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SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest all,

Not just EmperumAnAr Sri Ramanujacharya; Even all
those who have taken refuge at His lotus feet- i.e all
his sishya kOtis are blessed thus with Acharya
sambandham are my master says Amudhanaar

Let us enjoy the 26th verse: 

thikkuRRa keerththi iraamaa Nnuchanai,en cheyvinaiyaam
meykkuRRam neekki viLangiya mEkaththai mEvumn^allOr
ekkuRRa vaaLar ethupiRap pEthiyal vaakan^inROr
akkuRRam appiRappu avviyal vEn^ammai yaatkoLLumE. 26

Sri Ramanujacharya, after removing all my
"anaadhikaala" karmic diseases, shines so gleefully,
and spans His lustre everywhere like the shining
bright clouds. And the Bhagawathas who take refuge at
the Lotus Feet of such greatest Sri Ramanujacharya,
irrespective of their caste, their jn~Anam, their
birth, their nature, etc.. etc., the very thought that
they have realized the greatness of YathirAjar and
have taken refuge at His Feet, that nature alone of
theirs makes me serve them for ever. (Great souls as a
sign of modesty claims that they are lowly selves,
seelamilla siRoyOn, siRiya jn~Anatthan, etc.., though
they are not at all so.) 

Shining resplendently with jnAna, bhakti, vairAgya,
anushtAnam, Sri Ramanujachara?s fame and splendor 
spread in all eight directions. Hence there were many
people from all walks of life fell at the feet of Sri
Ramanujacharya realsing His greatness and glories; His
kalyANa guNAs; His unambiguous declaration of Vedic
and Vedanthic truth in crystal clear terms; His
propounding of Srivaishnava doctrine and religion in
the footsteps of Srimad Nathamuni, Srimad Yaamunamuni.
They all took refuge at the lotus feet of EmperumAnAr
Sri Bhashyakarar and called themselves as Raamaanuja
daasars. 

They may all be from lower births; may be illiterates;
perhaps doing some lowly profession; But they had all
surrendered to Sri Ramanuja. Hence Amudhanaar
considers them here as his masters and mentions that
their very quality of being Ramanuja daasars is
adequate for him to enslaved by them. 

If we serve them with reverence, love and devotion due
to their SadhAchArya sambandham, that alone enables us
to qualify ourselves as Ramaanuja daasars. 

Then only the daasathvam of mine towards Sri Ramanuja
is reinforced. Thus the ?other? so-called defects that
if found in others are obstacles for our growth; while
for Ramanuja dasars, these obstacles are not to be
considered and they are no longer hurdles; They are
the recipient of Acharyan?s dayA. They are blessed
with Sri Ramanujacharya?s sambandham. That is enough.
They are fit enough to enslave me. [pEsuvaar adiyaar
emthammai viRkavum peRuvaar- Periyaazhwaar]. 
  
EmperumAnAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana  
dAsan


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