Yatindra & Yatindra Pravana - 2

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama:

 

Yatindra and Yatindra Pravana - 2

 

 

Translated from Yatindra Pravana Prabhavam

 

 

Ramanuja was born north of Srirangam, in Sriperumbudur, to

spread the Srivaishnava sampradhayam in both Sanskrit and

in Tamil. Through his birth "nArANanaik kAttiya vEdham

kaLipputradhu", "thenkurugai vaLlal vAttamilA vaNthamizh

maRai vAzhndhathu". Manavala Mamunigal was born south of

Srirangam, in Azhvar Thirunagari ("aranga nagarum mEvu

thirunagariyum vAzhavandha maNavALa mAmuni"), in order to

spread the sampradhayam in Tamil alone. Even though,

Mamunigal is well versed in both languages, one is stressed

to show his greater interest in it.

 

Periya Jeeyar left his janma bhUmi of Azhvar Thirunagari

and came to Srirangam, saw Lord Ranganatha in the middle

of the Kaveri, lived with SriVaishnavaSri, and continued

to develop , the Sanskrit Vedas and the Dravida

Veda.

 

Ramanuja brought out the meaning that Sriman Narayana is

the Lord of all ("ellA uyirkatkum nAthan arangan").

Mamunigal brought out the meaning that Ramanuja is the

saviour for all ("palluyirkkum viNNinthalai ninRu

vIdaLippAn anaiththulagum vAzhappiRandha ethirAsa

mAmunivan").

 

Ramanuja's vaibhavam was subdued until Mamunigal's birth.

Mamunigal is the lamp that brought the light to Ethiraja's

vaibhavam.

 

Their avataram is similar to that of Nara Narayana. Just

as Narayana came as both acharya and sishya, so too

Adisesha came as acharya and sishya.

 

Ramanuja brought out the greatness of Narayana ('nArAyaNa

vaibhava prakAsha') while Mamunigal brought out the

greatness of Ramanuja ('rAmAnuja vaibhava prakAsha').

 

Both the namas Narayana and Ramanuja are made of four

aksharas. Since Mamunigal is the leader of those who

follow the fourth path, he follows the charama 4 akshara

name which is Ramanuja.

 

Even though Madhurakavi is the direct disciple of

Azhvar, the final thiruvadi of Azhvar is Ramanuja

(Azhvar's padhukas are known as Ramanujan). Similarly,

even though disciples such as Kooraththazhvan and

Mudhaliandan are close to Ramanuja, Yatindra's final

thiruvadi is Yatindra Pravana.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam