Lord's Acharya: ManavalaMaMunigal - V (Qualities of Devotee)

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Swami ManavalaMaMunigal: Lords Acharya - Part V

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Qualities of a Sishya - Taught by Lord Ranganatha.

 

About 570 years ago Lord Ranganatha taught the Five Primary qualities of

Sishsya,

Lord is still practicing these qualities today in Srirangam:

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1. Sishya should make/chant Acharya thanian

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Tanian: a sloka describing the qualities (glory) of one's Acharya.

 

Lord Ranaganatha has made a thanian to HIS Acharaya swamy Manavalamamuni.

 

" Srisailesa daya patram, dhibhakthyadi gunarnavam,

yatindra pravanam vande, ramya jamatharam munim ||

 

Hence this thanian has its own importance in Sri Vaishnava sampradhaya.

 

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2. Sishya's responsibility:

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Spread Acharya's name and message to

every corner of the world, keeping the manthra in his heart.

 

Lord Ranganatha has instructed and sent Ordinance,(pattOlai)

to all divyadesams to recite His acharya thanian

at the begining and end of Divyaprabhandham.

 

It is still in practice in most of the divyadesams.

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3. Sishya should surrender his wealth to Acharaya's Lotus Feet (thiruvadi)

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Adisesha is considered as wealth for LORD Sriman Narayanan.

This one we can see from " sendraal kudaiyam, irundaal singaasanamam... "

 

Lord Ranganatha has offered his entire wealth to his

Acharaya Swamy Manavalamamuni.

Hence swamy Manavalamamuni is seated in Adisesha.

 

Even though Swamy Ramanuja and Swamy Manavalamamuni are

avatharam of Adisesha, we always see Swamy Manavalamamuni

(Archa Vigraha, or Pictures etc) seated in Adisesha because of this reason.

Lord Sriman Narayanan has offered his seat Adisesha to Swamy Manavalamamuni.

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4. Sishya should have his Acharaya's name with his name:

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Swamy Manavalamamuni took sanyasam from Satakopa Jeeyar

who is also desciple of Swamy Thiruvaimozhipillai (as per Yathindrapravana

Prabhavam).

Hence Swami Mamuni wants to change his name to Satakopa after his sanyasam.

 

But Lord Ranganatha appears in front of him and instructs NOT to change his

original name Alagiya Manavalan.

 

Initially nobody understood why Lord Ranganatha has instructed Mamunigal like

this.

This is seen later as Lord Ranganatha wants to take swami Mamunigal as Acharaya.

 

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5. Sishya should celebrate his acharaya's thirunakshathiram (Birth day) and

thirtha Naal (annual ceremony):

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Even to this day, Lord Ranganatha is still celebrating his

Acharaya thirunakshathiram and Theertha Naal.

Lord Ranganatha sends all His prasadam to Swamy Mamunigal sannidhi and

Lord Ranganahta's Archaka is doing thirumanjanam and thiruvaradanam to

swami Mamunigal on these two days.

Lord does not take beteal leaves and nuts etc., surulamuthu

(Vaetrilai and paaku) on his acharaya's theetha Naal.

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Points in this article:

Sri Maharabooshanam Sadagopan & U.Ve. ESB Swami lecture

Guidance: HH Sriman Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami,

Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami, Sri VPS Varadan Swami.

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