SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
ennuyir thandhaLitthavaraicharaNam pukki
yaanadaivE avargurukkaL niRai vaNangi
pinnaruLaal perumpoodhoor vandha vaLLal
periya nambhi Alavandhaar MANAKKAAL NAMBHI
nannEriyai avarkkuraittha uyyakkoNdaar
Nathamuni SatakOpan sEnai nAthan
innamudhat thirumagaL enRu ivarai (ivargaLai)munnittu
EmperumAn ThiruvadigaLai adaiginREnE
In our Achrya lineage- Sri Ramamisrar- MaNakkal Manbhi
is the vital link.
MANAKKAAL NAMBI: His Prime Sishya was: YAAMUNA MUNI
(aka) AALAVANDAAR His other Sishyas were: (1)
Deivathukku Arasu Nambi (2) Gomatathu
TiruvinNagarappan (3) Sirup Pulloor Aavudayap Pillai
and (4) Aachi
RAMA MISRAR ( MANAK KAAL NAMBI)-(MAASI- MAkAM)
He was born as the Amsam of Kumudan, one of the
Nityasuris in Paramapadam. He was born in the
Manakkaal Agraharam adjacent to ANBIL, in Lalgudi
Taluk, Trichy District. His date of birth is also
variously placed by scholars: 832 AD; 870AD; 876 AD.
But, all are agreed that he was born in the year
Virodhi, month of Masi in the constellation of Magham.
- which is today. Let us pay out obeisance to our
Acharya who is the link between Sriman Nathamuni-
UyykakkOndaar and Sri Alavandhaar.
The credit for transforming Yamunai thuraivan into
Yamuna Muni goes to him. For 12 years, he rendered
personal service to his Acharya, Uyyak Kondaar and
after the demise of Uyyak Kondaar's wife, he took over
the culinary duties and cooked food for his Acharya.
Embar describes that Nammalwar drank of the ocean of
mercy of the Lord Narayana and rained it through Natha
muni and that Pundarikaksha was like the fountain
spring that let the stream reach Alavandar.
Pundarikaksha learned the holy collects and Yoga
Rahasya from Natha Muni and passed them on to
Alavandar. His devotion to his Guru was such that on
an occasion when two daughters of Pundarikaksha had to
cross the slush on their way back home after bath in
the river, he laid himself down on the slush and asked
them to walk over on his back. Since, the sands at the
feet of the Guru's daughters were on his body, he came
to be known as ' Manal Kaal Nambi' . He took to
Sannyas.
Rama Misra was trying to carry out his promise to his
Guru to install Alavandar as the spiritual successor
to Nathamuni.. But, he could not get an audience with
Alavandar - the king, to discuss the matter. He hit
upon a curious plan. He made friends with the servants
in the royal kitchen and through them learned that
Alavandar relished a special variety of spinach called
"Toodu Valai Keerai". He started supplying the spinach
daily. After a period of about six months he suddenly
stopped deliveries. Alavandar enquired why the spinach
was not being served. The servants replied that an old
man who used to supply had suddenly not turned up. He
ordered that the old man be brought before him when he
visited the next time. The very next day Rama Misra
appeared and was duly taken to the king.
During this session, Rama Misra explained the purpose
of his mission and requested Alavandar to take over
the reins of spiritual leadership bequeathed to him by
his illustrious grandfather, Nathamuni. Alavandar took
to Sannyas and was thenceforward known as YAMUNA MUNI.
Sri Manakkaal Nambhi does not seem to have written any
work. But, citations of his teachings are found in the
works of other Acharyas. Swami Desikan quotes his
teachings in Nyaaya Parisuddhi. So, he is known as
"Yathaartha Khyaadhi" Swami Desika in Sloka 7 of his
Yatiraja Saptadhi praises Manakkaal Nambi as follows:
Anujjitha Kshamaa Yogam Apunya Jana Bhaadakam |
Asprushta Madha Raagam Thum Raamam Turyam Upaasmahe ||
(meaning) The one who learned through Upadesam all the
Sastaraarthas from Uyyakkondaar was Manakkaal Nambi.
There were only three Ramas before. Here comes the
fourth Rama. The defects noticeable in the other 3
Ramas were totally absent in this 4th Rama.
ANUJJITHA KSHAMAA YOGAM : Parasurama had no patience.
Out of jealousy, he fought with 'Chakravarthi
Tirumagan'. With an uncontrollable rage, he embarked
on destroying the entire Kshatriya race. But,
Manakkaal Nambi never lost his composure and kept his
senses under absolute control.
APUNYA JANA BHAADAKAM: Dasaratha Rama destroyed the
Rakshasas, otherwise known as 'Punya Jana'. But,
Manakkaal Nambi never harmed anyone but always did all
the good he could to Sadhus who are also known as
'Punya Jana'
ASPRUSHTA MADHA RAAGAM: Balarama became reddish in
color by excessive drinking Manakkaal Nambi never
exhibited any pride or prejudice or any excessive
attachment to anything worldly. Let us prostrate
before this blemish less 4th Rama
Such is the greatness of our Acharya Sri Ramamisrar-
MaNakkaal nambhi.
[The above is an extract from Sri Anbil mama?s article
on Acharya vamsa vruksham- Thanks to Sri Anbil
Ramaswamy mama for granting permission to post this]
Acharyan ThiruvadgaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
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