Another wonder piece by HH Chinna Jeeyar on Vara Vara Muni.. in another mailing list..

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Jai Srimannarayana!

We are happy for your 2 questions.

 

1.Lord Rangana:tha, heard Bhagavadvishayam from Sri

Manava:la Ma:muni. Being Omni-scient why should He

listen from him?

Here are a few reasons. 1)He loves that prabandham.

 

2)The commentary presented by Sri Nambillai swamy, is

still more lovely, and hence Lord liked that.

 

 

3)The way Sri Manava:lama:muni explained was yet,

par-excellence, for he was VISADA VAK SIKHA:MANI (HE

WAS THE GEM AMONG THE ORATORS, HIS WAY OF EXPLAINING

THE DEEPEST CONSEPTS WAS UNDERSTANDABLE EVEN TO KIDS)

 

4)Even for God, whenever He comes to this mundane

abode, He has to follow the rules of this land, which

He Himself respects, as He chose Vasishta &

Viswamithra as His Guru during Ra:ma:vatha:ra. He

chose Gargacharya & Sa:ndi:pani as His gurus during

Krishna Avatha:ra, so also Lord chose Manava:lama:muni

as His Guru during Rangana:tha Archa:vatha:ra. As He

chose a guru, He wanted to listen the concepts of

Ve:da from that guru and He did so while listening to

Bhagavadvishayam.

 

5)He wanted to show to the world that He comes to

people whom He likes, whenever there will be a need.

 

6) He wanted to prove that Archa: vigraha is not just

an idol made of some stone or wood or alike, when it

is consecrated by Vedic Hymns or it appears as Swayam

Vyaktha (self-incarnate as idol like in

Sri:rangam/Tirumala/etc.,)He presents Himself there,

making that particular Mu:rthi as His Divine Body.

 

7)Lord Rangana:tha wanted to show a right A:cha:rya to

the world of seekers, who wanted to fufil the purpose

of their lives, for reaching right goal, ordained by

Ve:das.

 

Though there are still more reasons this is enough, we

feel.

 

The second question you have asked is about the

Ashta:kshari Maha:manthra, whether it could be chanted

without Upade:sam/sama:srayanam. Right?

 

It is not wrong to chant that Manthra or doing

A:ra:dhana with that Manthra, even without Manthra.

But for those who belive in A:gamas and Rishi words,

they undergo the Sama:srayanam and get the Manthra

from a right Guru and then they chant. It will be more

authentic, if that manthram is chanted that way.

Imagine, one has the interest, yet, there was no

availability of the Guru, then, what that person will

do.He need not stop uttering. Upade:sam is an

attestation like.

 

=chinnajeeyar=