Sri.U.Ve Karapankadu Swami Part 4 : Acharyan & Guruparampara

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ACHARYAN: GOD

SENT RADIANCE OF KNOWLEDGE

Considering the pitiable state of our affairs, Emberuman out of His

causeless compassion has provided us with everything needed for our union

with him. He not only bestowed us with the vedas, upanishads and

shasthras, He also appeared amongst us as Achuthan to show us the

virtuous life. In spite of being the Eshwaran, He also wanted to be an

Acharyan to us. Consequently, he came down as Sri Krishna and blessed us

with Bhagavat Gita.

 

Sriyapathi first created four faced Brahma and instructed him on the four

vedas and its meanings. Unable to protect the vedas Brahma stood

empty-handed. In a similar state, Arjuna also forgot the truth of Gita

then and there after receiving it. Where even Achuthabanu failed to save

mankind, Azhwar, who dawned like a brilliant sun blessed us all. Untill

Azhwar breathed in this world, he considered everyone like himself and

saved all. Azhwar despised the samsaric cycle of birth and death and was

desperate to leave. When the radiance of the sun called Numazhwar

diminished, Kaliyuga snatched us all again.

 

Once again, due to Embiran’s great mercy Ramanuja Divakarar appeared for

us. As Azhwar with his gnana-dhrushti said ‘Kali will be defeated,

wait and see!’, this world was filled with radiance of Yathiraja

vaibhavam. Swami Ramanuja’s birth lifted the darkness of Kali bringing

back the glories of Kruthayuga proving Azhwar’s mangalasasanam ‘Poliga

Poliga’.

 

“Even after Krishna’s appearance in this world jeevathmas present in

the samsaram for time immemorial did not get enlightened. However, all

the jeevathmas surrendered unto Sriyapathi Narayanan, the moment Ramanuja

was born.”

 

GURUPARAMPARA

Lakshminathan is the huge ocean. Azhwar is the black cloud. This black

cloud drank the water of compassion from the ocean and showered it as

rain on the hills called Nathamuni. This water thundered down the

mountain as huge waterfalls called Uyyakondar and Manakal Nambi and

reached the great river Yamunachar. This river then merged into the huge

lake Emberumanar. From this lake, 74 acharyas chosen by Emberumanar act

as sluices and spread the compassion of Sriman Narayana to the chetanas.

Swami Ramanuja made sure that Sarveswaran’s mercy reaches all the

chetanas. He established the sidhantham firmly. That is why Namperumal

named our sidhantham as ‘Emberumanar Darisanam’, as stated by

Swami Manavala Mamunikal in Upadesa Rathnamaalai. Such is the

Acharyathvam, Emberuman wished for. However, Acharyathvam wished only for

Emberumanar.

 

During the days of Swami Ramanuja, who is the Jagath Acharyan, Sri

Vaishnavam along with Srirangam grew many folds as per his instructions.

The poorvacharya parampara glowing with the radiance of Emberumanar’s

knowledge ended with Swami Manavala Mamunikal. Mamunikal observed with

pain that after the sunset of the brilliant Ramanuja Divakaram, the

darkness of kaliyuga was gradually creeping back. Swami due to his

compassion for us and to make us all follow the right path gave Upadesa

Rathnamalai and instructed clearly what should be done by every one of

us.

“We must follow our poorvhacharya’s teachings and practices and must live

under the feet of our acharyan. This is the only way to live happily in

this world of darkness.”

Our U.VE. KARAPANKADU VENKATACHARYAR SWAMI, lived with the spirit of

Manavala Mamunikal’s upadesam, embracing Emberumanar’s holy feet as the

only refuge. Let us now enjoy the vaibhavam of Karapankadu Swami, who

lived in this world as the ocean of knowledge and guiding light of our

sampradhayam.

Azhwar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Adiyen

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