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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe rAmAnujaya Namaha

Sri vara vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

In the eleventh paasuram, ?kattru karavai? Sri andal talks about the master 
genius who is going to spread bhakthi in the hearts of the people. ElaiyAzhvar 
will be regarded as ?panchAcharya padhAsritha?. He will learn the vedas, 
vedantha, ethihasa, puranas, divya prabhandam and other strotra padams from 5 
great acharyas and will spread bhakthi throughout the world. In the meantime, 
ethirAjar will win over anyone who comes in his way andmake them loose their 
charm and fame (?chettrAr thiralazhiya?). Sri kOdhai nAchiyar praises that 
elaiyAzhvar as ?kattru karavai kanagal pala karandhu chettrAr thiralazhiya 
sendru seruch cheiyum kuttramondrillAdha kOvalar?.

 

In the twelfth paasuram, ?kanaiththilam kattrerumai? nAchiyar talks about 
ethirajar the ?narchelvan? (good fortune) to his disciples. There never exists 
any idol worship for any religious heads in any other religion. But in all our 
temples we have the idol of Sri rAmAnuja. Sri rAmAnuja is seen in the archa 
roopam as thamarugandha thirumeni (thirunArAyana puram), thAnugandha thirumEni 
(sriperumbudoor), thAnAna thirumEni (Srirangam). Even after the completion of 
the vibhava avatharam, swamy still remains in his archa roopam to shower his 
grace on one and all. Predicting the kind nature of swamy andal praises him as 
?narchelvan?.

 

In the thirteenth paasuram, ?pullinvAi keendAnai? Andal talks proudly about the 
genius who is going to pick pearls from deep inside the ocean. Ethirajar will 
immerse himself in the deep ocean of vedantha, ithihasa puranas and divya 
prabhandam and bring to light all the indepth rahasya arthas and give to the 
world the essence of the same. Predicting the same, pattarbiran kOdhai in great 
ecstasy says, ?kulla kulira kudaindhu neerAdi?

 

In the fourteenth paasuram, ? vungal puzhakkadai? Andal talks about what sort 
of an acharya ethirajar is going to be. As the days pass, due to the effect of 
kali people will start going towards materialistic pleasures and live an 
unworthy life. At that time the birth of sri rAmAnujar will bring a dramatic 
change in the world. The nastika vAdhis will loose their charm, the petals of 
the flower which flourished under the name of nAstikam will wither (?Ambal 
koobinakAn?). Like making Azhvars words ?kaliyum kedum kandu konmin? true the 
faces of the Asthika vAdhis will enlighten (?senkazhuneer vAi negizhindhu?) due 
to the avatharam of ethirajar. 

 

In the fifteenth paasuram, ?ellE elankiliyE? Andal calls EmperumAnAr aselankili 
(young parrot) as he repeats the words of his poorvAcharyas and follows their 
divine path. EmperumAnAr?s way of sticking to poorvAcharya vyakhyanams and at 
the same time giving detailed and easy interpretations of the same is 
extraordinary. That is why andal admires and says ?ellE?(what a wonder!)

 

(To be continued)

 

Azhvar EmperumAnAr Andal Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 



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