ThirukkacchinambhigaL Thirunakshathram [maasi rohini]

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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Today Maasi rOhiNi is Thirunakshathram of

Tirukkachi NambigaL, who had the greatest special

blessed privilege of conversing with Sri Varadaraja

PerumAL Himself. He was blessed with this

extraordinary privilege for performing the

Thiruvaalavatta (fanning) kaimkaryam to PerumAL with

utmost bhakti and involvement. In fact, NambhigaL

(KaanchipoorNar) was born to Sri vaishnava Vaisiya

(Chettiar) kula Sri Veeraraghava Chettiar and Kamalai

at Poovirundhavalli. Though his parents were quite

wealthy and were successful businessmen, NambhigaL had

his mind only on Bhagawath, BhAgawatha aimkaryam.

 

He became a sishya of Sri YamunAcharyar (Sri

Alavandhar) along with

other sishyas namely, Periya Nambhi (Sri mahApoorNar),

ThirukkOttiyoor

Nambhi, and others. Sri Alavandhar named NambhigaL as

pEraruLaaLa dAsar, while Sri Varadaraja PerumAL

(PeraruLALan) Himself named him as GajEndra

dAsar. NambhigaL is the one who showed Ramaujar to

Alavandhar from afar at Kanchipuram Sri

VaradarajaperumAL temple. Ramanuja, after breaking up

from Yadavaprakasar, (when he was doing theertha

kaimkaryam at Varadaraja PerumAL Koil) approached

Thirukkaccchi nambhigaL and learnt tatvaartham from

him. Thirukkacchinambhi is the one who asked (on

request from RamanujA) Sri Varadaraja PerumAL and

obtained from Lord Varadaraja the famous ' Six Words '

and passed them on to RamanujA. The

six words given by Bhagawaan are: (as told by Lord

Varadarja Himself to NambhigaL)

 

1 ahamEva Parathvam. I- "Lord Narayana" is the

Paramatma.

2 dharsnam bhEda Eva cha. :Individual souls are

different from Paramatma.

3 upAyEshu prapatthisyAth- Prapatti (SaranAgathy-

Complete Surrender) is the means to attain mOksham.

4 antima smruthi varjanam- Last remembrance of the

Lord on the death bed is NOT necessary.

5 DhEhaavasaanE mukthisyAth- mOksham can be obtained

the moment one (prapannan) lays off the present mortal

body

6 PoorNaachaarya smaashrayam- MahApoorNar (Periya

Nambhi) is the AchAryan for RamanujA, under whom

RamanujA should take refuge.

 

Thus, Thirukkacchi became most important Sri Vaishnava

link for ALL OF us. Though he was born in Vaisya

kulam, he was greatly revered by YathirAjar.

 

I have read that PerumAL (Varadan) gave Thirukkacchi

NambhigaL some words uopn Nambhi's request for

tatvaartham from Him. They are:

 

1. Only by AchAryan's kattaksham, the disease of

births and deaths will get cured.

2. BhAgawtha sEshathvam is more enjoyed by the Lord

than Bhagawath sEshathvam. Serving Srivaishnavas and

devotees of Sriman Narayanan is more pleasing to the

Lord than serving Him. (PeriyAzhwAr has mentioned

that Srivaishnavas of ThirukkOttiyoor can even sell

AzhwAr for their use./ living) (Lord Rama was quite

fond of Shathrugnan out of three brothers.

3. The Lord can NOT forgive and tolerate apacharam to

BhAgawathAs, and treating His devotees based on their

caste, colour, welath, Gothram etc..

 

Also it is Thirukkacchi Nambhi who showed Ramanuja

(from afar) to Sri Alavandhaar [when Ramanuja was

walking with his then teacher- Yadavaprakasa in the

temple premises] who blessed him with his merciful

glances on him and gave the Acharya kataaksham- saying

"Am mudhalvan ivan"

 

Last day, PerumAl Himself offered NambhigAl Theertham

and SadagOpam and took him to Paramapadham. NambhigaL

lived for 55 years and remained a bachelor (?).

NambhigaL composed Devaraja ashtakam, on Devaraja

PerumAl (pEraruLALan). Sri V. Sadagopan has written a

lovely post on Devaraja ashtakam in Feb 96. Please

read here and be blessed by Thirukkacchi NambhigaL, by

paying obeisance to him. (please correct for any

mistakes)

 

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Desikan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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