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From: Madhavakkannan V (srivaishnavan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 18 2002 - 05:24:42 PDT
SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Today being the Thirunakshathram of our dearest and greatest Sri
Ramanujacharya- Emperumaanaar- Udayavar- Sri Bhashyakarar- ILaya perumAL,
adiyEn wants to enjoy sharing with my two cents worth on the Yathi rAjar.
1. Sri Ramanuja is the one who gave the compassion (karuNA) to the Lord
Himself:-) See, the Lord is like the dark clouds that rain on everything
with no partiality. The Lord showers His compassion on all with no bias, and
with no stinginess. He is ParamOdhAran; One who benovelently grants
everything; including hismelf to His devotees; especially the SaraNagathars.
Whhere does the cloud get waters, from the Sea. The cloud takes the water
from the Oceans. Sri Ramanuja is the one who performed the thIrtha
kaimkaryam (water kaimkaryam) at the Lord Varadan's temple for
Thirumanjanam. Those waters thus are able to grant the Lord such compassion
just as cloud gets the water from the oceans. Our Ramanuja is the Ocean of
dayA; Ocean of Comapssion! dhayaika sindhO! Ramanujasya CharaNau SaraNam
prapadyE!
2. There is none equal to me. (or us:-)
Thiruvarangatthu amudhanAr says: (in Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi)
irainjappadum paran Isan aranganenRu ivvulagatthu
aRam seppum aNNal rAmAnusan * en aruvinaiyin-
thiRam seRRu iravum pagalum vidaathu en sinthaiyuLLE
niRainthu oppaRa irundhAn - ENAKKU YAARUM NIGARILLAIYE?
47. Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya declared that Sri RanganAthan- the
reclining Lord of Srirangam on AdhisEshan- is the One praised by Vedas, One
worshipped by everyone including even Nithya sooris and is also Our Lord. He
showed the Lord to the world that was filled with adharmam (non virtuous).
He simply destroyed my karmic diseases, that can not be overcome by
praayacchitthams or experiencing various births (for the sins are so huge
and great quantities). Not only did he do that to me, He also resided in my
heart at all times in the day and in the night, without leaving me even for
a fraction of second. There is NO PARALLEL or EQAUL to His mercy of residing
in my heart. There is none EQUAL TO ME, who is blessed with this BhAgyam.
(47)
Swamy Vedantha Desikan in YathirAja Sapthathi- 28 describes very
beautifully:
May victory be to Ramanuja - YathirAja- who is the mountain wherfrom the
perennial rivers of Vedas flows always, who is the GRAND tree offering
solace to the tried pilgrims (us:-) of samsaaraa; who is the rising sun,
dispelling the snows of maayaavaadins; who is the Full Moon gladdening the
waves of the Vedas (kaattiya vEdam kaLippuRRathu:-)
Again, let us enjoy Thiruvarangatthu amudhanAr (61st verse)
61. Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya shines so gracefully that those
Bhagawathas, (who always think that Emperumaan Sriman Narayanan alone is
everything to them) come to him, take refuge at his Lotus feet and pay
obeisance to him. But, Sri Ramanuja, the most merciful One came to me, (the
lowly self, who was deeply immersed in the cruel karma bhandhams, and in the
world of tremendous sorrows and samsaaric afflictions) and enslaved me. What
a KaaruNyam! Not just that. He has gone searching for others (like me) if
any one else is left out for being saved. Thus, the whole earth is awe
struck with his greatest dayA on humanity.
I am dull headed and can not understand the rich and deep philosophy of
Ramanuja. His divine beautiful form alone is enough for me to behold in my
eyes.
Sri Ramanujacharya with His towering personality- Fair complexioned- with
dwAdasa oordhva pUndram (12 ThirumaN), the pristinely pure saffron sanyaasi
robe (that adds beauty to the fair complexion further), the dark tresses
curly hair of sikhA which is so charming on His moon like Divine smiling
face laden with dayA on us, (Charming Most graceful Thirumukham), the white
bright pooNool (yagnOpaveedham), the strong thridhaNdam, the lovely Lotus
feet- Oh Lord! What a sight It could have been, to those Srivaishnavas must
have been blessed with!
How nice it would have been to witness Sri Ramanujacharya, walking so
gracefully with such an enchanting personality, with his group of sishyas of
calibre like KooratthAzhwAn, MudaliANdaan, Embaar, Boy Paraasara Bhattar,
Kidaambhi Acchaan, and others…. What a sight! Once, even Periya Nambhi (who
had initiated Sri Ramanuja with Pancha smaskaram) saw this group coming in
the front and prostrated on the ground falling flat. When asked, he said "It
appeared to me as if Alavandhaar is coming with his sishyas!
This scene of Divine Beauty of Sri Ramanuja reminds me of Embaar's poem on
the azhagu of Ramanuja and declares in the end "illai enaaku edhir; illai
enakku edhir; illai enakku edhirE! "There is none equal to me; none equal
to me; none equal to me!". True!
There is NONE equal to us FOR BEING BLESSED WITH Sri Ramanuja (sampradayam)!
EmbAr's description:
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.
YathirAjar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
aDiyEn dAsan
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