Sri Ramanuja Munaye Namaha,
Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Guruve Namaha,
Dear Ramanuja Dasa,
There is a story in GuruParamparai from Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami’s Pravachanams.
Acharya Swami Thirumalai ANathAazhvaan PIllai (a direct Shisyar of SWami Ramanujar), who was responsbile for making the THirumalai forest as PUshpa THottam (BrindhavAn) as a Acharya Ramanujar Kainkaryam made some statements during SWami’s return to SriVaikuntam (Mukthi), which should be remembered by followers of Swami Ramanujar.
Swami ANathAzhvaan PIllai relationship to Ramanujar is like Shatruknan’s relationship to BHaratAzhvaan in Srimad Ramanyana, and Madhurakavi ALwars realtionship to SWami NamALwar.
1) BharatAzhvaan (brother) of SriRama was a direct devotee of BHagavAn SriRama, but BHarat Azhvaan sufferred for 14 years due to SriRama’s ANugraham received late after 14 years. But SHatrugnan was a Pure devotee of BHarath Azhvaan and NOT a direct devotee of BHagavAn SriRama, so He got the name SHatrugnan (SriRama BHakthi yengira SHatruvai Vendradhaal “SHatrugnan“). SHatrugnan was always heappy because, he did ONLY Kainkaryam to the Devotee (BHarthAzhvaan) of BHagavan, and NOT to BHagavAN directly. So adiyaarkku adiyaar is benefitted Mukthi first.
2) Same situation with Swami NamALwar being direct devotee of SriKRIshna, had to go though long THavippu to get Moksham (Mukthi). Perumal was dragging SWami NamALwar MUkthi by making SWami sing 1000 paasurams (though it was for us to cherish), but MadhuraKavi Alwar being a devotee of NamALwar reached SriVAikuntam (Mukthi) earlier than SWami NamALwar by singing only 10 passurams ‘Kannunin SiriTHaambhu’. So adiyaarkku adiyaar is benefitted Mukthi first.
3) Swami THirumalai AnathAzhvaan Pillai was like Shatrugnan or MAdhurakavi ALwar, instead of direct devotee of THirumalai PErumal, Swami was a devotee of ONLY Swami Ramanujar who inturn is a pure devotee of Sriman Narayana (SriKRishna). SWami Ramanujar is like BHarat Azhvaan or SWami NamALwar. AnanthAzhvaan SWami makes Garland and hands over to Perumal Sannidhi, but nevers prays Sriman Narayana directly, since SWami was a hardened devotee of SWami Ramanujar (Adiyarkku Adiyaar).
So, Adiyarkku Adiyaarkku Adiyaarukku Adiyaar…..is Swami Ramanuja Sampradhayam.
This is called a CHaramaavathi Dasan (Dasan to Last to last to last to end of last adiyar).
The point in GuruParamparai is, at one time THirumalai AnanthAzhvaan PIllai was so happy with the Acharya Ramanuja Kainkaryam in THirupathi, by doing Pushpa Kainkaryam, SWami started thinking that the Kainkaryam is So GOOD here in Samsaram. But one day, Swami got “PARALYSIS DIsease” suddenly, though Swami was very Healthy till last day. When other Shisyas asked about it, SWami said, “Inroder to change adiyen’s thinking that “Samsaram is Good to do continous Kainkaryam”, SriKrishna made “PARALYSIS DIsease” to adiyen, so that adiyen could STOP doing Kainkaryam in this Samsaram and reach adyens Acharya Ramanuja THiruvAdi (SriVaikuntam/Mukthi) in this same Janma.
So, it depends upn on SriKRishna BHagavAN, how HE wants to take HIS BHaktas to SRiVaikuntam (Mukthi), since Samsaram is Goram according to SRiKRIshna.
ALwar says, “SRIVAIKUNTAM PUGUVADHU MANNAVAR VIDHIYE”
From a pure devotee’s perspective, one can think, we need to take different bodies to do Kainkaryam, but from BhagavAn SriKRishna’s perspective, BhagavAN will take HIS pure devotee to SriVaikuntam (MUkthi) in that same birth, since we ALL in this ENpani though from different sampradhayas (40,000 plus members) are a Sharanagathan to Swami Ramanujar ‘s last Sambhandhi, like Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami THiruvadigalaey Sharanam. Edhai yella Ramanuja Dasargalum Ninaivil Kolga.
Adiyen Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Dasan,
Uyya Oraey VAzhi UdayavAR THiruvAdi,
Ranu CHod Rai SriKrishna BHagavAN ki Jai,
Sarvam Sri KRishna KUdumbham,
Sarvam SriKrishnarpanam Asthu
