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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namah

Mudal Azhvars TN : Today, Tomorrow and Sunday.

Sri Pillai Lockacharya:  Amsam of Kanchi Devaraja (Varadaraja) Perumal 
                           Aippasi Thiruvonam, in the year 1205 CE. 

Please celebrate in your area, and inform others about this Acharya who gave us 
the 
Rahasya Arthas as works, so the real meanings of the Rahasyarthams are 
available for us.
-  Ashtadasa Rahasyangal and Gadyatraya Vyakhyanam. 

Thirumantram - meanings we are studying in this current Thirumantram 
class are give to us by This Maha-Acharya.
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Sri Pillai Lokacharya Vaibhavam

lOkAchAryAya guravE krushNapAdaSya SUnavE |
SamSArabhOgiSandashta jIvajIvAtavE nama: || 

The name UlagAriya (or Lokacharya) first became associated with Sri Nampillai 
when Sri Kanthadai Thozhappar celebrated him as the acharya for the world 
("kanthAdai thOzhappar tham ugappAl enna ulagAriyanO enRu uraikka"). 
Nampillai's disciple was Sri Vadakku Thiruveethippillai. Out of great affection 
for his acharya, Vadakku Thiruveethippillai named his first son as Pillai 
Lokacharya ("anbAl anna thiru nAmaththai Athariththu mannu pugazh maintharkku 
sARRukaiyAl"). 

One time Nampillai was enquiring Vadakkuth Thiruveethip pillai's mother Ammi 
about her welfare. She told him that she was sad as her family was not being 
furthered because her son was staying away from his wife and was not having a 
child. Nampillai asked her to bring her daughter-in-law to his presence. When 
she did, he told her daughter-in-law that she would give birth to a son just 
like himself. He then called his disciple Vadakkuth Thiruveethippillai and told 
him to follow proper gruhastAsrama and that it would not cause any damage to 
his vairAgya. 

Vadakkuth Thiruveethippillai obeyed his acharya's words and in time a son was 
born to him; he named him Pillai Lokacharya out of respect for his acharya. He 
also had a second son who was named Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar. Sri 
Pillai Lokacharya was born as the amsam of Kanchi Devaraja (Varadaraja) Perumal 
in the month of Aippasi under the star Thiruvonam, in the year 1205 CE. 

In the foreword to his vyakhyanam of Sri Vacana Bhushanam, Sri Manavala 
Mamunigal tells of the following event. Once upon a time Kanchi Devaraja 
Perumal out of His nirhEduka krupa selected one Manarpakkam Nambi, and 
appearing in his dream taught him some special rahasya meanings; He also 
advised him to go live in Srirangam and wait for Him there where He will teach 
him in further detail those meanings. Manarpakkam Nambi moved to Srirangam, 
built a small temple and quietly lived there worshipping Him and keeping the 
meanings revealed by Him to himself. One day Pillai Lokacharya came to that 
temple with his close disciples and seeing the quiet nature of the place began 
teaching them the meanings of rahasyas. Nambi listening from inside noted that 
these meanings were the same as taught by Lord Varadaraja to him. He then came 
out and bowing at Pillai Lokacharya's feet, asked him "AvarO neer?" - Are you 
the one (the same as Devaraja)?. Pillai Lokacharya replied "Yes, and why do you 
ask?". Manarpakkam Nambi explained his dream to him. This is the avatara 
rahasyam of Pillai Lokacharya. 

Pillai Lokacharya then took him as his disciple and taught him the meanings of 
the rahasyas. Nambi then told him that Lord Varadaraja had asked him to request 
Pillai Lokacharya to collect these meanings as a book. The book thus written is 
Sri Vacana Bhushanam. Manavala Mamunigal speaks of the greatness of this work 
in several pasurams in his UpadesaratthinamAlai. Mamunigal also says that this 
is the greatest of Pilla Lokacharya's works ("innaruLAl seytha kalai 
yAvaiyilum"). 

In their youth, both brothers learned everything from their father as well as 
from his acharya Nampillai. They grew up like Sri Rama and Sri Lakshmana. Both 
of them lived as brahmacharis throughout their lives. In his 65th year, 
Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar reached His lotus feet. Pillai Lokacharya 
lived to the age of 106 years. 

Pillai Lokacharya's primary disciples were Koorakuloththama Dasa, Manarpakkam 
Nambi, Kollikavala Dasa (Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Pillai), KotturilaNNar and 
Vilanjsolai Pillai. 

Also at a young age Srisailesa (Thiruvaymozhi Pillai) and 
Thirunaaveerudaiyapiran DaatharaNNar became his disciples. The former is the 
acharya of Sri Manavala Mamunigal and the latter is his father. Mamunigal's 
father was Kollikavala Dasa's disciple at Sikkil Kidaram and married his 
daughter. Thiruvaymozhi Pillai learned everything from Koorakuloththama Dasa. 
Thus, Mamunigal gained the great wealth of sambandham with Pillai Lokacharya 
through his acharya (Srisailesa), his father and his maternal grandfather. 

While Pillai Lokacharya lived in Srirangam maintaining Emperumanar's Darsanam, 
the islamic invasion of the city occured. To save the temple and Periya 
Perumal, His sannidhi was covered with brick stones and a different vigraha was 
kept in front. Pillai Lokacharya left Srirangam along with Namperumal and 
Naccimars ahead of the invasion. While going through a forest they were 
attacked by thieves who stole all the jewellery and vessels of Namperumal. 
Pillai Lokacharya gave them everything he had and even rejected the items when 
they returned them to him. Happy that they left Namperumal with him, he 
continued on. They then reached a small town called Jyothishkudi. Here Pillai 
Lokacharya fell ill and reached His lotus feet. The year was 1311 CE and the 
day was jyEshtha suddha dvAdasi. At his death bed he advised his disciples such 
as Koorakuloththama Dasa and Vilanjsolai Pillai that Srisailesa was working for 
the king at Madurai and that they should bring him back into the Srivaishnava 
fold so that he could lead the darsanam. 

Pillai Lokacharya authored several works including the eighteen rahasya 
granthas known together as Ashtadasa Rahasya and Gadyatraya Vyakhyanam. 

above article is from: http://www.acharya.org/acharya/spl/splv.html

Articles in previous issue of Vedic_Mag:  (Pages 19 to 24)
http://www.vedics.net/magazine/RD_0104_online_vers.pdf
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