Swamy AlavandAr TN

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Sri RAmajayam

srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha

 

Dear BhagavathAs,

Today is Adhi Uttiram(Karkataka - Uttarashada) TN (appearance

day) of Swamy AlavandAr(other ThirunAmam-YAmunaithuraivar,

YAmunAcharya). Swamy was born ca.976 AD(DhAtu Varsham) to

Ishwara Muni(Son of NAthamunigal) and Ranganayaki Ammal.

 

We can never repay our AchAryas for their PErupakAram(help)

in helping/guiding/showing us the path to happiness on

earth(JnAnam, AnushtAnam, VairAghyam) and eternal happiness

(Moksham, Nitya Kaimkaryam), and it is only natural for us

to speak in a Superlative sense about every Sri Vaishnava

AchArya right from the PradamAcharya of the Divya Dhampathis

to Asmad AchAryan. Each of these AchAryas have their

Thirumudi Sammandham to their PoorvachArya and give their

Thiruvadi Sammandham to their successor thus giving us an

Avichinna Guru Parampara(unbroken AchArya lineage).

 

In this Guru Parampara we constantly refer Sri RAmAnuja as

Darsana SthApaka and refer Parama Vaidhika Matham of Sri

Vaishnavam as Sri RAmAnuja Darsanam, owing to the establishment

of the VEdic faith by Bhagavad RAmAnuja in a very turbulent

phase of materialism, violence, intolerance and spiritual

destruction(true to this day). However this happened entirely

due to the Thiruvadi Sammandham of Swamy AlavandAr whose

three wishes were delivered by EmperumAnAr Sri RAmAnuja.

 

The works of Swamy Alavandar include, Siddhi Trayam(Atma,

Samvit, Iswara Siddhi, which helped Sri RAmAnuja evolve the

thought process for formulating Sri BhAshya), Geethartha

Sangraha(base for Sri RAmAnuja's GitA BhAshyA), Agama

PrAmAnyam(enabled Sri RAmanuja to expound PAncharAtra Agama),

Maha Purusha Nirnayam(general basis for all Sri Vaishnavite

works, incluing VEdartha Sangraham of Sri RAmAnuja), Sthothra

Ratnam and Chatus SlOki. These are profound works, and it

is AdiyEn's belief even if we associate ourself with a parama

BhAgavathA familiar with Swamy AlavandArs works, it can

cleanse us of a great deal of RajO/ThamO gunAs.

 

On this sacred day let us make a resolve to associate ourself

with the Parama Vaidhika Matham of Sri Vaishnavam, and take

a gradual recourse into knowing our SampradAyam and live a

fulfilling and happy life. Most Sri Vaiahnava Ashrams celebrate

Swamy AlavandAr TN MahOtsavam today, with Veda, Prabandha

PArayanam for the several days, dotted with other festivities

 

AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

Sudarsana Dasosmi