Changes on AdiyEn sign-offs on my postings

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

adiyEn would like to share with you why adiyEn

was given the name " SatakOpan " by my parents.

 

The NaamakaraNam : At the very beginning

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AdiyEn's father gave me the sacred name of

SatakOpan -however undeservedly -in view of

the fact that adiyEn was born in kEttai (JyEshtA)

Nakshathram , which is the Thirunakshathram of

Sri Adhi VaNN SatakOpan , the very first Jeeyar of

AhObila matam .There the comparison definitely stops.

 

Choice of the name and the kEettai Nakshathram behind it

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adiyEn was born in Panguni kEttai and the founding Jeeyar

of Sri Ahobila Matam was born in PurattAsi kEttai;

the Second Jeeyar of this illustrious Paramparai was born

on AavaNi kEttai . Both are from the temple town of

ThirunArAyaNapuram , where AchArya RaamAnuja resided

for twelve long years.

 

This kEttai Nakshathram also happens to be the birth

star of one more Azhagiya Singars of the Ahobila

Matam paramparai ( the 35th Jeeyar ., KaLatthUr

Azhagiya Singar).His Thiru-Nakshathram is VaikAsi kEttai.

 

The Impact of SangItha VidhvAn ,Sri V.V.Sadagopan

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At school , adiyEn began to register my name as

" Sadagopan " without any knowledge as a school boy about

the great meaning behind the original name that

belonged to Swamy Sri NammAzhwAr. One of the The popular

musician in those days was Sri V.V.Sdaagopan

and adiyEn modelled my signature from the way he

spelled his name . That version of the name and

signature/spelling got stuck legally .

 

Recent requests to change the spelling of my Name

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Recently , number of BhakthAs have suggsted to me

that the sign off as " Sadagopan " is not correct ,

which adiyEn has been aware off . adiyEn did not too

much about it and kept on signing off as

" Sadagopan " . Most recently , a devout young lady

in her final year of B.COM studies from Triplicane

wrote to me and mentioned that she is an avid reader of

my postings and each time she sees my signature ,

she is upset that it is not in the way it should be

as " SatakOpan " .adiyEn thanks her for for her sincerity

and warmth of appeal. adiyEn has been finally

persuaded to do some thing about this anamoly.

This was the proverbial last straw that broke this

stubborn camel's back(resolve).

 

The Response to the requests

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adiyEn has therefore decided to sign off as

" VaradAchAri SatakOpan " from here on in my postings .

For the sake of archives ,adiyEn will add my

" PoorvAsrama naamam " as " Sadagopan " in paranthesis

in this Sri VaishNava sadhas.

 

The appropriateness of changing the spelling

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It is only appropriate to do so particularly after

my recent Bhara-nyAsam under the sacred feet of

Sri Bhagavath RaamAnuja SiddhAntha NirdhAraNa,

Sri lakshmi Nrusimha PaadhukA Sevaka ,Parama Hamsa

parivRajAka , Sri Adhi VaNN SatakOpa

Sri NaarAyaNa YathIdhra MahA Desikan ,

the current Jeeyar of AhObila Matam .

 

Tributes of PoorvAchAryALs to Swamy SatakOpa NammAzhwAr

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Swamy Desikan " s tribute in Prabhandha Saaram

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During this occasion of the change of the spelling of

my name to " SatakOpan " , adiyEn thinks of the

aruLiccheyalkaL of Swamy Desikan , which pays

tribute to our Prapanna Jana SanthAna Kootasthar ,

Swamy SatakOpa NammAzhwAr :

 

munnuraittha thiuviruttha nooRu paattu

muRayinvarum aasiriya-mEzhu pattu

manniya naRR poruttpperiya ThiruvandhAthi

maRavAthapadi yeNpatthEzhu paattum

pinnuraitthathOr ThiruvAimozhi yeppOthum

pizhaiaRavA-aayirtthoru nooRRirandu paattum

innalatthil VaikAsi VisAkam tannil

Yezhirkkuruhai varumAru irangu neeyE

 

---Prabhandha Saaram Of Swamy Desikan : Paasuram 6

 

(Meaning)of the above paasuram: Oh Swamy Sri NammAzhwAr!

You were born in in this beautiful world at the beautiful

temple town of Thirukkuruhai during VaikAsi VisAkam

as Maaran SatakOpan.Please bless adiyEn to recite

without any mistakes the first prabhandham of Yours

known as Thiruviruttham with its hundred paasurams.

Plese bless adiyEn also to recite the next prabhandham

of yours known as ThiruvAsiriyam with its seven

paasurams; afterwards , please bless adiyEn to

recite without error your third unforgettable prabhandham

with its 87 passurams filled with the essence of VaishNava

anubhavams and thereafter, please bless adiyEn to have

the bhAgyam of reciting without any mistakes Your great

ThiruvAimozhi with its 1102 paasurams .

 

The four key groups of words qualifying

Sri SatakOpan's four aruLiccheyalkaLs here are:

 

 

(1) MUNNURAITTHA Thiruviruttham: Among the four

Prabhandhams of Swamy NammAzhwAr , Thiruviruttham is

the first one.Therefore , Swamy Desikan , who is

the Master of choice of the right words describes

this Prabhnadham as " MUNN-URAITTHA " ( Mudal mudhalAha aruLiya).

In this Prabhandham , Sri SatakOpan uses His Jn~Ana Chakshus

( divine eye) to see the Lord in Sri Vaikuntam and appealed to

Him to free him form the afflictions of debilitating

SamsAram . The other reason for our Kavi Simham

(Swami Desikan )to Use the word , " MUNN-URAITTHA "

is to indicate that the first enemy for Bhagavath-

anubhavam is prakruthi Sambhandham and therefore ,

Sri SatakOpan requested first the removal of

the association with Prakruthi. the Lord according to

Swamy Desikan obliged with Sri SatakOpan's request .

 

(2) The second Prabhandam of Sri SatakOpan is

ThiruvAsiriyam. Swami Desikan's revealing key words

here are : " MURAYIN VARUM " . This means accordingly.

Sri SatakOpan prayed for relief in the first prabhandham

from samsAram. The Lord listened and blessed Sri SatakOpan

to enjoy His anantha kalyAna GuNam and aparimitha

Soundharyam in this prakruthi maNDalam ( Leela VibhUthi)

itself. Sri SatakOpan enjoyed them and " accordingly "

described his experience in ThiruvAsiriyam.

 

(3) The third Prabhandham of NammAzhwAr is

Periya-ThiruvandhAthi. Here Sri SatakOpan states that

the enjoyment of the Lord in " the muRayin varum "

manner only increased his desire to enjoy Him more.

The Lord became insatiable nectar ( aparyAptha-

AarAvamudhan). The key words qualifying this

prabhandham are " MANNIYA NARR PROUL " .( containing

the essence of tattvams-SaarArtham ).Swamy NammazhwAr

hinted at the great thirst that samsAris could have

for Bhagavath anubhavam through the choice of

words: " MANNYA NALL PORUL " .

 

(4) ThiruvAimozhi is the magnum opus of Sri SatakOpan ,

which describes the paripUrNa Bhagavath anubhavam

that he enjoyed and the attainment of Moksha

Siddhi . The boon of Mukthi and nithya kaimkaryam

at Parama Padham is referred to here by the key word ,

" PINNURAITTHA OR PINN URAITTHA " . Pinn means stated below

or the one after this or that. Latter meaning is applicable

here.Sri SatakOpan's experience in attaining Moksha anugraham

after going thru every state of experience and finally attaining

Moksham is described here .hence the word , " Pinn+uraittha "

is used . This is quite the opposite of " Munn+Uraitha "

in Thiruviruttham , where the prayer was for

the removal of prakruthi sambhandham .

 

Swamy Desikan prayed thus to Sri SatakOpan to bless him

with the boon of reciting and understanding always his

four prabhndhams without any mistakes ( yeppOthum pizhai

aRa nee irangu) .

 

Swamy Desikan's tribute in YathirAja Sapthathi

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In the fourth slOkam of Sri YathirAja Sapthathi ,

Swamy Desikan salutes NammAzhwAr this way:

 

yasya Saarsavatham srOthO VakuLAmOdha vaasitham

SruthinAm visramAyAlam SatArim tamupAsmahE

 

(meaning ) : Swamy NammAzhwAr received upadEsam

on manthrArthams from Sri VishvaksEnar. He wears

always Makizhampoo Maalai. Hence , his prabhandhams

flowing as nectar have the fragrane of makizhampoo.

His prabhndhams reveal clearly sarva vedArthams

for one and all independent of caste or sex or aasramam.

As a result , the prabhandhams give rest to the Vedams ,

which were doing this work until the appearance of

Sri SatakOpan's prabhndhams.

 

Swamy ALavandhAr's Tribute to Sri SatakOpan

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AdiyEn will conclude this special posting with

the slOkam of Swamy AaLavandhAr :

 

MaathA pithA yuvatayas tanayA vibhUthis-

sarvam yathEva niyamEna madhanvayAnAm

Aadhayasya Na: KulapathEr VakuLAbhirAmam

Srimath Tadhangri yugaLam praNamAmi MoordhnA

 

--SthOthra Rathnam of AaLavandhAr: SlOkam 5

 

(prose order ): madh-anvayAnAm niyamEna MaathA ,

PithA ,Yuvathaya: TanayA: VibhUthi: sarbvam yath

yEva Na: Aadhyasya KulapathE: VAKULA ABHIRAAMAM

Srimath Tath angri yugaLam moordhnA praNamAmi

 

(Meaning ): For those poorvAchAryAs , who went

before adiyEn and all the Sri VaishNavAs coming

after adiyEn's times , Swamy NammAzhwAr has

been and will be the nourishing Mother, protecting Father,

Comforting wife , loving children and sakala Isvaryam.

To that great AchAryan and the head of the Prapanna Kulam ,

who is adorned with the fragrance of Mahizampoo garland

(VakuLa Pushpa mAlai ),adiyEn's daNdavath praNAMams

are offered. Those PraNAmams are to His illustrious ,

pair of holy feet (nithyOjwala angri Yugam) .

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan