Sri parasara bhattar - 25th May 2002

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JEEYAR THIRUVADIGALLE SHARANAM.

 

My name is Srikant , from Visakhapatnam,India.By the

grace of our Acharya I take the courage to say a few

words on SRI PARASARA BHATTAR, whose Thirunakshetram

falls on the 25th of this month.

 

Sri Parasara Bhattar Swami, was the successor of

Swami Ramanujacharya. He was the only son of couple

Sri Kooruthalwan and Andallamma. Sri Kooruthalwan

was a great soul who plucked out his eyes in course

of his ACHARYA KAINKARYA. Even Sri Ramanuja was sure

that his relation with Sri Kooruthalwan was

sufficient to get him liberation.

 

SRI PARASARA BHATTAR inherited all the qualities

from his father.Henamed so following the word given

to Sri Yamunacharya by Sri Ramanuja, that a great

Vaishnava will be named after sage Parasara, the

author of Sri Vishnu Purana.It is said that Sri

Ranganatha wanted that the cradle of SRI PARASARA

BHATTAR should happen in his presence and he mentally

adopted the child. Such is the greatness of SRI

PARASARA BHATTAR even as a child. After Sri Ramanuja,

SRI PARASARA BHATTAR became the Mathathipati.

 

On the order of Sri Ramanuja, SRI PARASARA BHATTAR

defeated a scholar of the west named Vedanthi and made

him his disciple, who became famous as SRI NANJEEYAR.

Then SRI PARASARA BHATTAR returned to Sri Rangam and

taught humanity the path of liberation for 28 years.

 

He authored several works:

1.Sri Gunarathna Kosham--This is a very famous hymn in

praise of the mother of the universe, Sri Maha

Lakshmi(SRI RANGA NACHIYAR) .All her divine qualities

are expounded.

 

2.Ashta Sloki-- In this the meaning of the Great

ashtakshri mantra is explained in just eight slokas

 

3.Bhagavad Guna Darpanam--This the most famous of SRI

PARASARA BHATTAR.It is a commentary on SRI VISHNU

SAHASRANAMA STOTRAM.The beauty of this is that, unlike

other commentarys like Sankaras, etc, this does not

just rely on the outward meaning, but gives the

meaning basedon the kalyana gunas of the lord and also

on 6th preceeding and sucseeding namas.This helps us

to see the qualities of the Lord as easily as though

we are seeing in a mirror,hence the name.

Not only the above but SRI PARASARA BHATTAR also

authored SRI RANGA RAJA STAVAM,also the alwar

thaniyan "BHOOTAM SARASCHA------ PRANATHOSMI NITHYAM"

is the gift of SRI PARASARA BHATTAR.

 

Hence, I feel that it is our duty to pay our

respects and express our gratitude to such a great

Acharya on the occassion of his THIRUNAKSHATRAM

which falls on the 25th of this May.

 

THANIYAN:

"SRI PARASARA BHATTAARYAHA SRIRANGESA PUROHITAHA

SRI VATSANKA SUTHA SRIMAAN SREYASE MEASTU BHUYASE"

 

 

JEEYAR THIRUVADIGALLE SARANAM

JAI SRIMAN NARAYANA

R.R.SRIKANT