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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha:

Adiyaen would like to post this messge in response to the query on Gopala 
Vimsathi.

Quote from the Sthala Puranam as well as from a write up from my maternal 
Grandfather (Late Sri T.M Thirumalai Iyengar of Mannargudi) and from my father,

"The last of the great acharyas, Sri MANAVALA MAA MUNIGAL spent some time in 
this shrine and regulated the mode of worship by enjoining the recital of the 
2nd psalms in THIRU VAAI MOZHI in the daily routine. Sri Manavala Maamunikal 
has also sung the GOPALA VIMSADHI and the KAMALA STHUTHI in praise of Sri 
VidyaRajagopalan of Mannargudi".

In addition a few more facts related to Sri Rajagopalan are obvious:

-2 chapters (iv-6 & v-3) of 22 verses in esoteric language of verivilakku and 
madal thurais of TAMIL grammar have been sung by the doyen of alwars, Sri 
SATAKOPA therein . HE was refereed to as the LORD in HIS 4 manifestations of 
VANDHUVARAVAPADHI MANNAN, MANIVANNAN, MANIYIN ANI NIRA MAYAN and VASUDEVAN.All 
these names are engraved within the temple precincts on the basis of these 
prehistoric idols.

- THIRUMANGAI ALWAR has adored HIM (Sri VidyaRajagopalan of Mannargudi) in his 
stanza 'PONNANAI' (stanza10 in THIRUNEDUNTHANDAGAM) as "GUNAPALA MADHA YAANAI"; 
the great commentator PERIAVACCHAN PILLAI refers to Sri RAMANUJA's views that 
it refers to SRI MANNAR only.

- According to the BRAHMANDAPURANAM of VEDA VYASA, the origin of MANNARGUDI is 
traced to the two sages (Gopila and GoPralaya), the sons of an ancient saint 
"VAHNIMUKKAR". As legends would have it, the sage GOPRALAYA performed severe 
penance in the DWAPARAYUGA to seek the boon of LORD VISHNU. The LORD in his 
infinite mercy, granted the boon and settled down as a cowherd GOPALA in the 
same fashion as he did in DWARAKA in the north. HE appeared before their human 
eyes in person ; at their request, the LORD appeared before them as KRISHNA, 
from HIS birth as four handed VASUDEVA, to a GOPALA in a series of 32 scenes 
enacted during HIS temporal sojourn. Hence this place is known as 
"DAKSHINADWARAKA.

- Lord BRAHMA was said to have worshipped the LORD in the KRITHA yuga to 
recover his memory power with regard to HIS creation of the cosmic lives.

- In the THRETHA yuga, sage BHRUGU and MAHALAKSHMI worshipped the LORD to rid 
themselves of curses. As a result the LORD took her in marriage and she came to 
be known as VASUDEVA MAHISHI, CHAMPAKAVALLI, AND SENKAMALATHAYAR. 

- In the DWAPARA yuga the GOD, AGNI offered penance on the banks of the sacred 
tank in Mannargudi and regained his heat. 

Adiyen Ramanuja dasan
Dwarakanath Srinivasan





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