more about Sri Vaduga Nambi

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Posted by: " Varavaramuni Dasargal " varavaramuni pedhajeeyar

Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:52 pm (PST)

*Srimathe ramanujaya NamaH*

 

*SrimathE varavaramunayE namaH*

 

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*Sarvajith, Chitthirai, Azhvar

7, Acharya 2*

 

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*SRI VADUGA NAMBI*

 

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*Thirunakshathram: Chitthirai Aswani: April 17th 2007

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*Sri vaduganambikaL was one of the closest sishyas of emperumanar.

Once Sri

NamperumAL was coming on a grand procession and Sri VAduga Nambi was

called

to view this grandeur. However, he told, if i come there, the milk

which is

boiling will get spoilt and who will take care of my EmperumAn

-EmperumAnAr.

Therefore, my EmperumAn is EmperumAnAr.*

 

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*Once one srivaishnava came and sat near vaduga nambi and said " narayana! "

nambi moved away from that place. While questioned why he said, " Why

should

adiyen sit some one who is catching hold of anyone other than the

charmOpayam-emperumAnAr " *

 

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*He considered Sri RamAnuja as his AchArya and Lord.*

 

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*AchArya Kainkaryam- BhAgavatha kainkaryam-Bhagavath Kainkaryam*

 

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*VADuga Nambi-s vArthai*

 

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*AchArya kainkaryam - thanakkku pasi viLaithu vuNgai -Service to

AchAryan is

like most tasty (bOghyam) food for oneself.*

 

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*BhAgavatha kainkaraym -thAikkuch SoR idugai- Service to Devotees is like

serving/giving food to ones own mother. An indispensable duty.*

 

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*Bhagavath kainkaryam- mUppukkuch sOr idugai- Service to the Lord is like

serving to the old people and satisfy them.*

 

* Swami piLLai lOkAcharyar, while explaning the AcharyabhimAnam, quotes

vaduganambi. *

 

*vaduga nambi azhvAnaiyum AndAnaiyum erukaraiyar enbar***

 

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*At Thirukkurunkudi, thirukkurungudi Nambi posed as Vaduga Nambi and

became

sishya of Sri RamAnujA and became VaishNava Nambi.** Vaduga Nambi,

thus had

this great privilege*

 

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*Nanavarkku nallEan*

 

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*Sri Vaduga Nambi always was particular about EmperumAnar in preference to

even the Lord Almighty. Questioned on this, he replied Sri Madhura kavi

AzvAr considered only Sri Nam AzvAr as his Lord and did not turn his eyes

towards EmperumAn. 'DhEVu maTRariyeAn' Likewise, i have got the

blessings of

Sri EmpeurmAnAr and therefore my stand is right and he told this in two

words*

 

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*'nAn avarkku nallEan' . I am in the books-good books of EmperumAnAr and

therefore there is nothing wrong in ignoring EmperumAn.*

 

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* A befitting tribute to SrIvaduganambi is found in mAmunikal's arthi

prabhandam *

 

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* " vunnai ozhiya oru deivam maRRariyA mannu pugazh sEr vaduga

nambi-tannilaiyai enthanakku nee thandhu ethirAsA! ennALum vun tanakkE

yAtkoL vugandhu "

 

Vaduganambi left us with a chronicle called YathirAja vaibhavam detailing

every incident of emperumAnAr's life. In yathirAja vaibhavam last sloka

vaduga nambi contemplates the mercy of emperumanar who gave him the

kainkaryam of boiling milk for him. *

 

*kAmSchithkasmimaSchidarthE prIrthiniyathathaya sanniyOjyAntharangAn*

 

*thathra kshIrArthhakruthyE prIthinityamahO dAsamapyathyanarham*

 

*kurvan SrImAn yathirassvapadavinathathaddAsyadAsAnudAsa*

 

*mAmapyathyanthabhaktham svahithamiva sadA gOpayEnam sOpi jIyAth*

 

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