who always think that Emperumaan Sriman Narayanan alone is

everything to them) come to him, take refuge at his Lotus feet and pay

obeisance to him. But, Sri Ramanuja, the most merciful One came to me, (the

lowly self, who was deeply immersed in the cruel karma bhandhams, and in the

world of tremendous sorrows and samsaaric afflictions) and enslaved me. What

a KaaruNyam! Not just that. He has gone searching for others (like me) if

any one else is left out for being saved. Thus, the whole earth is awe

struck with his greatest dayA on humanity.

 

I am dull headed and can not understand the rich and deep philosophy of

Ramanuja. His divine beautiful form alone is enough for me to behold in my

eyes.

Sri Ramanujacharya with His towering personality- Fair complexioned- with

dwAdasa oordhva pUndram (12 ThirumaN), the pristinely pure saffron sanyaasi

robe (that adds beauty to the fair complexion further), the dark tresses

curly hair of sikhA which is so charming on His moon like Divine smiling

face laden with dayA on us, (Charming Most graceful Thirumukham), the white

bright pooNool (yagnOpaveedham), the strong thridhaNdam, the lovely Lotus

feet- Oh Lord! What a sight It could have been, to those Srivaishnavas must

have been blessed with!

 

How nice it would have been to witness Sri Ramanujacharya, walking so

gracefully with such an enchanting personality, with his group of sishyas of

calibre like KooratthAzhwAn, MudaliANdaan, Embaar, Boy Paraasara Bhattar,

Kidaambhi Acchaan, and others…. What a sight! Once, even Periya Nambhi (who

had initiated Sri Ramanuja with Pancha smaskaram) saw this group coming in

the front and prostrated on the ground falling flat. When asked, he said " It

appeared to me as if Alavandhaar is coming with his sishyas!

 

This scene of Divine Beauty of Sri Ramanuja reminds me of Embaar's poem on

the azhagu of Ramanuja and declares in the end " illai enaaku edhir; illai

enakku edhir; illai enakku edhirE! " There is none equal to me; none equal

to me; none equal to me! " . True!

 

There is NONE equal to us FOR BEING BLESSED WITH Sri Ramanuja (sampradayam)!

 

EmbAr's description:

 

parppOm enatthigazh pai~nkazhal unRan pallavamE viralum/

paavanamAgiya painthuvaraadai pathintha marunkazhagum/

muppuri noolodu munkail yEndhiya mukkOlthan azhagum/

munnavar tandhidum mozhikaL niRaindhidu muruval nilAvazhahum/

kaRpagamE vizhi karunai pozhindhidum kamalkkaNN azhagum/

kaarisuthan kazhalsoodiya mudiyum kana naRRsihai mudiyum/

yeppozhudhum ethiraaJan vadivazhaghu yen idhayatthuL uLLathaal/

illai enakku edhir; illai enakku edhir; illai enakku edhirE! "

 

Embar's enjoyment of seeing Sri Ramanujacharya's lotus feet , tender

fingers reminding one of the creepers, sacred safforn robe, most auspicious

pooNool, thridandam , His enchanting smile laden with dayA , large dark eyes

reminiscent of wish yielding kaRpaka maram (tree), the kudumi (sikhA) formed

by abundant tresses is simply beautiful . EmbAr declares that there is no

one equal to him; since YathirAjan's Divine Beauty lingers in his heart.

 

YathirAjar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

aDiyEn dAsan

 

 

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