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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Humble Pranam to all:
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Swami ManavalaMaMunigal: Lords Acharya - Part VI
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Mamunigals Contributions.
By the grace of Lord, 
Swami Mamunigal has made substantial contributions to the Sri Vaishnava 
sampradaya.
(In the footsteps of what Bhagawad Ramanuja did in HIS time)

Main contributions being, 
1. Temple renovations, Administration and management, 
(After Muslim invasions and political confusions in the south)

2. Spiritual leadership by contributions through commentaries 
and propagation of Azhwars & Purvacharyas Works, compositions and 
guidance to the Sri Vaishnava community.

3. Making complex and abstruse issues on the Philosophical doctrines of
(Mostly written and preserved in Sanskrit texts originally) explained and made
easy to understand & accessible to all interested devotees.

He focused on writing Vyakhyanams (commentaries) of existing purvacharya works, 
and brought it to the masses. (In Local language)

Those days temple was the center for everything, social and spiritual. 
Rebuilding and strengthening the Temples, rebuilt the society as a whole.

Following the footsteps of Ramanuja, Mamunigal rebuilt the temples and 
strengthened 
Sri Viashanava Sampradaya (Ramanuja Sampradaya) 

Swami Mamunigals authorship contributions reveal his blessed qualities as a 
commentator true to the tradition and his abiding devotion to 
Azhwars and Purvacharyas.

There are 18 works attributed to Sri Mamunigal (A few could be further 
subdivided)

Four in Sanskrit
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Devaraja Mangalam, Kanchidivyadesastuti, YathirajaVimsathi, and 
Tatparya Dipa - A commentary on Bhagawad Gita. 

Three are in Tamil
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UpadesaRatnamalai, Thiruvaimozhi Noothandhandhi and Arthiprabhandham

Eleven in Manipravala (Mixture of Tamil & simple Sanskrit words)
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Commentaries on works of
Pillai Lockacharya
Azhagiya Manavalapperumal Nayanar
Periyazhwar Thirumozhi
Ramanuja Noothandhandhi

Four indices containing the sources of the Jyanasara and Prameyasara 
of Arulalapperumal Emberumanar

One work is on the daily worship of the Lord (ThiruAradhana Kramam)
based on Bhagawad Ramanuja?s Nitya (In Sanskrit)

Works with some details at:http://www.srivaishnava.org/sva/mmmuni.htm

This ThiruAradhanakrama is written by Swami Mamunigal in Tamil and Sanskrit 
(intermixed)
To enable people not well versed in Sanskrit with a procedure/ reference for 
offering daily worship to the Lord.

This ThiruAradhana Kramam work is unique as this enjoins performance of
Worship to Bhagawad Ramanuja.
A direction that was not taken by others in ThiruAradhana Krama.

adiyEN will try to outline each Work, in the next posts.
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Next Article Lord's Acharya - Part VII : UpadesaRathnaMalai
Beautiful work in Tamil: Need, purpose and message in URMalai
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azhwAr emperumAnAr JeeyAr thiruvadigalE sharanam

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan
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