Bhagavad RAmAnuja Thirunakshatram

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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 Bhagavad RAmAnujA ,

 

Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams.

 

Today is the most auspicious day of the year - the Thirunakshatram

(Birthday) of the greatest AchAryA of all times , the Ocean Of Mercy ,

Prince of ascetics ( YatirAjA) , well known as BhagavAn RAmAnujA (1017 AD

to 1037 AD) . He gave the true imports of the Upanishads (Brahma SootrAs)

& earned the eulogogy from Goddess Saraswati herself , who gave the name

"BhAshyakArA" to our RAmAnujA & named the BhAshyA as "Sri BhAshyA" .

Without his mercy , no one can possibly enter into the Spiritual World of

Sri Vaikuntam .

 

The grand & eternal path of prapatti ( SaranAgati) which is the

message of VedAs & other allied literatures was made known to everyone ,

by Bhagavad RAmAnujA's mercy . Even the Supreme Lord Sriman NArAyanA is

ever indebted to Bhagavad RAmAnujA , since it is only our dearmost

EmperumAnAr ( Bhagavad RAmAnujA) who made the true imports of vedAs known

to everyone & opened the gates of Sri Vaikuntam to all , irrespective of

caste , sex , age etc , through the path of SaranAgati. Sriman NArAyanA in

His incarnations as varAhA , RAmA & KrishnA has repeatedly advised

everyone to follow the path of SaranAgati ( 3 famous charama slokams .

Atleast the charama slokam of Krishna , namely the "sarva dharmAn

parityajya " slokam is quite well known since it is in Bhagavad GitA )

..But , NArAyanA unfortunately couldn't get the appreciation of the people

for these things. It was none other than Bhagavad RAmAnujA who wiped the

worries of our Lord through his majestic pastimes .

 

Upanishads glorify prapatti ; IthihAsAs in unision proclaim the

glories of prapatti ; PurAnAs describe in detail about many prapannAs ,

who had Sriman NArAyanA as their sole refuge ; pAncarAtrA glorifies this

eternal Prapatti sAstrA ; Name any vedic scripture , Doctrine Of Prapatti

holds the Central place . Even then people out of their sinful acts &

attachment to materialism is not able to appreciate this Diamond of

Prapatti / Kainkaryam to Sriman NArAyanA . Still others , with their

naive understanding of Upanishads, speculate using their puny brain to

arrive at baseless conclusions ( mAyAvAdA ) , which is worse than athiesm

..

 

Bhagavad RAmAnujA achieved even what was not possible by the

Supreme Lord Sriman NArAyanA in His incarnations - making people

realise the eternal sesha - seshi bhAvA existing between Sriman

NArAyanA & the jIvAtmAs ; & glories of prapatti . No one can

possibly find a parallel to Bhagavad RAmAnujA's achievements ( including

great Rishis of various yugAs , including all incarnations of Sriman

NArAyanA ) .

 

Go through all the pages of IthihAsAs & PurAnAs . Adiyen is sure

that you cannot find a biography of the kind of Our EmperumAnAr's , which

is the most enlivening & heart melting . Atleast for adiyen & for sure ,

many other bhAgavathAs , the pastimes of our YatirAjar are more nectarian

( pAl , thEn , AkkAravadisil ; ArAvamudhu ) , to relish than even the

avatAra leelAs of Sriman NArAyanA . Just like the name of Thenkurugoor

Nambi (NammAzhvAr) was more nectarian than the name of Kannan ( Lord

KrishnA / NArAyanA ) to Madhura kavi AzhvAr , the names of YatirAjar

like "RAmAnujA" , "EmperumAnAr" , "BhAshyakArA " are more nectarian to

adiyen & many other Sri VaishnavAs , than the Holy Names of Sriman

NArAyanA . Adiyen should confess for the loss of words to describe

our YatirAjar's glories.

 

Let us take a oath that our life be dedicated only for kainkaryam

unto Bhagavad RAmAnujA . Kainkaryam is that act which pleases the person

to whom it is performed for . So , if we have to please Bhagavad RAmAnujA

, we have to follow his instructions . There is no use in simply calling

oneself as RAmAnuja DAsan ( from SamAshrayanam) & acting contradictory to

it .

 

18 upadesams of ThirukkoshtiyUr Nambi ( Sri MAdhavaKannan's

postings) & 5 main commandments of Bhagavad RAmAnujA ( Sri Muralidhar

RangaswAmy's postings) have deeper & deper implications . They are the

essence of all vedAntA . If one is not able to follow all of them , let

that atleast be memorized & recited daily as a first step. If sincerity is

there , EmperumAnAr would certainly guide us. A day will come when one

would burst out from their hearts in full ecstacy with tears rolling down

their cheeks, in the mood of "Senniyongu" of PeriAzhvAr ( Sri Sadagopan's

postings) which is possible only after the realization of

MadhuraKaviAzhvAr's "KanninunsiruththAmbu" & Thiruvarangaththu

AmudhanAr's "RAmAnuja NootrandAdi" & SwAmi Desikan's "YatirAja Saptati"

..

 

Let us all meditate on this glorious taniyan on EmperumAnAr ( adiyen

is not conversent with exact transliterations. Sorry for the same ) :

 

"Yo nityam achyuta padAmbhujayukma rukma

vyAmohadastadhidarAni trunAya mene

asmath guror bhagavathOsya dayaika Sindoh:

RAmAnujasya Charanau Charanam Prapadye "

 

" I take refuge at the feet of my illustrious preceptor Bhagavad

RAmAnujA , the Ocean of mercy , who due to his strong attachment to the

gold of lotus feet of Lord AchyutA , considered everything else as mere

straw " .

 

Let us be strongly attached to the gold of Lotus feet of Bhagavad

RAmAnujA through the kainkaryams for our AchARyAs , BhAgavathAs & Divya

DampatIs , & consider all else as straw .

 

All glories to the dust of the lotus feet of Bhagavad RAmAnujA .

 

Long Live Sri Vaishnavam

 

 

Namo NArAyanA

 

Adiyen

 

Sri Vaishnava DAsAnu dAsan

 

RAmAnuja dAsan

 

KaraLapAkkam KomAndUr ELayavalli Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan

 

 

Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu