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srishailEsha dhayApAthram DhibhakthyAdhi guNArNavam |
yathIndhra pravaNam vandhE ramyajAmAtharam munim ||

Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Dear Devotees,
Humble pranams to all. Wish you all a Happy Celebration
of Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL's Tirunakshatram. After Muslim 
invasion,Srirangam was in a bad shape. It was Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL 
who brought the Srirangam temple to normalcy by restarting all the 
regular schedules that was interrupted by muslim invasion. He got 
himself involved in lecturing on bhagavad vishayam
(tiruvAymozhi),temple renovations,structured the temple management 
just as EmperumAnAr did. Without his commentaries on various works,we
(atleast I)would not have been able to appreciate the works of 
pUrvAchAryAs especially Sri PiLLai LOkAchAryA(a genius). He undertook 
all these commentaries for the benefit of common masses so that all 
of us can enjoy the greatness of our sampradAyam.

AchArya is like a mother who is all compassionate. In Sri 
Vachana BhUShaNam,Sri PiLLai lOkAchArya says that AchAryabhimAna is 
the ultimate upAya. Does it mean that it contradicts the Lord being
SiddhOpAya? Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL explains that it does not. Infact 
AchAryabhimAna culminates in Lord's SiddhOpAya(AchArya is an avatAra 
of the the Lord Himself,SVB 407). Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL very 
beautifully defends Sri PiLLai lOkAchArya's writings in Sri Vachana 
BhUShaNam. Service to the AchArya should not be considered as 
repayment for the great benefit AchArya has done for the soul. Sri 
PiLLai lOkAchArya[SVB 432]says:"Repayment to the AchArya is possible 
only if there are two Ishvaras and four realms". Sri MaNavALa 
mAmunigaL says that if one looks at the magnitude of the benefit that 
AchArya showers on the soul by providing the Lord and His 
vibhuthis,there is no possibility for repayment. The greatness of
Sri MaNavALa mAmunigaL lies in explaining those subtle,complex sutras 
of pUrvAchAryas in concise and terse form.

srimathE ramya jAmAthru munInthrAya mahAthmanE |
srirangavAsinE bhUyAth nithyasrIr nithyamangaLam || 

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam
nappinnai






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