asmadhAchAryan SathAbhishEkam special- 5 (PANGUNI ROHINI)

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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

Today is Rohini- panguni Rohini. AsmadhAchAryan 81st Thirunakshathram . It

is adiyen’s desire to post an article written by Srimad PaRavaakkOttai

Andavan Sri Goapaladesika mahadesikan on Rohini’s Greatness.

 

Today is RohiNi Thirunakshathram. Emperumaan KaNNan’s birth star. KaNNan was

born in the month of AvaNi, krushNa paksham, ashtami thithi combined with

RohiNi star. This day is celebrated as “Sri Jayanthi”. Sri Jayanthi always

means KaNNan’s Thirunakshathram. Janma nakshathrams of Sri Nrusmihan, Sri

Vamanan are addressed as Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi, Sri Vamana Jayanthi

respectively. KrishNan means: One who attracts bhakthAs towards Him.

Sankarar (the one who calls Bhagawaan as “nirguNan”) says:

 

kandharpakOdi subhagam vaanchithaphaLatham dhayaarNavam krishNam thayakthvaa

kam anyavishayam nEthrayugam dhrashtum uthsahathE..

 

KaNNan is so handsome and beautiful as the sum total of crores (millions) of

manmathans (cupid). He grants all that we desire for. He is the most

merciful; Which other God my would my eyes desire to see and enjoy? (None..)

= Thus Sankara melts at Kannan’s beauty.

 

Leelasukhar – a staunch Saivite. Listen to what he says:

 

“I am a saivite. There is no doubt about that. Everyday, morning and

evening, I meditate and perform siva Panchakkshara japam. While uttering

japam, shouldn’t I not concentrate on the manthra devatha alone and

meditate? That does not happen. My mind always thinks of that Blue hued,

impishly smiling faced, and cowherd Boy KaNNan alone. Japam- panchaaksharam.

Thinking on KaNNan. – What is that you are doing?- that KaNNan asks me

naughtily and mischievously.

 

MadhusUdhana Saraswathi- who said, “Brahmam sathyam; All others are false.

There are no qualities, attributes for Bhagawaan. There is no form for

Bhagawaan. He had also written “advaita siddhi”. Listen to what he says:

 

“Let those yogis cultivate their minds on formless, attribute less, jYothi

and meditate.. I do not wish to see with my eyes what they long to see. I

would like to see with my eyes, and enjoy in my mind - that indescribable

beauty, that Blue hued jyOthi KaNNan who ran hither and thither on the banks

of Yamuna River. “

 

Kualsekara AzhwArs ays: “I see an unparalleled jyOthi in my heart. Its name

is KaNNan. That medicine can alleviate any disease. It is also the tastiest

nectar. Not only does it remove the disease of what we undergo in day-to-day

life. It also dispels the karmic disease of further births and deaths and

can grant the Ultimate Bliss.

 

This KaNNan’s archaavataar is here most gracefully showing Himself at

Mannargudi Sri Rajagopala PerumAL. During BrahmOthsavam, (18 days), He shows

His leelAs in his archa vigraham, with the excellent most brilliant

alankaarams being done by priests (bhattars)

 

In AsthAnam, the way he has the cloth tied around His Head (muNdAsu), a cane

in his Hand, showing the Lotus Feet for Bhagawathas to get saved, wearing a

smiling face, along with the Cow and the calf.- it can never ever leave our

eyes and mind. For that PerumAn, on Panguni Rohini is ThirutthEr- Chariot

festival.

 

ThiruppANAzhwAr (born in the star of RohiNi) lost himself in the exquisite

Beauty of Lord Ranganathan, and burst out with Pasurams singing the beauty

of the Lord from toe to Head. He finally said “the eyes that have seen my

Arangan will not see anything else” and united with the Lord then and

there.

 

ThirukkOttoyoor Nambhi also was born in the Rohini star. He was the AchAryan

of Sri Ramanuja and taught Sri Ramanuja the Rahasyaartthams.

 

Thus, KaNNan- ThiruppANAzhwAr, ThirukkOttoyoor Nambhi- appeared in RohiNi

Thirunakshathram. On this great day (of Rohini, when asmadhAchAryan His

Holiness Srimad PaRavaakkOttai Srimad Andavan Sri Gopaladesika mahadesikan

also appeared to save us from samsaaric afflictions), let us all (in the

manner and ways of what our AchAryas, AzhwArs have laid out the paths) at

the feet of archaavataara Emperumaan, perform Pooja, pay obeisance to, offer

flowers, sing His Names and Glories, meditate on him in our minds and spend

time more usefully, remove and get rid of sins (paapams) and be blessed to

live with all wealth and prosperity, peace in this life, and be blessed with

BrahmAnandhAnubhavam in the next..

 

Narayana smaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

(Translation from Srimad andavan’s speech in All India Radio, Trichy). All

errors /faults are mine.

 

Regards

adiyEn Narayana dAsan madjavakkannan

PS: Thanks to each one of you for your patience in reading adiyEn's

rambling.

 

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