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                        Sri:
                 Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
                Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama:

                Yatindra and Yatindra Pravana


By P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami


Manavala Mamunigal is considered the avatara of Swami 
Ramanuja. There are many ways to demonstrate this. Some 
are shown below.

1. Both Emberumanar and Mamunigal have affinity to writing
vyakhyanams more than anything else. Ramanuja has graced us
with vyakhyanams such as Sri Bhashyam, Vedanta Deepasaram
and Gita Bhashyam. Mamunigal's vyakhyanams for rahasya
granthas are well known. Just as Ramanuja wrote a few
original works such as Vedartha Sangraham and Gadya Trayam,
Mamunigal too has written some such as Yatiraja Vimshati
and Upadesa Ratthinamalai.

2. There are many who fill their works with reproach and
mockery of others and their works. Neither Ramanuja nor
Mamunigal allow even an iota of that to enter their works
leaving them as the most pure Srisooktis.

3. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal fill their works all over
with the innermost meanings of Sastras, thereby pleasing
the hearts of scholars.

4. At the beginning of Sri Bhashyam, Ramanuja clearly shows
his devotion to the pUrvAcharyas works ("bhagavad bhOdAyana
krutAm ..."). Mamunigal also shows the same in Upadesa
Ratthinamalai ("munnOr mozhintha muRai thappAmal ...") and
else where ("munnavarAm nam kuravar mozhigaL uLLap peRROm").
In addition, he has filled his vyakhyana granthas with the 
words of pUrvAcharyas.

5. Both Ramanuja and Mamunigal are celebrated for growing
and spreading the words of Nammazhvar. Ramanuja's vAzhi
thirunAmam says "mARanurai seydha thamizh maRai vaLarththOn
vAzhiyE". One of the Thiruvaymozhi thaniyan goes
 
"Ayndha perum 
sIrAr sadagOpan senthamizh vEdham tharikkum 
pErAdha uLLam peRa
Eyndha perum kIrththi irAmAnusa muni than
vAyndha malarppAdham vaNangukinREn".

In this matter, is it necessary to even explain Mamunigal's
involvement? It is sufficient to quote one pasuram 

"sERRuk kamala vayal sUzharangar tham sIr thazhaippap
pORRiththozhu nalla andhaNar vAzha ipbUthalaththE 
mARRaRRa sempon maNavALa mAmuni vandhilanEl 
ARRil karaiththa puLiyallavO thamizhAraNamE"

6. Ramanuja established 74 simhAsanAdipatis and through
them conducted the darshana nirvAham. Mamunigal too 
established the ashta dikgajAchAryas ("thiramAga
thikgajangaLittaruLum perumAL") and through them 
conducted the darshana nirvAham.

7. Ramanuja had great affinity for all divyadesams 
("manniya thennarangApuri mAmalai maRRum uvanthidu nAL",
"srirangam karaishailam anjanagirim ..."). Mamunigal
too demonstrated his great affinity for divyadesams
by doing many yatras to them ("adaivudanE thiruppathigaL
nadantha vErvai ARavO").

Ramanuja showed affinity to Thirunarayanapuram that is 
not part of the 108 divyadesams and submitted the "oru 
nAyagamAy" Thiruvaymozhi pasuram to that kshetram and
treated it like a divyadesam. Mamunigal too submitted
the Thiruvaymozhi pasuram "thIrppArai yAmini" to
Raja Mannar Kovil and treated it like a divyadesam.

8. That Ramanuja is the avatara of Adisesha is well
known. This is explained in Garuda Vahana Pandita's
Divyasuri Saritam and in Vaduga Nambi's Yatiraja
Vaibhavam. That Mamunigal is also Adisesha's avatara
is shown in his life history and also in works such
as Varavaramuni Shatakam.

9. Ramanuja greatly grew the wealth that is Srirangam.
This is well established in Kozhil Ozhigu and in his
vAzhi thirunAmam ("thennarangar selvam muRRUm thiruththi
vaiththAn vAzhiyE"). This is the case for Mamunigal 
also. Does not this world say each day "aranga nagar 
vAzha innumoru nURRANdirum".


Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam










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