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 Sri Parthasarathi 
thunai Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha Sri vAnAchala 
mahA munayE Namaha   Note: Today is a divine day in thiruvallikeni, Davanotsavam 
for Sri Mannathan and vedavalli thayar along with acharya Swamy manavala 
mAmunikal.  Morning thirumanjanam 
for the divine couples along with the lord’s acharya Swamy mAmunikal was held 
and then the divine couples with the acharya gave darshan inside the thayar 
sannadhi.  In the evening, 
davanotsavam with be celebrated.  On 
the panguni uttaram day, we all can have darshan of the divine couples along 
with swamy emberumAnAr and today is the day when we can have the divine darshan 
with the purushakaram of Swamy mAmunikal.  
Ranganathan gave the ubhaya vibhoothi to Swamy emperumAnAr and made him 
“udayavar” but the same ranganatha gave a special thaniyan and also his adisesha 
peedam to Swamy mAmunikal and made himself to be his disciple.  So is it not great to have the divine 
darshan of the couples with the purushakaram of swamy mAmunikal? Let us all now 
enjoy that mannathan along with the mangalasasanam of thirumazhisai 
piran.   Paasuram-35   “thAlAl vulagam alandha asaivE 
kol,  vAlAkidandharulum vAi 
thiravAn-neelOdam  vandhalaikkum 
mAmayilai mAvallikEniyAn  IyintalaivAi 
nAgaththanai”   In the 
31st paasuram, azhvar got vexed with the acts of the lowkikas, who 
have forgotten emperuman “perumAnai EththAdha pEygAl” The following paasurams 
were on the same lines.  In this 
paasuram, thirumazhisai piran feels, “Oh! When I don’t have enough time to talk 
about the wonderful acts of emperuman why talk about other things?” and hence 
azhvar proceeds to talk about the great acts of 
emperuman.   (thAlAl vulagam 
alandha asaivE kol) “vadivinai ellA malarmagal maRRai nilamagal pidikkum 
melladiyai” (thiruvai 9-2-10) Emperuman’s thiruvadi is so soft that even if 
piratti presses it with love still it becomes red.  With the same divine feet emperuman 
measured forests, mountain, rocks and valleys due to which his divine body 
became tired.  Oh Lord! Are you 
lying down in silence without moving only due to this 
tiredness? (thAlAl) Just due 
to your relation with all the jeevas you placed your divine feet on all of them 
to uplift them.  You were the one 
who created everything in this world not stopping with that did you want to 
uplift them by placing your divine feet on top of 
them? (vulagam) Did you 
undergo such hardships for this cruel world? (alandha asaivE 
kol) Due to azhvar’s deep love for the lord (astAnE baya sankai) he feels that 
the lord (ayarvaru amarargal adhipathi) has become tired due to these 
acts.   (vAlA 
kidandharulum) Emperuman is not moving this side or that side.  He lays still.  We missed seeing the lord measuring the 
worlds but can’t we at least enjoy his divine thirumeni 
moving?   (vAi thiravAn) He 
doesn’t talk words that are very valuable to his 
devotees.  “AsayA yathi vA rama: puna: 
sapthApayEthiti “ [I waited there for a long time with the wish that rama could 
call me again] “priyavAdhee”   (neelOdam 
vandhalaikkum mAmayilai mAvallikEniyAn) Emperuman lies in thiruvallikeni, a part 
of mylapore very close to the sea.  
Since this is a place where emperuman reclines with love, the waves come 
to touch his divine feet and like a mother tapping the child with her hands to 
make it sleep the waves touch the divine feet of the 
lord. (neelOdham) When 
we all feel tired we relax in the beach.  
Both the fresh air and the serene atmosphere of the water and waves 
remove all our tension and tiredness.  
Sri Mannathan, got tired after measuring the worlds and choose this place 
close to the beach to relax. (iyinthalai vAi 
nAgaththanai) To relax we need a good bed and also a shelter to protect us from 
sunlight and rain.  Emperuman is 
very lucky.  He has a two in 
one/multipurpose bed, Adiseshan who acts as both a bed and a protective 
shelter.  Moreover this shelter has 
its own capacity to even protect the lord from any enemy.  Adisesha is always active to protect the 
lord (due to his ‘parivu’ (atmost care) for the 
almighty)    (To Be Continued)   Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer 
thiruvadigalE sharaNam   Adiyen ramanuja 
dAsee Sumithra 
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