Dear Sri Mohan, A work called Sri Venkateswara itihAsa mAla provides great detail into the arguments that Bhagavad Sri Ramanuja presented in order to prove, without a doubt, that Srinivasa at Thirumalai is the archAvathAra of Sriman Narayana, and that His thirumEni is in accordance with Agama sAstra. As I have not studied the work under an AchArya, I would be reluctant to quote from the English synopsis that I have. But, one thing that I can share is that this historic record makes it clear that the Lord's Sankha and Chakra had been removed for specific reasons, and that these had been replaced by Sri Ramanuja at the time when this great debate had been resolved. It is interesting to note that since he reminded the Lord Whom He Really Is, and also "emblazened" Him with the Sankha and Chakra, Sri Ramanuja is regarded to be the Acharya to Srinivasa, just as Manavalamamunigal is the AchArya to Ranganatha. It is to recognize Srinivasa's role as his sishya that Sri Ramanuja's Sannidhi is situated a few feet higher than the garbha griham. I hope this helps. adiyEn Ramanuja dAsan
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