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SrI:
Dear Sri Sateesh, 

You have asked a nice query at the most approrpiate day.. aippasi moolam is 
thriunakshathram of Swami Manavala maamuni on whom the thaniyan that you wrote 
is recited. 

Let us pay our obesiance to Swami Manavala maamuni on this day. 

This thaniyan is recited everyday by the sishyas of thennAcharya sampradayam: 

Sri SailEsa dayA pAthram dhI bhakthyAdhi guNArNavam |
yathIndhra pravaNam vandhE ramya jAmAthram munim ||

I salute Sri ManavaaLa MaamunigaL, who has the blessings of Thiruvaaimozhip 
Pillai (ManavaaLa Maamuni¡¦s Aachaarya- Sri SailEsar) and who is an ocean of 
jnAnam (knowledge) and Bhakthi (devotion).

Traidtions has it that the above thaniyan was submitted to the feet of Sri 
Manavala mamunigal by none other than Lord Sri Ranganatha. Namperumal wanted to 
hear tiruvoimozhi kalakshepam from Sri Manavala mamunigal. He conducted 
kaalakshepam of Thiruvaaym6ozhi starting on the paritaapi year 31st day of 
avani sukla chaturdasi friday. It continued for 1 year and the sARRumuRai was 
on aani moolam. For this one year all the utsavams of namperumal were stopped. 
During the sARRumuRai, namperumal appeared as a 5 year old archaka boy and 
recited this sloka in praise of Sri Manavala 
mamunigal.

We make it a point to recite in our satsangams in singapore both the above 
thaniyan and the thainyan on Swamy Vedanta Desikan namely:
Ramanuja daya pathram...

That goes like this. 

rAmAnuja dhayApAthram jnAna vairAgya bhooshaNam |
srImath vEnkatanAthAyam vandhE vEdhAntha dhESikam ||

I worship Vedanta Desikan (Acharya or preceptor uniquely praised as such due to 
his great contribution and strict adherence to Vedanthic tradition), 
named Venkata nAthan, endowed with auspiciousness and glories, who was a 
receptacle of the mercy (dayA) of his AchArya Sri Ramanuja, and who was adorned 
with the jewels of wisdom (jnAnam) and detachment (VairAgyam).

Ramanuja here refers to Swamy Vedantha Desikan's Acharya Sri AthrEya 
Ramanujacharya (also called AppuLLAr), his maternal uncle. We can also relate 
this to Sri Ramanujacharya (Bhashyakarar) as well. Sure, Sri Bhashyakarar would 
have blessed Sri Vedantha Desikan with his grace without which he would not 
have been able to write 100 plus works all glorifying Sri ramanujacharya 
siddhAntham in an unambiguous manner. Sri UttamUr Swamy further elaborates this 
padham to even Sri NammAzhwAr- as Sri NammAzhwAr is Sri SaTakOpar (pAdhukAs of 
the Lord) and Sri Ramanuja is the avatar of Adhi sEshan. It is Adhi Seshan who 
takes various forms to perform eternal kaimkaryam to the Lord.. (senRaal 
kudaiyaam; irundhaal singaasanamaam; ninRaal THIRUVADIYAAM- When He walks, Adhi 
sEshan takes the form of 
umbrella; While sitting, he becomes the throne (for the Lord to sit on); and 
while He stands, Adhi sEshan transforms himself into the PAdhukAs. So, Ramanuja 
dayA pAthram means: SatakOpa dayA pAthram too: )

Vedantha Desikan is also the recipient of Ramanuja's grace (Rama + anuja- 
Rama's younger brother- KaNNan- Balarama's brother) for it is he who 
composed the marvelous Yadhavaabhudhayam and the great divine Gopala 
vimsathy.

Another lateral thought: Rama- meaning Lakshmi. One who is after Lakshmi is 
AndAL (BhUmi PiraaTTi) or all AzhwArs including VishvaksEnar too. Thus, 
Raamaanuja dayA pAthram refers to Their blessings as well.

Thanks for giving us an opportunity to enjoy them.

Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan madhavakkannan
**************


Adiyen, 

Does anybody know the meaning of the following Sloka.
I remember Sriam HH Chinna Jeeyar always starts his speeches or any
poojas with that sloka as the begining one.


srIsailesha dayaapaatram dIbhaktAdi gunArnavam
YatIndrapravanam vande ramyajAmAtram munim

We appreciate in advance.

please reply.

Sateesh Ramanuja Dasa. 





 
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