Sreemathey Ramanujaya namaha
Sreemadh Varavara Munaye Namaha
Sree Venkata Gurave Namaha
Respected Bhagavatha Bandhus,
We are all aware of Swamy Ramanuja and swamy's contributions towards
our sampradhyam. Not only Swami was a saint, but he was a teacher,
author, social reformer, a sada acharyan and lived the way, as it has to
be, He is a Yuga Purusha, whom Time and Mankind cannot forget. Swamy
incarnated and achieved many things, which even Emperumaan could not
achieve in his Vibhava Avatharams
Below is the summary of the titles swamy was graced upon
1) "Illaiazhwar"/ is the name given by his maternal uncle Periya Thirmalai Nambi which means Laxmanan @ the time of birth.
2) "Boodhapureesar"/ is the title given by Adhi Kesava Perumal of Sri Perumbudoor 9which means lord of Bhoota puri
3)"Aam Ivan Mudhalvan"/ is the title given by Aalavandhar (when
Aalavandhar recognized Swamy Ramanuja is none other than Bavishyat
Acharyan which was held in aaradhanai by all poorvacharyas
4)" Yatirajar" & "Ramanuja Muni"/ is the titile given by Lord Varadarajan, while Swami accepted "sanyasa ashrama"
5)"Udayavar"/ is the title given by Periya Perumal (Lord Ranganatha)
when the Lord handed over the power of granting moksha to Swami Ramanuja
6)"Thiruppavai Jeeyar"/ is the title given by Periya Nambi (one of 5
acharyas) on seeing the devotion swamy Ramanuja had on "Thiruppavai"
7)"Lakshmana Muni"/ is the title given by Thiru Aranga Perumal Aarayar (1 of 5 acharyas)
"Sadagopan
Ponnadi"/ is the title given by Thirumaalai Aandan (1 of 5
acharyas) which meant the lotus feet of Sadagopan/Nammazhwar ( Swamy
Ramanuja had much devotion on Nammalwar and his Thiruvaimozhi, that
Swamy Ramanuja is considered as the divya padhukas of Nammalwar as he is
Maaranadi Panidhu Uyindhavan (it is significant to note, that the lines
of this verses from Ramanuja Nootriandhi is to be chanted without a pause) & foster mother of Thiruvaimozhi
9)"Sri Bashyakarar/ is the titile given by Saraswathi Devi, celebrating the "Sri Bashyam" of Swamy Ramanuja
10)"Desikendran"/ is the title given by Thiruvengadamudayan (Lord Srinivasan) for swamy's matchelss Kainkaryams which includes
a) It was Swamy Ramanuja who restored the Sangu & Chakra, to the
lord of seven hills @ Tirumala, previously when they are given by the
lord to the King Thondaiman Chakravarthy. And people started believing
the lord on the hills was Shiva/Skanda/Durga, it is the unmatchable
kainkaryam of swamy, that we Sri Vaishnavas have the lord @ Tirumala.
today. That is why we sing the Kattiyam of Ramanuja as “Appanukku Sanghu
Aazhi Allitha Perumal”
b)To execute the verses of Nammalwar
“Sindhu Poo Magizhum Thiruvengadam”. Swamy Ramanuja sent one of his
sishyas Ananthalwan Pillai to establish a Nanadhavanam @ Tirumala, one
can even see the Nandhavanam (garden) today there named “Ramanuja
Nandhavanam”, which also holds in it the Thiruvarasu (brindavanam) of
Swamy Ananthalwan Pillai.
c)It was Swami who laid down the
regulations to be followed in executing kainkaryms to
Thiruvengadamudayan like Friday thirumanjanam,(recital of Nacchiyar
Thirumozhi during the thirumanjanm) Thomala Sevai & appointed Peria
Kelvi Appan Jeeyar of Tirumala to supervise the same.
d)Even
today one can see Swami Ramanuja’s vigraham in Tirumala with
Upadesa/Gyana Mudra because Swami here is acharyan to
Thiruvengadamudayan himself
11)"Koil Annan"/ is the title
given by Goda devi/Aandal, as she called him elder brother because
Andal had a desire to offer 100 tada (containers) of butter & 100
tada (containers) "akkaravadisal" to Thirumaliruncholai Emperumaan which
she expressed through her 'Naachiyar Thirumozhi"
Swamy
Ramanuja fulfilled this her desire and offered 100 tada butter and
akkaravadisal to that Emperumaan, after this when Swami Ramanuja arrived
at SriVilliputthur, Andal came out of her archa avathara sammadhi, and
called him "Anna" (my elder brother). And even today as a mark of that
incident, Sri Andal inn Sri Villiputthur remains in the same place (in
front of the sanctum sanctorum) & not inside as it would be usually.
Just like a elder brother who would fulfill the desire of a younger
sister, Swamy Ramanuja also fulfulled the desire of his sister andal
thus earning him the title "Koil Annan", and even today we sing in the
vazhi thirunamam of andal as "Perumpudhur Mamunikki Pin Aanaal Vazhiye!
Uyya Ore Vazhi Udayavar Thiurvadi! (only way for spiritual upliftment is to take refuge in Yathiraja Padhuka)
Attaching is A very rare pic of udayavar @ Sri Perumbudhur
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Geetha Vasudevan
