Embaar Thirunakshathram today Thai Punarvasu

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Sri:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

Dearest all,

 

Today is Embaar Thirunakshathram, Thai maasam,

Punarvasu nakshathram. He was a cousin of Sri

Ramanujar. He was a saivite first (enforced on him by

Yadavaprakasar during their trip to North India), and

was leter changed by Thirumalai Nambhi (as appealed by

Sri ramanujar to bring him back to Srivaishnavam),

quoting NammAzhwAr's pAsuram.

 

Embaar was first very much attached to Thirumalai

Nambhi (also his maternal uncle) who brought him back

on the " right " track i.e. Srivaishnavam, and later

became glued to YathirAjar, when he was asked by

Ramanujar from Thirumalai Nambhi.

 

Embaar's description of Ramanujar's Divinely Beautiful

ThirumEni is excellent.

 

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.

 

Illai enakkedhir; illai enakkedhir - declares Embaar.

 

Illai namakkedhir, with such great AchAryAs like

Embaar in our sampradayam. He is the AchArya of the

greatest Sri Parasara Bhattar. (son of

KooratthAzhwAn). When Ramanujacharya asked Embaar to

bring the baby Parasarar (son of KooratthAzhwAn) for

naming the baby, Embar brought the baby and by way of

protection, he was muttering Dvaya Mantram. in the

sisu's [baby's] ears. When Ramanuja enquired as to how

the baby showed off an unusual brilliance and

fragrance and the baby smelt Dwaya vaadai, Embar

narrated what he did on the way. Since he had done

this, Ramanuja asked Embar to be the AchArya for the

baby. Rest is History on Paraasara Bhattar's glory.

 

Acharyan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Regards

 

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn

PS: I will resume the series on Srinivasa vaibhavam as

enjoyed by azhwArs soonest.