HH Shri Tridandi China Jeeyar Swamiji's visit to Bay area

[Guest guest]

His Holiness Shri Shri Shri Tridandi Sriman Narayana Ramanuja China

Jeeyar Swamiji's Trip to Bay Area from July 3rd to July 9th, 2000.

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Jai Srimannarayana!!

 

Sri Bhagavathotthamas!

 

His Holiness Shri China Jeeyar Swamiji has graced us by visiting the

Bay area from July 3rd to July 9th. It was a rare event to California

which had to wait for four years as the Swamiji's visit to this place

last time was happened in 1996. Shri Swamiji is greatly followed and

widely respected Pithadhipathi in Andhra Pradesh having His Ashram in

Sitanagaram (near Vijayawada on the banks of river Krishna). He has

established Veda Pathasalas at Sitanagaram and Jaggayyapet and

another

Ashram in Nadigaddapalem in Gutur District. Eversince renunciating

this materialistic world at a very young age, Shri Swamiji has

mastered the whole of Dravida and Sanskrit Vedams, Shri Ramanuja

Darshanam, Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam, attained Bhagavat Sakshatkaram,

Ashtakshari Manthra Siddhi and is a pioneer in preserving Vedas and

vedic tradition. We all believe that Shri Swamiji is the

reincarnation

of Bhagavat Ramanuja performing Saddharma Prathishtapanam in this

world which is being swept away by the western influences leaving our

traditional vedic dharma. Leading a true Saintly life Shri Swamiji

endeavours to spread Shri Bhagavad Ramanuja Sampradayam throughout

the

world. Shri Swamiji also provides spiritual leadership to 'VIKASA

TARANGINI' an organization which provides guidance to the present day

youth. More information about Shri Swamiji and His activites can be

obtained at Shri Swamiji's website at www.chinnajeeyar.org.

 

Although it is impossible to summarize Shri Swamiji's pravachana

saram

and the Divya Anubhavam we had during His visit, I venture out to

write a few words for the benefit of the members. Please count all

mistakes on me and correct me.

 

Shri Swamiji has been touring USA since the last week of May this

year

at the request of His desciples. He has graced several places like

Washington DC, Detroit, Florida etc.

After finishing His visit at Los Angeles and Bakersfield in Southern

California Shri Swamiji came to Fremont and blessed Shriman Vishnu

Vardhan Reddy ( religious committee member in Livermore temple) by

staying at his residence for 7 days.

Hundreds of devotees and desciples thronged his house throughout the

period of 7 days to have Shri Swamiji's Darshan, blessings and listen

to valuable pravachanams by Swamiji.

 

Every day morning there was Tirtha Goshti at 8.30 AM with Divya

Prabandha Parayanam and Sevakalam. Shri Swamiji gave Perumal Tirtham

to everyone filled with His love and Kataksham. It is a divine

experince to receive Tirtham and it is true that whoever wishes

something while taking the Tirtham, that wish fructifies without

fail.

There are innumerable incidents sanctifying this belief.

 

On 4th July evening, Shri Swamiji has blessed us with His Divya

Pravachanam on Smt Bhagavadgita. More than 700 devotees have

attentively listened. Shri Swamiji has lucidly explained the

intricate

meanings of the Gita and emphasized that it is time to practice what

is told in there. In a lighter vein He was mentioning that several

devotees are becoming merely `Sravana Bhaktas' meaning who

just listen

and forget whatever is told at the next moment. He has explained why

the first chapter in Gita `Arjuna Vishada Yogam' is a Yogam.

How can

Vishadam be a Yogam! Elaborating on that He says only when

one's

heart and mind gets softened, good thoughts and preachings can get

into the mind deeply, like a seed sown in land which is wet, fertile

and tilled properly.

 

On 5th July evening, Shri Swamiji has explained the need for

selfishness in today's society, at the Stanford University. About

200

intellectuals have benefited from Shri Swamji's divine discourse

and

thoughts. Swamiji has discussed the meaning of selfishness and its

difference with possessiveness. Shri Swamiji told that every animal

has a characteristic feature of its own like a cow, a horse etc.

which

uniquely identifies them. Similarly human beings have two

characteristic features of the power of realization and

responsiveness

to the realization. A young boy identifies his body and immediate

surroundings as his self and will be happy if he gets a new dress, a

new toy to play with etc. When he grows up his self includes his

family. He strives hard to get all good things in the world for his

family. When he takes up a position at work his self includes his

organization, colleagues and subordinates. When he further grows and

takes up a public role like a minister/politician, his self would

include the whole country/society. Thus we can see that a

person's

self/selfishness radius is kept on increasing with his role and age

in

the society. The more it expands, number of persons who are benefited

by the selfishness kept on increasing. So Swamiji advocates that this

type of selfishness radius should keep on increasing and ultimately

should include the whole universe, which will bring all good things

to

the humanity at large. When this includes even God then such person

becomes a divine Yogi and Sage he says.

 

On 6th July evening Shri Swamiji has explained the greatness of

Telugu

language, culture and tradition when compared to other languages. He

said that Telugu is the language which is very close to Sanskrit and

has retained several sounds/syllables which are not present in many

descendent languages. A large number of Telugu speaking people from

Andhra Pradesh got inspired by Shri Swamiji's speech and felt

proud of

being Telugu origin reinventing the greatness of their tradition.

 

On 7th July evening Shri Swamiji made the Lord Sri Lakshmi Narayana

appear before everyone of the more than 500 devotees participating in

the Lakshmi pooja. He has unveiled the kalyana gunas of Sriman

Narayana with numerous examples and also how Lakshmi Devi the divine

mother helps the bhaktas in getting upto Him. He has explained every

act of the Pooja the whys and hows of each and every kaimkaryam in

the

pooja. It is an enlivening experince for which I have no words to

express.

 

On 8th July Shri Swamiji has graced us with commentary on Sahasra

Kalasa Abhishekam in Livermore Temple and also in the evening treated

us to the Vaibhavam of Lord Sriman Narayana. Througout all these

discourses and His visits to the houses of more than 30 devotees

during the period He stayed in the bay area, Shri Swamiji has

answered

hundreds of questions and cleared the doubts of many bhaktas who are

in two minds and dilemas. Shri Swamiji's visit has undoubtedly

shown

all of us a path to the Supreme Lord before us cleared of all the

obstacles. I am sure many of the attendants and participants are

already experiencing His divine grace and Kataksham through His

kaimkaryam.

 

On 9th July several Bhagavathotthamas in the Bay area have arrived

for

the Tirtha Goshti. That day being Thiru Nakshatram of Periyalwar,

Shri Swamiji has explained the significance of the day,

Periyalwar's

anubhavam and his greatness, why Vishnuchittar is called Periyalwar,

the meaning of Pallandu etc. After that Thiruvai Mozhi, and several

pasurams of Periyalwar Thirmozhi were recited by the

Bhagavathottamas.

Shri Swmiji has concluded the Sevakalam with Tirtha Viniyogam amidst

recital of Hayagriva Sthotram blessing all of us for a good education

in our lives. Shri Swamiji has also graced few of the bhaktas with

Pancha Samskarams (Samasrayanam) on that day and concluded his visit

in a grand way.

 

I fondly wish that Shri Swamiji visits us again and again every year

and showers his benevolence on all of us so that we all can progress

in attaining the ultimate goal of Moksham in our lives.

 

We all needs such divine Acharyas and let us join together in singing

`Pallandu Pallandu' to Shri Swamji and all of our Acharyas.

 

Adiyen,

Ramanuja Dasa

Murali Krishna Kalvapudi.

 

 

Jai Srimannarayana!