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from srImathi chitra mAdhavan

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Devaraja dayapathram Srikanchipurnam uthamam
Ramanujamuner manyam vandeham sajjanasrayam


Please join us on Vedics bridge for a talk on Sri Thirukkachi Nambi, 
by Chi.SriRam Elayavalli, (Son of Sri ESBV Swami) on saturday Feb 
27th at 8:00 am where He will talk about the 6 doubts that Swami 
Ramanuja got cleared from Deva Perumal by Sri Thirukkachi Nambi. Sri 
thirukkachchi nambi's birthstar falls on Sunday Feb 29th.

In the following paragraph a brief introduction given about Sri 
Thirukkachi Nambi.


Thirukkachi Nambi's avathara sthalam was called Dharmapuri, present 
day Puvirundavalli or Pundamalli. He was born in Shobhakruth year, 
month Masi Star Muragaseerusham. His Thirunamas are Thirukkachi 
Nambi, Sri Kanchipurnar and Sri Gajendra Dasar. He lived in 
Kanchipuram, and His kainkaryam was fanning Devaraja Perumal. His 
work was Varadharajashtakam and Devaperumal (SriVaradharaja) used to 
talk to Him. Sri Alawandar was shown Swami Ramanuja by Thirukkachi 
Nambi when He was given the name Amudhalvan.

After Yadhava Prakasa told Ramanuja not to come back to classes, 
because of His disagreements with His teacher, His mother told Him to 
get acquainted with Thirukkachi Nambi, and start learning kainkaryams 
from Him. So from a very young age Swami Ramanuja was greatly 
influenced by Thirukkachi Nambi and He got Ramanuja the kainkaryam of 
getting water from Salai Kinaru ( road side well) to Deva Perumal. 
After associating with Him for a while Swami Ramanuja requested
Thirukkachi Nambi to be His Acharya, which He declined gently saying 
that He wasn't qualified and also He knew the greatness of Ramanuja 
before anyone else. He got six of Swami Ramanuja's doubts cleared 
from Deva Perumal. It was Thirukkachi Nambi who guided Swami Ramanuja 
to Peria Nambi for Pancha Samskaram)

Adiyen chitra ramanuja dasee





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