ThirunArAyaNapuram SatAri Kaimkaryam : Two Questions: Part 1

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

I would like to take this opportunity to

respond to the Two queries from BhakthAs

regarding this kaimkaryam. At the end of this day

( January 3 ) , we will conclude the assembly

of funds for this Kaimkaryam and start the work

by the Goldsmith in Chennai for creating this

SatAri (SaThaari).

 

The two questions asked by fellow BhakthAs are:

 

(1) Why did you choose ThirunArAyaNapuram (Melkote)

as a site for this Kaimkaryam instead

of Srirangam or Kaanchipuram or Thiruppathi ,

which are also closely affilated with AchArya

RaamAnujA's Life ?

 

(2) Is n't SatAri linked more with NammAzhwAr ?

What does one call a satAri presented to

AchArya RaamAnujA ?

 

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Here is my responses to the First Question .

I will assemble 16 reasons(a to p) to begin with :

 

Question :1--> Why ThirunArAyaNapuram ?

 

There are number of reasons one can advance for

the selection of ThirunArAyaNapuram .

 

(a) AchArya RaamAnujA lived here for twelve

years and had a tremendous impact on the temple

town and the whole state of KarnAtakA by

conversion of King Vishnu Vardhana of HoysaLA

dynasty to Sri VaishNavam from a Veda Baahya Matham .

 

(b) The Lord appeared in AchArya RaamAnujA's dream

at Thondanur , KarnAtakA and asked Udayavar to come to

ThirunArAyaNapuram to free Him from His entombment

inside an ant hill ; Udayavar released the Lord

by pouring pots of milk ove the sacred anthill

as illustrated in the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM

graphics .

 

© AchArya RaamAnujA built a temple for

ThirunArAyaNan ,which stands majestically

even today .

 

(d) Here on the banks of KalyANi Theertham ,

AchArya RaamAnujA had his anushtAnam every day

for 12 years. He collected ThirumaNN from these

banks , offered to the Lord and then used the

ThirumaNN for his anushtAnam .

 

(e) He assembled 52 famous disciples here , whose

family continues the Kaimkaryam for the Lord even

today.

 

(f) AchArya RaamAnujA went to Delhi Sultan's

palace to bring his Selva PILLai back to His

aasthAnam in ThirunArAyaNapuram .There was no

Uthsavar at the Lord's temple prior to

AchArya RaamAnuja bringing Him back from

Delhi, where He had been abducted by

the Sultaan .

 

(g) In YathirAjA's SaamrAjyam , which has

been described as sarvathOmukam , Selva PiLLai

(Uthsavar at ThirunArAyaNapuram ) was happy

to be a YuvarAjA . AchArya RaamAnujA is therfore

called EmperumAnAr ,while Sriman NaarAyaNA is

contented to be called EmperumAn.

 

(h) The Lord has been here in all four yugams.

In Krutha Yugam , Sanath KumAra and the other Rishis

brought Sriman NaarAyaNA form sathya Lokam and worshipped

Him here .The dhivya desam acquired thus the name of

NaarAyaNAdhri.

 

(i) In TrEthA Yugam, Lord DattAthrEyA sat on

the banks of KalyANi pushkaraNi with four sishyAs

( four VedAs) and performed VedAdhyayanam and

contributed to the name of VedAdhri for this

sacred kshEthram .

 

(j) In DhvApara Yugam , Sriman NaarAyaNA was

worshipped both by BalarAman and RaamAnujan

( Brother of BalarAman ) , the two Vibhava

avathAra Moorthys , who belonged to the Yaadhava

dynasty . Hence , this dhivya desam came to be

known as YaadhavAdhri.

 

(k) In Kali Yugam , EmperumAnAr arrived and

performed JeerNOtthAraNam for the temple

and spent 12 long years , which led to this

puNya KshEthram to be known as Yathi Sailam .

 

(l) This is why , residence at ThirunArAyaNapuram

is considered sufficient according to IthIhyam to

secure a seat in the middle of the Parama Purusha

GhOshti at Sri Vaikuntam . Actually , what is behind

this statement is the blessing of AchArya Sambhandham

at ThirunArAyaNapuram .

 

(m) Here was born Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Yathindhra

MahA Desikan in September , 1379 . This was 242

years after AchArya RaamAnujA ascended Parama Padham.

He established the Ahobila matam in year 1398

after receiving his SanyAsam directly from

Lord Narasimhan of AhObilam .His BrundhAvanam

is on the banks of KalyANi PushkaraNi.AchArya

RaamAnujA appeared as a five headed serpent

in the Sri BhAshya KaalakshEpa GhOshti of Adhi VaNN

SatakOpa Yathi to bless latter. Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL

was initiated to SanyAsAsramam by Adhi VaNN SatakOpar.

 

(n) The second Jeeyar of Ahobila matam was commanded

by ThirunArAyaNan to establish himself permanently

at His dhivya Desam . There at the bank of KalyAni

pushkaraNi , this Jeeyar stayed for more than 12 years

and worshipped ThirunArAyaNan.His BrindhAvanam

is also there.

 

(o) The tenth and the 12th Ahobila matam Jeeyars also

have their BrindhAvanams at ThirunArAyaNapuram . The twelfth

Jeeyar ascended to parama Padham in the year 1632 from

here . Next to Sri Nrusimhapuram (near AathanUr dhivya Deesam )

and ThiruveLLUr having 5 BrundhAvanams of Azhagiya Singars

of Ahobila Matam , ThirunArAyaNapuram has Four

Brundhaavanams of Ahobila mata yathis.Here , the 12th

Jeeyar of Ahobila matam conducted twelve rounds of

Sri BhAshyam KaalakshEpam for his many sishyAs.His

Aasrama Naamam was Sriman NaarAyana Yathindhra

MahA Desikan.

 

(p) Here during the September of 1998 , the 600th

anniversary of the founding of the Ahobila matam by

Adhi VaNN SatakOpa MahA Desikan was celebrated by

the current (45th) Jeeyar of Sri matam . The 900th

anniversary of AchArya RaamAnujA entering ThirunArAyaNa-

puram was also celebrated in March,99 at

ThirnArAyaNapuram.On a BhaudhAnya Panguni

Sukla Chathurdhasi day , AchArya RaamAnujA had

the darsanam of ThirunArAyaNan with His temple

inside the anthill .

 

SUCH IS THE GLORY OF THIRUNAARAAYANAPURAM ,

THE SACRED SEAT OF AACHAARYA RAAMAANUJA FOR

12 YEARS AND HIS SUCCESSORS REPRESENTING

EVERY BRANCH OF HIS DARSANAM CONTINUE TO

WORSHIP HERE .THIS IS THE REASON FOR CHOICE OF

THIS DHIVYA DESAM FOR THE SATARI KAIMKARYAM

FOR UDAYAVAR .Among the three thriumEnis

(Vigrahams ) embraced by AchArya RaamAnujA ,

while he was on this earth, the archai ThirunEni

at ThirunArAyaNapuram is one of them.

 

I will answer the second question about

the name of the Satari for Sri RaamAnujA

in the next posting and its distinction .

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri SadagOpan