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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

SrisailEsa dayA pAthram deebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam
Yateendra pravanam vandhE ramyajAmataram munim

In this posting let us continue to see how mAmunigal regards madurakavigal?s 
words (?MADURAKAVI SOL PADIYE NILAYAGA PETTROM?)

In the fifth paasuram of kaninun siruthAmbhu madurakavigal, laments for going 
at the back of other wealth and for believing others to be his relativesand 
friends and then says, but today I know that only mAran saTakOpan 
thirukkurugoor nambi is my sole refuge. Mamunigal in AP-16 says, ?I do 
wrongthings inspite of knowing that it is not right still I believe in it and 
hence I teach the same to others too, but Oh! Ethiraja please don?t refuseme 
thinking me to be bad. When will you accept me under your divine feet?? 
Madurakavigal talks all in past tense since he has already attained 
nammazhvar?s grace (since madurakavigal was in service of nammazhvar when he 
sang this prabhandam) but mAmunigal laments considering that he is yet toattain 
the divine feet of emperumAnAr (since the avataram of mAmunigal wasfar later 
than ethirajar and hence he could attain his kainkaryam only when he goes to 
paramapadam after shedding this body). 

But in AP-28, mAmunigal says, earlier I used to write rubbish and teach the 
same to others and never had the idea of shedding this body and reaching the 
divine abode of emperuman but now do to the divine grace of ethirajar my mind 
always meditates about the nithya vibhuti, Srivaikundam only.

In the sixth paasuram, madurakavigal says now that I have attained the divine 
service of my master, he has blessed me with the capacity to sing his praise 
always and for sure my master will never ignore me from now on. In AP-51 
mAmunigal says, till today the days have passes in vain due to my fate and I 
haven?t even felt for it but after I have received your grace Oh! Ethiraja, my 
mind will always keep meditating day in and day out (?endrulaneesanum vuyirum 
andrE yundikkAlmellAm endralavAgap pazhudhE kazhindha thiruvinaiyAl* 
endrizhavindri erukku mennenjam eravu pagal nindru thavikkum * ethirAsA! Nee 
arul seidha pinnE?)

In the seventh paasuram, madurakavigal says, KarimAra piran, Sri nammAzhvarsaw 
me and due to his grace burnt all my sins accumulated for so many years. I will 
spread the greatness of nammAzhvar in all the directions. In AP-49 mAmunigal 
reflects the same. Madurakavigal said he would spread nammAzhvar?s fame in all 
directions, mAmunigal advises the masses saying, ?Oh! People of this world, if 
you are interested in not going to hell then fall into the divine feet of my 
master, ethirajar. Always keep saying his praises and join the bhagavatas who 
have also fallen to his feet and stay along with them and then you will surely 
attain moksha? (?nandA narakath thazhunthAmai vEndidil nAnilaththeer!* 
enthAthaiyAna ethirAsarai nannum*endrumavan andhAdhi thannai anusanthiyum avan 
thondarudan* sindAkulam keta sErdhirum muththi pin siththikkumE?). Mamunigal 
continues to advise the people in the next paasuram also saying, ? Oh! My 
fellow people you spend yourtime in useless ways and due to ignorance are put 
to misery of life and death. I will tell you a easy method to get out of this 
which is not obtained even by yogis who are struggling for so many years- Think 
the greatness of Ethiraja!?

In the eighth paasuram, madurakavigal says, Nammazhvar is full of grace. Due to 
his mercy he gave the essence of Vedas in tamil and made all the bhagavatas 
happy. Due to his divine grace he gave us the 1000 sweet tamil paasurams. There 
is no other grace greater than this. Mamunigal says about themercy of ethirajar 
in many places. In one paasuram (AP-26) he says, even nammazhvar who showers 
his mercy on everyone cannot forgive my sins due to the enormous amount of 
mistakes I have committed but only due to the divinegrace of ethirajar I can be 
blessed with the divine abode of emperuman.

In the ninth paasuram, madurakavigal says, Nammazhvar is solely responsibleto 
put all the divine arthas given by the vedas into my mind and hence I will 
always remain at his service. Mamunigal is not worried about any vedicarthas or 
Vedanta. He says his mind is filled with only one thing that isethirajar, that 
too due to the nirheduka krupai of ethirajar. (AP-25 ?endru nirAdukamAga ennai 
abhimAniththu yAnum arindhunakkE yAyirukkum vakai seidhAi?). It is very 
difficult for us to reach the level of madurkavigal since we can never get his 
atmost vishvasam since our vasanas always pull us towards this world. But 
mAmunigal has shown a way possible for us thoughat the depth, his mind circled 
around the words of madura kavigal only.

In the tenth paasuram, madurakavigal says, that nammazhvar is capable to 
correct the mistakes of anyone and bring him to the right path and hence I 
ampraying for the love in that divine feet of azhvar. Mamunigal says, ?Can 
anyone commit more mistakes than me and can anyone be more tolerant than 
ethirajar Oh ethiraja! You have taken avataram to lift one and all so shower 
your mercy on this poor? AP-41 (?enaippOl pizhai seivAr evvulagil vundO* vunai 
pOl porukka vallAr vundO?*- anaiththulagum vAzha pirandha ethirAsa mAmunivA!* 
AzhaikkirangA eni?)

In the last paasuram madurakavigal concludes saying that Nammazhvar is sweet to 
those who consider him sweet and fall to his feet and I am, madurakavi, liked 
by that nammazhvar, has told this prabandam. Who ever reads this with belief 
will surely reach the divine abode of emperuman. Mamunigal completes his 
prabhandam saying,?endha arangaththu enithirunee endru arangar endhai 
ethirAsarkku Eindha varam sindhaiseiyil nammathandrO nenjamE nattrAdhai som 
pudalvar thamma thandrO thAyamurai thAn?. Madurakavigal assured moksha if one 
reads his prabhandam. But mAmunigal shows us a proof that all Ramanuja 
sambhandis are assured moksha. What?s the proof? Ranganatha gave ramanuja a 
boon, ?Stay in Srirangam happily?. If we think a little bit, whatever wealth a 
father has will automatically go to his son after his father. Ethirajar is our 
father so all his wealth should come to us. What is the wealth ethirajar had? 
He had the kainkarya sri (the wealth of doing service to emperuman). So we are 
all blessed to get the kainkarya sri as a paternal wealth says mAmunigal and 
completes his prabandham. Ethirajar is otherwise called udaiyavar since he had 
the vubhaya vibhuti under his control. So we, the kids of ethirajar is sure to 
get the kainkarya sri in this world and that world too after shedding this body.

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We Srivaishnavas have one another never exhaustible wealth. What?s that?Let us 
see in the next posting.
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(To Be Continued)

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai
Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 



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