Swamy Desikan Sahasra Naamam Series (Contd.)

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs : Today we will cover

five more Sahasra Naamams relating to the ChillaRai

Rahasyam of SampradhAya Parisuddhi . The detailed

commentary on SampradhAya Parisuddhi is available at :

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/Sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/samparadaya_parisuddhi

 

Chillarai RahasyangaL ( NaamAs 724-728)

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(724) KalpAdhi NigamAntha pravartakA--vadhruthikshamAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who had the scholarship

to establish firmly the AchAryAs , who were engaged in the propagation of

the VedAntha sampradhAyam at the beginning of Kali Yugam .

 

Our VisishtAdhviatha SiddhAntham is timeless. Sages VyAsa , BhOdhAyana

were the initial AchAryAs , who instructed us ( PravatakAs) on the VedAnthic

doctrines and their meanings . They were followed by Dankar (Brahma Nandhi) ,

DhramidAcchAryar et al . When the Kali Yugam started ( 43rd Day after the birth

of kali yugam ) , Swamy NammAzhwAr became the Pravarthakar . From Him

our NigamAntha Pravaraka paramparai started in Kali Yugam .

 

(725) SaThakOpAchArya bhAva sTApanaika vichakshaNAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was skilled in establishing

Swamy NammAzhwAr as the First AchAryan for us in Kali Yugam

from a Paramapara that reaches all the way up to Sriman NaarAyaNa .

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr was the sishyar of Swamy NammAzhwAr , when

latter's avathAram took place at AzhwAr Thirunagari . After a few centuries ,

Swamy NammAzhwAr became the AchAryan for Swamy Naatha Muni

in two ways : (1) Swamy Naatha Muni had links to Madhura Kavi through

His sishya Paramaprai ( Paraankusa Daasar , who initiated Swamy

Naatha Muni in to KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu Dhivya Prabhandham

for latte rto gain siddhi) and (2) Swamy NammAzhwAr appearing directly

before Swamy Naathamuni to initiate him into Yoga Rahasyam and

Dhivya Prabhandhams (Tamizh MaRaikaL) . Additional comments on

the establishment of Swamy NaamAzhwAr as the AchAryar for us all

is covered under the 518th Desika Sahasra Naamam.

 

(726) anukoolAchArya vamsya vidhyAdhAna supAthravidhE nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who clearly understood

that the anukoola Purushars are appropriate authorities for

the transmission of Brahma VidhyA ( VidhyA dhAnam) .

 

Swamy AlavanthAr is the grandson of Swamy Naatha Muni.

If Swamy Naatha Muni had chosen to initiate his grandson ,

he would have become the direct AchAryan for Swamy AlavanthAr.

Swamy Naatha Muni asked instead his direct sishyar , UyyakkoNDAr

to be his grandson's and said : " When my grandson develops a ruchi (taste)

for VedAntham , then , instrcut him and accept him as your sishyan" .

 

Swamy Desikan explains the two resons why Swamy Naatha Muni did not

initiate his grandson directly during his life time : (1) When a sishyan recieves

initation from an AchAryan , he is obligated to initiate the son or grandson of

the AchAryan , who become fit persons to recieve VedAntha VidhyA through

this route . Swamy Naatha Munihad this practise in mind , when he asked

UyyakkoNDAr to initiate his grandson . Jn~Ana Santhathi is protected

this way . Further , the son or the grandson of the AchAryan should not

look down on the AchAryan's sishyan as an insignificant one ;

(2) The adhikAri ( Swamy AlavanthAr in this case ) should be ready to recieve

the UpadEsam . They should be anukoolars to recieve the UpadEsam .

If they are disinterested , UpadEsam should not take place . There was

a time , when AlavanthAr had no special desire for learning about

the VedAntham . Therefore , Swamy Naathamuni did not initiate

his grandson directly .

 

(727) Mukhya-pradhAnAcharyathva sTApanaika vichakshaNAya nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who had the intellectual

rigor to establish that the most important criteria in vidhyA grahaNam

is the unique qualifications of the AchAryan , who instructs a sishyan

on the cardinal doctrines and their meanings of our SampradhAyam .

Such an AchAryan becomes then the Mukhya or PradhAna AchAryan

for the Sishyan .

 

For some sishyAs , they recieve all the instructions on the Rahasyams

and VedAnthArTams from a single AchAryan . Example is Swamy Desikan

who recieved all his training from his uncle , Swamy AppuLLAr alone .

For AchArya RaamAnujA , there were 5 AchAryAs , who initiated him

on different VedAnthic aspects. Question may arise as to who among

the multiple AchAryAs (as in the case of Sri RaamAnujA ) is the Mukhya

AchArya (PradhAna AchAryan) . One who instruct the sishyan on

Moksha UpAyam , ManthrArTams and clear doubts on one's Svaroopam

and thereby develops the ruchi for Moksham is the MukyAchAryan .

Periya Nampi in this context is the PradhAnAcharyan .

Those who clear the doubts on the Manthrams or instruct a sishyan

on the angams of say , Prapatthi , are apradhAna AchAryan ( ThuNai

AchAryan) . Both the PradhAna and apradhAna AchAryans

should be equally respected in our sadh-sampradhAyam .

 

(728) Srimadh RAmAnujAchArya SampradhAya virOdhagnE nama:

 

( Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who removed the virOdhams

among Sishya SampradhAyams of those , who belong to the RaamAnuja

AchArya Paramparai .

 

Our AchArya Paramparai is the same upto AchArya RaamAnujA .

After his time , the SampradhAyams spread in to different branches

through the sishya paramparai of AchArya RaamAnujA . Even if they

grew as seperate branches , there is no disagreement in the key matters

of the SampradhAyam .It is however possible that there are some

differences in intrepreting the meaning of Rahasyams as a result of

different padha anvayam . There will be abhiprAya VidhyAsams in these

areas but not in mukhya vishayams .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan