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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMA:

Dear and respected Devotees.  Please accept our humble pranam:

The Gadyatrayam is a commentary on the exalted dvayamantra, the
mantra ratna  which, together with stOtra-ratna (by swami AlavandhAr) and
purANa-ratna (VishnupurAna) propound the essence of Sri Vaishnavam.

Vedics_Books is blessed to release Dwayam Vyakhyanam in english:
PS: All books are free to download and use. 
http://radioramanuja.com/books/pl/dvayam.pdf

Other Ebooks:  http://www.radioramanuja.com/eb/

=> Sri Pillai Lokacharya Swami's Mumukshuppadi (Dwaya Prakarnam)
        Based on P.B Annangarachar Swami's Sarartha Deepikai
        English Translation by Sri. TCA Venkatesan Swamin (Detroit, USA)

This book on "Dwayam" gives us the detailed meaning of
" Sriman Narayana Charanau Saraman Prapadye"
" Srimathe Narayanaya Nama: "

The previous book released on "Thirumantram" gives us the detailed meaning
of "Om Namo Narayanaya" as taught by our purvacharyas.
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The origin of the rahasyathrayam is as follows.
The Thirumanthram, also known as Periya Thirumanthram and Moola Manthram,
originated in Badri. It was taught to Nara by Narayana.

Dvayam which is also known as Manthra Rathnam, was revealed
to Sri Mahalakshmi in Vishnu Loka by Sriman Narayana.

Carama Sloka is part of the Bhagavad Gita and as such was
told to Sri Arjuna by Sri Krishna.

Thus the originator of all three rahasyas is Lord Sriman Narayana.
Therefore, He is the first acharya in the Guru parampara.
It is thus that Sri Kooraththazhvan said "Lakshminatha samarambam ... vande guruparamparam".
 
Therefore this rahasyathraya even though short in words has very
many great, rare and majestic meanings and as such our acharyas
have studied it extensively and taught their meanings carefully to their disciples.
 
Prior to Swamy Ramanuja the acharyas guarded the rahasyathraya and their
meanings and taught them exclusively to select disciples only.
Bhagavad Ramanuja in his broad mind and large sympathy for
those caught in the samsaric cycle, exceeded the norms of the
day and himself and through his disciples taught the
rahasyathraya and their meanings to all who were interested.
This is shown in Upadesa Raththinamalai as
 
OrANvazhiyAy upathEsiththAr munnOr,
erAr ethirAsar innaruLAl - pArulagil
AsaiyudaiyOrkkellAm AriyarkAL kURumenRu
pEsi varambaruththAr pin
 
From the time of Sri Ramanuja the meanings of these rahasyas
were taught but there is no evidence that during his time their special
meanings were recorded in written form by acharyas.

Swami Pillai Lokacharya was the first acharya to record the meanings in detail.
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To document and immortalize our Jagadhacharyan Swami Ramanuja's message
Lord Varadaraja of Kancheepuram took an Avathara as Swami Pillai Lokachariar (Ulagarian)
 in the year 1205 CE.
He fulfilled His salkalpam (mission) by writing 18 Rahasya granthas.
He is our "Mudal" (first) Acharya to preserve these Rahasya granthas
for future generations in written document. He stayed on this BhuLoka
for 106 years and He ended His avatara after protecting
Lord Ranganatha from muslim invasion in the year 1311 CE.
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Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE Saranam

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