With blessings of RAMANUJA and association with him all devotees adopted to SRIVAISHAVISM after acknowledging its supremacy. UDAYAVAR was generously giving both the VIBHOOTIs Leela Viboothi and Nuthya viboothi. At some poit of time the doors of HELL (Narakam) are closed rendering YAMA jobless. Just then thing started a reverse turn. KULOTTHUNGA Chola was ruling Chidambaram area. He was a blind SAIVITE and also hated SRIVAISHNAVISM. He made rulings all against any religion, other than VEERA SAIVAM. He followed "SIVATH PARATHARAM NASTHI" - there is no diety better than SIVA. The kings ruling was violated by few vaishnavas. They were put to torchure.
King Kulotthunga had a minister Naalooran.He advised king to eliminate vaihnavism, he has to attack BHAGAVAD ARAMANUJA, who has established Vishnavism. This idea was picked by the king and immediately he sent an army to Srirangam to arrest Ramanuja for surrender.
At that time Ramanuja went for a bath in KAVERI. Kuresa was keeping ready his daily cores for Nitya Aradhana. The army arrived at Koil. Kuresan sensed the danger. He immediately took the Dandam, wore Kaashayam and posed as Ramanuja. Told the king's army he is Ramanuja and was arrested. Followed hin is periya nambi, vouching Kuresan as Ramanuja. They risked to save Acharya at any cost.
When they arrived Kings court, king was furious and asked Ramanuja (Kuresa in Ramanuja dress) to prove Vishnu. Kuresan humbly unfolded facts. Thrivikram when occupied the whole universe, Lord Brahma washed His feet from his Kamandalam. This became Ganjus river which followed tto earth at the istance from Bhgiratha. Lord Siva held it in his head. How Siva / Brahma can be superior to Lord VIshnu. This did not satisfy th King. He became more angry and asked Kuresan to sign a declaration - "Sivath para tharam Naasti ..". Kuresan smiled at king's ignorance. He added "Drona masthi tathah param" circastically and signed. Followed Periyanabi. King ordered the soldiers to remove the EYES of both vaishnavas.
Kuresa was distrubbed by king's fury and declared he can not see Bhagavad ramanuja or Lord Ranganatha with the eyes that saw a sinfulperson like the king and plucked off his eye with his own bare hands in the open court. Later the soldier removed eyes of Periya Nambi, without even considering his old age. The scenes of the Kulotthunga court was nightmare for all the sibjects and spread fast all over the kingdom. AT SRIRANGAM BHAGAAD RAMANUJA HAD TO FLEE FAR AWAY PLACES.
Kongu Bhiratti (Chelachalamba) and her husband is Alagesa, believer in SIVA lived near Sriranagm. She was devoted to RAMANUJA, but her husband never objected to her. They went to Srirangam for rescue, when they had famine. There Kongu Bhiratti saw Bhagavad Ramanuja begging for alms. She called and asked him "you are asking for alms. but many kings come to you and beg from you". Ramanuja replied "He had a NIDHI, called TIRU MANTHRAM, which is more valuable than every thing else." The lady pleaded him to teach her TIRU MANTHRAM. In addition she asked him his PAADUKAS for daily worship. Ramanuja gave them into her KONGU (upper portion of sari). Now when Ramanuja was exiled from Srirangam, took resort for few days with the couple. Later RAMANUJA moved many places MITHU SALA Gramam (
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