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mAsaru gnaaniyar sErethirAsartham vAzhvu muLaithhidu nAL

mAsaru gnaaniyar - blemishless, pious, knowledgeable disciples like 
koorathalwan, mudaliandan, embar
sErethirAsar-ramanuja who is always sought after by such disciples
vAlvu mulaithhidu nAl-the day when Ramanuja's glory got propagated.

This phrase brings to light that it was Swamy Manavala Mamunigal who was 
instrumental in the propagation of the glory of Ramanuja. After Swamy Ramanuja 
reached Sri Vaikuntam in the year 1137 AD, due to passage of time, knowledge 
levels deteriorated. Like the light of the sun hindered by clouds, the light of 
Srivaishnavism, Visishtadvaitam and Acharya abhimanam were also masked by the 
misinterpretors of the samskrita and dravida vedas. Swamy Manavala Mamunigal, 
through his continuous outpour of discourses and his rahasya commentarieas 
recharged and rejuvenated Srivaishnavas and ended the progress of veda baahyas 
and kudrushtis. 

Embracing sanyasaashrama, he was promptly glorified as yatipunaravataara 
(reincarnation of Swamy Ramanuja). It is a known fact that both Swamy Ramanuja 
and Swamy Manavala Mamunigal are the incarnations of Adisesha. Swamy Manavala 
Mamunigal drove home the point that it was Swamy Ramanuja who grants moksham. 

The second rahasya - the mantra ratnam - dvayam, is in two parts. The first 
vaakya stands for absolute surrender to the Lotus feet of Sriman Narayana - 
Sriman Narayana charanou sharanam prapadye.
The second vakya requests unhindered service to the Lotus Feet of the Divya 
Dampathis. Swamy Manavala Mamunigal to bring out the concept of "acharya devo 
bhava", wrote two prabandhams - yatiraja vimshati in sanskrit and arthi 
prabandham in tamil. 

Yatiraja Vimshati stands for absolute surrender to the Divine feet of Swamy 
Ramanuja. Arti prabandham requests for service to the Golden feet of Swamy 
Ramanuja. Thus, with these two prabandhams, Swamy Manavala Mamunigal rephrased 
dvayam as - 
"Srimad Ramanuja charanou sharanam prapadye Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:"

These two prabandhams stand as a testimony to the fact that Ramanuja 
Sampradayam was recharged by Swamy Manavala Mamunigal and he was rightly 
praised Yatindra Pravanar. 

In his last verse of Upadesa Rattina Malai - "Inda upadesa ratthina malai 
thannai sinthai thannil nalum sindippar yanda ethirasar 
innarulukkennumilakkaagi satiraga vazhnthiduvar tham" - one who recites upadesa 
rattina malai would be benefitted by the grace of Swamy Ramanuja. Swamy 
Manavala Mamunigal is so humble and honest to guide every one of his devotees 
to Ramanuja's Lotus Feet. 

So Ippasi MUlam is the root for the propogation of Ramanuja Darshanam, Ramanuja 
Sampradaya. Let us hail Ippasi MUlam. 


Swamy Manavala Mamunigal thiruvadigale SaraNam




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