asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamaparAm- 6

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Please accept adiyEn’s dhaNdavath praNAmams at your feet.

 

Our Srivaishnava AchArya lineage- upto (our AchArya) asmadhAchAryan, it is

of the highest order; blemishless; faultless; with absolutely no

interruption (avicchinnam); continuous. Folly, mistake, falling in

character, a black mark in their qqualities, - no way! It is due to our

limitless puNyam, grace of Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan, we have been

blessed to have such Greatest AchArya paramparA. There can be no doubt at

all on this in any of our minds.

 

We should recite our AchAryan’s thaniyan everyday and also of PoorvAchAryAs.

There can not be a better one than the dedicatory verses of (y)our AchAryas

to grant you what you wish for. GuruparamparAdhyAnam, GuruparamparAsmaraNam,

anusanthAnam, - when one does, there will be showering of sarva ma~ngaLam!

There can be fullest blessing of Divya Dampathi on him.

 

Swamy Desikan has said “AchAryAdhiha dEvathAm samadhikAm anyAm na

manyAmahE!” Is there a God more than AchArya? We will never ever consider

so.- says thUppul PiLLai. In every one of our Srivaishnava AchAryAs, Sriya:

Pathi Sriman Narayanan has entered into and been blessing the Humanity.

 

GuruparamparA smaraNam is the most important and essential one. It is the

most necessary deed, which is nithya karma; naimittika karma, as well as

kAmyam too. This can also be for prAyaschittham for one’s pApam. It grants

everything that we wish for.

 

Those who feel that they cannot recite Vedas, recite Divya prabandham, etc.,

at least should recite thaniyan, mediate on the Greatest AchArya paramparA.

adiyEn will list down the Srivaishnava AchArya paramaparA, to the best of

adiyEn’s limited knowledge (that adiyEn could learn from these lists.). All

AchArya lineages will be listed as far as I can, for the benefit of every

one of us.

 

(extract from Sri Periyavacchaan Pillai's Manikka malai from Sri Venkatesh

Elayavalli's web site on (www.srivaishnava.org)

 

A Sishya should be grateful for the AchArya and follow

these principles:

 

1. The path of the AchArya

2. No discussion on the merits and demerits of others

3. "Omniscience" about his own faults

4. Ignorance as to the defects of others

5. Absence of confusions like

a. being a servant (Sesha) for any other god

b. having independence (svAtantrya)

c. considering the body as the soul

d. praising himself

e. abusing others

6. Acknowledgment of the Lord's quality of protection

7. No disrespect to the AchArya, the tirumantram, or the Lord.

 

I humbly request with my folded hands to each Bhagawatha of this list, to

contribute your mite for the 81st Jayanthi celebration. Please pay your

obeisance by contributing your mite and donate generously to the cause of

the 81st Tirunakshatram celebrations planned for March 24-31, 2001.

Contributions from the USA are tax exempt. Please mail your checks to:

 

SMSA Inc,

c/o Smt. Nagu Satyan,

7821 W Alder Drive

Littleton, CO 80128

 

Please indicate on the memo of your check that your contribution

is for Srimad Poundarikapuram Ashramam.

 

For those in India, please send the cheque or drafts in favour of "S.P.A.V

Truct, 81st Jayanthi a/c and send to Srikaryam, Srimad Poundarikapuram

Andavan Ashramam, 43- A/13, Asramam Road, Srirangam, TRICHY. PIN 620006,

India.

AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Narayana Narayana

AchAryan Thiruvadi nArAyaNadAsan madhavakkannan

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