PRAKRITAM AZHAGIYASINGHAR (PART 4)

[Guest guest]

PRAKRITAM AZHAGIYA SINGHAR,

MY ACHARYA, FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE (PART 4)

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

Presented below is Part 4 on the above subject being excerpts from my talk

during the 600th Anniversary Celebrations of Ahobila Matam held at New York

during the first week of September 1998.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

=============================================================HIS CONCERN FOR

HIS SISHYAS

 

· The very first question that our Acahrya poses whenever one enters his

presence is "Have you taken meals ?"; the first advice he would give is to

direct one to go and take food before visiting him again !

 

· Even though he has 1000s of Sishyas, devotees and admirers, he remembers

every one of them by name and every detail of their family backgrounds, their

occupations, their connections etc with unerring accuracy. It is astonishing

how he updates his database so well that even if one were to meet him once in

a blue moon, he can recall to the minutest detail almost instantaneously ! HE

IS INDEED A HI-TECH ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER !

 

· His Sishya Vaatsalyam is evident from the way he presents the subjects to

them in terms of what Swami Desikan characterizes as "Anreendha Kanrukkirangi

Surakkum Dhenuvaip pol" (meaning) like the mother cow that lovingly gives milk

to the just born calf.

 

· The way he teaches would confirm his aim to make everyone a Vidwan like

himself.

 

· He is honest in his approbation and lavish in his praise for his Sishyas-

not that we deserve the same. Imperceptibly, by such praise, he would

encourage us to live up to his expectations !

 

· He would cherish every Sishya as if he were a close friend whose friendship

he cannot afford to lose ! Did not Swami Desika describe the Lord as

"Saranaagatha Pranaya Bhanga Bheetho Bhavaan"meaning that

the Lord appeared as if he was afraid of losing the goodwill of the

Saranagatha (one who had surrendered to Him) " ?.

 

· Being an expert in Vyakarana Satra as in every other branch of study,

whether in speaking or in writing, there will be no grammatical error in any

of his presentations. Indeed, he is like what Kamban described Anjaneya as

"Sollin Selvan".

 

· Like each of the wives of Sage Soubhari who claimed that the Sage liked her

only to the exclusion of all his other wives, every Sishya is made to feel

that the Swami is dear to him / her only exclusively.

 

· Also, like each of the Gopis felt the love of Kannan as her own exclusive

privilege, every Sishya would feel exclusively close to the Swami. In this

connection, it is interesting to note, that though his official name in his

Poorvaasramam was Krishnamachari, his pet name at home was "Kannan". No

wonder, we feel like Gopis drawn to Kannan ! Such is the feeling of intimacy

he instills in anyone who comes into contact with him. What Magic, What

Formula, What Charishma he has to so entice everyone thus is really beyond

our comprehension.

 

· I have had several occasions when I asked him doubts both during

Kalakshepams and in private at his home. He has been ever ready and with

convincing answers at all times whether orally or in writing. Since, he is on

Sancharam nowadays, he has advised me to send my letters to a camp where he

was likely to stay for longer periods, lest my letters should fail to reach

him.

 

· In a sense, we are more blessed than our Acharya. Do you know why?

He worships Laksminarasimhan only; But, we are doubly fortunate since we

worship not only Lakshmi Narasimhan, the 'Aradhya' but also our Swami who is

the 'Aradhaka' of Lakshmi Nrasimhan !

(To Continue)

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

Dearest Sri Anbil mama,

 

If you are so blessed to have the present Jeer as your AchArya, and

Guide and are so close to him, automatically we get close to Him through our

association with you. It is really our fortune to be connected to such a

Great sishya of the Greatest AchAryA. Your narration is as usual superb and

it is not uncommon.

 

 

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You wrote...

> · In a sense, we are more blessed than our Acharya. Do you know why?

> He worships Laksminarasimhan only; But, we are doubly fortunate since we

> worship not only Lakshmi Narasimhan, the 'Aradhya' but also our Swami who

> is

> the 'Aradhaka' of Lakshmi Nrasimhan !

>

In fact, a week back, we were fortunate to get a video cassette

(from another srivaishnava at Singapore) on Ahobila Mutt released by Manian

(of jnAna bhUmi) wherein we were excited to see the 44th Pattam Jeer taking

all troubles and efforts to go up the Sri ranga RajagOpuram, crawling at

nooks and corners to see the development and construction of the Gopuram;

One can wonder how he is able to do at that age! A Great Swami he was! And

then the cassette showed all AhObilam temples with the commentary from none

other than Our Present Jeer. So sweet and so simple!

 

He spoke about Sri Narsimhan. He gave an interesting simili. One guy

is used to drinking milk lnly (without sugar) and the other is used to only

sugar (and never had added milk to it). Someone told them to try both

together and they did and drank and found themselves so happy to have tasted

such a Great drink which they had never tasted in their lives. Similarly,

the Matsya, kUrma avtaars, are like sugars; Rama krishna avtaars are like

Milk (without sugar) and Sri Narasimha avtaar alone is the right combination

of Milk and sugar. That taste is the Supreme taste of ALL.

 

Even adiyEn could understand! That is the power of His speech!

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Narayana dAsan

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