ramanujar's tirumantropadesha

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namah

 

 

On the occasion of SriBhasyakara’s jayanthi I am going

to share my thoughts/ learnings from one of the

incidents of his life. The occasion relates to the

upadesha/imparting of Tirumantram/ Srimad Astakshara

Mantra to udayavar from his acharya .

 

It is a very well known fact that Sri Ramanuja’s

request for the mantropadesha was turned down by his

acharya for 17 times before he was imparted the same

on the 18th visit. A very important message lies

behind this particular act. Every acharya before

imparting the rahasyarthas should evaluate his

disciple’s integrity, interest, sincerity and

capability to follow and understand the mantrarthas.

 

In this context I would like to quote Swamy

Desikan’s Srisukti as in ACHARYAKRTYADHIKARA of

SRIMADRAHASYATRYASARAH:

 

aDHijigamiSHuradyam DHama divyam triDHamnah,

ShrutaviviDHa pareekSHA SHoDHitey kvaapi patrey!

anaGHagunadaSHAyamahitah snehamaryah

pradiSHati nirapayam samprdayapradeepam !!

 

The above sloka highlighting the duty of acharya in

selecting and imparting teachings to disciples states

that:

 

Any acharya who is interested in attaining

srivaikuntha would search and select a disciple by

adopting various methods laid down in shastras for the

purpose of handing over the light of sampradaya with

love and affection and a pure heart.

 

In the same aDHikara swamy quotes:

 

“Samvatsaram tadarDHamva mastrayamatapiva

pareeKSHya viviDHopayayeeh krupaya nispruho vadaet”

From SHAndilya smrithi - 1 aDHyaya -116th SHloka

 

it means that any acharya before imparting the

rahasyarthas should test the probable disciple in

different manners over a period consisting of one year

or its half i.e. six months or its half i.e. three

months and then impart the teaching with utmost

affection.

 

Hence to highlight this quality of an acharya;

SriBhasyakar’s acharya turned him down several times

before imparting the tirumantra to him.

 

In the same context I would personally request all

the srivaishnavas to learn/get the upadesha of various

mantrarthas and granthas from their respective

acharyas and then have a good discussion /debate among

themselves. It is very important to note that learning

of concepts on their own might sometimes lead to

misconceptions and wrong understanding.

 

 

adiyen

devaraja dasan

 

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha,

 

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Adiyen,

Vijayaraghavan.