"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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