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YADAVA, GOVIND.V AND KaMANUJA. 39
day, a certain blasphemous exegetic by Y&dava of a Vedapassago
excited and pained Ramauuja and drew forth burning
tears from his eyes, which accidentally fiiUing on Yadava's
ihigh scorched liini like fire ; how on liis challenging, Ranianuja
gave his beautiful interpretation that the pa.S:-age meant that
God's eyes resembled the lotus opening under the sun's i-aya,
and how this and other disputations of the sort led to their
separation; Y&dava's plot on his life and the rest of events,
adventurous and miraculous, which followed thereafter in
succession.
YamunachElrya heard this account with rapt attention and
exclaimed :
—
" The bad are legion like fire-sparlcs in a furnace.
But the good, ij jound in the fire, are like lotuses therein."
So saying he felt a great longing to immediately go and
see liam&nuja. . He repaired to the Lord Ranganatha and taking
leave of Him, left Srlrangam with his followers. On his way,
paying houor.s to God Nayanar and the Three First Azhvars at
Tirukkoilur', reached Kanclii in due tirat!.
Tirukkacchi-nambi,'' on hearing his Acharya coming,
gathered together the holy people of Kanchi, and with Sri
Sathagopa, Tirthaanl Praidda of the Holy Temple of Varadaraia,
went forward to meet and welcome him. Yamunicharya
received the Holy gifts of God, and seeing Tirukkacchi-Nambi,
his disciple, lying prostrate at his feet for joy and veneration
for the Guru, lifted him up with affection and inquired:—
"Gajendradasa!" art thou steady at thy fanning service to
Lord Var.ida ? '' " By your grace, Sire, The Lord is accepting
my humble services," said he. And then they proceeded
1 See Lives of AzhvlLrs.
2
No. 36, Ibid, Hierarchic Table. Here read pp. 3499, Vol.VII.
Bhagavadvishaya :— AmudaUav
s A Sanskrit name for Tirukkacolii-Nambi.