Srimath Azhagiya Singar's approaching 75th Birthday completion celebration (Nov 26): Vedic Reflections NavAham (Nine days of salutation based on the Seventh canto Manthrams ): First Day of salutation to the Vaibhavam of HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra Ma

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Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:

 

Prior to focusing on the main theme for today , let

us pay our salutations to the famous dhivya dEsam

known as "AhObalam " . Here, PrahlAdhan , Garudan ,

Lord Ramachandra , Lord SrinivAsan of Saptha Giri ,

Thirumangai AzhwAr, Swamy Naatha MunigaL , RaamAnujA ,

Swamy Desiakn , Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar & ANNamAchArya ,

have offered their worship to Nava Narasimhans ( Bhargava,

YogAnandha, Chathravata , AhObila , KrODaakAra, MalOla ,

JwAlA , Paavana and Kaaranja Narasimhans). The uthsava

BhEram of one of the Nava Narasimhan elected to land in

the hands of Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar for SanchAram

to bless all bhakthAs throughout Bharatha Varsham.

This Moorthy is the MaalOla Narasimhan , who accompanies

the Sri Matam Jeeyars in their sancvhArams to obey His

command for more than 600 years and recieves their daily

AarAdhanam .

 

In his beautiful CD ROM , Sri MukkUr Lakshmi NarasimhAchAr

Swamy pays extraordinary tribute to the Vaibhavam of

MaalOlan , the Ishta dhaivatham of the 45 Azhagiya Singars

so far. He also talks about the uniqueness of NrusimhAvathAram

among the various avathArams of Sriman NaarAyaNan.

 

In the most recent issue of Nrusimha PriyA ,

SeyyARu Sri Krishnaswamy has referred to the unique

TWELVE qualities of Lord Narasimhan in the context of

His avathAram :

 

1. AyOnijathvam ( self-manifestation instead of

being born of human parents).

 

2. adhisayitha ParAkrama PrakAsam ( Extraordinary

and wonderous display of valor in destroying

HiraNya Kasipu , who offended PrahlAdan , the Lord's

Param Bhakthan).

 

3. Adhbutha Roopathavam ( Rare and wonderous form as

Naram kalantha Singam /Nru Hari).

 

4. AanandhAvahathvam ( Possession of the qualities of

Bliss , Aanandhamaya Svaroopanm at the sight of

His dear Bhakthan).

 

5. Ina Koti SankAsathvam ( destruction of the crores of

sins and apachArams through His merciful glances).

 

6. IsAnAdhi Prabhuthvam ( Lordship over Rudran and others

as attested by the ManthraRaaja padha SthOthram composed

by Isvaran/Rudran to acknowledge Nrusimhan's Lordship).

 

7. Sarva VyApyathvam ( Pervasive presence in every thing

ranging from a blade of grass to the pillar in

the court of HiraNya Kasipu.

 

8. AvathAra Kaala yEva Dhushta nigraha, Sishta paripAlana

Karthruthvam ( Destruction of dhushtAs and protection of

BhakthAs right at the time of avathAram itself ).

 

9. Agatitha GadanA Saamarthya Pradarsakathvam ( Unique

ability to unite polar opposites in Him )

 

10. Sathya yEva Phala Prathathvam ( Ability to yield

the fruits of UpaasakA based on Truthful behavior

alone).

 

11.MahOgra Pradarsakathvam ( Jwalantham aspect displaying

fierce anger at those like HiraNya Kasipu, who

commit unpardonable BhagavathApachArams).

 

12.JadithyAvirbhAvithvam ( Instantantaneous appearance

from the court pillar so that His bhakthans' statement

will be upheld as truth).

 

All the Azhagiya Singars have the blessings of Nrusimha

SaakshAthkAram and therefore are considered as Nrusimha

amsams . The present Jeeyar , HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra

MahA Desikan is no exception to this phenomenon and hence

adiyEn considers it a parama bhAgyam to offer this navAham

salutation as His 75th Thirunakshathram and His reign as

Sri Matam PeetAdhipathi for the last ten years . Both these

events are being celbrated on a grand scale on Nov 26

at SelayUr , a suburb of Chennai. Please attend these

festiviites and Vidhvath sadas there ,

 

That One's AchAryan is the Supreme Brahman is attested by

a pramANam given to us by Sri SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy:

 

GururEva Param Brahma GururEva Paraa Gathi

GururEva Paraa VidhyA GururEva ParAyaNam

GururEva Para: kaamO GururEva Param Dhanam

YasmAth SadhupadhEshtAsou tasmAth GurutamO Guru:

 

(Meaning): AchAryan is Para Brahman ;

He is the highest to be attained as education ,

wealth , the means for purushArtham and

the essence of VedAs.AchAryan is the One ,

who instructed us on SadAchAram and anushtAnam .

Therefore , He has to be worshipped by us with

reverence at all times out of gratefulness

(kruthaj~nathai ) for His MahOpakAram.

 

The noblest instruction given to us is :

 

SarIram arTam prANAmsccha SadhgurubhyO NivEdayEth

 

( Every thing , our body, wealth and even life

should be placed at the sacred feet of one's AchAryan ,

who saves us from the terrors of SamsAram and helps

us most gracefully to reach the Supreme Goal) .

 

AdiyEn concludes today's prayer to my AchAryan

with the Sapthama MaNdala Rg Veda Rk ( VII.89.3):

 

krathva:samaha dhInathA pradhIpam jagAma suchE I

mruLA susukshathra mriLaya II

 

(meaning): Oh Opulent and Bright One radiant

with tapas (TapasA Jwalantham )! Bless me ,

Oh Lord(AchAryan) and have mercy on me if

I have erred and gone astray from Your instructions

and UpadEsams .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan