Sri:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest all,
Today is Embaar Thirunakshathram, Thai maasam,
Punarvasu nakshathram. He was a cousin of Sri
Ramanujar. He was a saivite first (enforced on him by
Yadavaprakasar during their trip to North India), and
was leter changed by Thirumalai Nambhi (as appealed by
Sri ramanujar to bring him back to Srivaishnavam),
quoting NammAzhwAr's pAsuram.
Embaar was first very much attached to Thirumalai
Nambhi (also his maternal uncle) who brought him back
on the "right" track i.e. Srivaishnavam, and later
became glued to YathirAjar, when he was asked by
Ramanujar from Thirumalai Nambhi.
Embaar's description of Ramanujar's Divinely Beautiful
ThirumEni is excellent.
parppOm enatthigazh pai~nkazhal unRan pallavamE
viralum/ paavanamAgiya painthuvaraadai pathintha
marunkazhagum/
muppuri noolodu munkail yEndhiya mukkOlthan azhagum/
munnavar tandhidum mozhikaL niRaindhidu muruval
nilAvazhahum/ kaRpagamE vizhi karunai pozhindhidum
kamalkkaNN azhagum/
kaarisuthan kazhalsoodiya mudiyum kana naRRsihai
mudiyum/ yeppozhudhum ethiraaJan vadivazhaghu yen
idhayatthuL uLLathaal/ illai enakku edhir; illai
enakku edhir; illai enakku edhirE!"
Embar's enjoyment of seeing Sri Ramanujacharya's lotus
feet , tender fingers reminding one of the creepers,
sacred safforn robe, most auspicious pooNool,
thridandam , His enchanting smile laden with dayA ,
large dark eyes reminiscent of wish yielding kaRpaka
maram (tree), the kudumi (sikhA) formed by abundant
tresses is simply beautiful. EmbAr declares that
there is no
one equal to him; since YathirAjan's Divine Beauty
lingers in his heart.
Illai enakkedhir; illai enakkedhir - declares Embaar.
Illai namakkedhir, with such great AchAryAs like
Embaar in our sampradayam. He is the AchArya of the
greatest Sri Parasara Bhattar. (son of
KooratthAzhwAn). When Ramanujacharya asked Embaar to
bring the baby Parasarar (son of KooratthAzhwAn) for
naming the baby, Embar brought the baby and by way of
protection, he was muttering Dvaya Mantram. in the
sisu's [baby's] ears. When Ramanuja enquired as to how
the baby showed off an unusual brilliance and
fragrance and the baby smelt Dwaya vaadai, Embar
narrated what he did on the way. Since he had done
this, Ramanuja asked Embar to be the AchArya for the
baby. Rest is History on Paraasara Bhattar's glory.
Acharyan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Narayana Narayana
adiyEn
PS: I will resume the series on Srinivasa vaibhavam as
enjoyed by azhwArs soonest.
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