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

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Namo NarAyaNAya

SrimathE NigamAntha MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Dear AchArya AbhimAnis:

 

Here is the verbatim translation of Srimath

Azhagiya Singar's GuNAnubhavam of Srimath

ParavAkkOttai Andavan of Poundarikapuram:

 

 

PazhiyAtha Nall-vinayil paDinthAr

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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 ?

 

--Swamy Desikan's UpakAra Sangraham: Last Paasuram

 

The title chosen by Srimath Azhagiya Singar for His VyAsam

(essay) is " PazhiyAtha nall-Vazhiyil paadinthAr "( One

who has performed the blemishless and auspicious

upAyam of Prapatthi as a sacred AchAryan).

 

Text of the translation

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We have committed powerful sins that can not be

removed by any number of prAyacchitthams(expiatory rites).

Emperumaan is always thinking about the appropriate time

to protect us committing such heinous paapams. When some

of the good deeds (sukruthams) fruition , then our Lord

comes forth to protect us , the paapAthmAs(sinful ones).

 

At that time, He does not come to our rescue directly .

He makes us fall at the feet of a SadaachAryan and

starts us thereby to ascend the steps of Parama Padham

led by AdhivAhikars.

 

Who can inded measure the many and munificent

parmaOpakArams of our Lord through linking us

--engaged in unrelenting paapa kaaryams--

to the unbroken chain of AchArya paramparai ?

Indeed ,there is no one , who can adequately measure

and describe the great upakArams of the Lord to

us , the JeevAthmAs in this matter .

 

This UpakAra sangraham paasuram of Swamy Desikan

needs to be reflected upon by all aasthikAs.In this

tradition , many AchArya paramparais of Bhagavath

RaamAnuja SampradhAyam strive intensely for the upliftment

(ujjIvanam)of their sishyA paramparais.

 

Srimath PoundarIkapuram Srimath Andavan's Aasramam

is one such illustrious AchArya paramparai. Many great

AchAryAs have adorned the peetam (seat) of this Aasramam.

 

The doyen of scholars , Sri Anbil V. Gopalachar Swamy

performed KaalkshEpam with Aasrama sthala sthApakar(Founder),

Srinivasa Mahaa Desikan ( PounndarIkapuram Andavan)

and conducted annual Vidhvath SabhA for many years.

Now , Srimath PaRavAkkOttai Adavan Swamy is adorning

this AchArya peetam and blessing the sishyAs of

this Aasramam.

 

The best one among Aasramam is GruhasthAsramam. Even if

there are some apachArams , gruhasthAsramam does not lead to

paapams. The SanyAsAsramam is the opposite in this regard.

Even small aparAdhams (trespasses)can not be tolerated.

 

Srimath ParavAkkOttai Andavan has chosen this difficult

SanyAsAsramam and has distinguished himself in a manner

celebrated by MahAns.

 

The acceptance of SanyAsAsramam in Ahobila matam paramparai

is very difficult.

 

To begin with the pursuit of SanyAsrAsrama dharmam

itself is not an easy task. The burdens of administering

the vast Isvaryam (land , temples and property ) make

it even more difficult. Besides , the AasthAnAdhipathi

of Ahobila matam has to perform nithya ThiruvArAdhanam for

MalOlan without dhOsham. It compounds the diffiuclties

even further. If we have to identify a MahAn , who takes

keen interest in the rigors and burdens of the Aasthaana

aadhipathyam of Ahobila Matam , it is the most compassionate

ParavAkkOttai Andavan Swamy.We have had his sambhandham

from our poorvAsramam days .

 

He is fully versed in SaasthrAs ( Saasthraj~nar),

Soft-spoken (Mrudhu BhAshi) , Supreme in anushtAnams

and AchAram (SadhAchAraparar) and is the house of many

other aathma guNams.The world knows and salutes this

MahAn's acceptance of sanyAsAsramam in this AchArya

paramparai and conducting the affairs of this Aasramam

in the most fitting manner.

 

One needs significant funds for the observance of Svadharmams.

ParavAkkOttai Andavan does not travel outside . If he were to

travel, it has to be on foot. He is the only One , who observes

this vratham even today. In Ahobila Matam , it is Swamy

NammAzhwAr's niyamanam to travel from place to place in

palanquin . We are also travelling in the palanquin these

days.In the previous times , men carried the pallakku

(palanquin ) on their backs duirng sanchArams. We do not

have access to palanquin bearing kaimkaryaparALs today.

In previous times , there were also many agrahArams adjascent

to each other and it made it easy to stop and perform

the duties assigned by MalOlan.The situation (proximity

of agrahArams) have changed now drastically.We have to travel

some times more than 200 miles in a day and therefore , we

keep the pallakku in the vehicle and travel with it.

Prakrutham Sri ParavAkkOttai Andavan protects his asramam

meticulously. Through his anushtAnam and Aathma guNam ,

he has endeared many to become his sishyAs.

 

After abhigamanam in the morning ,Sri ParavAkkOttai

Andavan conducts kaalakshEpam every day. His dear sishyAs

keep sending their samarpaNams for the administration of

the affairs of the Aasramam. He has assembled those

samarpaNams and set them aside in a core fund as moola

Dhanam.He thinks carefully over every kainkaryam that

he decides on and completes it with remarable

success.

 

Sri ParavAkkOttai Andavan has been the object of

the special krupai of Sri Mukkur Azhagiya Singar of

the 44th Pattam. AasthikAs of today are well aware

of this special bond between them .Sri ParavAkkOttai

Andavan has remembered this anugraham and cherishes it.

 

Ten years ago, when we accepted the sanyAsAsramam

in Ahobila Matam , Srimath Andavan participated in

the aasrama sveekAram functions and blessed us.

Afterwards, during the time of pattAbhishEkam

(enthronement on the Peetam) , Srimath Andavan

took part and sprinkled the consecrated waters

and blessed us. That anugraham has yielded

tremendous auspiciousness . As for Sri Andavan ,

he stays put at Srirangam and conducts perfectly

the dharmams of SanyAsAsramam from there.

 

(paraspara hithaishiNAm parisarEshu maam varddhaya)

Just as Swamy Desikan prayed to the Lord to keep

him close to those , who wish him well , we have

the good fortune of frequent interactions with

Srimath ParavakkOttai Andavan.

 

He releases as Aasramam publications many sampradhAya

granthams ( Srimath Rahasya thrya Saaram , ChillaRai

rahasyankal et al) in a grand manner with care and

deliberation. These publications have become standard

bearers in matters of clarity and parisuddhi.

 

Srimath Andvan is striving to advance the ancient goals

of our SathsampradhAyam . He recognizes and rewards well

the vidhvAns of our sampradhAyam during the times of

sadas (public assemblies of Scholars).

 

Thus , Sri PaRavAkkOttai Andavan continues with

the performance of blemishless kaimkaryams for

our SampradhAyam . It is our prayer to the ancient

Lord MaalOlan known for His Jagath RakshaNam to bless

Srimath Andavan with many , many healthy years

with firm body to perform additional Kaimkaryams

to protect and grow our ancient sampradhAyam .

 

Sri SaThakOpa Sri