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SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest all

This verse indirectly reminds us of Swami Parasara
bhattar anecdote herein.. Bhattar received his
upadesam from sri Ramanuja; he was the son of Kuresa
and sishya of Embaar. Bhattar defeated an Advaitic
Scholar at Melkote by using Thirumangai AzhwAr?s
wonderful verses on Thiru NedundhaaNdakam as the basis
for discussion and converted him to Visishtadvaitam.
He accepted him as his prime disciple and gave him the
name of Namjeeyar. Bhattar returned to Srirangam with
Namjeeyar and visited Sri Ranganatha at his sanctum
sanctorium. He had the good fortune of conversing with
the Lord of Srirangam like Thirukkacchi Nambi could
speak with Sri Varadaraja. Both Rangantha and
Varadaraja broke their Archa Silence to speak to their
special devotees . Bhattar told the Lord as to what
happened at Melkote and how he used TNT to defeat the
Advaita Vedantin in a scholastic debate. Sri
Ranganatha asked Bhattar to repeat the winning
arguments. The Lord was very pleased with Bhattar's
defense and blessed him. This event is celebrated even
today at Srirangam on the eve of Adhyayana Utsavam by
the Arayar, who enacts the incident at Melkote before
Sri Ranganatha. This festival at Srirangam is known as
Thirunedumthaandakam. [from Sri Satakopan Swami?s
article]. This is also due to Ramanuja?s grace only. 

kalimikka chen^n^el kazanik kuRaiyal kalaipperumaan
olimikka paatalai uNtuthan NnuLLam thatiththu,athanaal
valimikka cheeyam iraamaa NnuchanmaRai vaathiyaraam
pulimikka thenRu,ip puvanaththil vanthamai pORRuvanE. 
88

Thirumangai AzhwAr born in the most fertile land of
ThirukkuRaiyaloor, sand in chaste tamil verses of
Thirumozhi that roar and reverberate the esoteric
vedanthic truths in easy to understand manner. This
most wonderful divine verses of Thirumangai AzhwAr
were considered as thaarakam, poshakam and bhogyam
[existence, sustenance, enjoyment] by Swami
EmperumAnAr. Swami enjoy reading these verses and
utilize these verses and their vedanthic truths to
chase away other religious vaadhis and shine like a
victorious lion. EmperumAnAr crushed these idhara
mathasthars [other religion?s avaidika people] like
the King lion that kills the tiger which eats the poor
saadhu animals.  I am blessed to praise his such
greatest glories ?says Amudhanar. 

maRai vaadhiyar aam- those who opposed the vedic
truths and distort them OR oppose the Tamil Vedas
puli mikkadhu ? such tigers were found in plenty;
enRu ? enquiring thus and furthermore 
kali mikka- the strongest 
sennel kazhani kuRaiyal kalai perumAn ? Kaliyan, the
one is the master of all arts and weaponry, born in
ThirukuRaiyaloor the most fertile land,
oli mikka paadalai- the divine verses of his -that
roar the visEsha vedantha artthams and are rhyming and
musical as well; 
uNdu ? enjoyed reading in conjunction with the divine
Vedas 
uLLam thadhtthu- benefited by that rich tonic of those
verses
adhanaal vali mikka seeyam Iraamaanusan- Because of
that, and with the help of these verses and their
vedanthic truths, the huge male lion Ramanuja
conquered the vaadhis; 
e bhuvanatthil vandhamai pORRuvaan- Such greatest
Ramanuja appeared in this world- I am blessed to utter
that

Because of Ramanuja?s birth only we are now blessed to
recite the divine verses of Thirumangai AzhwArs and
the way he could chase away the opponents using the
vedanthic truth enshrined in those verses. [Read
Bhattar anecdote in the first para.] Thus he shines
like a male lion chasing away the tigers. ? I am
blessed to sing thus. 

When people refused to accept the tamil verses as
apramANam and did not want the same recited in the
temples, Swami emperumAnar reestablished and organized
the ariyar sEvai. Using the tamil verses? tattva and
visEsha artthams, Ramanuja conquered them and
convinced them of their value. The siddhantham thus
was saved and ubhaya vedantha sampradayam was well
established.     
    
EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan 



 
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