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40 TKE LIFE OS RAJIANUJA. CH. VI.
together to the
to the Lord Varada.
Temple, where Y£imui£l3ha,rya paid due honors
While he was thus employed, Yadava-prakasa came on a
visit to t}ie temple, with his followers. Yamunitcharya saw
them, and asked who among his followers was Ramanuja.
They pointed him out. " That bright and glorious central
figure," said they, " possessing those line shoulders, broad and
long, like RiLma Himself,—that is R£imS.nuja." YamunacliEirya
drank him in with his eyes, and sent his prayers after him, as
the host was moving away.
YamunstchEirya now mounted up to the Central Shrine of
Lord Varada (called Hastigiri) and standing before the Deity
sent up a prayer to Him :— thus " Great Lord ! grant me a
boon. Thou art V'ara-da (Boon-Granter), for q^q si0R3i5r^ ^W
%^ ^ ?Wf IWfSfiT II i.e. '
By thy favour, the deaf hears, the lame
runs, the dumb speaks, the Hind sees, and the barren bears. I
have sought Thee.' Grant me then, that this Ramanuja shall
become the bearer of the Toi-ch of our Faith." An uv^ent call
from Srirangam now obliging Yamunachftrya to return immediately,
he found no leisure
to do anything more, nor time
even to say something to Tirukkacchi-Nambi, about his wishes
and future plans. I'o Srirangam thus he returned.