Swamy Desikan Thirunakshathram today- time for action on our part... [a loud thinking please]

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Sri:

 

SrImathE nighamAntha MahAdEsikAya Namah:

 

Dearest all,

 

Purattasi ThiruvONam, (Oct 3rd is AchArya

saarvabhouman Swami Vedantha Desikan's

Thirunakshathram. I was simply admiring the greatness

of our Dearest AchAryA - and the mere list of his

"all" master pieces (all of them are really great

ones!). We need many more births to read them even

once and understand them. I just felt like thinking

loud as to how we can repay as a token repayment at

all for what our AchAryA has done so mercifully for

us. His dayA on us is like the mother cow towards its

calf.

 

Swami's vaathsalyam is so amazing that he has blessed

us with such works ranging from the simple yet

wondreful ones to brilliant overwhelming ones to suit

all caliber and all levels - enabling us to understand

and follow Acharya's teaching. Enjoy his one sloka or

one verse and Understand to be saved.

 

1. Make a personal commitment- Commit ourselves to

reciting few (at least one sthOthram of Swami Desikan)

of his sthOthra nidhi (or Hayagreeva sthOthram on

monday; Dasaavathaara sthOthram on tuesday- like that

also, we can plan to fit into our "tight" (useless)

schedule. and Start off right now from today on his

thirunakshathram, as an offering to our Swami. (Those

who do not know any sthOthram, can also read

Adaikkalappatthu , which is in Tamil-

 

2. Donate funds: There are projects for which funds

are being raised by members, kaimkaryams being

performed).- One can allocate a little of their

earnings and contribute to celebrate AchAryAL 's

Thirunakshthrams. That is bhAgawatha, bhagawath and

AchArya kainkaryam. Just from your home, you can do

all these kaimkaryams by such contributions.

 

3. Distribute articles: Whatever you know, or have in

terms of books, private articles regarding Sri

Vaishnava sampradayam, distribute among bhakthAs, who

may not have time/resources to get them. Please take

copies and distribute freely. If there is any

interesting book that you have read, please send that

info to the Group. (Like Sri Anand's SamasrayaNam,

Bhakti & Prapatti, etc..)

 

4. Hold Srivaishnava gatherings at home. Please call

few families for a light snacks session, and discuss

about Sri Ramanuja Siddhaantham/ our rich traditions,

enjoy AzhwAr's pAsurams, Swami Desikan's slOkas

meanings, Biography of AchAryALs, AzhwArs, discuss

your doubts [witha keenness to learn] and share

opinions, recite VishNu Sahasranaamam, etc.. -That

will have an impression on our children's minds and

they grow also as Sri vaishnavas. Let us try to

attempt towards that track.

 

5. Call your spouse, children and collectively recite

few sthOthrams in front of the altar/Pooja room and

prostrate on the ground, once in the morning, once

before dinner and once before going to bed. (teach

them few simple slOkAs, too)

 

6. At any cost, LET US NOT SKIP Sandhyaavandhanams.

All the above five points can be skipped; But not this

point please. (Again, your boy will do only if he sees

you doing it now- ) Children learn from what they see

more than what they hear... Be a role model.

 

May Divya Dampatis and AchArYAL bless us and shower

Their grace to guide us.

 

Please forgive me for adiyEn's indulgence.

May Swami desikan bless us with his merciful glances

on this most auspicious day!

 

thoNdar ugakkum thuNai adi vaazhi nin thoomuRuval

koNda mugam vaazhi vaazhi vyaakkiyaa muddhiraikkai

vaNN thiru naamamum vaazhi maNivada muppurinool

koNdaseerth thooppul kulamaNiyE! vaazhi ninvadivE

 

Bhagawathas- at Your Feet, who enjoy being at Your

Feet,- May Those Feet of Yours long live! May Your

smiling face and Your Pristinely pure face long live.!

May Your kind hand long live! Oh shining jewel of

Thooppul! May that Oordhva puNdram (ThirumaN) on Your

lustrous face long live! May that most beauiotiful

immaculate Form with Sacred thread (PooNool) long

live!

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dust at the feet of bhAgawathAs who enjoy Thoppul

ammAn Thiruvadi