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maNakkAl nambi
thUdhuvaLaik-kERai.
 
 
The shishyAbhimAnam manifesting into magnanimity was seen in thriukkOshtiyUr nambi taking pains to select Sri kiDAmbiAchAn.
 
The AchAryabhimAnam reflecting Sri maNakkAl nambi's actions is indeed enthralling.
 
Once, Sri maNakkAl nambi was the disciple of vuyyakkoNDAr. Since, Sri vuyyakkoNdAr's dhEvai had left for thirunADu, Sri maNakkAl nambi took up the task of upbringing the children. He went to the extent of taking care of the thirumALigai, bathing the kids and escorting them wherever they had to go. Once, on the way a canal had to be crossed and the children were blinking how to cross over. Sri maNakkAl nambi laid himelf on the water and sand mixed canal and made the children to cross through his body as a bridge. 
 
Sri vuyyakkoNDAr who was extremely emotional after this dedicated the dharsanam unto him and commanded that Sri nAdha-munigaL's grandson should be made the next AchAryan in the lineage.
 
Sri yamunaith thuRaivar who was born as the son of EswAra munigaL -by his great education, knowledge and poetic prowess become the owner and got into his possession half the kingdom and also the name 'ALa vandhAr'
 
However, this royal coterie was a barrier for Sri maNakkAl nambi to meet ALa vandhAr and to impart him the secrets and rahasyArtham handed to him from Sri vuyyakkoNDAr. He was also concerned, for without meeting him, he could not fulfill the command of Sri vuyyakkoNDAr in making him the next AchAryan in our srEvaisNavic lineage.
 
Though crestfallen on not able to enter the palace, he did not get demoralised. He started supplying thudhuvaLaik kERai after having ascertained that ALa vandhAr had a great liking for the spinach. He supplied this green vegetable continuously for a period of six months and suddenly stopped for a few days. ALA-vandhAr -meanwhile enquired the reason for the break and when nambi went there again he was introduced to yamunaith thuRAivar who declared that he was in possession of the treasure left over by his predecessors. He started with bhagawadh gEthA which kindled the eagrness of ALavandhAr and increased the yearning and thirst resulting in him reaching periya perumAL and the commencement of the great SrevaishNavic AchAryA kingdom under the auspicies of Sri ALa-vandhAr.
 
Sri maNakkAl nambi's lying on the sand and water as a bridge reflects his AchArya abhimAnam and he choosing astutely the thUdhuvaLai kERai as the bridge to reach yamunaith thuRaivar indicates not only his shishyAbhimAnam but also the dedication towards our dharisanam.
 
The acts springing out of the abhimAnam-s of Sri maNakkAl nambi resulting in invaluable maganimity. Is it not?
 
dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
 
 
 
 
 


azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam




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