Navaratri and other doubts-clarification by HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyer swami

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri Vanachala Maha munayE Namaha

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Adiyen has been deeply blessed to have HH Sri Kaliyan Vanamamalai

Jeeyer Swami as adiyen's acharya. Swamy has such great sowlabhyam

that he is ever ready to clear even our silliest of silliest doubts

regarding our sampradaya to remove our agnana and show us the right

path. Here are few of the doubts adiyen raised and swamy’s answers

to those. Adiyen just wanted to share them with you all so that many

of you who also have the same doubts lingering in your minds can get

clarified.

 

1. How is Navaratri significant to Srivaishnavas?

 

Navaratri has been talked about in sastras and agamas. It has been

our periavas practice. So Srivaishnavas can celebrate them as a

pooja to Srimahalakshmi but the concept of durga pooja etc doesnt

hold good for us.

With respect to saraswathi pooja, it is not for Srivaishnavas instead

our periavas do the same pooja to lakshmi hayagreeva moorthi who is

personified as the incarnation of Sriman Narayana who blesses all of

us with education. Moreover, not reading anything on saraswathi

pooja etc is also not acceptable in the sense when we want to show

our gratitude towards the deity then we should show abhivriththi that

is we should read more rather than stop reading.

 

2. What is the feminine term parallel to dAsan for males?

 

This is the confusion in the minds of many of the female bhagavatas in

this group. Feminine term parallel to dAsan is only dAsee. The term

'dasyai' is incorrect. It refers to the fourth vibhakthi as per

sanskrit grammer (like devyai namaha: etc). Again 'adiyen' is a

common term common for all. Some say 'adiyal' for feminine. But

adiyan or adiyal can be used only in third person and for first

person that is referring to ourself it is only adiyen. For ladies,

it should be 'adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee' only as parallel to 'adiyen

rAmAnuja dAsan' for males. In this context, swamy rightly quoted Sri

Alavandaar srisookthi, 'dvath dAsa dAsee ganaha:' (chatusloki).

 

3. Difference between DarshanapravartakAcharya and DarshanapravardhakAcharya

 

Darshana pravartakam is taking care of the darshanam which has been so

long be protected and handed over by our poorvacharyas. Darshana

pravardhakam is abhivriththi (enhancement) of the sampradayam.

 

One more general mistake that swamy pointed out is some using the term

'achcharya' for 'acharya' which is incorrect. As per Mamunikal's

(again it is wrong to use Mamunigal) words "poorvAcharyargal

pOdhamanuttAnangal" it is poorvAcharya and not poorvAchcharya. Again

'sadagopan' is wrong usage it should be 'saTakOpan'.

 

Alwar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

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