KozhiyAlam swAmi Thirunakshattiram

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Sri :

 

Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha

 

Srimate Sri Kanakavalli nAyikA sametha Sri-

VeerarAghava Para Brahmane Namaha

 

Srimate ShatagopAya Namaha

 

Srimate Bhagavad RAmAnujAya Namaha

 

Srimate NigamAntha MahAdesikAya Namaha

 

Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka -

Srivan Shatagopa Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha

 

 

Dear bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA,

 

Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams.

 

Sri Paramahamsa ParivrAjakAchArya Abhinava BhAsyakAra Ranga

RAmAnuja MahAdesikan (Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi) is one of the great Sri

VaishnavA AchAryAs of this century , well known (to other sampradAya

AchAryAs also) for his Jn~Anam , VairAgyam & Bhakti , which obviously

includes sincere & dedicated AnushtAnams for the Pleasure of Sriman

NArAyanA. One can understand the exaltedness of this great AchAryA, simply

by knowing that,the illustrious Abhinava Desika Sri Uttamoor

VeerarAghavAchAryA was his disciple. Today ( Panguni Anusham) is the

thirunakshattiram of this mahAn.

 

Let us meditate for sometime on the pastimes of this AchAryA.

Actually , adiyen doesn't know much about this mahAn.Fortunately , adiyen

could get some information from the book called "Tattva RahasyArtha

SangrahA" , the English Translation of Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi's "Upayukta

Sangraham " in Tamil .

 

Tanian (please forgive for the mistakes in transliteration):

 

Srimad Sri RangaRAmAnuja Muni CharanAmboja Bringayamana -

Srimad VedAnta RAmAnuja Muni KarunAvApta VedAnta Yugmam |

Tadvinyastatma Raksha BhAram anagha gunam brahmani SrinivAse -

Srimad Sri RangaRAmAnuja Munim aparam Samsraye Jn~Ana Vardhim ||

 

Sri R.VenkatAchAri swAmi had Pancha SamskAram performed by Sri

KozhiyAlam swAmi & did the kAlakshebam under Uttamoor swAmi. He has nicely

brought out the similarities between Sri Bhagavad RAmAnujA (BhAsyakArA) &

Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi.

 

"NAVARATNA SAMYA"

Sri BhAsyakArA & Sri Abhinava BhAsyakArA (Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi)

 

Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi was acclaimed as the ABHINAVA AVATARA of

BhAsyakArA (Bhagavad RAmAnujA) , even by Scholars & Pandits of other

sampradAyAs & SiddhAntAs. This is quite evident from the following NINE

similarities , which can be called as NavaratnAs .

 

Ratna 1. BhAshyakArA was the third of the Munitrayam comprised by Sri

NAtha Muni , Sri YAmuna Muni & Sri RAmAnuja Muni. Abhinava BhAshyakArA is

the third of the Muni trayam comprising Sri KetAndipatti swAmi , Sri

Tirupathi swAmi & Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi.

 

Ratna 2. Both have the same thirunAmams( divine names) - with an

improvement in the abhinava avatArA. Sri RAmAnujA spent his last days in

Sri Rangam at the command of Lord RanganAthA (" Sri Range SukamAsvA" ) &

so "Sri Ranga" is added to the thirunAmam of his Abhinava avatAram (Sri

RangaRAmAnuja).

 

Ratna 3. Like Sri BhAsyakArA , who is the third in the first MunitrayA

, the abhinava avatArA (Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi) is also third in the THREE

ABHINAVA avatArAs with the thirunAmAs as "Ranga RAmAnujA" - Comprising Sri

Upanishad BhAshyakArA , Sri KetAndipatti swAmi & Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi .

All these three AchAryAs are also Abhinava BhAshyakArAs.

 

Ratna 4. Both BhAshyakArA & Abhinava BhAshyakArA entered into

TuriyAshramA (SanyAsAshramA) for flimsy reasons , which are normal in day

to day life of a GruhastA . Actually , they needed only a vyAjA (some

reason) to take up SanyAsA , as they were bent upon to takeup

SanyAsA even before itself.

 

Ratna 5. Both the BhAshyakArAs were highly merciful to the suffering

baddha jIvAs & blessed them with invaluable granthAs (works/books).

 

Nine Grantha RatnAs of BhAsyakArA :

 

1. Sri BhAshyA 2. VedAnta DeepA 3. VedAnta sArA 4. VedArtha

SangrahA 5. GItA BhAshyA 6. SaranAgati GadyA 7. Sri Ranga GadyA

8. Sri Vaikunta GadyA 9. NithyA

 

Nine Grantha RatnAs of Abhinava BhAshyakArA ( though 18,classified

into 9 headings):

 

1. UPANISHADS : Beda SAmrAjyA

 

2. BRAHMA SUTRA : Madhu VidyA , Para Paksha NirAkriri ,Tattva PrakAsA,

Tattva DeepikA , Chatussutri VichArA .

 

3. RAHASYAS : Ukti Nishta ParitrAnA , Samasyamana SuktyArtha

NishkarshA

 

4. AHNIKAM : Laghu Ahnikam Heyopadeya DarpanA, Jayanti ParanA,

Jayanti NirnayA, Yaj~nopavIta MimAmsA

 

5. ARCHA : HastIsa VaibhavA

 

6. AchArya Mangala MAlikA

 

7. PAtha ShodanA

 

8. Poornatva VichArA

 

9. Upayukta SangrahA

 

 

Ratna 6. Both the BhAshyakArAs had the same & intense attachment for

performing AnushtAnams with utmost rigour . Since their love towards

Sriya: pathi Sriman NArAyanA was limitless , they did the AnushtAnams

devotedly, which pleases the Lord very much. Eventhough BhAshyakArA was

bed ridden in the last days of his avatAram (120 years) , he insisted on

giving arghyA during SandhyAvandanA , only in a standing position , with

great effort & inconvenience . Similarly , Sri Abhinava BhAshyakArA set

exemplary standards in the performance of AnushtAnams & it is well known.

 

Ratna 7. Both BhAshyakArAs were masters of Upanishads & Brahma SUtrA.

"BhAshyakArA" is the title given to Bhagavad RAmAnujA by Goddess

Saraswathi.She was overjoyed & ecstatic when Bhagavad RAmAnujA

presented the Commentry on Brahma SootrAs at Saraswathi Peetam & proved

in the midst of all the vedic scholars that his commentry is the factual

one. Goddess Saraswathi appeared in front of Sri RAmAnujA and named the

bhAshyam as "Sri BhAshyam"; gave the title "BhAshyakArA" ( one who has

given the TRUE import of Brahma SootrAs) & gave the ArchAmoorthy of Sri

Lakshmi Hayagrivar for worship.

 

Abhinava BhAshyakArA will be remembered through his classics on Brahma

SootrAs - Madhu Vidya mArga DarpanA , Para Paksha Nirakriti & other works.

 

 

Ratna 8. Both the BhAshyakArAs left the task of writing commentries for

for AzhvAr's Sri SooktIs ( Divya Prabandham /Tamil Vedam) to their dear

disciples ( BhAshyakArA -> Sri Thiruk kurugai PirAn PiLLAn ; Abhinava

BhAshyakArA -> Sri Abhinava Desika Uttamoor VeerarAghavAchAryA ).

 

Sri Thiruk kurugaip pirAn piLLAn left the task of completing the

commentry to all the 4000 pAsurams , to Sri Abhinava Desikan , whose

MASTERPIECE "Prabandha Rakshai" ( Commentry to 4000 Divya Prabandham) is

hailed by the great pandits in prabandhams & even Tamil Scholars from

other SiddhAntAs as the BEST so far written by anybody . It has the

Essence of all the Previous Commentries & also many new anubhavams , which

has opened new avenues in the enjoyment of Divya Prabandhams.

 

 

Ratna 9. Both BhAshyakArAs were ardent devotees of ArchAvatArams of

Sriman NArAyanA - esp to Lord VaradarAjA of KAnchi.

 

The above Navaratna Samya proves beyond doubt that the AvatArA of

Srimad Ranga RAmAnuja MahAdesikan (Sri KozhiyAlam swAmi) is definitely the

abhinava avatArA of Sri BhAshyakArA (Bhagavad RAmAnujA).

 

Since SwAmi Desikan regretted a lot for not being a direct disciple of

BhAshyakArA , Bhagavad RAmAnujA made the abhinava avatAram as Sri

KozhiyAlam swAmi & SwAmi Desikan made the abhinava avatAram as Sri

Uttamoor VeerarAghavAchAryA .

 

 

While Sri Abhinava BhAshyakArA started the vedAnta Grantha KAlakshebA

to Sri Abhinava DesikA , he was a GruhastA. Suddenly , he stopped the

KalakshebA abrubtly in the middle & took SanyAsa at Sri Rangam (since

BhAshyakArA was a sanyAsi). He then came back to continue with the

kAlakshebam. Sri Abhinava Desikan remained in GruhastAshrama similar to

SwAmi Desikan.

 

The greatness of Sri Abhinava BhAshyakArA is that , he himself wrote

the taniyan (Laudatory Verse) for his disciple Sri Abhinava Desikan ,

which is a very very rare event ( Great AtmagunA).

 

Taniyan :

 

" Adbhutam yasya vikrAntam Veda VeethI Visodhane

Aparam NigamAntAryam Prapadye VeerarAghavam " .

 

 

Let us meditate on both the BhAsyakArAs & both the DesikAs , & get

their blessings to increase our commitments to serve AchAryAs,

BhAgavathAs & Sriman NArAyanA, and decrease our attachment to

materialistic pleasures.

 

 

Srimate Abhinava Desika VeerarAghavArya MahA DesikAya Namaha

 

Srimate Abhinava BhAshyakAra RangaRAmAnujArya MahA DesikAya Namaha

 

Namo NArAyanA

 

Adiyen

 

Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan

 

 

Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu