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Sri:
SrImathE rAmAnujAya namah:

Dearest BhAgawathAs,

Today is Embaar Thirunakshathram, Thai maasam,
Punarvasu nakshathram.
He was a cousin of Sri Ramanujar. 

His name was Govinda. He studied under Yadava prakasa
along with Ramanuja. It is he who rescued Ramanuja
from the plot- the Guru Yadavaprakasa hatched to kill
Ramanuja. Subsequently, as he
was taking bath in a river, a Sivalinga (an icon in
the phallic form of Siva) mysteriously landed on his
palm. He became a Saivite for a while and stayed at
kaaLahasthi praying and offering puja to that lingam? 

Yadhavava Prakashar and the disciples return after the
Kashi pilgrimage and are shocked to see Ramanujar
still alive in the temple.]

Ramanujar without disclosing anything said that he
felt good to see him again. And enquired as to where
his cousin Govindan was . 

Yadhava Prakasha replied not to worry. He is fine. He
found a lingam in Kashi. On seeing that he has
converted himself to Saivism. He has settled in
kaaLahaSthi, under the name of "uLLangai koNarndha
naayanaar".. 

Later? on after Ramanuja was gaining more pupularoty
with increasing number of sishyas, he requested his
acharya ?cum ? maternal uncle, Tirumalai Nambi to
bring back the great devotee and the intelligent Boy
Govindha, who is also his another nephew as he is
stuck to Devathaantharam.. (a devotee of demi god). 

Thirumalai nambhi along with his disciples went to
KaaLahasthi the sivasthalam and started delivering
upanyasams (discourses) next to where Govindha was
offering his prayers by pffering flowers to the Siva
linga. He started with the great epic Ramayana on
which Swamy Thirumalai Nambhi was quite well versed
(as Ramanuja himself had learnt Ramayana esoteric
concepts from Thirumalai Nambhi). No luck? 

Then he started with Srimath Bhagawatham and then
continued on Gitaa.. Nothing helped. 

Later on he commenced ShrI SaTakOpa?s Tamil Veda-
Thiruvaaymozhi.. Already Govindha was getting
transformed but did not give up? When the ThiNNan
veedu ten was started, there is a pAsuram, which says:

dhEvum epporuLum padaikkap poovil naanmukhanaip
padiaattha

EMPERUMAANUKKALLAAL POOVUM POOSANAIYUM THAGUME? 

A wonderful pAsuram! The One who created everything ?
including all demi gods and all beings, sentient,
non-sentient- is Chathurmukha BrahmA (he is the one
who created even Sivan); and it is the Lord Sriya:
Pathi Sriman Narayanan ? the Primordial Chief who as
the indweller enabled BrahmA to do so? Eseentially it
is VishNu who does it all.. 
That Chauthur mukha BrahmA is created on the lotus
flower from the Divine Navel of EmperumAn Sriman
Narayanan- Jagath Rakshakan; Sarva Swamin; akila
jagath swAmin? and the AzhwAr asks: The flowers and
Prayers (ArAdhanam)- can they be meant for someone
else? (They are meant only for Him- the Only One-
Unparalleled!)

Govindhar jumped down (as he was collecting flowers
for the linga pooja), ?thagaathu; thagaathu.. ? CAN
NOT?. 

He fell down at the feet of Thirumalai Nambhi? with
tears rolling down his cheeks and cried for saving him
to chenage him to be a Vaishnavite? 
Rest is History. 

Embaar was first very much attached to Thirumalai
Nambhi (also his uncle) who brought him back on the
"right" track i.e. Srivaishnavam, and later became
glued to YathirAjar, when he was asked by Ramanujar
from Thirumalai Nambhi.

Embaar's description of Ramanujar's Divinely Beautiful
ThirumEni is 
excellent.

parppOm enatthigazh pai~nkazhal unRan pallavamE
viralum/ paavanamAgiya 
painthuvaraadai pathintha marunkazhagum/ muppuri
noolodu munkail yEndhiya 
mukkOlthan azhagum/ munnavar tandhidum mozhikaL
niRaindhidu muruval 
nilAvazhahum/ kaRpagamE vizhi karunai pozhindhidum
kamalkkaNN azhagum/ 
kaarisuthan kazhalsoodiya mudiyum kana naRRsihai
mudiyum/ yeppozhudhum 
ethiraaJan vadivazhaghu yen idhayatthuL uLLathaal/
illai enakku edhir; illai 
enakku edhir; illai enakku edhirE!"

Embar's enjoyment of seeing Sri Ramanujacharya's lotus
 feet , tender 
fingers reminding one of the creepers, sacred safforn
robe, most auspicious pooNool, thridandam , His
enchanting smile laden with dayA , large dark eyes
reminiscent of wish yielding kaRpaka maram (tree), the
kudumi (sikhA) formed by abundant tresses is simply
beautiful .  EmbAr declares that  there is no one
equal to him; since YathirAjan's Divine Beauty lingers
in his heart.

Illai enakkedhir; illai enakkedhir - declares Embaar.

Illai namakkedhir, with such great AchAryAs like Sri
Bhashyakaarar 

EmbAr is the AchArya of the greatest Sri Parasara
Bhattar. (son of KooratthAzhwAn). When Ramanujacharya
asked Embaar to bring the baby  Parasarar (son of
KooratthAzhwAn) for naming the baby, Embar brought the
baby and by way of protection, he was muttering Dvaya
Mantram. in the infant's ears. When Ramanuja enquired
as to how the baby showed off an unusual brilliance
and the baby smelt Dwaya vaadai, Embar narrated what
he did on the way. Since he had done this, Ramanuja
asked Embar to be the AchArya for  the baby. Rest is
of course history on Paraasara Bhattar's glory. 
[Reference: Sri Anbil Ramaswamy's Acharya vamsa
vruksham and 
Sri VS Karunakaran Swamy's article in Tamil]

Sri Bhagavath Ramanujar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards
namo Narayana
dAsan

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