Munithraya and Eternal Sri Vaishnava Sri

 

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Munithraya – Sriman Nathamunigal, Sri Yamuna Munigal, Sri Lakshmana Munigal

( Sriman Natha Munigal – Aacharya Sri Natha muni, Sri Yamuna Munigal – Sri Alavandhar, Sriman Lakshmana Munigal – Sri Emberumanar)

Sri Vaishnava Sri – Eternal Vaishnavam, Vedha Vaishnavam, Navya Vaishnavam

We could consider Sri Vaishnavam (Sri Vaishnava Sri) to be of three parts:

The primary one being - 'Eternal Sri Vaishnavam' - This is ever existing one. Let there be creation or not, but this Sri Vaishnava Sri will be there, for she is entirely with Swayam Baghavan Sriman Narayana! She is the one who is surviving for ever and she shows light to Lord Brahma Deva, at once he is created and the creation starts on a 'Kalpam' basis.  She is known by the name of Gyana, Bakthi, Vairaghya and she is the essence of all Vedas,Vedanthas. She is the science with which the creation flows. Sri Vaishnava Sri is the Lord Himself. Sri Vaishnava Sri is known by one other name "Moksha Lakshmi". Yes! Bagavathas reach her and she resides at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. Only with Her company, we get the full meaning of the "Dwaya Manthra". The Lord is inseparable from His Consort! She is "Vakshasthala Lakshmi"!

"Srinivasa Dhayambothav Karunam iva roopinim!" – Sri Dhaya Sathakam Swamy Sri Desikan.

The next Sri Vaishnavam being 'Veda-Vaishnavam' , this includes all the strict Vedic, Vedanthic and associated worships performed by various great souls starting from Lord Brahma Deva at the begining of the eternal creation and keeps on continuing till Sri Vedha Vyasa composed all Vedas for the welfare of the Human Beings, to help them even in the darker days of Kaliyuga. This Vedic Vaishnavam is also eternal. This form of Sri Vaishnavam's time period includes the time frame from the start of the creation till Kali Yuga in every Kalpa.

The third one in the series of Sri Vaishnavam is, 'Navya Vaishnavam' or the young Sri Vaishnavam (Nava Sri Vaishnavam – Modern Sri Vaishnavam). When the Lord decides to send His Nithya Sooris to show light to the Darker World in the darker days of Kaliyuga, this Sri Vaishnavam starts. This happens with the avatharam of 'Sri Poigai Alwar' in 'Poigai Pushakrini' at Kanchipuram in the last part of Dwapara Yuga. The central figure in this Sri Vaishnam is Sri Nammalwar and the texts being "Ubhaya Vedas". In the Darker Days of Kali, the Lord blessed his men with the light of hope Sriman Natha Munigal, because of whom the lost "Dravida Vedas" were recovered. Sriman Natha Munigal is the most blissful Aacharya, because of whose 'Karunai' we have got our Emberumanar Darisanam.