Fw: How adiyEn was blessed with VailakshaNya kataaksham of Sri PaRavakkOttai

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Dear Sri Sudarsan Swamin, AdiyEn pranAms:

 

Your journey towards the ultimate SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of HH

PoundaIkapuram Srimath Andavan Swamin was heart-touching and memorable

one. Thanks for sharing your anubhavam.

 

 

 

Oppiliappan, "Dr. Sadagopan" <yennappan wrote:

>

> Dear All :

>

> You would all enjoy my friend Sri Sudarsan ParthasArathy's

> moving account of the transformation in his life leading upto

> His performance of SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of

> HH PoundarIkapuram Srimath Andavan .

>

> It is an inspiring and honest account

> of the journey of a soul arriving at a state

> of Nirbharam and Nirbhayam .

>

> Thank you Sri Sudarsan ParthasArathy for

> your sharing of your unique anubhavam.

>

> V.Sadagopan

> -

> sudarsanp

> acharya

> Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:35 PM

> How adiyEn was blessed with VailakshaNya kataaksham of Sri

PaRavakkOttai Swami

>

>

> SrI:

> Message from Sri Sudharsan Parthasarathy- Chennai

> *******************************************

> SrI:

> Sri RAmajayam

> SrimathE GopAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha

>

> Dear all,

>

> AdiyEn strongly believe that our birth, faith we

> develop and ultimately enjoying the grace of the Lord

> is due to our Karma, as AdiyEn verily witnessed the

> same in the life of AdiyEn.

>

> Sat Karma

> Though AdiyEn have remained traditional (vegetarian,

> enjoying festivals, avoiding the 3Ms -

> Madhu/MAdhu/Maamisam) Adiyen never had any aspiration

> on Vaidhikam or our glorious SampradAyam until....

>

> A personal tragedy happened against great human

> efforts, that fostered AdiyEn to think "Is there

> really God", "Who are we", and this led AdiyEn seeking

> to understand the different religions and their

> sub-sects......Reading through word for word

> translations from the Koran, learning from the

> Catholics/Protestants/Rosecrucacians and rummaging

> through the internet. Did try sometime on Raja Yoga.

> Nothing worked, but the grief from the personal

> tragedy had healed by then. Then got married, and it

> was the auspicious Sri Krishna Jayanthi. Being in

> Germany then (1995), AdiyOm took to visiting ISKCON

> temple in Passau. The pristine devotion, simple way

> of life, Bhakthi in every aspect of their life,

> humility inspired AdiyEn to VedAntha, and AdiyEn

> requested them for a word for word translation of

> Srimad Bhagavatham. Since it was something not less

> than 10 Cantos, AdiyEn simply took "Sri PrabhupAdas

> Autobiography". Though AdiyEn was

> inspired/impressed by ISKCON, AdiyEn continued regular

> life and after a couple of months landed in Singapore.

>

> While in Singapore, AdiyEn got hold of "Sri Bhagavad

> Geetha As-It-Is", once again through ISKCON, that

> transformed the inspiration in Vedantha zoom-in on Sri

> Vaishnavam. Reading through Bhagavad Geetha, AdiyEn

> became inclined towards VisishtAdvaita, than Dwaita or

> Advaita. At this point of time, AdiyEn was looking

> through the several postings posted on Bhakhi list

> (thanks to Sri.Sudarshan Iyengar, Sri.Mani Varadarajan

> and others for pioneering the Bhakthi List, and

> Sri.V.Sadagopan Maama, Sri.Anbil Maama for their

> delectable postings). AdiyEn started looking out for

> a Satsangham for chanting Sri Vishnu SahasranAmam, and

> checked for one in Singapore . Sri.Madhavakkannan,

> wrote a mail, requesting AdiyEn to meet at his place.

> Thats the beginning of a glorious chapter in AdiyEn's

> life and am sure for many other aspiring Sri

> Vaishnavites in Simhapuri......

>

> AdiyEn strongly believes in developing discerning

> knowledge, faith & practice by associating with good

> actions of people at large and more importantly with

> BhAgavathAs in a group and develop some kind of

> Self-Realization (what makes me happy, is happiness

> permanent, how to be always happy and making others

> happy, purpose of life etc...)

>

> Sat Sangham

> adiyeN was invited to Sri.Madhavakkannan Swami's home for Sri

> Vishnu SahasranAma PArayanam. When AdiyEn stepped

> into Swami's home, we were just three or four families

> (Sri.Madhavakkannan Swami, Sri.Sridhar, Smt.Malini*,

> AdiyEn). *Smt.Hemamalini Sridhar is the sister of Smt.Nagu

> Satyan who was instrumental in starting NAMA.

>

> Here AdiyEn have to write about Sri.Madhavakkannan

> Swami's ThirumAligai. Though Swami and Smt.Brinda

> are practicing professionals, they live a very

> simple life in Singapore and are

> always the first to invite BhAgavathAs to their home.

>

> The first gathering was joyous that we simply agreed

> to be a part of NAMA-Simhapuri, and from 3 or 4

> families the Satsangham grew in leaps and bounds to 30

> to 40 families enrolled. From then on we met every

> month over a weekend celebrating AzhvAr TN at homes as

> well as Sri Srinivasa PerumAl temple on Serangoon road

> and went on with Thaniyan-Prabandham-SAthumurai,

> without any kalai bEdham. This Satsangham continues

> to this day, providing a joyous platform for all

> aspiring Sri Vaishnavites(which made AdiyEn desperate

> to revive NAMA-Bay, when AdiyEn had a short stay in

> US).

>

> Gradually the group moved on into grander scheme,

> inviting guest speakers and children to share their

> Anubhavam and SampradAya vishayam, and we even managed

> to celebrate in grandeur Swamy NammazhvAr Thiru

> Nakshathiram offshore (thanks to Sri.Lakshmi

> Narasimhan & Smt.Jayasree's family). At this point

> AdiyEn had gone through Steven Covey's 7 Habits, that

> started AdiyEn to think about a Personal Mission

> Statement. This led to clarity on how our family

> should look like in our 20's, 30's, 40's and beyond.

> In line with an action plan for that mission

> statement, AdiyEn was looking out for an AchArya of

> JnAna-AnushtAna-VairAghyA and offered AdiyEn's

> respects to Sri Vaishnava AchAryas starting with our

> Kula AchArya Agnihothram Sri.ThathAchariar and

> continued paying respects to other Sri Vaishnava

> AchAryas who were on SanchAram in Chennai. Then

> AdiyOm returned to Simhapuri and hearing about Sri

> Paravakottai Andavan, AdiyEn wanted to qualify to be

> Swami's sishya, in the event AdiyEn develop Maha

> ViswAsam in that AchArya. AdiyEn started doing

> Sandhya Vandanam and additionally started to skip

> coffee, partaking onion/garlic, and then started

> avoiding para annam as well, knowing very well the

> Swami insists only Sandhya Vandanam as a basic

> requirement.

>

> During our next visit to India, we were

> very curious to meet with Paravakottai Srimad Andavan,

> who until that time was not known that well in our

> family circle. Relatives were questioning the need

> for Bhara Samarpanam when we were in our late 20's as

> well as seeking an AchArya outside our Kula Acharya

> Agnihothram Swami. When AdiyEn explained the

> background of both, they came to know more about this

> MahAn and were silently getting inspired as well.

>

> We stayed at the ThirumAligai of Smt. &

> Sri.Vasudevachariar Swami (disciples of Navalpakkam

> Swami, and parents of our very own Sri.Madhavakkannan

> Swami) and after a glimpse of Sri Rangam Divya

> Dhampathis, landed at the gate of a rusted tin-shed

> entrance of a large but simple Asramam........

>

> AdiyEn strongly believe in relearning and develop

> knowledge, faith & practice by identifying and

> following an AchArya of JnAna-AnushtAna-VairAghya-Compassion and

> making our thoughts/actions simpler by following our AcharyA's

> thiruvullam.

>

> SadAchArya

>

> Once we entered this large but simple Asramam, there

> were sign-boards everywhere (I promise not to sit

> here, I promise to wash my feet before entering the

> Asramam hall, I promise not to talk after using the

> restroom without ablutions etc), that sent a kind of

> fear along with curiosity to see this AchArya. When

> AdiyOm entered we saw a magnifient Tejas in this

> ParamAchArya, where our heart and mouth failed (when

> AdiyEn read now"RamapirAnai KarpOm now, AdiyEn can

> comprehend how AnjanEya was captivated by

> Sri.Rama/Lakshmana's Tejas). This Swami was/is as

> described in Yathiraja Sapthathi (Urdhva Pundaram,

> Thridhandha hastham....) with an overwhelming

> compassion.

>

> This Swami has an equivalent disposition

> to SishyAs, non-SishyAs alike as well as those who

> serve him with respect as well as those who serve him

> for the sake of doing it...the compassion comes out

> when someone seeks knowledge/direction.....Its hard to

> explain for someone like AdiyEn, and can simply say

> one has to enjoy this kind of Anubhavam. This Swami

> would not readily perform SamAsrayanam, and was asking

> AdiyOm's background, and at the same time providing us

> valuable enlightenment on any Samsayam raised, however

> trivial they were.

>

> The compassion of such an

> AchArya made us very determined to seek his feet and

> not leave it for eternity. As said by Arjuna

> "Karpanya Dosham Bahada Swabavaha...Tvam Prapannam",

> AdiyEn pleaded for Bhara Samarpanam as well. After

> Sethu SnAnam, Sarvanga Kshavaram, SnAnam, Bhoodha

> Sudhi Kramam (Pancha Kavya Sweeharam, YajnO

> PaveethAranam) Samasrayanam & UpadEsam was performed.

> Thus we came a Sri Vaishnavite after a long journey in

> this and previous lives.

>

> Then a short introduction into Grantha Chathushyam,

> Srimad Rahasya Traya SAram, Bhagavad Vishayam was

> performed exclusively for us (1 hr session, no bar on

> Sri Vaishnavites in Swaroopam) was done by AchArya,

> followed by a Bhara Samarpanam with complete faith.

>

> AdiyEn have to write about Swami's compassion: AdiyEn

> could not reach from SEthu to Srirangam on time, and

> hence had to return a day later. When AdiyEn reported

> a day later at the Asramam, Swami was joyous and

> exclaimed with compassion that AdiyEn have reached

> safely, as there were too many accidents on the road.

> SanyAsi are devoid of emotions, but full of

> compassion, even for someone like AdiyEn. This made

> our whole family think of Swami as our closest Bandhu,

> even dearer than the Divya Dhampathis, to this day.

> AdiyEn am confident in saying that anyone who hears

> with devotion about this Swami's life in Swami's

> Poorvasramam & ThuriyAsram, is verily cleansed of all

> sins, and anyone who has this AchArya KatAksham,

> immaterial of their Samasrayana/BharanyAsa AchArya

> lineage, would always aspire towards Vaidhka Dharmam.

>

> At this juncture AdiyEn would plead to all BhAgavathAs

> to not just stop at celebrating Thirunakshathrams alone of our

> AchAryas (Srimad Azhagiya Singhar's SathAbhishEka

> MahOtsvam is the most memorable event anyone can

> witness in recent times), but celebrate every day of

> our life thanking the Divya Dhampathis for bestowing

> us with him in the form of our AchAryas. These

> AchAryas are like Vibhava AvatArs like Sri Krishna and

> Sri Rama, let us enjoy every one of them.

>

> In thatcontext AdiyEn would say Parama AchArya Sarva Bhouma

> Srimad ParavakOttai Srimad Andavan SRI GOPALA DESIKA

> MAHADESIKAN is the 4th Rama AvatAr and the best in

> Kaliyuga (previous RAma's include Sri Rama s/o Sri.

> Dasaratha, Sri Balaramar, Sri Rama misrar) known for

> his Satyavratham and DharmAnushtAnam, verily our

> NadamAdum Deivam. It is a great priveledge to be

> born when this Swami has made AvatAr, and to be

> associated with the PAdhukAs of this Swami.

>

> adiyEn was immensely benefitted also by Sri Hari Swami's association

> in Singapore and the swaroopa jnAnam of Swami's is seen to be

> believed.

>

> asmadhAchAryan His Holiness Sri ParavakkOttai Swami's 25th

> PeetarOhana MahOtsvam (10th to 14th Feb'06) was not Swami's

> Thiruvullam originally, but SishyAs of his wanted to celebrate this

> milestone for oursake in the same manner we celebrate Swami's TN

> (Panguni Rohini) every year. Lets join as Sri

> Vaishnavites and get this AchAryas grace on the

> PeetarOhana MahOtsvam.

>

> Nin ArulAm Gadhi Indri MatrOnrillEn

> Nedum KAlam Pizhai Seidha Nilai KazhithEn

> Nin Arulukku Nilayana Nilai UgandEn

> Nin CharanenE Charanendru Thunivu PundEn

> MannirulAi Ninra Nilai Ennaku Theerthu

> Vanavartham Vazhchi thara VarithEn Ummai

> InnarulAl ini enakOr ParamErAmal "En ThirumAl"

> Adaikalam KollEmmai NiyE!

>

> AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

>

> Sudarsana DAsOsmi

>