asmadhAchAryan Thirunakshathram

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

Today is Rohini- panguni Rohini. AsmadhAchAryan’s – His Holiness Srimad

PaRavaakkOttai Andavan of Srimad Poundarikapuram Ashramam’s 83rd

Thirunakshathram.

 

It is adiyen’s desire to post an article written by Srimad PaRavaakkOttai

Andavan Sri Goapaladesika mahadesikan on Rohini’s Greatness [translated by

adiyEn]. Later in the day, aDiyEn will supplement with other posts as well.

 

Today is RohiNi Thirunakshathram. Emperumaan KaNNan’s birth star is Rohini.

KaNNan was born in the month of AvaNi, krishNa paksham, ashtami thithi

combined with RohiNi star. This day is celebrated as “Sri Jayanthi”. Sri

Jayanthi always means KaNNan’s Thirunakshathram. Janma nakshathrams of Sri

Nrusmihan, Sri Vamanan are addressed as Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi, Sri Vaamana

Jayanthi respectively.

 

KrishNan means: One who attracts bhakthAs towards Him.

Sankarar (the one who calls Bhagawaan as “nirguNan”) says:

 

kandharpakOdi subhagam vaanchithaphaLatham dhayaarNavam krishNam thayakthvaa

kam anyavishayam nEthrayugam dhrashtum uthsahathE..

 

KaNNan is so handsome and beautiful as the sum total of crores (millions) of

manmathans (cupid). He grants all that we desire for. He is the most

merciful; Which other God my would my eyes desire to see and enjoy? (None..)

- Thus Sankara melts at Kannan’s beauty.

 

Leelasukhar – a staunch Saivite. Listen to what he says:

 

I am a saivite. There is no doubt about that. Everyday, morning and

evening, I meditate and perform siva Panchakkshara japam. While uttering

japam, shouldn’t I not concentrate on the manthra devatha alone and

meditate? That does not happen. My mind always thinks of that Blue hued,

impishly smiling faced, and cowherd Boy KaNNan alone. Japam- panchaaksharam…

Thinking on KaNNan. – What is that you are doing?- Kutti KaNNan asks me

naughtily and mischievously.

 

MadhusUdhana Saraswathi- who said, “Brahmam sathyam; All others are false.

There are no qualities, attributes for Bhagawaan. There is no form for

Bhagawaan. He had also written “advaita siddhi”. Listen to what he says:

 

Let those yogis cultivate their minds on formless, attribute less, jYothi

and meditate.. I do not wish to see with my eyes what they long to see. I

would like to see with my eyes, and enjoy in my mind - that indescribable

beauty, that Blue hued jyOthi KaNNan who ran hither and thither on the banks

of Yamuna River.

 

Kualsekara AzhwArs ays: “I see an unparalleled jyOthi in my heart. Its name

is KaNNan. That medicine can alleviate any disease. It is also the tastiest

nectar. Not only does it remove the disease of what we undergo in day-to-day

life. It also dispels the karmic disease of further births and deaths and

can grant the Ultimate Bliss.

 

This KaNNan’s archaavataar is here most gracefully showing Himself at

Mannargudi Sri Rajagopala PerumAL. During BrahmOthsavam, (18 days), He shows

His leelAs in his archa vigraham, with the excellent most brilliant

alankaarams being done by priests (bhattars)

 

In AsthAnam, the way he has the cloth tied around His Head (muNdAsu), a cane

in his Hand, showing the Lotus Feet for Bhagawathas to get saved, wearing a

smiling face, along with the Cow and the calf.- it can never ever leave our

eyes and mind. For that PerumAn, on Panguni Rohini is ThirutthEr- Chariot

festival. [This Chariot festival day- ThirutthEr – is the day in which

asmdahAchAryan was born 83 years back in Mannargudi and hence was name

Rajagopalan]

 

ThiruppANAzhwAr (born in the star of RohiNi) lost himself in the exquisite

Beauty of Lord Ranganathan, and burst out with Pasurams singing the beauty

of the Lord from toe to Head. He finally said “the eyes that have seen my

Arangan will not see anything else” and united with the Lord then and

there.

 

ThirukkOttiyoor Nambhi also was born in the Rohini star. He was the AchAryan

of Sri Ramanuja and taught Sri Ramanuja the Rahasyaartthams.

 

Thus, KaNNan- ThiruppANAzhwAr, ThirukkOttiyoor Nambhi- appeared in RohiNi

Thirunakshathram. On this great day (of Rohini, when asmadhAchAryan His

Holiness Srimad PaRavaakkOttai Srimad Andavan Sri Gopaladesika mahadesikan

also appeared to save us from samsaaric afflictions), let us all (in the

manner and ways of what our AchAryas, AzhwArs have laid out the paths) at

the feet of archaavataara Emperumaan, perform Pooja, pay obeisance to, offer

flowers, sing His Names and Glories, meditate on him in our minds and spend

time more usefully, remove and get rid of sins (paapams) and be blessed to

live with all wealth and prosperity, peace in this life, and be blessed with

BrahmAnandhAnubhavam in the next.. [theritthezhudhi vaasitthum kEttum

vaNangi vazhipattum poositthum pOkkinEn pOdhu…]

 

AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsam

All errors /faults are mine. If there is anything good, the credit goes to

the greatness of asmadhAchAryan and his anugraham on this seelamillA siRiyOn

 

 

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