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

[Guest guest]

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

6th.Bhashyam Nallappa <bnallappa >, sampath43

sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Jai

Sreemannarayana!======================================================Azhvar

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

http://www.vedics.net/utsavam/Please mark your calendars and make travel/

celebration arrangements to the W-DC location or to your local temples.By His

unconditional grace, JETUSA Inc. and Vedics Foundation, welcome one and all to

celebrate:Mudal Azhvars, Purvacharyas (Pillai Lokacharya & Manavala

Mamunikal)andChinna Jeeyar Swami's Thirunakshathrams.To participate in this

event

http://www.vedics.net/utsavam/To volunteer towards this event, e-mail: mamunikal

================================================================= Please grace

us with your presence and make this a grand celebration.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 birthand

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

withdarkness.=> 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 threedifferent

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 ofKancheepuram, 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 rahasyagrathas.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 SwamyRamanuja

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.

Thisavathara'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 andlearn 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 commentariesfor 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 SaranamJETUSA Vedics Foundation

http://www.chinnajeeyar.org

http://www.vedics.net==============================================================

"Celebration of Azhvar and Acharya Thirunakshatram": W-DC. Nov 5th & 6th 2005.

"Register at

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