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SriMathe Ramanujaya Namaha:
SriMadh Vara Vara Munaye Namaha:
Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam:

SriVenkatarya Thanayam TatPada Kamalasriyam | 
Vadularnava Purnendum Ramanuja Gurum Bhaje ||

Dear Guna and All,

First-of-all, sorry for the delay to respond regarding sharing the kalyana
guna ganas of Swami Mudaliandan.

In fact I do not find words where to start with, but like to share whatever
I know.

Swami Mudaliandan was born in 1027 A.D at Pachhai Vaarana Perumal Sannidhi
(referred to as "NazarethPettai" today) in Thondai mandalam, to
Anandanarayana Dheekshidar and Nachiyaramman. Anandanarayana Dheekshidar did
not have any children for a long time. He undertook a yatra to Thiruvengadam
to worship Lord Thiruvengadamudayan and pray for a child. On his way at
Thiruninravor, where he stayed overnight at Yeri Katha Ramar's sannadhi,
Sriramar (Anandanarayana Dheekshidar's thiruvaradana perumal) appeared in
his dream and instructed that he need not undertake yatra to Thiruvengadam
for begetting a son as Thiruanandazvan(Adi Shesha, Five headed Serpent, on
whom The Lord reclines ) has taken birth as Ramanujar in Sriperumbudur and
that he (Lord) will be born as his son to serve Sri Ramanuja. 

It is believed that Perumal was very impressed by Thiruvananthazvan's
kainkaryam as Lakshmana to him (Lord Rama) in Ramavatharam and wanted to
taste kainkarya ruchi(Taste of Servitude) himself. Thus, when he was born as
Krishna in Krishnavataram he performed kainkaryam to Balarama (Who in turn
is Thiruvananthazvan's amsam). Not fully satisfied with this, when
Thiruvananthazvan appeared as Sri Ramanuja in Kaliyuga, he was reborn as
Mudaliandan and did kainkaryam to Sri Ramanuja and felt satisfied. Thus
Mudaliandan is an amsam of Lord Rama. 

Nachiyaramman was the elder of Swami Emburumanar's two sisters. Hence
Mudaliyandan is called SrI-ramanuja's BhaginEya (sister's son).
Anandanarayana Dheekshidar named the child as Dasarathy. Dasarathy refers to
Dasaratha's sons. This normally refers to Lord Rama. He was born in Vadamal
Kulam, Vadhoola Gothram, Yajus sakhaai, Apasthamba Soothram in Prabava
varusham, Chitra masam, Punarvasu natchatram. 

His other names are Ramanujan Ponnadi, Sri Vaishnana Serobooshanam and
Ramanuja Paduka. The 'Tiruvadinilai' (= the sanctified mount of the
footwear, The ~~ pAdukA ~~ of divinity and holy personages) of the Lord is
named after Swami Nammazhvar as 'SrI-Sathakopam' or 'Sathari', and the
tiruvadi-nilai of Swami Nammazhvar is known as Ramanujan. In the same vein,
the pAdukA-pITham of svAmi emperumAnAr is referred to as 'mudali-ANDAn'.
This honorofic is cited in the 'taniyan' of SrI ANDAn which goes :- 

"pAdukE yati-rAjasya kathayanti yad-AkhyayA 
tasya dASarathE: pAadav SirasA dhArayAam yaham". 

svAmi mudali-ANDAn is accordingly referred to as the rAmAnuja-pAdukA or
yatirAja-pAdukA. The short name is simply 'ANDAn'. 

To find more details of "Sri Mudaliandan", please visit website:
http://www15.brinkster.com/mudaliandan

Here you can find history,photos gallery,Swami's "Tirumudi
Vargam",Thirumaligai and much more.

Adiyen RamAnuja dAsan,
Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam,
K.M. Shantha Kumar.


-----Original Message-----
From: Guna Venkat [mailto:guna_venkat@xxxx]
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:31 AM
To: ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ramanuja] MudaliYandan ThiruNakshatram


Ajahath Bhagineyathvam pAdhukAthvam ThiridandathAm
Samproptham ethirajasya vande Dhasarathim Gurum

Padhuke Ethirajasya Ghadayanthi YadAkyaya Thasya
Dhasarethe Pahou Sirasa DharayAm aham

Dear Srivaishnavas

After Chitrayil Eyinda ThiruvAdhiray ....Today is Chitrayil Punarvasu..
ThiruNakshatram of Dhasarathi , our poorvacharya.

As you know that Swamy Emberumanar sister's son is our Mudaliyandan , More
than the Deha Sambandam its Athma Sambandam that made Swamy Ramanuja to
say..
"Thuranthen , Thuranthen .. mudaliyi thavira" ..when Swamy took the
Thrithandam Swamy relinquished all his dhea sambandams, but His relation to
Mudaliyandan is more than that, 
Our porrvacharyas quote "Maman Magale manikadhavam thAl Thiravoy", Andal's
verse where Andal was ready to call her "Maman Magal" only due to Bhagavad
Sambandam .

As we recite "Thiruvarangan selvam murrum thiruthi vaithAn vazhiye" towards
Emberumanar, this was through MudaliyAndan . When Emberumanar was visiting
various DDs the whole Koil Adminsitration was carried out by swamy
Mudaliyandan. 
Once, on seeing NamperumAl , Mudaliyandan recollects Yasoda's Upacharam to
Krishna and then offered NavalPazham to Namperumal , during the day
emberumanar noticed a change in the Mogolasam of namperumAl and asked
Mudaliyandan did he offered some thing different, on hering about Naval
Pazham , emberumanAr thought NamperumAl got "cold" due to intake of Naval
Pazham and Dhadiyordharnam (2 cold items to gether) , then Swamy offered
KashAyam to NamperumAl.. Such was the love of both emberumAnar and
Mudaliyandan towards NamperumAl.

There are lot more incidents in the life of EmberumanAr and Mudaliyandan
which every one may know, (egs- Mudaliyandan as seethana velaaty,
Mudaliyandan's Sripadha thertham converts saivists, budhhists to
SrivaishnavAs etc)
Also " Mudaliyanin pathu Varthygal " is so wonderful to compare the
JeevAthma with Seetha Piraty in Asoka Vanam,( I think Adiyen has posted the
info few months back from the excerpts of Swamy KB Devarajan's Upanyasam) .

I wish to request Bhagavadas to share their knowledge so that Adiyen can
learn more about my Acharyan.


Mudaliyandan Thiruvadigale saranam

Mudaliyandan Syshyan

Guna
Ph 408 588 6672 (W)
guna_venkat@xxxx


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