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 JAYA SRIMAN NARAYANA


"ERarum EthirRasanena UdithAn VAzhiye"



It is the strong belief of the Sri Vaishnava sampradhayam that Swami Manavala 
Mamunigal is the re-incarnation of Swami Emberumanar and hence Mamunigal was 
popularly known as "Ethipuna avathAra bhUthar" and we adiyOngal also everyday 
praise him as "ERarum EthirAsanena UdithAn VAzhiye" . Few of the common noble 
qualities of the two great acharyas are explained through this posting.

1) As Swami Ramanuja had written his most famous and outstanding comentaries 
for Sri Bhashyam , Vedantasaras , and Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Swami Manavala 
Mamunigal also wrote commentaries for Rhahasya Granthas which are equally very 
great and popular.
Likewise, just as Swami Ramanuja has written a few mUla granthas like VEdanta 
Sangraha and Gadhyathrayam, Swami Manavala Mamunigl also has original mUla 
granthas like Ethiraja Vimsathi and Upadesa Rathinamalai. 

2) Each and every grantha of both the revered acharyas is a big boon for the 
sampradhaya vidwans, as all 
their granthas are fully laden with only saasthra arthas without even a 
slightest tinge of sarcasm or criticism on any matter whatsoever.

3) As Swami Ramanuja had very great reverance to the works of his predecessors, 
which is explicitly indicated at the beggining itself of his magnum opus 
commentary on Brahmasutra the "Sri Bhashyam" , Swami Manavala Mamunigal also in 
the same lin shows his reverance to purva acharya's works as'

"MunnOr Mozhinda Murai Thappamal Kettu"
"Munnavaram Nam Kuravar Mozhigal UllapetrOm".

Further, he wrote all his Vyakhyana granthas only on purvacharya's Sri sukthis.

4) Swami Ramanuja's deep love for "Thiruvaimozhi" is very well known by all sri 
vaishnavas an we, in our everyday routine praise him as,

"MAranurai Saidha Thamizhmarai ValarthOn 
VAzhiyE",

and we also seek his grace by praying as,

" Eindhaperum sErar Satakopan Sendamizh Vedam tharikkum
pErada Ullampera ....

" Einda perum kEErthi Ramanujmuniyin vAinda malarpAdam
VanagukirEn".


Similarly, the great love of Manavala Mamunigal for thruvaimozhi was admired by 
one and all of the followers of his time, and it was Mamunigal's relentless 
effort that sustained the eternal fame of the Dravida Vedas. With our sincere 
gratitude we remember the great acharyas as- 

" vAzhi - Thiruvaaimozhi porulai MAnilathOr ThErumbadi 
Uraikkum Seer".


5) Swami Emberumanar instituted the Seventyfour simhasanadhipathis to 
administer the Darsana karyam . In his foot step Mamumunigal also appointed 
Ashtadik Gajangal for the purpose of Darsana Nirvaham.

6) Both the acharyas had indepth passion for all the divya desams , which the 
mystic alwars had visited and sang immortal songs - the "Nalayiram " in praise 
of the preceding deites of every divya desam they had visited. As swami 
Ramanuja had offered "Oru Nayagamai " thiruvaimozhi to Thirunarayanapuram 
Emberuman,. Swami Manavala Mamunigal too had offered "Theerparaiyamini" 
thiruvoimozhi for Rajamannargidi Rajagopalan. It should be noted that the Lords 
at both the sannidhis are not sung by the alwars.

7) Both the acharyas are the incarnation of Thiruvanandhazhwan , one of the 
Nithyasuris eteranally serving the Supreme Lord Sriman Narayana in His abode at 
Srivaikuntham . Granthas like Divyasuricharitham, Ethiraja Vaibhavam and 
Varavaramuni Sathakam are the well known pramanas to establish the above fact.

8) Swami Ramanuja had served the Lord of Srirangam with intense love and 
devotion and it is Swami who with great fondness and care maintained the Sri 
Ranga Sri which kainkaryam os Swami is even to ta-date remembered and 
appreciated by every Srivaishnava as,

" Thennarangar Selvam Mutrum ThiruthivaithAn VazhiyE".

In Parallel, Swami Manavalamamunigal is also remembered by SriVaishnava Samuham 
as,


" Aranganagar VAzha - Einnum Oru NUtrAndu Eirum"


9) To Conclude, with a view to protect the Ubhaya Vedanthas, Thiruvanandhazhwan 
Incarnated as 
Swami Ramanuja to defeat the Samskrita Kudrishtis and as Swami Manavala 
Mamunigal to defeat the 
Dravida Veda Kudrishtis thereby establushed the unfathomable greatness of the 
immortal Ubhaya 
Vedhanthas.

May the Lord Thiruvanandhazhwan bless us all the 
"Sri Vaishnava Sri".



AzhwAr EmberumanAr Jeer ThiruvadigalE Saranam




JAYA SRIMAN NARAYANA
Swami Mudaliandan Sishya Sampathkumar



Swami




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