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244 EAMANUJA'S GHEATNESS. Oil. XXXVII.
25. A coterie of disciples read Sri-Bhashya under NadAdur-Ammal.
Tiiev asked:— " Fatlier, Bhakti (lovo to God),
we find is a hard tiling to do." Animal taugbt tliem tlie way
of Prapatti (faith in God). They again pleaded "
: Sire, it is
" Then," taught Animal, " your onl^- ^\-a3-
hard to get faith."
is to depend on Rdmannja." Naduvil AziiTan administered
similar instructions to his disciples Viiiigipuralt aochi and
others.
26. " This is a mighty torrent, this Sri-Hha.shya," comjilained
the Aimbatt-iriivar (52) magnate.s of Tirunarayaniipnram
(MMnkote) when Veda-vyasa-Bliattar expatiated on it
before Ram3.nuja's shrine in the Temple. " Then," said
Bhattar, " trust solely to your household-God Kftmanuja,
and that is enough." So again did Jfaduvil-Tiruvidhi-p-pil lai-
Bhattar comfort his disciple Elaiya v-alagiyar.
27. Andhra-pin-na often repi-oached KurSsa and DaSarathi
for double-heartedness inasmuch as they wavered in their
devotion between God and R4manuja, the Saviour; whereas
he was single-hearted as being linn in his trust in the latter
alone.
28. The devil Braiima-rakslias signilied RamAnuja's
greatness, bj- so declaring it to Yildava-piakasa.'
29. The dumb lad was another illustration. He was born
in K^richipuram, dumb. After his fifth year he was found
missing for two years. He suddenly appeared again. People
surrounded him and que.'stioncd him as to whither lie lind gone.
Ho replied that he had been charmed away to Kshiiabdhi
(Milky Sea). " What is the news tlicrc," asked they. " The
only news of any importance," said he, " wa.-s tliat on earth
an avatar in the .shape of Rilmanuja has descended." The boy
was not seen again, after he delivered this inessage. Thi.s
story, the holy Bhagavat-senapati-Jiyar took pride in often
relating, io vouch further for tiie greatness of Ramanuja.
30. As among Divine Incarnations, tho.se of Rama and
Krishna are notable ;
Vy^sa, ParAsara, Suka, and Saunaka
among the Rishis ;
Srirangam, 1'irupati, Kknchi and Melukote