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SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest all,

Earlier, Amudhanaar described Ramanuja?s mastery of
RamayaNam and GitA saasthrAs, and his skill in
establishing the Srivaishnava doctrine and crushing
the other non-vedic religions. Now Amudhanaar mentions
that Ramanuja is the greatest mahaan who has learnt
even Tamil Vedas [Divya prabandhams] and Veda,
Vedanta. 

sollaar thamizoru moonRum churuthikaL naan_gumellai
illaa aRan^eRi yaavum therinthavan eNNaruncheer
nNallaar paravum iraamaa Nnuchan_thiru naamam nambik
kallaar akalitath thOr,ethu pERenRu kaamipparE. 44

In this vast world, one wishes to know what the
ultimate Purushaartham is. Sri Ramanujacharya studies
art, dance and drama in Tamil and also sweetest
AzhwAr?s works in Tamil, the four Vedas and all
limitless innumerable Vedantha and Dharmas and
analyzed them individually as well as in entirety. He
stands like a shining light, establishing the greatest
truths reflecting the sruthis and Vedic truths in
clear categorical terms, and is praised for His
KalyANA guNAs by Great scholars with love and
devotion. This world (and its people)- oh no! are not
listening and paying attention to my words. (Are they
not sensible?)

Sol aar thamizh moonRum- art, music, drama in Tamil
[iyal, isai, naatakam] 
sruthigaL naangum- Rg, Yajur, saama, AtharvaNa Vedas
ellai illaa aRa neRi yaavum- innumerable, limitless,
dharma saasthrAs [etc]
theritthavan- All these are understood crystal clear
by him
eN aru seer nallaar paravum Iraamaanusan-
Ramanujacharya - One who is the personification of
limitless kalyANa guNAs and who is praised by scholars
for the same; 
thirunaamam nambi kallaar- One who has not learnt His
Thirunaamam [even after seeing these kalyANa guNAs of
his] with an unflinching faith that it would alleviate
karmic diseases; 
agal idatthOr yEthu pERu enRu kaamipaar- in this vast
world, where and when will they ever desire for and
for which goal? [never ever they will.]

Ramanuja mastered in all Tamil arts- namely grammar,
literature, dance, music, drama etc.. and also
Sanskrit veda Vedanthams [sruthis]. 
iyal- the letters, grammar, and the words, etymology,
meanings etc
isai- Tune, beats [raga, thaaLams and the subsets of
theirs];  
naatakam- with the combination of the two above, drama
is formed.. and with abhinayam [miming] it becomes a
dance drama. 

Vedas were in fragmented form and Veda Vyasa
consolidated them and divided into four standardized
categories of the mantras. Thus standardized, they
were named Rig, Yajur, Samam, and atharva Vedas. Each
of these Vedas were further classified into samhithas
[hymns for rituals]. Brahmanas [prose
portion/performance details of rituals] and AraNyaka
including Upanishads [with mystical elements . meaning
of hymns]. 

Ramanuja had mastered these veda, vedanthams and
learnt all saasthrAs. Ramanuja drew profusely from
Upanishads to promulgate his school of vedantha known
as Visishtadvaita and his Bhashyams on Brahma
Soothrams and the GitA are masterly ones. Besides
Swami blessed us with the very important work on
Vedantha called Vedaartha Sangraham which contains the
central purport on Upanishads. 

More than his knowledge and expertise, Swami was
merciful and dayaika sindhO [ocean of dayA] and
showered mercy on His disciples and all those taking
refuge at His Feet. Those who have not yet realized
this and not understood his such wonderful kalyANa
guNAs, the greatness of His and as well as the power
of His divine name ? will not be able to get any path
for attaining any of their goals.

Those who have understood the divine name of Ramanuja
and have realized His kalyANa guNas would get to know
what is the REAL Purushaarrtham [goal] Others would
only search and search and unless they take refuge at
Ramanuja?s feet, they will never find.. 

Moksham alone is thus Purushaarttham. No- there is
something even higher than that. Next verse- Amudhanar
mentions that.
            
EmperumAnAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana  
dAsan



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