Sri Manavala Mamunigal (Rare Upadhesa Mudra) Seva @ Shangu Chakra Gadha Padmam - My Home Thirumaligai (Sanctum) during Iipasi Moolam Avathara Dina Utsavam 2011. The Tamil Hymn glorifies the works of Azhwars and Acharyas.
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The Thirumaligai hosts Sriman Narayana with his Consorts Sridevi-Bhudevi, Sri Mahalakshmi , Sri Yoga Narasimha, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Sri Dolai Kannan (Bala Krishna), Sri Aandal, Sri Ram Parivar, Sri Ramanuja , Sri Manavalamamuni & Sri Satyanarayanaswamy. All Alangarams, Daily rituals (Thenkalai Nithyanusandhanam Sampradaya) and Kainkariyams are performed for the Lord including all auspicious events. Panchaparva Seva & Thirumanjanam (Holy Bath) is performed on Ekadesi, Amavasya, Purnima and when Revathi Star is in Ascendence.
Srirangam in southern India is a celebrated pilgrimage centre. It is the only dhivyakshetram sung by all ten azhwars and Andal. It is called Bhuloka Vaikunta. It is the root of all 108 dhivya kshetras. But over these and several other distinctions, the most outstanding is that the Lord showed here the ideal Acharya in the person of Swamy Manavala Mamuni. Manavala Mamunigal is one of the most well known and significant acharyas of Ramanuja's Sri Vaishnava Tradition-southern sect. Followers of the Thenkalai sect of Sri Vaishnavism believe that Manavala Mamuni was the final acharya of a lineage that begins with the Supreme Being Sriman Narayana, passes through Acharyas such as Yamunacharya, Ramanuja, Embar, Pillai Lokacharya and ends with Manavala Mamuni. It is believed that Manavala Mamuni was accepted by the Lord of Srirangam, Sri Ranganatha, as His own acharya at Srirangam. In 1430, Swami Mamunigal was summoned by Lord Ranganatha to Srirangam and was asked to give a discourse on thiruvaimozhi based on Swami Nampillai's Eedu Muppatharayairam, the celebrated commentary on Nammalvar's Thiruvaimozhi. The discourse was done over a period of one year, over which all the festivities of the temple was put oh hold as ordered by Lord Ranganatha. On the last day of discourse, Lord Ranganatha impressed by Swami Mamunigal's exposition, took the form of a priest child and presented himself in front of the gathering and rendered a benedictory verse or thaniyan, honoring Swami Mamunigal and disappeared into the sanctum sanctorum. The benedictory verse given below, is recited in almost all the divyakshetrams, before the commencement of Divya prabhandham as ordered by lord Ranganatha.
Srisailesa dhaya pathram dheebhakthyadhi gunarnavam Yatheendra pravanam vandhe Ramyajamataram munim
Meaning: I offer my respects to Sri Manavalamamuni, the receptacle of Srisailesa's (Tiruvaimozhipillai's) grace. He is the abode of jnana, bhakti and all other good qualities, and is forever lost in meditation on Sri Ramanuja
This is an instance of Lord showing his respect and devotion to his acharya. This event concludes a beautiful circular symmetry in the history of Srivaisnavism, for with this thanniyen the first acharya (Sriranganatha) becomes shishya to the last (Manavalamamunigal).
At homes and temples, the divya prabhandam chanting concludes with
Srimathe Ramyajamathru muneendhraya Mahathmane Sriranga vasine bhooyath nithyasri nithya mangalam
This is an auspicious verse showing special love towards Srirangam and Mamuni.
Manavala Mamunigal wrote nineteen books known as grantha. Three of these were in Sanskrit and the rest in Tamil language and Manipravalam.
Commentaries
1.Sri Vachana Bhushanam
2.Mumukshuppadi
3.Tathvathrayam
4.Acharya Hrudhayam
5.Gnana Saaram
6.Prameya Saaram
7.Periyazhwar Thirumozhi
8.Ramanuja Nootranthadhi
Pramana Thirattu
1.Eedu
2.Sri Vachana Bhushanam
3.Tathvathrayam
Independent works
1.Upadesa Rathna Maalai
2.Thiruvaimozhi Nootranthadhi
3.Iyal Satthu
4.Thiruvaradhana Kramam
5.Yathiraja Vimsathi
6.Devaraja MangaLam
7.Sri Kanchi Devapperumal Sthothram
8.Aaarthi Prabhandham
