Andal vazli thiru naama,”perum poothoor maa munikku pinnaanaal vazliyay”…Thirumaalirum solai nambiku aandal sonnathai evar panninathaal.”nam kovil annano’ yentraal….Raamanujar “unja vruthi” pohum pothu Periya Nambigal(some say Thirukoshtiyoor nambigal)thirumaazlighai vanthathum his daughter Andal(Devaki Piratti)opened the door with ashtathai and udaivar fell at her feet–seerar vazlai olippa vanthu thiravaai–undhu mada kazlitrin paasuram anubhavithunndu erunthathaal..nappinnai pirati yentru ninaithu panninaar-yenna anubhavam!..
1..Kadir madiyam pol muhathan–swami’s face is like sun during sri-bashya vyaagyaanam and mon during thiruvaaymozli vyyagyaanam.
2..Paarkadallul paiya thueintra paraman adi padi-raamanujar is Adisesha avathaaram
3..Emberumaanaar is like “kudam nirakkum vallal perum pasu”..he fills the minds and hearts of his follwerers with deep knowledge and anubhavams.
4..She calls him as “azli mazlaikku Anna”..as her brother.In tretha yugam he was Lakshmana..in dvapara yugam he was Balaraan and now he is her Anna.
5..He won over all maayavadhikal and so she calls him “maayanai”–just like Maamuni in yathiraja vimsati”maayavaadhi bhujanga bhanga graruda:trividhya choodaamani”
6.His neck s like “velli villi sangu” and he is in “pullaraiyan kovil’..He established himself in Sri-rengam where there is a big garudan and spread Srivaishnavam al over the world.
7..She praises his Ubaya vedantam-“kalanthu pesina pech aravam”-mixing sanscrit vedas and tamil prabandams..
8..’Devaathi devanai sentru naam sevithaal aavaventru aaraaynthu aruluvaan”-just like he gave up even raamanujar to Arangan as Ariyar was singing.
9..He gave Thirumanthram to all despite his guru’s orders —so she says “mani kadhavam thaazl thiravaay”…
10..she praises him as”arun kalamey”-vessel of grace-as he spread sri vaishnavamto all
11..He is “panchaAcharya padhaasritha”..learning from 5 acharyas and won over-settraar thiral azliya-kuttram ontrillaatha kovalar.
12..He is our “nar selvan”..only acharyar still with us in archa roopam–thamar uganda-thirunarayanapuram, thaan uganda-sriperamputur, and thaanaana-sri rengam.
13..He immersed in all deep vedas ,ethihaas and prabandam and gave us the gist–“kulla kullira kudainthu neeraadi”-enkiraal.
14..Because of his avathaaram all nastikas wil vanish-“ambal vaay koombina kaan’–and asthikas will enlighten-“Sengaluneer vaay nehizlnthu”–enkiraal.
15..He calls him as “elley Elamkilliyey”..because of his easy and understanding explanations of poorvaacharya’s works.
16..He calls him as “naayaganaay nintra”..as he was heading over 12000 srivaishnavas,700 jeeyars..naayagan=head of acharyas.
17..He is “ambarame, thanneere, sorey”–dharma, artha, kama -all three purusharthams to us..food, water and shelter–thirumanthram,dvyam, sarama slokam pola–She calls him as “sem por kazlal adi selvaa bala devaa”–indicating his avathaara rahasyam.
18..He is “undu mada kazlitrin oodaatha thol valiyan”–having learned from five acharyas he can win over all kutharkavaathies,paashaandies and maayaavaadhies.
19..He has four vedas as legs for his cot and vedanthaas as his bed..His works-vedantha saaram,vedantha deepam,sri bhashyam, geethaa bashyam and gatyatrayam are the lights–so she calls”kuttu villakku eriya kottukkaal katil mel methentra pancha sayanathil”
20..He is like fire of knowledge to all those who come to argue with him and will remove all their ignorance.–“settraarkku veppam kodukkum vimalan”–
21..He changed even his guru like yadava prahasar and yagna moorthy-who later became -after surrendering to raamanujar-arulaala perumaal emberumaanaar–“maattraar unakku vali tholainthu un vasarkann aatraathu vanthu adi panniyumaapole”-enkiraal
22..He explains slowly and by hius kadatcham makes us understand Him–so she says”senkan chiruchirithey en meyl villiyaavo”
23..He is the great lion-“seeriya singam”..Sleeping lion-gjana mandabam in thirunarayana puram…awakened lion in srirengam-bhoga mandabam and energetic lion in pushpa mandabam-trumalai..he remains with great charm along with 74 simhathipathies..
24..she praises him “antru ev vulaham azlanthaan adi potri”–he travelled widely thro all over Bharat-from Kashmir to Kanyakumari-inclding vadari saligramam on his foot..
25..”or eravil ollithu vallara”-salai kinaril -devaperumal, perum devi thaayar -evarai kootti konndu vanthathai solukiraal..
26..she cals him as “kola Villakkey” and His tritandam as ‘kodiyey’..
27..He makes every one as his adiyaars..so she praises him as “koodaarai vellum seer govindaa”..he wins over even his opponents.
28..”un thannodu uravel namaku engey ollikka olliyaathu’ yentru evarukkum, mattra ela divya desa perumaalukkum thanuukm ulla uravai puhazlnthu paadukiraal.
29..”umakkey naam at seyvom’–yentru evarin lakshmana, balarama, ramanuja sevaikalai–yugam thorum thodarum sevaikalai-paadukiraal..
30..”engum thiruvarul pettru enburuvaar”–he is “vishnu loha mani mandaba maarghadaayee..if we ask who is the emberumaan to grand us vaikunndam..the answer wil be Emberumaanaar..
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