Sri Parakala Matham Vaibhavam - V

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Sri:

Sri Laxmi Hayavadana Parabrahmane Nama:

Sri Vakula Bhushana Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Ramanujaya Nama:

Srimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Guru Paramparaayai Nama:

 

Dear Bhaktas

 

In the last posting, we read about establishment of Sri Parakala

Matham and the charitram of Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeer

as the prathama Jeer of this sacred Matham. In this posting

we continue to explore the incredible kaimkaryams of

Swamy Desikan and the Acharya Paramparai of the Matham.

 

 

Swamy Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeer - Srikaryam of

Kanchipuram Temple (...Contd.)

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During his days in Kanchipuram, Swamy Brahmatantra Swatantra

Jeer was invited to a debate on Vedanta by a scholar from

Kashmir. The debate started with Sri Thirumalai Srinivasacharya

as the judge. After many days of debate, Sri Brahmatantra

Swatantrar finally won. Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra had such

profuse knowledge in Sri Bhasyham, that Swamy Deshikan hailed

him as “Paryaaya Bhashyakaara” (Bhashyakaara reincarnated again).

 

The Title: Brahmatantra Swatantra

 

After 1360, when the muslim invaders were driven away, Swamy

Deshikan returned to Srirangam along with his disciples. Once

some scholars had come from Kashi to Srirangam to have disputation debates

on Vedanta. Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra upon the direction

of Swamy Deshikan, participated in the debate and overthrew all his

opponents’ arguments into thin air with his powerful intellect and

divine anugraham of Swamy Deshikan. Swamy Deshikan greeted his

dearest disciple who returned victorious after many days of debate.

He then conferred on him the title “Brahmatantra Swatantra”

(one whose is a master or an authority on Vedanta) and also

hailed him as “Brahmatantra Adhyaapaka”.

 

At Srirangam, there was a new problem after the maha samprokshanam.

Many people belonging to other philosophies protested against the

conduction of Thiruadhyayanotsavam during Maargazhi and demanded that

the divinity of Azhwars be established before doing so. Swamy

Deshikan successfully established the divinity of Azhwars and made

arrangements for the re-establishment of Azhwars inside Periya

koil and also conducted the Thiruadhyayanotsavam in great grandeur.

It was during this time that Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar proclaimed

the following:

 

"poorvam tat parakalanaatha yatiraaDaachaarya siddhaantitam |

srii rangEddhyayanOtsavam pratihatam bhUya: pratishThaapayan |

vEdaantadvaya bhaashyamapyakalu sambhaarya sadvigrahaaM -

SchaakalpaM nigamaantadEsikamaNir jiiyaadajayyaatmadhii: || "

 

(MEANING)

“Victory to the great Nigamanta Deshika who successfully

re-established the adhyayanotsavam of Sriranganatha, which was

established by Parakala guru (Thirumangai Azhwar), and renewed

by Yatiraja, and which had stopped in between. Victory to

Vedanta Deshika who, successfully re-established the authority

and authenticity of ubhaya vedantam and the great Azhwars, with

his unmatched intellect.”

 

Swamy Deshikan then composed his magnum opus Srimad

Rahasyatrayasaram, and taught the same to his disciples with

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar being in the forefront. After

having studied this great work at the feet of Deshikan,

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar was fully equipped to lead as

a paramacharya of Ramanuja Sampradayam.

 

It was Ranganathan’s divine proclamation then that Swamy’s

taniyan "ramanujadayapatram ... ... vedantadeshikam" which

shows his greatness should be sung at temples, homes and at

the beginning of prabandha goshti.

 

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra swamy composed a psalm on his

paramaachaarya Swamy Deshikan that runs as

 

"nama: padimadam bhUyaattasmai vEnkaTasUrayE |

yadvaagamrutasEkEna sanjeevitamidam jagat ||

bhagavantamivaananta kaLyaaNa guNa saagaram |

vEdaantadEsikanaumi vEnkaTesha gurUttamam || "

 

(MEANING)

"I bow to the divine feet of that Vedanta Deshika by whose

divine words of wisdom, this dead world came back to life.

I bow to the great Vedanta Deshika who is rich with all

auspicious divine attributes like Paramatma Sriman

Narayana."

 

 

(Contd.)

 

Sri Laxmi Hayagriva Divya Paadukayai Namo Nama:

 

--rajeev

 

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