Sri U.Ve.Kannan Swamy's ascent to Parama Padham

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Dear BhakthAs and VaishNava Abhimanis :

 

I join with Sri Anbil Swamy in offering my humble

salutations to the great Sri Vaishnavite scholar and

Co-Founder and the President of Sri Ramanuja Mission

here in USA ,U.Ve.Sri Kannan Iyengar Swamy . It is a shocking

news .A giant tree has fallen .My heart felt condolences

to the family members ( Sriman K.Kesavan and Srimathi Mythili Kesavan,

Swami's Mother, daughters and grand children ),Sri Nadadur Mathavan ,

Sri B.Jagannathan and others, who had the bhAgyam of kaalakshEpam

on Srimadh Rahasya Thraya Saaram under this eminent VidvAn .

 

U.Ve.Puducheri Thattai KaNNan Iyengar Swamy was an inspiration

during his life time to many bhakthALs and will continue to be

a source of undiminishing inspiration for the generations that

come after him by touching their lives and lighting the lamp

of jn~Anam about AzhwAr AchAryAL's Sri Sookthis in the most

rigorous and authentic way as he learnt it from other great

giants like PutthankOttam Swamy , Melma NarasimhAchArya Swamy ,

ThirukkOshtiyUr Swamy , Utthamur Abhinava Desikan Swamy ,

MadhurAnthagam VeerarAghavAchAr Swamy and KarpangAdu

VenkatachAr Swamy .What a scholastic lineage that was

crowned by having Srimadh Rahasya Thraya KalakshEpam

not once , but six times under the holy feet of

Parama padha vaasi Sri Thirukkudanthai Adavan ,

Sri KaNNan Swamy .Time and again , I missed the opportunity

to offer my prostrations at the feet of this great scholar

and receive his blessings . As he has now taken up his

residence with mukthAs in Sri Vaikuntam , I seek his

aaseervaadhams as he begins his nithya Kaimkaryam

there to the Divya dampathis with vigor in the company

of his AchAryan and PoorvAchAryAs .

 

To the yathisvarAs of PeriyAsramam of Srirangam ,

Sri Paadhukais of Sri RanganaathA are the most

important refuge and objects of adoration

following the way shown by Swami Desikan .

In respectful salutation to the memory of

U.Ve.KaNNan Swamy and his illustrious AchArya

Paramparai , I reflect upon the first and the last

slOkam of Sri PaadhukhA sahasram and pray for the

anugraham of Srirangam Divya dampathis for the

continuation of the kaimkaryam of Sri RaamAnujA mission ,

which has already distinguished itself by the release of

the audio tapes of high quality on ChathusslOki, SthOthra

rathnam and the three gadhyams under the leadership of

Sri Nadadur Madhavan. Sri KaNNan Swamy's inspiration and

guidance has led to the realization of another masterpiece

of a set of tapes on the entire SthOthra granthams of

Swami Desikan at the Bridgewater Balaji Temple ,NJ

on April 24 during the RaamAnuja Jayanti celebrations

there .I am honored with the invitation toto receive

the first tapes of this series from the blessed hands of

Sri U.Ve.KaNNan Swamy there .Our SaraNya dampathis would not

however wait to call back their dear Bhakthan until that time .

I offer now my salutation to Sri U.Ve . KaNNan Swamy through

reflection on the first and the last PaadhukhA Sahasra SlOkams:

 

Santha: Sriranga Pruthveesa charaNa-thrANa sEkarA;

JAYANTHI bhuvanathrANa padha-pankaja rENava:

-- Sri PaadhukhA Sahasram : PrasthAva paddhathi, SlOkam 1

 

(Meaning ) : Those mahAns , who bear with joy on their

heads Sri Ranganathaa's sacred PaadhukhAs bless and protect

the entire world through the dust associated with their

holy feet .Those MahAns are indeed worthy of deep adulation .

 

Jayathi YathirAja Sookthi:

Jayathi Mukundhasya PaadhukhA yugaLee

tadhubhaya dhana: thrivEdhim avandhayayanthO

Jayanthi Bhuvi Santha :

-- Sri PaadhukhA Sahasram : Phala Paddhathi ,Slokam 1008

 

anvaya Kramam : YathirAja Sookthi: jayathi ;Mukundhasya PadhukhA-

YugaLee Jayathi; Tadhubhaya dhanA: ThrivEdhim avandhyantha:

bhuvi santha:jayanthi .

 

(meaning ) The VedAntha PrakAsaka granthams of Acharya

RaamAnujA are victorious in banishing nescience and

apramANams. The sacred paadhukhAs of Moksha Pradhan ,

Mukundhan are victorious in responding to our Prapathi

anushtAnam through a SadhAchAryan . Both the Lord

and His paadhukhAs ( NammAzhwAr )are resorted to by those

Jaya seelAs , who consider the Lord and poorvachAryAs

starting from the Lord as the first among their AchArya-lineage .

They win over samsaaric afflictions , while living on

His leelaa VibhUthi and at the time of shedding their

mortal coils attain His Nithya vibhUthi , obtain their

sva-svarUpam , become akAma-vasyars and enjoy ParipUrNa

BrahmAnubhavam.

 

Such a Mukthar is our U.Ve.Sri PuducchEri Thattai

KaNNan Swamigal , who blessed us by sharing his

vast knowledge of our sampradhAyam acquired through

rigorous studies under many AchAryAs .My salutations

to him on the time of his climbing the Paramapadha

sOpAnam and reaching Sri Vaikuntam .

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Thattai VaradAchAri Sadagopan