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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha



Swamy manavala mAmunikal celebrates thirumangan mannan as "mAran paniththa 
thamizh maraikku mangaiyarkOn Arangam koora avadhariththa" (upadesaratina 
mAlai-9). Let us now enjoy how kaliyan has followed the footsteps of 
nammazhvar. You may all question, "Why is this sudden diversion when all along 
this series there was only a comparison of words of geethacharyan and kaliyan?" 
Actually this is no diversion from the actual topic. GeethAcharyan in his 10th 
chapter "Vibhoothi yOgam" as per the request of arjuna talks in detail about 
his vibhoothi (greatness-svamAhAtmyam) but before beginning, Krishna warned 
arjuna that it is not possible for even the lord himself to tell his 
greatnesses in full as there is no limit to the same. Following the footsteps 
of geethAcharyan nammazhvar wonders, "What shall I say about that supreme 
lord!" in the third centum 4th decade of thiruvAimozhi. This is a padhigam that 
has to be surely enjoyed and hence adiyen is adding this at this point.



"pugazhum nal oruvanenkO? poruvil seer bhoomi enkO?

tigazhum thaN paravai enkO? teeyenkO? vAyuenkO?

nigazhum AkAsamenkO? neelsudar erandum enkO?

egazhvil evvanaiththumenkO? kannanai koovumArE" (3-4-1)



Nammazhvar - pugazhum nal oruvanenkO? poruvil seer bhoomi enkO? tigazhum thaN 
paravai enkO? teeyenkO? vAyuenkO? nigazhum AkAsamenkO?



Kaliyan summarizes the same as - bhoodham IyindhAi



Nammazhvar - neelsudar erandum enkO?



Kaliyan - punaluruvAi analuruvil



"sAdhimAnikkamenkO? savikoLpon muththamenkO?

sAdhinal vayiramenkO? tavivilseer vilakkamenkO?

AdhiyansOdhi enkO? AdhiyempurudanenkO?

AdhumilkAlaththendhai achchudhan amalanaiyE" (3-4-4)



Nammazhvar - sAdhimAnikkamenkO? savikoLpon muththamenkO? sAdhinal vayiramenkO?



Kaliyan - ponnuruvAi maNiyuruvil



Nammazhvar - AdhiyansOdhi enkO?



Kaliyan - thigazhum sOdhi?



Nammazhvar - AdhumilkAlathth endhai



Kaliyan - ennuruvil nindra endhai



What a great reflection of words and ideas and that is why thondaradipodi 
azhvar declares that all of them belong to one clan "pEsittrE pEsalallAl". If 
they repeat the same won't "punarukthi dOsham or the mistake of copying others 
words" arise? No. This is no error when it comes to talking the greatness of 
emperuman as it is the truth, fact and has to be repeated. How many ever 
bhakthas may come even in the future no one can change these at any time. We 
have no other go than to repeat what our poorvacharyas have given, the great 
treasure we possess. Nammazhvar followed geethacharyan (sastras), kaliyan 
followed nammazhvar, our acharyas followed the words of kaliyan (all the 
azhvars), and we have to follow our acharyas. The same chain follows while 
attaining the result too. We follow our acharyas, they follow their acharya who 
followed the azhvars - nammazhvar- vishvaksenar-periya pirattiyar-periya 
perumal and we all will finally land in the great land of nithyAnubhavam, the 
nithya soori mandalam, paramapadam.



We will enjoy more of kaliyan's words along the footsteps of geethacharyan in 
the forth-coming postings.



(To be continued)



Azhvar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam



Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan



Note: Today is the great day on which "vedupari" is celebrated in our dear 
kaliyan's avadhara stalam, thiruvali-thirunagari. Blessed are those bhagavatas 
who have the bhakyam to be in that place to enjoy kaliyan threatening vayalAli 
manavalan to get the alpa Ishwaryam and finally being blessed with the greatest 
wealth of thirumanthram. Here is Swamy manavala mAmunikal's mangalasasanam to 
our dear thirumangai mannan,



"vurai kazhiththa vAlai oththa vizhi madandhai mAdarmEl

vurugavaiththa manamozhiththu evvulagalandha nambimEl

kuraiyai vaiththu madaleduththa kurayalAli thirumaNam

kollaithannil vazhipariththa kuttramattra senkaiyAn

maraiyuraiththa mandiraththai mAluraikka avanmunE

madiyodikki manamadakki vAipudaiththu onnalAr

karaikuliththa vElaNaiththu nindra endha nilaimai

en kaNNai vittu agandridAdhu kaliyanAnai ANaiyE"



Thirumangai azhvar did 'vazhipari kollai' but mAmunikal says he is 
"kuttramattra senkaiyAn" (flawless) Why? Because he did 'vazhi pari' for the 
sake of bhagavata dhadheeyArAdhanam. So swamy feels for bhagavat/bhAgavata 
kainkaryam even threatening and getting from those who have wealth is not a 
mistake. Ofcourse only two people had the courage to take others money for 
kainkaryam one is thirumangai azhvar and other badrachala ramadas, a great 
bhaktha of rama who rebuilt the temple of badrachalam with the tax money that 
had to originally go to the muslim king.



Thirumangai azhvar thiruvadigalE sharaNam









































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