sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: ============================================= Ramanuja sambhandam leads to Moksham - Part 3.1 ============================================= ** So who is the Acharya ** We resort to Aptha Vakhyam to prove that the archarya being referred is indeed Swami Ramanuja. Now, the greatness of Vedas lies in the fact that they have been given by Sriman Narayana. They are not themselves glorified. Sriman Narayana Himself says that "I am the only one who knows Vedas in its entirety. I am the one Who gave Vedas" (VEdaishcha sarvahi AhamEva vEdyAh. VedAntagrku VedavidhevachAham). Any Grantham (work) given by Sriman Narayana can then be equated to Vedas. The additional condition is that our apthas, that is poorvAchAryAs should bear testimony to its authenticity. In TiruppAvai verse 26, Andal avers the same ("Melayar cheivanaigal"). The following paragraphs focus on this aspect. In every archAvatara, Sriman Narayana stamps with authority that it is Ramanuja who is the Acharya. When Ramanuja prostrated before Sri Ranganatha in Srirangam, He pledged His wealth to Ramanuja and gave him the name "UdayavarE (One who holds this world and the deva loka"). "Henceforth I am not the one who is going to take the burden of giving moksham and it is only Ramanuja who can give it". Dear Devotees, If you can write of other instances where Lord Sriman Narayana in Archavatara indicates Sri Ramanuja is the Acharya. There are numerous other instances [granthas etc] that vouch for Swami Ramanuja's unique position in SriVaishanavism. Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan, Mukundan Vangipuram Pattangi __._,_.___ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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