HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar's tribute to HH Poundarikapuram Andavan on the occasion of the forthcoming SathAbhishEkam at Srirangam ; Part I

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Namo NarAyaNAya

SrimathE NigamAntha MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Dear AchArya AbhimAnis:

 

Srimath Parama Hamsa Sri PaadhukA Sevaka Sri VaNN

SaThakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan

of Ahobila Matam has sent a special message to be shared by

All AchArya AbhimAnis in the context of the upcoming

SathAbhishEkam celebrations for HH Srimath PoundarIkapuram

Andavan . This message from asmath AchAryan is dear to me

because of my own links to the ancient village of

Poundarikapuram , where a Soma Yaagam was performed

by Koti KanyA dhAnam TatachAr Swamy few hundred years ago.

Additional links of the founder of the Poundarikapuram

Matam to Sri Bhumi Devi SamEtha Sri Oppiliappan provides

special incentive for adiyEn to share with you this message

from adiyEn's own revered AchAryan.

 

HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar along with Sri Srirangam Andavan,

HH Sri Parakaala Matam AchAryan , HH Sri RangapriyA Swamy

will particpate in this SathAbhshEkam for HH PoundarIkapuram

Andavan during March 24-30, 2001.

 

SathAbhishEkam is the celebration of one , who has

witnessed 1000 PourNamis .If this is important for

ordinary human beings , One need not elaborate further

on the glory of a great AchArya Purushan's SathAbhishEkam .

Such MahAns are like full Moon to us in showering us

with their nectarine anugrahams as their Sishya Sampath.

SathAbhishEkam is an important mile stone for our

AchAryAs on their way to the next mile stone of

Veda prAyam of One hundred years .

 

adiyEn will provide the translation of the MangaLAsAsanam

of Srimath Azhagiya Singar in a companion posting. It is

entitled: " GuNAnubhavam of Srimath PaRavAkkOttai Andavan".

 

This mangaLAsAsanam starts with a quotation of Swamy

NigamAntha MahA Desikan's last paasuram of UpakAra

Sangraham. I will quote that important paasuram ,

which is a beacon light for us , and then translate it

first before translating the GuNAnubhavam(Tamil Text)

by Srimath Azhagiya Singar:

 

Thirtieth & last Paasuram of UpakAra Sangraham

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kazhiyAtha KaDuvinayil paDintha nammaik-

kaalam ithu yenRorukkAl kaaval seythu

pazhiyAtha Nall-vinayil paDinthAr thALil

paNivitthup paasankaL adaya neekki

suzhiyAtha sevvazhiyil ThuNaivarODE

tolayAtha pErinbham tara mEl-yERRi

azhiyAtha AruLAzhip PerumAn seyyum

anthamilA Udhavi yellAm aLappAr AarE ?

 

(meaning): Who can really measure/evaluate

the limitless upakArams done by Eternal Lord,

who is the embodiment of Mercy ? There is no one

indeed who can evaluate His immeasurable upakAram .

He removes the powerful karmAs of us , which result in

our total immersion in garbha Vaasam and other

samsAric afflictions and decides that , this is the time

(when our bhAgyam reaches a stage of maturation)

to protect us and propells us to engage in

the blemishless anushtAnam of Prapatthi and

joins us to the sacred feet of His AchAryans

and through that Prapathi removes all of our

karma paasams and sets us forth on the archirAdhi

maargam with Aadhivahikars to reach His Parama padham

to enjoy the eternal Moksha Sukham there and to

perform joyous nithya kaimkaryam to Him and His

Consorts there .He blesses us with UpAya Poorthi

and banishes future births and gives us

Sva-PrApthi. Who indeed can measure this

MahOpakAram ?

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar quotes this UpakAra

Sangraha Pasuram as a preface and then pays

His tribute to Srimath PaRavAkkOttai Andavan

Swamy of PoundarIkapuram .

 

(To Be continued)

 

Azhagiya Singar PaadhAngri rENu ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VardAchAri SaThakOpan