asmadhacharyan - Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan's Thirunakshathram

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Sri:

 

SrimthE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Bhagawathas,

 

Today- Panguni Rohini is 79th Thirunakshathram of adiyEn’s AchAryan- Sri

ParahamsEthyaathi Sri PaRavaakkOttai Andavan of Sri Poundarikauram Andavan

Ashramam- Sri Gopaladesika Mahadesikan swami.

 

It is like dog licking the Ganges waters- myself talking about this AchArya

saarvabhoumar. Our senior member of the list, Sriman Anbil Swamin, Sri

Muralidhar, Sri Gopal LakshmaNan, Sri Govindharajan, Sri Kasthuri, Sri

Sriram, Sri Anand Vangipuram, Sri Sudharsan Parthasarathy, Sri Sowrirajan,

and others are the sishyas of this ashramam. Sri VN Vedantha Desikan and Sri

VN Venkata Nathan also are sishyas of the ashramam. It is due to the

limitless grace of Sriman Narayanan, I was linked to this select band of

sishays.

 

The Internet discussion group, from which I came to know of the greatest

doctrines of our Sri Ramanuja sampradayam, thanks to Sri Mani, Sri Anand

Karalapakkam and Sri Sadagopan especially, whose articles opened adiyEn’s

mind. Sri Anbil Mama’s writing on Srimad Andavan inspired adiyEn to take

refuge at the feet of our AchArya saarvabhoumar Sri Gopaladesika Mahadesikan

Swami- asmadhaccharyan now.

 

AdiyEn’s father (though does not belong to this ashram), recites Yajur Veda

daily both morning and evening at this ashramam, because of which also Swami

had accepted adiyEn as his sishya, in spite of adiyEn’s moorkha guNam (which

still lingers with me and is in the process of reducing due to AchArya’s

kataaksham)

 

When adiyEn requested AchAryan to bless us by placing His feet at our home

at Srirangam and saying few words on the day of my son’s upanyanam, (the day

before, actually), Swami immediately with such a sowlabhyam acceded to my

request.

 

It was a divine feast to the eyes and ears; Not just His anugraha bhashaNam;

also the introductory speeches by Sri ANC Swamin of Srirangam, by Dr.

Anantha Narasimhachariar, the Srikaryam of the ashramam and Sri Sadagopan

Swamin (son of Sri ValayappEttai Ramanuja Thaathha charier Swami of

Navalpaakkam). They were all requested by AchAryan to speak before He

delivered the pearls.

 

I could gather few pearls from them. (Please forgive me for poor

translation. Any errors, faults are mine alone)

 

1. Upanyanam shall be performed preferably at a young age. Make sure that

the boy is given ample time after the upanayanam (as was in my son’s case),

say a month free time to learn and by heart the sandhyavandhanam fully.

 

2. Make sure those who are Brahmins PERFORM WITHOUT FAIL, the daily

sandhyavandhanam. It does not matter whether you go and pray to Ranganthan

daily or two times a day and recite as many verses as possible; if one does

not do sandhi. Lord will be ANGRY and consider you as Karma chaNdaaLan, if

you do not do sandhyavandhanam. The chaNdaaLan is by birth and he can not

help. It is his previous karma. You are born a Brahmin and you choose to

become a chaNdaaLan – a karma chaNdaaLan by abstaining from doing

sandhyavandhanam. (Swami also gave an example: your son is a good boy- helps

you at home and obeys you- hugs you; but does not go to school or study.

Will you get angry or feel pleased that he however likes me and hugs me.. ?)

 

3. Swami said “Even the Lord when he goes outstation for uthsavam gets His

daily quota of His Aradhanams that he had missed, carried out in toto, along

with the usual ones.. “- Thus, even if we miss a day’s sandhyavandhanam due

to flight or illness, we can do it the next day with praayaachhithham along

with that day’s sandhyavandhanam. BUT NOT TO BE MISSED.

 

4. swami said, “look at the muslim in the train when you travel. At that

prayer time, he says “saami.. please shift a bit and he spreads his towel

for doing namaas.. he does not want to miss even that prayer.” The

Christians do not miss the Sunday prayers at all. Why should we ignore our

sandhyavandhanam.

 

5. When one does sandhyavandhanam with just 28 Gayatri everytime, it takes

only 8 mins to finsh once. 3 * 8= 24 mins a day. Out of 24 hours, all that I

am asking you to devote is: 24 mins. Can we not do?

 

6. But, you may say.. I have not been doing for many years.. I don’t know. I

am shy to ask some one. That’s why KaNNan (adiyEn) is printing this book on

sandhyavandhanam released by ashramam. Take the book and do it. (Swami

distributed them to all free. But, recipients shall promise to Him “I will

do sandhyavandhanam” and if they don’t they commit not only Bhagavath

apacharyam, BhAgawatha and AchArya apacharam.) (If any of you need, please

ask me. I will send by getting the “sathyam” from you elctronically.

Sathyam-on-line..)

 

7. Those who do not do sandhyavandhnam at all is to be considered as

“theettu” Nithya theettu. At least ladies cannot touch the altar or do pooja

on those three days. You cannot do ON ANY DAY, buddy. You are completely

disqualified from even entering into the temple. Will you allow a dhoora

sthree enter the Rangatnathan sannidhi if you know she is in the cycle..?

You are the same. She can at least go to temple after 3 days. You can never

enter. (Swami was so emphatic and did not mince words that many hung their

heads in shame)

 

8. Swami said, “ I am a sannyaasi. I don’t give any damn whether you scold

me or like me. If you come to me, I will ask.. “Are you doing

sandhyavandhanam?..” These people who do not do, do not want to lie to

sannyaasi. So they say.. and admit “No..” I just ask them to do by giving

the book. I also ask them to promise me by saying “sathyam..”. Many come

afterwards saying “now we are doing and accept me for samasrayaNam or

Bharanyasam..”. “Few have declined to do sathyam also gone away”- swami

said smilingly.

 

9. Swami added.. “please do not think that Brahmins look bright because they

have inherited from their parents. It is not so. It is because of our

ancestors performing gayati all days and all times, their face is effulgent.

You also do the japam in sandhyavandhanam every day. She will protect those

who meditate on her. “

 

10. Swami said. If at all one wants to do something to a person who is on

the death bed or in unconscious state or the state of illness for days

together, all that we need to do is to do his sandhyavandhanam also in

addition to ours, saying “I am doing for his.”. That is more than anything

for that person whom you want to help.

 

Dearest Bhagawathas, it is adiyEn’s appeal to those of you, who do not do

sandhyavandhanam: Please start at least now. Better late than never. Only if

we do, will our children do. For the sake of younger generation, let us do

regularly without fail. If you need a book, I can send.

 

This post is adiyEn’s samarpaNam with all humility at the feet of

asmadhacharyan on His 79th Thirunakstharam.

 

Please visit asmadhacharyan home page at

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9878/index.html and be blessed with the

lineage of this great ashramam in munithraya sampradayam of Sri vaishnavam.

Sri Sampath Rangarajan, guided by Sri Anbil Ramaswamy, creates this home

page.

 

Regards

AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn Acharyan thiruvadi

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