Swami
Manavala Mamunigal Sesha vahanam 2024
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nowmi Sowmya vara Yogi pungavam ||
Triplicanites are
ecstatic. Swami Manavala Mamunigal uthsavam is being celebrated grandly.
There is the illustrious
lineage of Purvacharyargal – the hierarchy of Srivaishnava preceptors – through
whom the glorious traditions passed by in generations. Its happy
culmination with Namperumal Himself becoming disciple of Acarya Mamunigal
redounds the wisdom of our holy lineage. Swami Emperumanar (Sri
Ramanujar) and Mamunigal – both were incarnation of Adisesha. Born as
Nayanar, Mamunigal was an ocean of knowledge, yet learnt at the feet of his
erudite father and others – the way Sri Rama and Sri Krishna did, during their
stay on earth – through courses under great sages of their times like Vasistha,
Viswamitra, Sandeepani .. ..
The whole Sri Vaishnava
World is rejoicing at the very thought of sarrumurai celebrations of great Acaryar. Getting back to our own place, there have
been rain forecasts – nothing unusual for Chennai, in this season. Today,
29.10.2024, it is day 3 of the Uthsavam – and after Sri Periyazhwar thirumozhi
rendering in the afternoon, and
mangalasasanam, there was purappadu of
Swami Manavala Mamunigal – in Sesha vahanam. When it rains, ordinary mortals would take shelter –
move around carrying umbrellas, wearing rain coats and more – for the
Supreme Lord, it is Adisesha who is the parasol. Adisesha in our Sampradhaya is
fondly Ananthazhvan ~ he serves the Lord always - in His various avatars,
Ananthazhwan accompanies Him in some form and continues his service.
Sri Erumbiappa in his
thanian to Yathiraja Vimsati extols Acaryar :
Ya: sthuthim yathipathiprasAdaneem
vyAjahAra YathirAja vimsatheem |
Tham prapanna jana sadhakAmbhudham
nowmi Sowmya vara Yogi
pungavam ||
"I offer my homage
to Acarya Swami Manavala Mamunigal, who blessed us with this great work
of ‘Yathiraja vimsathi’ with the intention of pleasing the heart of our
Udayavar Bashyakar Sri Ramanujar. He is the one, who showered Prapannars
with the nectar of sakala saasthra arthas, just as the rays of moon fully
nourish the Chataka birds." The thaniyan inclines that
those who recite this work will have blessings of Emperumanar. ‘Prapanna
jana chatakam budam’ would mean Acarya Emperumanar is like the rain-bearing
cloud which provides lifeline of water for all including skylarks. Yogi
PUngava refers clearly to our Acarya Mamunigal
Emperuman Sriman Narayana
once decided to depute Adisesha to
the earthly world on a mission to reform
men and women and remain there for 200 years. Adisehsa spent 120 years as
Sri Ramanuja, for the rest of the determined period (80 years) he was reborn as
Swami Manavala Mamunigal. That our Acharyar
Mamunigal was a manifestation of Adisesha was proved in an incident when
some jealous people set fire to his house but he slipped away to safety under
certain compelling circumstances and to continue his task uninterrupted he took
to ascetic order.
On day 3 of Sri Manavala Mamunigal Thiruvavathara
uthsavam – it was purappadu of Mamunigal in Sesha
vahanam. Here are some photos taken during the evening purappadu and during
mangalasasanam at Swami Nammalvar sannathi.
~ adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
29.10.2024
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