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SrImatyaI Godayai Nama:

undO vaigaasi visaagaththukku oppu orunNaaL 
undO sadagObarkku oppu oruvar? 
undO thiruvaaymozhikku oppu then kurugaikku undO 
orubaardhanil okkum oor 

Today is Vaikasi Visagam,the thirunakshatram of Svaami Nammazhwar
it is also the thirunakshtram of Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai.

Today coincidentally i received some information about Kunthagai
(avatara sthalam of Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai) from
Sri Sudarshan Iyengar in response to my ealier query also posted in
another list.Hence i thought of sharing this and some other information
about Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai.Though i am ineligible and not qualified
to write or say anything about our Svaami Thirumalai alwar some arvam and
the mail that i received today made me post this article. Any errors in
the posting are mine alone from the information that i have collected and
adiyen may be excused for that.



"Namaha Sri Saila Naathaaya Kunthi nagara janmanae
prasaadha labdha paramapraapya kainkarya saalinae" 

Svami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai was born in the village Kunthee Nagaram near
Madurai in the year 1290 on Vaikasi Visagam.He was named as Thirumalai
alwar.Svaami is also popularly known as Sri Sailesar.Kunthee Nagaram (now
known as Konthagai) is about 12 kms towards the east of madurai.(There are
buses which go straight to Konthagai from Periyar bus stand in madurai .It
is near to a place called Silaimaan( 4kms from siliamaan).Silaimaan is
well known in madurai and has a higher frequency of buses from periyar bus
stand.The auto fare to konthagai maybe around Rs 75/- from central
madurai).There is a small temple here and the presiding deity is
Deivanaayaka Perumal with Bhumaa Devi and Neelaa Devi as consorts.This
temple was recently renovated on 5-6-2000.

Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai was the acharya of
Svaami Manavala Mamunigal.As a child Svaami Manavala Mamunigal was very
much attached to Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai and Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi
Pillai had a special liking for Svaami Manavala Mamunigal.Even though 
Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai was occupied with the renovation and
reconstruction of Azhwar Thirunagari Temple,it is said that Svaami
Manavala Mamunigal used to be with Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai and Svaami
Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai used to talk and explain Bhagavath Vishayam
to Svaami Manavala Mamunigal .

In the first pasuram of Upadesa Rathina Maalai

endhai thiruvaaymozhippiLLai innaruLaal 
vandhavubadhEsa maarkkaththaich-sindhaiseydhu 
pinnavarum kaRka ubadhEsamaayp pEsuginREn 
manniyaseer veNbaavil vaiththu. 

Svaami Manavala Mamunigal addresses Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai
as 'endhai' (as revered father) and mentions the grace of Svaami
Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai that he has received and bases his upadesam
on Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai's teachings for the benifit of the 
future generations

Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai spent his life in grooming Svaami
Manavala Mamunigal as the future acharyan and taught Svaami Manavala
Mamunigal many Sampradaya Grantham and Vishayams like Eedu Vyakyanam
Svaami Thiruvaaymozhi pillai also composed a Vyakyanam for
Periyazhwar Thirumozhi.

Svami Thiruvaaymozhi Pillai (like Svaami Emperumanar) lived upto
the ripe age of 120 and attained paramapadam in the year 1410.

Azhwar Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyen Ramanuja dasan
Venkat S Iyengar





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