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    "Srirangamangalamanim karuNAnivasam
     SrivenkaTAdri shikharAlaya kALamegham
     Srihastishaila shikharojjvala pArijAtam
     SrIsham namAmi shirasA yadushailadIpam"

This sloka recited by every srivaishnava at the end of sandhya
vandanam, was coined by none other than Swamy Ramanuja. The order followed 
seems to be south north east west. though it was supposed to be recited 
turning round oneself and offering namaskaram in the direction

Being a staunch devotee of swami ramanuja, vedanta desikar also composed 
divyadesa mangalAshAsanam on the same lines as 'srirangamangalamanim' 
shlokam with one slokam each for koil,tirumalai, perumal koil and 
tirunarayanapuram and stating that yAdavAdri divyadesam and its prosperity 
was the choicest and the most cherished desire of swami ramanuja. 

   The following lines are quoted from divyadesa mangalAshAsanam, for 
reference.
1) 'shamita vimatapakshAm shAshvatIm rangalakshmIm.'(Koil)
2) 'shriyamupachinu nityam shrInivAsa tvameva.' (tirumalai)
3) 'hata ripujana yogAm hastidhAmna ssamriddhim.'(perumAL koil
4) 'yati paribriDha hridyAm yAdavAdre ssamriddhim.'(tirunarayanapuram)

Swami Ramanuja used specific qualities of the Lords in the 'sriranga 
mangalamanim' shlokam. mangala manim and karuNAnivasam for SriranganAtha. 
kALamegham for Srinivasa, pArijAta (kalpavriksha) for varadarAja and 
deepam for tirunarayana. it is seen that the epithets used here have been 
specifically used by purvacharyas and Alwars and also followed by the 
succeeding acharyas also as can be seen from several quotations below.
 
aNiyAr poLil aranganagarappA 
maNiye manimANikyame madhusUdhA.(kaliyan)

mannum arangattem mAmaNiyAI. (kaliyan)

chintAmaNimivodvA(bhA)ntam utsange anantabhogina:.(bhattar)


vrishagiri krishnamegha janitAm janitApaharAm.
kalijvalana durgate jagati kALameghAyitam. (Desikan in dayasatakam)


'kalashakaladhi kanyAvallarI kalpashAkhI.'
'karishikhari viTanka sthAyina: kalpavriksHat
bhavati phalamashesham tasya hastApacheyam.'

Being a staunch devotee of swami ramanuja, vedanta desikar also composed 
divyadesa mangalAshAsanam on the same lines as 'srirangamangalamanim' 
shlokam with one slokam each for koil,tirumalai, perumal koil and 
tirunarayanapuram and stating that yAdavAdri divyadesam and its prosperity 
was the choicest and the most cherished desire of swami ramanuja. 

   The following lines are quoted from divyadesa mangalAshAsanam, for 
reference.
1) 'shamita vimatapakshAm shAshvatIm rangalakshmIm.'(Koil)
2) 'shriyamupachinu nityam shrInivAsa tvameva.' (tirumalai)
3) 'hata ripujana yogAm hastidhAmna ssamriddhim.'(perumAL koil
4) 'yati paribriDha hridyAm yAdavAdre ssamriddhim.'(tirunarayanapuram)

Swami Ramanuja used specific qualities of the Lords in the 'sriranga 
mangalamanim' shlokam. mangala manim and karuNAnivasam for SriranganAtha. 
kALamegham for Srinivasa, pArijAta (kalpavriksha) for varadarAja and 
deepam for tirunarayana. it is seen that the epithets used here have been 
specifically used by purvacharyas and Alwars and also followed by the 
succeeding acharyas also as can be seen from several quotations below.
 
aNiyAr poLil aranganagarappA 
maNiye manimANikyame madhusUdhA.(kaliyan)

'mannum arangattem mAmaNiyAI.' (kaliyan)

'chintAmaNimivo(dvA)(bhA)ntam utsange anantabhogina:.' (bhattar)
'karuNAmrita kUlamudvahaiShA' (bhattar)(srirangarajastavam)

'vrishagiri krishnamegha janitAm janitApaharAm.'
'kalijvalana durgate jagati kALameghAyitam.' (Desikan in dayasatakam)


'kalashajaladhi kanyAvallarI kalpashAkhI.'
'karishikhari viTanka sthAyina: kalpavriksHat
bhavati phalamashesham tasya hastApacheyam.'
..(desikan in varadaraja panchAshat)

'pahal kanDEn nAraNanAI kkanDEn.
vAn tihaLum shodi vaDivu.' (Poihai Alwar)
(Lord tiruNarayana is a selfluminous deepam)

'kOmin tuLAy muDi Adiyamshodi guNamgalE.
(Satagopan in oru nayakamAy)' 

 Surprisingly, the following passage in guruparamparA prabhAvam 
proves the devotion of Emberumanar to Selvappillay. It is also 
understandable because Swami was very grateful to that Lord for having 
triggered the redemption of all the 4000 nalayiram through 
'ArAvamude'-knowing srivaishnavas of melukote. 

        Vaduka nambi used to refer to Kurattalwan and Mudaliyandan as 
double-bankers (iru-karaiyar) as they used to recite and rely on both 
emberumanar tiruvadihale saranam and namberumal tiruvadihale saranam. But 
none would monopolise and be as cordial as vaduka nambi reciting 
'emberumanar tiruvadihale saranam'; as Parasara bhattar reciting 'alagiya 
manavala pperumal tiruvadigale saranam'; as Ananthalwan reciting 
'tiruvengadamudaiyan tiruvadihale saranam'; as tirukkachchinambi saying 
'pEraruLALar tiruvadihalE saraNam'; and as Emberumanar would recite 
'selvappillay tiruvadigale saranam'!!!

Another evidence for IDupADu' or endearment of tirunarayanapuram to Swami 
Ramanuja can be seen in the following episode which made Swami desikan to 
use the term 'yatiparibriDha hridyAm' for yAdavAdri in  divyadesa 
mangalAshAsanam. We should not forget that selvappillAY is the son of 
swami Ramanuja and YadugirinAchchiyAr is the 
daughter-in-law. swami Ramanuja got the satisfaction of coronating his son 
with VairamuDi which Dasharatha had missed and repented.  

When EmberumAnAr gave a discourse on Yadavagiri mAhAtmyam, when explaining 
the meaning of 'ananta: prathamam rupam lakshmaNastadanantaram; 
balabhadrastritIyastu kalau kaschid bhavishyati', referring to the fourth 
quarter 'kalau kaschid bhavishyati' swami told MudaliyAnDAn and other 
listeners that he himself was the indicated and intended object of that 
quarter.


   Another passage below, from guruparamparAprabhAvam explains the 
significance of the four Divyadesams which has prompted Ramanuja to 
compose the shlokam in that order of divyadesams.

        "Koyilukku pradhanyam ettale ennil tiruppanalwarodu kalandu 
parimaruhaiyale. Tirumalaikku pradhanyam kurumbarutta nambikkum tondaiman 
chakravarthikkum vArtai aruLichchAidu kalandu parimAruhaiyAle.  PerumaL 
koyilukku pradhanyam ettale ennil tirukkachchinambiyOde smitapUrvakamAha 
sambhAshaNam paNNi mikavum kalandu parimAruhaiyAle. Tirunarayanapurattukku 
pradhanyam ettale ennil   sucharita tanayan pakkal AdarAtishayattAle 
tanniveditAnnattAY  samyagbhOjanam paNNi avanai vAzhvikkaiyAlum, 
yatirAjaputranAna saushIlyattAlum." 

Adiyen Ramanujadasan
M.N. Anandambillay. Ramanuja.

     
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