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From: Mani Varadarajan (mani_at_be.com)
Date: Tue Dec 15 1998 - 11:22:59 PST
Sri Bharat writes, very movingly and convincingly: > No wonder [Sri Ramanuja] started > revealing the "secret" right at the door step of > Nambi himself. > I am afraid I do not hold with the > view of Mani that he was being revolutionary in this > incident. In fact he was being totally traditional- > not the secretive tradition of the ancient Rshis ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > but the all embracing tradition of PeriyAzhwAr, who called ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > out,"vAzhAtpaTT-uLLIrellArum vandu maNNum maNamum > koNmin" and of his daughter who earnestly invited, > "pOduvIr poduminO"- "ichhai uLLar ellArum vArungoL" > This was the tradition which Sri Nathamuni and > Sri ALavandAr wanted to establish on a firm basis. I could not agree with these statements more! What a wonderful way of expressing the all-encompassing compassion of Emberumanar. [...] > Emberumanar continued to keep it so in regard > to the mantra but threw the artha open to all who desired > it. [...] > Sri EmbAr has compressed our glorious DarSanam into three > 'i's - "ichhaiyE adhikAram,irakkamE upAyam,inimaiyE upEyam" > Our mere desire for Him gives us eligibility; His compassion > alone can take us to the goal;and the goal is pure happiness." [...] > EmberumAnAr TiruvaDigale Saranam! adiyEn thirukkacci nambi dhaasan (Mani)