MahA Vrukshams & the Magnificent AchArya Paramparai

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Three giant trees (Mahaa Vrukshams) have fallen in

the forest of Sri Vaishnavam . Those trees gave us

the comforting shade and removed the sufferings from

the taapam(heat and sufferings) of samsAramn as we rested

under them .

 

The blessed Jeevans inside those life-sustaining trees

had performed their SharaNAgathis to their respective

AchAryans .They themselves arose out of ancient AchArya vamsa

Vrukshams starting from Swamy Sriman NaarAyaNa and were

nurtured by Prapanna SanthAna Jana Kootasthar , Swamy

NammAzhwAr and Bhagavath RaamAnujA . They served as

Jn~Ana Dheepams for us and lit our way to the palaces of

our own AchAryans . In that matter , they were like

kalankarai ViLakku ( light houses on the beach ) for

us tossed about in the darkness of the night on stormy

seas .

 

adiyEn is referring to the three MahAns who ascended to their

AchAryan's thiruvadis in the last three days one by one.

 

(1) Sri Desika Bhaktha Rathnam , SevA Swamy (May 3, Villivaakkam)

(2) Raaja Simham , MukkUr/Mattapalli Lakshmi NrusimhAcchAr Sawmy

(May 4 , afternoon, Chennai )

(3) Aaasui Kavi , BhAshya SimhAsanam , VillUr Swamy

(May 4 PM , KaakinAdA )

 

Sriman NaarAyaNan has blessed them now with Nithya Kaimkaryam

at Sri Vaikuntam , now that their life missions ordained

by Him were completed.

 

Sri Karalapaakkam Anand of Chennai has written moving

obituaries to the three of them , which portrays brilliantly

the scholarly accomplishments and the contributions of these

great souls to the growth of Sri VaishNava sampradhAyam .

AdiyEn will be pleased to forward them to thsoe , who have not seen

them .

 

Inspite of our overwhelming sorrow , we are comforted

by the thought that there are a brilliant group of

AchAryAs guiding us and helping us to do many kaimakryams

for the Dhivya Dampathis and BhaagavathAs . The Krishi

( the immense labor and caring efforts ) of these AchAryans

sustains us to carry on the dhivyAj~nA (Divine Command) of

Bhagavath RaamAnujA .

 

In memory of all these great MahAns , who left us behind and

in appreciation of the great blessings showered on us by our

own/current AchAryAs , adiyEn's appeal to you is to continue

to learn about the greatness of the sampradhAYam through

VedAdhyayanam ( pancha Sookthams and taittirIya AaraNyakam

at the minimum) , AzhwAr AruLiccheyalkal ( nithyAnusandhAnam

paasurams at the minimum), AchArya Sookthis ( ChathusslOki of

Swamy AaLavandhAr , SaraNAgathi Gadhyam of Bhagavath

RaamAnujA and Sri HayagrIva SthOthram of Swamy Desikan )

along with the recitation of one's AchArya Taniyans .Please

participate yathA sakthi (according to your ability) in

MahA Kaimkaryams like the Upcoming MahA SamprOkshaNam

for Lord RanganAthA Templeat Pomona , NY on May 27(*).

 

Asmath AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan

 

(*) Funds in memory of these AchAryAs can be sent to

Ranganatha Seva Samithi

125 Old Rout 202

Pomona , NY 10970

 

Nothing will please these MahAns more than

Your support for the consecration of the most

sacred Temple for Lord RanganAthan here .