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A:CHA:RYA:S

CONFIRMED VISA TO PARAMAPADAM

Sri: Manava:la Ma:muni was one of our eminent a:cha:rya:s. Filled with earnest devotion towards Sri:
Ra:ma:nuja and in praise of Ra:ma:nuja’s greatness, he wrote a beautiful composition called Yathira:ja
Vimsathi which is being translated & explained by Sri Ahobila Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji in Telugu.

Translated By K. Deepa Ramanuja Dasi

God took several incarnations to He who never left the company of “thasmin ra:ma:nuja:rye gururithi

uplift man and to correct him. He the Lord – the great A:dise:sha, for cha padam bha:thi na:nyathra”
incarnated as Sri: Ra:machandra the happiness of His Lord, came “Great men declared that the
and showed man, the path of down from His abode on to this word Guru is most befitting to
righteousness. He came down for earth as the son of Ka:nthimathi. Ra:ma:nuja alone.”

us as Sri: Krushna and bestowed In Tamil language, he is called
the Ultimate Truth by imparting Ilaiya:lwa:n – which means ‘the But, why is it so? Let us discover
the science of Gi:tha. Alas! All great, saintly Lakshmana, the the answer.
His attempts to reform us had brother of Sri: Ra:ma’. Several men and philosophers

failed; He returned to His abode When God incarnated as Lord thought they gave good
– dejected!! He was disappointed Sri: Ra:ma, A:dise:sha took the interpretations to the verses of
when people foolishly thought form of His younger brother, as the Ve:da:s that elucidated God.
of Him – who manifested for Lakshmana. Hence he was known But, in reality it was nothing

the sake of mankind, as a mere as Ra:ma:nuja - the brother of but imperfection! Mother Ve:da
human being – avaja:nanthi ma:m Ra:ma. That same A:dise:sha, grieved at the wrong explanations
mu:ddha:ha. in the present era, manifested given by them. Then, the great
People started getting drowned as ‘Bhagavad Ra:ma:nuja’. His Ra:ma:nuja arrived in the world. He

in worldly pleasures, considering never-ending glories cannot presented excellent, true meaning
sense gratification to be the be sufficiently described. His to the Ve:da:s, critically analyzing
highest aspect of life. A:dise:sha greatness was such that, even the every point of the adverse
(God’s dear devotee in His abode, knowledgeable, learned scholars interpretations made by the others.

upon whom He pleasantly rests), felt that their life would have been Mother Ve:da was so pleased with
who noticed God’s intentions, insignificant, had they not known Ra:ma:nuja, that she conferred
spoke to Him about his wish to and studied the four golden letters unto him the title of Bha:shyaka:ra
provide guidance to such people. RA - MA - NU - JA; for he was and thus honored him. Mother

The Lord Sri:manna:ra:yana, a beacon of righteous path to Sa:rada too was immensely happy
immensely pleased, granted the mankind! Guru is the one who with Ra:ma:nuja’s excellent work.
responsibilities of both the worldly preaches true knowledge. So much so that she blessed him
and spiritual realms unto him. with her deity Hayagri:va for his

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