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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe rAmAnujaya Namaha

 

Sri vara vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

In the eleventh paasuram, “kattru karavai” Sri andal talks about the master

genius who is going to spread bhakthi in the hearts of the people. ElaiyAzhvar

will be regarded as “panchAcharya padhAsritha”. He will learn the vedas,

vedantha, ethihasa, puranas, divya prabhandam and other strotra padams from 5

great acharyas and will spread bhakthi throughout the world. In the meantime,

ethirAjar will win over anyone who comes in his way and make them loose their

charm and fame (“chettrAr thiralazhiya”). Sri kOdhai nAchiyar praises that

elaiyAzhvar as “kattru karavai kanagal pala karandhu chettrAr thiralazhiya

sendru seruch cheiyum kuttramondrillAdha kOvalar”.

 

 

 

In the twelfth paasuram, “kanaiththilam kattrerumai” nAchiyar talks about

ethirajar the “narchelvan” (good fortune) to his disciples. There never exists

any idol worship for any religious heads in any other religion. But in all our

temples we have the idol of Sri rAmAnuja. Sri rAmAnuja is seen in the archa

roopam as thamarugandha thirumeni (thirunArAyana puram), thAnugandha thirumEni

(sriperumbudoor), thAnAna thirumEni (Srirangam). Even after the completion of

the vibhava avatharam, swamy still remains in his archa roopam to shower his

grace on one and all. Predicting the kind nature of swamy andal praises him as

“narchelvan”.

 

 

 

In the thirteenth paasuram, “pullinvAi keendAnai” Andal talks proudly about the

genius who is going to pick pearls from deep inside the ocean. Ethirajar will

immerse himself in the deep ocean of vedantha, ithihasa puranas and divya

prabhandam and bring to light all the indepth rahasya arthas and give to the

world the essence of the same. Predicting the same, pattarbiran kOdhai in great

ecstasy says, “kulla kulira kudaindhu neerAdi”

 

 

 

In the fourteenth paasuram, “ vungal puzhakkadai” Andal talks about what sort of

an acharya ethirajar is going to be. As the days pass, due to the effect of

kali people will start going towards materialistic pleasures and live an

unworthy life. At that time the birth of sri rAmAnujar will bring a dramatic

change in the world. The nastika vAdhis will loose their charm, the petals of

the flower which flourished under the name of nAstikam will wither (“Ambal

koobinakAn”). Like making Azhvars words “kaliyum kedum kandu konmin” true the

faces of the Asthika vAdhis will enlighten (“senkazhuneer vAi negizhindhu”) due

to the avatharam of ethirajar.

 

 

 

In the fifteenth paasuram, “ellE elankiliyE” Andal calls EmperumAnAr as elankili

(young parrot) as he repeats the words of his poorvAcharyas and follows their

divine path. EmperumAnAr’s way of sticking to poorvAcharya vyakhyanams and at

the same time giving detailed and easy interpretations of the same is

extraordinary. That is why andal admires and says “ellE” (what a wonder!)

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar EmperumAnAr Andal Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

 

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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