நெஞ்சே தினம் நினைப்போம் இராமானுசன் நாமங்களே रामानुजस्य चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये (118 days to celebrate 1000th year of Bhagavat Ramanuja)

நெஞ்சே தினம் நினைப்போம்  

இராமானுசன் நாமங்களே

रामानुजस्य चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये 

(118 days to celebrate 1000th year of Bhagavat Ramanuja)

Let us begin our journey towards 1st May 2017, by recalling his life events, teachings, achievements, glory and his contribution to Srivaishavam and Visishtadwaitham

3rd Jan 2017

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Let us begin our journey towards 1st May 2017, by recalling his life events, teachings, achievements, glory and his contribution to Srivaishavam and Visishtadwaitham

When any one wants to know about a guru, he needs to be introduced by someone who had greater understanding about his work, teachings, glory etc. This time we learn about him through Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi composed by Koil Peria Nambi ( Thiruvarangathamudhanar)

Peria Koil Nambi was handling the administration of Srirangam temple. Bhagavat Ramanuja wanted to streamline the operations of the temple as well as administration process. Peria Koil Nambi was a big process hindrance to Bhagavat Ramanuja's plans. Bhagavat Ramanuja was so good in man mangement and devised a scheme to tackle this situation. He asked Koorththazhwan to develop friendship with Peria Koil Nambi and create a taste and interest in scriptures and Divya Prabhandham for him.. Koorththazhwan undertook the job sincerely and slowly made Peria Koil Nambi to understand Ramanuja's Mahima and greatness. The plan worked and Peria Koil Nambi wanted to become a sishya of Bhagavath Ramanuja and he was asked to take Kooraththazhwan as his Guru so that will give a proximity to work with Bhagavth Ramanuja through Kooraththazhwan. Peria Koil Nambi later composed Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi. Bhagavath Ramanuja did not like the initial version and so scrapped it. Bhagavath Ramanuja guided him to re-write the Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi connecting his relationships to Azhwars, Acharya and their works bringing out the respect and reverence he had for all of them. Once it was completed Bhagavath Ramanuja was very happy and gave the Title "Amudhanar" to Peria Koil Nambi and since he was from Thiruvarangam ( Srirangam), he got the new name "Thiruvarangathamudhanar" Bhagavat Ramanuja gave permission to add "Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi" to Divya Prabhandham, which had 3892 pasurams became 4000 and Came to be known as Nalayira Divya prabhandham. Since the entire Divya Prabhandham is in Tamil also came to be known as Dravida Veda Sagaram.

Let us dwell on the tenth Pasuram of Ramanuja Nootrandhdhi.

In this tenth pasuram of Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi, Amudhanar describes the relationship between Baghavath Ramanuja and Peyazhwar.

Amudhanar says that Bhagavath Ramanuja worships golden feet of  Peyazhwar and holds his third Thiruvandhadhi in high esteem. After Poigai and Bhudhathazhwar lighted the lamps to dispel the darkess of knowledge in the world and inside the heart, Peyazhwar had the darshan of Lord of Thirukkovilur Divyadesam along with his consort and described his experience in the form of Third Thiruvandhadhi starting with " “திருக்கண்டேன்”  pasuram. Amudhanar says that those who serve the lotus feet of learned Vaishanavite scholars who worshipped Bhagavat Ramanuja are indeed very fortunate and meritorius devotees.