Acharya Thirunakshatram Celebrations - Nov 5th & 6th. - WDC.

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Azhvar and Acharya Thirunakshatram celebrations - WDC - Nov 5th & 6th.

http://www.vedics.net/utsavam/

 

Please mark your calendars and make travel arrangements.

 

By His unconditional grace, JETUSA Inc. and Vedics Foundation,

welcome one and all to celebrate:

 

Mudal Azhvars,

Purvacharyas (Pillai Lokacharya & Manavala Mamunikal)

and

Chinna Jeeyar Swami's Thirunakshathrams.

 

To participate in this event http://www.vedics.net/utsavam/

 

To volunteer towards this event, e-mail: mamunikal

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Please grace us with your presence and make this a grand celebration. To

volunteer please e-mail: mamunikal

 

The month of Aippasi boasts many holy events like Deepavali and the

Avathara of many Azhvars and Acharyas whose contributions are the concrete

foundations for SriVaishnavism. It is a privilege to celebrate their birth

and contributions.

 

Mudal Azhvars and Poorvacharyas (Pillai Lokacharya & Mamunikal)

Aippasi is a very auspiscious month for Srivaishnavas when the first three

of the ten azhvars, came into being on this world, which was filled with

darkness.

 

=> Mudhal Azhvars: Poigai AzhvAr, BhUdhaththu AzhvAr and PEy Azhvar, are

chronologically the earliest of all AzvhArs. They are ayOnijAs (ones who

were not born from a womb) and they appeared on water-flowers in three

different places.

 

With darkness prevailing, the jeevathmas were unable to see Lord

Srimannarayana. The first two azhvars lit holy lamps and the third azhvar

showed us EmperumAn (Lord Srimannarayana).

 

=> Many thousands of years later, in the same month, Lord Varadharaja of

Kancheepuram, took birth as Swami Pillai Lokachariar (Ulagariyan). He was

in this world from 1205 CE. to 1311 CE. The purpose of this avathara was

to document the message of Ramanuja Sampradayam. He wrote 18 rahasya

grathas.He is the "first Acharya" to document all the rahasyas for future

generations.

 

=> One hundred and sixty five years later, in the same month, Swami

ManavAla Mamunikal took birth in this world, as Punaravathara of Swamy

Ramanuja himself. He was in this world from 1370 CE. to 1443 CE. 165 years

after Swami Pillai Lokacharya's birth, SriVaishnavism was in disarray, due

to muslim invasions, and mis-interpretations of poorvacharyas' works. This

avathara's purpose was to set right Srivaishnava sampradhayam that was so

carefully built by our Poorvacharyas, which was being diluted, modified

and in some cases forgotten. Mamunikal gave us lucid commentaries

(vyakhyanams) to Poorvacharyas' works including the Rahasya granthas of

Swamy Pillai Lokacharyar.

 

Prakrutham Acharya: Chinna Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami

 

"Serve all beings as service to God Worship your own Respect all"

 

These two simple statements speaks volumes about HIS HOLINESS SRI SRI SRI

TRIDANDI CHINNA SRIMANNARAYANA RAMANUJA JEEYAR SWAMI and His love for

humanity.

 

Crusader of peace, Champion of Education, Guardian of Vedic Heritage,

Scholar and the most benevolent and beloved Acharya of recent history, He

is a true Humanitarian. Join us to celebrate His Thirunakshathram, on Nov

5th and 6 th , in Washington DC , along with fellow devotees. Come and

learn more about this Vedic Seer, who is walking the principles of

Jagadacharya Swami Ramanuja, and His organisation JET USA.

 

We as sishyas and bhagavatas have a duty to celebrate our Acharyas and

Azhvars thirunakshatrams, who have given us the light to see EmperumAn ,in

the form of Dhivyaprabhandam, Rahasyams, and invaluable lucid commentaries

for us to understand.

 

We do not have anything to give back to them, which goes without saying.

However, it is our duty to celebrate their thirunakshatrams, their

teachings and unconditional love for us to realize Lord Srimannarayana.

 

Azhvar EmberumAnar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

JETUSA Vedics Foundation

 

http://www.chinnajeeyar.org http://www.vedics.net

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