This article discusses the virtues of Thirumangai Kanakavalli Nachiyar, the consort of Swamy Desika. It describes her as being a worthy companion who stayed ever devoted in her servitude to Swamy Desika, just as sweetness remains inseparable from sugar. The disciples of Swamy Desika have praised Nachiyar for her inherent virtues and see her as a motherly figure. The article also draws a parallel between Nachiyar and the anklets that adorn the lotus feet of Swamy Desika, always accompanying him. It prays that Nachiyar continue to shower her benevolent grace upon disciples of Swamy Desika.
This article discusses the virtues of Thirumangai Kanakavalli Nachiyar, the consort of Swamy Desika. It describes her as being a worthy companion who stayed ever devoted in her servitude to Swamy Desika, just as sweetness remains inseparable from sugar. The disciples of Swamy Desika have praised Nachiyar for her inherent virtues and see her as a motherly figure. The article also draws a parallel between Nachiyar and the anklets that adorn the lotus feet of Swamy Desika, always accompanying him. It prays that Nachiyar continue to shower her benevolent grace upon disciples of Swamy Desika.
This article discusses the virtues of Thirumangai Kanakavalli Nachiyar, the consort of Swamy Desika. It describes her as being a worthy companion who stayed ever devoted in her servitude to Swamy Desika, just as sweetness remains inseparable from sugar. The disciples of Swamy Desika have praised Nachiyar for her inherent virtues and see her as a motherly figure. The article also draws a parallel between Nachiyar and the anklets that adorn the lotus feet of Swamy Desika, always accompanying him. It prays that Nachiyar continue to shower her benevolent grace upon disciples of Swamy Desika.
Stood thy consort to your measure in virtues inherent Stayed she ever in your servitude as sweetness in sugar Anklets indeed she is who adorns your sandals pristine Pray we for her benevolence to shower on us forever - 4
This verse celebrates the consort of Swamy Deshika, Thirumangai Kanakavalli
Nachiyaar as the manifestation of the sandals of Swamy Desika. She was in every way a worthy consort to Swamy Desika. She stayed ever in the servitude of Our Swamy as sweetness to be found in sugar but is never be separated from it. Such was their inseparable association or apruithak-siddha sambandham. The disciples of Our Swamy have prayed at her feet eulogizing her as their mother and have sung about her inherent virtues in their srisooktis. The Guru- parampara prabhavam composed by the second Jeeyar and the third Jeeyar of Parakala matham have respectfully acknowledged her as "samAnAtmaguna sampanna dharmapatnI" and have placed her on the same pedestal as Our Swamy in terms of auspicious and inherent virtues. Kumudavalli Nachiyar, Kanchi She was like the anklets adorning the gem-studded sandals of Our Swamy. The jingles adorning the gem studded Padukas of Swamy rejoiced more than those tied to the gem studded sandals of the Lord. It is natural for jingles to be tied to bells and they enjoy a common association with each other. The jingles in the sandals of Our Swamy enjoyed this natural
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association, as Our Swamy is indeed the manifestation of the bell of the Lord of seven hills, Tiruvenkatamudayan. OurSwamy in his Paduka Sahasram, Prakirna paddhati celebrates Piraatti to have assumed the role of the Lord's sandals during Nrusimhavataram - "miktAMshukEsaravatI ... narasiMhamUrteH" Here Piraatti is celebrated as the incarnation of the Lord's sandals and is eulogized to be appropriate to the Lord in everyway. In a similar way our mother Thirumangai Kanakavalli Nachiyaar is indeed the manifestation of the anklets that adorn the lotus sandals of Swamy Desika. We pray at her lotus feet to shower her merciful benevolence on us always and to act as purushakaram in making the benevolent grace of our Paramacharya Swamy Desika, to be Swami Desikan, Vallipuram on us forever and to make us worthy recipients of the wealth of bhagavatha sheshatvam, jnanam and vairagyam from Swamy Deshika. Vaazhi Thoopul kula Dharmapatni Vaazhi ThiruMangai Naachiyaar Vaazhi Kanakavalli thaayar.