SRIMAN NATHAMUNIGAL VAIBHAVAM

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To day message is about the life of SRIMAN NATHAMUNIGAL the first and foremost
Acharya of our srivaishnava sampradayam. Sriman Nathamunigal born in veeranarayanapuram
kattumannarkoil, in 823 in aani month in Anusha star. He was master in astanga yoga a sastra of
8 yogas. He travelled all along northern kshetras along with his family and stayed in Govardhan
for some years. He was recalled by the MANNANAR of veeranarayanapuram to do service to him

He , with the permission of MANNANAR liked to have darsan of south divyadesams and
He went to TIRUKUDANDHAI kumbakonam to have darsan of ARAAVAMUDHAPERUMAL
and heared the vaishnavites reciting Thiruvaimozhi of Nammalwar about tirukudandhai.
Sriman Nathamunigal was impressed by that asked them that if they know all the 1000 songs
of Nammalwar.They replied that they know only 10 songs about ARAVADA PERUMAL.
Then he went to ALWARTHIRUNAGARI the birthplace of Nammalwar and enquired.
The persons there told him that they know some more songs in Thiruvaimozhi and apart from
that they know KANNINUNSIRUTHAMBU a prabandham tributing SRINAMMALWAR
and if anybody recite it 12000 times they will get the darsan of SRINAMMALWAR.
SRIMAN NATHAMUNIGAL , since know ashtanga yogam recited 12000 times of kanninun
siruthambu prabandham and got the darsan of Nammalwar as they said.
SRINAMMALWAR gave 4000 pasurams of all 10 alwars with the comments for the same
though Nathamunigal liked to know only 1000 pasurams.
Hence SRIMAN NATHAMUNIGAL , the first Acharya as well as the founder and the
publisher of Srivaishnava works of alwars.
He then went SRIRANGAM , and in front of SRIRANGANATHAR, He demonstrated 4000
pasurams with ABHINAYAMS, which is called ARAIRSEVAI.
He lived for 93 years and rendered service to SRIMAN NARAYANAN AND LEFT MANY
deciples to teach so many arts to his grandson SRI ALAVANDAR, YAMUNACHARYAR.
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